ENGLISH 12 (7th period) -
Get necessary paperwork signed (parental letter distributed in class today) and return it immediately.
Read pgs. 4-12, 36-37, and 39-41 in your literature textbook. Be prepared for a quiz on this material on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH.
Read pgs. 41-46 and answer all marginal questions. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH.
Read pgs. 46-51 and answer all marginal questions. This assignment is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH.
Compose a 1 pg. freewrite on the following topic: How could Beowulf relate to 9/11? This assignment is due FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH.
Review Beowulf. Answer the questions located at the bottom of pg. 60. This assignment is due MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH.
Review Beowulf. Exam coming soon to a 7th period near you.
Take notes on the film version of "Beowulf" viewed in class today. Try to pinpoint and identify as many specific differences as possible.
Compose a 1pg. freewrite that discusses the significant differences that exist between the film and text versions of Beowulf. Address whether or not those differences add to or take away from the content of the story. This assignment is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH.
Review Beowulf. The exam begins upon completion of the film (FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH).
Read pgs. 74-78, 79-82, and 90-93 in your literature textbook. Be prepared to discuss the reading on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH.
Read pgs. 119-128 and answer the marginal questions. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST.
Read pgs. 129-137 and answer the marginal questions. This assignment is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND.
Review background information on Chaucer. You can find this information on pgs. 74-78, 79-82, and 90-93 in your literature textbook.
Compose a creative response (art work, collage, poem, etc.) to "The Nun's Priest's Tale". This assignment is due MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH.
Compose a creative response to "The Merchant's Tale". This assignment is due TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH.
Summarize the info we read in class today. Take excellent notes on class discussion and that will make it easier to complete the homework! This assignment will be due WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH.
Summarize the info we read in class today. Take excellent notes on class discussion and that will make it easier to complete the homework! This assignment is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH.
Compose a creative response to "The Wife of Bath's Tale". This assignment is due FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH.
Compose a creative response to "The Miller's Tale". This assignment is due MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD.
Study for your test!!! There will be a short answer exam on the four Canterbury Tales we read in class. The test begins TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH.
Study!! The exam will continue tomorrow, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH. Also, be sure to read pgs. 160-175 in your literature textbook.
Make sure you have read pgs. 160-175 in your literature textbook.
Answer the marginal questions on pgs. 162-168 in your literature textbook. This assignment is due FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH.
Answer the marginal questions on pgs. 169-175. This assignment is due MONDAY, OCTOBER 10TH.
Begin working on the Renaissance Presentation (guidelines were given to you in class today). The presentation will be due in full MONDAY, OCTOBER 17TH. Make sure you are prepared to present should your name be called on Monday!
Review presentation notes you should have taken in class today. There will be an open note exam upon completion of class presentations. The test could begin as early as THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH.
The open note exam will continue tomorrow, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST. Also, be sure to read pgs. 176-184 in your literature textbook. Be prepared to discuss this story on MONDAY, OCTOBER 24TH.
Answer the marginal questions on pgs. 176-180. This assignment is due TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH.
Answer the marginal questions on pgs. 181-184. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH. Also, take and review notes on the film adaptation of King Arthur. You will need them in the near future.
Compose a 1 pg. freewrite that addresses how the Arthur of the text differs from the Arthur of the screen. This assignment is due THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH.
Review the stories "Sir Gawain & the Green Knight" and "Morte d' Arthur". Be sure to bring your literature textbook to class. The quiz will begin FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH.
Read pgs. 289-299 in your literature textbook. Be prepared to discuss the material on MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST.
Make sure you have read pgs. 289-299 in your literature textbook. There may be a quiz as early as WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND.
Summarize the info we read in class today (pgs. 300-305). This assignment is due MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH.
Summarize the info we read in class today (pgs. 305-314). This assignment is due TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH.
Compose a creative response to Act I of Macbeth. Choose an option from the list you were given in class today. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH.
Summarize what we read in class today (pgs. 324-331). This assignment is due THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH.
Compose Creative Response #2 to Act II of Shakespeare's Macbeth. This assignment is due FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH.
Complete the study questions given to you in class today. This assignment is due MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH.
Summarize what we read in class today. Also, begin working on a Creative Response for Act III. The summary will be due TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH.
The Creative Response for Act III will be due WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH.
