English 11

Monday, May 18th to Friday, May 22nd
1. All late work is due by Wednesday, May 20th.
2. Our final all-class meeting will be on Wednesday, May 20th from 9:50 to 10:30 am! I hope to see many of you there so that we can say our farewells!
3. You don't have summer reading! However, for those of you who are concerned about maintaining your academic progress and/or preparing for the ACT or college, I would HIGHLY recommend reading AT LEAST one book over the summer. One book--seriously, that's not much. At all. Stop whining.  :)
Please let me know if you'd like a book recommendation!

Have a FANTASTIC summer! Please be safe, and don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything at all!

Monday, May 11th to Friday, May 15th: 
-Check your email for detailed instructions. Read the attached story and complete the worksheet questions. We are meeting on Zoom as a class on Wednesday from 9:50 to 10:30. If you have individual questions, Ms. Wright and I are holding individual Zoom office hours on Friday from 9:50 to 10:30. Reach out via email at any time!
-YOUR RESPONSES TO THE WORKSHEET QUESTIONS ARE DUE BY 11:59 PM ON FRIDAY.
-ALL LATE WORK IS DUE BY WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH.

Monday, May 4th to Friday, May 8th: 
-Check your email for detailed instructions. Read the attached story and complete the worksheet questions. We are meeting on Zoom as a class on Wednesday from 9:50 to 10:30. If you have individual questions, Ms. Wright and I are holding individual Zoom office hours on Friday from 9:50 to 10:30. Reach out via email at any time!
-YOUR RESPONSES TO THE WORKSHEET QUESTIONS ARE DUE BY 11:59 PM ON FRIDAY.

Monday, April 27th to Friday, May 1st: 
-Check your email for detailed instructions. Read the attached story and complete the worksheet questions. We are meeting on Zoom as a class on Wednesday from 9:50 to 10:30. If you have individual questions, Ms. Wright and I are holding individual Zoom office hours on Friday from 9:50 to 10:30. Reach out via email at any time!
-YOUR RESPONSES TO THE WORKSHEET QUESTIONS ARE DUE BY 11:59 PM ON FRIDAY.

Monday, April 20th to Friday, April 24th: 
-Check your email for detailed instructions. Read the attached story and complete the worksheet questions. We are meeting on Zoom as a class on Wednesday from 9:50 to 10:30. If you have individual questions, Ms. Wright and I are holding individual Zoom office hours on Friday from 9:50 to 10:30. Reach out via email at any time!
-YOUR RESPONSES TO THE WORKSHEET QUESTIONS ARE DUE BY 11:59 PM ON FRIDAY.

Tuesday, April 14th-Friday, April 17th: 
-Check your email for detailed instructions. Read the attached story and complete the worksheet questions. We are meeting on Zoom as a class on Wednesday from 9:50 to 10:30. If you have individual questions, Ms. Wright and I are holding individual Zoom office hours on Friday from 9:50 to 10:30. Reach out via email at any time!

Enrichment Activities for Monday, March 30th-Friday, April 3rd
**See Monday morning's email for the Powerpoint and article mentioned below**

  • Monday, March 30: “The Jazz Age”
    • Read slides 1-7 and watch YouTube videos embedded on those slides.
  • Tuesday, March 31: “Old Money vs. New Money”
    • Zoom office hours with Ms. Nguyen and Ms. Wright from 11:00am to noon. Come with any questions/comments you have about the material!
    • Read slides 8-27
    • You will also need to read “Old Money vs. New Money” article (attached to email)
  • Wednesday, April 1: “Existentialism” & “Other Literary Components”
    • Zoom office hours with Ms. Nguyen and Ms. Wright from 11:00am to noon. Come with any questions/comments you have about the material!
    • Read slides 28-38
  • Thursday, April 2: “Meet the Author”
    • Read slides 39-42
    • Find your pink symbols and archetypes packets for next week!
  • Friday, April 3:
    • Catch up on any missing work from this semester (yes, ANY missing work—I’ll even take Huck Finn notes!) or get a head start on your reading! Have a great weekend!

Monday, March 23rd to Friday, March 27th: 
-Turn in your Multicultural Voices project--it was due on Monday the 23rd!
-Work on ANY OTHER MISSING WORK! I mean it--I'll take stuff from Huck Finn, too. I just want you to get caught up. Reach out if you have questions about what you're missing.
-Use the district Padlet (sent from the district via email) for further enrichment opportunities for Language Arts.
-I will be in touch via email on Monday, March 30th with English 11-specific enrichment activities.

Thursday, March 12th and Friday, March 13th: 
-Multicultural Voices Synthesis Project due on Monday, March 23rd. If you utilize your in-class work time well on Thursday and Friday, you might finish your project before break begins!

