Honors+English+10+-+Period+1


 * Honors Program Philosophy: **
 * 1) Honors students have a greater amount of independent work outside of class.
 * 2) Honors students study more complex texts.
 * 3) Honors students participate in a variety of classroom activities, including frequent engagement in discussion.
 * 4) Honors students cultivate a more advanced, sophisticated writing style.

Prerequisite: Students selecting the honors level should demonstrate superior skills in composition and literary analysis, evidenced by a grade of 'B+' or better in previous honors classes or 'A' in previous academic classes and teacher recommendation.


 * Weekly Homework: **
 * 8/27-8/28: **
 * **8/27:** None assigned
 * ** 8/28: **
 * Summer reading assignment revisions completed by Tuesday will be eligible to receive a maximum of 80 percent. Summer assignments received after Tuesday will be subjected to an additional 10 percent penalty per day thereafter.


 * Metaphor Poem is due Wednesday, September 3rd. [[file:Metaphorically Speaking- Introduction Activity.docx]]
 * Signed syllabus due by Thursday, September 4th.


 * 9/2-9/5: **
 * **9/2:**
 * Metaphor Poem is due tomorrow. See 8/27 for electronic document.
 * Signed syllabus due by Thursday, September 4th


 * **9/3:** Read de Zengotita's article // American Idol // Worship. On the note card given to you in class, identify the following elements as you read:
 * A definition of heroism as defined by the author.
 * Explanation of how //American Idol// is used to exemplify this definition.
 * A summary of Zengotita's opinion (does he agree with this new type of hero; disagree, etc.)
 * **9/4:** Heroism - Group Presentations will begin on Tuesday, September 9. [[file:Hero Definition Group Project.docx]]
 * **9/5:** Continue to work on group projects over the weekend. See 9/4 for assignment sheet attachment.


 * 9/8-9/12: **
 * ** 9/8: ** Hero presentations begin Tuesday, September 8th and continue on Wednesday, September 9th.
 * **9/9:** See 9/8/14
 * **9/10**: None assigned
 * **9/11**: None assigned (CDT Testing)
 * **9/12**: None assigned (CDT Testing)

**9/15-9/19:**
 * **9/15**: Complete introduction handout for tomorrow's discussion. Also, use the thesis template given in class to construct a preliminary thesis for the upcoming essay. [[file:Model Introduction Paragraph.docx]]
 * ** 9/16: ** Construct a draft of your introduction paragraph. The draft must include your thesis statement.
 * **9/17:**
 * Bring summer reading book and graded journal assignments to class.
 * Typed draft due on Monday, September 22nd for peer review activity.
 * **9/18**: See 9/17
 * **9/19:** See 9/17.

