Student Resources 

Weekly Agenda

Finals: Jun 3-7, 2019
M: Period 1-2 Final Exam.
T: Period 3-4 Final Exam.
W: Period 5-6 Final Exam.
TH: Minimum Day.
F: No School.

Finals: May 27-May 31, 2019 
M: Holiday.
T: Final Exam Project.
W: Final Exam Project.
TH: Final Exam Project.
F: Final Exam Project.

Week 36: May 20-24, 2019
M: Major Paper #8
T: Major Paper #8 DUE 11:59 p.m. 
W: Final Exam 
TH: Final Exam 
F: Final Exam Project (Pep Rally). 

Week 35: May 13-17, 2019 
M: Poetry: Emily Dickinson
T: Poetry: Emily Dickinson
W: Poetry: Emily Dickinson
TH: Major Paper #8
F: Major Paper #8 ROUGH

Week 34: May 6-10, 2019 
M: Poetry: Robert Frost
T: Poetry: Robert Frost
W: Poetry: Robert Frost
TH: Poetry: Robert Frost
F: Poetry: Emily Dickinson

Week 33: April 29-May 3, 2019 
M: Intro to Poetry
T: Poetry: Langston Hughes
W: Poetry: Langston Hughes
TH: Poetry: Langston Hughes
F: Poetry: Langston Hughes

Week 32: April 22-26, 2019 
M-F: Spring Break. 

Week 31: April 15-19, 2019 
M: Major Paper #7
T: Major Paper #7 
W: Major Paper #7 
TH: Major Paper #7 ​
F: Major Paper #7 DUE 11:59 p.m.

Week 30: April 8-12, 2019
M: Romeo + Juliet Act IV Analyzing the Text.
T: Romeo + Juliet Act V. Honors English Book Report DUE 11:59 p.m.
W: Romeo + Juliet Act V. 
TH: Romeo + Juliet Test Review and Analyzing the Text. 
F: Romeo + Juliet Unit Test

April 1-5, 2019 
M: SSR; Romeo + Juliet
T: SSR; Romeo + Juliet
W: SSR; Romeo + Juliet
TH: SSR; Romeo + Juliet
F: SSR; Romeo + Juliet

Week 29: Mar 25-29, 2019 
M: SSR; Romeo + Juliet
T: SSR; Romeo + Juliet
W: SSR; Romeo + Juliet
TH: SSR; Romeo + Juliet
F:  SSR; Romeo + Juliet

Week 28: Mar 18-22, 2019 
M: SSR; Introduction to Romeo and Juliet and Shakespearean Drama. 
T: SSR; Romeo + Juliet
W: SSR; Romeo + Juliet
TH: SSR; Romeo + Juliet
​F: SSR; Romeo + Juliet

Week 27: Mar 11-15, 2019
M: Spring Benchmark
T: Spring Benchmark
W: SSR; 
TH: SSR; 
F: SSR; 

Week 26: Mar 4-8, 2019 
M: SSR; Mythology 
T: SSR; Mythology 
W: SSR; Mythology 
TH: SSR; Mythology 
F: SSR; Mythology 

Week 25: Feb 25-Mar 1, 2019 
M: Mythology 
T: Mythology 
W: Mythology 
TH: Mythology 
F: Mythology 

Week 24: Feb 18-22, 2019
M: Holiday.
T: Major Paper #6 ROUGH.
W: Introduction to the World Literature Book Report; 
TH: Major Paper #6 DUE 11:59 p.m. 
F: Mythology 

Week 23: Feb 11-15, 2019
M: Major Paper #6: Narrative
T: Journal #9; Major Paper #6
W: Major Paper #6
TH: Journal #10; Major Paper #6
F: Holiday.  