Summarize what we read in class today (pgs. 360-?). This assignment is due THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH. Also, begin working on a Creative Response for Act IV.
The creative response for Act IV will be due FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH.
The creative response for Act V will be due MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST.
Review all Macbeth notes. Additionally, take and review notes on the film adaptation as well.
Be prepared for the exam to begin on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH. Spend time reviewing the play itself for the quote identification portion of the exam.
Compose a list of your favorite children's stories and explain why you love them. You should compose a paragraph response for each entry and there should be at least 8 entries on your list. Focus on the moral of the story if at all possible. This assignment is due THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST.
Compose a plot diagram (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) for an original children's story. This assignment is due FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND.
Compose 1 pg. of your group story draft. This assignment is due MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH.
Compose pg. 2 of your group story draft. This assignment is due TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH.
Compose pg. 3 of your group story draft. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH. Also, spend time revising/editing pgs. 1 & 2 as well.
Compose pg. 4 of your group story draft. This assignment is due THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH.
Compose pg. 5 of your group story draft. This assignment is due FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9TH.
Begin compiling costumes/materials needed to make props. An edited/revised draft of the entire story is due MONDAY, DECEMBER 12TH.
Begin compiling costumes/materials to make props in class. Materials are due ASAP. There will be a dress rehearsal on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16TH.
Make copies of your skit for all group members. Make sure costumes are ready as well for MONDAY, DECEMBER 19TH.
Make copies of your skit for all group members. You must have costumes ready asap. Be sure to practice your lines over Christmas break!!! Everyone needs practice!
Continue practicing lines and gathering all props/costumes. We will be presenting plays to EEMS students at the end of January. You must practice on your own time since we will begin working on other assignments in class.
We will begin working on a new project in class on MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH. Be sure to bring your literature textbook to class with you.
The textbook author presentation will be due in full TUESDAY, JANUARY 17TH. Make sure you followed the guidelines given to you in class. Also, make sure to have a printed copy of your powerpoint slides for me and 13 copies of your outline as well.
Take notes on today's presentations. There will be an open note exam upon completion of presentations. The open note exam could begin as early as THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH. Make sure you are prepared.
Also, the second full dress rehearsal of children's skits will take place FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH. Make sure you are prepared, i.e. PRACTICE AND BRING YOUR COSTUMES/PROPS.
Make sure you are prepared for the open note presentation exam and the skit rehearsals taking place MONDAY, JANUARY 23RD.
Make sure you are prepared for the open note presentation exam and the skit rehearsal taking place TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH.
Make sure you are prepared for the open note presentation exam (FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH) and the skit rehearsals taking place THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH. The plays will be performed on FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH.
Read pgs. 3-57 of One Foot in Eden. Be prepared to discuss the material on MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH.
Compose a creative response (one of the items featured on the new list given to you in class today) for the first section of the story. This assignment is due TUESDAY, JANUARY 31ST.
Take all props/costumes home by Wednesday, February 1st at the latest. Also, read pgs. 61-85. Be prepared to discuss this material WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST.
Additionally, be sure to have the presentation exam completed by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD.
Read pgs. 85-111. Be prepared to discuss the material on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND.
Compose a creative response to the wife's section. Make sure you select a different response than the one you submitted before. This assignment is due FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD. Also, begin reading the husband's section.
Finish reading the remainder of the husband's section, pgs. 140-159 and compose a creative response based on that section. This assignment is due MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH.
Read pgs. 163-183 and be prepared to discuss this information tomorrow, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH.
Read pgs. 183-200 and compose your fourth creative response to the son's section. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH.
Read pgs. 200-214 and compose your final creative response to the deputy's section. This assignment is due THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH.
Spend time reviewing all notes taken on the story. The exam will begin FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH.
ENGLISH 12CP (3rd and 6th periods) -
Read "A & P" and "First Confession". Compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the material. This assignment is due TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH. Also, be sure to get necessary paperwork signed and returned asap.
Read Maupassant's "The Necklace", pgs. 4-12, 12-14, 28-32. Compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the material. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST. Also, be sure to get necessary paperwork signed and returned asap.
Read the two sample essay drafts on Maupassant's "The Necklace", pgs. 28-32 and 41-42. Identify and list specific differences that exist between the two drafts. This assignment is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST.