Monday, March 9th and Tuesday, March 10th:
-Read and take notes over your chosen short story by the start of class on Wednesday.

Monday, March 2nd-Friday, March 6th:
-If you'd like to revise your essay for up to half credit back, you need to submit your revisions AND your original essay by Monday, March 9th.
-5th and 7th hours: Choose which short story you'd like to read for class by the start of class tomorrow.

Thursday, February 27th and Friday, February 28th: 
-Any missing notes over Huck Finn are due by 3:30 on Friday, as Friday is the end of our Huck Finn unit.
-No weekend homework! :)

Monday, February 24th-Wednesday, February 26th: 
-Prep for Thursday's debate! You need 2 pages of notes to support your side's argument. See directions distributed in class for research ideas.

Friday, February 21st: 
-No homework! :)

Thursday, February 20th: 
-Make sure that your notes are ready for tomorrow's quiz over Episodes 7 and 8!

Wednesday, February 19th: 
-Finish the novel (chapters 42 and 43) with notes by tomorrow

Tuesday, February 18th: 
-Read chapters 40 and 41 with notes by tomorrow

Friday, February 14th: 
-Complete worksheet for chapters 37-39

Thursday, February 13th: 
-Complete worksheet for chapters 34-36

Wednesday, February 12th: 
-Read chapters 32 and 33 with notes!

Tuesday, February 11th: 
-Prep for Wednesday's quiz!

Monday, February 10th: 
-Read chapters 30 and 31 with notes!

Friday, February 7th: 
-Read chapter 29 with notes

Thursday, February 6th: 
-Read chapters 27 and 28 with notes

Wednesday, February 5th: 
-Read chapters 25 and 26 with notes

Friday, January 31st-Tuesday, February 4th: 
-Essay due by Wednesday (can be handwritten NEATLY or typed). Bring a printed copy to class on Wednesday.
-Read chapter 24 with notes by Wednesday.

Tuesday, January 28th-Thursday, January 30th: 
-Read chapters 20-23 with notes by Friday!

Monday, January 27th: 
-Read chapter 19 with notes by tomorrow.

Friday, January 24th: 
-Read chapters 17 and 18 with notes by Monday.

Thursday, January 23rd:
-Prepare for your quiz tomorrow--it's over Episode 2 (ch. 8-16)! I will also be collecting your notes over Episode 2 tomorrow!
-Also, remember that even if we have snow days, you need to follow your reading calendar and be prepared to discuss the chapters on the days they are due! Due dates for reading do not change! You should be reading at home!

Tuesday, January 21st: 
-Read chapters 16 with notes by Wednesday.
-Also, remember that even if we have snow days, you need to follow your reading calendar and be prepared to discuss the chapters on the days they are due! Due dates for reading do not change! You should be reading at home!

Friday, January 17th: 
-Read chapters 13-15 with notes by Tuesday.

Thursday, January 16th: 
-Read chapters 11 and 12 with notes by tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 15th: 
-Read chapters 9 and 10 with notes by tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 14th: 
-Read chapter 8 with notes by tomorrow.

Friday, January 10th and Monday, January 13th: 
-Read chapters 6 and 7 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with notes by Tuesday!
-You have a quiz over Episode 1 of Huck Finn on Tuesday. I'll also be collecting your notes that day. Be prepared!

Thursday, January 9th: 
-Read chapters 4 and 5 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with notes by tomorrow!

Tuesday, January 7th and Wednesday, January 8th: 
-Read chapters 1-3 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with notes by Thursday!

Monday, January 6th: 
-No homework...for now...keep an eye on your reading schedule throughout the Huck Finn unit, though!

Wednesday, December 18th-Friday, December 20th: 
-Good luck on your finals! Have a safe and happy winter break!

Friday, December 13th-Tuesday, December 17th: 
-Complete final exam study guide (was distributed on Monday the 9th). You can use the study guide on your final exam!

Monday, December 9th-Thursday, December 12th: 
-No homework!
-“To Build a Fire” notes, “Yellow Wallpaper” notes, “On the Divide” notes, Great American Paradox drawing, webquest, Warm Ups 6-8-–all late work or revisions due by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH!

Tuesday, December 3rd-Friday, December 6th: 
-No homework!
“To Build a Fire” notes, “Yellow Wallpaper” notes, “On the Divide” notes, Great American Paradox drawing, webquest, Warm Ups 6-8-–all late work or revisions due by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH!

Monday, December 2nd: 

-Southern Regionalism webquest due TOMORROW--must email image and 3 bullet points to me!

