High School Open House

WELCOME!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! (2 hours)

In 1st Period Only:

• Discuss school forms that need to be filled out
• Assign lockers
• Look at and discuss the school website, the bell schedule, and the school handbook
• Watch and discuss videos on school safety and community service hours

FIRST FULL DAY OF SCHOOL!

In Class:

• Introductory letter assigned
• Introduce grammar book
• Grammar work explained

Assigned:

• Work on your introductory letter (due next Wed./Thurs.)
• Grammar: p. 53-56: Ex. 5-6 (Due this Wed./Thurs.)
  Complete the grammar work in the EOLang book. See the pages in the right sidebar. Record your answers on paper. As we continue with the grammar work, you can simply add exercises to the same page. You will not have to do each grammar assignment on a separate page. It might help if you keep your work in a separate notebook. We will check work at the beginning of class on Wed./Thurs.
• Finish up the summer reading assignment for Friday

Seating chart day! (Sit where you want to stay)

Due:

• Grammar: p. 53-56: Ex. 5-6
  Complete the grammar work in the EOLang book. See the pages in the right sidebar. Record your answers on paper. As we continue with the grammar work, you can simply add exercises to the same page. You will not have to do each grammar assignment on a separate page. It might help if you keep your work in a separate notebook. We will check work at the beginning of class.
• Bring your school laptop to class!

In Class:

• Check grammar
• Begin formatting letters in class
• Discuss summer reading test

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 58-60: Ex. 7, Rev. A
• Continue working on your introductory letter (due next Fri.)
• Study for the Summer Reading Test 1. Use the Study Guide to help you. Bring your notes to class.

The following classes will report to listed room today:

5th Period: Room 116

6th Period: Room 100

Due:

• Summer Reading Assignment: Bring your notes to class.
• Grammar: p. 58-60: Ex. 7, Rev. A

In Class:

• Summer Reading Test 1: LotF Content Test (multiple choice, matching, true-false)
• Check grammar if time.

Assigned:

• No grammar assignment this weekend. :)
• Continue working on your letter. (due next Fri.)
• Study for the second part of the summer reading test. At the beginning of class, I'll have a discussion question for you to answer. Your job will be to answer the question as best you can, using details from the book to support your ideas. You will have 20 minutes to write. You WILL be allowed to use your book on this part of the test. Just your book, not your notes.

Due:

• Study for the second part of the summer reading test. At the beginning of class, I'll have a discussion question for you to answer. Your job will be to answer the question as best you can, using details from the book to support your ideas. You will have 20 minutes to write. You WILL be allowed to use your book on this part of the test. Just your book, not your notes.

In Class:

• Summer Reading Assessment 2: LotF Written Response
  You WILL be allowed to use your book on this part of the test. Just your book, not your notes.
• Library video: Watch it here
• Library orientation

Assigned:

• Finish writing your introductory letter so that we can format it in class on Wed./Thurs. (due Fri.)
• Grammar: Verbs: p. 63-66: Ex. 11, 14, 15

Due:

• Finish writing your introductory letter so that we can format it in class. Bring your laptop!
• Grammar: Verbs: p. 63-66: Ex. 11, 14, 15

In Class:

• Check grammar
• Format letters in class

Assigned:

• Grammar: Adverbs p. 69-72: Ex. 18, 20, 21

Due:

• Grammar: Adverbs p. 69-72: Ex. 18, 20, 21

In Class:

• Check grammar
• Submit letters to TurnItIn.com

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 73-79: Rev. B, Ex. 23, 25

Due:

• Grammar: p. 73-79: Rev. B, Ex. 23, 25

In Class:

• Check grammar. Discuss grammar test.
• Hand out Mythology books
• Begin notes on literary terms: Plot

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 81-84: Ex. 27, Chapter Review Ex. A-C
• Read: "The Most Dangerous Game": Access it here. Be ready for a quiz over your reading on Mon./Tues.
• Myth: Myth Chap. 1: Reading and study questions Due next Friday (Sept. 4)

Due:

• Grammar: p. 81-84: Ex. 27, Chapter Review Ex. A-C

In Class:

• Check grammar. Discuss grammar test.
• Hand out Mythology questions.
• Begin notes on literary terms: Point-of-View

Assigned:

• Study for the grammar test on Chapter 1: Parts of Speech
• Read: "The Most Dangerous Game": Access it here. Be ready for a quiz over your reading on Mon./Tues.
• Myth: Myth Chap. 1: Reading and study questions Due next Friday (Sept. 4)

Due:

• Study for the grammar test on Chapter 1: Parts of Speech

In Class:

• Grammar Test: Chapter 1: Parts of Speech

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 93-97: Rev. A, Ex. 7, 8, 9
• Finish Reading: "The Most Dangerous Game": Access it here. Be ready for a quiz.
• Myth: Myth Chap. 1: Reading and study questions Due next Fri. (Sept. 4)

Due:

• Read: "The Most Dangerous Game": Access it here. Be ready for a quiz.
• Grammar: p. 93-97: Rev. A, Ex. 7, 8, 9

In Class:

• Quiz: "The Most Dangerous Game"
• Check grammar / discuss grammar test
• Work on writing prompts handout.