Read pgs. 4-12, 36-37, and 39-41 in your literature textbook. Answer all marginal questions (this means all questions that are featured on the sides of the pages). Also, be prepared for a quiz on the reading. This assignment is due TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH.
Review pgs. 39-41 and look over pgs. 41-46. Make sure you are prepared to discuss the material on completion of the writing activity.
Read pgs. 46-53 and answer all marginal questions. This assignment is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH.
Compose a 1 pg. freewrite on the following topic: How could Beowulf relate to 9/11? This assignment is due FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH.
Read pgs. 53-60 and answer the marginal questions. This assignment is due MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH.
Review Beowulf. Make sure you know the story in its entirety. There will be an essay style quiz in the near future.
Take notes on the film version of "Beowulf" viewed in class today. Try to pinpoint and identify as many specific differences as possible.
Compose a 1.5-2pg. freewrite that discusses the significant differences that exist between the film and text versions of Beowulf. Address whether or not those differences add to or take away from the content of the story. This assignment is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH.
Study for the upcoming Beowulf essay quiz. The test will start upon completion of the film.
Study for the quiz. Also, read pgs. 74-78, 79-82, and 90-93 in your literature textbook. Be prepared to address this material early next week.
Begin reading "The Nun's Priest's Tale", pgs. 119-128, and answer the marginal questions. This assignment is due TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH.
Finish reading "The Nun's Priest's Tale", pgs. 128-137, and answer the marginal questions. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST.
Begin reading "The Merchant's Tale", pgs. 356-366, and take notes on what you read. This is one time when it is ok to summarize!! Be prepared to discuss the information THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND.
Compose a 1 pg. freewrite on gender relations in Chaucer's day. Use examples from both "The Nun's Priest's Tale" and "The Merchant's Tale" to prove your points. This assignment is due FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD.
Finish reading "The Merchant's Tale", pgs. 366-388. Take notes on the reading assignment. Be prepared to discuss the material MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH.
Compose a creative response (art work, poem, collage, etc.) to "The Merchant's Tale". This assignment is due TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH.
Compose a 1 pg. freewrite that addresses how the Wife of Bath lives up to the stereotypes regarding women we are discussing in class. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH.
Compose a creative response to "The Wife of Bath's Tale". This assignment is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH.
Take notes on what we read in class today ("The Miller's Tale"). Also, spend time reviewing all tales and begin formulating an essay topic.
Compose a creative response to "The Miller's Tale". This assignment is due MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD.
Complete the freewriting activity you began in class today. This assignment is due TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH.
Pg. 1 of your essay draft is due WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH.
Pg. 2 of your essay draft is due THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6TH.
Pg. 3 of your essay draft is due FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH.
Pg. 4 of your essay draft is due MONDAY, OCTOBER 10TH.
Pg. 5 of your essay draft is due TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH.
Bring a completed draft of your essay with you to class on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH.
Take notes on the film viewed in class FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH. You will need them for a writing assignment early next week.
The final essay, and all source materials, will be due MONDAY, OCTOBER 17TH.
Take and review notes on the film "A Knight's Tale". There will be a writing assignment TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH.
Compose a 1.5 pg. freewrite on how gender relations in A Knight's Tale resemble the gender relations in The Canterbury Tales. You must incorporate specific examples from the film that prove your point. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH.
Read pgs. 160-161, and 162-169. Answer the marginal questions featured on pgs. 162-169. This assignment is due THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH.
Read pgs. 169-175 and answer the marginal questions. Be sure to preview pgs. 176-184 as well. This assignment is due FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST.
Make sure you have attempted to read pgs. 176-184. I recommend taking notes as you read. Be prepared for a quiz on MONDAY, OCTOBER 24TH.
Answer the marginal questions on pgs. 176-180. This assignment is due TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH.
Answer the marginal questions on pgs. 181-184. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH. Also, take and review notes on the film adaptation of King Arthur. You will need them in the near future.
Compose a 1 pg. freewrite that addresses how the Arthur of the text differs from the Arthur of the screen. This assignment is due THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH.
Review the stories "Sir Gawain & the Green Knight" and "Morte d' Arthur". Be sure to bring your literature textbook to class. The quiz will begin FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH.
