Thursday 11/1

AP English:
* Assignment: Poetry Analytic Essay
* Review AP Essay Three (Sawley)
* Vocabulary Quiz Six
* Reading: Poems--> Collect Work
HW: Poetry Analytic Essay due next Friday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: Wednesday
* Vocabulary Quiz Five
* Finish Creative Play- collect
* Independent Reading
HW: Independent Reading

Composition IV:
* Journal: Vacation Photo
 * Vocabulary Quiz Five
* Finish Creative Play- collect
* Independent Reading
HW: Independent Reading

Composition IV:
* Finish Essay Eight/ Reviewing Honors and Awards
HW: Review Essays/ College applications

Wednesday 10/31

AP English:
* Poem: "The Bells"
* Journal: Poem Response
* Review Assignments
* Film: Spring, Summer...
HW: Poems due Thursday
        Film Analysis due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Thursday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: 2050 movie of your life
* Poem: "The Bells"
* Grammar: Verbs
* Independent Work: Writing
HW: Play due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Thursday
        Log due Thursday

Composition IV:
* Journal: Risk
* Poem: "The Bells"
* Grammar: Verbs
* Independent Work: Writing
HW: Play due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Thursday
        Log due Thursday

Composition IV:
* Independent Work: Essay Eight/ Honors and Awards/ College Applications
HW: Essay Eight due Thursday
        Honors and Awards due Thursday

Tueday 10/30

AP English:
* Journal: Poem Reaction
* Assignments: Creative Poems/ Film Analysis/ Vocabulary Quiz
* Mini-lesson: Types of Poems
* Film: Spring, Summer...
HW: Poems due Thursday
        Film Analysis due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Thursday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: Letter to roommate
* Assignments: Creative Play/ Vocabulary Quiz
* Writing: Creative Play
HW: Play due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Thursday
        Log due Thursday

Composition IV:
* Journal: Describe yourself with a quote
* Assignments: Creative Play/ Vocabulary Quiz
* Writing: Creative Play
HW: Play due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Thursday
        Log due Thursday

Composition IV:
* Independent Work: Essay Eight/ Honors and Awards/ College Applications
HW: Essay Eight due Thursday
        Honors and Awards due Thursday

Monday 10/29

AP English:
* Playwriting Workshop

Creative Writing:
* Playwriting Workshop

Composition IV:
* Playwriting Workshop

Composition IV:
* Mini-lesson: Essay Eight
* Category Review
* Independent Work: Essay Eight/ College Applications
HW: Essay Eight due Friday

Friday 10/26

AP English:
* Collect Siddhartha Essay- Discuss Thesis
* Collect Siddhartha- Distribute Poetry Packet
* Vocabulary Quiz Five
* Film: Sping, Summer
HW: Read Poetry Packet by Monday
        Spring, Summer Comparison due Wednesday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: Five Adjectives
* Vocabulary Quiz Four- Collect Packet
* Finish Short Story/ Log--> Collect
* Independent Reading
HW: Independent Reading

Composition IV:
* Journal
* Vocabulary Quiz Four- Collect Packet
* Finish Persuasive Essay/ Log--> Collect
* Independent Reading
HW: Independent Reading

Composition IV
* Finish Essay Seven- collect
* Begin brainstorming Essay Eight/ College Applications
HW: Essay Eight due next Friday

Thursday 10/25

AP English:
* In-Class Essay (Cherry Bomb)
HW: Siddhartha Essay due Friday
        Vocabulary Quiz Friday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: Prized Possessions
* Grammar- Verbs
* Independent Work: Horatio Alger/ Short Story
HW: Short Story due Friday
         Vocabulary Quiz Friday
         Log due Friday

Composition IV:
* Journal: Education and Creativity
* Grammar- Verbs
* Independent Work: Horatio Alger/ Persuasive Essay
HW: Persuasive Essay due Friday
        Vocabulary Quiz Friday
        Log due Friday

Composition IV:
* Independent Work: Horatio Alger/ Essay Seven
HW: Essay Seven due tomorrow

Wednesday 10/24

AP English:
* Final Reading/Discussion/Notes: Siddhartha
* Review AP MC 3 (Snake)
* AP MC 4 (Sadness)
HW: Siddhartha Essay due Friday
        Vocabulary Quiz Friday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: Citizen Writer
* Grammar: Verbs
* Independent Work: College Work/ Short Story
HW: Horatio Alger due Thursday
         Short Story due Friday
         Vocabulary Quiz Friday
         Log due Friday

Composition IV:
* Journal: Bruce Lee and Philosophy
* Grammar: Verbs
* Mini-lesson: Citing Sources
* Independent Work: College Work/ Persuasive Essay
HW: Horatio Alger due Thursday
        Persuasive Essay due Friday
        Vocabulary Quiz Friday
        Log due Friday

Composition IV:
* Independent Work: Essay Seven/ Horatio Alger
HW: Horatio Alger due Thursday
         Essay Seven due Friday

