11th grade English:
Research papers are due Monday (today) and notebooks are due Tuesday. No homework assignments other than to study for the exam Wednesday.
World History:
Monday and Tuesday will be devoted to reviewing for the semester exam. No new homework assignments; use the next few evenings to study.
World Literature:
Poetry explication is due Tuesday (deadline has been extended). We will work on it together in class Monday and review for the final exam on Tuesday. Other than the above, homework is to study.
John:
Monday is the last unit test (lessons 20-22). Tuesday we will listen to a guest speaker, Mr. Reimer. No semester exam.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Week of Dec. 7-11
11th grade English: We will be continuing to work on the research paper during class, with peer conferences and Skillwriter. Homework assignments for this week are ongoing, not daily:
Homework:
Submit final draft to Skillwriter by Thursday 12/10.
Optional Crucible EC test Thursday.
IR due Friday 12/11.
Final draft due Monday 12/14.
Notebook assignment due Tuesday 12/15.
World History: This week's studies will be over chapter 14: Africa and the Americas. On Friday, you will be given a take-home test assignment due next Tuesday (12/15). Quizzes this week may or may not be announced ahead of time.
Homework:
Monday: Map. Read pp. 314-320. p. 320 #1-5. Timeline assignment due tomorrow.
Tuesday: Finish paragraph. Read 320-325 and do Define, ID, #1-5.
Wednesday: Read 326-328. p. 328 ID and #1-5.
Thursday: Read 330-335. p. 335 ID, #1-5.
Friday: begin take-home quiz
World Literature: We are continuing our study of poetry and will begin working on a writing assignment due next Monday. Also keep in mind the ongoing assignments that will be due soon: IR is due on Friday, and notebook assignments will be due next Tuesday (Dec. 15).
Homework:
Monday: worksheet
Tuesday: Work on explication (due Monday); first page due Thursday.
Wednesday: Work on explication (due Monday); first page due Thursday.
Thursday: Work on explication (due Monday). IR due Friday.
Friday: Work on explication (due Tuesday). Notebook assignment due Tuesday.
John: We have a unit test on Monday, after which we will be finishing the final chapters of John and preparing for one last test to close out the semester.
Homework:
Monday: no homework
Tuesday: pp. 199-201 #1-7. Review for quiz Thursday.
Thursday: pp. 202-204 #8-12, skip 10
Friday: pp. 204-206 # 13-14
Homework:
Submit final draft to Skillwriter by Thursday 12/10.
Optional Crucible EC test Thursday.
IR due Friday 12/11.
Final draft due Monday 12/14.
Notebook assignment due Tuesday 12/15.
World History: This week's studies will be over chapter 14: Africa and the Americas. On Friday, you will be given a take-home test assignment due next Tuesday (12/15). Quizzes this week may or may not be announced ahead of time.
Homework:
Monday: Map. Read pp. 314-320. p. 320 #1-5. Timeline assignment due tomorrow.
Tuesday: Finish paragraph. Read 320-325 and do Define, ID, #1-5.
Wednesday: Read 326-328. p. 328 ID and #1-5.
Thursday: Read 330-335. p. 335 ID, #1-5.
Friday: begin take-home quiz
World Literature: We are continuing our study of poetry and will begin working on a writing assignment due next Monday. Also keep in mind the ongoing assignments that will be due soon: IR is due on Friday, and notebook assignments will be due next Tuesday (Dec. 15).
Homework:
Monday: worksheet
Tuesday: Work on explication (due Monday); first page due Thursday.
Wednesday: Work on explication (due Monday); first page due Thursday.
Thursday: Work on explication (due Monday). IR due Friday.
Friday: Work on explication (due Tuesday). Notebook assignment due Tuesday.
John: We have a unit test on Monday, after which we will be finishing the final chapters of John and preparing for one last test to close out the semester.
Homework:
Monday: no homework
Tuesday: pp. 199-201 #1-7. Review for quiz Thursday.
Thursday: pp. 202-204 #8-12, skip 10
Friday: pp. 204-206 # 13-14
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Week of Nov. 30 - Dec. 4
Eleventh grade English: We will be working on the research paper all week, with class time devoted to drafting; when you come to class, please bring sources if you are able, notes, and any work that you have done so far on your research paper.
Homework for the week:
Monday: Please have at least two body paragraphs completed for Tuesday and bring them to class.
Tuesday-Friday: Rough draft is due Monday, Dec. 7
World History: We will be hitting highlights from chapters 11 and 12. There will be a quiz over highlights from chapter 11 on Thursday and one for chapter 12 next week.
