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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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8/26/10
(B; Noon) |
Welcome to Honors
English I!
Fill out index card, telling me the
following:
1. where you went to school last year
2. what you might want to study in college
and do for a living
3. favorite books, movies, and music
4. what activities you might be involved in
here at SHA and also outside of school.
Review class syllabus.
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Write me a letter that describes
yourself as a writer. Please tell
me:
1. What kinds of writing you have
done in school.
2. What kinds of writing do you
do outside of school (such as
journals, diaries, letters, email,
poetry, songs, stories, texting,
etc.).
3. What are your strengths as a
writer and what do you want to
improve?
4. What are your hopes, fears
and concerns about this class?
Due Monday, August 30, at the start
of class.
Please bring your vocabulary book to class on Monday. |
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8/30/10
(D) |
Vocabulary unit
1.
Learn study
techniques and practice
them in class.
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Study for Wednesday's summer reading exam. You will take
it in homeroom, which will be extended, first thing in the
morning.
Please bring your vocabulary book and 20 index cards (any size) to class on Wednesday. |
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Date |
Class Topic |
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9/1/10
(F; Summer Reading
Test; First Friday Schedule) |
Continue learning
and practicing
study techniques:
flash cards,
vocabulary
sentences, and
vocabulary skits.
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Study for Friday's vocabulary quiz on unit 1.
Please bring your big literature textbook to class on Friday;
before we begin our novel, we will "warm up" with some short
stories. |
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9/3/10
(B;
First Friday) |
Unit 1 vocabulary
quiz.
Learn about genres; learn literary
terms.
If time permits, begin reading the
short story, "Sonata for Harp and
Bicycle." |
1.
Read the short story "Sonata for Harp and Bicycle" on pages 48 -
57 in your literature textbook.
2.
Answer questions 1 through 5 on page 58. Type the answers
(or handwrite, if you must) and be ready to hand them in at the
start of class on Wednesday. Make sure you answer each question
thoroughly.
3.
Please bring your literature book to class on Wednesday. |
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9/8/10
(D; Class Meetings) |
Continue literary terms.
Plot map practice with the story you
read for homework.
With a partner, work on questions 7
through 9 on page 58.
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Do voc. unit 2 all exercises. Checked Friday for ten homework
points.
Quiz Tuesday on voc. unit 2.
Please bring BOTH your vocabulary book and your literature book
to class on Friday. |
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9/10/10
(F) |
Review voc. unit 2.
Read "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth."
Discuss and write about
the short story. |
1.
Study for Tuesday's quiz on unit 2 vocabulary.
2.
Answer questions 1 through 4 on page 152. Answer thoroughly, and
hand in at the start of class on Tuesday.
Bring your literature book to class on Tuesday. |
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9/14/10
(B) |
Voc. unit 2 quiz. Begin reading "The Red-Headed
League" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. |
Do
voc. unit 3 exercises. Checked Thursday; quiz Tuesday.
Bring your vocabulary book and literature book to class next
time.
Make
sure you have a copy of _To Kill a Mockingbird_ for next week.
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9/16/10
(D) |
Check unit 3
vocabulary.
Finish reading "The
Red-Headed
League." |
Study for the unit 3 vocabulary quiz.
Answer questions 1 through 4 about "The Red-Headed League" on
page 1090. Hand in on Tuesday.
Bring voc. book to class on Tuesday. |
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9/21/10
(F) |
Unit 3 vocabulary quiz. Voc. unit 4 in class. |
Bring literature book and voc. book to class on Thursday. |
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9/23/10
(B) |
Review voc. unit 4 in class.
New literary terms.
Apply terms to the short stories we have read.
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Study for voc. unit 4 quiz on Monday.
Please bring your _To Kill a Mockingbird_ to class on Monday.
Please bring your parent permission form for the writing contest
if you have not, already. |
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9/27/10
(D) |
Voc unit 4 quiz. Begin reading and discussing _To Kill ma
Mockingbird_. Take notes. |
Read _TKM_ chapters 2 through 4 and take notes; quiz Wednesday
on the reading. |
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9/29/10
(F) |
Quiz on homework reading. Discuss homework reading.
