Week of November 14

Juniors- Nov. 14-17

Weekly: Standards and Personal Objectives: 11R4- Students will apply knowledge of organizational structures.  11W18- Students will write a multi-paragraph essay, 11W21-26- Students will apply 6-traits of writing, 11R.1.5.1 Students will read a variety of genres. G11.2R.C2.PO3 I can discover significant major literary periods of American literature that affect history and culture.

Monday- Quote:  “He who loses wealth loses much.  He, who loses a friend, loses more. But he that loses his courage loses all.” Miguel De Cervantes.  Students will begin to watch “The Crucible” literature video.

Tuesday- Quote: “It even helps stupid people to try hard.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca.   Students will finish watching “The Crucible” literature video.

Wednesday- The students will take a randomized essential facts quiz and graph their scores.  Students will read “Nineteen Thirty-Seven” on pg. 999 in their literature book. Students will create a Venn Diagram comparing “The Crucible” to Nineteen Thirty-Seven.”

Thursday- Students will write a comparative essay utilizing the “Compare relationships between the generations” questions on pg. 1008 in the literature book. 

ALL Seniors Nov. 14-17

Weekly: Standards and Personal Objectives: 12R3- Students will apply knowledge of organizational structures. 12W17- Students will write a multi-paragraph essay, 12W22-27- Students will apply 6-traits of writing, 12R.1.5.1 Students will read a variety of genres. G12.3W.C6.PO1 I can write a research paper.

Monday- Quote Analysis: “If you think you have it tough, read history books.” Bill Maher.  The teacher will assign parts for the play, “Macbeth.” The class will begin reading “Macbeth” on pg. 271 in their literature book.  Answer ?’s on pg. 289 1-4.

Tuesday- Quote Analysis: “Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” George Washington Carver. The class will continue reading “Macbeth” On pg. 290-302 and complete Literary Elements questions and Personal Writing activity.

Wednesday- Students will take a randomized essential facts test and graph their scores. Continue reading “Macbeth” on pg. 304-318 answer literary elements and personal writing question.

Thursday- rough drafts of research reports due!!! Continue reading “Macbeth” on pg. 320- 336 and answer literary elements ? and creative writing prompt. 

 

Honor Juniors- November 14-17  

Weekly: Standards and Personal Objectives: 11R4- Students will apply knowledge of organizational structures.  11W18- Students will write a multi-paragraph essay, 11W21-26- Students will apply 6-traits of writing, 11R.1.5.1 Students will read a variety of genres. G11.2R.C2.PO3 I can discover significant major literary periods of American literature that affect history and culture.

Monday- Quote:  “He who loses wealth loses much.  He, who loses a friend, loses more. But he that loses his courage loses all.” Miguel De Cervantes.  Present the Literary Movement PowerPoint Presentations.  Read chapters 9 and 10 and complete appropriate chapter ?’s.

Tuesday- Quote: “It even helps stupid people to try hard.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca.   The teacher will assign cooperative groups.  Each group will read about a political event in modern history (Joseph McCarthy hearings, Watergate, hostage crisis in Iran, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the incursion of the Taliban in Afghanistan, or the war in Iraq.) Students will then write a 500 word fictional story to satirize the event. 

Wednesday- The students will take a randomized essential facts quiz and graph their scores. Students will continue to work on satires.

Thursday- Students will present satires to the class. 

 

 

Week of Nov. 7

Juniors- Nov. 7-10

Weekly: Standards and Personal Objectives: 11R4- Students will apply knowledge of organizational structures.  11W18- Students will write a multi-paragraph essay, 11W21-26- Students will apply 6-traits of writing, 11R.1.5.1 Students will read a variety of genres. G11.2R.C2.PO3 I can discover significant major literary periods of American literature that affect history and culture.

 

Monday- Quote:  “When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” Alexander Graham Bell.  Students will present literary movement essays. Students will read, “The Purpose of Literature” and select one of the questions to write an essay about.

 

Tuesday- Quote: “It’s not what happens, but how you react that matters.” Epictetus.  Begin reading the play, “The Crucible” on pg. 914.   

 

Wednesday- The students will take a randomized essential facts quiz and graph their scores.  Finish reading the play, “The Crucible"

 

Thursday- The students will watch the movie, “The Crucible”

ALL Seniors October 31-Nov. 3

Weekly: Standards and Personal Objectives: 12R3- Students will apply knowledge of organizational structures. 12W17- Students will write a multi-paragraph essay, 12W22-27- Students will apply 6-traits of writing, 12R.1.5.1 Students will read a variety of genres. G12.3W.C6.PO1 I can write a research paper.

 

Monday- Quote Analysis: “The first rule of holes: when you’re in one, stop digging.” Molly Ivins. Students will continue reading, “Beowulf” pgs. 48-60.

Tuesday- Quote Analysis: “Some days you’re a bug.” Price Cobb.  Review “Beowulf” Complete ?’s 1-15 in complete sentences, #15 create a Venn diagram.

 

Wednesday- Students will take a randomized essential facts test and graph their scores. Read, “Gilgamesh” on pg. 63-64. Answer ?’s 1-10 in complete sentences, and ?’s 1-4 on pg. 66.

 

Thursday- Test-Write a compare and contrast essay of the personal goals that motivate Beowulf and Gilgamesh to go on their particular quests.  Why, in your opinion, is each willing to put himself at risk?  What other motives surface during the course of each hero’s struggle? Which hero do you feel has more noble goals? Use examples from the text to support your answers.

 

 

Honor Juniors- November 7-10  

Weekly: Standards and Personal Objectives: 11R4- Students will apply knowledge of organizational structures.  11W18- Students will write a multi-paragraph essay, 11W21-26- Students will apply 6-traits of writing, 11R.1.5.1 Students will read a variety of genres. G11.2R.C2.PO3 I can discover significant major literary periods of American literature that affect history and culture.

 Monday- Quote:  “When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” Alexander Graham Bell.  Teacher will assign literary movement mini-research report with PowerPoint. APA Format Presentation will be reviewed as well.  Students will read chapters 4-5 in

Tuesday- Quote: “It’s not what happens, but how you react that matters.” Epictetus. The students will discuss the nightly reading and in cooperative groups complete writing activity on pg. 13 in Animal Farm Study Guide.  Students will read chapter 6 and answer appropriate ?’s.

Wednesday- The students will take a randomized essential facts quiz and graph their scores. Students will read chapters 7-8 and complete coinciding writing activity in study guide pg. 15.

 

Thursday- Students will present literary movement PowerPoint presentations