BentonEnglish.com

Mr. Benton’s English Classes

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

Image

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)

Image

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)

Image

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)

Image

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)

Image

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)

Image

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 1:7 (Oct. 5-9)

Image

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)

Image

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)

Image

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)

Image

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)