Read Chapter 5, discuss and take notes together.
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Do
voc. unit 5 exercises. Checked Friday; quiz Monday.
Read
chapters 6 and 7 in _TKM_; quiz Friday on the reading. |
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10/1/10
(B; First Friday) |
Reading quiz on
the homework chapters.
Discuss _TKM_ Chapters 6 and 7.
Vocabulary unit 5 review. |
Study for voc. unit 5 quiz, Tuesday.
Read
_TKM_ Chapters 8, 9 and 10.
Please bring _TKM_ and your grammar book. |
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10/5/10
(D) |
Voc. unit 5 quiz.
Literary terms check.
Small group discussions and reports on chapters 8, 9 and 10
in _TKM_; important plot events and dialogue.
Begin reading Ch. 11, with notes and discussion. |
Finish reading Ch. 11 and read through Ch. 12.
Bring _TKM_ and grammar books to class Thursday. |
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10/7/10
(F) |
Begin grammar
lessons: review of parts of speech. Workbook pages 2, 3 and
4 on nouns. Check together.
Read and discuss _TKM_
homework reading and read Chapter 13 with notes and discussion. |
Read
_TKM_ Chapters 13 (or where we left off in class) through 16.
Please bring _TKM_ to class on Tuesday. |
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10/12/10
(B) |
Small group
summaries and reports on the homework reading. Review and
discuss important plot events and dialogue.
Read chapter 17. Take notes and discuss. |
Read
chapters 18 and 19 in _TKM_. Quiz Thursday. |
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10/14/10
(D) |
Quiz on the
homework reading (chapters 18 and 19 in _TKM_).
Grammar
lesson: pronouns. Do exercises on page 5 of the
grammar workbook; check together.
Discuss the
homework reading; begin reading _TKM_ Chapter 20 together.
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Begin to study for next Friday's literature test, which will
cover literary terms and the three short stories we read.
Focus on re-reading the stories and thinking about how the
literary terms can be applied to the stories.
(_TKM_
will NOT be covered on this test. Your _TKM_ test will be given
in the second quarter.) |
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10/18/10
(F; 90-minute delay) |
Begin review for
Friday's test.
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Study for Friday's test.
Study Tips:
1.
Memorize your literary terms, just as you would vocabulary.
Use flash cards or whatever other methods work for you when you
study vocabulary.
2.
Know how to apply the terms to the three short stories you have
read for class. You can make a chart detailing things like types
of characters, kinds of narrators, etc.
3.
Know how to apply the terms in general to other literary works.
The test will have some short passages for you to read and
explain using the literary terms.
4.
Know the three short stories well: plot events, characters
(including names and how to spell them correctly), themes,
subjects, kinds of narrators, etc.
Please bring your literature books, grammar books and _TKM_ to
class on Wednesday. |
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10/20/10
(B) |
Continue learning
review skills; study in small groups. |
Study for Friday's test.
Please bring two sharpened #2 pencils to class on Friday for the
test. |
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10/22/10
(D; Advisee Meeting;
Grades Close) |
Literature test on the literary terms and the three short
stories.
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Please bring your _TKM_ to class on Tuesday. |
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10/26/10
(F) |
Read _TKM_
chapters 21 through 22 together with notes and discussion. |
Read
_TKM_ chapters 23 and 24; take notes. |
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10/28/10
(B) |
Go over
literature test.
Summaries of homework
reading; discuss.
Read _TKM_ chapters
25 and 26 with notes and discussion. |
Read
_TKM_ chapters 27 and 28. Quiz Monday on the reading.
Begin studying for the _TKM_ test, Tuesday, Nov. 9th. |
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11/1/10
(D;
All Saints Day Liturgy) |
Read through to
the end of _TKM_. Discuss, with notes. |
Do
vocabulary unit 6; checked Wednesday; quiz Friday.
Study for the _TKM_ test, Tuesday, Nov. 9th.