Week 22: Feb 4-8, 2019
M: Terms # 61-71; Propaganda Project 
​T: Journal #7; Propaganda Project
W: Propaganda Project 
TH: Journal #8; Propaganda Project
F: Terms #61-67 Quiz; Propaganda Project 

Week 21: Jan 28-Feb 1, 2019 
M: Major Paper #5
T: Journal #5; Major Paper #5 ROUGH.
W: Collections: from Love's Vocabulary, pg. 163-168, Q's 1-7 ALL pg. 170
TH: Journal #6; Propaganda Project Major Paper #5 DUE 11:59 p.m.
F: Propaganda Project 

Week 20: Jan 21-25, 2019 
M: Holiday.
T: Journal #3; Close Reader:
W: Major Paper #5.
TH: Journal #4; Major Paper #5
F: Terms #61-67 Quiz; Major Paper #5

Week 19: Jan 14-18, 2019
M: "Address to the Nation on 9/11" by George Bush
T: Journal #1; "Address to the Nation on 9/11" by George Bush
W: Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech.
TH: Journal #2; Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech.
F:  "Stanford Commencement Speech" by Steve Jobs

Week 18: Jan 7-11, 2019
M: Terms #51-60; APA Format and the Literature Review. 
T:  Introduction to Rhetoric.
W: Cont. Intro to Rhetoric. 
TH: "Challenger Speech" by Ronald Reagan
F: Terms #51-60 quiz; "Challenger Speech" by Ronald Reagan


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Week 18: Dec 17-21, 2018
M: Periods 3-4 Final Exam.
T: Periods 5-6 Final Exam. 
W: Minimum Day. 

Week 17: Dec 10-14, 2018
M: Final Exam Projects.
T: Final Exam Projects. 
W: Final Exam Project Presentations.
TH: Final Exam Project Presentations.
F: Period 1-2 Final Exam.

Week 16: Dec 3-7, 2018
M: Of Mice and Men presentations
T: Of Mice and Men presentations
W: Of Mice and Men presentations; Of Mice and Men Film.
TH: Of Mice and Men Film.
​F: Of Mice and Men Film.

Week 15: Nov 26-Nov 30, 2018
M: Of Mice and Men Projects.
T: Journal #29; Major Paper #4 ROUGH.
W: Of Mice and Men Projects.
TH: Journal #30; Major Paper #4 Final Draft DUE by 11:59 p.m. 
F: Of Mice and Men Projects

Week 13: Nov 12-16, 2018
M: Holiday.
​T: Journal #27 (ASB Presentations); Review Of Mice and Men. 
​W: Of Mice and Men Unit Test. 
TH: Journal #28; Of Mice and Men Research Projects. 
​F: Of Mice and Men Research Projects. 

Week 12: Nov 5-9, 2018
M: Collections from "Reading Lolita in Tehran" and "Persepolis 2" pg. 81-85. Analyzing the Text 1-7 pg. 86.
T: Critical Vocabulary and Vocabulary Strategy pg. 86-87.
W: Collections "The Censors" pg. 89-93; Analyzing the Text 1-6 pg. 94.
TH: Of Mice and Men Ch. 5 
F: Of Mice and Men Ch. 6 

Week 11: October 29-Nov 2, 2018
M: Terms #41-50; Of Mice and Men Ch. 3-4
T: Journal #24; Of Mice and Men Ch. 4-5
W: Journal #25; Of Mice and Men Ch. 5
TH: Journal #26; Of Mice and Men Ch. 5-6
F: Terms #41-50 Quiz; Of Mice and Men Ch. 6. 

Week 10: Oct 22-26, 2018 Homecoming Week
M: Introduction to Of Mice and Men; Cont. Major Paper #3. 
T: Journal #21; Major Paper #3 ROUGH Draft.
W: Journal #22; Of Mice and Men Ch. 1-2. 
TH: Journal #23; Of Mice and Men Ch. 2. Major Paper #3 DUE by 11:59 p.m. ​
F: Of Mice and Man Ch. 3. 