´“To Build a Fire” notes, “Yellow Wallpaper” notes, “On the Divide” notes, Great American Paradox drawing, webquest, Warm Ups 6-8-–all late work or revisions due by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH!

Monday, November 25th and Tuesday, November 26th: 
-Catch up on any missing work!
-Optional assignment: Make thorough revisions to your "Self-Reliance" essay for up to half credit back. These are due on Monday, December 2nd.

Friday, November 22nd: 
Review: characteristics of genre, characters & major details of stories (explain links between the stories and their respective genres. ALL of them are realism.)
Realism
Northeast Regionalism: “The Yellow Wallpaper”
Midwest Regionalism: “On the Divide”
  “Trifles”

Naturalism: “To Build a Fire”

Monday, November 18th-Thursday, November 21st:
-Read "To Build a Fire" and take notes over the following:
MAN – WHAT HE KNOWS, HOW HE DEALS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, AND HOW HE DIFFERS FROM THE DOG. LOOK AT HIS INSTINCTS COMPARED TO THE DOG’S, AS WELL.
DOG – WHAT HE KNOWS, ESPECIALLY IN CONTRAST TO THE MAN.

SETTING – ITS IMPACT ON THE MAN AND THE DOG
-Optional assignment: Make thorough revisions to your "Self-Reliance" essay for up to half credit back. These are due on Monday, December 2nd.

Friday, November 15th: 
-Read "On the Divide" and take notes using the guided notes sheet. I've emailed both documents to every student, so check your school email if you missed class. THIS IS DUE MONDAY!

Thursday, November 14th: 
-No homework

Tuesday, November 12th and Wednesday, November 13th: 
-Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" and take notes on the following:
     -Psychology: What is going on with the narrator? How does she change throughout the story?
     -Relationships: What are her relationships like? Think about how she talks about her husband and the nanny. Also, track how her thinking about her husband and her nanny changes throughout the story.
    -The room--take notes on the details, especially the wallpaper.

Friday, November 8th: 
-No homework! Have a great long weekend! :)

Thursday, November 7th:
-Catch up on missing short story notes AND movie notes by FRIDAY--I will not accept them after Friday.

Monday, November 4th to Wednesday, November 6th: 
-Catch up on missing short story notes AND movie notes by FRIDAY--I will not accept them after Friday.
-Identity outlines due Thursday.

Tuesday, October 29th-Friday, November 1st: 
-Catch up on missing short story notes! They're worth 105 points total, so they can definitely make an impact on your grade overall!

Friday, October 25th and Monday, October 28th:
-Your notes over your Hawthorne story are due Tuesday at the start of class. You will have an in-class reading day on Monday.

Wednesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 24th: 
-Your notes over your Irving story are due Friday at the start of class.

Tuesday, October 22nd: 
-Your notes over your Poe story are due tomorrow at the start of class.

Monday, October 21st: 
-Your notes over your Poe story are due on Wednesday at the start of class.
-Your final copy of your essay is due on Tuesday by 3:30.
-If you want me to print your essay for you, you need to send it to me by 7 am on Tuesday.
-You will not be permitted to print your essay during class. If you don't send it to me by 7 am Tuesday, you need to print your essay on your own time.

Thursday, October 17th and Friday, October 18th: 
-Your final copy of your essay is due on Tuesday by 3:30.
-If you want me to print your essay for you, you need to send it to me by 7 am on Tuesday.
-You will not be permitted to print your essay during class. If you don't send it to me by 7 am Tuesday, you need to print your essay on your own time.

Tuesday, October 15th and Wednesday, October 16th: 
-Your full rough draft is due for peer review on Thursday.
-You will submit one typed body paragraph for me to grade by the end of the day Wednesday so that I can give you feedback. Here are the criteria:
§Topic sentence (main idea of the paragraph; should connect to the thesis): 2 points
§Quote introduction x2: 4 points
§Quote citation x2: 4 points
§Quote explanation x2: 4 points 

§Closing line (reiterate the main idea of the paragraph and tie it back to the thesis): 2 points
Total: 16 points

Thursday, October 10th: 
-Have all three body paragraphs and your intro drafted by the time you return on Tuesday.
-You will have time to type your rough draft on Tuesday and Wednesday.
-Your full rough draft is due for peer review on Thursday.
-You will submit one typed body paragraph for me to grade by the end of the day Wednesday so that I can give you feedback. Here are the criteria:
§Topic sentence (main idea of the paragraph; should connect to the thesis): 2 points
§Quote introduction x2: 4 points
§Quote citation x2: 4 points
§Quote explanation x2: 4 points 

§Closing line (reiterate the main idea of the paragraph and tie it back to the thesis): 2 points
Total: 16 points

Wednesday, October 9th: 
-Draft your thesis by tomorrow; we will be checking these for a grade.
-Draft at least one body paragraph by tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 8th: 
-Do your best to have your three quotes from "Self-Reliance" and your three quotes from your summer reading book picked out for your essay. We'll be going over thesis statements and body paragraph structure tomorrow.

