11th Grade English Agenda For 12/20/10-12/22/10

Monday - Journal Entry. Finish reading Beowulf. Start the movie.
Tuesday - Journal Entry. Collected bell work. Continued watching Beowulf.
Wednesday - Collected study guides. Quiz on Beowulf. Finish the movie.

11th Grade English Agenda For 12/13/10-12/17/10

Monday - Snow Day.
Tuesday - Snow Day.
Wednesday - Journal entry. Finish reading Beowulf Part I. Finish the study guide. Recap for tomorrow's quiz.
Thursday - Word of the week. Collected study guides. Quiz on part I of Beowulf. Started reading part II. Started a new study guide.
Friday - Words most often confused. Timed persuasive essay. Bring your notes to class. You will be able to use them.

11th Grade English Agenda For 12/06/10-12/10/10

Monday - Bell work. Finish recap of ACT reading test. Identify literal and inferential questions
Tuesday - Bell work. Students will be taking the ACT practice Pass out Beowulf packets and begin reading. Review subject/verb and pronoun/antecedent
Wednesday - Bell work. Subject/Verb and pronoun/antecedent assessment. Review persuasive essay format
Thursday - Bell work. Pass out study guides and continue reading Beowulf. Update study guides
Friday - Bell work. Quiz on persuasive essay outline. Look at ACT writing samples

11th Grade English Agenda For 11/29/10-12/03/10

Monday - Bell work. Teach persuasive essay and analyzing prompts.
Tuesday - Bell work. Run on sentences and sentence fragments
Wednesday - Bell work. Beowulf vocabulary quiz“Hero” quick write
Thursday - Bell work. Analyze ACT reading test Differentiate between literal and analytical questions
Friday - Bell work. SSR. Essential questions for Beowulf. Jigsaw Beowulf background information

11th Grade English Agenda For 11/22/10-11/24/10

Monday - Bell work. Review subject/verb agreement and pronoun/antecedent agreement.Recap ACT reading test (assessment #2 next week)
Tuesday - Bell work. Grammar assessment. Teach sentence fragments and run-on sentences. Complete worksheet
Wednesday- Bell work. Discuss ACT English Test. Study vocabulary
Thursday - Thanksgiving
Friday No School

11th Grade English Agenda For 11/15/10-11/19/10

Monday- Journal entry. Finish reading the book. Finish your study guide. Finish your subject / verb agreement worksheet.

Tuesday- Reader's minute + Grammar sentence. Turned in your study guide and your subject / verb agreement worksheet.

Wednesday- Word of the week and grammar sentence. Reviewed savagery essays and subject / verb agreement. Recap of the end of the novel and reviewed for you Lord of the Flies test.

Thursday- Words most often confused and grammar sentence. Test on the book.

Friday- Writing tip of the week + SSR. Copied down vocabulary words for Beowulf.

11th Grade English Agenda For 11/1/10-11/5/10

Monday - Bell work. Look over sample 5 paragraph essays. Continue movie.
Tuesday - Bell work. Look over more examples of essays. Start savagery essay.
Wednesday - Bell work. Quiz on 5 paragraph essay format. Read pages 151-160. Receive new study guides.
Thursday - Bell work. Look at more 5 paragraph essay examples. Read pages 161-170 and update study guides
Friday - Bell work. Sustained silent reading. Introduce and practice Pronouns and Antecedents

11th Grade English Agenda For 10/18-10/22

Monday - Bell work. Read pages 116-130 of Lord of the Flies. Collect and Grade Bell work
Tuesday - Bell work. Teach “Triad reading”Read pages 131-135 to practice triad technique. Update study guides
Wednesday - Bell work. Assessment on prepositions.Teach 5 paragraph essay. Show writing samples. Read pages 136-140 for homework
Thursday - Bell work. Review recent reading (discussion) as prep for tomorrows quiz. Triad read through chapter 8 (p. 141-150) and complete study guides
Friday - Bell work. Reading quiz (chapters 7 and 8)Pass out new study guide. Powerpoint on symbolism in lord of the flies