Week 9: October 15-19, 2018
M: Terms #31-40; Begin "The Cask of Amontillado".
T: Finish "The Cask of Amontillado".
W: Fall Benchmark.
TH: Fall Benchmark.
F: Terms #31-40 Quiz; Begin Major Paper #3. 

Week 8: October 8-12, 2018
M: Holiday. 
T: TKAMB Social Justice in America Presenations. ​  Major Paper #2: Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird DUE by 11:59 p.m.
W: To Kill a Mockingbird Unit Test. Begin To Kill a Mockingbird Film. 
TH: To Kill a Mockingbird Film.
F: To Kill a Mockingbird Film. 

Week 7: Oct 1-5, 2018
M: Cont. TKAMB Social Justice in America.
T:  Journal #20; TKAMB Social Justice in America Presentations; Begin MP #2.
W:  TKAMB Social Justice in America Presenations. 
TH: TKAMB Social Justice in America Presenations.  Journals #11-20 DUE. 
F: TKAMB Social Justice in America Presenations.   Major Paper #2 ROUGH DRAFT. 

Week 6: Sept 24-28, 2018
M: Journal #16; Terms #21-30; Ch. 22-24 seminar
T: Journal #17; TKAMB Social Justice in America Projects Assigned. 
W: Journal #18; Ch. 25-27 seminar. 
TH: Journal #19; Cont. Projects. 
​F: Terms #21-30 quiz;  Ch. 28-31 Seminar. 

Week 5: Sept 17-21, 2018
M: Journal #12; Ch. 13-15 seminar. 
T: Journal #13; Collections "Colons and Semicolons" pg. 96, 132. 
W: Journal #14; Ch. 16-18 seminar
TH: Journal #15; Collections "Using Verb Phrases" pg. 140. 
F: Ch. 19-21 seminar 

Week 4: Sept 10-14, 2018
M: Journal #8; Terms #11-20; Major Paper #1.
T: Journal #9; Major Paper #1. 
W: Journal #10; Writer's Workshop: Major Paper #1.
TH: Journal #11; Ch. 10-12 Seminar. 
F: Terms #11-20 Quiz; Major Paper #1 DUE by 11:59 p.m.  

Week 3: Sept 3-7, 2018
M: Holiday.
T: Journal #5; Collections "Rituals of Memory" pg. 21-24; Analyzing the Text 1-4, pg. 24.
W: Journal #6; To Kill Ch. 6; Assign Major Paper #1. 
TH: Journal #7; Critical Vocabulary/Strategy pg. 26. 
F: Ch. 7-9 seminar; Major Paper #1. 

Week 2: Aug 27-Aug 31, 2018
M: Journal #1; AP Language Terms #1-10; To Kill Ch. 1-2 seminar. 
T: Journal #2; Close Reader: "Making the Future Better, Together" . 
W: Journal #3; Ch. 3-4 seminar;
TH: Journal #4; "Once Upon a Time", pg. 11-16; Analyzing the Text 1-6 pg. 18. 
F: Terms #1-10 quiz; Ch. 5 seminar. 

Week 1: Aug 20-24, 2018 
M: Course syllabus; Honors/AP Materials: Terms, Tone words, Doing verbs, etc. 
T: Collections "A Quilt of a Country", pg. 3-7; Analyzing the Text 1-6 pg. 8. 
W: Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird: Overview of Socratic seminar and dialectical journals.  
TH: Cont. "A Quilt of a Country" Critical Vocabulary/Patterns of Word Changes pg. 9; Noun Clauses pg. 10. 
F: Begin To Kill A Mockingbird -- SG and DJ. 

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Finals: Jun 4-8, 2018
M: Period 1-2 Final Exam.
T: Period 3-4 Final Exam.
W: Period 5-6 Final Exam.
TH: Minimum Day.
F: No School.


Finals: May 28-Jun 1, 2018 
M: Holiday.
T: Final Exam Project.
W: Final Exam Project.
TH: Final Exam Project.
F: Final Exam Project.