• Take notes on character types

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 98-101: Ex. 11, 12, Rev. B
• Read Setting, Mood, and Imagery
• Myth: Myth Chap. 1: Reading and study questions Due this Fri. (Sept. 4)

Due:

• Grammar: p. 98-101: Ex. 11, 12, Rev. B

In Class:

• Check grammar
• Discuss grammar test retakes
• Take notes on Character and Setting
• Discuss "The Most Dangerous Game"

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 102-106: Ex. 14, 16, 18
• Finish Myth: Myth Chap. 1: Reading and study questions

Due:

• Myth: Myth Chap. 1: Reading and study questions
• Grammar: p. 102-106: Ex. 14, 16, 18

In Class:

• Check grammar
• Take notes on setting
• Finish discussing "The Most Dangerous Game"

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 107-110: Ex. 19, Rev. C, Rev. D, Ex. 20
• Read "The Cask of Amontillado" (Due Tues./Wed.): There will be a quiz
  Vocabulary will be included on the quiz: preclude, impunity, immolation, abscond, repose, aperture, subside.
  Answer the following questions on your own paper:
  (1) What is the climax of the story?
  (2) Is the main character static or dynamic? Flat or round?
  (3) What is the setting of the story? Be sure to describe how it changes.
  (4) How does the mood change as the setting changes?

Due:

• Grammar: p. 107-110: Ex. 19, Rev. C, Rev. D, Ex. 20
• Read "The Cask of Amontillado" (Due Tues./Wed.): There will be a quiz
  Vocabulary will be included on the quiz: preclude, impunity, immolation, abscond, repose, aperture, subside.
  Answer the following questions on your own paper:
  (1) What is the climax of the story?
  (2) Is the main character static or dynamic? Flat or round?
  (3) What is the setting of the story? Be sure to describe how it changes.
  (4) How does the mood change as the setting changes?

In Class:

• Quiz: "The Cask of Amontillado" (including vocabulary)
• Check grammar
• Notes on setting and irony
• Discussion of "Cask"

Assigned:

• Grammar: p. 111-113: Chapter 2 Review: Ex. A (#1-10) and Ex. D (#31-50). Also, complete the Extra Review exercises (#1-20).
• Read Notes on Theme & Symbol

Due:

• Grammar: p. 111-113: Chapter 2 Review: Ex. A (#1-10) and Ex. D (#31-50). Also, complete the Extra Review exercises (#1-20).
• Read Notes on Theme & Symbol

In Class:

• Check grammar and discuss test.
• Discuss irony, theme, and symbol and apply to the stories we've read.

Assigned:

• Study for the grammar test on Chapter 2: Parts of the Sentence
• Use the new Subject Verb Challenge game or Complement Identification Game to help you study. (I've checked most of the sentences, and the answers are correct. There are a couple, though, that may be incorrect. Bring any that you have questions about to class.
• Read "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind"
  A. Answer the multiple choice questions on p. 544-545, #1-13
  B. Analyze the story for setting, POV, climax, character types, and theme. Write out your analysis as we do in class.

Due:

• Study for the grammar test on Chapter 2: Parts of the Sentence
• Use the new Subject Verb Challenge game and the Complement Identification Game to help you study.
• Read "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind"
  A. Answer the multiple choice questions on p. 544-545, #1-13
  B. Analyze the story for setting, POV, climax, character types, and theme. Write out your analysis as we do in class.

In Class:

• Grammar Test: Chapter 2: Parts of the Sentence
• Discuss "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind"

Assigned:

• Read "Everyday Use"
  A. Discuss a prominent symbol in the story
  B. Analyze the story for setting, POV, climax, character types, and theme. Write out your analysis as we do in class.

Due:

• Read "Everyday Use"
  A. Discuss a prominent symbol in the story
  B. Analyze the story for setting, POV, climax, character types, and theme. Write out your analysis as we do in class.

In Class:

• Take notes on allusion, tone, and diction
• Finish discussing "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind"
• Discuss "Everyday Use"
• Review for Short Story Test: Part 1

Assigned:

• Study for the first part of the unit test. It will be multiple choice, matching, and a few short answer. You need to study all of your notes from class about literary terms. See the notes I posted in the sidebar to help you study. Also use the full list of literary terms to study. You need to not only be able to recognize the definitions of the terms, but you must also be able to define them yourself and apply them to examples I give you. You will not need to study any of the stories that we have read. I will not ask you about those stories on the test.
• Read my analysis of "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind." This includes tips on how to answer questions on the analysis part of the test.
• Read "The Open Window" and analyze the story the way we have in class. Focus especially on setting, character types, climax, point-of-view, irony, symbols, and theme.

