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September
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Assessments/Homework
Assignments
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7
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Wednesday
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8
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Thursday
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9
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Friday
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Due: Handbook
Contract; Handbook Quiz
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12
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Monday
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Due: Binders and
dividers (see handbook)
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13
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Tuesday
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Due: Complete pages 2
and 3 of Getting To Know You writing assignment packet
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14
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Wednesday
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15
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Thursday
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Due: Multiple
Intelligence Test and page 5 of Getting To Know You writing assignment
packet; MLA Sample Essay Activity
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16
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Friday
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19
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Monday
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Due: Getting To Know
You writing assignment TYPED and PRINTED rough draft
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20
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Tuesday
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Due: Fandex
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21
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Wednesday
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Due: Plagiarism
packet - read, highlight, take notes, and answer questions on last page
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22
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Thursday
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Due: Getting To
Know You writing assignment final draft (turn in a paper copy in class
and submit to Turnitin.com)
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23
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Friday
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Due: Covered
Vocabulary Book
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26
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Monday
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Due: Group 1
Vocabulary Activities 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 on pages 8-9
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27
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Tuesday
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28
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Wednesday
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Due: Formal vs.
Informal Writing Activity (1 paragraph)
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29
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Thursday
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30
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Friday
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Vocabulary Quiz - Group 1
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October
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3
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Monday
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Due:
Group 2 Vocabulary Activities 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10 on pages 17-18
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4
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Tuesday
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5
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Wednesday
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Due:
Independent Practice for 3-Prong Thesis Statements (pages 15-18 in Thesis
Statements Packet, #1-4)
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6
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Thursday
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Due: Independent
Practice for 2 Part Thesis Statements (pages 18-19 in Thesis Statements
Packet, #5-7)
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7
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Friday
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Vocabulary Quiz - Group 2
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10
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Monday
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Due:
Group 3 Vocabulary Activities 1.13, 1.14, 1.15 and 1.16 on pages 26-27
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11
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Tuesday
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Due: Essay
without a Thesis (Write a thesis and restated thesis; paper copy only)
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12
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Wednesday
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Writing
Quiz (MLA Format, Formal/Informal Writing, and Thesis Statements)
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13
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Thursday
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14
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Friday
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Vocabulary Quiz - Group 3
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18
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Monday
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Due:
"A Look at the Components of Your Essay" Activity; Group 4
Vocabulary Activities 1.19, 1.20, 1.21 and 1.22 on pages 35-36
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19
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Tuesday
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20
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Wednesday
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21
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Thursday
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Vocabulary Quiz - Group 4;
due: Journal #3
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22
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Friday
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25
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Monday
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26
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Tuesday
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27
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Wednesday
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Due: Details Statement for Paraphrasing Practice
Activity
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28
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Thursday
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29
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Friday
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Due: (Ms. Arellano's periods 1, 2, and 7 classes):
Signed portion of letter
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31
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Monday
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Due: Paraphrasing Practice Activity (paper copy and
submitted on Turnitin.com)
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November
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1
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Tuesday
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2
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Wednesday
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Due: Quoting Practice (Using quotations from "More
Than Meets the Eye: Paper vs. Plastic" in body paragraphs to prove a
thesis)
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3
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Thursday
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4
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Friday
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Due: Quarter 1 Journals
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7
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Monday
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Due: Thematic Connections Research Thesis Statement
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8
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Tuesday
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Due: Thematic Connections Research Essay Outline
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9
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Wednesday
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Due:
Book cover; read “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” on page 124 in
textbook; answer questions 1-4 and 6 on page 130
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10
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Thursday
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Due:
Thematic Connections Research Essay Typed Rough Draft (in class and on
Turnitin.com)
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11
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Friday
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14
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Monday
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Due: Thematic Connections Research Essay Typed Final
Draft (in class and on Turnitin.com); read “The Golden Kite, the
Silver Wind” pg 362, complete questions 1-3 and context vocabulary;
complete “The Scarlet Ibis” and “The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind” Literary
Terms handout
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15
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Tuesday
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Due: Read "The Scarlet Ibis" on page 350;
answer questions 1-4 on page 361
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16
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Wednesday
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Due: Answer “The Scarlet Ibis” Literary Analysis
Questions
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17