Week 36: May 21-25, 2018
M: Collections
T: Collections
W: Collections
TH: Major Paper #8 DUE 11:59 p.m.  
F: Final Exam Project (Pep Rally). 

Week 35: May 14-18, 2018 
M: Poetry
T: Collections
W: Poetry
TH: Collections
F: Poetry

Week 34: May 7-11, 2018 
M: Poetry
T: Collections
W: Poetry
TH: Collections
F: Poetry

Week 33: April 30-May 4, 2018 
M: Romeo and Juliet
T: Romeo and Juliet
W: Romeo and Juliet
TH: Romeo and Juliet; Major Paper #7 DUE 11:59 p.m. 
F: Introduction to Poetry

Week 32: April 23-27, 2018 
M: Romeo and Juliet
T: Romeo and Juliet
W: Romeo and Juliet
TH: Romeo and Juliet
​F: Romeo and Juliet

Week 31: April 16-20, 2018 
M: Romeo and Juliet
T: Romeo and Juliet
W: Romeo and Juliet
TH: Romeo and Juliet
F: Romeo and Juliet

Week 30: April 9-13, 2018
M: Introduction to Romero and Juliet and Shakespearean Drama.
T: Romeo and Juliet
W: Romeo and Juliet
TH: Romeo and Juliet
F: Romeo and Juliet

April 2-6, 2018 
M-F: Spring Break. 

Week 29: Mar 26-30, 2018 
M: Honors English Book Report.
T: Honors English Book Report.
W: Mythology and The Odyssey Test
TH: Honors English Book Report. 
F:  Honors English Book Report. 

Week 28: Mar 19-23, 2018 
M: SSR; Collections: The Odyssey
T: SSR; Collections: The Odyssey
W: SSR; Collections: The Odyssey 
TH: SSR; Review The Odyssey
​F: SSR; Review Mythology

Week 27: Mar 12-16, 2018
M: SSR; "Heroes of the Trojan War Parts One and Two".
T: SSR; Collections:
W: SSR; "The Royal House of Thebes"
TH: SSR; Collections:
F: SSR; Introduction to The Odyssey and the Epic. 

Week 26: Mar 5-9, 2018 
M: SSR; "The Gods" (WASC Visit).
T: SSR; "The Two Great Gods of Earth" and "How the World and Mankind Were Created".
W: SSR; "The Earliest Heroes"
TH: SSR; "Stories of Love and Adventure" Part One and Part Two.
F: SSR; The Great Heroes Before the Trojan War".

Week 25: Feb 26-Mar 2, 2018 
M: Journal #24; Introduction to the World Literature Book Report and Mythology Work
T: Journal #25; Mythology Work
W: Journal #26; Mythology Work
TH: Journal #27; Spring Benchmark. 
F: Journal #28; Mythology Work

Week 24: Feb 19-23, 2018
M: Holiday.
T: Journal #20; Collections:
W: Journal #21; Major Paper #6.
TH: Journal #23; Collections: Major Paper #6 DUE 11:59 p.m. 
F: Introduction to Edith Hamilton's Mythology.  

Week 23: Feb 12-16, 2018
M: Major Paper #6
T: Journal #17; Collections:
W: Journal #18; Major Paper #6
TH: Journal #19; Collections:
F: Holiday. 

Week 22: Feb 5-9, 2018
M: David and Goliath Ch. 9-Afterword
​T: Journal #13; Collections:
W: Journal #14; David and Goliath Review.
TH: Journal #15; Collections:
F: Journal #16; David and Goliath Test

Week 21: Jan 29-Feb 2, 2018 
M: Narrative Paper Rough Draft.
T: Journal #9; Collections:
W: Journal #10; David and Goliath Ch. 6
TH: Journal #11; Collections: Major Paper #5 DUE 11:59 p.m.
F: Journal #12; David and Goliath Ch. 7-8

Week 20: Jan 22-26, 2018 
M: Winter Benchmark. 
T: Journal #5; David and Goliath Ch. 2.
W: Journal #6; David and Goliath Ch. 3.
TH: Journal #7; Collections:
F: Journal #8; David and Goliath Ch. 4-5

Week 19: Jan 15-19, 2018
M: Holiday.
T: Journal #1; Collections: Critical Vocabulary and Strategy, pg. 131 all. 
W: Journal #2; David and Goliath Ch. 1
TH: (Journal #3); 2nd Q. Honor Roll. 
F: Journal #4; Intro to Major Paper #5: Narrative. 

