Dial Into Honors English

2nd Block- A Days (Mon., Wed., Fri.)

Vocabulary 10 sentences due Mon.; quiz Fri.

Non-Fiction unit continues with discussion of rhetorical devices: propaganda, ethos, logos, pathos. Every Friday for the remainder of the semester will be Non-Fiction Friday. We will be working different reading strategies with different types of texts.  In May the unit will culminate with a non-fiction project.

Animal Farm by George Orwell: See the “Animal Farm” page for all the background information, the propaganda assignments, etc.  Assignment #1 is due  onFriday.

4th Block

Vocabulary 6  this week: sentences due Thursday ; quiz Friday.

Short Story Unit: Work on compare and contrast writing assignment for “The Birds” (story vs. movie).  This will be due on Tuesday. Read the story “The Interlopers” and discuss irony.  Check quiz on terms and stories so far on Tuesday.

House on Mango Street: Final Evaluation is a “Where [Esperanza's]  From” poem due on Thursday.  See the page for details.

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2nd Block– A-Days (Tuesday and Thursday)

• SAT vocabulary #10 words and definitions– sentences due Mon., 2/8; quiz, fri., 2/12.
• Odyssey in class essay
• Non-fiction unit begins: terms, passages, reading selections, rhetorical devices

4th Block

• Vocabulary 5 this week: sentences due Thursday; quiz, Friday.
• Short story unit continues: Define character and theme terms and read story “The Birds” by Daphne DuMaurier. There will be a quiz over this story and then there will be a writing assignment where you will be comparing  Alfred Hitchcock’s movie The Birds to the story “The Birds.”
• Define irony and read “The Interlopers.” Quiz over story and terms so far on Friday or Monday.

2nd Block–  A-days  (Mon.,Wed., Fri.)

SAT vocabulary #10:  new words and defintions this week.  Sentences due next week on Tues.; quiz next Thursday.

The Odyssey: On Monday, groups will complete the Powerpoint presentations for the Part 2 Jigsaw activity. The presentations will be on Wednesday, and the Odyssey test will be Friday.

Nonfiction unit will begin:  reading and persuasive writing.

4th Block

Vocbabulary 4 this week: sentences due Thursday; quiz, Friday.

Descriptive writing: Final copy of memoir due Tuesday, 1/26.

House on Mango Street: read through page 69 for Tuesday.  We’ll be working on a “one-pager” for these chapters.  Make sure you have at least five quotes that pertain to one of the two themes we discussed written and cited on your chart.

Short Story unit: We’ll begin discussing short stories by reviewing the elements of plot and conflict.  Our first story is “The Most Dangerous Game.”  It’s in the textbook.  Oh yeah, you’ll be assigned textbooks this week!