English IV AP MONDAY TUESDAY AUGUST 23 22 Calendars and First Day Info Summer Reading Assignments; Begin Reading Record Cards 29 30 Assign Research Test/Discussion – and Critical Summer Reading; Approaches PowerPoints; Reading Record Cards due 5 NO SCHOOL 6 Share Powerpoints 1st Nine Weeks WEDNESDAY 24 Overview of Lit and Comp Exam; AP Timed Writings – Intros and Conclusions 31 Final Discussions of Summer Reading 2011-2012 School Year THURSDAY FRIDAY 25 26 Timed Writing – Debrief on Timed Summer Reading Writing; Novel Analysis 1 SEPTEMBER Perrine Short Stories – Chs 2 and 3 2 Assign Senior Memory Book; Continue Perrine Chs 2 and 3 7 SMB Ch 1 due; Share PowerPoints 8 Perrine Short Stories, Chs 4 and 5 12 Group Meetings on research 13 Work in Library 14 Work in Library 15 Work in lab (218) 9 (Registration deadline for Oct. SAT) Continue Perrine, Chs 4 and 5 (ACT tomorrow – 16 (Registration Good Luck!!) deadline for Oct ACT) Work in lab (218) 19 Draft 1 of research due – Peer Conference and Teacher Conferences 26 Quiz/Discussion on Battle #2 20 Continue research conferencing 21 Notes on the Anglo-Saxon Period – Begin Beowulf 22 Beowulf 23 Research due; Issue Beowulf books 27 Battle #2 28 Quiz/Discussion on Battle #3 29 Wrap up Beowulf 30 (SAT tomorrow – Good Luck!!) Test: Beowulf OCTOBER 3 Watch The Story of English, Part 2 4 Notes on The Middle Ages 5 SMB Ch 2 due; The Canterbury Tales 6 The Canterbury Tales 7 Registration deadline for Nov. SAT) The Canterbury Tales 10 11 Begin the College CAE Application Essay (CAE) 12 CAE 13 CAE 14 End of 1st 9 Weeks; CAE Draft 1 due; Peer Conferences Grades will include (but will not necessarily be limited to) the following: Major Test/Discussion – Summer Reading Timed Writing: Summer Reading Research Test: Beowulf Daily Perrine Homework - 2 PowerPoints - 2 SMB Ch 1 SMB Ch 2 Beowulf Quizzes – 2 General Information: 1) Out-of-Class papers must be typed and double-spaced, using 12-point font in Times New Roman. 2) All out-of-class papers (except senior memory books) will be submitted to turnitin.com in order to receive a grade. No exceptions. Set up your profile and submit each paper by the due date. You will still print a copy to turn in for me to grade. 3) You will not be able to print on my printer. You need to problem-solve so that you come to class with a printed paper on the due date. 4) Dates on the calendar are due dates. If you lose your calendar, borrow one to copy or go to Coogle – Courses – English – Eng IV AP- L. Warren – Resources. Perrine Assignments: Read the assigned pages and answer the story questions. Your answers must be handwritten. Perrine Short Stories: 1) Read the Background Info: pages 100-102. (Take notes as needed). 2) Chapter 2 - Read pages 103-110 and “The Destructors,” pages 111-124. Answer questions 1, 4, and 6. Write two different theme statements for the story. 3) Chapter 3 – Read pages 161-165 and “Miss Brill,” pages 174-178. Answer questions 1, 6, and 7. Write two different theme statements for the story. 4) Chapter 4 – Read pages 191-197 and “Once upon a Time,” pages 231-236. Answer Questions 1, 3, and 4. Write two different theme statements for the story. 5) Chapter 5 – Read pages 237-243 and “Hills like White Elephants,” pages 278-282. Answer questions 1, 2, and 6. Write two different theme statements for the story. 2ND Nine Weeks Kempner High School TUESDAY 2011-2012 School Year MONDAY OCTOBER 17 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 18 19 20 21 FRIDAY 24 25 26 27 28 31 1 NOVEMBER 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 Turkey Break 24 Turkey Break 25 Turkey Break 28 29 30 1 DECEMBER 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 End of semester 22 WINTER BREAK 23 WINTER BREAK FINAL EXAMS 19 WINTER BREAK 20 WINTER BREAK 21 WINTER BREAK 26 WINTER BREAK 27 WINTER BREAK 28 WINTER BREAK 29 WINTER BREAK 30 WINTER BREAK