Bring your vocabulary book and grammar book to class next class. |
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11/3/10
(F; Noon;
Report Cards) |
Voc. unit 6 review. Parts of speech, continued: interjections,
wow!
Begin review for _TKM_ test. |
Study for Friday's vocabulary quiz.
Study for the _TKM_ test, Tuesday, Nov. 9th.
Bring grammar book to class on Friday. |
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11/5/10
(B; First Friday) |
Voc. unit 6 quiz.
Review for _TKM_ test. |
Study for Tuesday's test on _TKM_. |
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11/9/10
(D) |
Test on _To Kill a Mockingbird_.
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Please bring your big blue literature book AND grammar book to
class on Friday. |
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11/12/10
(F;
Musical) |
Introduction to _The Odyssey_. |
Read
pages 948 and 949 in the literature book. |
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11/16/10
(B) |
Read literature textbook pages 951 through 955. Write answers to
questions 1 through 4 on page 955. Hand in.
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Do
voc. unit 7, all exercises. Checked Thursday; quiz Monday. |
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u11/18/10
(D) |
Review unit 7
vocabulary.
Review the beginning
of _The Odyssey_ and continue with notes and discussion. |
Study for Monday's quiz on unit 7 vocabulary. |
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11/22/10
(F) |
Quiz on unit 7
vocabulary.
Look at one or two
level-3 sample winning letters on the Letters About Literature
website.
Write Letters About
Literature letter, draft 1, and hand it in. Email Mrs.
Boucher a copy, too. |
Read
the level 3 sample winning letters on the Letters About
Literature website.
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11/24/10
(B; Noon) |
Write second, final draft of your letter for LAL. |
Have
a happy Thanksgiving! |
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11/30/10
(D;
Mid-Quarter Reports) |
Continue reading, notes and discussion on _The Odyssey_. |
Do
voc. unit 8, all exercises. Checked Thursday for 10
homework points.
Quiz
Monday on this unit. |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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12/2/10
(F) |
Review voc. unit 8. Continue episode of the cyclops in _The
Odyssey_ with notes and discussion.
Answer questions 1 through 4 on page 974 of the literature
textbook and hand in. Discuss answers. |
Study for Wednesday's quiz on vocabulary unit 8, the last
vocabulary quiz of the semester. |
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12/6/10
(B) |
Continue _The
Odyssey_ with the episodes of The Land of the Dead, the
Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, and The Cattle of the Sun God.
Take notes and discuss. |
Study for Wednesday's quiz on vocabulary unit 8, the last
vocabulary quiz of the semester. |
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12/8/10
(D;
Immaculate Conception Liturgy) |
Vocabulary quiz
on unit 8.
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Test
on _The Odyssey_: Thursday, Dec. 16.
Answer questions 1 through 5 on page 987. Due (printed or
handwritten) at the start of class on Friday. |
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12/10/10
(F; Stocking
Paraliturgy) |
Continue _The Odyssey_: complete Part 2 with notes and
discussion. |
Answer questions on page 1008. Due Tuesday. |
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12/14/10
(B; Advisee Meeting) |
Literary terms
for _The Odyssey_.
Review for exam. Know
the following:
1. character
names and roles in the plot, including family connections
2. plot events and their importance
3. quotes: who says what to whom, and the importance of the
words 4. notes on
Ancient Greek culture, especially the importance of proper
burial of the dead and the guest/host relationship
5. literary terms you learned this quarter and and how to
apply them to _The Odyssey_. (You should also review last
quarter's terms because some will be used on the test.)
6. possible essay questions: 1. Odysseus as a hero or 2. the
role of gust/host relationships in the epic. |
Study for exam on _The Odyssey_. |
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12/16/10
(D) |
Midterm review
guide. Test on _The
Odyssey_. |
Review for your final exam, using you study guide (to be posted
below).
Honors English I Midterm Review Guide
The Honors English I Midterm Exam will
consist of scantron (multiple choice and matching) questions,
short written answers and a five-paragraph essay. The multiple
choice questions will cover vocabulary, grammar, and literature.
