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

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, Pinellas Education Foundation; Watchmen: Turnitin Journal, Symbol Sketches, Notes on the Graphic Novel and Postmodernism, E-text, The Doomsday Clock, Understanding Comics

Great Expectations: Theme Log, GE E-text (Whole Novel on One Page), GE Audiotext, Weaving and Citing Examples, Paper Outline and Rubric, Original Ending, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.910.2), MLA Template; Turnitin.com Journal: Proofreading Expectations, Ch. 40-59 Turnitin Journal, Turnitin Registration Instructions

Animal Farm: Vocab List, Notes, Theme Log

Writing a Thesis Statement: GE Thesis Prompt, 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), GE Theme-Specific Overviews, GE Theme-Specific Questions

Week 2:5 (Nov. 16-20)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, Mythology Review List, Pinellas Education Foundation; Watchmen: Turnitin Journal, Symbol Sketches, Notes on the Graphic Novel and Postmodernism, E-text, The Doomsday Clock, Understanding Comics

Great Expectations: Theme Log, GE E-text (Whole Novel on One Page), GE Audiotext, Weaving and Citing Examples, Thesis Notes, Paper Outline and Rubric, Thesis Prompt, Original Ending, Theme-Specific Overviews, Theme-Specific Questions, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (W.8); Turnitin.com Journal: Proofreading Expectations, GE Ch. 20-39 Turnitin Journal, Ch. 40-59 Turnitin Journal, Turnitin Registration Instructions

Animal Farm: Vocab List, Notes

Writing a Thesis Statement: 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 2:4 (Nov. 9-13)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, Mythology Review List, Pinellas Education Foundation; Hamlet: Notes, Reading Shakespeare Packet, Essay Prompts, E-text, Audiotext; Watchmen: Turnitin Journal, Symbol Sketches, Notes on the Graphic Novel and Postmodernism, E-text, The Doomsday Clock, Understanding Comics

Great Expectations: Theme Log, GE E-text (Whole Novel on One Page), GE Audiotext, Graphic Novelization for Ch. 31-36, Ch. 37-38 Quiz Preview, Weaving and Citing Examples, Thesis Notes, SAT Vocab #1, Paper Outline and Rubric, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.6); Journal: Proofreading Expectations, GE Ch. 1-10 Journal Questions, GE Ch. 11-19 Journal Questions (A 1-2, A 6-7, B 1-2, B 6-7), GE Ch. 20-39 Turnitin Journal, Ch. 40-59 Turnitin Journal, Turnitin Registration Instructions

Week 2:3 (Nov. 2-6)

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Seniors: 2nd Quarter Reading Schedule, 2nd Quarter Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, Mythology Review List, Hamlet Notes, Reading Shakespeare Packet, Hamlet Essay Prompts, Hamlet E-text, Understanding Comics (Large PDF), Pinellas Education Foundation; Hamlet Audioplay: Act I (≈:50), Act II (≈:37), Act III (≈:58), Acts IV-V (≈1:23)

Freshmen: Proofreading Expectations, GE Vocab, Theme Log, GE E-text (Whole Novel on One Page), GE Audiotext, Graphic Novelization for Ch. 26-30, Graphic Novelization for Ch. 31-36, Ch. 37-38 Quiz Preview, Ch. 20-39 Journal, Ch. 40-59 Journal, Weaving and Citing Examples, Thesis Notes, SAT Vocab #1, Paper Outline and Rubric, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.6); Journal: GE Ch. 1-10 Journal Questions, GE Ch. 11-19 Journal Questions (A 1-2, A 6-7, B 1-2, B 6-7), GE Ch. 20-39 Turnitin Journal Questions, Ch. 40-59 Journal

Week 2:2 (Oct. 26-30)

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Seniors: 2nd Quarter Reading Schedule, 2nd Quarter Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, Mythology Review List, Hamlet Notes, Reading Shakespeare Packet, Act I Vocab, Archaic Pronouns; Hamlet E-text; Hamlet Audioplay: Act I (≈:50), Act II (≈:37), Act III (≈:58), Acts IV-V (≈1:23)

