English 11

 ACT Practice Online Program

All 11th graders have access to ACT Prep Online to practice the ACT in English, Math, Reading, and Science. Here is the link and directions.

ACT Prep Online

The program may only work on Firefox and you have to allow pop-ups. 

Each student has their own login.

 Class Agenda - listed by week

 May 27-May 30

Tuesday, May 27
Watch Shakespeare

Wednesday, May 28

Watch Shakespeare and She's the Man

Thursday, May 29

No Class

Friday, May 30

Final 9:40

Turn in: Vocab Notebooks and Notes from Shakespeare

May 19-May 22

Monday, May 19

Review Crucible 

Tuesday, May 20

Crucible Test

Wednesday, May 21

Shakespeare

Thursday, May 22

Shakespeare

 May 12- May 15

Monday, May 12

 Bass: Act III (p.1301-1315)

Tuesday, May 13

 Bass: Review Act III and watch film and begin Act IV

Wednesday, May 14

 Bass: Read all of Act IV

Thursday, May 15  

 Bass: Watch Act IV 

Due: Article of the Week 

 April 28 - May 1

Monday, April 28

Read Crucible Act I p. 1237-1243 (Bass)

Tuesday, April 29

Read Act I p. 1243 - 1252 (Bass)

Wednesday, April 30

Read Act I p. 1252 - end of Act I (Bass)

Thursday, May 1

Watch Act I, film version (Bass)

April 21 - April 24

Monday, April 21

Watch "Guilty by Suspicion"

Start AoW "Why I Wrote the Crucible"

Tuesday, April 22

Start the Crucible

Wednesday, April 23

Bass' class: ACT

Clark's class: "Why I Wrote the Crucible" questions in complete sentences. Due Thurs.

Thursday, April 24 

Intro Crucible

Due: Article of the Week Reflection and Annotation (Bass)

April 14 - April 17

Monday, April 14

Wrap-up Ethnography

Check out textbooks

Tuesday, April 15

Preview the Crucible

Watch "Guilty by Suspicion"

Wednesday, April 16

Watch "Guilty by Suspicion"

Thursday, April 17 

Watch "Guilty by Suspicion"

Due: Article of the Week Reflection and Annotation

April 7- April 10

Monday, April 7

Presentations

Compare and Contrast Essay

Tuesday, April 8

Presentations

Compare and Contrast Essay

Wednesday, April 9

Presentations

Compare and Contrast Essay

Thursday, April 10

Compare and Contrast Essay

Start Reading Article of the Week for next week

Due: Compare and Contrast (via Google Drive)

March 31 - April 3

Monday, March 31

What is a good presentation?

Writer's Workshop:

Artifacts - How Artifacts Reveal Culture  - intro and brainstorming

Symbols Chart

Tuesday, April 1

Writer's Workshop: Work on Presentations, Artifacts Essays, and Symbols Charts (Picturing Your Subculture)

Wednesday, April 2

Writer's Workshop: Work on Presentations, Artifacts Essays, and Symbols Charts

Thursday, April 3

Writer's Workshop: Work on Annotated Bibliography,  Presentations, Artifacts Essays, and Symbols Charts

Due: Presentation (Presentations will be next week)

March 17 - March 20

Monday, March 17

Review vocabulary test - see results

Secondary research - What, Why, Where, How - brainstorm search terms

Tuesday, March 18

Works Cited Citations

Research - 3 sources required. 1 set of double-sided dialectic notes for each source.