Tuesday 10/23

AP English:
* Journal: Siddhartha
* Grammar: Sentence Structure
* Reading/Notes/Discussion: Siddhartha
HW: Siddhartha Essay due Friday
        Vocabulary Quiz Five Friday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: Fire
* Grammar
* Independent Work: College Work/ Short Story
HW: Short Story due Friday
        Horatio Alger due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Friday
        Log due Friday

Composition IV:
* Journal: Allegory of the Cave
* Grammar
* Independent Work: College Work/ Persuasive Essay
HW: Persuasive Essay due Friday
        Horatio Alger due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Friday
        Log due Friday

Composition IV:
* Independent Work: Horatio Alger/ Essay Seven
HW: Horatio Alger due Thursday
        Essay Seven due Friday

Monday 10/22

AP English:
* Siddhartha Reading Quiz
* Hand back work- show first quarter grade
* Assignments: Siddhartha Essay/ Vocabulary
* Group Work: Student-led exploration of Siddhartha
HW: Siddhartha Essay due Friday
        Vocabulary Quiz Friday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: First Quarter Reflection
* Hand back work- show first quarter grade
* Assignments: Short Story/ College Work/ Vocabulary/ Log
* Writing: Plan for the Week
* Independent Work: Grammar/ Short Story brainstorming
HW: Short Story due Friday
        Horatio Alger due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Friday

Composition IV:
* Journal: First Quarter Reflection
* Hand back work- show first quarter grade
* Assignments: Persuasive Essay/ College Work/ Vocabulary/ Log
* Writing: Plan for the Week
* Independent Work: Grammar/ Persuasive Essay brainstorming
HW: Persuasive Essay due Friday
        Horatio Alger due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Friday

Composition IV:
* Hand back work- show first quarter grades
* Essay Seven Mini-lesson
* Independent Work: Essay Seven/ Horatio Alger
HW: Essay Seven due Friday
        Horatio Alger due Thursday

Friday 10/19

AP English:
* Collect Epiphany
* Makeup work/ Independent Reading
* Reading/ Discussion/ Notes: Siddhartha
HW: Finish reading Siddhartha by Monday

Creative Writing:
* Makeup Work
* Independent Work: Horatio Alger Scholarship/ Reading
HW: Independent Reading/ Work on Horatio Alger Scholarship

Composition IV:

* Makeup Work

* Independent Work: Horatio Alger Scholarship/ Reading

HW: Independent Reading/ Work on Horatio Alger Scholarship

Composition IV:

* Finish Essay Six- Collect

* Work on Horatio Alger Scholarship

HW: Essay Seven due next Friday

Wednesday 10/17

AP English:
* Collect Portfolio
* Reading/Notes/Discussion: Siddhartha
HW: Read--> pg. 55 in Siddhartha by Friday
        Epiphany due Friday

Creative Writing:
* Computer Lab: Portfolio/Horatio Alger--> Collect Portfolios
HW: Horatio Alger/ Missing Work

Composition IV:
* Computer Lab: Portfolio/Horatio Alger--> Collect Portfolios
HW: Horatio Alger/ Missing Work

Composition IV:
* Collect Portfolio
* Independent Work: Essay Six/ Horatio Alger
 HW: Essay Six due Friday

Tuesday 10/16

AP English:
* Hand back work- review Portfolio
* Assignment: Epiphany
* AP Essay Two Notes
* Review AP MC 2--> Take AP MC 3
HW: Portfolio due Wednesday
        Read--> pg. 40 in Siddhartha by tomorrow
        Epiphany due Friday

Creative Writing:
* Computer Lab: Work on Portfolio/ Horatio Alger
HW: Portfolio due tomorrow

Composition IV:
* Computer Lab: Work on Portfolio/ Horatio Alger
HW: Portfolio due tomorrow

Composition IV:
* Mini-lesson: Essay Six
* Independent Work: Essay Six/ Portfolio/ Horatio Alger
HW: Essay Six due Friday
        Portfolio due tomorrow

Monday 10/15

AP English:
* Work with Mentors
HW: Portfolio due Wednesday
        Read--> pg. 25 in Siddhartha by tomorrow

Creative Writing:
* Hand back work
* Review Portfolio/ Horatio Alger information
* Independent work: Portfolio/ Horatio Alger
HW: Portfolio due Wednesday

Composition IV:
* Hand back work
* Review Portfolio/ Horatio Alger information
* Independent work: Portfolio/ Horatio Alger
HW: Portfolio due Wednesday

Composition IV:
* Work with mentors
HW: Portfolio due Wednesday
        Essay Six due Friday

Friday 10/12

AP English:
* Vocabulary Quiz Four
* Collect Ceremony- Hand out Siddhartha
* Review AP MC 2--> Take AP MC 3
HW: Portfolio due Wednesday
         Read--> pg. 25 of Siddhartha by Monday

