English II Assignments

THE DUE DATES AND ASSIGNMENTS ARE TENTATIVE AND CAN BE CHANGED WITHOUT 
INTERNET NOTICE BUT WILL ALWAYS BE COMMUNICATED TO THE STUDENTS IN THE 
CLASSROOM VIA VERBAL COMMUNICATION AND POSTED ON THE BOARD.



3rd Nine Weeks:




January 30- February 3:

Monday- Shakespeare notes, tragedy notes, and Globe Theatre 

Tuesday- Caesar questionnaire and discussion; give performance task due 
Wednesday, 2/8

Wednesday- Listen to Julius Caesar Act 1 (pages 1098-1114) and discuss; 

Thursday- finish reading and discussing Act 1: work on questions;

Friday- review questions and complete Act 1 quotes; work on performance task






February 6-10: WEDNESDAY- PERFORMANCE TASK DUE
		
Monday- read aloud Act 2 pages 1116-1127; 

Tuesday- complete Act II and begin questions

Wednesday- Present Performance Task; finish questions and review

Thursday-Act II timeline and journal- What would you do if your were Brutus? 

Friday- Act II quotes and turn in 





February 13-17:
    THURSDAY- TEST ON CAESAR ACTS I-III AND NOTES!

Monday- Listen to Act III and discuss; complete questions for 
homework

Tuesday- finish listening to Act III and discuss; complete questions in class

Wednesday- Mark Antony and Brutus Speech Analysis

Thursday- Test

Friday- Reduced Shakespeare Company



NO SCHOOL FEBRUARY 20-24!  ENJOY MARDI GRAS!!!!



February 27-March 2: FRIDAY- TEST ON ACTS IV-V

Monday- Read JC Act IV- pages 1154-1168

Tuesday- finish reading Act IV and complete questions; Act IV quotes
	
Wednesday- read Act V and begin questions
	
Thursday- Complete questions and complete Act V quotes

Friday- Test 





JANUARY 3-6:

Tuesday: Syllabus; give research report assignment due 1/12/12; Journal (150 
words)- “Describe your Christmas break.”

	Wednesday: library for research

Thursday: Notes: 		
		Oedipus
		Sophocles
		Greek Theatre
		Drama
	Give Antigone questions 

Friday: complete notes; read Antigone Prologue out loud with student 
characters; complete questions for homework




JANUARY 9-13: 
	WEDNESDAY- TEST ON GREEK THEATRE NOTES

Monday- review Prologue questions; review MLA format, works cited, and 
parenthetical citations; listen to and discuss Antigone Scene 1 (pages 974-
979); complete questions for homework 

	Tuesday- review Antigone Scene 1 questions; Complete Scene 2 (p. 980-
987) and discuss with questions; 

Wednesday- Greek Theatre Test; Journal

Thursday- TURN IN RESEARCH REPORT; 5 literary elements from Prologue- Scene 2 
include page number, quote, type, meaning
 
Friday- Character Analysis groups (Ismene and Antigone)





JANUARY 17-20: 
TUESDAY- TEST (PROLOGUE-SCENE 2)

	Tuesday- Antigone Test Prologue- Scene 2

	Wednesday- Read Scenes 3-4 pages 988-997 and answer questions due 
tomorrow.

	Thursday- review Scenes 3-4 questions pages 988-997) and review; give 
essay and review essay structure, rules, etc. 

	Friday- complete character analysis on Ismene, Antigone, or Creon; 
work on essay due Thursday, 1/26





JANUARY 23-27: 
THURSDAY-ESSAY DUE
FRIDAY- FINAL “ANTIGONE” TEST

	Monday- Read and discuss Scenes 5- Exodus with questions due 
tomorrow(p. 998-1006); 

	Tuesday- Discuss and review questions; work on essay due 
Thursday

	Wednesday-Theme Analysis to turn in today; work on essay due Thursday

	Thursday- TURN IN ESSAY! p.1007-1008- vocabulary and questions; 

	Friday- Final Antigone Test