Week of October 31, 2011
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Monday
English 11/English 12
Classroom Procedures PowerPoint.
Classroom Procedures Roleplay.
Homework: Quiz on Procedures on Thursday!


Tuesday
English 11
Journal #1
 Of Mice and Men Anticipation/Reaction Guide.
Cross the Room: Agree/Disagree. (if time)
Homework: Procedures Test tomorrow!

English 12
Journal #1
Shakespeare and Music: Found Poem.
Homework: Procedures Test tomorrow!


Wednesday
English 11
Journal #2
Steinbeck: Vocabulary and Questions. Choose six vocabulary words and define them. Ask and answer three questions based on the article (pg. 668)
Homework: Procedures Test tomorrow!


English 12
Journal #2
Shakespeare and Music: Found Poem.
Homework: Procedures Test tomorrow!


Thursday
English 11
Journal #3
Procedures Quiz.
Steinbeck: Vocabulary and Questions. 


English 12
Journal #3
Decoding Shakespeare: Soliloquy Review.
Homework: Soliloquy due Tuesday!


Friday
English 11
Journal #4
Collect journals and week’s work.
Of Mice and Men Introduction PowerPoint
Homework: Review Of Mice and Men notes.


English 12
Journal #4
Decoding Shakespeare: Soliloquy Writing.
Homework: Soliloquy due Tuesday!



Week of October 10, 2011
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Monday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #26 What (or who) can make you happy when you feel sad? / What grand adventure would you have if you could?
Turn in Journals #18-26.
Vocabulary #4
Homework: Vocabulary #4 due tomorrow!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #26 What are you most looking forward to? / What was your favorite pastime as a child?
Turn in Journals #18-26.
Vocabulary #4
Homework: Vocabulary #4 due tomorrow!

Tuesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #27 If you could become an expert in any subject or activity, what would it be? / Describe a time your hard work paid off.
Turn in Vocabulary #4.
Circle Map: Eudora Welty
Reading: "A Worn Path" (pg. 687)
Homework: Study for "The Leader of the People" quiz!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #27 What makes you unique? / How do you think others see you when they meet you for the first time?
Circle Map: D.H. Lawrence
Reading: "The Rocking Horse Winner" (pg. 969)
Homework: Study for Short Story quiz! ("B. Wordsworth" / "Axolotl" / "Book of Sand")

Wednesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #28 “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay What do you think this quotation means? / “It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.” – Jimmy Buffet What do you think this quotation means?
Reading: "A Worn Path" (pg. 687)

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #28 “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” – Robert F. Kennedy What do you think this quotation means? / “Find a job that you love doing and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius What do you think this quotation means?
Reading: "The Rocking Horse Winner" (pg. 969)

Thursday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #29 Write about anything!
Reading: "A Worn Path" (pg. 687)

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #29 Write about anything!
Reading: "The Rocking Horse Winner" (pg. 969)

Friday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #30 Write from the perspective of someone who is only six inches tall. / Write from the perspective of someone who sprouted wings one day.
Vocabulary #4 Test!
Vocabulary #5.
Homework: Vocabulary #5 due Tuesday!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #30 Write from the perspective of someone who lives in the ocean. / Write from the perspective of someone hiking up a mountain.
Vocabulary #4 Test!
Vocabulary #5.
Homework: Vocabulary #5 due Tuesday!


Week of October 3, 2011
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Monday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #21 Write about your dream vacation. / Are people today better or worse off than people of the past?
Circle Map: John Steinbeck (pg. 668)
Reading: "The Leader of the People" (pg. 670)
Homework: Vocabulary #3 due tomorrow!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #21 Do you believe in magic? / Do you believe in the impossible?
Reading: "Axolotl" (pg. 1000) / Senior Exit Portfolio
Homework: Vocabulary #3 due tomorrow! Senior Exit Portfolio due on Wednesday! (Spring only.)

Tuesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #22 Write about a time when you were surprised. / Do you believe in the phrase "forgive and forget"?
Vocabulary #3 due today!
Reading: "The Leader of the People" (pg. 670)
Homework: Finish any late work.

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #22 Invent a new creature and describe it. / If you could meet any fictional character, who would you meet and why?
Vocabulary #3 due today!
Reading: "Axolotl" (pg. 1000) / Senior Exit Portfolio
Homework: Senior Exit Portfolio due on Wednesday! (Spring only.)

Wednesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #23 If you could live anywhere you wanted, where would you live? / What would you ask for if a genie granted you three wishes?
Inference Notes: "The Leader of the People" (pg. 670)
Homework: Finish Inference Notes.

