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Week 2:8 (Dec. 14-18)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, What AP Readers Long to See, Notes on Heart of Darkness and Modernism, Poems for Third Quarter, Help with Multiple Choice, AP Lit Exam Study Guide, Heart of Darkness Handout for Over-the-Break Reading, 1987 Released Exam, 1999 Released Exam, Semester Grade Chart

Freshmen: Proofreading Expectations, Theme Log, GE E-text (Whole Novel on One Page), Weaving and Citing Examples, Paper Outline and Rubric, MLA Template, Turnitin Registration Instructions, SAT Vocab #2, Exam Study Guide, Exam Schedule, Semester Grade Chart

Week 2:7 (Dec. 7-11)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template; Watchmen: Turnitin Journal, Notes, E-text

Great Expectations: Theme Log, GE E-text (Whole Novel on One Page), Weaving and Citing Examples, Paper Outline and Rubric, MLA Template, Turnitin Registration Instructions, SAT Vocab #2; Animal Farm: Vocab List, Notes, Theme Log

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 2:7 (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

Week 2:3 (Nov. 3-7)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Mythology Quiz Preview; Hamlet: Shakespeare Reading Tips, Hamlet Notes, Hamlet Journal, Hamlet Essay Prompts; Watchmen: Notes on the Graphic Novel and Postmodernism, Watchmen E-text, Watchmen Journal, Watchmen Sketches, The Doomsday Clock, Watchmen Prompts

Freshmen: Turnitin Registration Instructions, Proofreading Expectations, Theme Log, Weaving and Citing Examples, Thesis Notes, SAT Vocab #1, Paper Outline and Rubric; Great Expectations: GE E-Text, GE Audiotext, Graphic Novelization for Ch. 30-36, Ch. 37-38 Quiz Preview, Ch. 20-39 Journal, Ch. 40-59 Journal; Of Mice and Men: MM Notes, MM Theme Questions, MM Thesis Prompt