The short answers will cover all the literary works you read
this semester (including the short stories). The essay will ask
you to write about a major topic from the novel To Kill a
Mockingbird or the epic The Odyssey.
Part I: Vocabulary:
All the words in this section have been
covered in units 1 through 8 of your vocabulary text. You will
be tested on the following fifty words:
From unit 1: ambidextrous, bereft,
fortitude, opulent, reiterate, tentative, verbatim
From unit 2: amicable, belligerent,
duplicity, grimace, impervious, impetus, quintessence
From unit 3: culinary, inclement, muse,
negligible, redress, sojourn
From unit 4: ascertain, bequeath, cogent,
finite, invulnerable, nonchalant
From unit 5: altruistic, benefactor,
dearth, discrepancy, temerity, unfeigned, virulent
From unit 6: destitute, explicit, ironic,
pinnacle, solace, supple
From unit 7: corrosive, implicate,
martinet, vociferous, voluminous
From unit 8: condolence, obsolete,
omnivorous, parsimonious, quandary, revel
STUDY TIPS: You need to know both the
definitions and how to use the words correctly in a sentence.
So:
- Make flashcards to study the
definitions for each word.
- Re-read the sample sentences in
your vocabulary book and from our quizzes to understand how
they are used in sentences.
Part II: Grammar:
A.
Parts of speech (know correct definition and usage):
noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition,
conjunction, interjection.
B.
Correct punctuation of titles for various genres: short
stories, poems, novels, essays, etc.
STUDY TIP: Re-read your grammar book
lessons and review your grammar class notes and homework.
Part III: Literature:
- Know these literary terms, both
their definitions and how to apply them to works of
literature:
From First
Quarter: fiction, plot, exposition, conflict (internal and
external), rising action, falling action, resolution, character
(flat, round, dynamic, static), protagonist, antagonist,
characterization (direct and indirect), irony (situational and
dramatic), setting, theme, point of view, suspense, mood,
motivation, short story, novel, narrator (first-, second- and
third-person; omniscient and limited third-person).
From Second
Quarter: poetry, narrative poem, epic poem (and famous examples
of them), stock epithet, catalogue, hero/heroine, Homeric
simile, hubris, myth, flashback, in medias res.
STUDY TIPS:
1. Make flashcards to review
definitions.
2. Study your class notes and tests to
remember how the terms are applied to texts.
- Know these texts. The midterm
exam will require you to know the title, author, genre and
information from the text about plot events, characters, and
important themes:
- “Sonata for Harp and Bicycle” by
Joan Aiken (short story)
- “If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth” by
Arthur C. Clarke (short story)
- “The Red-Headed League” by Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle (short story)
- To Kill a Mockingbird by
Harper Lee (novel)
- The Odyssey by Homer (epic)
STUDY TIPS:
- Re-read your class notes, quizzes,
exams, and the texts themselves (as much as time allows) to
review.
- Make a chart that shows the title,
author, genre and other information for each text.
Please note that there will also be a short reading
comprehension section. You will read a very short passage from
a novel or a poem we have not read in class and then answer a
few multiple choice questions about the passage. |
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CHRISTMAS RECESS! |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
1/3/10
(F) |
Review midterm review guide.
Complete parts of speech and a lesson on how to properly
punctuate titles of literary works.
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Study for the midterm exam.
OPTIONAL extra credit assignment:
Answer literature textbook questions 1
through 5 on page 1018. Hand these in at the start of class on
Wednesday for 5 quiz points. |
1/5/10
(B) |
Review for the
midterm by watching the film of _To Kill a Mockingbird_. |
Study for the midterm exam. |
1/7/10
(D; First Friday) |
Review for the midterm by watching the film of _To Kill a
Mockingbird_.
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Study for the midterm exam. |
1/13/10
(B1, B2) |
Exams
B1, B2 |
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1/14/10
(B3, B4) |
Exams
B3, B4 |
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TERM 2 BEGINS |
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Assignment |
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1/18/11
(F) |
Snow day/ exam day. |
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1/20/11
(B) |
Snow day/ exam
day. |
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1/24/11
(D) |
Please bring your
literature textbook and vocabulary book to class today.
