Honors English 9 & English 11 
Week At A Glance
Honors English 9
Periods 1, 8, and 9

Use this outline to help you plan your week and when absent from class.  You can download selected classroom handouts here as well.  Education is a dynamic process; therefore, check the last modified date frequently to determine the accuracy of the information.

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last modified by L. Lopez, 3/2/20

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  Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
Week 1 9/5/19 - 9/13/19 11/18/19 - 11/22/19 1/27/20 - 1/31/20 4/20/20 - 4/24/20
Week 2 9/16/19- 9/20/19 11/25/19 - 11/29/19 2/3/20 - 2/7/20 4/27/20 - 5/1/20
Week 3 9/23/19 - 9/27/19 12/2/19 - 12/6/19 2/10/20 - 2/14/20 5/4/20 - 5/8/20
Week 4 9/30/19 - 10/4/19 12/9/19 - 12/13/19 2/24/20 - 2/28/20 5/11/20 - 5/15/20
Week 5 10/7/19 - 10/11/19 12/16/19 - 12/20/19 3/2/20 - 3/6/20 5/18/20 - 5/22/20
Week 6 10/14/19 - 10/18/19 Winter Recess 3/9/20 - 3/13/20 5/25/20 - 5/29/20
Week 7 10/21/19 - 10/25/19 Winter Recess 3/16/20 - 3/20/20 6/1/20 - 6/5/20
Week 8 10/28/19 - 11/1/19 1/6/20 - 1/10/20 3/23/20 - 3/27/20 6/8/20 - 6/12/20
Week 9 11/4/19 - 11/8/19 1/13/20 - 1/17/20 3/30/20 - 4/3/20 6/15/20 -
Week 10 11/11/19 - 11/15/19 MIDTERM WEEK 4/13/20 - 4/17/20 Exam Week
Weeks of 9/5/19 - 9/6/19 and 9/9/19 - 9/13/19 click here to return to date chart
Thursday, 9/5
DUE: SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS: VOCAB. & ALLUSIONS
 Complete Information Sheet & Technology Survey
Distribute & Review Course Outline & Class Procedures
Friday, 9/6
DUE: SUMMER ASSIGNMENT: CHARACTERIZATION & HUMOR
Complete Overview of Classroom Procedures
Review Startegies for A Successful Vocabulary Quiz
Distribute & Review Requirements for "Where I'm From" Introduction Activity
Monday, 9/9
DUE: POLICIES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Complete Analysis of "Where I'm From" & Brainstorm Ideas
Tuesday, 9/10
Distribute & Review Requirements for Allusions Analysis
 Analyze American Dialects, Social Biases & the Cockney Dialect
Wednesday, 9/11
Continue Analysis of Dialects and Proper Pronunciation & Elocution
Thursday, 9/12
PYGMALION VOCABULARY QUIZ
Work Independently on Tasks
Friday, 9/13
DUE: "WHERE I'M FROM" INTRO. ACTIVITY
Return Vocabulary Quizzes
Continue Analysis of Cockney Dialect
Week of 9/16/19 - 9/20/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 9/16
DUE: PYGMALION ALLUSIONS ANALYSIS
 Analyze the Characters' Positive & Negative Traits
 Tuesday, 9/17
 Library Orientation-No Regular Class
Wednesday, 9/18
Library Orientation-No Regular Class
Thursday, 9/19
Analyze the Characters' Positive & Negative Traits
Friday, 9/20
 Analyze the Structure of A Successful Quick Write Response
Week of 9/23/19 - 9/27/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 9/23
DUE: PYGMALION CHARACTERIZATION QUICK WRITE
Define Academic Vocabulary Associated With Satires
Analyze the Use of Humor to Develop Serious Central Ideas in the Satire Pygmalion
Tuesday, 9/24
Analyze the Use of Humor to Develop Serious Central Ideas in the Satire Pygmalion
Wednesday, 9/25
 Meet the Teacher @ 6:30 PM
Analyze the Location, Purpose and Relationships
Between Parts of an Essay
Thursday, 9/26
DUE: PYGMALION SATIRE GROUP ANALYSIS
Analyze the Location, Purpose and Relationships
Between Parts of an Essay
