Week of Nov. 29-Dec. 3

American Literature: This week and next week will be devoted to working on drafting the research paper.

Homework:

Monday: first five pages of the rough draft due Tuesday (quiz grade)
Remainder of the week: Submit research paper to Skillwriter by Monday, 12/6. Final draft due Tuesday 12/14.

World Literature: We are continuing to read Julius Caesar; unit test will be next week Friday.

Monday: Read 736-746. Summarize the action in ½ page.
Tuesday: Read pp. 747-757; iambic pentameter worksheet
Wednesday: Read 757-764. Summarize the action in ½ page.
Thursday: Read pp. 765-776. Complete character chart (key personality traits, key actions, has your opinion of the character changed?)
Friday: Read pp. 778-783. Summarize the action in ½ page.

World History: Having just finished a study of the Medieval era, we are now beginning to study how the concept of "nationalism" and nation first developed in Europe.

Monday: pp. 257-267. 1 page notes.
Tuesday: pp. 276-290. 1 page notes.
Wednesday: pp. 290-297. 1 page notes.
Thursday: Map. Read pp. 314-320. p. 320 #1-5
Friday: finish paragraph. Read 320-325 and do Define, ID, #1-5

Gospel of John: This week we are studying Jesus' final teachings to his disciples, his arrest, and his trial. Unit test over lessons 16-19 will be on Friday.

Monday: pp. 158-160 #9-12;. 163-166 #1-3
Tuesday: pp. 169-174 #1-6. Pages 174-176 #7-13.
Thursday: Read pp. 174-176. Do #7-13 on 176-178. Study for test tomorrow.
Friday: pp. 184-187 #2-7.

Week of Nov. 15-19

American Literature: After having finished our unit on Romanticism and Gothic Literature, we are beginning a research paper, which will be due at the end of the quarter.

Homework:

Monday: no homework
Tuesday: topic selection
Wednesday: research and take notes
Thursday: research, preliminary thesis
Friday: G.U.M. p. 100, 103; Works Cited page due Monday

World Literature: We have just finished our unit on Medea and are diving into another tragedy, Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

Homework:

Monday: read p. 682-692. Take notes: strategies for reading (handout, p. 688), literary terms (686-689), and historical background (682-685). Also write your predictions based on these pages.
Tuesday: read 693-698. Worksheet.
Wednesday: read p. 699-711. Write down questions and comments as you read.
Thursday: read pp. 714-726
Friday: vocabulary worksheet

World History: Middle Ages; test is Friday.

Monday: read pp. 222-232. p. 227 #1, p. 232 #1-5
Tuesday: read pp. 233-241. p. 237 #1-6, p. 241 #1-5
Wednesday: read pp. 241-245. p. 245 #1-6
Thursday: study guide for test Friday
Friday: test

Gospel of John: this week's readings include John 13-16:33. Test Thursday over lessons 13-15.

Homework:

Monday: read and summarize p. 146 in a paragraph
Tuesday: study guide for test Thursday
Thursday: read and summarize John 14-16 (one paragraph per chapter)

Week of Nov. 8-12

American Literature: This week we are studying a short but exciting unit on Romanticism and Gothic literature; the next test will be Monday of next week. Bring your literature books to class every day.

Homework:

Monday: read "Evangeline" and answer questions #2-4 on the worksheet. Read pp. 446-448 in the Literature book and complete the compare/contrast chart that we started in class.
Tuesday: “The Devil and Tom Walker,” p. 350-359; p. 360 “Thinking Critically” #2, 4
Wednesday: Read pp. 450-453 and take notes (Poe). Read pp. 467-470 and write a paragraph response (“The Raven”) (see handout)
Thursday: p. 471 #2, 4, 5. Read pp. 454-461 (“Masque of the Red Death”)
Friday: study for test Monday (Lonfellow, Irving, Poe; Romanticism vs. Gothic literature)

World Literature: This is our last week studying Medea by Euripides; we will analyze the play as a tragedy, spend some class time in dramatic readings of the text, and demonstrate our learning with a test on Friday.

Homework:

Monday: Read pp. 30-36. Vocabulary worksheet ("hamartia"): complete #1-3 and draw a picture on the back.
Tuesday: Read pp. 37-47 (end). Worksheet.
Wednesday-Thursday: study guide for test Friday
Friday: TBA

World History: This week we are studying the Byzantine Empire and the Rise of Islam, and we will also begin learning about the Middle Ages in Europe.

Homework:

Monday: Read pp. 194-197. Take notes. Study for quiz.
Tuesday: Read pp. 200-210 and take notes.
Wednesday: Read pp. 211-219. Notes.
Thursday: worksheet, project choice
Friday: read 10.2 and 10.3. Review questions: p. 231-2 #1-5, p. 237 #1-6

Gospel of John: This week's readings will include John chapters 11-13.

Homework:

Monday: Read John 11 and pp. 119-120 in the textbook. p. 120-122 #1-5.
Tuesday: p. 127-133 #1-10.
Thursday: Read and summarize “Study Skill-Hebrew thought” on p. 134-135. p. 134-136 #12-15.
Friday: pp. 139-144 #1-11. Read and summarize p. 146 in a paragraph.

Week of Nov. 1-5

American Literature: This week, we will be finishing the unit on persuasive speeches; speeches will be presented on Wednesday through Friday of this week.

Homework:

Monday: Skillwriter assignment
Tuesday: prepare speech for tomorrow
Wednesday-Friday: persuasive speeches; no homework

World Literature: We are reading Medea by Euripides; please bring this text to class every day.

Homework:

Monday: worksheet (Medea's characteristics; background information)
Tuesday: read pp. 12-18
Wednesday: read pp. 18-24; worksheet (literary devices)
Thursday: TBA
Friday: TBA

World History: We are finishing a unit on Ancient Rome, and on Thursday and Friday we will begin studying another of the great empires of history, the Byzantine Empire.

Homework:

Monday-Tuesday: study guide for test Wednesday
Wednesday: no homework; notebooks will be collected
Thursday: Read pp. 178-185. p. 185 Def., ID, #2-6
Friday: Read pp. 186-193. Take notes.

Gospel of John: We are studying some key ideas and concepts from John chapters 8-10. The next unit test will be on Monday of next week.

Homework:

Monday: take-home test due tomorrow
Tuesday: pp. 109-115 #1-11
Thursday-Friday: TBA

Homework: