Honors English I & English I
12/5 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; 2nd Quarter Review for TEST on Wednesday; SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST Friday
12/6 LTOTW: metaphor; 2nd Quarter GimKit review for TEST tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST Friday
12/7 2nd Quarter Exam
12/8 GimKit Review for SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST tomorrow
12/9 SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST
Honors English I
11/7 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde review for TEST tomorrow
11/8 LTOTW: idiom: Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde TEST
11/9 Sentence Structure: students will take notes over the four sentence structures and identify both simple and comp9und sentences
11/10 Sentence Structure: students will review simple and compound sentences before focusing on identifying complex senteces
11/11 Sentence Structure: students will review simple, compound, and complex sentence structures
English I
11/7 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Sentence Structure: students will review complex sentence structure and subordinating conjunctions/relative adverbs before identifying the parts of a complex sentence
11/8 LTOTW: idiom; Sentence Structure: students will review complex sentence structure before identifying and writing their own complex sentences; students will then review compound/complex sentence structure
11/9 Sentence Structure: students will focus on compound/complex sentence structure, identifying the parts of a compound/complex sentence and writing their own
11/10 Sentence Structure: Trashketball Review for TEST tomorrow
11/11 Sentence Structure TEST
Honors English I
10/24 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: Students will read chapters 2-3, using study guide questions as a resource; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday 10/28 and TEST Friday 11/4
10/25 LTOTW: foil; Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: Students will read chapter 4, using study guide questions as a resource; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday 10/28 and TEST Friday 11/4
10/26 Early Release for Students; PLC for teachers
10/27 Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: Students will read chapters 5-6, using study guide questions as a resource; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE tomorrow and TEST Friday 11/4
10/28 Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: Students will read chapters 7-8, using study guide questions as a resource; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards TEST Friday 11/4
English I
10/24 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday 10/28 and TEST Friday 11/4
10/25 LTOTW: foil; “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan: Students will finish reading the chapter from Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club as they search for various literary devices and characterization; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST Friday 11/4
10/26 Early Release for Students; PLC for teachers
10/27 “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan: Students will use their annotated story to do literary analysis over the literary devices found in the chapter – assignment is in Google Classroom; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE tomorrow and TEST Friday 11/4
10/28 Sentence Structure: Students will review 4 structures of sentences, identifying and writing simple and compound; “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan: Students will use their annotated story to complete their literary analysis over the literary devices found in the chapter
Honors English I
10/17 NO SCHOOL – Fall Break
10/18 Band Contest in Mt Pleasant
10/19 LTOTW: theme; Sentence Structure Notes: Students will take notes over the four sentence structures and work on identifying simple and compound sentences
10/20 Author Background Research: Robert Louis Stevenson
10/21 Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Introduction
English I
10/17 NO SCHOOL – Fall Break
10/18 Band Contest in Mt Pleasant; Listen & Learn Podcast posted in Google Classroom
10/19 LTOTW: theme; Sentence Structure: Students will take notes over the four sentence structures and work on identifying simple and compound sentences
10/20 Author Background Research: Amy Tan
10/21 “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan: We will begin reading the short story as a class looking for personification, imagery, and theme
This is the LAST week of the quarter! Clear the zeros! Study for the tests!
Honors English I
10/10 MUGshot Monday editing exercise – turn in this quarter’s MUGshots; Greek Mythology TEST and binders DUE; SAT Vocabulary List 3 TEST on Friday
10/11 LTOTW: euphemism – turn in this quarter’s chart; Edgar Allan Poe Author Background Research
10/12 Edgar Allan Poe: Students will read the short story “Cask of Amontillado” and respond to analysis questions
10/13 SAT Vocabulary List 3 GimKit Review
10/14 SAT Vocabulary List 3 TEST
English I
10/10 MUGshot Monday editing exercise – turn in this quarter’s MUGshots; Nine Weeks Exam review; SAT Vocabulary List 3 TEST on Friday
10/11 LTOTW: euphemism – turn in this quarter’s chart; Nine Weeks Exam review; SAT Vocabulary List 3 TEST on Friday
10/12 Nine Weeks Exam
10/13 SAT Vocabulary List 3 GimKit Review
10/14 SAT Vocabulary List 3 TEST
Honors English I
10/3 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology: Theseus – Students will complete the notesheet and flashcards for the story; SAT Vocabulary List 3: flashcards DUE Friday 10/7 and TEST Friday 10/14
10/4 Greek Mythology: Perseus – Students will read the myth, complete the notesheet, and create flashcards of the following characters: Perseus, Danae, Acrisius, Medusa, Gray Sisters, Andromeda, Athena, Hermes; SAT Vocabulary List 3: flashcards DUE Friday 10/7 and TEST Friday 10/14
10/5 LTOTW: epithet; Greek Mythology: Perseus – Students will complete the notesheet and flashcards for the story; SAT Vocabulary List 3: flashcards DUE Friday 10/7 and TEST Friday 10/14
10/6 Field Trip to Kilgore College for Edgar Allen Poe play (Permission slip and $5 ticket price is DUE); SAT Vocabulary List 3: flashcards DUE Tomorrow and TEST Friday 10/14
10/7 Greek Mythology: Binder Work Day – DUE Monday and Exam on Monday
English I
10/3 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 3: flashcards DUE Friday 10/7 and TEST Friday 10/14
10/4 Author Background Research: Edgar Allan Poe; SAT Vocabulary List 3: flashcards DUE Friday 10/7 and TEST Friday 10/14
10/5 LTOTW: epithet; Cask of Amontillado: students will watch a video about the catacombs of Paris before they read the short story as a class; SAT Vocabulary List 3: flashcards DUE Friday 10/7 and TEST Friday 10/14
10/6 Cask of Amontillado: students will answer analysis questions over the short story; SAT Vocabulary List 3: flashcards DUE Tomorrow and TEST Friday 10/14
10/7 Sustained Silent Reading of self-selected text for Book Talks next week
Honors English I