Wednesday, March 19

Research

Take dialectic notes

Artifacts - How Artifact Reveal Culture  - intro and brainstorming

Thursday,March 20

Research and How Artifacts Reveal Culture

Picturing your Subculture (handout below)

March 10 - March 13

Monday, March 10

No Clark English 3rd hour

Review Concept of ethnography 

Read Sales Barn

Review Vocabulary

Tuesday, March 11

No Clark 1st hour

Review Vocabulary

Wednesday, March 12

Vocabulary Test 

Thursday,March 13

Due: Descriptive Essay

 March 3 - March 6

Monday, March 3 

Complex Vocabulary: 

ACT Reading Practice

Tuesday, March 4

No Bass English 11

Due: Observation #6 and Interview # 2 (Clark)

Wednesday, March 5

No Clark English 11 3rd hour

Review Vocabulary

Work on Descriptive Essay (Bass) due on March 13

Due: Observation #5, #6 and Interview # 2 (Bass)

Thursday,March 6

No Bass English 11 or Clark 1st hour

  February 24 - February 27

Monday, February 24

Complex Vocabulary: nov = new; clam/claim= shout or cry out

Indefinite pronoun review 

Vocabulary Review

Tuesday, February 25

Review Observations and Interview for patterns

Write You Should Know Descriptive Essay

Due: Observation #4 and Interview #1

Wednesday, February 26

Unwritten Rules Essay

Thursday, February 27

ACT practice

Due: Observation #5

Tuesday: Interview #2 due and Observation #6

 February 17 - February 20

Monday, February 17   

Devil's Highway assessment

Tuesday, February 18

Building Complex Vocab: flu, fluc, fluv: flow, stream, guide; aud, aus: hear, listen to

Introduce Interviews. Write 10 interview questions - share on googledoc

Wednesday, February 19

Interview Questions revisited, Questions due (to Clark) Thursday.

Clark: Plan due

ACT practice

Thursday, February 20

In-class article

ACT practice

 February 10 - February 13

Monday, February 10

Building Complex Vocab: test: to witness; put(e): to think, consider

Revise Proposals and write Plans

Tuesday, February11

Devil's Highway Review

Review Observation

Due: Observation #1, Finish Devil's Highway

Wednesday, February 12

Devil's Highway Test

Due: Plan

Thursday, February 13  

ACT Practice

 February 3 - February 6

Monday, February 3

Building Complex Vocab: review

Finish Brainstorm and write proposals

Tuesday, February 4

Building Complex Vocab: Spir(e):breath, breathe

Reading Complex test discussion and practice

Discuss Devil's Highway -- purpose, research questions, assumptions, observations

Due:  Devil's Highway to page 176 

Wednesday, February 5

Thursday, February 6

Due:  Devil's Highway to page 193 and AoW #11

January 27 - January 30

Monday, January 27

Building Complex Vocab: roots: flict = cause or strike, fix = fix, sist = stand

Finish Parking Lot Movie and answer questions (questions due Tuesday)

Tuesday, January 28

Read House for the Homeless Sample Ethnography

Categorizing Notes

Due: Parking Lot Movie Questions; Devil's Highway to page 114

Wednesday, January 29

What is observation?

Finish and discuss House for the Homeless

Thursday, January 30

Brainstorm and write Proposal

Due: AoW 10; Devil's Highway to page 129

 January 20 - January 23

Monday, January 20

Building Complex Vocabulary: sect = cut; intro- = into, within, inward

Introduction to Ethnography

Define Ethnography Terms

Tuesday, January 21

Observation and Mapping

Due: Read Chapter 3 and 4 of Devil's Highway to page 65

Wednesday, January 22

ACT Practice

Thursday, January 23

Watch the Parking Lot Movie

Due: Read Chapter 4-6 of Devil's Highway to page 97

January 13 - January 16

Monday, January 13

Read Nacirema and answer questions

Vocabulary: root  fus(e) [pour, melt]; prefix per- [through, throughout)

Tuesday, January 14

Reflection on Devil's Highway through page 24

Discuss Nacirema

Wednesday, January 15

Don't Judge a Book writing Assignment

Thursday, January 16

Reflection on Devil's Highway through page 41 (Chapter 1) 

