Week 2:6 (Nov. 30-Dec. 4)

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Seniors: Reading SchedulePoetry Response PacketMLA TemplatePinellas Education FoundationWatchmen: Turnitin Journal, Symbol SketchesNotes on the Graphic Novel and Postmodernism, E-textThe Doomsday ClockUnderstanding Comics

Great Expectations: Theme Log, GE E-text (Whole Novel on One Page)GE AudiotextWeaving and Citing ExamplesPaper Outline and RubricOriginal Ending, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.910.2)MLA Template; Turnitin.com Journal: Proofreading ExpectationsCh. 40-59 Turnitin JournalTurnitin Registration Instructions

Animal Farm: Vocab ListNotesTheme Log

Writing a Thesis Statement: GE Thesis PromptThesis Notes (from in class), Thesis Help (getting your ideas together), Thesis Development (forming your ideas into a sentence),Subordinate Conjunctions (forming complex sentences with useful words), Thesis Generator (if you can’t quite get your ideas into a sentence), Thesis Builder (another thesis generator if you’re having trouble fitting it all in one sentence), GE Theme-Specific Overviews, GE Theme-Specific Questions

Freshmen Proofreading

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journalsIf a writing assignment is completed outside of class (e.g. journals), students are expected to proofread their writing for the assignment in order to eliminate mechanical errors prior to the due date.

When working on writing assignments outside of the classroom, students should always refer to the Proofreading Expectations guide in order to ensure that submitted work meets ninth-grade expectations.  This guide will provide a list of non-negotiable errors that will not be academically tolerated in high school students’ writing.  For each of the non-negotiable errors (which are listed in each grading period’s Proofreading Expectations) that are present in a submitted assignment, 10% of the total possible points for the assignment will be deducted – up to a maximum of 50%. Continue reading

Week 1:2 (Aug. 31-Sept. 4)

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AP English Literature (Seniors): First Quarter Reading ScheduleCourse Syllabus, Discussion Prep, Jane Eyre Journal & Turnitin Registration InstructionsJane Eyre E-text, Jane Eyre Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein JournalPoetry Response Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), Plagiarism Notes, Siddhartha Essay RubricRemind for A-Day Class, Remind for B-Day Class

English 1 Honors (Freshmen): Course SyllabusFour QuestionsProofreading Expectations, Usage Notes, First Vocab. List & Presentation InstructionsJournal ExpectationsLiterature Terms, Theme Writing #1Remind for A-Day Classes, Remind for B-Day ClassesWeekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (SL.910.5)

Week 1:1 (Aug. 24-28)

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  • Blue GETs on the agenda indicate a handout being physically distributed in class.
  • Green s indicate classroom activities such as groupwork, lectures, and lessons.
  • Red words like DUE or QUIZ indicate an assignment due date or assessment.

Welcome to a new school year! I’ve posted the week’s agenda for all to see. This is a weekly occurrence, usually done on Thursday afternoon for the week which follows. Please refer to the key above to make clearest sense of the agenda. You can also click on the agenda board for a larger zoom-able image. Below, you’ll find downloadable versions of this week’s in-class handouts along with a few other helpful documents.

AP English Literature (Seniors): Summer PacketCourse Syllabus, Discussion Prep, Jane Eyre Journal & Turnitin Registration InstructionsJane Eyre E-textPoetry Response Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), Plagiarism Notes, Remind for A-Day Class, Remind for B-Day Class

English 1 Honors (Freshmen): Course SyllabusFour QuestionsProofreading ExpectationsColormarking, Usage NotesVocab Presentation InstructionsJournal ExpectationsLiterature Terms, “The Scarlet Ibis” E-textRemind for A-Day Classes, Remind for B-Day ClassesWeekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.910.2)

Week 2:6 (Dec. 1-5)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Watchmen NotesWatchmen Journal, Symbol SketchesWatchmen PromptsWatchmen Essay RubricFirst Semester Exam Schedule

Freshmen: Turnitin Registration InstructionsProofreading ExpectationsTheme LogWeaving and Citing ExamplesPaper Outline and RubricMLA TemplateFirst Semester Exam Schedule

Animal Farm: Vocab ListNotesCh. 1-5 JournalCh. 6-10 Journal

Week 1:2 (Aug. 25-29)

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AP English Literature: AP Lit SyllabusReading Schedule (1st Quarter)Siddhartha Essay RubricDiscussion Question InstructionsPoetry Response PacketMLA Template (for Poetry Responses)Turnitin.com Registration InstructionsJane Eyre Journal InstructionsJane Eyre E-textJane Eyre Vocab Assignment

English 1 Honors: English 1 Honors SyllabusFour QuestionsProofreading ExpectationsUsage NotesFirst Vocab Presentations (Instructions)Journal ExpectationsLiterature TermsTheme Writing #1“A Quilt of a Country” Prompts

English 1: English 1 SyllabusFour QuestionsProofreading ExpectationsUsage NotesFirst Vocab Presentations (Instructions)Journal ExpectationsLiterature TermsTheme Writing #1“A Quilt of a Country” Prompts

Week 1:1 (Aug. 18-22)

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Welcome to a new school year! I’ve posted the week’s agenda for all to see. This is a weekly occurrence, usually done on Friday for the week which follows. I strongly encourage students and parents to check the weekly agenda in the case of a student being absent, being confused, or simply being smart by planning ahead. Below, you’ll find downloadable versions of this week’s in-class handouts along with a few other helpful bits.

AP English Literature: Summer PacketAP Lit Syllabus, Siddhartha Essay RubricDiscussion InstructionsPoetry Response Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), Turnitin.com Registration InstructionsJane Eyre Journal InstructionsJane Eyre E-text, Plagiarism NotesReading Schedule (1st Quarter)

English 1 Honors: English 1 Honors Syllabus, Four QuestionsProofreading ExpectationsColormarking #1, Usage NotesVocab Presentation InstructionsJournal ExpectationsLiterature Terms

English 1: English 1 SyllabusFour QuestionsProofreading ExpectationsColormarking #1Usage NotesVocab Presentation InstructionsJournal ExpectationsLiterature Terms

Week 4:1 (Jan. 21-24)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule for 3:5-4:5, Practice Poetry Prompt for 4:1

Freshmen: Honors SyllabusPersonal ParagraphsShort Story Vocab List, Vocab Presentation Instructions, Proofreading ExpectationsUsage NotesLiterature TermsJournal Expectations, Journal Questions on “Poison”, Romeo and Juliet Prologue

Week 1:5 (Sept. 16-20)

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Seniors, this is a pretty busy-looking week, but if you follow the reading schedule and complete the journal responses as you read through the novel, you’ll be fine.  Remember to always follow MLA format in your poetry responses.  The physical composition book (the vocab assignments) will not be due until the end of next week, but you should try to wrap up the JE assignment assignment and move on to the Frankenstein vocab if you haven’t already.  Take note: we’ll be doing something really useful (i.e. beneficial for Friday’s assessment) in class on Tuesday.  Here’s a nifty online-only handout that gives you 10 tips for the AP Lit multiple choice portion.  And here’s a link for Paradise Lost.

Freshmen: Great Expectations NotesGreat Expectations Vocab ListGreat Expectations Theme Log, Great Expectations AudiotextTheme Writing #2Colormarking #4Great Expectations Graphic Novelization Ch. 1-2Journal: Journal ExpectationsProofreading ExpectationsUsage NotesLiterature TermsTheme Writing #1“The Scarlet Ibis” Questions“The Cask of Amontillado” Questions