Current Assignments/Class Work

All Classes:
Outside reading project:
Book Walk due November 29/30
Project due January 3/4

English 9:
Greek/Roman gods/goddesses posters

English 10:
World War One project paperwork due
Presentations/videos/games due after Thanksgiving break

English 11:
Author research essay draft due November 29/30

Current Assignments/Classwork

English 9:

Culture/Values Essay Revision due this week
Begin Greek/Roman gods and godesses (Prep for reading the Odyssey)
Bridge Project Works Cited Page

HW: Book Project assignment
--Book Walk (w/parent signature) due 11/29 [or 11/30]
--Project due 1/03 [or 1/04]

English 10:

World War I project due this week
(PPT/board game/video PLUS all identification forms and compare/contrast worksheets)
Journal: Writing Perspective
HW: Book Project assignment
--Book Walk (w/parent signature) due 11/29 [or 11/30]
--Project due 1/03 [or 1/04]

English 11:

Author research essay: Thesis statement; Essay Outline; Draft due Thursday or Friday
HW: Book Project assignment
--Book Walk (w/parent signature) due 11/29 [or 11/30]
--Project due 1/03 [ or 1/04]

Bridge Project:

Presentation Night 12/08
This week: Bridge Construction; Interview; PPT finishing touches;
TEAMWORK TO FINISH WITH PRIDE AND EXCELLENCE!

Current Assignments/Class Work

English 9:
--Revising writing (Culture/Values essay)
--Veterans Day reading--reading for details (in class worksheet)
--Paragraph development--staying focused (in class worksheet)

English 10:
--The Bridge poem analysis--figurative language and theme (in class discussion and questions)
--WWI project (identification forms/compare-contrast sheets/PPT or other project completion)
--Project Completion next week! (Update: no works cited page required with project)

English 11:
Early American author research
--Biography Sheet
--Introductory paragraph (in class worksheet)
--Thesis statement (three main points of focus)
Past due homework: In the News

Bridge Project: Presentation Night December 8th!

Current Assignments/Class Work

English 9:
Sentence Structure: Verbs
Reading comprehension: predicting and inferring: "Casey at the Bat"
Revising writing: organization/sentence structure/clarity
HW: Verbs worksheet Due 11/4 or 11/5

English 10:
Ongoing WWI Project (Research/Analysis/Perspective)
Patterns of error in writing: run-ons and comma splices; verb tense shift
HW: "In Flanders Fields" (Rhyme; project identification form) Due 11/4

English 11:
American author research
Essay writing
HW: In the News: summary and analysis Due 11/4 or 11/5

On the Horizon: Outside reading project for all classes. Read a book of your choosing, complete reading logs, build vocabulary, and represent characters through creative expression.