Begin work on your Renaissance pair presentation. This assignment is due in full on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH. Make sure you print a copy of the slides and have that information in your hand prior to coming to class on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH. If you are tardy to class in order to print your slides, there will be a significant deduction. Be prepared for any/all technological issues, i.e. - HAVE A BACKUP COPY OF YOUR PRESENTATION ON HAND AS WELL. Late presentations will not be accepted.
Take and review notes on class presentations. There will be an open note exam very, very soon. Exams will begin as soon as presentations are complete.
Read pgs. 289-299 in your literature textbook. There may be a reading check quiz WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH. Be prepared just in case!
Summarize what we read in class today. This assignment is due THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH.
Summarize what we read in class today (pgs. 307-317). This assignment is due FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH.
Creative Response #1 to Act I of Macbeth is due MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH.
Summarize what we read in class today. The summary will be due TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH. Also, begin work on a creative response for Act II.
Creative Response #2 will be due WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH.
Summarize what we read in class today (pgs. 341-?). This assignment is due THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH. Begin working on a creative response for Act III.
The creative response for Act III will be due FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH.
The creative response for Act IV will be due MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST.
The creative response for Act V will be due TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND.
Compose a proposal for your Macbeth essay. Use the template given to you in class today. Also, locate and print 2 sources you plan on using in your paper. These assignments are due MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH.
Compose 1 pg. on your Macbeth essay draft. This assignment is due TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH.
Compose 1 additional page on your Macbeth essay draft. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH.
Compose 1 additional page on your Macbeth essay draft. This assignment is due THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST.
Compose 1 additional page on your Macbeth essay draft. This assignment is due FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND.
The final essay, and all research components, will be due MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH.
Take notes on the film adaptation of Macbeth. You will need them in the immediate future.
Compose a 1 pg. freewrite on your reaction to the ultrafantabulous 1970's version of Macbeth we are viewing in class. This assignment is due THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH.
Begin working on the British Author Pair Presentation. Make sure you READ AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS THIS TIME! Presentations will begin WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH.
Be sure to take detailed notes on the presentations given in class today. There will be an open note exam in the near future.
Compose a list of 8 children's stories you loved as a child. Provide a paragraph explanation for each. Be sure to focus on the moral that is being established for small children. This assignment is due FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16TH.
Compose a plot diagram for an original children's story. Be sure your story emphasizes a positive moral for young children. This assignment is due MONDAY, DECEMBER 19TH.
Compose one page of your group story draft. This assignment is due TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20TH. You are strongly encouraged to work on this project over break. Begin compiling props/costumes asap.
Pg. 2 of the group draft is due TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD.
Pgs. 3 & 4 of the group draft are due FRIDAY, JANUARY 6TH.
Pg. 5 of your group draft is due MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH. A revised, edited draft of the whole story is due TUESDAY, JANUARY 10TH. You are strongly encouraged to complete both of these assignments over the weekend as you will have additional homework on Monday night.
The revised, edited draft of the children's story project is due TUESDAY, JANUARY 10TH. Also, compose a 1.5 pg. freewrite on the following topic: "What Appalachia Means to Me". This assignment is also due TUESDAY, JANUARY 10TH.
Compose a 1 pg. freewrite on the Loyal Jones essay (it was part of the handout given to you yesterday). This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH. Also, be sure to take notes on the Andy Griffith episodes viewed in class today.
Compose a 2 pg. freewrite on how the Andy Griffith episodes relate to the Loyal Jones essay. What characteristics are present in both? What stereotypes are exploited? This assignment is due THURSDAY, JANUARY 12TH.
Compose a 2 paragraph response to the beginning of Deliverance. What stereotypes are exploited? How do you feel as a resident of Appalachia in regard to the movie's depiction of mountain people? This assignment is due FRIDAY, JANUARY 13TH. Also, props/costumes are due FRIDAY, JANUARY 13TH. The first full dress rehearsal will take place FRIDAY, JANUARY 13TH. Make sure you are prepared.
Read pgs. 3-57 of Ron Rash's One Foot in Eden. Be prepared to discuss the reading assignment on MONDAY, JANUARY 16TH. Also, continue practicing for your children's skit. The second dress rehearsal will take place FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH.
Complete a creative response for the Sheriff's section of the story. Please choose a response option from the list given to you in class today. This assignment is due TUESDAY, JANUARY 17TH. Also, begin reading pgs. 61-80.
