Summer Reading

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:00:11 -0400

For all students taking * English 2 Honors:
The required summer reading text is The Color of Water by James McBride (pictured right). The others texts (to be read during the year) are: A Doll’s House by Ibsen, The Secret Life of Bees by Kidd, The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald, Othello by Shakespeare, The Joy Luck Club by Tan, and A Separate Peace by Knowles.

* There is no required summer reading for regular English 2. If you’re not sure which English class you’re scheduled for next year, please call the Guidance office.

Week 6:6 (June 1-4)

Sat, 29 May 2010 12:47:13 -0400

English 1 Honors (periods 1, 2, 6, 7)
This final week of classes, there will be a quiz on the last eight chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee. The final quiz drop will be available in class on Thursday. Exam study guides are available in class. Students going into English 2 Honors next year should note: The summer reading text is The Color of Water by McBride; students are required to have completed the summer reading by the first day of school. The assigned texts for the rest of the year are The Secret Life of Bees by Kidd, The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald, Othello by Shakespeare, and A Separate Peace by Knowles.

English 1 (periods 3 and 5)
We will be reading Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture in class this final week of classes. Students will also be recording their wisdom gained during freshmen year to pass on to next year’s incoming ninth graders in their own “last lectures”.

Week 6:5 (May 24-28)

Sun, 23 May 2010 09:09:22 -0400

English 1 Honors (periods 1, 2, 6, 7)
This week, there will be a quiz on nine chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird (as well as the vocab presented in class last week). A quiz drop will be available in class on Tuesday/Wednesday for students hoping to raise their provisional grades for exemption purposes. The Theme Log will be due Thursday with 35 quotes, and the journal is due on Friday with both Theme Writing #3 and 4 complete within. Stay on top of the reading!

English 1 (periods 3 and 5)
We will be reading portions of Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture in class this week and next to end the year. A quiz covering the vocab dealt with in class on Friday will take place on Tuesday this week.

Week 6:4 (May 17-21)

Sat, 15 May 2010 22:15:08 -0400

English 1 Honors (periods 1, 2, 6, 7)
This week, there will be a quiz on six chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird (as well as the vocab presented in class last week). Vocab presentations for words #21-30 are also due on Tuesday/Wednesday. Lastly, students should keep up with reading and add 10 more quotes to their TKAM theme logs (which were returned in class on Monday) by Friday for a total of 25 quotes.

English 1 (periods 3 and 5)
A quiz covering the vocab dealt with in class on Friday and Monday will take place on Tuesday this week. Journals are also due Tuesday with the RJ Act III and IV Questions completed within. A new vocab assignment will be given out on Tuesday, and class-wide vocab presentations will occur on Friday.

Week 6:3 (May 10-14)

Sun, 9 May 2010 20:46:26 -0400

English 1 Honors (periods 1, 2, 6, 7)
The final version of the typed paper for Romeo and Juliet is due on Thursday. The paper should be accompanied by the approved thesis, outline, theme log, and any rough drafts used in the development of the final paper. Before that however, there will be a quiz on 5 chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird (as well as the vocab presented in class last week). Vocab presentations for words #11-20 are also due on Tuesday/Wednesday. Students should add 5 quotes to their new TKAM theme logs (which were returned in class on Monday) by Friday.

English 1 (periods 3 and 5)
A large quiz covering the last act of Romeo and Juliet will take place on Thursday. Students should be prepared upon arrival in class to be tested on both the vocabulary terms for that act as well as the basic events of the play. In and outside of class, students should be working on both adding quotes to their RJ theme logs and completing the journal questions for Acts II and III (a double-sided handout provided in class). Students, please follow direction exactly for anything resembling full credit. Hang in there!