Due:

• Study for the first part of the unit test. It will be multiple choice, matching, and a few short answer. You need to study all of your notes from class about literary terms. See the notes I posted in the sidebar to help you study. Also use the full list of literary terms to study. You need to not only be able to recognize the definitions of the terms, but you must also be able to define them yourself and apply them to examples I give you. You will not need to study any of the stories that we have read. I will not ask you about those stories on the test.
• Read my analysis of "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind." This includes tips on how to answer questions on the analysis part of the test.
• Read "The Open Window" and analyze the story the way we have in class. Focus especially on setting, character types, climax, point-of-view, irony, symbols, and theme.

In Class:

• Unit Test Part 1: Literary Terms
• After test, review for part 2 of the literary analysis test by discussing "Everyday Use" and "The Open Window"

Assigned:

• Study for the literary analysis test. Read my analysis of "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind." This includes tips on how to answer questions on the analysis part of the test.

In Class:

• Unit Test Part 2: Literary Analysis

Due:

• Bring your copy of Hamilton's Mythology to class.

In Class:

• Discuss PSAT Review Day (Monday's Schedule)
• Discuss the Mythology Terms
• Take Olympians notes (test over these notes next Thurs.)

Assigned:

• Read the Foreword and Introduction to Edith Hamilton's Mythology and answer the study questions. Do not treat these questions lightly. You must answer these in your own handwriting on notebook paper. Also, answer them in complete sentences and restate the question in your answer so that anyone could read your answer and know what you are talking about without seeing the question. Read the directions carefully. I will be grading on your understanding of the reading, so I am looking for correct answers, and I'm looking to see that you followed directions. Due Thursday, Oct. 1.
• Read about the upcoming Mythology projects: Myth Project Directions, Myth Project Rubric. Look through the Myth Project Topics to decide on what topics you would like to do. We will start signing up for topics when we return from Fall Break.
• Read the notes on recurring topics and motifs in the myths

PSAT Review Day

Follow the PSAT Review Day Schedule. Make sure you know where to report at the beginning of the day.

Assigned:

• Study class notes for test over the Olympians (Thurs.) Remember, spelling counts, and there will be no word bank!
• Continue reading the Foreword and Introduction to Edith Hamilton's Mythology and answering the study questions. Do not treat these questions lightly. You must answer these in your own handwriting on notebook paper. Also, answer them in complete sentences and restate the question in your answer so that anyone could read your answer and know what you are talking about without seeing the question. Read the directions carefully. I will be grading on your understanding of the reading, so I am looking for correct answers, and I'm looking to see that you followed directions. Due Thursday, Oct. 1

In Class:

• Finish taking Olympians notes (test over these notes on Thurs.)

Assigned:

• Study class notes for test over the Olympians (Thurs.) Remember, spelling counts, and there will be no word bank!
• Finish reading the Foreword and Introduction to Edith Hamilton's Mythology and answering the study questions. Do not treat these questions lightly. You must answer these in your own handwriting on notebook paper. Also, answer them in complete sentences and restate the question in your answer so that anyone could read your answer and know what you are talking about without seeing the question. Read the directions carefully. I will be grading on your understanding of the reading, so I am looking for correct answers, and I'm looking to see that you followed directions. Due Thursday, Oct. 1.

Due:

• Study class notes for test over the Olympians. Remember, spelling counts, and there will be no word bank!
• Finish reading the Foreword and Introduction to Edith Hamilton's Mythology and completing the study questions. Do not treat these questions lightly. You must answer these in your own handwriting on notebook paper. Also, answer them in complete sentences and restate the question in your answer so that anyone could read your answer and know what you are talking about without seeing the question. Read the directions carefully. I will be grading on your understanding of the reading, so I am looking for correct answers, and I'm looking to see that you followed directions.

In Class:

• Test: The Olympians
  Remember, spelling counts, and there will be no word bank!

Assigned:

Read Mythology: Chapter 2: The Two Great Gods of Earth. There may be a short quiz when we return. Use the Mythology Terms handout I gave you to help you focus on key characters, and be sure to know the basic plot of the stories.

NO CLASS!

Spirit Day/Pig-Out

Assigned:

• Grammar: Read EOLang p. 115-118 about phrases. Complete exercises 2, 3, and Rev. B: pages 118-121.
• Begin Mythology Chapters 3-4: "How the World and Mankind were Created"

Mon.

No Class: PSAT

8-period schedule after the test

EXAM SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Mid-Term Review: 1st & 2nd Periods

Schedule: 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th

Mid-Term Review: 3rd & 4th Periods

MID-TERM EXAMS: 1st & 2nd Periods

Schedule: 4th, 1st, 3rd, 2nd

Mid-Term Review: 5th & 6th Periods

MID-TERM EXAMS: 3rd & 4th Periods

Schedule: 5th, 3rd, 6th, 4th

Mid-Term Review: 7th & 8th Periods

MID-TERM EXAMS: 5th & 6th Periods

Schedule: 8th, 5th, 7th, 6th

MID-TERM EXAMS: 7th & 8th Periods

Schedule: 7th, 8th, 3rd, 4th

LAST DAY OF THE SEMESTER (2 hrs.)

MAKE-UP EXAMS

Schedule: 1st, 2nd

HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS BREAK!