Peer Review Don't Judge a Book

Due: AoW

January 6 - January 9

Monday, January 6

Review Vocabulary

Review Punctuation

Hand out Permission Slips for Parking Lot Movie and AoW

Tuesday, January 7

Review Punctuation and do practice ACT

Wednesday, January 8

Use My American Dream Sounds Like to look at punctuation and make revisions

Due: Draft of My American Dream Sounds Like - Revised draft due Monday 1/13

Due: Permission Slips for Parking Lot Movie

Thursday, January 9 

 My American Dream Sounds Like Revision

Due: AoW

December 16 - December 19

Monday, December 16

Watch Gatsby

Tuesday, December 17

Watch Gatsby

Wednesday, December 18

No Class

Thursday, December 19

Final 9:40-11:10

December 9 - December 12

Monday, December 9

Read Gatsby Chapter 7

Tuesday, December 10

Read Gatsby Chapter 8

Wednesday, December 11

Read Gatsby Chapter 9

Thursday, December 12 

Review Gatsby and watch film

Due: Reflection on My American Dream Sounds Like . . . 

December 2 - December 5

Monday, December 2

Vocabulary for this week

Roots: 

Chapter 3 The Great Gatsby

Assign My American Dream Sounds Like . . .

Tuesday, December 3

Root:

Chapter 4 The Great Gatsby

Wednesday, December 4

Root:

Chapter 5 The Great Gatsby

Thursday, December 5

Root:

Chapter 6 The Great Gatsby

Due: Annotations and reflection for My American Dream Sounds Like. . .   

November 25 - November 28

Monday, November 25

Read Chapter 2

Tuesday, November 26

Read Chapter 3

DUE: AoW #7

Wednesday, November 27

No School Thanksgiving Break

Thursday, November 28

No School Thanksgiving Break 

November 18 - November 21

Monday, November 18

Vocabulary for this week

roots: ject, struct, form

Introduction to The Great Gatsby: 1920's (Create Fliers)

Link to HuffEnglish.com Webquest topics click here

Tuesday, November 19

root: ject

Present finding of the 1920's (Share Fliers)

Wednesday, November 20

root: struct

Read Preface and Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby

Thursday, November 21

root: form

Finish Reading Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby

November 11 - November 14

Monday, November 11

Vocabulary for this week

roots: port, tract, rupt

Review Prefixes

Work on Research part of Career Project

Tuesday, November 12

root: port

Present Career findings

Due: Career projects

Wednesday, November 13

root: tract

Present Career findings

Thursday, November 14

root: rupt  

Present Career findings

November 4 - November 7

Monday, November 4

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: pro-; pre-; de-

Write a reaction to your article using the guiding question

Work on Research Paper

Due: Print and annotate an article that pertains to the guiding question: Is education more important to get a job or for self-knowledge?

Tuesday, November 5

prefixes: pro-

Discuss Guiding Question

Wednesday, November 6

prefixes: pre-

Work on Interview write up from notes and transcriptions of intervews

Due: Interview complete

Thursday, November 7

suffixes: de-

Research Career

Due: Discussion Evaluation Reflection to Turnitin.com

Homework for Tuesday: Career Projects due

October 28 - October 31

Monday, October 28

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: in-; inter-; re-

Pick a career: Work on Career Clusters and Surveys

Write Career Project Bio

Tuesday, October 29

prefixes: in-

Write Career Project Bio

Wednesday, October 30

prefixes: inter-

Research Career

Discuss interviews (due Nov. 6)

Thursday, October 31

suffixes: re-

Research Career

Discuss AoW

Due: AoW 5

Homework for Monday: Please find and annotate an article that helps you answer the question: Is education more important to get a job or for self-knowledge?

October 21 - October 24

Monday, October 21

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: ex-/ec-/e-/ef-, trans-/tra-

