Honors+English+II+--+Second+Six+Weeks+Archive


 * Honors English II - Second six weeks Archive October 7-November 22, 2011**


 * SECOND SIX WEEKS: October 7-November 22, 2011**

__Monday, Oct.10__ Hand back and go over decision essays/take notes on essay template

__Tuesday, Oct. 11__ Finish work on mythology project

__Wednesday, Oct. 12__ PSAT 1st and 2nd periods for all sophomores Mythology project presentations Define in Quizlet.com

__Thursday, Oct. 13__ Read/take Cornell notes on background for the //Iliad//, pp. 360-361 Draw character chart Vocabulary Builder worksheet Start reading from Book 1: The Rage of Achilles, pp. 364-373

__Friday, Oct. 14__ Read from Book 6: Hector Returns to Troy, pp. 374-379 Critical Reading #1-5, p. 379 Online discussion on SchoolFusion class page.

__Monday, Oct. 17__ Literary Analysis #1-8, p. 380 Analyzing confusing sentences worksheet Reply to one comment in the discussion forum
 * Vocabulary Quiz on Friday, Oct. 21**

__Tuesday, Oct. 18__ Read from Book 22: The Death of Hector, pp. 383-396 Vocabulary Builder exercise Read from Book 24: Achilles and Priam, pp. 397-408

__Wednesday, Oct. 19 -- Early Release__ Picture the action worksheet Review vocabulary in Quizlet

__Thursday, Oct. 20__ Finish reading from Book 24: Achilles and Priam, pp. 397-408 Critical Reading #1-5, p. 408

__Friday, Oct. 21__ Vocabulary Quiz Literary Analysis #1-9, p. 409

__Monday, Oct. 24__ Study guide for unit test Group Activity: View sample movie trailer

__Tuesday, Oct. 25__ Watch iMovie Getting Started video tutorial Work on creative projects

__Wednesday, Oct. 26__ Test on //The Iliad// Work on **creative project due Friday**

__Thursday, Oct. 27__ Finish work on creative projects. Submit movie trailers to my drop box.

__Friday, Oct. 28__ View documentary: //Troy//
 * iMovie into drop box by 12 noon today! Posters and written scripts due today! Share projects with class.**

__Monday, Oct. 31__ Teacher Workday -- No School

__Tuesday, Nov. 1__ Finish watching documentary. Submit blog post and reply by tomorrow. Timed essay -- Are Achilles' actions honorable? Attack prompt, generate ideas, organize/evaluate ideas, choose a thesis statement/story starter Write essay using essay template

__Wednesday, Nov. 2__ Peer scoring of essays/submit to teacher Begin new unit: Chinese and Japanese poetry Cornell Notes on pp. 276-277, 279, 297. Define types of poetry, elements of poetry, strategies for reading poetry, Chinese poetic forms, Japanese poetic forms. Distribute progress reports. **Return progress reports signed for a HW grade by Friday, Nov. 4.**


 * HW -- Reading warm up for Chinese poetry (vocabulary worksheet) due Thursday, Nov. 3**

__Thursday, Nov. 3__ Submit HW Read poems from //The Book of Songs//, pp. 280-281. Critical Reading questions #1-3. Write a summary/response to a poem or poems. Read poems: //Form, Shadow, Spirit// and //I Built My House Near Where Others Dwell//, pp. 282-285. Critical Reading #1-4. Write summary/response. Read poems of Li Po and Tu Fu, pp. 286-290. Critical Reading, p. 288 #1-6 and p. 290, #1-4.

__Friday, Nov. 4__ Finish reading Chinese poems. Literary Analysis, p. 291 #1-8.

__Monday, Nov. 7__ Reading warm up for Japanese poetry (vocabulary worksheet). Review forms of Japanese poetry -- tanka and haiku Read Tanka poems, pp. 298-299. Critical reading #1-4. Write a summary/response to a poem or poems. Read Haiku poems, pp. 300-302. Critical reading #1-3. Write a summary/response to a poem or poems. Literary Analysis, p. 303 #1-9
 * Poetry project -- Complete Part 1 on Thursday** [[file:Honors English II poetry project.docx]]
 * Present Part 1 on Monday, Nov.14**

__Tuesday, Nov. 8__ Early Release Ms. Young -- class visit

__Wednesday, Nov. 9__ Share and submit haikus Last group presents Haikus of Issa, p. 302 Work on poetry project

__Thursday, Nov. 10__ Continue to work on poetry project, **Part 1 presentations on Monday, Nov. 14**
 * Part 2, due Wednesday, Nov. 16**
 * Notebooks due Thursday, Nov. 17**

__Friday, Nov. 11__ Veteran's Day holiday -- No School

__Monday, Nov. 14__ Part 1 presentations Work on Part 2 Write an original haiku (you could win a laptop computer!): Scholastic Poetry Writing Contest

30 pts or more= 100 25-29 pts. = 90 20-24 pts. = 80 15-19 pts = 75 10-14 pts = 70 5-9 pts = 60 4 or less = 0.
 * ACCELERATED READER POINTS FOR SECOND SIX WEEKS ARE DUE BY 3:00 ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22.** This is a test grade!

__Tuesday, Nov. 15__ Continue work on Part 2 (presentations tomorrow) Sign up for novel study

__Wednesday, Nov. 16__ Submit and share Part 2 of poetry project Novel study assignment:

Novel study groups: //The Kite Runner//: Jeremy, Cole, Kelsey, Graham //A Separate Peace//: Brittany, Stephanie //Speak//: Amber, Ashley, Katelyn, Jasmine //The House on Mango Street//: Alyssa, Autumn, Emily //The Count of Monte Cristo//: Rebecca, Bradley, David, Fleur //Ender's Game//: Dustin, Brandon, Tyler, John, Andrew //Fahrenheit 451//: Wyatt, Zack, Dillon, Chris //The Grass Dancer//: Josey, Kirsten, Victoria, Samantha

__Thursday, Nov. 17__ Check out novels Small group work: Pre-reading for novels
 * Notebooks due** [[file:NOTEBOOK CHECK.docx]]
 * Unit Test on Chinese and Japanese poetry**

__Friday, Nov. 18__ Pre-reading work due
 * You must finish reading your novel and have all study guide work completed by Friday, December 9**

__Monday, Nov. 21__ Introduction to Shakespeare -- Group web quest: Visit Shakespeare Online Each group must prepare a brief slideshow presenting the essential information on their subject (3-5 slides). Use bullets or another easy to follow format. Group 1: Shakespeare's Birth and Shakespeare's Childhood Group 2: Shakespeare the actor and playwright Group 3: The four periods of Shakespeare's life Group 4: Shakespeare's Influence Group 5: Shakespeare's Audience Group 6: Daily Life in Shakespeare's London Group 7: Was Shakespeare really Shakespeare?

__Tuesday, Nov. 22 -- last day of second six weeks__ Introduction to the Globe Theater (map and word bank) Visit A Midsummer Night's Dream at Schmoop.com Read the Intro page Watch// Shakespeare, The Animated Tales: A Midsummer Night’s Dream // (from the BBC online, 10:21) **AR points due today!** **Read your novel over Thanksgiving break! Be more than halfway by Monday, November 28.**