9/26 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology: Quick Write #4; Daedalus – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, and build flashcards of the following characters: Daedalus, Icarus, Minos, Minotaur
9/27 LTOTW: apostrophe; Greek Mythology: Narcissus & Echo – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, respond to Quick Write #5; and build flashcards of the following characters: Narcissus and Echo
9/28 Greek Mythology: Orpheus – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, respond to Quick Write #6; and build flashcards of the following characters: Orpheus, Eurydice, Aristeus
9/29 Greek Mythology: Midas – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, and build flashcards of the following characters: Midas and Apollo
9/30 Greek Mythology: Theseus – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, respond to Quick Write #7; and build flashcards of the following characters: Theseus, Aegeus, Ariadne, Corynetes, Pityocamptes, Procrustes, Sciron
English I
9/26 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Parts of Speech: students will review helping verbs (List from memory on Friday) and identify subjects and verbs in sentences
9/27 LTOTW: apostrophe; Parts of Speech: students will review adjectives and identify them along with subjects and verbs in sentences
9/28 Parts of Speech: students will review adverbs and identify them along with subjects and verbs in sentences
9/29 Parts of Speech Trashketball review for TEST tomorrow
9/30 Parts of Speech TEST over nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
Honors English I
9/19 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology: Demeter – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, and build flashcards of the following characters: Demeter, Persephone; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST on Friday
9/20 LTOTW: antithesis; Greek Mythology: Psyche and Eros – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, and build flashcards of the following characters: Psyche, Eros (different than first), Aphrodite, Zephryus; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST on Friday
9/21 1/2 Day: Self Selected Reading for Book Talks October 11th
9/22 Greek Mythology: Daedalus – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, and build flashcards of the following characters: Daedalus, Icarus, Minos, Minotaur; SAT Vocabulary List 2 GimKit Review; TEST tomorrow
9/23 SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST
English I
9/19 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Listen & Learn podcast: Tony the Tiger – students will listen to the podcast, answer comprehension questions as they go and analysis questions afterward; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST on Friday
9/20 LTOTW: antithesis; Listen & Learn podcast: Tony the Tiger – students will complete the analysis questions over the podcast; Author Background Research: Langston Hughes; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST on Friday
9/21 1/2 Day: Self Selected Reading for Book Talks October 10th and 11th; complete Author Background Research; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST on Friday
9/22 SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST tomorrow: GimKit review
9/23 SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST
Honors English I
9/12 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology: Uranus – as a class, students will read the myth over Uranus and complete a notesheet as a guide for the balance of the unit as well as create flashcards for the following characters: Gaea, Uranus, Kronos, Hundred-Handed Giants, Cyclopes, Tartarus, Eros, Chaos; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23
9/13 LTOTW: anti-hero; Greek Mythology: Kronos & Zeus – as a class, students will read the myth and on their own, complete a notesheet over the story and create flashcards for the following: Titans, Zeus, Rhea, Hera, Poseidon, Hades; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23
9/14 Greek Mythology: Prometheus – as a class, students will read the myth and on their own, complete a notesheet over the story and create flashcards for the following: Prometheus, Epimetheus, Hephaestus; and write QuickWrite #2 in preparation for tomorrow’s myth; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23
9/15 Greek Mythology: Pandora – as a class, students will read the myth and on their own, complete a notesheet over the story and create flashcards for the following: Pandora; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE tomorrow, TEST Friday 9/23
9/16 Greek Mythology: Students will use the classtime to complete the notesheets and flashcards for the 4 myths read so far; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST Friday 9/23
English I
9/12 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Personal Narrative: Students will turn in their Storytelling Arc graphic organzier which is in the Google Classroom; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23
9/13 LTOTW: anti-hero; Personal Narrative: students will work on Show Not Tell sentences, following the example shown in class; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23
9/14 Personal Narrative: students will work on writing their own personal narrative following their storytelling arc and using the techniques from their Show Not Tell sentences; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23
9/15 Personal Narrative: students will complete a sensory questionnaire to help establish imagery in their personal narrative which is DUE Monday 9/19; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE tomorrow, TEST Friday 9/23
9/16 Personal Narrative: students will finish their sensory questionnaire and their personal narrative which is DUE Monday 9/19; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST Friday 9/23
Honors English I
9/5 NO SCHOOL – Labor Day
9/6 Counselor Visit: Mrs. Wright will come and talk with the students about expectations for high school students, grading policies, and future scheduling
9/7 Greek Mythology: Unit Introduction, Expectations, and Rubric Review
9/8 Greek Mythology: Creation Jigsaw Activity – in small groups, students will read four creation accounts and form comparison and contrast statements; QuickWrite #1
9/9 Greek Mythology: Uranus – as a class, students will read the myth over Uranus and complete a notesheet as a guide for the balance of the unit
English I
9/5 NO SCHOOL – Labor Day
9/6 Counselor Visit: Mrs. Wright will come and talk with the students about expectations for high school students, grading policies, and future scheduling
9/7 LTOTW: Storytelling Arc; Personal Narrative: students will take notes as review of the storytelling arc in preparation of creating their own as a rough draft of a personal narrative; Topics DUE Tomorrow
9/8 Personal Narrative: students will discuss their topics chosen before beginning their own storytelling arc as a rough draft for their personal narrative
9/9 Personal Narrative: students will spend the majority of the class period finishing their storytelling arc DUE Monday; SSR: students will spend 15 minutes reading their book for Book Talks on October 10-11