> The speaker in this video charts the cycle of the hero's journey using the following moves: Star Wars, Harry Potter, and The Wizard of Oz. Select ONE of the movies and track the stages of the hero's cycle as identified in the clip in addition to your personal knowledge of the movie on the blue handout given in class. Due this Friday.
 * 9/22-9/26: **
 * **9/22:** Final draft due Friday, September 26th. The expectation is to come to class with the essay having already been printed and in your Writing Folder.
 * **9/23**: See 9/22
 * **9/24:** See 9/22
 * **9/25:** See 9/22. Again, the expectation is to come to class with the essay already printed and in your Writing Folder.
 * ** 9/26: ** Read pages 37-49 of the introduction to //The Odyssey//. Complete the focus questions for entry into Monday's discussion. [[file:Odyssey Intro Read Guide.docx]]
 * 9/29-10/3: **
 * **9/29:** Read the summary of Books 1-4 of //The Odyssey// for tomorrow.[[file:books 1-4 with questions.pdf]]
 * **9/30**:Watch the following video. []
 * **10/1/14**: See 9/30
 * **10/2/14**: See 9/30
 * **10/3/14**:
 * Read Book 5 of The Odyssey. As this is a challenging piece of literature, one of our main focuses will be on further developing your meta-cognitive skills (basically thinking about how you think). At points, you will encounter parts of the novel that is difficult, but the most important things is identifying WHEN you do not understand something and more importantly, WHAT TO DO to help your comprehension. Attacked is a list of reading strategies to use if/when your comprehension begins to falter. [[file:Fix Up Strategies Bookmark.docx]]. __//Also you must complete the Cognitive Reading Log as you read Book 5. Be sure to complete all portions of the log. [[file:Cognitive Reading Log - Odyssey.docx]] See below for explanation://__
 * **Book**: Simply write the title of the book in this area.
 * **Title's Meaning**: AFTER reading the entire book, write in a complete sentence (s) what the title means.
 * **Purpose**: Discuss the MAIN PURPOSE of this particular book AND how do readers know (i.e. was it for the audience to learn about the setting, learn about characters, to learn about the gods/goddesses, etc.)
 * **Fix-Up Strategy**: When you come across a portion of the text you did not understand, list the fix-up strategy you used from the Fix-Up Strategy Bookmark (see above).
 * **Text example**: Cite the example in quotation marks and parenthetical documentation exactly where you started not to understand the text.
 * **Difficulty**: Discuss what you are confused about and what questions you have about the part that confuses you.
 * **//__*Please note that for each example you list where you where confused in the text, you must list a fix-up strategy in the first column you used to help your understanding as well as an explanation in the difficulty column as to why you are confused. A model will be posted by Saturday evening.__//**
 * 10/6-10/10: **
 * **10/6:** Please note the addition to homework.**
 * Identify two character traits to describe Odysseus' character. Be sure to record the line numbers for EACH trait ascribed to his character. Due tomorrow.
 * Read Book 9 for this Wednesday and complete the CRL (Cognitive Reading Log).


 * **10/7:** Read Book 9 for tomorrow and complete CRL.
 * **10/8**: Read Book 10 for Friday and Complete CRL. Purpose of reading: Focus on how AND why Odysseus gives way to temptation. *Please note the revised CRL template. [[file:Cognitive Reading Log - Revised Template.docx]]
 * **10/9:** Read Book 12 for Tuesday. Identify one character trait Odysseus reveals in **__each book__**: Book 9, Book 10, and Book 12. You should have a total of three (3) traits. Each trait must include specific line numbers to support the trait. Also, when reading Book 12, complete the following chart in your notes:
 * Problem presented to Odysseus
 * Odysseus' solution
 * Effect of solution
 * 10/14-10/17: **
 * **10/14:** Read Book 13 for Thursday. **Purpose for reading:** Focus on how this book foreshadows deception and illusion.
 * **10/15**: See 10/14
 * **10/16**: Read Book 16 for Friday. **Purpose for reading:** Focus on Homer's depiction of the "suitors". In what ways do they violate the moral criterion?
 * **10/17**: Reread Book 16 for Monday's exam. * Be sure to read the summaries of Books 14 and 15 before reading Book 16 to enhance your comprehension of the novel. You will find the attachment of today's notes under "Class Notes".
 * 10/20-10/24: **
 * **10/20:**
 * Read Books 21 and 22 for Thursday. Be sure to read the summaries of Books 18-20 before reading the final books.
 * BBEC Essay is due Monday, October 27th. This is not an English assignment but part of your career portfolio project.
 * ** 10/21: **
 * Read Books 21 and 22 for Thursday. Be sure to read the summaries of Books 18-20 before reading the final books.
 * __// BBEC Essay is due Monday, October 27th. *Please see 10/20 for additional information. //__
 * For tomorrow, select three (3) pieces of compelling evidence that exemplify Odysseus' heroic traits. For each evidence selected, provide a brief evaluation as to why the evidence is compelling for the identified heroic trait.
 * **10/22**: Read Books 21 and 22 for tomorrow. BBEC Essay is due Monday, October 27th.
 * **10/23:** BBEC Essay is due Monday, October 27th.
 * **10/24:**
 * Read your assigned poem, identify the allusion, and complete the graphic organizer for Monday's discussion. *Your ticket into the group discussion is a completed graphic organizer. [[file:Odyssey Planner.docx]]
 * If you lose your poem, please google it to complete the work:
 * "Circe's Power" by Louise Gluck
 * "An Ancient Gesture" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
 * "Ithaka" by Constantine P. Cavafy
 * "Siren Song" by Margaret Atwood
 * "The Cyclops and the Ocean"