11th Grade English Agenda For 10/4-10/8

Monday - Bell work. Continue Thursdays lesson on Nouns. Read p 40-50 and update study guides
Tuesday - Bell work. Nouns quiz #2Read p. 51-57 when finished
Wednesday - Bell work. Taking Verbs to the next level. Students will write 10 sentences using an auxillary and main verb
Thursday - Bell work. Read p. 58-68. Discuss (check as a class) Friday's ACT Grammar test and identify problem areas (If time)
Friday - Bell work. Reading quiz over chapters 1-3Pass out new study guides (ch 5-8)

11th Grade English Agenda For 9/27-10/1

Monday- Bell work. Read pages 7-17 in class and 18-28 for homework.Complete chapter 1 questions
Tuesday- Bell work. Vocabulary quiz (30 words from Lord of the Flies)Continue reading Lord of the Flies with reading strategies
Wednesday- Bell work. Read chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies and update study guide (up to chapter 2)
Thursday- Bell work. Continue last weeks nouns lesson Complete accompanying worksheet
Friday- Bell work. Students will take an ACT Grammar practice test

11th Grade English Agenda For 9/13-9/17

Monday- Journal entry. Read p.5-60, and answer the focus questions. Anything that is not finished is homework.
Tuesday- Reader's minute. Collect focus questions. Read 61-95. Complete the handwriting on the wall assignment.
Wednesday- Word of the week. Go over nouns handout. Intro Collective nouns. Complete the nouns worksheet.
Thursday- Words most often confused. Collect nouns homework and final drafts. Go over verbs handout. Complete verbs worksheet. Review for tomorrows quiz.
Friday- Writing tip of the week and SSR. Nouns quiz. Introduce irregular verbs. Complete the irregular verbs worksheet.

11th Grade English Agenda For 9/7-9/10

Monday - No School
Tuesday - Introductory Power Point. Index Card. 11th Grade English Questionnaire (HO)
Wednesday - Syllabus (HO). Letter. Responses to the questionnaire.
Thursday - 3-5 Class Rules. 2 Class Goals. Finish class procedures. Copy down bell work requirements.
Friday - Finalize class rules. Read up to page 60 in "Who moved my cheese?" Answer the following questions: What are 5 things that you have learned about change? Who are you most like in "A Gathering."

11th Grade English Agenda for 5/31/10 - 6/04/10

Tuesday - Journal Entry. Read p. 51-70. Update your study guide. Review for tomorrow's quiz.

Wednesday - Word of the week. Quiz on p. 1-50. Read 71-80. Update study guide. Review for the final exam.

Thursday - Words most often confused. Introduce the last speech of the year. Go to the library to start working on it.

Friday - Writing tip of the week and SSR. Finish viewing the Oprah interview of Ellie Wiesel.

11th Grade English Agenda for 5/24/10 - 5/28/10

Monday - Journal Entry. Read page 11-30 and update your study guide.
Tuesday - Reader's minute. Vocabulary quiz on "Night."
Wednesday - Word of the week. Ellie Wiesel's biography assignment.
Thursday - Words most often confused. Read page 31-50 and update your study guide.
Friday - Writing tip of the week and SSR. Figurative language worksheet, read page 51-60, and update you study guide.

11th Grade English Agenda for 5/17/10 - 5/21/10

Monday - Journal Entry. Finish Holocaust movie. Complete the anticipation guide. Pick the one that you feel the strongest about and do a quick write.
Tuesday - Reader's minute. Copied down the vocabulary words for "Night."
Wednesday - Word of the week. Introduce the essential questions. Read the preface, and start reading the story.
Thursday - Words most often confused. Handed out study guide. Continue reading with the purpose of answering the study guide questions.
Friday - Writing tip of the week and SSR. Recap the reading from last few days. Read twenty more pages and updated the study guide.

11th Grade English Agenda for 5/03/10 - 5/07/10

Monday - Journal Entry. Read chapter 23. Update study guide. Watch heart video.
Tuesday - Reader's minute. Went to the library to finish essay / project.
Wednesday - Word of the week. Started presentations.
Thursday - Words most often confused. Finished presentations. Started "you be the judge" activity.
Friday - Writing tip of the week and SSR. Finish "you be the judge" activity. Read half of chapter 24. Update your study guide.