Week 18: Jan 8-12, 2018
M: Terms #61-70; Introduction to David and Goliath and nonfiction. 
T: Literature Review. APA Literature Review DUE 11:59 p.m.
W: David and Goliath Introduction.
TH: Collections: "Monkey See, Monkey do, Monkey Connect", pg. 123-128; Q's 1-7 pg. 130. 
F: Terms #61-70 quiz; cont. David and Goliath.


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Week 18: Dec 18-20, 2017
M: Period 3-4 Final Exam.
T: Period 5-6 Final Exam. 
W: Minimum Day. 

Week 17: Dec 11-15, 2017
M: Final Exam Projects.
T: Final Exam Projects. 
W: Final Exam Project Presentations.
TH: Final Exam Project Presentations.
F: Period 1-2 Final Exam: Of Mice and Men Film. 

Week 16: Dec 4-8, 2017
M: Cont. Of Mice and Men presentations and Literature Review.
T: Cont. Of Mice and Men presentations and Literature Review.
W: Literature Review Rough Draft. 
TH: Final Exam Projects.
​F: Final Exam Projects. 

Week 15: Nov 27-Dec 1, 2017
M: Terms #51-60; Science Fair: Writing an APA Literature Review (Research Paper).
T: Of Mice and Men Research Project or Literature Review.
W: Of Mice and Men Research Project or Literature Review.
TH: Of Mice and Men Research Project or Literature Review. Major Paper #4 DUE by 11:59 p.m. ​
F: Terms #51-60 quiz; begin Of Mice and Men Presentations. 

Week 13: Nov 13-17, 2017
M: Journal #36; Assign Major Paper #4.
​T: Journal #37; Major Paper #4 or SG/DJ.
​W: Journal #38; Major Paper #4 or SG/DJ.
TH: Journal #39; Of Mice and Men Research Project. 
​F: Journal #40; Cont. Research Projects or Major Paper #4.

Week 12: Nov 6-10, 2017
M: Of Mice and Men Ch. 5.
T: Journal #33; Of Mice and Men Ch. 5; 
W: Journal #34; Of Mice and Men Ch. 6.
TH: Journal #35; Of Mice and Men Ch. 6; 
F: Holiday. 

Week 11: October 30-Nov 3, 2017
M: Journal #; Of Mice and Men Ch. 3
T: Journal #29; Collections "The Censors" pg. 89-93; Analyzing the Text 1-6 pg. 94.
W: Journal #30; Of Mice and Men Ch. 3.
TH: Journal #31; Of Mice and Men Ch. 4; 
F: Journal #32; Of Mice and Men Ch. 4. 

Week 10: October 23-27, 2017
M: Terms #41-50; Of Mice and Men Ch. 1. 
T: Journal #25; Collections from "Reading Lolita in Tehran" and "Persepolis 2" pg. 81-85. Analyzing the Text 1-7 pg. 86.
W: Journal #26; Of Mice and Men Ch. 1-2. 
TH: Journal #27; Critical Vocabulary and Vocabulary Strategy pg. 86-87. Major Paper #3 DUE by 11:59 p.m. ​
F: Journal #28; Terms #41-50 quiz; Of Mice and Man Ch. 2. 

Week 9: October 16-20, 2017
M:  Finish "The Cask of Amontillado".
T:  Fall Benchmark.
W: Fall Benchmark.
TH: Major Paper #3: The Cask of Amontillado.
F: Journal #34; Introduction to Of Mice and Men and begin Chapter one. 