Friday, 9/27
 Shortened Periods - Pep Rally
 DUE: READ THURBER'S SATIRES & COMPLETE TDQs
Analyze the Parts of An Essay
Week of 9/30/19 - 10/4/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 9/30 - Tuesday, 10/1
SCHOOL CLOSED - ROSH HASHANAH
Wednesday, 10/2
 Distribute Parallelism Practice
 Complete Analysis of the Parts of an Essay
Thursday, 10/3
ESSAY PARTS QUIZ
(Return Pygmalion Texts)
Friday, 10/4
Analyze the Use of Humor to Develop Serious Central Ideas in Thurber's Satires
Week of 10/7/19 - 10/11/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 10/7
Analyze the Use of Humor to Develop Serious Central Ideas in Thurber's Satire
Brainstorm Language For Essay
Analyze & Evaluate Patterns of Organization for Satires Essay
Tuesday, 10/8
Evaluate Patterns of Organization
Wednesday, 10/9
SCHOOL CLOSED - YOM KIPPUR
Thursday, 10/10
DUE: PARALLELISM PRACTICE
Outline Body Paragraphs Based on Selected Organization
Friday, 10/11
Review Parallelism Rules Using Given Exercises
End of Five Week Marking Period
Week of 10/14/19 - 10/18/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 10/14
 SCHOOL CLOSED - COLUMBUS DAY
Tuesday, 10/15
DUE: SATIRES ESSAY
Review Parallelism Rules Using Given Exercises
Wednesday, 10/16
NO REGULAR CLASSES FOR PERIOD 1 - PSAT EXAM
Periods 8 and 9: Review Parallelism Rules Using Given Exercises
 Freshmen & Sophomore Parent Night @ 7 PM
Thursday, 10/17
Review Parallelism Rules Using Given Exercises 
Friday, 10/18
Review Parallelism Rules Using Given Exercises 
Week of 10/21/19 - 10/25/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 10/21
 Extra Parallelism Practice
Brainstorm List of Diction in Response to Viewing "Earthrise"
 Compare MacLeish's Diction in "Riders" with Our Own Brainstormed Lists
Tuesday, 10/22
PARALLELISM QUIZ
Work Independently on "Riders" TDQs
Wednesday, 10/23
DUE: "RIDERS" PARALLELISM CHART
Analyze the Use of Writing Strategies to Develop the Central Ideas in "Riders"
Thursday, 10/24
DUE: "RIDERS" TDQs
 Analyze the Structure of A Text Analysis Response
Analyze the Use of Writing Strategies to Develop Central Ideas in "Riders"  
Friday, 10/25
Analyze the Use of Writing Strategies to Develop Central Ideas in "Riders"
Week of 10/28/19 - 11/1/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 10/28
 Analyze the Use of Writing Strategies
(Parallelism, Contrasting Juxtaposition & Patterns of Organization)
to Develop Central Ideas in "Riders"
Tuesday, 10/29
DUE: "RIDERS" 1 EXAMPLE OF 1 ASSIGNED WRITING STRATEGY QUICK WRITE #1
 Analyze the Use of Alliteration & Assonance to Develop Central Ideas in "Riders"
Wednesday, 10/30
 Analyze the Use of Alliteration & Assonance to Develop Central Ideas in "Riders"
Thursday, 10/31
Review Common Errors in Structural Writing Strategies Text Analysis Quick Writes
 Analyze the Use of Alliteration & Assonance to Develop Central Ideas in "Riders"
Friday, 11/1
Return & Review Parallelism Quizzes
Review Common Errors in Structural Writing Strategies Text Analysis Quick Write
Analyze the Use of Alliteration & Assonance to Develop Central Ideas in "Riders"
Week of 11/4/19 - 11/8/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 11/4
 Analyze the Use of Alliteration or Assonance in "Riders"
Analyze the Use of Metaphors & Similes to Develop Central Ideas in "Riders"
Tuesday, 11/5
NO REGULAR CLASSES - ELECTION DAY
