Junior English Honors 2015-16
Second Semester
Tentative 2016
[Page numbers without titles refer to the Lit. Book]
There will be unannounced grammar quizzes .
Jan. 4- Syllabus HO / Book Sale II HO
Assigned Career writings/paragraphs
Review Modernism
Poetry -20th century poetry - 827, 830, 835+,
417, 419, 945 +, 925-7 HOs
Poetry essay HO – ML-Comparison notes
Vocab.6 Def. due
Jan. 11 - Poetry 411, 412, 825, 1002 & 1007, 1058,
1059, 1145
ML# 21- imagery -comparison review
Discussion – poetry questions
Pre write Poetry comparison
Writing conferences-check intros
Grammar/Usage – clauses
Vocab 6 crosswd & quizlet
Jan. 18- no Monday
Career Paragraphs due
Research paper assigned- HO
"Winter Dreams" - 840
Vocab. #6 Test / Gatsby vocab list
Writing – Structure or Point of view
Structure Ch 11, Point of View Ch5
Th & Wrtg
Jan. 25 Gatsby vocab def due / Crswd & quizlet
[Scheduling for 2015-16 ?]
Poetry –comparison paper due
Ms Young - Gatsby discussions- quiz#1
Gold sheet - Grammar
Feb.1- Gatsby discussions- quiz#1
Gatsby Vocab test/Vocab #8 list
Research work-notecards/topic
Feb. 8- Gatsby discussions & quizzes
Research work-notecards/topic
Vocab #8 def due/ Crswd- quizlet
Feb.15- no Monday- Test over Gatsby
Gatsby Final Project Due
Advising Day - Faulkner’s “Rose ”516
TS Eliot 1025
Research work
Grammar
Vocab #8 Crswd due
Thompson
Feb. 22- Vocab #8 test /Vocab #9 list
20 min timed essay
Research work- topic due
"Coming of Age" 609 , Lit. 950 Hurston with
current events- Socratic Circles
Feb. 29- Raisin in the Sun readings
Vocab list #9 –def due/ Croswd & quizlet
March 7 - Research work- Note cards checked/thesis
Raisin in the Sun read - HO
Abstract
March 14 - STATE TESTING??
View Raisin in the Sun
Research Outline due
Vocab Test #9
[March 21-29 Spring Break]
March 30 (Wed.-Fri) - Grammar
Edit first rough drafts
Review for Post assessments??
April 4- Research paper due
Lesson Before Dying review
Position paper HO - based on Toulmin model
Lesson Before Dying Vocab list
Socratic Circle (Civil Disobedience)
April 11- Book Sale II due - visual and written
Lesson Before Dying quizzes and discussions
April 18- American Speeches - informative
Lesson Before Dying vocab Crswd-quizlet
April 25- Lesson Before Dying paper work - discuss
Grammar - diagrams
May 2- 20 min essay [on Lit 8 or 1136] Hero qualities
Socratic Circle 1089/1090/1105
Lesson Before Dying vocab test
Lesson Before Dying Test
May 9 Position Paper due
“Snows of Kilimanjaro”-Hemingway- Socratic
Circle
College Essay assigned
May 16 - Exam week-review?
May 23