Read pgs. 80-96 of One Foot in Eden. Be prepared to discuss the material on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18TH.
Read pgs. 96-111 and compose a creative response to the Wife's section of the story. This assignment is due THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH.
Read pgs. 115-140 and be prepared to discuss the material on FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH.
Read pgs. 140-159 and compose a creative response for the Husband's section. This assignment is due MONDAY, JANUARY 23RD. Also, continue practicing your skits!!!
Read pgs. 163-183. Also, continue practicing your skits. Another dress rehearsal will occur TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH.
Read pgs. 183-200. Compose a creative response to the son's section of the story. This assignment is due THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH. Also, continue practicing your skit!
Read pgs. 200-214 and compose your last creative response. This assignment is due FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH. Also, plays will be performed FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH.
Take all props/costumes home asap. Begin thinking of potential essay topics. Also, make sure you have read One Foot in Eden in its entirety.
All props must be taken home by Wednesday, February 1st at the latest. If props are not removed, points will be subtracted from Friday's grade for the project. Also, begin thinking of essay topics. Review the novel One Foot in Eden.
The essay proposal is due FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD. It should be approximately 1.5 pgs. typed. Remember to include all 4 components.
Compose 1 pg. on your One Foot in Eden essay draft. This assignment is due MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH.
Compose the 2nd pg. of your One Foot in Eden essay. This assignment is due TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH.
Compose the 3rd pg. of your essay draft. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH.
Compose the 4th pg. of your essay draft. This assignment is due THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH.
Compose the 5th page of your essay draft. Also, bring a complete draft with you to class tomorrow, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH. The finished draft and all corresponding materials will be due MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH.
NRCC ENGLISH (4th and 5th periods) -
Read pgs. 339-348 ("A&P") and 331-336 ("First Confession"). Compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the material. Complete the grammar worksheet as well. These assignments are due TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH. Also, be sure to get necessary paperwork signed and returned asap.
Read Maupassant's "The Necklace", pgs. 4-12, 12-14, 28-32. Compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the material. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST. Also, be sure to get necessary paperwork signed and returned asap.
Read the two sample essay drafts on Maupassant's "The Necklace", pgs. 28-32 and 41-42. Identify and list specific differences that exist between the two drafts. This assignment is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST.
Read pgs. 47-58 (Fiction: An Overview) and 72-82 (Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried"). For those with 6th edition texts, the materials can be found on pgs. 51-62 and 77-87. Compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the material. This assignment is due TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH.
Read Matthew Arnold's poem "Dover Beach" and compose a 1 pg., freewrite that connects the poem to 9/11. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH.
Read the handout on Southern Gothic literature and also read Flannery O'Connor's "Everything that Rises Must Converge". Compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the reading. This assignment is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH.
Read pgs. 107-112 and William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily". Compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the reading. This assignment is due FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH.
Read pgs. 149-151 (sample student essay on Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily"), 157-163 (these vocabulary terms can be found on pgs. 170-176 in the 6th edition textbook), and pgs. 188-201, Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers". Compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the reading. This assignment is due MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH.
Read Ozick's "The Shawl" (pgs. 299-301) and compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions (make sure these questions address setting/symbolism). Make sure you are caught up on ALL assigned readings thus far. This assignment is due TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH.
Read Munro's "The Found Boat" (pgs. 324-330), Jackson's "The Lottery" (pgs. 244-250), and the sample essay on Jackson's "The Lottery" (pgs. 272-273). Compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions on the reading. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH.
Read pgs. 350-356 (irony & tone vocabulary), Chopin's
"The Story of an Hour" (pgs. 362-364), and pgs. 393-398 (symbolism & allegory vocabulary). Compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the reading. This assignment is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH.
Read the first half of E.L. Doctorow's "A House on the Plains", pgs. 47-57, and compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the material. This assignment is due FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH.
Read the second half of E.L. Doctorow's "A House on the Plains", pgs. 57-67, and compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the material. This assignment is due MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH.
Review all vocabulary terms and be prepared to apply them later this week. Review all stories we have read and discussed as well. Your quiz will most likely begin on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST.
Begin work on the writing prompt activity distributed in class today. This assignment will be due in full on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD.