Wednesday, 11/6
 Return Satire Essays & Review Common Errors
Analyze the Requirements of a Writing Reflection Journal
 Identify Examples of Figurative Language in "Riders"
Thursday, 11/7
Analyze the Use of Figurative Language & Diction to Develop the Central Idea in "Riders" Using Placemat Organizer
Friday, 11/8
DUE: SATIRES ESSAY REFLECTION JOURNAL and
READ "NO FRAMES, NO BOUNDARIES"
 Groups Compare & Contrast Central Ideas, Theses & Writing Strategies in "Riders" and "No Frames
Week of 11/11/19 - 11/15/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 11/11
SCHOOL CLOSED - VETERANS DAY
Tuesday, 11/12
 HS Parent/Teacher Conferences 6-8 PM
Review the Basic Structure of A Text Analysis
Select Evidence & Begin Writing Text Analysis Repsonse
Wednesday, 11/13
 HS Parent/Teacher Conferences 6-8 PM
 Groups Compare & Contrast Central Ideas & Writing Strategies in "Riders" & "No Frames"
Thursday, 11/14
Groups Compare & Contrast Central Ideas & Writing Strategies in "Riders" & No Frames"
Friday, 11/15
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 DUE: "RIDERS" TEXT ANALYSIS RESPONSE
 Distribute "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" Text
Analyze the Structure of the Text
End of First Quarter Marking Period
Week of 11/18/19 - 11/22/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 11/18
DUE: READ "ST. LUCY'S" STAGE 1 & COMPLETE TDQs
Analyze the Central Conflict of "St. Lucy's"
Compare & Contrast the Epigraph and the Narrative
Tuesday, 11/19
DUE: "ST. LUCY'S" STAGE 1 QUICK WRITE
Pairs Read Stage 2 & Compare Epigraph & Narrative
Wednesday, 11/20
DUE: READ "ST. LUCY'S" STAGE 2 & COMPLETE TDQs
Analyze the Development of the Central Conflicts
Thursday, 11/21
DUE: READ "ST. LUCY'S" STAGE 3 & COMPLETE TDQs
Contrast Jeanette & Mirabella
Analyze the Development of the Central Conflicts
 Friday, 11/22
DUE: "ST. LUCY'S" STAGE 2 QUICK WRITE
Begin MidUnit Assessment Essay
Contrast Mirabella & Jeanette During the Stage 1 Naming Process
Week of 11/25/19 - 11/29/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 11/25
DUE: COMPILE STAGES 2 and 3 EVIDENCE OF MIRABELLA & JEANETTE
 Contrast Jeanette & Mirabella's Physical & Verbal Reactions to the Naming Process in Stage 1
Synthesize Stage 2 and Stage 3 Evidence into Direct Contrasts
Tuesday, 11/26
 Synthesize Stage 2 and Stage 3 Evidence into Direct Contrasts
Organize Essay into Body Paragraphs
Wednesday, 11/27
 Review Steps for Quotation Integration
Thursday, 11/28 - Friday, 11/29
SCHOOL CLOSED - THANKSGIVING RECESS
Week of 12/2/19 - 12/6/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 12/2
 Guidance Naviance Presentatation - No Regular English Class
Tuesday, 12/3
DUE: READ "ST. LUCY'S" STAGE 4 & COMPLETE YOUR ANSWER TO PREP. FOR SCAVENGER HUNT
Analyze the Development of Central Ideas through Characters & Conflict
Complete Stage 4 Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, 12/4
 Complete Scavenger Hunt
Analyze the Requirements of the Stage 4 Quick Write
Thursday, 12/5
DUE: READ "ST. LUCY'S" STAGE 5 & COMPLETE TDQs
Analyze the Requirements of the Stage 4 Quick Write
Friday, 12/6
DUE: STAGE 4 SCAVENGER HUNT RESPONSES & QUICK WRITE
Contrast the Stage 5 Epigraph & Narrative
Week of 12/9/19 - 12/13/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 12/9
 HS Winter Concert I @ 7:30
 Contast the Stage 5 Epigraph and Narrative