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Thursday
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18
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Friday
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Due: Test Review Guide; "The Scarlet Ibis"
Paraphrase Practice
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21
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Monday
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22
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Tuesday
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Short Stories Unit 1
Test ("The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," "Checkouts,"
"The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind," "The Scarlet
Ibis," and vocabulary)
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23
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Wednesday
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29
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Tuesday
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30
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Wednesday
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Due: Short Stories Unit 2 Literary Terms Examples
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December
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1
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Thursday
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2
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Friday
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Due: Read "The
Interlopers" on page 255 in textbook; answer questions 1-6 on page 262
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5
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Monday
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6
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Tuesday
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7
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Wednesday
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Due: "Understanding Connotation" Activity; "Applying
Literary Devices: 'The Interlopers'" Activity
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8
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Thursday
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Due:
Read “The
Lottery,” highlight and label literary devices within and answer questions
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9
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Friday
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12
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Monday
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Due: “The
Lottery”
Quoting Activity Rough Draft
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13
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Tuesday
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Due: “The
Lottery”
Quoting Activity Final Draft; Revenge
Opinionnaire
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14
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Wednesday
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Due:
Read "The Cask
of Amontillado" on page 61; complete questions 1-4 and 7
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15
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Thursday
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16
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Friday
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Short
Story Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz
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19
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Monday
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Due:
Short
Story Unit 2 Test Review Guide
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20
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Tuesday
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21 |
Wednesday
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Short Story
Unit 2
Test (Literary Terms, "The
Interlopers", "The Lottery", and "The Cask of Amontillado") |
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22 |
Thursday
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23 |
Friday
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JANUARY
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2 |
Monday
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Due: Thesis Statement and Works Cited information for Short
Stories Writing Assignment |
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3
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Tuesday
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Due: Introduction for
Short Stories Writing Assignment
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4
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Wednesday
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5
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Thursday
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Due: Outline for
Short Stories Writing Assignment
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6
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Friday
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9
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Monday
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Due:
Quarter 2 Journals;
Ex. B on “Passive
Voice: Why it’s Evil and How to Recognize it” (rewriting EB White’s
paragraph in active voice)
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10
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Tuesday
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Due:
Common Writing Errors Activity
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11
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Wednesday
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Due:
Short Stories Writing Assignment
Rough Draft (typed, MLA formatted, with Works Cited page; printed copy
and on Turnitin.com)
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12
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Thursday
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13
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Friday
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Due:
Read
FDR's "First Inaugural Address" in textbook, page 503; answer questions
1-3 on page 510
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16
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Monday
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Due: Short Stories Writing Assignment
Final Draft (typed, MLA formatted, with Works Cited page; printed copy
and on Turnitin.com under "Revision 1"); FDR Rhetorical
Devices Activity
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17
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Tuesday
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Due: read and identify
at least 3 rhetorical devices on each page
of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
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18
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Wednesday
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10
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Thursday
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20
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Friday
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Due: Read
To Kill a Mockingbird introductory information; highlight and take
notes
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23
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Monday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapter 1 and take 3 notes; optional speech presentation
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24
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Tuesday
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Due: To Kill a
Mockingbird Chapter 1 question
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25
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Wednesday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 2-3; take 3 notes per chapter
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26
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Thursday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 4-5; take 3 notes per chapter and answer
questions 2-4 of Discussion Questions
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27
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Friday
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30
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Monday
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31 |
Tuesday |
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FEBRUARY
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1
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Wednesday
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English
Midterm;
Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 6-8; take 3 notes per chapter
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2
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Thursday
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3
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Friday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 9-10; take 3 notes per chapter
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6
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Monday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapter 11; take 3 notes
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7
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Tuesday
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To
Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-11 Quiz
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8
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Wednesday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 12-13; take 3 notes per chapter
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9
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Thursday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 14-15; take 3 notes per chapter
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10
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Friday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 16-17; take 3 notes per chapter
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13
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Monday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapter 18, take 3 notes, and answer Discussion
Questions 28-33; Empathy Week Essay rough
draft
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14