Analyze the strengths/weaknesses found in the sample Trager essay distributed in class today. You are required to identify strengths/weaknesses in EACH PARAGRAPH. Be thorough and be specific. This assignment is due MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH.
Begin working on pg. 1 of your first formal essay. The first page of your draft will be due WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH. Be sure that this assignment is typed, double-spaced, adheres to MLA guidelines, and that you use Times New Roman, size 12 font.
Pg. 2 of your essay draft is due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH.
Pg. 3 of your essay draft is due FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH.
Pg. 4 of your essay draft is due MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD.
Pg. 5 of your essay draft is due TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH.
For 5th period: Be sure to bring a copy of your entire essay to class tomorrow, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6TH. Also, you will take your GHS Handbook Exam THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6TH.
For 4th period: Be sure to bring a copy of your entire essay to class tomorrow, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH. Also, you will take your GHS Handbook Exam FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH.
The final draft of your essay, and all rough drafts, freewrites, copies of sources, etc., will be due MONDAY, OCTOBER 10TH. Please be sure you spend adequate time proofreading your work. Avoid losing easy points.
Read pages 1-22 of A River Runs Through It. Also read the 2 brief Jim Wayne Miller poems given to you in class today. Compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the reading. This assignment is due TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH.
Read pgs. 22-45 of ARRTI and compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the material. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH.
Read pgs. 45-70 of ARRTI and compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the material. This assignment is due THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH.
Read pgs. 70-105 of ARRTI and compose 2 thoughtful discussion questions regarding the material. This assignment is due FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH.
Compose a creative response to ARRTI. Choose an option from the list given to you in class today. This assignment is due MONDAY, OCTOBER 17TH.
Make sure you have read A River Runs Through It in its entirety. Upon completion of class discussion and the film adaptation, there will be an essay style quiz. Take notes on the film - you will need them in the near future.
Compose a 1.5 pg. freewrite on the differences that exist between the film and the novella. Be specific. Do these differences add to or detract from the context of the story? This assignment is due FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST.
The quiz will begin MONDAY, OCTOBER 24TH. Spend adequate time reviewing the story. Be sure to bring all notes/reading packets with you to class as you will not be allowed to return to your locker to get them. Be prepared to write :)
Compose a 2 pg. journal entry on the following topic: What Does Appalachia Mean to Me? This assignment will be due WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH.
Read/review the Appalachian packet given to you in class today. Compose a 1 pg. freewrite response to the Loyal Jones essay. This assignment is due THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH.
The quiz must be completed by FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH. Make sure you have read/reviewed all materials regarding Appalachia. We will begin viewing Appalachian stereotypes in the media as early as FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH.
4th period only: Take/review notes on the episodes of Andy Griffith viewed in class today. Compose a 1.5 pg. freewrite that addresses the aspects of the Loyal Jones essay that were present in those episodes. Also, incorporate a multitude of the unflattering stereotypes that were demonstrated as well. This assignment is due MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST.
5th period:Take/review notes on the episodes of Andy Griffith viewed in class today. Compose a 1.5 pg. freewrite that addresses the aspects of the Loyal Jones essay that were present in those episodes. Also, incorporate a multitude of the unflattering stereotypes that were demonstrated as well. This assignment is due TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST.
4th period: Take notes on the first part of Deliverance and compose a 2 paragraph response to the beginning of the film. How is Appalachia negatively depicted? What stereotypes are implemented? As a resident of this region, how do you feel about being presented in this manner? This assignment is due TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST.
4th period: Read pgs. 3-57 of Ron Rash's One Foot in Eden. A creative response on this section of the book is due THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD. Please select an option from the revised list of options given to you in class today.
5th period: Take notes on the first part of Deliverance and compose a 2 paragraph response to the beginning of the film. How is Appalachia negatively depicted? What stereotypes are implemented? As a resident of this region, how do you feel about being presented in this manner? This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND.
4th period: Read pgs. 61-80. Be prepared to discuss this material on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH.
5TH PERIOD: Read pgs. 3-57 of Ron Rash's One Foot in Eden. A creative response on this section of the book is due MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH. Since you will have so much additional time to work on this assignment, I recommend making sure you go above and beyond the bare minimum effort. Please select an option from the revised list of options given to you in class today. Also, be sure to read pgs. 61-80. Be prepared to discuss all of the reading on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH.