Tuesday, 12/10
 HS Winter Concert II @ 7:30
DUE: STAGE 5 QUICK WRITE
 Complete Planning for End of Unit Quick Write
Wednesday, 12/11
DUE: END OF UNIT PLANNING CHART
Write End of Unit Quick Write Response
DUE AT END OF PERIOD: END OF UNIT QUICK WRITE
Thursday, 12/12
 Read Historical Connections Article #1
Identify Similarities Between Indian Boarding Schools & "St. Lucy's"
Friday, 12/13
DUE: SENTENCE COORDINATION PRACTICE
 Practice Sentence Coordination
Analyze Sentence Coordination Quiz Requirements and Create Study Plan
Read Historical Connections Article #2
Identify Similarities Between Indian Boarding Schools & "St. Lucy's"
Week of 12/16/19 - 12/20/19 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 12/16
"ST. LUCY'S" VOCABULARY QUIZ
 Identify Similarities Between Indian Boarding Schools & "St. Lucy's"
Practice Sentence Coordination
Tuesday, 12/17
*SENTENCE COORDINATION QUIZ*
 Identify Similarities Between Indian Boarding Schools & "St. Lucy's"
Wednesday, 12/18
DUE: 3 RILKE FACTS
 Share Facts to Build a Set of Biographical and Background Notes
Thursday, 12/19
 Begin Reading "Letter One" & Complete TDQs
Analyze the Development of Central Ideas Using Diction
Friday, 12/20
DUE: "LETTER ONE" LESSON 1 TDQs
 Analyze the Development of Central Ideas Using Diction
Begin Lesson 1 Quick Write
End of Five Week Marking Period
Weeks of 12/23/19 - 12/27/19 and 12/30/19 - 1/3/20
SCHOOL CLOSED - WINTER RECESS
Week of 1/6/20 - 1/10/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 1/6
 Continue Reading "Letter One"
 Analyze the Use of Writing Strategies to Develop Central Ideas
Tuesday, 1/7
DUE: "LETTER ONE" LESSON 1 QUICK WRITE and LESSON 2 TDQs
 Analyze the Use of Writing Strategies to Develop Central Ideas
Wednesday, 18
 Analyze the Use of Writing Strategies to Develop Central Ideas
Thursday, 1/9
DUE: "LETTER ONE" LESSON 3 TDQs
 Analyze the Use of Writing Strategies to Develop Central Ideas
Friday, 1/10
DUE: "LETTER ONE" LESSON 2 QUICK WRITE
 Midterm Review/Preparation:
 Review Overall Format of Test
Review the Requirements of & the Structure of a Text Analysis Response
Week of 1/13/20 - 1/17/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 1/13
 Midterm Review/Preparation:
Practice the Structure of A Text Analysis Response
Brainstorm a List of Common Writing Strategies for the Text Analysis Response
Tuesday, 1/14
MIDTERM - TEXT ANALYSIS - DAY 1
Wednesday, 1/15
MIDTERM - TEXT ANALYSIS - DAY 2
Thursday, 1/16
DUE: MIDTERM REVIEW READING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE
Midterm Review/Preparation:
 Review Answers to Practice Reading Comprehension Passages
 Identify Helpful Reading Comprehension Strategies
Friday, 1/17
DUE: MIDTERM PREP. PROOF OF PARTS 2 and 3 PREPARATION (Define Essay & Lit. Terms)
Analyze the Use of Writing Strategies to Develop Ideas in "Letter One"
Week of 1/20/20 - 1/24/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 1/20
SCHOOL CLOSED - MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
Tuesday, 1/21
Midterms - No Regular Classes
Wednesday, 1/22
Midterms - No Regular Classes
Thursday,1/23
MIDTERM EXAM - 7:10 - 8:40
 Periods 1 and 8: Room 244
Period 9: Room 238
Friday, 1/24
Midterms - No Regular Classes
End of Second Quarter Marking Period
Week of 1/27/20 - 1/31/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 1/27