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #23 Who was your favorite teacher in elementary school? / If you could go back in time and change one thing from your past, would you and If so) what would it be?
Spring: Turn in Senior Exit Portfolio!
Circle Map: Jorge Luis Borges.
Reading: "The Book of Sand" (pg. 1006)
Homework: Study for your test!

Thursday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Reading: Catch up if needed.
Jeopardy!
Homework: Study for your test!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #24 Write about anything!
Reading: "The Book of Sand" (pg. 1006)
Jeopardy!
Homework: Study for your test!

Friday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #25 Write from the perspective of someone making a difficult decision. / Write from the perspective of someone who is visiting some place for the first time.
Vocabulary #3 Test!
Vocabulary #4.
Homework: Vocabulary #4 due Tuesday!

English 12 Fall/Spring

Journal #25 Write from the perspective of someone starting a new life. / Write from the perspective of someone who is nervous.
Vocabulary #3 Test!
Vocabulary #4.
Homework: Vocabulary #4 due Tuesday!


Week of September 26, 2011
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Monday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #17 Write about a time with friends. / Write about a success of yours.
Vocabulary #2
Homework: Vocabulary #2 due Wednesday!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #17 Write about your favorite animal. / Write about a person who believes in you.
Vocabulary #2
Homework: Vocabulary #2 due Wednesday!

Tuesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Turn in your journals!
Persuasive Essay Research.
Homework: Vocabulary #2 due tomorrow!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Turn in your journals!
Short Story / Senior Portfolio.
Homework: Vocabulary #2 due tomorrow!

Wednesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #18 What is your idea of a perfect day? / What is your favorite day of the week?
Vocabulary #2 due today!
Persuasive Essay Rough Draft.
Homework: Persuasive Essay typed rough draft due Friday!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #18 What makes a short story good? / What was your favorite short story as a child?
Vocabulary #2 due today!
"B. Wordsworth" (pg. 1015) and Episodic Notes.
Homework: Short Story typed rough draft due Friday!

Thursday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #19 Write about anything!
Persuasive Essay Rough Draft.
Homework: Persuasive Essay typed rough draft due tomorrow! Vocabulary #2 test tomorrow!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #19 Write about anything!
"B. Wordsworth" (pg. 1015) and Episodic Notes.
Short Story.
Homework: Short Story typed rough draft due tomorrow! Vocabulary #2 test tomorrow!

Friday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #20 Write from the perspective of someone standing on the edge of a cliff. What do they see, smell, taste, hear, and touch? / Write from the perspective of someone standing in the rain. What do they see, smell, taste, hear, and touch?
Persuasive Essay Draft due!
Vocabulary Test #2!
Vocabulary #3.
Homework: Vocabulary #3 due Tuesday!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #20 Write from the perspective of someone standing on a boat. What do they see, smell, taste, hear, and touch? / Write from the perspective of someone standing on the edge of the ocean. What do they see, smell, taste, hear, and touch?
Short Story Draft due! (Fall only.)
Vocabulary Test #2!
Vocabulary #3.
Homework: Vocabulary #3 due Tuesday!


Week of September 19, 2011
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Monday
English 11
Journal #13 What sort of quests or journeys do people today go on in order to become rich? / Do you have any phobias or fears? What sort of things frighten you and why?
"El Dorado" by Edgar Allen Poe (pg. 281) and Comparing Poems (pg. 282)
Homework: Vocabulary #1 due tomorrow!

English 12
Journal #13 What is the best advice you have ever received and why? / What does it mean for you to be at Lorin Griset? What would graduation mean to you?
"Telephone Conversation" by Wole Soyinka (pg. 939) -- Focus on vocabulary. / Senior Portfolio
Homework: Vocabulary #1 due tomorrow!

Tuesday
English 11
Journal #14 What do people need to know in order to be successful? / Why do people love advice shows and books? Have you ever sought out advice in this way?
Vocabulary #1 due!
Persuasive Essay Research / "All I Really Need to Know..." (pg. 72)
Homework: Check your grade on Engrade.

English 12
Journal #14 Does racism still exist? Where and why? / Have you ever experienced prejudice?
Vocabulary #1 due!
"Telephone Conversation" by Wole Soyinka (pg. 939) -- Focus on vocabulary. / Senior Portfolio

Wednesday
English 11
Journal #15 Respond to the quotation: "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."/ "What would you do if you knew you could not fail?"
Vocabulary Bingo! / Persuasive Essay Research
Homework: Study for your test on Friday!

