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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)

Week 1:4 (Sept. 14-18)

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AP English Literature (Seniors): First Quarter Reading Schedule, Course Syllabus, Turnitin Registration Instructions, Wheel of Feel (Tone Words), Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), 10 Tips for the AP Lit Multiple Choice, Remind for A-Day Class, Remind for B-Day Class, Scholarship List for September

Frankenstein: Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, An Exploration of Romanticism Through Art and Poetry

English 1 Honors (Freshmen): Course Syllabus, First Vocab, “A Quilt of a Country” E-text, “Once Upon a Time” E-text, “Making the Future Better, Together” E-text, Remind for A-Day Classes, Remind for B-Day Classes, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.910.3)

First Journal: Proofreading Expectations, Usage Notes, Journal Expectations, Literature Terms, Theme Writing #1, “A Quilt of a Country” Prompts, “Once Upon a Time” Prompt, Theme Writing #2

Great Expectations: Notes, Vocab, Theme Log, Audiotext, Graphic Novelization (Ch. 1-2), Literary Analysis Task #1, MLA Template (for Literary Analysis Tasks)

Week 1:3 (Sept. 7-11)

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AP English Literature (Seniors): First Quarter Reading Schedule, Course Syllabus, Jane Eyre Vocab Assignment, Turnitin Registration Instructions, Frankenstein Journal, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), Remind for A-Day Class, Remind for B-Day Class, Scholarship List for September

English 1 Honors (Freshmen): Course Syllabus, Four Questions, Proofreading Expectations, Usage Notes, First Vocab. List & Presentation Instructions, Journal Expectations, Literature Terms, Theme Writing #1, “A Quilt of a Country” Prompts, “Once Upon a Time” Prompt, Remind for A-Day Classes, Remind for B-Day Classes, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (W.910.2)

Week 2:7 (Dec. 8-12)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poems for Third Quarter, Watchmen Notes, Watchmen Journal, Watchmen Prompts, Watchmen Essay Rubric, What AP Readers Long to See, Notes on Heart of Darkness and Modernism, Heart of Darkness Friday Handout; Videos: Victorian Era, Realism, Modernism

Freshmen: Paper Outline and Rubric, MLA Template, Weaving and Citing Examples , Animal Farm Ch. 1-5 Journal, Animal Farm Ch. 6-10 Journal, Animal Farm Vocab List, Informational Texts Analysis Task (Sources #1-3), Turnitin Registration Instructions, Proofreading Expectations, Usage Notes, Literature Terms, Writing About Literature, SAT Vocab #2, Theme Log, Sample GE Essay

Exams: Exam Schedule for Next Week, English 1 Honors Exam Study Guide, English 1 (2nd Period) Study Guide, AP Lit Exam Study Guide

Week 2:6 (Dec. 1-5)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Watchmen Notes, Watchmen Journal, Symbol Sketches, Watchmen Prompts, Watchmen Essay Rubric, First Semester Exam Schedule

Freshmen: Turnitin Registration Instructions, Proofreading Expectations, Theme Log, Weaving and Citing Examples, Paper Outline and Rubric, MLA Template, First Semester Exam Schedule

Animal Farm: Vocab List, Notes, Ch. 1-5 Journal, Ch. 6-10 Journal

Week 2:5 (Nov. 17-21)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, Mythology Quiz Preview, Heart of Darkness Practice Prompt

Watchmen: Notes, E-text, Journal, Sketches, Essay Prompts

Freshmen: Turnitin Registration Instructions, Proofreading Expectations, Theme Log, Weaving and Citing Examples, Thesis Notes, Paper Outline and Rubric, Vocab Presentation Instructions, MLA Template, Freshman Guidance Papers

Great Expectations: E-Text, Audiotext, Ch. 40-59 Journal, Original Ending, Theme-Specific Overviews, Theme-Specific Questions, Thesis Prompt

Of Mice and Men: Notes, Theme-Specific Questions, Thesis Prompt

Animal Farm: Vocab List, Notes, Ch. 1-5 Journal, Ch. 6-10 Journal

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)

First Semester Exam Schedule

Week 2:4 (Nov. 10-14)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, Mythology Quiz Preview, Literary 3×3 Guidelines, Literary 3×3 Examples, Tuesday’s Practice Prose Prompt, Wednesday’s Practice Prose Prompt, Tips for Thursday’s Skill Assessment, Wheel of Feels

Watchmen: Notes, E-text, Journal, Sketches, Essay Prompts

Freshmen: Turnitin Registration Instructions, Proofreading Expectations, Theme Log, Weaving and Citing Examples, Thesis Notes, Paper Outline and Rubric, Vocab Presentation Instructions, MLA Template

Great Expectations: E-Text, Audiotext, Ch. 40-59 Journal, Thesis Prompt

Of Mice and Men: Notes, Theme Questions, Thesis Prompt

Animal Farm: Vocab List, Notes