Tuesday, 1/28

Wednesday, 1/29

Thursday, 1/30

Friday, 1/31
Week of 2/3/20 - 2/7/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 2/3
Tuesday, 2/4
Wednesday, 2/5
Thursday, 2/6
Friday, 2/7
Week of 2/10/20 - 2/14/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 2/10
Tuesday, 2/11
Wednesday, 2/12
Thursday, 2/13
Friday, 2/14

Monday, 2/17 - Friday, 2/21
SCHOOL CLOSED - MID-WINTER RECESS
Week of 2/24/20 - 2/28/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 2/24
 Select Evidence for End of Unit Essay
Tuesday, 2/25
LETTERS & "INITIATION" VOCABULARY PROOF OF STUDY
LETTERS & "INITIATION" VOCABULARY QUIZ
Work Independently on End of Unit Essay
Wednesday, 2/26
Organize and Write End of Unit Essay
Thursday, 2/27
DUE: LETTERS & "INITIATION" END OF UNIT ESSAY
Read Of Mice & Men Chapter 1
Friday, 2/28
DUE: STEINBECK BACKGROUND QUESTIONS and
READ OMAM CHAPTER 1
Analyze the Relationship Between George & Lennie
Week of 3/2/20 - 3/6/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 3/2
 Analyze the Relationship Between George & Lennie
Tuesday, 3/3
DUE: READ OMAM CHAPTER 2 and
CREATE CHARACTERIZATION LISTS FOR ALL CHARACTERS
Class Completes Characterizations Gallery Run
Wednesday, 3/4
DUE: READ OMAM CHAPTER 3 and COMPLETE TDQs #1-10
 Analyze the Impact of Writing Strategies
Analyze George & Lennie's Progress & Obstacles
Thursday, 3/5
DUE: CHAPTER 1 QUICK WRITE
OMAM CHAPTER 1-2 CHARACTER QUIZ
Analyze the Reasons to Shoot and Not Shoot the Dog
Friday, 3/6
DUE: COMPLETE READING OMAM CHAPTER 3 and TDQs
Analyze the Reasons to Shoot & Not Shoot the Dog
Analyze the Development of Themes Through Writing Strategies
End of Five Week Marking Period
Week of 3/9/20 - 3/13/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 3/9
 English 11 Field Trip - I am not in class
 Prepare for Chapters 1-4 Writing Strategies Quiz
Tuesday, 3/10
DUE: READ OMAM CHAPTER 4 and COMPLETE ANNOTATIONS FOR ANALYSIS
 Analyze the Use of Writing Strategies to Develop Themes
Wednesday, 3/11
 Groups Complete Crooks' Motivations Analysis Chart
Thursday, 3/12
 Complete Crooks Analysis Chart
Friday, 3/13
DUE: CROOKS MOTIVATIONS ANALYSIS CHART
 CHAPTERS 1-4 WRITING STRATEGIES QUIZ
Week of 3/16/20 - 3/20/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 3/16
DUE: READ CHAPTER 5
 Groups Analyze Curley's Wife and Slim Using Placemat Organizer
Tuesday, 3/17
Wednesday, 3/18
Thursday, 3/19
Friday, 3/20
Week of 3/23/20 - 3/27/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 3/23
Tuesday, 3/24
Wednesday, 3/25
Thursday, 3/2
 HS Musical @ 7 PM
Friday, 3/27
 HS Musical @ 7 PM
Week of 3/30/20 - 4/3/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 3/30
Tuesday, 3/31
Wednesday, 4/1
Thursday, 4/2
Friday, 4/3

Monday, 4/6/20 - Friday, 4/10/20
SCHOOL CLOSED - SPRING RECESS
Week of 4/13/20 - 4/17/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 4/13
Tuesday, 4/14
Wednesday, 4/15
Thursday, 4/16
Friday, 4/17
End of Third Quarter Marking Period
Week of 4/20/20 - 4/24/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 4/20
Tuesday, 4/21
Wednesday,4/22
Thursday, 4/23
Friday, 4/24
Week of 4/27/20 - 5/1/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 4/27
Tuesday, 4/28
Wednesday, 4/29
Thursday, 4/30
Friday, 5/1
Week of 5/4/20 - 5/8/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 5/4
Tuesday, 5/5
Wednesday, 5/6
Thursday, 5/7
Friday, 5/8
Week of 5/11/20 - 5/15/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 5/11
 HS Concert I @ 7:30 PM
Tuesday, 5/12
Wednesday, 5/13
 HS Concert II @ 7:30 PM
Thursday, 5/14
Friday, 5/15
Week of 5/18/20 - 5/22/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 5/18
Tuesday, 5/19
Wednesday, 5/20
Thursday, 5/21
Friday, 5/22
School Closed (if no more than 2 snow days are used)
End of Five Week Marking Periodd
Week of 5/25/20 - 5/29/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 5/25
SCHOOL CLOSED - MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday, 5/26
School Closed (if no more than 1 snow day used)
Wednesday, 5/27
Thursday, 5/28
Friday, 5/29
Week of 6/1/20 - 6/5/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 6/1

Tuesday, 6/2
Wednesday, 6/3
Thursday, 6/4
Friday, 6/5
Week of 6/8/20 - 6/12/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 6/8
Tuesday, 6/9
Wednesday, 6/10
Thursday, 6/11
Friday, 6/12
Week of 6/15/20 - 6/19/20 click here to return to date chart
Monday, 6/15
Tuesday, 6/16
Wednesday, 6/17
Thursday, 6/18
Friday, 6/19
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