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Tuesday
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To
Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary Chapters 1-16 Quiz
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15
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Wednesday
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16
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Thursday
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Due:
Empathy Week Essay final draft
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17
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Friday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 19-21; take 3 notes per chapter
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20
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Monday
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21
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Tuesday
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23
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Wednesday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapter 22 and take 3 notes; identify rhetorical
devices used in Atticus' closing statement
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24
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Thursday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapter 23; take 3 notes
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25
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Friday
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Due:
Preparation
for in-class essay
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27
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Monday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 24-25; take 3 notes per chapter
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28
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Tuesday
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Due:
Read "Letter to the Editor" Assignment
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29
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Wednesday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 26-27; take 3 notes per chapter
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MARCH
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1
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Thursday
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Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 28-29; take 3 notes per chapter
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2
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Friday |
Due:
Read To Kill
a Mockingbird Chapters 30-31; take 3 notes per chapter |
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5 |
Monday
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Due:
Metaphorical
Mockingbird Letter to the Editor subject, rationale (1 sentence), and
works cited citations for picture and biographical information; TKAM
Character Quest
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6 |
Tuesday
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Due:
complete To Kill
a Mockingbird Character
Chart in introductory packet |
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7 |
Wednesday
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To Kill a Mockingbird Test |
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8 |
Thursday
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9 |
Friday
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12 |
Monday
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Due: "Letter to the Editor" Rough
Draft |
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13 |
Tuesday
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To
Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary Chapters 17-31 Quiz |
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14 |
Wednesday
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15 |
Thursday
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Due: Theme Tracking Poster |
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16 |
Friday
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19 |
Monday
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Due: "Letter to the Editor" Final
Draft (print and cut-and-paste upload to turnitin.com) |
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20 |
Tuesday
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21 |
Wednesday
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22 |
Thursday
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Due: Optional To Kill a Mockingbird
Project |
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23 |
Friday
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Due: Analyze “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”
and “The Eagle” (apply the 8 steps of close reading) |
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26 |
Monday
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Due: Sylvia Plath poem activity and
"The Charge of the Light Brigade" Exercise in Rhythm and Rhyme |
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27 |
Tuesday
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Due: Analyze "George Gray"
and "Vietnam"
(apply the 8 steps of close reading) |
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28 |
Wednesday
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Poetry Quiz |
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29 |
Thursday
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30 |
Friday
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APRIL |
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2 |
Monday
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3 |
Tuesday
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Due: Shakespeare Presentation |
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4 |
Wednesday
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5 |
Thursday
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Shakespeare Presentation Quiz
(see
http://www.ahsd.org/english/conigliaro/L2RandJ.htm for presentations
and websites to study) |
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6 |
Friday
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9 |
Monday
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10 |
Tuesday
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11 |
Wednesday
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Shakespeare Presentation Quiz
(see
http://www.ahsd.org/english/conigliaro/L2RandJ.htm for presentations
and websites to study) Due:
Answer 3 questions for sonnets |
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12 |
Thursday
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Due: Literary Terms Practice |
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13 |
Friday
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16 |
Monday
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17 |
Tuesday
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Due: complete Act I
Scenes i-iv questions in Romeo and Juliet study guide
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18 |
Wednesday
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19 |
Thursday
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Romeo and Juliet
Act I and Dramatic Terms Quiz |
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20 |
Friday
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23 |
Monday
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Due: Romeo and Juliet Act
II Scenes i-iii discussion questions |
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24 |
Tuesday
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Due: Journals;
Literary Terms Examples from Act
II of Romeo and Juliet |
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25 |
Wednesday
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26 |
Thursday
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27 |
Friday
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30 |
Monday
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Romeo and Juliet
Acts II and III Quiz |
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MAY |
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1 |
Tuesday
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2 |
Wednesday |
Due:
Romeo and Juliet
Project Sign-ups |
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3 |
Thursday
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Due:
Romeo and Juliet
Study Guide Act III and IV
Questions |
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4 |
Friday |
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7 |
Monday
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8 |
Tuesday
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Romeo and Juliet
Test |
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9 |
Wednesday
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Due: Romeo and Juliet
Project |
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10 |
Thursday
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11 |
Friday
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Due: Romeo and Juliet 5 Paragraph Essay |
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14 |
Monday
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Due: Poems 5 Paragraph Essay |
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15 |
Tuesday
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Final
Exam
Essay! Be sure you prepare, and bring your textbook to class!
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16 |
Wednesday
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17 |
Thursday
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Due:
Read The Odyssey pages 951-968; answer questions 1-4 on page 955
and questions 2-4 on page 974 |
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18 |
Friday
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Due:
Read The Odyssey pages 969-987; answer questions 5-7on page 974
and questions 2-4 on page 987 |
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21 |
Monday
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Due:
Read The Odyssey pages 993-1008; answer questions 2-4 on page
1008 |
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22 |
Tuesday
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Odyssey Quiz
Due:
Read The Odyssey pages 1009-1017; answer questions 1-5 |
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23 |
Wednesday
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24 |
Thursday
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25 |
Friday
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29 |
Tuesday |
English Final Exam! |
