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 3:6 (Jan. 6-10)

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Schedule for Exam Week

Seniors: Reading Schedule for 3:5-4:5Poems for the 3rd Six WeeksMLA TemplateNotes on Heart of Darkness and ModernismHeart of Darkness PacketTips for the AP Lit Multiple ChoicePoems for the Second SemesterFall Exam Study Guide

Freshmen: Colormarking #7 and 8SG E-TextFall Exam Study GuideJournal Assignments: GE Ch. 20-29GE Ch. 30-59AF Ch. 1-5AF Ch. 6-10Turnitin Journal SegmentMisc: Proofreading ExpectationsJournal ExpectationsUsage NotesLiterature Terms

Week 3:5 (Dec. 16-20)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule for 3:5-4:5Poems for the 3rd Six WeeksMLA TemplateNotes on Heart of Darkness and Modernism, Heart of Darkness PacketTips for the AP Lit Multiple ChoiceVideos: Victorian EraRealismModernism

Freshmen: Literary Analysis Task #2SAT Vocab #2, SG Articles & QuestionsColormarking #7 and 8Fall Exam Study GuideSG E-TextGE Essay: E-TextEssay Outline & RubricCiting & Weaving ExamplesMLA TemplateJournal Assignments: GE Ch. 20-29GE Ch. 30-59AF Ch. 1-5AF Ch. 6-10Turnitin Journal SegmentMisc: Proofreading ExpectationsJournal ExpectationsUsage NotesLiterature TermsTurnitin Registration InstructionsHelp with Writing About Literature

Week 3:4 (Dec. 9-13)

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Seniors: What AP Readers Long to SeeWatchmen JournalWatchmen Essay PromptsWatchmen Essay RubricWatchmen NotesReading Schedule for 3:1-4Reading Schedule for 3:5-4:5Poems for the 3rd Six WeeksMLA Template, Monday’s In-Class Practice Poetry AnalysisNotes on Heart of Darkness and Modernism; Videos: Victorian Era, Realism, Modernism

Freshmen: AF Vocab ListQuiz Preview for Ch. 7-10SAT Vocab #2, SG Article & QuestionsLiterary Analysis Task #2; GE Essay: E-Text of the NovelEssay Outline & RubricCiting & Weaving ExamplesMLA TemplateJournal Assignments: GE Ch. 20-29GE Ch. 30-59AF Ch. 1-5AF Ch. 6-10; Misc: Proofreading ExpectationsJournal ExpectationsUsage NotesLiterature TermsTheme LogTurnitin Registration Instructions, Writing About Literature@georgeorwell

Week 3:3 (Dec. 2-6)

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SENIORs Watchmen JournalWatchmen SketchesWatchmen Prompts, Watchmen Essay RubricWatchmen NotesReading Schedule for 3:1-4

FRESHMEN   Animal Farm: Animal Farm Vocab ListAF NotesTheme Log; Great Expectations: E-TextEssay Outline & RubricCiting & Weaving ExamplesJournal: GE Ch. 20-29GE Ch. 30-59AF Ch. 1-5AF Ch. 6-10, Proofreading Expectations, Journal Expectations, Usage Notes, Literature Terms; Turnitin Registration Instructions

Writing a Thesis Statement: Thesis/Essay Prompt (general directions handout), Thesis Tips (theme-specific summaries), Thesis Questions (theme-specific thought-provoking questions), Thesis Notes (given 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)

Week 3:2 (Nov. 18-22)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule for 3:1-4Poems for the 3rd Six WeeksMLA TemplateWatchmen JournalWatchmen SketchesWatchmen PromptsWatchmen Notes, Rubric for Monday’s Prose EssayTips for Tuesday’s Multiple Choice, Wheel of Feels

Freshmen: GE Audiotext, GE E-TextAnimal Farm Vocab ListVocab Presentation Instructions, AF NotesTheme LogEssay Outline and RubricCiting and Weaving ExamplesGE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29GE Journal Questions for Ch. 30-59AF Journal Questions for Ch. 1-5AF Journal Questions for Ch. 6-10

Writing a Thesis Statement: Thesis/Essay Prompt (general directions handout), Thesis Tips (theme-specific summaries), Thesis Questions (theme-specific thought-provoking questions), Thesis 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)

Week 3:1 (Nov. 11-15)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule for 3:1-4Poems for the 3rd Six WeeksMLA TemplateWatchmen JournalWatchmen SketchesWatchmen PromptsWatchmen Notes, Tuesday’s Practice Prose PromptTips for Wednesday’s Skill AssessmentThursday’s Practice Prose Prompt

Freshmen: Citing and Weaving ExamplesGE Theme LogGE AudiotextThesis NotesGE Paper Outline and Rubric, GE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29, GE Journal Questions for Ch. 30-59GE E-TextAnimal Farm Vocab List, Vocab Presentation InstructionsThesis PromptThesis Tips

Week 2:6 (Nov. 4-8)

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Seniors:  Reading Schedule for 2:1-6Poems for the 2nd Six WeeksMLA TemplateNotes on Postmodernism and Watchmen, Watchmen Journal, Watchmen SketchesWatchmen Prompts, Reading Schedule for 3:1-4, Poems for the 3rd Six Weeks, Watchmen E-text (Huge One-Time PDF Download), The Doomsday ClockLiterary 3×3 GuidelinesLiterary 3×3 Examples

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Freshmen: GE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29Citing and Weaving ExamplesGE Theme LogGE E-Text (Whole Novel), SAT Vocab #1GE AudiotextGE Graphic Novelization for Ch. 30-36Thesis NotesGE Paper Outline and RubricGE Ch. 37-38 Quiz Preview

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Week 2:5 (Oct. 28-Nov. 1)

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Seniors, to clarify, the journal is due by 11:59 PM Wednesday; the essay is due by 11:59 PM Saturday:  Reading Schedule 2:1-62nd Six Weeks’ Poetry PacketMLA TemplateHamlet NotesTips for Reading ShakespeareHamlet Response JournalHamlet Essay Prompts, Hamlet Essay Rubric

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Hamlet Audioplay: Act I (≈:50), Act II (≈:37), Act III (≈:58), Acts IV-V (≈1:23)

Freshmen: GE Journal Questions for Ch. 1-10GE Journal Questions for Ch. 11-20 (1st period2nd period4th period5th period, and 6th period), GE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29Woven and Cited Quote ExamplesGE Theme LogGE E-Text (Whole Novel), GE AudiotextGE Graphic Novelization for Ch. 26-31, SAT (“PB”) Vocab #1