Introduction to
nonfiction. Begin with short nonfiction readings in your
textbook. |
Do
voc. lesson 9; checked Wednesday; quiz in new format on Friday. |
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1/26/11
(F; 1:10) |
Voc. lesson 9
review.
Explain new quiz
format: you will be read the words by the teacher and will be
asked to do one of the following: 1. you may need to write the
word and the part of speech and the definition. Or, 2. you will
be given the part of speech and definition, and will write the
word. Or, 3. you will be asked to write a complete
sentence that demonstrates your understanding of the word.
Continue nonfiction
with the reading "The News" by Neil Postman. Discuss his ideas
on print vs. television news; consider our present technology
and how our experience of the news is different, today. |
1.
Study for the lesson 9 vocabulary quiz. Remember, it will be in
the new format!
2.
Finish "The News" and answer questions 1 through 4 on page 434.
Hand in (typed and printed, or handwritten) next class period.
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1/28/11
(B;
Advisee Mtg) |
Snow day. |
Study for your vocabulary unit 9 quiz. |
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2/1/11
(D) |
Snow day. |
Study for your vocabulary unit 9 quiz. |
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2/3/11
(F; Diversity
Day 1:10 Assembly) |
Quiz on
vocabulary unit 9.
New literary
terms: biography; autobiography; essay; article; thesis;
interview. Discuss reading experiences with these
genres and take notes.
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Read
passage from _A Lincoln Preface_ by Carl Sandburg, pages
451-459.
Answer questions 1 through 6 on the reading; due Monday. |
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2/7/11
(B) |
New literary
terms: argument; modes of discourse; description; sensory
detail; perspective; diction; anecdote. Apply terms to the
homework reading.
Read and discuss
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "First Inaugural Address" on pages
502-509.
Answer questions 5, 6
and 7 on page 510; discuss answers in small groups. Then, answer
question 8 in your group and present your answer to the class.
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1. Do voc. unit 10, all exercises. Checked Wednesday; quiz
Friday.
2. Read "Go Deep to the Sewer" by Bill Cosby, pages 525-530;
answer questions 1 through 4 on page 530; due typed or
handwritten on Wednesday.
3. Bring _Trust the Dog_ to class, starting Wednesday. |
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2/9/11
(D) |
Review voc. unit 10. Finish work on the speech by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt (if not completed last class).
Begin reading , discussing and taking notes on _Trust the
Dog_ . |
1.
Study for voc. unit 10 quiz, Friday.
2.
Finish the Prologue of _Trust the Dog_.
3.
Test next Thursday on
all
the quarter 3 terms ("biography" through "anecdote") and the
short nonfiction pieces we have read this quarter:
1.
"A Celebration of Grandfathers"
2.
"The News"
3.
from "A Lincoln Preface"
4.
"First Inaugural Address"
5.
"Go Deep to the Sewer"
You
will also read some short nonfiction paragraphs and one short
article we have not read in class to demonstrate reading
comprehension and your ability to apply the literary terms. |
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2/11/11
(F) |
Review for test.
Begin _Trust the Dog_ chapter 1, with notes and discussion. |
Read the rest of "Chapter 1: Dog People."
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2/15/11
(B) |
Use this period
to review for Thursday's test on nonfiction. Use the handout
and work with a partner. Once you are done with formal
review, use your time to re-read the pieces you will be
tested on.
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2/17/11
(D) |
Review for test. Read _TtD_ "Chapter 2: Nina, Zuri, and the
Fidelco Way"
Webquest to better understand the historical context of
Nina's story; look up answers to the following questions:
1. What is NATO? 2. Who was Slobodan Milosovic? 3. Where was
Yugoslavia located in Europe and what is this area called today?
4. Find on a map: Kosovo, Belgrade, Sarajevo and the Danube
River. 5. What were the causes of the war in Yugoslavia? |
1. Study for the test on nonfiction, which will be given
on the Wednesday after we return from break (March 2).