suffixes: -ous

ACT Practice Reading Test

Tuesday, October 22

prefixes: ex-/ec-/e-/ef-

Guest Speakers for Career Project

Introduce ACT and Prep Book

Wednesday, October 23

prefixes: trans-/tra-

Guest Speakers for Career Project: Dan Evans

ACT Punctuation

Thursday, October 24

suffixes: -ous

Guest Speakers for Career Project

ACT Punctuation Continued

Due: AoW #4

October 14 - October 17

Monday, October 14

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: mis-

suffixes: -ness, -tion/-sion

Introduce Memoir Writing Assignment 

Brainstorm for Memoir

Tuesday, October 15

prefixes: mis-

Memoir Writing

Wednesday, October 16

suffixes: -ness

Memoir Writing

Thursday, October 17

suffixes: -tion/-sion

Practice ACT Test for English

Due: AoW #3

October 7 - October 10

Monday, October 7

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: dis-

suffixes: -ish, -ment

Write reflection on Value of Happiness Discussion

Review Symbols and imagery

Homework: fill in list of prefixes and suffixes with definitions

Tuesday, October 8

prefixes: dis-

Review Memoir and Glass Castle

Due: Discussion evaluation

Wednesday, October 9

suffixes: -ish

Glass Castle Test

Thursday, October 10 

Write Memoir. Ordinary life in alphabetical order

September 30 - October 3

Monday, September 30

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: con-/com-

suffixes: -est/ist, -able 

Read and annotate Joys of Economics

Fill out Glass Castle notes with textual evidence  due 10/9

Tuesday, October 1

prefixes: con-/com-

Timed-write (20 min) for JoE  

Clark's class: no timed write, annotated article and reflection due today

Clark: fill out Glass Castle/Article notes with textual evidence

Hmwk: Read Proof that Money Does Buy, annotate and write reflection; due Thurs.

Wednesday, October 2

suffixes: -est/-ist 

Discuss Joys of Economics

Timed-write (10 min) for Proof Money Does Buy

Thursday, October 3

suffixes: -able

Discuss Proof that Money Does Buy

September 23 - September 26

Monday, September 23

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: sub-

suffixes: -es, -s, -ee

Reading Quiz Glass Castle

Reading Questions, Continued

Transitions and Norms for Discussions

Homework: Read 206-221

Tuesday, September 24

prefixes: sub-

Go over Discussion Video and Packet for Socratic Seminar

Read "Respect Brings More Happiness" McCabe

Read p. 222-41

Wednesday, September 25

suffixes: -es,-s

10 minute in-class writing on McCabe

Roles and discussion, fill out reflections

Read p. 245-288

Thursday, September 26

Read: "Joy of Economics" Foroohar

Wrap up Glass Castle

suffixes: -ee

September 16 - September 19

Monday, September 16

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: non-

suffixes: -less, -ly

Reading Quiz Glass Castle

Map of where Jeannette lived in Part II

Homework: Read 129-144

Tuesday, September 17

prefixes: non-

Glass Castle quiz. Students create questions

Read p. 145- 163

Wednesday, September 18

suffixes: -less

Glass Castle add to list of inspiring, shocking, and funny 164-230 (by Monday)

Due: AoW#2

Thursday, September 19 

No class Homecoming float building

September 9 - September 12

Monday, September 9

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: mid-

suffixes: -er, -ful

Reading Quiz on Glass Castle

Continue Reading Glass Castle

Tuesday, September 10

Introduce Article of the Week and annotating

Continue Reading Glass Castle p. 38-47

Wednesday, September 11

Continue Reading Glass Castle p. 48-72

Thursday, September 12

Continue Reading Glass Castle 73-125

September 3 - September 6

Tuesday, September 3

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: un-

suffixes: -ing, -ed

Continue introduction of memoir. Review -- Mistake article

Read -- My Name by Sandra Cisernos 

Hand back resumes

Wednesday, September 4

Begin reading Glass Castle

Thursday, September 5

Read Glass Castle

Friday, September 6

Read Glass Castle

August 26 - August 29

Monday, August 26

Vocabulary

Brainstorm and model Resumes

Tuesday, August 27

Construct Resumes

Wednesday, August 28

Acuity Testing

Thursday, August 29

Introduce Memoir Unit: Read "A mistake that should last a lifetime" click here for the link.

Begin Glass Castle

Monday August 19-22

Monday, August 19

No School, Freshman Academy

Tuesday, August 20

Introduction, Dreams

Wednesday, August 21

Policies and Procedures

Thursday, August 22

Anticipation Guide for the year