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.
10/08/09: Finish reading the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles.
10/14/09: Reading check test on Ch. 11,12,13
10/15/09: Questions from p.895 due
10/16/09: PSSA writing-- the Personal narrative
10/19/09: Rough draft of essay due for peer editing
10/20/09: Review for test on A Separate Peace
10/21/09: TEST on A Separate Peace POSTPONED!!
10/22/09: Typing of final draft of personal narrative
FINAL COPY due TODAY!
10/26: Test on A Separate Peace
10/27: The short story-definition and how to read actively
10/28: Oral reading "The Piece of String"
10/29: "Old Man of the Temple" questions 1-7 p.64
10/30: Read "The Black Cat" by Poe and complete questions
11/02: Define the first 25 PSSA Assessment Anchors in notebooks
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"
11/13: Test on PSSA Anchors 26-50
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.