Read pgs. 80-96. Begin developing ideas for your 2nd creative response. That assignment will be due WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH.
Read pgs. 96-111. Compose Creative Response #2 (ON THE WIFE'S SECTION ONLY! ANYTHING ELSE WILL RECEIVE A ZERO!). This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH.
Read pgs. 115-139. Begin considering potential options for Creative Response #3 (on the husband's section only). Be prepared to discuss the material on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH.
Read pgs. 139-159. Creative Response #3 (on the husband's section only) is due FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH.
Complete the packet of study questions given to you in class today. Also, read pgs. 163-183 of the novel and be prepared to discuss the material. These assignments are due MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH.
Read pgs. 183-200 and compose a creative response to this section of the novel. This assignment is due TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH.
Read pgs. 205-214 and compose your final creative response. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH.
Be sure to review the final discussion questions and answers distributed to you in class today. Also, compose a 1.5 pg. proposal (using the sample template we reviewed in class today!) for your next major essay. This assignment is due THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH.
Complete 1 pg. on your essay draft. This assignment is due FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH.
Complete pg. 2 of your essay draft. This assignment is due MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST.
Complete pg. 3 of your essay draft. This assignment is due TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND.
A complete draft of your essay is due MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH. The complete draft also includes a works cited page.
The final draft, and all corresponding materials, will be due TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH.
Begin work on your Appalachian Author Pair Presentation. This assignment will be due in full MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH. Please make sure you adhere to the guidelines given to you in class today.
Take notes on all presentations. An open note presentation exam is coming soon. The 4th period presentation exam will begin WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH. Make sure all notes are brought to class as you will not be allowed to go to your locker to get them.
4th period NRCC only - Compose a list of your favorite children's stories (should have 10 entries) and provide a paragraph explanation as to why you love each of them. Be sure to focus on the positive moral the story emphasizes. This assignment is due FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9TH.
4th period NRCC only - Compose a plot diagram (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) for an original children's story. This assignment is due MONDAY, DECEMBER 12TH.
4TH PERIOD - Compose 1 pg. of the group story draft. This assignment is due TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH.
5TH PERIOD - Compose a list of your favorite children's stories (should have 10 entries) and provide a paragraph explanation as to why you love each of them. Be sure to focus on the positive moral the story emphasizes. This assignment is due TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH.
4th period - Compose pg. 2 of your group story draft. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH.
5TH PERIOD - Compose a plot diagram (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) for an original children's story. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH.
4th period - Compose pg. 3 of your group story draft. This assignment is due THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH.
4th period - Compose pg. 4 of your group story draft. This assignment is due FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16TH.
5th period - Meet with your group members and determine which plan you will use to write your story. Pg. 1 of your group draft is due FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16TH.
4TH PERIOD - Compose pg. 5 of the group story draft. Begin bringing in props. These assignments are due MONDAY, DECEMBER 19TH. A final edited version (as in error free) is due TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20TH.
5TH PERIOD - Compose pg. 2 of the group story draft. This assignment is due MONDAY, DECEMBER 19TH. Begin gathering materials for props as well.
4th period - An edited, final draft of your story is due TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20TH. Bring in props/costumes asap. You are strongly encouraged to work on this project over break.
5th period - Pg. 3 of your story draft is due TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20TH. Begin gathering props/costumes asap. You are strongly encouraged to work on this project over break.
4TH PERIOD - Make copies of the script for all group members, make props/gather costumes, and practice your lines over break! Be prepared for a dress rehearsal on TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD.
5TH PERIOD - Pgs. 4 & 5 of your draft are due TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD. Begin gathering materials for props/costumes as well. Practice your lines over break!
4th & 5th period - Props/costumes are due asap. Be sure you are practicing your lines. We will be performing these plays for EEMS students at the end of January and you must rehearse on your own time as we will be working on additional assignments in class.
5th period - An edited, revised draft of your skit is due FRIDAY, JANUARY 6TH. Please make sure you are compiling props/costumes.
4th & 5th periods - Props/costumes are due asap. With regards to the group project, you are strongly encouraged to complete as much as you can over the weekend as we will be working on additional assignments next week. The first full dress rehearsal will occur FRIDAY, JANUARY 13TH. Also, be sure to read chapters 1 & 2 of Orwell's Animal Farm. Be prepared to discuss the material on MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH.