Freshmen: Proofreading Expectations, GE Vocab, Theme Log, GE E-text (Whole Novel on One Page), GE Audiotext, Graphic Novelization of Ch. 23-25, Graphic Novelization for Ch. 26-30; Journal: GE Ch. 1-10 Journal Questions, GE Ch. 11-19 Journal Questions (A 1-2, A 6-7, B 1-2, B 6-7), GE Ch. 20-39 Turnitin Journal Questions, Homecoming Week Dress-Up Days, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.910.3)

Week 2:1 (Oct. 20-23)

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Seniors: 2nd Quarter Reading Schedule, 2nd Quarter Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, Mythology Review List, Hamlet Prop Assignment, Hamlet Notes, Reading Shakespeare Packet, Act I Vocab, Archaic Pronouns, Hamlet E-text; Hamlet Audioplay: Act I (≈:50), Act II (≈:37), Act III (≈:58), Acts IV-V (≈1:23)

Freshmen: Proofreading Expectations, GE Vocab, Theme Log, GE Audiotext, Graphic Novelization for Ch. 19-22, WriteScore Login; Journal: GE Ch. 1-10 Journal Questions, GE Ch. 11-19 Journal Questions (A 1-2, A 6-7, B 1-2, B 6-7), Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.910.5)

Week 1:8 (Oct. 12-16)

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Seniors: 1st Quarter Reading Schedule, MLA Template, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein Audiotext, Frankenstein Essay Prompts, Jane Eyre Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, Hamlet Prop Assignment, Tone Packet, Hamlet Notes, Reading Shakespeare Packet, Act I Vocab, Archaic Pronouns, 2nd Quarter Poetry Response Packet

Freshmen: Proofreading Expectations, GE Vocab, Theme Log, GE Audiotext, First Journal Breakdown, GE Ch. 1-10 Journal Questions, GE Ch. 11-19 Journal Questions (A 1-2, A 6-7, B 1-2, B 6-7), Graphic Novelization Ch. 14-18, Graphic Novelization for Ch. 19-22, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.910.2)

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Week 1:7 (Oct. 5-9)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template for Poetry Responses, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein Audiotext, Frankenstein Essay Prompts, Jane Eyre Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” E-text, Hamlet Prop Assignment, Tone Packet, Pinellas Education Foundation

Freshmen: Proofreading Expectations, GE Vocab, Theme Log, GE Audiotext, GE Ch. 1-10 Journal Questions, Graphic Novelization for Ch. 11-13, Graphic Novelization Ch. 14-18, First Journal Breakdown, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (W.910.6)

Week 1:6 (Sept. 28-Oct. 2)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, 10 Tips for the AP Lit Multiple Choice, AP Lit Terms, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, AP Lit Terms, Frankenstein Audiotext, Frankenstein Prompts, Paradise Lost E-text, Paradise Lost Summary, Pinellas Education Foundation

Freshmen: Proofreading Expectations, GE Notes, GE Vocab, Theme Log, GE Audiotext, Literary Analysis Task #1, MLA Template (for Literary Analysis Tasks), Colormarking #2, Graphic Novelization (Ch. 3-7), Graphic Novelization Ch. 8-10, GE Ch. 1-10 Journal Questions, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.910.5)

Week 1:5 (Sept. 21-25)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Wheel of Feel (Tone Words), Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, 10 Tips for the AP Lit Multiple Choice, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, An Exploration of Romanticism Through Art and Poetry

Freshmen: Proofreading Expectations, GE Notes, GE Vocab, Theme Log, GE Audiotext, GE Graphic Novelization (Ch. 1-2), Literary Analysis Task #1, MLA Template (for Literary Analysis Tasks), Colormarking #2, Graphic Novelization (Ch. 3-7), Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (W.910.3)