 * 10/27-10/31: **
 * **10/27**: Construct a draft of your introduction paragraph and thesis statement for The Odyssey allusion essay.
 * **10/28**: Continue working on draft. Typed draft is due Monday, November 3rd.
 * **10/29**: Continue working on draft. Typed draft is due Monday, November 3rd.
 * **10/30**: See 10/29
 * **10/31**: See 10/29


 * 11/3-11/7: **
 * ** 11/3: ** Final draft of essay is due on Turnitin.com by 11:59PM on Wednesday, November 5th.
 * **11/4**: See 11/3
 * **11/5**:
 * Upload the final draft to Turnitin.com by 11:59PM tonight. Bring a hard copy of the essay and works cited to class tomorrow. Everything must be in your writing folder.
 * Read "The Coming of Beowulf". In your notes, identify three cultural characteristics of the society including the line numbers.[[file:Beowulf Selection from British Literature Text.pdf]]


 * **11/6:** Read "The Coming of Beowulf" for Monday. Complete one example in your double-entry journal. [[file:Beowulf Double Entry Hero Chart - Teacher Version Revised.doc]]
 * ** 11/7: ** See 11/6.


 * 11/10-11/15: **
 * **11/10:** Create an open mind for Beowulf's and Grendel's character. Identify two character traits to put in each character's head. Include line numbers for each piece of evidence.


 * **11/11:** Read "Unferth's Taunt". Answer the following in your notebook:
 * Using the context of the poem, define "taunt".
 * What motivates the taunt? Be sure to cite lines to support the response.
 * Summarize the taunt (identify the main ideas stated in the taunt).
 * What is Unferth's warning?
 * **11/12**: Complete the handout entitled "Unferth's Taunt". Due tomorrow.
 * **11/13**: Typed individual evaluation is due Monday, November 17th.
 * **11/14**: Typed individual evaluation is due Monday, November 17th.

**11/24-11/26**:
 * 11/17-11/21: **
 * ** 11/17: **
 * Constructed-Response Quiz on Wednesday
 * Double-Entry Journal is due Wednesday. Make sure that each example is from a different section of the text.
 * Finish reading "The Battle With Grendel". Identify kennings and stock-epithets found in this section.
 * ** 11/18: **
 * Constructed-Response Quiz tomorrow.
 * Double-Entry Journal is due tomorrow.
 * **11/19**: None assigned
 * **11/20**: None assigned
 * **11/21**: Read Chapter 1 of Grendel. Construct ten (10) questions that come to mind as you read. The questions should be related to the reading. For instance, you can question the behavior of characters, setting, conflict, etc. Please do not construct vocabulary questions. If you want to know what a word means, you can use the context clues to figure out the meaning and/or look up its meaning.
 * **11/24**: Read Chapters 2-4 for Tuesday, December 2nd. Complete the graphic organizer for each corresponding chapter.[[file:Grendel Timeline (2).docx]]
 * **11/25**: See 11/24
 * **11/26**: See 11/24


 * 12/2-12/5 **
 * **12/2**: Complete the vocabulary handout for Chapters 1-4 for tomorrow. [[file:Grendel Vocabulary Hunt.docx]]
 * **12/3**: None assigned
 * ** 12/4: ** Complete the handout for tomorrow. The information focuses only on Chapter 4. [[file:Shaping the Shaper Revised.docx]]
 * **12/5:** Read Chapter 5: The Dragon and complete the accompanying handout.
 * 12/8-12/12: **
 * **12/8:** Read Chapters 6 and 7 for Wednesday. Continue to chart information on "The Path of a Monster" handout. This activity will be collected on Friday, December 12th. Also, continue to complete the vocabulary as well for each chapter.