2. Finish reading Chapter 2 in _TtD_. |
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WINTER BREAK! |
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2/28/11
(F) |
Review for test.
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Study for the test on nonfiction, which will be given on
Wednesday (March 2). |
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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3/2/11
(B; Noon) |
Test on nonfiction.
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3/4/11
(D; First Friday) |
1. To further understand _Trust the Dog_, we will do a
small-group web research on the following: a. Genetic
(inherited) and direct disease-related causes of blindness.
b. Accidental causes of blindness.
c. Indirect disease-related causes of blindness (when
blindness is an effect of a disease that primarily effects
another system, for example, diabetes).
Small groups will report to class.
2. Continue _Trust the Dog_ with notes and discussion. |
1.
Finish reading "Chapter 3:Courtney and Eddie"; quiz Tuesday on
this entire chapter.
2.
Do vocabulary unit 11. Checked Tuesday; quiz Thursday.
3.
Bring voc. book and _TtD_ to class Wednesday. |
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3/8/11
(F) |
Quiz on _Trust
the Dog_ Chapter 3.
Check voc. unit 11.
Begin reading and discussing "Chapter Four: Mommy's Eyes"
Trust walk. |
Study for Thursday's vocabulary unit 11 quiz.
Finish reading _TtD_ "Chapter Four: Mommy's Eyes" |
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3/10/11
(B) |
Voc.
unit 11 quiz.
Continue _Trust the Dog_ with "Chapter Five: Madam Commissioner"
HOMEWORK:
1.
Do vocabulary unit 12; checked Monday, and quiz Wednesday.
2.
Bring voc. book and _TtD_ to class on Monday. |
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3/14/11
(D;
Spirit Week) |
Review vocabulary unit 12.
Continue _Trust the Dog_ with chapter 6.
Homework: 1. Study for vocabulary unit 12 quiz.
2.
Bring _TtD_ to class Wednesday. |
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3/16/
11
(F;
Spirit Week) |
Vocabulary unit
12 quiz.
Finish reading _Trust the Dog_, with notes and discussion.
Webquest:
1. Besides
Fidelco, what are some sources of guide dogs and other
service animals here in the United States?
2. What electronic assistance devices are available to the
blind, and how are they used?
3. In addition to blindness, what other disabilities can
service animals be used to help? |
Study for next Tuesday's test on _Trust the Dog_.
Know
the following:
1.
Basic facts about the Fidelco training system (how both the dogs
are trained, and how people are trained to work with them as
guides). Think about how the Fidelco system differs from other
guide dog training companies.
2.
The stories of the individual clients described in each chapter
(including names of both people and canines).
3.
Be able to apply the nonfiction literary terms to this text.
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3/18/11
(B;
Spirit Week) |
Review for the
test. |
Study for test on _Trust the Dog_. |
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3/22/11
(D) |
Review for test. Begin unit on poetry. |
Study for test on _Trust the Dog_. |
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3/24/11
(F) |
Test on _Trust the Dog_.
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There is no homework.
Please bring your literature book to class on Monday. |
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3/28/11
(B) |
Begin unit on
poetry. Literary terms: poetry; narrative poem; ballad;
lyric poem; sonnet; dramatic poem; free verse.
Do voc. unit 13 and review it in class. |
Study for Wednesday's quiz on voc. unit 13. Wednesday is a B-day
schedule.
Bring your literature book to class on Wednesday and Thursday.
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3/31/11
(D; Class Mtg) |
WEDNESDAY 3/30/11:Quiz on unit 13 vocabulary.
Poetry. Read and discuss examples of poetry, including: the
ballad "The Highwayman"; the free verse "Women" by Alice
Walker and "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman; haiku
by Basho and Chiyojo.
THURSDAY: 3/31/11:
Poetry, continued:
Choose any three poems in your textbook not already covered
in class and write a personal response for each of them.
In your response, you may consider the following questions
to get you started: 1. What words, phrases, figures of
speech and images are particularly striking to you?
Why?
