English 9 Week of November 28, 2011

Continue reading TKAM

• Chapters 11-16
• Study Guide
• Vocab

Expository Writing Week of November 28, 2011

• Multi-genre Project
• notes
• guidelines
• topic choices due Thursday, December 1st
• Research in library Thursday-Monday
• Be sure to check the list for due dates

AP Lang & Comp Week of November 28, 2011

• Finish Lyric Presentations
• OPTIC
• Use Political Cartoons
• Precis
• formula for writing rhetorical analysis
• together, group, self

English 11 Week of November 28, 2011

• Read chs. 16-17 in Grapes
• discuss
• study guide
• vocab.
• American Dream
• Read ch. 18-19
• study guide
• new vocab
• Read chs. 20-22
• study guide
• vocab.

English 11 Week of November 21, 2011

• Quizlet for chapters 1-9 vocab
• Discuss chapter 13
• Read chapter 14 together & discuss
• Vocab quiz--chs. 1-9(Tuesday)
• Read chapter 15 & Discuss
• complete study guide
• new vocab: chs. 10-16

AP Lang & Comp Week of November 21, 2011

• Binders due Monday
• Lyric Project Presentations (Monday & Wednesday)
• ICE--Rhetorical Analysis (Tuesday)
• This one will be for a grade!

Expos Week of November 21, 2011

• Continue to work on Saturation Essay
• finalize rough draft
• peer edit & revise
• final copy
• presentation (Wednesday)

AP Lang & Comp Week of November 14, 2011

• Discuss Friday's Rhetorical Analysis Essay
• finish
• Organize Binder (due Monday)
• And the Beat Goes On...
• Using lyrics to understand figurative language & rhetorical analysis
• Prep on Thursday
• Present Friday (?) & Monday
• Socratic
• "Why Some Witnesses to Crime Do Nothing"
• Develop rhetorical analysis question

Expos Week of November 14, 2011

• Saturation Essay
• internal monologue examples
• pick person
• research
• rough draft
• peer edit
• final copy
• presentation due Monday

English 11 Week of November 14, 2011

• Read Grapes
• chapters 1-10
• discuss
• study guide
• worksheets
• turtle
• similes/metaphors
• Prodigal Son
• Vocab for chapters 1-10
• use quizlet
• Chapter 10 Theme
• Ma's POV
• Quiz chapters 1-10

English 9 Week of November 14, 2011

• DEAR
• Read TKAM chapters 4-8
• discuss
• complete study guide
• Main Idea Worksheet
• Study Vocabulary
• Character Chart
• Quiz Chapters 1-8

AP Lang & Comp Week of November 7

AOW #10

• Look at AP Samples & compare to own writing
• Read AP Rhetorical Analysis Prompt
• prep for essay (together)
• Study Quizlet for Rhetorical Devices
• Complete own Rhetorical Analysis (ICE)

English 11 Week of November 7, 2011

• Finish Presentations
• Hand out The Grapes of Wrath books
• students may write/highlight in their texts
• Vocabulary for chapters 1-4
• Read chapters 1-4
• complete color imagery activity
• Turtle Imagery Chart
• Intercalary Chart

Expos Week of November 7, 2011

• Finish presentations on Rhetorical Devices
• Study Rhetorical Devices on QUIZLET
• Decision Paper--due Thursday

English 9 Week of November 7, 2011

DEAR

• Finish Web Quest
• Vocabulary for chapters 1-8
• Begin reading To Kill a Mockingbird
• We will read some of this together in class; however, some reading will have to take place as homework.
• This book DOES NOT COUNT AS A DEAR BOOK!
• There will be various activities and study guides that will be completed with the reading.