 * **12/9**: See homework from 12/8.


 * **12/10**: Read Chapters 8 and 9 for Friday. "The Path of a Monster" handout is due as well. Vocabulary quiz next week!


 * **12/11:** See homework from 12/10.
 * **12/12:** Finish the novel for Monday! Study for vocabulary quiz on Thursday, December 18th.
 * 12/15 to 12/19: **
 * **12/15**: Complete section of Theme Journal for Chapters 5-8. Due tomorrow. Study for vocabulary quiz on Thursday. [[file:Grendel Theme Journal-Teacher Model - Revised.docx]][[file:Grendel Theme Journal - Literary Tools.docx]]
 * ** 12/16: ** Complete section of Theme Journal for Chapters 9-12. Due tomorrow. Vocabulary quiz this Thursday!
 * **12/17:** Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
 * **12/18:** //Grendel// Essay Assignment[[file:Grendel Literary Analysis.docx]]
 * **12/19:** Begin working on draft of essay


 * 12/22-12/23: **
 * **12/22:** Bring in a full, typed draft of your essay on Monday, January 5th.
 * **12/23:** See 12/22. Enjoy your break!


 * 1/5 - 1/9: Happy New Year! **


 * **1/5:** Continue working on draft.
 * **1/6**:
 * Complete "Attribution Handout" for tomorrow.
 * Continue working on essay. Final draft must be uploaded by 11:59PM on Thursday, January 8th. Hard copy is due in class the next day (in your writing folder).


 * ** 1/7: ** Final draft must be uploaded to Turnitin.com by 11:59PM on Thursday, January 8th. Hard copy is due in class the next day (in your writing folder).


 * **1/8:** See 1/7
 * **1/9:** Finish the William Shakespeare Research Activity


 * 1/12 - 1/16: **


 * **1/12:** School cancelled due inclement weather.
 * **1/13:**
 * None assigned.
 * If your vocabulary packet was incomplete (lacking page numbers), you have until Thursday, January 15th to locate the necessary information for partial credit.


 * ** 1/14: **
 * Use the Literary Term Glossary to finish the definitions that were in the text book. [[file:Literary Term Glossary.pdf]]
 * Use the Drama Term Glossary to finish the drama terms that were not in your text book. [[file:Glossary Drama Terms.doc]]
 * **1/15:** None assigned
 * **1/16:** Finish reading 1.2. and 1.3. Complete the Cognitive Reading Log using 1.2. See the class model for additional assistance. [[file:Cognitive Reading Log.docx]] [[file:Cognitive Reading Log-Teacher Version.docx]]


 * 1/20- 1/21: **
 * **1/20:** Reread 1.3. for Friday. Make sure your Cognitive Reading Log is completed properly.
 * **1/21**: See 1/20
 * **1/22:** See 1/21


 * ** 1/23: **
 * Finish the paraphrasing activity for Cassius' soliloquy in 1.2. This handout is due Monday.[[file:Reading Skill - Paraphrasing Shakespearean Drama.docx]]
 * Read 2.1. for Tuesday and complete Cognitive Reading Log.[[file:Cognitive Reading Log - Revised Template.docx]]


 * 1/26 - 1/30 **
 * **1/26:** School closure due to inclement weather. See homework from 1/23.


 * **1/27:** Read 2.2. -2.4. for Thursday. In your notes, identify two distinct character traits for Caesar. Cite specific evidence from the text to support each character trait. Also, please identify if the trait was revealed through direct and/or indirect characterization.


 * **1/28:** See homework from 1/27.
 * Class notes: Cassius' soliloquy (paraphrase)[[file:Reading Skill - Paraphrasing Shakespearean Drama.docx]]


 * **1/29:** Complete the character motivation chart, analyzing Cassius' motives for not wanting Caesar to be king.[[file:Character Motivation.pdf]]


 * ** 1/30: **
 * Complete the handout for Monday. Be sure to complete Parts I and II. [[file:Skill Focus - Identifying Tone and Mood.docx]]
 * Act II Quiz on Tuesday. You will be assessed on your ability to paraphrase the text AND explain the significance of lines to the development of the plot. All lines will come from Act II.
 * Read 3.1. for Wednesday, February 4th. In your notes, respond to the following prompt: Analyze how the author uses literary tools to reveal Antony's character in 3.1. lines 280-301.


