November 5 - 9, 2012

English 9
     On Monday, there will be a concrete/abstract noun quiz. I will also return and discuss grammatical  errors within Halloween themed short stories. On Tuesday, I will return and discuss their concrete and abstract noun quiz. We will also proceed to discuss the literature selection American History. We will identify the setting, plot, internal conflict, external conflict , theme, etc. On Wednesday, they will answer questions ,as a daily grade assignment, identifying the elements discussed the previous day. On Thursday, I will introduce action and linking verbs. They will complete an exercise ,and we will discuss the exercise. On Friday, they will identify action and linking verbs as a daily grade. The quiz will take place the following Monday.

English 9 Pre-AP
     On Monday, the students will review and complete their quiz identifying pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. Once the quiz is complete, we will identify and discuss characterization and symbolism within the selection "The New England Nun". On Tuesday, we will introduce and discuss the background information pertaining to the Odyssey Part I. On Wednesday, we will review the Odyssey background information ,and I will introduce active and passive voice. On Thursday, we will review the Odyssey ,and they will identify active and passive voice. On Friday, each student will complete a quiz regarding the information covered on the Odyssey.

English 10
     On Monday, the students will complete their test pertaining to the four short selections covered in class. On Tuesday, we will discuss the test and review the eight parts of speech. On Wednesday, we will proceed to complete a daily practice exercise identifying the eight parts of speech. On Thursday, we will proceed to read the next literature selection ,and I will introduce the week's vocabulary terms.
On Friday, we will define and review the vocabulary terms. We will also discuss the literature selection.