ENGLISH 11-- MRS. SEACRIST-- 2011-2012

April 3-6
Classwork:
Documentary--"The Murder of Emmett Till"

Homework:
None
=========================================
March 30/April 2
Classwork:
Romanticism Unit Test--Open Note--you may use everything that is in your foldable and the reivew sheet.

Homework:
NONE
=============================================
March 28/29
Classwork:
Notes on Dark Romanticism
Listen to "The Raven"
Complete "The Raven" worksheet

Homework:
Review for Romanticism Unit Test--Open NOTES! You may use everything that is in your Romanticism foldable.

===========================================================
March 26/27
Classwork:
Romanticism Poetry
"The Cross of Snow"
"The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls"

Homework:
Organize your foldable for Unit Test on Friday 3/30(A), Monday 4/2(B).

==========================================================
March 22/23
Classwork:
Type Reflective Narrative
Save and Upload to Sharepoint by 2:30 pm on Friday, March 23rd
Homework:
Work on essay, if needed.

===========================================================
March 21
Classwork:
Type Reflective Narrative


==========================================================
March 19/20
Classwork:
Finish "Into the Wild"
Draft Reflective Narrative

Homework:
Finish rough draft of reflective narrative.
=========================================
March 16
Classwork:
"Into the Wild"--video
Power of the Individual

Homework:
None
======================================
March 12-15
Field test for SOL Writing
Report to assigned lab on these days.
======================================
March 9
Classwork:
"Into the Wild"
Power of the Individual

Homework:
None!
==========================================
March 7/8
Classwork:
Writing SOL--Essay Prompt

Homework:

========================================
March 5/6
Classwork:
SOL test--Multiple Choice

Homework:

======================================
March 1/2

Classwork:
Review of essay "formula" for the SOL test--HBTTREETREETREERL2.pptx
Work on Reflective Essay

Homework:
Review for SOL test.

======================================
February 28/29
Classwork:
Thoreau--excerpts from Walden
Unit 3-The Power of the Individual--Reflective Narrative
SOL Direct Writing information

Homework:
Suggested: Complete 2007 online interactive test  and 2006 online interactive test for more practice for the writing SOL.

=============================================================
February 24/27
Classwork:
2B-Wrap up DPS
Review for SOL Writing test
Interactive Test

Homework:
Review for SOL test--March 5/6 Multiple Choice, March 7/8 Direct Writing-Prompt

=============================================================
February 22/23
Classwork:
Finish  "Dead Poet's Society"--complete examples chart

Homework:
Practice SOL test--complete with justification for each answer by Friday, Feb. 24th(B day), Mon. Feb. 27th(A day).

====================================================
February 17/21
Classwork:
Finish Emerson's Aphorism's Creative Task
Watch "Dead Poet's Society"--track examples of Transcendentalism

Homework:
1. Post to the discussion board for "Self-Reliance" by Monday, Feb. 20 at 3 pm.

2. Practice SOL test--complete with justification for each answer by Friday, Feb. 24th(B day), Mon. Feb. 27th(A day).


==========================================
February 15/16
Classwork:
SOL Writing Preparation:Proofreading Warm-up (ppt)
Proofreading Warm-up Worksheet #9 and #10

"Self-Reliance" examples chart--fill-in-the-blanks, paraphrase, and complete the matching

Emerson's Aphorism's --"Self-Reliance" Creative Task

Homework:
1. Post to the discussion board for "Self-Reliance" by Monday, Feb. 20 at 3 pm.
2. Practice SOL test--complete with justification for each answer by Friday, Feb. 24th(B day), Mon. Feb. 27th(A day).

============================================================
February 13/14
Classwork:
SOL Writing Preparation:Proofreading Warm-up (ppt)
Proofreading Warm-up Worksheet #7 and #8
"Self-Reliance" in Today's World--What would you do?

Read "Self-Reliance" p. 77 in Holt Reader (distribute)--complete margin questions.

Listen to Gavin DeGraw's song "I Don't Want to Be"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gFCW3PHBws

Homework:
-Post to the discussion board for "Self-Reliance" by Monday, Feb. 20 at 3 pm.
-Practice SOL test--complete with justification for each answer by Friday, Feb. 24th(B day), Mon. Feb. 27th(A day).
==========================================================
February 10
Classwork:
Finish "The Last of the Mohicans"--complete Romantic Hero characteristics graphic organizer

Homework:
None
===========================================================
February 9
Classwork:
2B Assembly-Young Audiences of Virginia "Tales of the Griot"

3B Career Day in the Gym (45 min.)

Homework:
None
==========================================
February 8
Classwork:
1A Assembly-Marco Mercado "Spoken Word Poetry"
3A Assembly-Dr. Paul Aravich "The Brain Guy"
Finish "The Last of the Mohicans" when we return to class.
Homework:
None
==========================================
February 7
Classwork:
2B Assembly-Allstate's "X the TXT" (had a "fire alarm" and we were in the assembly the whole block)

3B Assembly-"Attitude Determines Altitude"
Finish "The Last of the Mohicans" when we return to class.
Homework:
None
=========================================
February 3/6
Classwork:
SOL Writing Preparation:Proofreading Warm-up (ppt)
Proofreading Warm-up Worksheet #5 and #6

Romantic Hero--characteristics--make observations while viewing "The Last of the Mohicans"


Homework:
Post a response to the "Conformity" Discussion Board on the class website by Friday, Feb. 3rd at 2:30 pm.

===================================================
February 1/2

Classwork
SOL Writing Preparation:Proofreading Warm-up (ppt)
Proofreading Warm-up Worksheet #3 and #4
Romantic Hero--characteristics--make observations while viewing "The Last of the Mohicans"

Homework
Post a response to the "Conformity" Discussion Board on the class website by Friday, Feb. 3rd at 2:30 pm.
============================================================
January 30/31

Classwork
New Teams--It's Your Choice!
SOL Writing Preparation:Proofreading Warm-up (ppt)
Proofreading Warm-up Worksheet #1 and #2
Power of the Individual--Questionnaire
Romanticism Introduction(ppt)--Characteristics

Homework
Post a response to the question on the Discussion Board on the class website by Friday, Feb. 3rd at 2:30 pm.