2. What is enjoyable about the poem? 3. What is difficult or
confusing about the poem? 4. What questions do you have
about the poem? Hand in when you are done. |
Poems on pages 661, 668, 678, 679, 681; and 682 will be covered
Wednesday and Thursday.
WEDNESDAY'S homework:
Choose one of the poems on the pages above and answer the
"Thinking About the Selection" questions about it. Due
Thursday at the start of class. Your choice!
THURSDAY'S homework:
Do
vocabulary unit 14. Checked Monday; quiz Wednesday.
Bring your vocabulary and literature books to class on Monday. |
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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4/4/11
(F) |
Review voc. unit
14.
Poetry, continued. |
Study for voc. unit 14 quiz. |
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4/6/11
(B;
Career Day) |
Voc. unit 14 quiz.
Begin Romeo and Juliet. Background on English
Renaissance theater and Shakespeare's life. Read textbook
pages 724-727, take notes and discuss.
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Do
vocabulary unit 15. Checked Friday; quiz Tuesday.
Bring your vocabulary and literature books to class on Friday. |
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4/8/11
(D) |
Voc. unit 15
checked.
New literary terms related to drama.
Romeo and
Juliet, continued. Act I, scenes i and ii. |
Study for Tuesday's vocabulary quiz on unit 15. |
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4/12/11
(F) |
Voc. unit 15
quiz.
Romeo and
Juliet, continued. Finish Act I.
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Review Act I; bring literature book to class on Thursday. |
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4/14/11
(B; Senior
Mid-Quarter Reports) |
Continue reading
Romeo and Juliet. |
Happy Spring Break! |
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SPRING
AND EASTER BREAK! |
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4/26/11
(D) |
Watch the Franco
Zeffirelli film version of Romeo and Juliet. |
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4/28/11
(F) |
Continue watching
the film version. |
Review what we have read in class in Romeo and Juliet up
to this point. |
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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5/2/11
(B) |
Finish film
version of Romeo and Juliet; discuss.
Continue reading the
text of Romeo and Juliet. |
No
homework.
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5/4/11
(D;
Mid-Quarter Reports for all) |
Continue reading the
text of Romeo and Juliet. |
Review text and notes. |
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5/6/11
(F; First Friday) |
Continue reading the
text of Romeo and Juliet.
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Do Romeo and Juliet writing assignment on page
of you textbook. Due next class. |
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5/10/11
(B) |
Continue reading the
text of Romeo and Juliet; begin watching the Baz Luhrmann
film version. |
Review text and notes. Test on Romeo and Juliet on
Wednesday, May 18. |
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5/12/11
(D) |
Continue watching the Baz Luhrmann
film version.
Write response to the text of the play. |
Study for test. |
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5/16/11
(F) |
Finish watching
the Baz Luhrmann
film version.
Write response to the
Luhrmann film version of the play.
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Study for test. |
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5/18/11
(B;
1:10) |
Review for test on Romeo and Juliet. |
Study for test.
Tips:
1.
Re-read the play, especially major scenes.
2.
Re-read class notes.
3.
Watch one of the film versions (directed by Zeffirelli or
Luhrmann). 4.
Study fourth-quarter literary terms that we have used to
understand the play. Also, review the definition of dramatic
irony.
The
test will consist of three parts:
1.
multiple choice
2.
short answers, including quote identification
3.
an essay on a major theme of the play, such as love, fate vs.
free will, or responsibility |
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5/20/11
(D) |
Test on Romeo and Juliet.
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Bring literature textbook to class next time. |
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5/25/11
(F) |
Catch-up day. |
Bring literature textbook to class next time. |
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5/27/11
(B) |
Lesson on
academic essays. |
Prepare for final exam: find all needed texts and notes.
Bring your Romeo and Juliet exam essay and your
literature book to class next time. |
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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6/1/11
(D) |
Get final exam
review guide.
Lesson on
academic essays.
Review for final
exam. |
Finish improving your Romeo and Juliet exam based on
today's lesson. Due at the start of class next time.
Prepare for final exam. |
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6/3/11
(F;
First Friday; Grades
Close) |
Review for final
exam.