English 12
Journal #15 Respond to the quotation: "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."/ "What would you do if you knew you could not fail?"
Vocabulary Bingo! / Persuasive Essay Research
Homework: Study for your test on Friday!


Thursday 
English 11
Journal #16 Write about anything!
Jeopardy: Vocab. and Review
Homework: Study for your test! 


English 12
Journal #16 Write about anything!
Jeopardy: Vocab. and Review
Homework: Study for your test!


Friday 
Minimum day!
English 11
Vocabulary #1 Test!
Homework: Vocabulary #2 due Tuesday.


English 12
Vocabulary #1 Test!
Homework: Vocabulary #2 due Tuesday.


 


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Monday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #9 September 11 was yesterday. Do you remember what you were doing that day? How do you feel about what has happened since then?
Reading: "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allen Poe
Homework: Vocabulary #1 due Wednesday. Bring in three pieces of evidence (from your research) to support your thesis.

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #9 September 11 was yesterday. What do you think has changed since that day, if anything?
Reading: Beowulf (pg. 33-38) / Senior Portfolio
Writing: Work on short story.
Homework: Vocabulary #1 due Wednesday.

Tuesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Evidence due today!
Journal #10 How do you cope with a problem? / What do you think of your progress at school this semester?
Reading: Finish "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allen Poe and do Literary Response #1-5 (pg. 269)
Writing: Persuasive Essay
Homework: Vocabulary #1 due tomorrow! Journals #1-10 due tomorrow!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #10 What are some problems that you have addressed so far this semester? / What do you think of your progress towards your goals this semester?
Reading: Beowulf and Literary Response #1-9 (pg. 40) / Senior Portfolio
Writing: Work on short story.
Homework: Vocabulary #1 due tomorrow! Journals #1-10 due tomorrow!


Wednesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Collect Journals #1-10 and Vocabulary #1
Quiz: "The Pit and the Pendulum"
Reading: "The Raven"
Writing: Work on persuasive essay.

English 12 Fall/Spring
Collect Journals #1-10 and Vocabulary #1
Quiz: Beowulf / Reading: Beowulf and Literary Response #1-9 (pg. 40)
Writing: Work on short story.

Thursday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #11 Write about anything!
Grammar: Verbs
Reading: "The Raven"
Writing: Work on persuasive essay.

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #11 Write about anything!
Grammar: Affixes.
Writing: Work on short story.

Friday
English 11 Fall/Spring

Journal #12 Finish the paragraph: "At that moment, I knew things couldn’t go back to the way they were before." / "Nobody ever said it was easy."
Writing: Persuasive Essay
Rough draft, editing 
Quiz: “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe
Homework: Vocabulary Packet #2 due Tuesday. 

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #12 Finish the paragraph: "I walked across the world in a day." / "It was never an option to take the easy way out."
Writing: Work on short story. / Quiz: Beowulf. 
Vocabulary Packet #2.
Homework: Vocabulary Packet #2 due Tuesday. 


Week of September 5, 2011
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Monday
No school! Happy Labor Day!

Tuesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Collect Journals #1-5.
Logical Fallacies Test.
Reading: "World in hounding me" (pg. 33) and Quickwrite (pg. 32)
Homework: Bring clean song lyrics to class for analysis. ALL lyrics must be free of profanity or the lyrics will not be accepted!

English 12 Fall/Spring
Collect Journals #1-5.
Logical Fallacies Test.
Read Beowulf Part 1. (pg. 21-28)
Homework: Bring clean song lyrics to class for analysis. ALL lyrics must be free of profanity or the lyrics will not be accepted!

Wednesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #6 Do you believe in ghosts or spirits? Why or why not? / Write about your name: consider who gave it to you, what it means, and whether or not you like it.
Analyze song lyrics using a thinking map. Then, write a paragraph about what the song means.
Finish "World in hounding me" and do the Quickwrite. (pgs. 32-33) If you do not finish, this is homework.

English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #6 If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be? / When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Analyze song lyrics using a thinking map. Identify any literary terms present. Write a paragraph about how the literary terms enhance the song.
Finish Beowulf (pg. 21-38). If you do not finish, this is homework.

Thursday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #7 Write about anything!
Grammar: Parts of Speech.

English 12
Journal #7 Write about anything!
Grammar: Prefixes.
Beowulf clips.

Friday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #8: Finish the paragraph: I was once an old man who didn't know anything. / I went into the store for some milk, but then something strange happened.
Writing: Five Paragraph Essay (Persuasive)

English 12
Journal #8 Finish the paragraph: I was falling through space. / I dreamed that I was in a faraway land.
Writing: Write a short story about a hero like Beowulf.