Thursday, May 23, 2013

Week of May 27, 2013
11th Academic English
This is it, guys and girls, the final week of school and the final week of your Junior year in high school.  Soon you'll be SENIORS!!  Make sure you are well-prepared for your final exam.  Review the study guides, notes and worksheets to prepare for this test.  Make sure you have both your literature anthology and your grammar book ready to hand in on the day of your final exam.

12th Academic English
Congratulations seniors!!!  In a few short days you will become alumni of North Schuylkill!!  Good luck and lots of success as you embark on this next, very exciting phase in your lives!

Monday, May 20, 2013

Week of May 20, 2013
11th Academic English
This week we'll wrap up our look at Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.  On Monday you'll take the final test on this novel, then we'll watch the film version of the book.  When we finish the film, we'll review for your final exam.  Soon, if all goes well, you'll be SENIORS!!!

12th Academic English
This is it, guys and girls, the place you've worked so hard to get -- GRADUATION TIME!! Just one small, last detail -- FINAL EXAMS!!  Make sure you are well-prepared for your Final Exam.  Use the study guides, the final review sheet, notes, text and the essay reviews to get yourself ready for the test.  Have your literature anthology ready to hand in on the day of your final exam. 

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Week of May 13, 2013
11th Academic English
This week we'll finish our work with Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men.  On Monday you will take the quiz for the first study guide.  On Thursday, you will take the quiz for the second study guide.  On Friday you will take the final test for this novel.  We're in the home stretch of your junior year, so make sure you stay on task and complete everything you need to do!

12th Academic English
This is it, guys and girls--your last week of regular classes as seniors!!!!  This week we'll finish up our study of the British Modern and Postmodern periods.  On Monday and Tuesday we'll discuss "The Rocking Horse Winner" and "A Shocking Accident."  Wednesday you'll take a test on the Modern and Postmodern periods, then begin reviewing for your Final Exam.  Don't forget that your Character Analysis Project is due on Thursday. 

Friday, May 3, 2013

Week of May 6, 2013
11th Academic English
On Monday we'll begin work with John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men.  You will have some class time to begin reading this novel and to work on the study guide for the novel.  On Thursday of this week you'll take Vocabulary Quiz #17--the last vocabulary quiz for the school year!!  You'll also hand in Summary #15 on Thursday.  On Friday you will take a quiz on the first study guide for Of Mice and Men.

12th Academic English
This week we'll continue our look at British literature from the Modern and Postmodern eras.  You'll outline biographical information about both D.H. Lawrence and Graham Greene, found on p. 1174 in the literature anthology.  We'll read together and discuss "The Rocking Horse Winner," p. 1176+ and "A Shocking Accident," p. 1190+.  On Thursday you will take the last vocabulary quiz of your Academic English career, Vocabulary Quiz #17!!  Can Graduation be far away if you are on the last vocabulary quiz?!?!?  Don't forget to continue work on the Character Analysis project, due on Thursday, May 16th.  If you finish the project early, please hand it in.