Homework:
Monday: work on project (due tomorrow)
Tuesday: Skim pp. 248-256. p. 254 #3, p. 256 #3-4
Wednesday: pp. 257-267. P. 261 #1-3, 264 Identify, 267 #4-5.
Thursday: Skim 167-290. Worksheet.
Friday: 290-297. Timeline assignment due Tuesday.
World Literature: We are picking up where we left off with Arthurian Literature. The first half of the week, we will be reading selections from Le Morte D'Arthur. After a quiz Wednesday, we will begin a unit on poetry.
Homework:
Monday: Read Literature pp. 1065-1071. Worksheet.
Tuesday: pp. 1073-1079. Study for quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday: Paragraph writing assignment (see handout)
Thursday-Friday: worksheets
John: As we near the end of the quarter, we are reading about the trial, death, and resurrection of Jesus. We will listen to devotional music (classical) as time allows. Test Friday.
Homework:
Monday: Read 174-176. Do pp. 176-178 #7-13. Quiz tomorrow.
Tuesday: pp. 184-187 #2-7
Thursday: pp. 189-191 #1-5. Test tomorrow.
Friday: pp. 192-195 #7-11
Homework for the week:
Monday: Please have at least two body paragraphs completed for Tuesday and bring them to class.
Tuesday-Friday: Rough draft is due Monday, Dec. 7
World History: We will be hitting highlights from chapters 11 and 12. There will be a quiz over highlights from chapter 11 on Thursday and one for chapter 12 next week.
Homework:
Monday: work on project (due tomorrow)
Tuesday: Skim pp. 248-256. p. 254 #3, p. 256 #3-4
Wednesday: pp. 257-267. P. 261 #1-3, 264 Identify, 267 #4-5.
Thursday: Skim 167-290. Worksheet.
Friday: 290-297. Timeline assignment due Tuesday.
World Literature: We are picking up where we left off with Arthurian Literature. The first half of the week, we will be reading selections from Le Morte D'Arthur. After a quiz Wednesday, we will begin a unit on poetry.
Homework:
Monday: Read Literature pp. 1065-1071. Worksheet.
Tuesday: pp. 1073-1079. Study for quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday: Paragraph writing assignment (see handout)
Thursday-Friday: worksheets
John: As we near the end of the quarter, we are reading about the trial, death, and resurrection of Jesus. We will listen to devotional music (classical) as time allows. Test Friday.
Homework:
Monday: Read 174-176. Do pp. 176-178 #7-13. Quiz tomorrow.
Tuesday: pp. 184-187 #2-7
Thursday: pp. 189-191 #1-5. Test tomorrow.
Friday: pp. 192-195 #7-11
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Week of Nov. 23-25
11th grade English: We will continue to work on the research paper, as well as working with subject-verb agreement.
Homework:
Monday: work on rough draft (due Dec 7)
Tuesday: grammar workbook 102 A, 104 A. Study for quiz.
Wednesday: work on rough draft (due Dec 7)
World History: We will be reviewing the Early and High middle ages; test is on Wednesday.
Homework:
Monday: review for test
Tuesday: study guide
Wednesday: work on project
World Literature: We will begin looking at Arthurian legends, a unit that will continue after Thanksgiving Break.
Homework:
Monday: read and summarize selections from Monmouth (handout)
Tuesday: none
John: This week's lessons are 18 and 19 in the textbook. We will be studying the end of Jesus' farewell discourse to his disciples and begin reading about his arrest.
Homework:
Monday: pp. 163-166 #1-3
Tuesday: pp. 169-174 #1-6
Homework:
Monday: work on rough draft (due Dec 7)
Tuesday: grammar workbook 102 A, 104 A. Study for quiz.
Wednesday: work on rough draft (due Dec 7)
World History: We will be reviewing the Early and High middle ages; test is on Wednesday.
Homework:
Monday: review for test
Tuesday: study guide
Wednesday: work on project
World Literature: We will begin looking at Arthurian legends, a unit that will continue after Thanksgiving Break.
Homework:
Monday: read and summarize selections from Monmouth (handout)
Tuesday: none
John: This week's lessons are 18 and 19 in the textbook. We will be studying the end of Jesus' farewell discourse to his disciples and begin reading about his arrest.
Homework:
Monday: pp. 163-166 #1-3
Tuesday: pp. 169-174 #1-6
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Week of Nov. 16-20
English 11: We are beginning a research paper assignment, which will continue for more or less the rest of this quarter.