 * 2/2 to 2/6: **


 * ** 2/2: **
 * Act II Quiz on Tuesday. You will be assessed on your ability to paraphrase the text AND explain the significance of lines to the development of the plot. All lines will come from Act II.
 * Read 3.1. for Wednesday, February 4th. In your notes, respond to the following prompt: Analyze how the author uses literary tools to reveal Antony's character in 3.1. lines 280-301.
 * **2/3**: See 2/2
 * **2/4:** Read 3.2. and 3.3. for Friday. Act 3 of a Shakespearean Tragedy is considered the climax/turning point. In your notes, list ways in which the circumstances change for the major characters throughout this act.
 * **2/5**: See 2/3 for homework.
 * ** 2/6: ** Finish the Analysis of Rhetoric Handout for Monday. Use both Brutus' and Antony's speeches in 3.2. to complete the activity.
 * 2/9-2/13: **
 * **2/9:**
 * //Julius Caesar// Final Test on Tuesday, February 17th.
 * Finish reading Act 5 for Wednesday.
 * **2/10:** See homework from 2/9
 * **2/11:** Work on theme handout for //Julius Caesar.//
 * **2/12:**
 * **Literary Dominoes:** Finish the domino chain of events that you started in class today. Remember, we know that //Julius Caesar// ends in tragedy, but what specific actions lead to that conclusion?
 * The study guide for Tuesday's test can be found under "Upcoming Tests".
 * **2/13:** Study for the final test on Tuesday, February 17th.
 * 2/17-2/20: **
 * **2/17**: //Julius Caesar// Final Test is postponed until tomorrow.


 * **2/18**: None assigned.


 * **2/19:** None assigned.

2/23 - 2/28: ** **3/2 - 3/6:** Happy March!!!
 * ** 2/20: ** Read the model essay "Animal Farm". Answer the following questions on the essay itself:
 * 1) What was the assignment?
 * 2) Did the writer address the prompt?
 * 3) What did the writer do well?
 * 4) What didn't the writer do well?
 * **For questions 3 and 4, be sure to highlight/underline specific information in the essay to support your responses. All responses should be recorded on the essay itself.**
 * **2/23**: Begin brainstorming for your writing assignment, which must be uploaded to Turnitin.com by 11:59PM on Sunday, March 1st.
 * Essay Prompt: Analyze how Shakespeare uses literary tools to develop one of the play's themes.
 * ** 2/24 ** : Begin constructing the paragraphs for the writing assignment. The assignment should be no longer than two typed ( double-spaced ) pages. Please review the scoring guide for the requirements. The scoring guide for this writing assignment can be found under "Essay Due Dates."
 * **2/25:** See 2/24
 * **2/26**:
 * **Classwork**: If you were absent from class, please read and complete the following handout. This is an introductory lesson to the Poetry Unit.[[file:Introductory Poetry Unit - The Man in the Dead Machine.pdf]]
 * **Homework**: See 2/24
 * **2/27**:
 * **Classwork**: If you were absent, please read and complete the following handout. [[file:Suppose Columbus - Discussion Questions.pdf]] [[file:Suppose Columbus - Poem Only.pdf]]
 * ** Homework: ** Must upload your //Julius Caesar// Theme Analysis to Turnitin.com by 11:59PM on Sunday, March 1st
 * **3/2:** None assigned
 * ** 3/3: ** Finish writing the poetry definitions using the Literary Term Glossary (PDF File)

3/9 - 3/13:
 * **3/9:** Finish the poetry definitions using the Literary Term Glossary[[file:Literary Term Glossary.pdf]].
 * ** 3/10: ** None assigned.