Creative Writing:
* Computer Lab: College Essay/ Portfolio
* Collect College Essay
HW: Portfolio due Wednesday

Compositon IV
* Computer Lab: College Essay/ Portfolio
* Collect College Essay
HW: Portfolio due Wednesday

Composition IV:
* Finish Essay Five and Horatio Alger- collect
* Begin working on Essay Six
HW: Essay Six due next Friday

Thursday 10/11

AP English:
* Collect Ceremony Essay--> Discuss thesis/Final Ceremony Discussion
* Review AP Essay Two, "A Story"
* Review AP MC Two, "Strepsiades"
HW: Portfolio due Wednesday
        Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow

Creative Writing:
* Mini-lesson: Horatio Alger Essays
* Vocabulary Quiz Three
* Writing- Essays
HW: College Essay due Friday
         Portfolio due Wednesday

Composition IV:
* Mini-lesson: Horatio Alger Essays
* Vocabulary Quiz Three
* Writing- Essays
HW: College Essay due Friday
         Portfolio due Wednesday

Composition IV:
* Independent Work- Writing ~ Essay Five and Horatio Alger
HW: Essay Five due tomorrow
        Horatio Alger Essays due tomorrow
        Portfolio due Wednesday

Portfolios

AP English:
Portfolio

Creative Writing:
Portfolio

Composition IV:
Portfolio

Composition IV:
Portfolio

Wednesday 10/10

AP English:
* Reading/Notes/Discussion: Ceremony
* Begin reviewing AP Essay Two, "A Story"
HW: Ceremony Essay due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Friday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: Poem- alliteration
* ACT
* Mini-lesson: Horatio Alger Essays
* Computer Lab- Independent Work
HW: College Essays due Friday
        Book Essay due Friday
        Vocabulary Quiz Thursday

Composition IV:
* Journal: Personfication
* ACT
* Mini-lesson: Horatio Alger Essays
* Computer Lab- Independent Work
HW: College Essays due Friday
        Book Essay due Friday
        Vocabulary Quiz Thursday


Composition IV:
* ACT
* Mini-lesson: Horatio Alger Essays
* Independent Work- writing
HW: Essay Five due Friday
        Horatio Alger Essays due Friday

Tuesday 10/9

AP English:
* Journal: Ceremony Reflection
* Ceremony Quiz Three
* Hand out AP Vocabulary
* Reading/Notes/Discussion: Ceremony
HW: Ceremony Essay due Thursday
        Vocabulary Quiz Friday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: Dialogue
* ACT
* Hand back work/ Hand out vocabulary
* Assignment: Independent Reading Essay
* Lesson: Plan--> Writing--> Independent Work
HW: College Essay due Friday
        Book Essay due Friday
        Vocabulary Quiz Thursday

Composition IV:
* Journal: Poem- metaphor
* ACT
* Hand back work/ Hand out vocabulary
* Assignment: Independent Reading Essay
* Lesson: Plan--> Writing--> Independent Work
HW: College Essay due Friday
        Book Essay due Friday
        Vocabulary Quiz Thursday

Composition IV:
* Game Plan: Essay Five and Horatio Alger ~ Category meeting ~ email mentors
* Independent Work- Writing
HW: Essay Five due Friday
        Horatio Alger Essays due Friday

        

Tuesday 10/2

AP English:
* AP Essay Two: A Story
HW: Finish reading Ceremony
        Ceremony Essay due next Tuesday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: Hyperbole
* ACT
* Mini-lesson: Horatio Alger Scholarship
* Independent Work: College Work
HW: College/Scholarship Plan due on Tuesday
         Independent Reading- Essay due next Friday

Composition IV:
* Journal: Point of View
* ACT
* Mini-lesson: Horatio Alger Scholarship
* Independent Work: College Research ~ check
HW: College/ Scholarship Plan due on Tuesday
         Independent Reading- Essay due next Friday

Composition IV:
* Mini-lesson: Essay Five
* Independent Work: Essay Four and Paid Employment due today
HW: Essay Five due next Friday

Monday 10/1

AP English:
* Check HW: Questions ~ discuss
* Notes on AP Essay One--> Hand back work
* Ceremony Essay Assignment
HW: Read--> pg. 215 in Ceremony by tomorrow
        Ceremony Essay due next Thursday

Creative Writing:
* Journal: October Imagery
* ACT
* College Research- Five colleges by end of class ~ College Plans
HW: Work on applications-one college application due by next Friday
         Independent Reading- Essay due next Friday

Composition IV:
* Journal: Autumn Imagery

* ACT

* College Research- Five colleges by end of class ~ College Plans

HW: Work on applications-one college application due by next Friday

         Independent Reading- Essay due next Friday

Composition IV:

* Mini-lesson: Horatio Alger Scholarship

* Independent Work: Essay Four/ Paid Employment/ Horatio Alger

HW: Essay Four due tomorrow

         Paid Employment due tomorrow