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)

Parts of Speech: Nouns!

Recognize a noun when you see one.  George! Jupiter! Ice cream! Courage! Books! Bottles! Godzilla! All of these words are nouns, words that identify the whos, wheres, and whats in language. Nouns name people, places, and things. Read the sentence that follows:

George and Godzilla walked to Antonio’s to order a large pepperoni pizza.

George is a person. Antonio’s is a place. Pizza is a thing. Godzilla likes to think he’s a person, is as big as a place, but qualifies as another thing.
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Week 4:9 (May 18-22)

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Seniors: How to Determine Your Semester GradesAP Score CalculatorSenior Research TaskPlagiarism Notes10 Types of PlagiarismQuoting/Paraphrasing/SummarizingGrammarlyCitation Machine / MLA: Sample MLA PaperMLA GuideMLA Template.rtf / APA: Sample APA PaperAPA GuideAPA Template.rtf / Research: Gale (password: pinellas)

Freshmen: TKAM Journal Entry Instructions, TKAM E-textTKAM Theme LogSAT Vocab #4, Wheel of Feels (Tone Words)Exam Study GuideFinal Exam ScheduleHow to Determine Your Semester Grades, Summer Bridge InfoSummer Reading Information

Week 4:8 (May 11-12)

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Seniors: AP Score CalculatorPlagiarism Notes10 Types of Plagiarism, Senior Research TaskQuoting/Paraphrasing/Summarizing / Format: MLA GuideMLA Template.rtf, APA GuideAPA Template.rtf, Citation Machine / Research: Gale (password: pinellas)

Romeo and Juliet: MLA TemplateEssay Prompt, Essay Outline & RubricThesis NotesThesis GuidelinesThesis GeneratorWriting About LiteratureE-textSample EssayHelp with Quote-WeavingHelp with Essay Writing / To Kill a Mockingbird: Journal Entry Instructions, NotesTheme LogVocab Assignment ListVocab Presentation Instructions / Misc: Wheel of Feels (Tone Words), Literature Terms10 Types of Plagiarism, Proofreading ExpectationsSAT Vocab #4Final Exam ScheduleExam Study Guide

Week 4:7 (May 4-8)

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Seniors: Final Reading ScheduleAP Score Calculator, Major Works Data PacketMWDP (2014), MWDP (2013), Senior Research Task

Romeo and Juliet: MLA TemplateEssay Prompt, Essay Outline & RubricThesis NotesThesis GuidelinesThesis GeneratorWriting About LiteratureE-textSample EssayHelp with Quote-WeavingHelp with Essay Writing / To Kill a Mockingbird: Journal Entry Instructions, NotesTheme LogVocab Assignment ListVocab Presentation Instructions / Misc: Wheel of Feels, Literature Terms10 Types of Plagiarism, Proofreading Expectations

Week 4:6 (April 27-May 1)

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Seniors: Final Reading ScheduleMajor Works Data Sheet TemplateOpen Response ListsLiterary 3×3 InstructionsLiterary Time Periods ReviewAP Score Calculator, The Stranger Journal Tips / Mock AP Lit Exam Sessions: Wednesday 4/29 12:54-3:54 & Saturday 5/2 8:00-11:00

Romeo and Juliet: Essay Prompt, Essay Outline & RubricThesis NotesThesis GuidelinesThesis GeneratorWriting About LiteratureE-textTheme LogSample EssayHelp with Quote-WeavingHelp with Essay Writing / To Kill a Mockingbird: Journal Entry InstructionsNotesTheme LogVocab Assignment ListVocab Presentation Instructions / Misc: Wheel of Feels, Literature Terms10 Types of Plagiarism, Proofreading Expectations