SIMS CITY: ENGLISH II

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9/30-10/4

Monday- SSR; 1a & 1b Daily Proofreading Sentences; start on “Literary Devices in The Raven” (graphic organizer for literary analysis)

Tuesday- SSR; 2a & 2b Daily Proofreading Sentences; finish graphic organizer for literary analysis

Wednesday- SSR; 3a & 3b Proofreading Sentences; Vocabulary Test #3

Thursday- SSR; 4a & 4b Proofreading Sentences; Use lit. analysis graphic organizer to write lit. analysis paragraph

Friday- SSR; 5a & 5b Proofreading Sentences; finish literary analysis paragraphs

9/23-9/27

Monday: SSR; Begin SAT Vocabulary Chart #3 (due Friday)

Tuesday: SSR; Finish Voc. Chart (due Friday)

Wednesday: SSR; Literary Devices Notes; Types of Sentences (Simple/Compound)  Notes

Thursday: SSR; Types of sentences notes; “Simple or Compound Sent. Types Practice”

Friday: SSR; Check charts; Check/discuss Sentence Practice worksheets

 

9/16-9/20

9/16- No School!

9/17- SSR; Daily Sentences; The Raven analysis in groups (stanzas 5-8)

9/18- SSR; Daily Sentences; The Raven analysis

9/19- SSR; Daily Sentences; The Raven analysis

9/20- SSR; Daily Sentences Week 1 due!; review and grade proofreading work

9/9-9/13

M- SSR; Edgar Allan Poe Biography (take notes in journal)

T- SSR; Literary/Poetic Devices (take notes in journal)

W- SSR; Read “The Raven” p. 110 in Lit books (Youtube audio)

Th- SSR; Analyze “The Raven” for meter, rhyme scheme, and meaning

F- SSR; work on summarizing/paraphrasing each stanza of “The Raven” with illustrations

9/2-9/6

9/2: Labor Day Holiday!

9/3: SSR; “Journal Entry: Horror/Gothic” (respond to given journal questions in your journal then discuss)

9/4: SSR; watch ABC News clip on the big business of Halloween/haunted houses, discuss haunted houses/special effects/commonalities, study for Voc. Test 2

9/5: SSR; watch “8 Aspects of Gothic Books” (youtube video) & take notes in your journal

9/6: SSR; Vocabulary Test #2

Plans for the Week: 8/26-8/30

Monday- Finish Monkey’s Paw questions; MP chart; study SAT List 1 for test tomorrow

Tuesday- Vocabulary Test #1; turn in MP questions

Wednesday- Read library books; set up folders/composition books; Journal entry: Three Wishes; go over MP charts

Thursday- Begin Vocabulary Chart for List #2

Friday- Honors Eng II: Free reading time; finish Journal entry on page 1 of your journal; Plot diagram for The Monkey’s Paw

Plans for the Week of 8/19-8/23

English II

Monday- Read “The Monkey’s Paw” together in class.

Tuesday- Journal entry; Vocab Chart due; Librarian Book Talk; check out books

Wednesday- Finish reading “The Monkey’s Paw” together in class; journal entry

Thursday- “The Monkey’s Paw” questions

Friday- “The Monkey’s Paw” literary elements/questions

English IV

Monday- TKAM Test; turn in annotations

Tuesday- Ethan Frome Test; turn in annotations; Vocab Chart due

Wednesday- Librarian Book Talk; check out books

Thursday- Read “The Monkey’s Paw”

Friday- “The Monkey’s Paw” questions

Ms. Sims’s English II Supply Lists

English II

1 composition book or spiral

1 folder with brads & pockets

1 roll of scotch tape OR 2 glue sticks 

1 pkg Crayola Washable Markers

1 pkg highlighters

(always come to class with pens/pencils/notebook paper/highlighters)

 

Honors English II

1 composition book or spiral

1 folder with brads & pockets

1 pkg Dry Erase Markers

1 pkg highlighters

(always come to class with pens/pencils/notebook paper/highlighters)

 

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