Homework:
Monday: choose a topic
Tuesday: research and take notes
Wednesday: research
Thursday: research, write a working thesis
Friday: intro paragraphs, works cited page
World History: We are continuing to study the Middle Ages. The test over this unit will be next Tuesday. There is also a project over this time period; we will begin working on it this week, and it will be due in two weeks, on Nov. 30.
Homework: The assigned review questions will be announced in class.
Monday: topic choice for project. Worksheet.
Tuesday: Read 10.2 and 10.3 (pages 228-237). Review questions (p. 231-2 #1-5, p. 237 #1-6).
Wednesday: Read 10.4. Review questions #1-5 on p. 241.
Thursday: Read 10.5. Review questions #1-6 on p. 245.
Friday: project; study for test Tuesday
World Literature: This is our last week studying Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. We will have a final test on Friday, which will focus more on events in Acts 4-5 but will also cover the play's overall plot and themes and will also include some highlights from Acts 1-3.
Monday: Read pp. 784-788
Tuesday: Read pp. 789-793
Wednesday: Write a paragraph about who you think is the tragic hero of Julius Caesar and why.
Thursday: study guide
Friday: none
John: Tuesday will be a test over John chapters 11-13 (lessons 13-15 in the textbook). Thursday and Friday, we will be discussing lessons 16-17, respectively.
Homework:
Monday: study guide
Tuesday: test (no HW)
Thursday: Read John ch. 14-16. pp. 147-151 #1-2.
Friday: pp. 154-158 #1-4, 7
Homework:
Monday: choose a topic
Tuesday: research and take notes
Wednesday: research
Thursday: research, write a working thesis
Friday: intro paragraphs, works cited page
World History: We are continuing to study the Middle Ages. The test over this unit will be next Tuesday. There is also a project over this time period; we will begin working on it this week, and it will be due in two weeks, on Nov. 30.
Homework: The assigned review questions will be announced in class.
Monday: topic choice for project. Worksheet.
Tuesday: Read 10.2 and 10.3 (pages 228-237). Review questions (p. 231-2 #1-5, p. 237 #1-6).
Wednesday: Read 10.4. Review questions #1-5 on p. 241.
Thursday: Read 10.5. Review questions #1-6 on p. 245.
Friday: project; study for test Tuesday
World Literature: This is our last week studying Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. We will have a final test on Friday, which will focus more on events in Acts 4-5 but will also cover the play's overall plot and themes and will also include some highlights from Acts 1-3.
Monday: Read pp. 784-788
Tuesday: Read pp. 789-793
Wednesday: Write a paragraph about who you think is the tragic hero of Julius Caesar and why.
Thursday: study guide
Friday: none
John: Tuesday will be a test over John chapters 11-13 (lessons 13-15 in the textbook). Thursday and Friday, we will be discussing lessons 16-17, respectively.
Homework:
Monday: study guide
Tuesday: test (no HW)
Thursday: Read John ch. 14-16. pp. 147-151 #1-2.
Friday: pp. 154-158 #1-4, 7
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Week of November 9-13
English 11: We will be continuing to study American Gothic literature, with a focus on Irving and Poe. Test Friday.
Homework:
Monday: Read pp. 450-453 and take notes. Read pp. 467-470 and write a paragraph response (see handout)
Tuesday: p. 471 #2, 4, 5. Read pp. 454-461.
Wednesday: begin studying for test
Thursday: study
Friday: none
World History: We will study the Byzantine Empire briefly and then begin a long unit devoted to the Medieval era.
Homework:
Monday: Read pp. 186-193. Take notes.
Tuesday: Read pp. 184-197 and take notes. Study for quiz.
Wednesday: Read pp. 200-210 and take notes.
Thursday: Read pp. 211-219
Friday: begin working on project
World Literature: We will be reading Act 4 of Julius Caesar this week. Because of the length of this unit, we will have a mid-unit test on Thursday.
Homework:
Monday: Read pp. 760-764.
Tuesday: Read pp. 765-769. Complete character chart.
Wednesday: study for mid-unit test
Thursday: Read pp. 770-776.
John: This week's lessons will be over John chapters 11-13, which contain events leading up to Jesus' crucifixion. The next test will be Monday of next week.
Homework:
Monday: pp. 119-124 #1-7
Tuesday: pp. 127-133 #1-10. Read and summarize "Study Skill--Hebrew Thought" on p. 134-135
Thursday: pp. 139-144 #1-11. Read and summarize p. 146 in a paragraph
Friday: study guide for test Monday
Homework:
Monday: Read pp. 450-453 and take notes. Read pp. 467-470 and write a paragraph response (see handout)
Tuesday: p. 471 #2, 4, 5. Read pp. 454-461.
