Block 1 Blue

English II CP

Second Quarter

2008-2009

Mrs. Maguire

 

November 4

Pages 1-100 of NL Due!  PPQuiz?

Review Vocab 7&8

 

 

November 6

Intro to Poetry Project in Library (to get Critical Analysis from Magil’s, etc.)

 

November 10

Grammar Pre-test

Vocab. Quiz 7&8

 

No School


Veteran’s Day

 

 

November 13

Pages 1-133 of NL Due!  PPQ?

Review Vocab 9&10

 

November 17

Pages 1-184 of NL Due!  PPQ?

Vocab Quiz 9&10

 

November 19

Parts of Speech Power Point

 

November 21

Continue Grammar Unit

 

Parent Conferences

3:00- 5:00

November 25

Mrs. Maguire reads “A Thanksgiving Visitor” by Truman Capote

Parent Conferences

3:00- 8:00

 

˝ day of school

 

No School

December 1

Assign formal Essay TEST on NL

 

   

December 3

Printed Rough Draft due for Peer Review and Quiz grade.

Continue Grammar Unit

Review Vocab 11&12

 

 

December 5

Final Copy of NL Formal Essay due for TEST grade!

Continue Grammar

Unit

 

Progress Reports

 

December 9

Progress Reports

Begin writing Book Report #2 in class

 

December 11

Book Report Due!

Vocab. Quiz 11&12

Begin video Dead Poets’ Society

 

Teacher Workshop

 

December 16

Poetry Projects Due –

Print 2 copies!

Pres. after vacation

Review Vocab 13&14

Dead Poets’ Society

December 18

Dead Poets’ Society

Vocab Quiz 13 & 14

   

December 22

Read “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote

 

Winter Vacation

Begins!

 

 

WINTER VACATION!!!!!!!

January 5

Review Vocab 15&16

ALL Poetry Presentations MUST be Ready!

 

January 7

Continue Poetry Presentations

 

January 9

Finish Poetry Presentations

Vocab Quiz 15&16

 

January 13

Review for EXAM

 

 

January 15

Vocab Bee

 

January 19

No School

January 20

 

Exams 1 & 2

 

January 21

 

Exams 3& 4

January 22

 

Exams 5 & 6

January 23

 

Exams 7 & 8

                

 

 

               

Block 1B

English 10 CP

 First Quarter

   2008-2009

Mrs. Maguire

    

September 2

Freshmen only!

 

 

 

September  3

All grades

Introduction.

Give Class Guidelines sheet.  Hwk: Get info and have parent sign

September 4

Learning Styles Inventory

Begin The Crucible

 

September 8

Parent Sig. Due!

Explain “Me Cards”

Library for Lexiles, Turn It In, number2.com and Free Choice book

 

September 10

Give out Poetry Vocab.

and  Proofreading Symbols

Assign W.  C. #1

 

Rosh Hashanah

 

 

 

September 12

Me Cards- Due

Present them.

Assign Colonial Projects

 

September 16

Writer’s Craft #1 Due

Review Poetry Vocab.

 

 

September 18

 

Vocab. TEST on

Poetry Terms

 

 

 

September 22

Colonial Projects All Due

Begin Presentations

 

September 24

Continue

Presentations

 

September 26

Review Vocab 1&2

Finish Presentations

 

 

September 30

Bring Free Choice Book

Rosh Hashana

 

October 2

Vocab. Quiz  1&2

Book Reports

begun in class

Progress Reports

 

 

Progress Reports

October 6

Book Reports due at beginning of class

 

  

October 8

 

Jeopardy on Crucible and Colonial Authors

 

 

Yom Kippur

October 10

 

Test on Crucible and Colonial Authors

Columbus Day

No School

 

 

October 15

Review Vocab. 3&4

SAT Prep.



 

October 17

Vocab. Quiz 3&4

Video of Crucible

 

      

October 21

 

Finish video on The Crucible

 

October 23

Begin A Northern Light

 

 

Grades close for all late and extra credit work

 

October 27

 

Review Vocab 5&6

 

October 29

Vocab. Quiz 5&6

 

 

October 31

End of Quarter 1