11th Grade English Agenda for 4/26/10 - 4/30/10

Monday - Journal Entry. Collected bell work. Continued watching "Frankenstein."
Tuesday - Reader's minute. Work on project.
Wednesday - Word of the week. Recap chapters 18 and 19. Read chapters 20 and 21. Update your study guide.
Thursday - Words most often confused. Recap chapters 20 and 21. Read chapter 22.
Friday - Writing tip of the week and SSR. Work on the project in the library.

11th Grade English Agenda for week of 4/19-4/23

Monday- Journal Entry. Quick write on IVF excess embryos. Read chapters 16 and 17. Update your study guide.

Tuesday- Reader's minute. Read chapter 18. Update your study guide. Review for Thursday's quiz on Chapters 1-17.

Wednesday- Word of the week. Introduction to technology essay. We went to the library to research our projects.

Thursday- Words most often confused. Quiz on chapters 1-17. Read chapter 19 and update your study guide.

Friday- Writing tip of the week and SSR. Work on your projects.

11th Grade English Agenda for 3/29/10 - 4/02/10

Monday - Journal Entry. Finish reading chapter 8 and 9. Update your study guide. We reviewed for the quiz on Wednesday.

Tuesday - Reader's minute. Read chapter 10. Update your study guide. Study for tomorrow's quiz, and then study for your vocabulary quiz.

Wednesday - Word of the week. Chapter 1-10 quiz.

Thursday - Words most often confused. Vocabulary quiz.

Friday - No school - Good Friday.

11th Grade English Agenda for 3/22/10 - 3/26/10

Monday - Journal Entry. Collect bell work. Read chapters 4-6. Update your study guide.
Tuesday - Reader's minute. Watch the pig neural cells and nose video clips and answer the essential questions.
Wednesday - Word of the week. Copy the second batch of vocabulary words.
Thursday - Words most often confused. Read chapters 7 and 8. Update your study guide.
Friday - Writing tip of the week and SSR. Write on focus questions 3 and 4. Think, pair, and share the responses. Study vocabulary words. The quiz is Wednesday.

11th Grade English Agenda for 3/15/10 - 3/19/10

Monday - Journal entry. Finish presentations. Read page 7a-7d for background information on Mary Shelley. View first 6 segments of a video on Shelley.

Tuesday- Reader's Minute. Start reading the introductions and letters. Quick write on each letter.

Wednesday- Word of the week. Get the study guide. Read chapter one and write a quick write on the mood.

Thursday- Words most often confused.Collect mood papers. Read chapter 2. Bring your SSR book tomorrow.

Friday- Writing tip and SSR. Read chapters 3 and 4. Update your study guide.

11th Grade English Agenda for 3/8/10 - 3/12/10

Monday - Review persuasive essay writing, reading strategies, and grammar concepts.

Tuesday - ACT Day 1

Wednesday - ACT Day 2

Thursday - ACT Day 3

Friday - Passed out "Frankenstein" novels. Canterbury Tales presentations took place. Completed the anticipation guide for "Frankenstein".

11th Grade English Agenda for 3/1/10 - 3/05/10

Monday- Journal entry. Went to the library to work on Canterbury Tales project.

Tuesday- Word of the week. Learned the rules behind using hypens, and we completed a worksheet on hypens.

Wednesday- Word of the week. Went to the library to finish Canterbury Tales project.

Thursday- Words most often confused. Learned about writing numbers. Completed the worksheet on writing numbers.

Friday- Writing tip of the week and SSR. Wrote a persuasive essay.

11th Grade English Agenda for 1/25/10 - 1/29/10

Monday - Collected bell work. Wrote a persuasive essay.
Tuesday- 5- Paragraph essay and persuasive essay outline portion of the midterm.
Wednesday- 1st and 4th hour exam.
Thursday- 2nd and 5th hour exam.
Friday- 3rd and 6th hour exam.