Week of March 2, 2020
11th Academic English
This week we will finish reading Shakespeare's Hamlet.  You will finish your work on the Act V study guide early this week, then we will read together and discuss the act.  On Monday of next week you will take the Act V quiz and on Tuesday of next week you will take a test on the entire play.  Make sure you keep up with work!

12th Academic English
We are moving into the final phase of the research project.  This week you will finish the works cited page and turn it in at the start of class on Wednesday.  You should be writing your paper now.  Make sure that you first work on the body of the paper.  Do not work on the introduction and conclusion until you finish writing the body.  Remember to parenthetically cite information to avoid plagiarism.

12th English
You have finished gathering information for your research project and this week we will work on using that information to create your final draft.  We will discuss format for the works cited page and you will turn in that assignment on Thursday of this week.  Your final draft is due on Wednesday of next week.

Week of February 24, 2020
11th Academic English
This week we will complete work on Act IV of Hamlet.  Make sure you have your Act IV study guide completed.  On Wednesday, you will take the Act IV quiz.  On Thursday you will turn in reading response 11 and will take vocabulary quiz 11.  You will begin work on vocabulary list #12 on Thursday also.

12th Academic English
This week you work on webbing and outlining your research project.  You will use class time to create a map of the information you gathered from your 21 sources, will decide what information you will include in your writing and will develop an outline for your final paper.  We will review MLA format requirements for this writing and you will begin creating a first draft of your work.  On Thursday you will take vocabulary quiz 11 and will begin work on vocabulary list 12.

12th English
This week you will turn in document packet 3 on Wednesday.  Please make sure that all documents fit the requirements precisely!  On Thursday you will take vocabulary quiz 11 and will work on vocabulary list 12.

Week of February 10, 2020
11th Academic English
Early this week we will look at Act III of Hamlet.  Make sure you finish the Act III study guide as soon as possible.  On Wednesday you will take the Act III quiz.  (Note the change on the calendar!)  On Thursday you will take vocabulary quiz 10 and will turn in reading response 10.  Enjoy your long Presidents' Day weekend.  Make sure  you are prepared for a test on the first three acts of Hamlet on Tuesday, February 18th.

12th Academic English
Work continues on the position paper research writing project.  On Wednesday you will turn in the second documents packet.  Make sure you meet the deadline!  On Thursday, you will take vocabulary quiz 10.  Enjoy the long Presidents' Day weekend but make sure you are prepared to turn in the third documents packet on Wednesday, February 19th!

12th English
Work continues on the past, present and future research writing project.  Your first document packet is due on Monday.  Make sure you have vocabulary worksheet 10 completed for Tuesday.  On Thursday you will take vocabulary quiz 10.  Don't forget to complete your work on document packet 2 by Tuesday, February 18th.  Enjoy the long Presidents' Day weekend!