Read Chap 13-14

1. Vocabulary Log due Monday, April 13
2. Preparation for MCA Reading Test on Tuesday, April 14th and Wed. April 15th
3. Watch “Pride and Prejudice
Reading Calendar: Tuesday, Chap 13-14; Wed., Chap 15-16; Thurs,, Chap 17-18; Fri, Chap 19-20
4. Analysis Journal #2 due on Tues (Hour 3) April 14 and Wed (Hours 4,5,6) April 15th

Read Chap 11-12

1. Exchange Analysis Journals on Chap 1-10 with your “A” partner.
2. Complete rubric and record:
· three things you are going to do for your analysis journal next time
· One new idea from reading your “A” partner’s analysis journal
3. Pick up new vocabulary log – due Mon. April 13th; today collect this week’s vocabulary log
4. Read Chap 11-12 tonight for homework

Sample tone and syntax for analysis journals

1. Tone and syntax for analysis journal
2. Friday I will be gone. Bring your book and plan on completing the vocabulary log and analysis journal in class.
3. Tutoring help available after school on Thursdays for all English HP/AP students

Austen Poem Due plus directions

1. collect Jane Austen acrostic poem
2. Hand out vocabulary and analysis journals for Pride and Prejudice
3. Five vocabulary words due Monday
4. Five entries in the analysis journal due Monday
5. Pick an A,B,C,D partner
6. Tutoring available every Thursday after school.

Work on Jane Austen's acrostic poem

1. Highlight articles on Jane Austen
2. Write an acrostic poem with the goal to cover most of her biography in your poem.
3. Graded on Quality of writing
Quantity of information about her life
4. Due typed on Wednesday – add a picture

Biography of Jane Austen

1. collect Pride and Prejudice Annotation
2. Watch the Biography of Jane Austen-take notes
3. Write an acrostic poem about her biography

Subject Verb Agreement Test plus Annotate

1. Subject Verb Agreement Test
2. Annotate Chap 1 of Pride and Prejudice
3. Hand out books

4. Hand in poetry to the Barnes and Noble contest

Subject/Verb Agreement Exercises

1. 2 Grammar packets on Subject/Verb Agreement/complete in class or homework
2. Subject/Verb Test tomorrow
3. Introduction to Pride and Prejudice
4. Friday: Annotate Chap 1 of Pride and Prejudice
5. Turn in Barnes and Noble poems

Subject Verb Agreement

1. Annotation of Chap 1 of The Scarlet Letter due in basket today
2. Subject Verb Agreement Notes
3. Subject Verb Agreement Powerpoint
4. Subject Verb Agreement Grammar Book
pp. 156-157 (Ex A and B)
pp. 158-159 (Ex A and B)
pp. 160-161 (Ex A)
pp. 162-163 (Ex A and B)
5. Bring in typed poems for Barnes and Noble with application stapled to front

Last Day of Speeches

I graded 110 speeches - most of them extremely interesting and well practiced. Check schoolview for your updated grade.
Homework: Annotation of Chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter due Wednesday.
Reminder: Submit a poem for the Barnes and Noble contest. The application is already completed. Attach the form on top of the poem.

Speeches 8-15

Speeches 8-15 today.

Annotation of Chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter due on Wednesday.

Speeches 1-7

Last day to turn in typed accurate bibliography for 15 points.
Speech to Inform 1-7. Students will critique speakers.
Annotation of Chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter due Wednesday, March 18th.

Notecards and Bibliography due

1. Notecards due – 10 points
2. Bibliography typed correctly – 15 points
3. Speeches 1-7 on Thursday
4. Video clips
5. Annotation

Speech to Inform Preparation

1. Tina Gross’s informational speech on speech team
2. Rubric
3. Notes on good public speaking
4. Due tomorrow: 3 notecards plus accurately typed bibliography
5. Movie Clips

Speech Order

1. Draw # for speech order
2. Rubric – go over requirements
3. 3 notecards only
4. show clips of movies
5. Bibliography due typed in correct format on Wednesday

Extra Credit for third trimester

On March 9th and 10th and 11th (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) is the Introduction to Speech to Inform.

For extra credit points, please tape one or all the following scenes from movies:

Independence Day - speech to rally the troops

Henry V - speech on St. Caspien's Day

Renaissance Man - same speech on St. Caspien's Day

Clueless - scene with the debate class

Final - Independent Reading Novel and Brochure

Final: Report on Independent Reading Novel and turn in brochure for 25 points

Library for Speech to Inform research

1. Outline on Speech to Inform due
2. Finals - book talk on independent reading novel

Bring book
Bring brochure
Talk to 20 minutes

Brochure on Independent Novel plus Speech to Inform

Friday: turn in tone packet plus work on independent novel brochure in computer room

Monday: Library for research on Speech to Inform or work on brochure

Tuesday: Outline due on Speech to Inform

Wednesday/Thursday: Final Activity is to present the independent reading novel; bring the book plus the brochure