 * ** 3/11: **
 * Poetry Form Quiz on Monday, March 16th.
 * Begin to record the poetry devices you spot in the poems we study and discuss in class. All examples MUST come from poetry read and studied in our class.


 * ** 3/12: ** See 3/11.
 * ** 3/13: ** Study and review all of your notes for the Poetry Form Quiz on Monday.


 * 3/16- 3/20: **
 * **3/16:** None assigned
 * **3/17:**
 * If you are revising the Julius Caesar essay, you must come in for one session of tutoring. Students who tutored on Tuesday must turn in the revised draft (along with the graded draft) on Thursday, March 19th. Students who tutored on Wednesday must turn in the revised draft (along with the graded draft) on Friday, March 20th. No essays will be accepted after Friday, March 20th. *If you simply have to fix your block quote, this must be completed by Thursday, March 19th.
 * ** 3/18: **
 * **Class Activity**: If you were absent, please take the time to complete the following assignment. Read the poem "Pride" and complete ONE side of the Figurative Language Organizer. [[file:Figurative Language Organizer.docx]] [[file:Pride.docx]]
 * **Homework:** Read the poem "Metaphor" by Eve Merriam and answer the questions on the handout.[[file:Eve Merriam - Metaphor.pdf]]
 * **3/19**: Read the poem "Glory" and using your figurative language organizer, identify the two figurative devices used throughout this poem. [[file:Glory Poem.doc]] See 3/18 for the organizer.
 * 3/20: Read Elizabeth Bishop's "The Fish" and complete the imagery graphic organizer on the back side. You are to identify examples (using lines from the poem) of how the poet creates imagery of the specified object through figurative devices. You may find multiple examples of one sense (i.e. sight, taste, touch, smell, hear) and not the others. The object is simply to record how the poet develops imagery to appeal to the various senses through the use of figurative devices. [[file:The Fish.pdf]]


 * 3/23 - 3/27: **
 * **3/23:**
 * Figurative Language Quiz on Friday, March 27th. Please carefully review and study the poems discussed.
 * Continue to record examples of figurative devices spotted in the poems studied throughout the units. Poetry Term Journals will be due in the 4th quarter.
 * ** 3/24: **
 * ** 3/25: **
 * ** 3/26: **


 * 4/7 - 4/10: **
 * **4/7:** Poetry Term Journal is due this Friday, April 10th.
 * **4/8:** Poetry Term Journal is due this Friday, April 10th.
 * ** 4/9: ** See 4/7 and 4/8
 * **4/10:** Poetry Term Journal due date has been modified. It is now do Monday, April 13th.


 * 4/13 - 4/17: **
 * **4/13:** Due tomorrow. [[file:Connotation Poetry Lesson - Roaches.doc]]
 * **4/14:** None assigned. Finish the author's purpose packet if you have not done so.
 * ** 4/15: ** Complete the first three examples of the Identifying Text Structures handout. [[file:Identifying Text Structures - 3.pdf]]
 * ** 4/16: ** Finish the Identifying Text Structures handout. See 4/15 for the electronic document.
 * ** 4/17: **
 * ** Class work - **Use the PowerPoint presentation to complete the notes handout [[file:Fact and Opinion PowerPoint Handout.docx]] [[file:Chap 9 Fact and Opinion Revised.ppt]]
 * **Homework**: Complete the Fact and Opinion Handout for Monday **.[[file:Fact and Opinion Homework.docx]]**


 * 4/20- 4/24: **
 * ** 4/20: **
 * Fourth Quarter Benchmark tomorrow. Make sure that you have a pencil tomorrow.
 * Read Act 1 of Ibsen's A Doll's House for Wednesday and complete the accompanying handout. [[file:Act One - Opening Activity.pdf]]
 * **4/21**: See 4/20
 * **4/22:** Finish reading all of Act One. Respond to the focus question in your journal: In what ways is Norma a conformist and a nonconformist? Record ONE example of each from Act 1.
 * **4/23:** See 4/23
 * **4/24:**
 * Using the conformist/non-conformist chart, record an example from Act 1 in which Nora is a conformist and a non-conformist. Be sure to record the example properly using quotation marks and parenthetical documentation.[[file:Nora Conformity Chart.docx]]
 * Read all of Act 2 for Monday.