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Prepare for Final Exam
REVIEW GUIDE:
Honors English I Final Exam Review Guide for 2011
The Honors English I Final Exam will
consist of short answer questions (matching, fill-in-the-blank
and multiple choice), two short written answers and an essay.
The short answer questions will cover vocabulary, literature,
and reading comprehension. The short written answer questions
will cover poetry. The essay will be on Romeo and Juliet
(you will have a choice).
Part I: Vocabulary: All the 45 words
in this section have been covered in units 10 through 15 of your
vocabulary text. You will be tested on the following words:
From unit 10: covet, disheveled, garrulous,
lamentable, profess, sinuous, vanguard
From unit 11: allude, endemic, exemplary,
fathom, integrity, misconstrue, potent, stark
From unit 12: callous, clandestine,
indulgent, nocturnal, quell, quiescent, ruminate
From unit 13: asset, beset, decorum,
imbibe, militate, prowess, stentorian, ultimatum
From unit 14: appall, dissonant, laud,
loquacious, mandatory, nondescript, rescind, whet
From unit 15: explicate, fracas, grotesque,
pandemonium, renounce, somnolent, zealous
STUDY TIPS: You need to know both the
definitions and how to use the words correctly in a sentence.
So:
- Make flashcards to study the
definitions for each word.
- Re-read the sample sentences in
your vocabulary book to understand how the words are used in
sentences.
Part II: Literature:
- Know these literary terms, both
their definitions and how to apply them to works of
literature:
Nonfiction:
autobiography, biography, essay (autobiographical, biographical,
expository, narrative, persuasive), interview, description,
sensory details, anecdote, tone, perspective, diction, modes of
discourse.
Review pages
388, 389 and on 390 “Purpose, Diction, Tone, and Level of
Formality” in your literature textbook to help you.
Poetry and
drama: narrative poem, free verse, blank verse, epic,
personification, symbol, simile, metaphor, lyric poem, sonnet,
ballad, haiku, rhyme, rhyme scheme, imagery, sensory detail,
figurative language, alliteration, assonance, speaker, meter,
tragedy, comedy, soliloquy, monologue, dramatic irony, foil,
aside, comic relief, oxymoron, mood and tone.
STUDY TIPS:
1. Make flashcards to review
definitions.
2. Study your class notes on what we
have read together to remember how the terms are applied to
texts.
- Know these texts. The final
exam will require you to know the title, author, genre,
cultural context and information from the text about plot,
characters, and themes (for the play) and basic
understanding of details and the authors’ ideas (for
nonfiction).
- Play: Romeo and
Juliet by William Shakespeare, including general
information about the English Renaissance theater and
poetry that we discussed and took extensive notes on in
class. Review pages 724-727 in your literature
textbook to help you with this. Also, know plot
details and the lines that were especially important
from the play itself.
- Nonfiction:
Short: “A
Celebration of Grandfathers” by Rudolfo Anaya; “The News” by
Neil Postman; “Go Deep to the Sewer” by Bill Cosby; “A Lincoln
Preface” by Carl Sandburg; and Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s
“First Inaugural Address.”
Long:
Trust the Dog by the Fidelco Guide Dog foundation with Gerri
Hirshey.
- For poetry, you will be
given two poems we did not read together to write
about. You should be able to: identify what kind of
poems they are; identify whether there is rhyme and/or
meter; discuss basic themes and ideas, figurative
language such as simile, metaphor and personification,
sensory detail, mood, tone, etc.
STUDY TIPS:
- Re-read your class notes, exams
and/or written questions, and the texts themselves to
review.
- Make a chart that shows the title,
author, genre and other information for each text.
Part III: Reading Comprehension.
There will be a short passage to read from a text we have not
read this year. After you read the passage, you will answer some
multiple choice questions on it to demonstrate reading
comprehension.
Part IV: Essay. The essay will be on
Romeo and Juliet (you will have a choice). Know details
from the texts so you can support your ideas well. |
6/6/11
(B1, B2) |
Exams B1, B2 |
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6/7/11
(B3, B4) |
Exams B3, B4 |
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