Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Week of November 28, 2016
11th English
This week you will take a quiz on Act II of The Crucible.  We will discuss and read together Act III and you will finish the Act III study guide.  Later in the week we will update your graphic organizer for this play.

11th Academic English
This week we will discuss and read together Act II of The Crucible, then will review your Act II study guide.  Later in the week you will take a quiz on Act II and will complete the Act III study guide.

12th Academic English
This week we will finish our study of The Canterbury Tales.  We will discuss all of the material and look at how this depiction of late Medieval life in England gives us further understanding of society.  Later in the week you will take a test on this literature, then will begin work on Shakespeare's MacBeth.

Friday, November 18, 2016

Week of November 21, 2016
11th English
This week you will take vocabulary quiz #6 and will work on vocabulary list #7 on Tuesday.  When you finish that, you will continue work with the Act III study guide for The Crucible.  Have a great Thanksgiving break!

11th Academic English
On Tuesday you will take a quiz on Act I of The Crucible.  We will discuss Act II and you will begin work on the Act III study guide for this play using the remainder of the time left in this week.  Have a great Thanksgiving break!

12th Academic English
This week we will discuss "The Nuns' Priest Tale" and "The Pardoner's Tale." We will also take a look at a modern adaptation of "The Prologue"  Have a great Thanksgiving break!

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Week of November 14, 2016
11th English
This week we will continue work with Act II of The Crucible.  We will discuss events from Act II, talk about conflict present in this act and work on our graphic organizers.  We will also review your answers to the Act II study guide questions and prepare for a quiz on Act II.  Your newspaper article summaries are due on Tuesday.  Make sure you have them completed and ready to turn in for a grade.

11th Academic English
On Monday we will review vocabulary list #6 and its review sheet.  On Thursday you will take a quiz on list #6, will turn in reading response #6, and will work on list #7.  Throughout this week we will continue our discussion of Act I of The Crucible.  We will review your answers to the Act I study guide questions and prepare for a quiz on Act I.  You will begin work on the Act II study guide.

12th Academic English
On Monday we will review vocabulary list #6 and its review sheet.  On Thursday you will take a quiz on list #6, will turn in reading response #6, and will work on list #7.  Throughout the rest of this week we will read and discuss "The Nuns' Priest Tale" and "The Pardoner's Tale."  We will also take a look at a remix of "The Prologue."  You will begin work on the If-Then worksheet for The Canterbury Tales.

Friday, November 4, 2016

Week of November 7, 2016
11th English
This week we will continue our work with Arthur Miller's The Crucible.  We will read together and discuss Act II.  Make sure you are checking your answers to the Act II study guide as we read.  On Monday we will take some class time to review vocabulary list #5 and its worksheet.  On Wednesday you will take vocabulary quiz #5 and will work on vocabulary list #6. 

11th Academic English
This week we will take a close look at Act I of Miller's The Crucible.  Make sure you have completed the Act I study guide.  Near the end of the week you will take a quiz on Act I.

12th Academic English
This week we will continue our look at Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.  You will finish up your work with "The Prologue" then we will take a look at "The Nun's Priest Tale" and "The Pardoner's Tale."  Make sure you take good notes to prepare for a test on this information.  Don't forget that essay test rewrites are due on Monday, November 7th!!