Wednesday: begin studying for test
Thursday: study
Friday: none
World History: We will study the Byzantine Empire briefly and then begin a long unit devoted to the Medieval era.
Homework:
Monday: Read pp. 186-193. Take notes.
Tuesday: Read pp. 184-197 and take notes. Study for quiz.
Wednesday: Read pp. 200-210 and take notes.
Thursday: Read pp. 211-219
Friday: begin working on project
World Literature: We will be reading Act 4 of Julius Caesar this week. Because of the length of this unit, we will have a mid-unit test on Thursday.
Homework:
Monday: Read pp. 760-764.
Tuesday: Read pp. 765-769. Complete character chart.
Wednesday: study for mid-unit test
Thursday: Read pp. 770-776.
John: This week's lessons will be over John chapters 11-13, which contain events leading up to Jesus' crucifixion. The next test will be Monday of next week.
Homework:
Monday: pp. 119-124 #1-7
Tuesday: pp. 127-133 #1-10. Read and summarize "Study Skill--Hebrew Thought" on p. 134-135
Thursday: pp. 139-144 #1-11. Read and summarize p. 146 in a paragraph
Friday: study guide for test Monday
Monday, November 2, 2009
Week of November 2-6
English 11: We are finishing a unit on speeches; students will be presenting their persuasive speeches Monday - Wednesday. After a brief pause for grammar, we will will be looking at poetry from the Romantic movement and then moving into a short unit on Gothic literature.
Homework:
Monday-Tuesday: none
Wednesday: G.U.M. 94-95. Read Literature pp. 340-342.
Thursday: Venn diagram; read and complete worksheet on selection from "Evangeline"
Friday: read "Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Worksheet.
World History: We are finishing a unit on the Roman Empire and preparing for a test Thursday. Next week we will begin studying the Byzantine Empire.
Homework:
Monday: Read pp. 164-169. p. 170 "Reviewing the Facts" #2 all
Tuesday-Wednesday: work on study guide, due Thursday
Thursday: none
Friday: paragraph writing assignment
World Literature: This week, we will be reading some of the most famous and exciting parts of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. One day will also be devoted to grammar.
Homework:
Monday: Read pp. 736-740. Read p. 735 "Literary Analysis." Find one aside and one soliloquy from pp. 731-732. Write down each one and a sentence about what important information it gives to the audience.
Tuesday: Read pp. 741-746. Summarize the action of 3.1 in a paragraph.
Wednesday: G.U.M. pp. 118, 119. Read Julius Caesar pp. 747-750.
Thursday: Read pp. 751-757; worksheet
Friday: Read pp. 757-758
John: This week, we will dramatize the story of healing a blind man by writing and performing skits in class; we will also review lessons 10-12 for a test Friday.
Homework:
Monday: work on script
Tuesday: read pp. 109-110. pp. 110-112 #1, 2a, 4, 5a, 6, 7
Thursday: study guide for test
Friday: none
Homework:
Monday-Tuesday: none
Wednesday: G.U.M. 94-95. Read Literature pp. 340-342.
Thursday: Venn diagram; read and complete worksheet on selection from "Evangeline"
Friday: read "Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Worksheet.
World History: We are finishing a unit on the Roman Empire and preparing for a test Thursday. Next week we will begin studying the Byzantine Empire.
Homework:
Monday: Read pp. 164-169. p. 170 "Reviewing the Facts" #2 all
Tuesday-Wednesday: work on study guide, due Thursday
Thursday: none
Friday: paragraph writing assignment
World Literature: This week, we will be reading some of the most famous and exciting parts of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. One day will also be devoted to grammar.
Homework:
Monday: Read pp. 736-740. Read p. 735 "Literary Analysis." Find one aside and one soliloquy from pp. 731-732. Write down each one and a sentence about what important information it gives to the audience.
Tuesday: Read pp. 741-746. Summarize the action of 3.1 in a paragraph.
Wednesday: G.U.M. pp. 118, 119. Read Julius Caesar pp. 747-750.
Thursday: Read pp. 751-757; worksheet
Friday: Read pp. 757-758
John: This week, we will dramatize the story of healing a blind man by writing and performing skits in class; we will also review lessons 10-12 for a test Friday.
Homework:
Monday: work on script
Tuesday: read pp. 109-110. pp. 110-112 #1, 2a, 4, 5a, 6, 7
Thursday: study guide for test
Friday: none
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