4TH & 5TH PERIODS - Compose a 1.5 pg. freewrite on how the documentary viewed in class today relates to Chapters 1 & 2 of Animal Farm. This assignment is due TUESDAY, JANUARY 10TH. Also, read chapters 3 & 4 of Animal Farm. Be prepared to discuss the material on TUESDAY, JANUARY 10TH.
4th & 5th periods - Read Ch. 5 & 6 of Animal Farm. Be prepared to discuss the material on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH.
4th & 5th periods - Read Ch. 7 & 8 of Animal Farm. Also, read the Greenblatt essay distributed to you in class today. Be prepared to discuss these assignments on THURSDAY, JANUARY 12TH.
4th & 5th periods - Read Ch. 9 & 10 of Animal Farm. Be prepared to discuss this material on MONDAY, JANUARY 16TH. Also, props/costumes are due FRIDAY, JANUARY 13TH. The first full dress rehearsal will take place FRIDAY, JANUARY 13TH. Make sure you are prepared.
4TH & 5TH PERIODS - Locate an article dealing with a real world event that can be compared to Animal Farm. Print and bring the article to class on MONDAY, JANUARY 16TH. Also, continue practicing for the second dress rehearsal. It will take place on FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH. Make sure you have read Animal Farm in its entirety as well.
4th & 5th periods - Complete a 1 pg. write up that explains why you selected your designated article. What connections exist between your chosen event and Animal Farm? Be specific! This assignment is due TUESDAY, JANUARY 17TH.
4TH & 5TH PERIODS - Take notes on Pleasantville. Be prepared to apply them to aspects of Animal Farm. Also, begin developing an essay idea as well. Continue practicing for your 2nd dress rehearsal - FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH.
4th & 5th periods - Complete the writing assignment given to you in class today. This assignment is due THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH. Also, if you haven't done so already, begin developing an idea for your Animal Farm essay.
4th & 5th periods - Compose a proposal for your Animal Farm essay. The document should be 1.5 pgs. in length. Make sure you follow the template given to you in class. This assignment is due FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH.
4th & 5th periods - Locate and print 3 sources you plan to use in your essay. This assignment is due MONDAY, JANUARY 23RD. Also, continue practicing for the play performance next Friday.
4th & 5th periods - Practice for your skits. Dress rehearsals will occur TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH and THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH. Begin drafting your Animal Farm essay. Pages 1 & 2 of your draft are due THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH.
4th & 5th periods - Practice for your skits. PLAYS WILL BE PERFORMED FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH. Also, continue working on your Animal Farm essay.
4th & 5th periods - Take props/costumes home asap! Also, pgs. 3 & 4 of your essay draft are due MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH.
4th & 5th periods - All props/costumes must be taken home by Wednesday, February 1st or else points will be subtracted from Friday's grade. Also, compose pg. 5 of your essay draft. This assignment is due TUESDAY, JANUARY 31ST.
4TH & 5TH PERIODS - All props/costumes must be taken home by Wednesday, February 1st or else points will be subtracted from Friday's grade. Also, compose pg. 6 of your essay draft. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST.
4TH & 5TH PERIODS - Pg. 7 of your draft is due THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND. Also, the final essay and all corresponding materials will be due MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH.
4th & 5th periods - The final essay and all corresponding materials will be due MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH. Make sure you spend significant time proofreading and reviewing MLA citation.
4th & 5th periods - Take and review notes on what we read in class today (we are starting Shakespeare's Othello, pgs. 3-10 in the book). Be prepared to take an active role in class discussion of the play as well. Failure to do so is not recommended.
4TH & 5TH PERIODS - Take and review notes on what we read in class today (pgs. 10-20). Be prepared to take an active role in class discussion of the play as well. Also, peruse the new list of creative response options given to you in class today and begin work on one of the selections for Act I of Othello.
4th & 5th periods - Take and review notes on what we read in class today (pgs. 20-28). Also, compose a creative response (use the new list of options given to you yesterday) based on events that took place in Act I of Othello. This assignment is due THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH.
4TH & 5TH PERIODS - Take and review notes on what we read in class today (pgs. 28-?). Be prepared to discuss the material.
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