Week of September 29th
11th Academic English
Your Newsweek summaries will be due on Tuesday, September 30th at the beginning of the class period. You will view and take notes on two films this week, Good Night and Good Luck, and The Salem Witch Trials. We will discuss the impact that Senator Joseph McCarthy's senate investigations on "unAmerican activities" had on our country and its implications in the development of the play The Crucible. We will begin reading the play and not only will you take notes on the play, but also you will complete the Act One Study Guide that accompanies this work. Don't forget to participate in the Homecoming Spirit Week activities!

12th Academic English
Your Beowulf projects are due on Tuesday, September 30th at the beginning of the class period. You will view and take notes on two films this week, The Legend of King Arthur, and In Search of Camelot. We will discuss Arthurian legend, then you will read and take notes on "Prepare to Read," p. 160 and "Sir Gawain and The Green Knight," p. 162. Don't forget to participate in the Homecoming Spirit Week activities!

Week of September 22
11th Academic English
Prepare for Vocabulary Quiz #2 on Thursday, September 25th. You will receive vocabulary list #3 and the review sheet at that time. We will review both "The General History of Virginia" (p. 72) and "On Plymouth Plantation" (p. 78) this week. Be prepared for a short quiz on each selection after we have discussed each in class. The test on all of the Early American Colony information, including the two reading selections, will be on Monday, September 29th.

12th Academic English
The test on Beowulf was moved to Monday, September 22nd due to the power failure last week. Prepare for Vocabulary Quiz #2 on Thursday, September 25th. You will receive vocabulary list #3 and the review sheet at that time. Begin work on the Beowulf project. Both parts of the project will be due on Tuesday, September 30th.

Week of September 15, 2008
11th Academic English
Prepare to present your Early American Colonies group project on either Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. 4-Sight Testing will be conducted in class on Thursday, September 18th and will continue into part of Friday. We will begin "Prepare to Read/The General History of Virginia" (p.70) on Friday, September 19th. Have with you your literature text.

12th Academic English
Continue to read and analyze the epic poem Beowulf (pp.46-60). Prepare for a test on Beowulf and the related lecture notes on Friday, September 19th.

Week of September 8, 2008
11th Academic English
Continue to work on the Early Colonial America Project, preparing for your group power point presentation on Monday, September 15th. Vocabulary Quiz #1 will be given on Thursday, September 11th and you will receive Vocabulary List #2 and its review sheet at that time.

12th Academic English
Complete an in-class writing assignment on Monday. The assignment asks you to reflect on a time when you were exiled, either figuratively or literally, and write about that experience. On Tuesday, September 9th, you will take a test on the Anglo/Saxon Period. The test includes all information from the introductory notes, class lecture, literary terms and poetry analysis. On Wednesday, we will begin studying the epic poem Beowulf and continue that study into next week. Vocabulary Quiz #1 will be given on Thursday, September 11th and you will receive Vocabulary List #2 and its review sheet at that time.

Week of September 2, 2008
11th Academic English
Research the specific areas given to you for the Early America Group Project. Use the Internet and any other research sources to compile the information you will need for your presentation. Project presentations will begin on Monday, September 15th.

12th Academic English
Read and outline "The Seafarer" (p.17), "The Wanderer" (p.21) and "The Wife's Lament" (p.25). Be sure to focus not only on the content of the poems but also on the elements of Anglo-Saxon literature found in these selections.