Week 8: October 9-13, 2017
M: Holiday. 
T: Terms #31-40; To Kill a Mockingbird Film. 
W: To Kill a Mockingbird Film. 
TH: To Kill a Mockingbird Film
F: Begin "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. 

Week 7: Oct 2-6, 2017
M: TKAMB Social Justice in America Presentations.
T: TKAMB Social Justice in America Presentations.
W: TKAMB Social Justice in America
TH: To Kill a Mockingbird Unit Test. Major Paper#2: Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird DUE by 11:59 p.m.
F: Journal #29; To Kill a Mockingbird Film. 

Week 6: Sept 25-29, 2017
M: Journal #20; Terms #21-30; Ch. 25-27 seminar. 
T: Journal #21; TKAMB Social Justice in America Projects Assigned. 
W: Journal #22; Ch. 28-31 Seminar. 
TH: Journal #23; Cont. Projects. 
​F: Journal #24; Terms #21-30 quiz; cont. projects.

Week 5: Sept 18-22, 2017
M: Journal #15; Ch. 16-18 seminar
T: Journal #16; Collections "Colons and Semicolons" pg. 96, 132. 
W: Journal #17; Ch. 19-21 seminar 
TH: Journal #18; Collections "Using Verb Phrases" pg. 140. 
F: Journal #19; Ch. 22-24 seminar

Week 4: Sept 11-15, 2017
M: Journal #10; Terms #11-20; To Kill Ch. 7-9 seminar. 
T: Journal #11; Collections "The Gettysburg Address", pg. 27-30. Analyzing the Text 1-6 pg. 30 and Parallel Structure pg. 32.
W: Journal #12; Revisions to Major Paper #1.
TH: Journal #13; Ch. 13-15 seminar. Major Paper #1: Collection 1 Performance Task A (Argument) DUE by 11:59 p.m.  
F: Journal #14; Terms #11-20 Quiz; 

Week 3: Sept 4-8, 2017
M: Holiday.
T: Journal #6; Collections "Rituals of Memory" pg. 21-24; Analyzing the Text 1-4, pg. 24.
W: Journal #7; Assign Major Paper #1; To Kill Ch. 6. 
TH: Journal #8; Critical Vocabulary/Strategy pg. 26. 
F: Journal #9; Ch. 7-9 seminar. 

Week 2: Aug 28-Sept 1, 2017
M: Journal #1; AP Language Terms #1-10; To Kill Ch. 2-3 seminar. 
T: Journal #2; Collections "Once Upon a Time", pg. 11-16; Analyzing the Text 1-6 pg. 18. 
W: Journal #3; Ch. 4 seminar; finish "Once Upon a Time" or cont. To Kill A Mockingbird.
TH: Journal #4; "Once Upon a Time" Critical Vocabulary/Prepositional Phrases pg. 19-20. 
F: Journal #5; Review "Once Upon a Time"; Terms #1-10 quiz; Ch. 5 seminar. 

Week 1: Aug 21-25, 2017 
M: Course syllabus; Honors/AP Materials: Terms, Tone words, Doing verbs, etc. 
T: Collections "A Quilt of a Country", pg. 3-7; Analyzing the Text 1-6 pg. 8. 
W: Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird: Overview of Socratic seminar and dialectical journals.  
TH: Cont. "A Quilt of a Country" Critical Vocabulary/Patterns of Word Changes pg. 9; Noun Clauses pg. 10. 
F: Review "A Quilt of a Country"; To Kill A Mockingbird Ch. 1 seminar. 

​Presentations 

Power Point presentations.

Intro to To Kill A Mockingbird

Intro to Of Mice and Men

Intro to David and Goliath

Documents 

Course documents such as the syllabus and hand outs. 

Honors English I Syllabus

Honors English Book Report

Recent News

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