Monday, October 7th: 
-No homework unless you've missed class. If you've been gone over the past few days, you need to get notes from a classmate or from me over "Self-Reliance," as it's essential for you to understand this document as you write your first formal essay of the year.

Friday, October 4th: 
-No homework unless you've missed class. If you've been gone over the past few days, you need to get notes from a classmate or from me over "Self-Reliance," as it's essential for you to understand this document as you write your first formal essay of the year.

Monday, September 30th-Thursday, October 3rd: 
-No homework unless you've missed class. If you've been gone, you need to complete the "Self-Reliance" worksheet over your assigned paragraph.

Thursday, September 26th: 
-No homework!

Monday, September 23rd-Wednesday, September 25th: 
-Complete your conformity through fear writing assignment by Thursday

Friday, September 20th: 
-No homework! Be ready to read some challenging texts next week!

Wednesday, September 18th and Thursday, September 19th: 
-We took the test Wednesday and Thursday.
-All missing/late work and homework revisions are due by Friday of this week.

Tuesday, September 17th: 
-We reviewed for the test today. Your test is tomorrow! Be sure to bring your notes and homework for this unit!
-All missing/late work and homework revisions are due by Friday of this week.

Monday, September 16th: 
-We finished the play today and took notes (through page 1164 if you use the link provided Friday)
-We will review for the test tomorrow in class. Your test is Wednesday.
-All missing/late work and homework revisions are due by Friday of this week.

Friday, September 13th: 
-We started Act 4 today and took notes (through page 1159 if you use this link).
-No homework, but check your schedules! Don't forget that you have a test over the play on Wednesday of next week!

Thursday, September 12th: 
-No homework--we watched Acts 2 and 3 of the film in class today.

Wednesday, September 11th
-We finished Act 3 in class today (through page 1152 if you use the link provided on Monday's assignment description)
-We started working on a character map. You should get a copy of this if you were absent. It will be helpful on your test next week!

Tuesday, September 10th
-We read to page 112 in class today and took notes in class (through page 1149 if you use the link provided on Monday's assignment description)
-No homework--make sure that you're paying attention in class and are taking good notes! You have a test over the play next week!

Monday, September 9th 
-We read to page 97 in class today and took notes in class (through the first column of page 1143 if you use this link)
-No homework--make sure that you're paying attention in class and are taking good notes! You have a test over the play next week!

Friday, September 6th: 
-Catch up on missing work! Have a great weekend!

Thursday, September 5th: 
-We finished Act 2 today in class! We also took notes.
-Archetypes worksheet due Friday
-Quiz over Acts 1 and 2 Friday

Wednesday, September 4th: 
-We read from page 60 to 70 today and took notes in class (through page 1280 if you use the link in Tuesday's assignment description)
-Archetypes worksheet due Friday
-Quiz over Acts 1 and 2 Friday

Tuesday, September 3rd: 
-Archetypes worksheet due Friday
-Quiz over Acts 1 and 2 Friday
-We read from page 49 to 60 in class today and took notes in class (through page 1274 if you use this link)

Friday, August 30th: 
-Catch up on any missing work!
-Revise poem worksheets and/or summer reading notes!

Thursday, August 29th: 
-We finished Act One in class today and took notes over why the accusations of witchcraft are happening and what led to this event.
-Complete the conflict worksheet by tomorrow.
-Warm-ups are due tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 28th: 
-We read through page 38 of The Crucible and took notes in class (through the first column of page 1116 if you use this link)
-Complete the conflict worksheet by Friday.

Tuesday, August 27th: 
-We read through page 23 of The Crucible and took notes in class (through page 1109 if you use the link provided on Monday's assignment description)
-Complete the conflict worksheet by Friday.

Monday, August 26th: 
-We read through page 13 of The Crucible and took notes in class (From pages 1102-1105 if you use this link).
-You do not have any homework unless you missed class.

Friday, August 23rd: 
-No homework!

Wednesday, August 21st and Thursday, August 22nd: 
-Complete poetry worksheet by Friday (except second hour--you'll get the handout tomorrow, since we ran out of time)

Monday, August 19th and Tuesday, August 20th
-No homework...for now...

Homework due Friday, August 16th and Monday, August 19th: 
-None!

Homework due Thursday, August 15th: 
-You have a summer reading quiz tomorrow. You may use your notes and book.

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