Author Archives: Mr. Benton

Week 4:4 (Feb. 10-14)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule (3:5-4:5), Poems for Poetry Response, MLA Template, Practice Prose Prompt for 4:3-4, Rubric and Scored Samples for Practice Prose Essay on Lady Windemere’s Fan, Close Reading Questions on Earnest Excerpt

Freshmen: Sophomore Registration Form, Understanding PSAT Results, SPHS Curriculum Guide; Romeo and Juliet: Notes, Vocab List (All Acts), E-Text (Whole Play), Audio-play, Theme Log, Perfect Mate, Love Connection

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Week 4:3 (Feb. 3-7)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule (3:5-4:5), Poems for Poetry Response, MLA Template, 7 Types of Plots (Complete Notes), Practice Prose Prompt for 4:3-4

Freshmen: Lit Terms, “Poison” Journal Questions, “Harrison Bergeron” Journal Questions; Romeo and Juliet: Prologue Colormarking, Notes, Vocab List (All Acts), E-Text (Whole Play), Audioplay, Theme Log, Perfect Mate, Act I Journal Questions #1-4

Week 4:2 (Jan. 27-31)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule (3:5-4:5), Practice Poetry Prompt for 4:2, Poems for Poetry Response, MLA Template

Freshmen:  Short Story Vocab List, Vocab Presentation Instructions, Proofreading Expectations, Usage Notes, Journal Expectations, Lit Terms, “Poison” Journal Questions, “Harrison Bergeron” Journal Questions, RJ Prologue, RJ Vocab (All), RJ Notes

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 Syllabus, Personal Paragraphs, Short Story Vocab List, Vocab Presentation Instructions, Proofreading Expectations, Usage Notes, Literature Terms, Journal 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 3:5-4:5, Poems for the 3rd Six Weeks, MLA Template, Notes on Heart of Darkness and Modernism, Heart of Darkness Packet, Tips for the AP Lit Multiple Choice, Poems for the Second Semester, Fall Exam Study Guide

Freshmen: Colormarking #7 and 8, SG E-Text, Fall Exam Study Guide; Journal Assignments: GE Ch. 20-29, GE Ch. 30-59, AF Ch. 1-5, AF Ch. 6-10, Turnitin Journal Segment; Misc: Proofreading Expectations, Journal Expectations, Usage Notes, Literature Terms

Week 3:5 (Dec. 16-20)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule for 3:5-4:5, Poems for the 3rd Six Weeks, MLA Template, Notes on Heart of Darkness and Modernism, Heart of Darkness Packet, Tips for the AP Lit Multiple Choice; Videos: Victorian Era, Realism, Modernism

Freshmen: Literary Analysis Task #2, SAT Vocab #2, SG Articles & Questions, Colormarking #7 and 8, Fall Exam Study Guide, SG E-Text;  GE Essay: E-Text, Essay Outline & Rubric, Citing & Weaving Examples, MLA Template; Journal Assignments: GE Ch. 20-29, GE Ch. 30-59, AF Ch. 1-5, AF Ch. 6-10, Turnitin Journal Segment; Misc: Proofreading Expectations, Journal Expectations, Usage Notes, Literature Terms, Turnitin Registration Instructions, Help with Writing About Literature

Week 3:4 (Dec. 9-13)

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Seniors: What AP Readers Long to See, Watchmen Journal, Watchmen Essay Prompts, Watchmen Essay Rubric, Watchmen Notes, Reading Schedule for 3:1-4, Reading Schedule for 3:5-4:5, Poems for the 3rd Six Weeks, MLA Template, Monday’s In-Class Practice Poetry Analysis, Notes on Heart of Darkness and Modernism; Videos: Victorian Era, Realism, Modernism

Freshmen: AF Vocab List, Quiz Preview for Ch. 7-10, SAT Vocab #2, SG Article & Questions, Literary Analysis Task #2; GE Essay: E-Text of the Novel, Essay Outline & Rubric, Citing & Weaving Examples, MLA Template; Journal Assignments: GE Ch. 20-29, GE Ch. 30-59, AF Ch. 1-5, AF Ch. 6-10; Misc: Proofreading Expectations, Journal Expectations, Usage Notes, Literature Terms, Theme Log, Turnitin Registration Instructions, Writing About Literature, @georgeorwell

Week 3:3 (Dec. 2-6)

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SENIORs Watchmen Journal, Watchmen Sketches, Watchmen Prompts, Watchmen Essay Rubric, Watchmen Notes, Reading Schedule for 3:1-4

FRESHMEN   Animal Farm: Animal Farm Vocab List, AF Notes, Theme Log; Great Expectations: E-Text, Essay Outline & Rubric, Citing & Weaving Examples; Journal: GE Ch. 20-29, GE Ch. 30-59, AF Ch. 1-5, AF 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 3:1-4, Poems for the 3rd Six Weeks, MLA Template, Watchmen Journal, Watchmen Sketches, Watchmen Prompts, Watchmen Notes, Rubric for Monday’s Prose Essay, Tips for Tuesday’s Multiple Choice, Wheel of Feels

Freshmen: GE Audiotext, GE E-Text, Animal Farm Vocab List, Vocab Presentation Instructions, AF Notes, Theme Log, Essay Outline and Rubric, Citing and Weaving Examples, GE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29, GE Journal Questions for Ch. 30-59, AF Journal Questions for Ch. 1-5, AF 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)