This document must be shared with me via Google Docs by 11:59PM Sunday, May 3rd.
 * 4/27 - 5/1: **
 * **4/27:**
 * Finish reading Act 3 for Wednesday. Conformity and non-conformity chart will also be due Wednesday as well.
 * Final test is on Friday, May 1st.
 * **4/28**: See 4/27
 * **4/29:** Locate and record examples of where your assigned symbol occurred throughout the play. Be sure to revisit Acts 1, 2, and 3. This information will be your ticket into the discussion tomorrow.
 * ** 4/30: ** //A Doll's House// Test has been rescheduled for Monday, May 4th.
 * **5/1**: Read the literary criticism article entitled "A New World for Women" on A Doll's House by Stephanie Forward. As you are reading, highlight pieces of evidence from this article that would potentially serves as strong and thorough evidence to support your thesis regarding the following questions:
 * In what ways can conformity and non-conformity exist?
 * What is the cost of conformity? Of non-conformity?

**5/4-5/8**:
 * **5/4**: Review your working thesis statement from Friday, May 1st and make the necessary revisions. All information must be revised by 11:59PM on Monday, May 4th.
 * **5/5**: Make the necessary revisions to the evidence and parenthetical documentation in your conformity/non-conformity journal. Please make sure that the evidence is properly documented and is strong and thorough evidence to support the thesis.
 * **5/6**: See 5/5
 * **5/7**: See 5/5
 * **5/8**:
 * Draft of literary criticism paragraph is due Friday, May 15th.
 * Begin drafting an intro and revising your thesis statement as you read the literary criticism articles.

**5/11 - 5/15**:
 * **5/11**: Finish reading the literary criticism essays given to you in class. You must complete the remaining two note cards on Google Docs, selecting the essays that would work well in your essay as evidence.


 * ** 5/12: ** Begin drafting an introduction paragraph for your essay. You are too reference previously graded essays and handouts to assist you in constructing an effective introduction. Please note that I will not 'review' intro paragraphs; however, you may schedule tutor time to review components of the essay (not during Flex).


 * **5/13**: Literary criticism paragraph is due on Friday, May 15th. This paragraph must be shared with me via Google Docs.


 * **5/14:**
 * Literary criticism paragraph due date has been changed to Sunday, May 17th. It must be shared via Google Docs. Download the attachment to see the criteria for the paragraph (and the essay itself).[[file:10th Grade Honors Synthesis Research Paper.docx]]
 * Review my comments and feedback on your note cards 2 and 3 via Google Docs. You should be making the necessary revisions and changes based on the feedback and the information given in class today.
 * **5/15:** See 5/14

Essay Due Dates**:**
 * Informative/Explanatory Essay is due Friday, September 26th. [[file:Summer Reading Honors 10 Essay Scoring Guide (2).doc]]
 * BBEC Essay is due Monday, October 27th.


 * The Odyssey Allusion Essay is due Wednesday, November 5th on Turnitin.com by 11:59PM.[[file:Odyssey Allusion Paper.docx]]


 * Julius Caesar: Thematic Analysis is due by Sunday, March 1st on Turnitin.com by 11:59PM. Hard copy is due in class (in your writing folder) the next day. [[file:Focused Writing Assignment.docx]]


 * Upcoming Quizzes and Tests: **
 * //The Odyssey// Book 18 Test on Monday, October 20th.
 * //Julius Caesar// Study Guide [[file:Study Guide.docx]]
 * Poetry 'Form' Quiz on Monday, March 16th.


 * Class Articles: **


 * Class Notes: **
 * 9/30: Epic Hero Notes [[file:Epic Hero Introductory Notes.docx]] **


 * 10/17: Class Notes [[file:Odyssey Books 1-16 Review.docx]] **


 * Sentence of the Week (SOW): **


 * PowerPoint Presentations: **


 * Writing Handouts: **







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