Hello and welcome to English II. Be prepared to read at least four (4)
novels this year. We will be writing, completing vocabulary units, reading
short stories, poetry, Julius Caesar and doing speeches. It will be a great
year. View required reading at bottom of page.
You were issued a textbook . You must keep a cover on
the literature textbook. Points will be deducted if you fail to cover the
text. You are required to maintain a notebook as well.
QUARTER 2
Assignments
11/03: Define PSSA Assessment Anchors #26-#50
11/04: Review the stories "The Piece of String", "Old Man of the Temple",
and "The Black Cat". Study for test on those stories.
11/05: Oral reading "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets
11/06: Test on PSSA Anchors 1-25
11/09: Test on "The Piece of String", "Old Man of the Temple", and
"The Black Cat"
11/10: Finish reading "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets"
Complete questions at the end of the story
11/12: Discuss "Contents...", go over questions, discuss extra
credit writing prompts, notebook checks for grammar and
math problems, discuss speech(December)topics
11/13: Test on "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets"
11/16: 4-Sight Testing
11/17: 4-Sight Testing
11/18: Parent-Teacher Conferences 1-6 p.m.
11/19: PSSA Assessment Anchors Test on terms #26-#50(narrative-voice)
11/20: Oral reading-- "The Monkey's Paw" pp.28-38
Questions 1-7 p.39
11/23: "Shaving" p.113
11/24: Finish "Shaving"
Questions 1-10 p.119
11/25: Test on "The Monkey's Paw" and "Shaving" Extra Credit Esssay due
12/02: Speech Topics due (refer to rubric)
Disclaimer: All dates are subject to change based upon student progress.
The 1st quarter novel is A Separate Peace by John Knowles.
The 2nd quarter novel is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
The 3rd quarter novel is Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther.
The 4th quarter novel is And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.
