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English 11

 

1. Turn in Review Packet.
2. Watching movie version of The Crucible — it was written by Arthur Miller.  It is rare for a play write to also do a screenplay.

Short Stories

1. PKD — Short Story Author Notes.

Novels

1. Presentations — Seniors!

AP Literature

1. Get your poem books turned in today!

English 11

1. Finish Act III of The Crucible on your own.
2. Finishing the play today.
3. Collecting Review Packet tomorrow!
4. Tomorrow and Monday — Video
5. You have to have a #2 pencil for the semester exam!

Short Stories

1. Read “The Man Who Could Work Miracles” (524)

Novels

1. Senior presentations (Those who were supposed to go yesterday need to see me during HR tomorrow or print-out your presentation and turn it.)

AP Literature

1. Poem books and all other work needs to be turned in by tomorrow!

SPRING FLINGERS — YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MISSED WORK!

ENGLISH 11

1. Act II – The Crucible (1047) — You need to read what we don’t finish in class.
2. Review — Act I and a few of the quotes should be filled out.

SHORT STORIES

1. “The Door” by E.B. White (348-353) — Read it today…questions tomorrow.

NOVELS

1. Work day on presentations for last book report — brown bag report.

AP LITERATURE

1. Work on poem book or the extra points poetry response.

English 11

1. The Crucible by Arthur Miller — Act I (1022)
2. Fill out REVIEW as we go.
3. You will need to finish what we don’t in class as homework.
4. The Crucible will 70-90% of the semester exam — you need to listen and pay attention.

Short Stories

1. “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn” (132) <– We have to read this out loud.

Novels

1. Mon & Tues — Work on Presentations
2. Wed — Bewley, Campbell, Gillespie, Graves, Greer, Howard
3. Thur — Mattix, McBarron, Miller, Morris, Mousty
4. Fri — Rexroat, Rumpel, Skaggs, Sleepe (12), Stafford, Wolfe
5. Mon — Carter, Davis, Lunsford, Wright
6. Exam Day — Dean, Fordyce, Nicholson, Sleepe (11), Stone

AP Literature

1. Last Poetry Response (optional) — 15 points to use where you need it, but it cannot make your % go over 100.  DUE TOMORROW.
2. Poem Books DUE FRIDAY.
3. Book talks DUE FRIDAY.
4. Poem: 20Q

English 11

1. Video on the Salem Witch Trials
2. Monday — We start The Crucible — We only have a week to get it finished!

Short Stories

1. Turn in questions from yesterday if you have not already.
2. “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn” (132) <– We have to read this out loud.

Novels

1. Brown bag book reports will start next Wednesday — Seniors go first!
2. Today you are either working on your presentation or reading.

AP Literature

1. Exam discussion.
2. Team Building Exercise.

English 11

You should already have the vocab (229), definition indirect and direct characterization (229), and the two questions in “Connecting the Story”. Answer questions 1-9 on 239.Turn this in today!

Short Stories

Reading “A Haunted House” by Virginia Woolf (383) — really short.Vocabulary — write the definition for the word as it is used in the story.  Write a sentence for each. Make sure to do this work on a separate piece of paper. (Joey!)Ignore the Writing prompt at the bottom….

Novels

Reviewing “art” work. You are getting (or losing) points for reading (or not reading) quietly.

AP Literature

Since we are banned from talking about the AP test, we will use today as  a work day.Several of you could post your booktalks to Goodreads. I received very few Novel cheat sheets yesterday. You only lose a few points if you turn it in today, but I am deducting 50% after today.  You could also work on finding your college costs information!

English 11

1. Bring Literature Book — listening to “The Devil and Tom Walker” (228)
2. If you are testing then it is up to you to read it!

Short Stories

1. You need your short stories book!
2. “Graven Image” by John O’Hara (113)  — really famous short story, but I will most likely agree with your opinion.
3. Read in-class today, then I will give you questions on it.

Novels

1. Reading novels
2. Draw a scene from your novel — You need to color it and include 2-3 sentence explanation of what is happening.

AP Literature

1. Turn in “Cheat Sheet” — I will check them quickly in class today.
2. College cost worksheet — DUE Monday
3. Organize Team Building Exercise Day — Friday.
4. If you have not turned in your poem essay by today, you will get at best a 50% — I need you to email ASAP.

English 11

1. “The Devil and Tom Walker” (228)
2. Read background info on Washington Irving — it’s interesting.
3. Copy vocabulary on page 229 — word, pos, and def.
4. Copy definition of characterization and direct/indirect characterization on page 229.
5. Answer the two questions in “Connecting to the Story” on page 229.
6. Tomorrow we will read the story and complete more work — so if you do not get the work above finished in class, consider it homework.

Short Stories

1. Finish and turn in comparison essay.
2. Tomorrow bring short stories book.

Novels

1. Reading novels — Several people are losing points every day because of being off-task.

AP Literature

1. Work on Novel Cheat Sheet — Don’t use as a cheat sheet!
2. No Poetry Response this week.
3. Thursday is Team Building Exercise Day!  You need to get it organized today.

ENGISH 11

1. Walden assignment is DUE TODAY.
2. MAKE SURE COMPUTERS ARE PUT AWAY &  PLUGGED IN.

SHORT STORIES

1. Attempt to finish “It had to be Murder”, Rear Window, Disturbia essay!

NOVELS

1. Novel reading day!
2. Quick summary of book for the class….

AP Literature

1. Let’s skip next week’s poetry response because you will have plenty to do between now and Wednesday.
2. Poem: Seussical
3. Novels assignment — DUE WED.

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