English 10CP
Catcher in the Rye essay due next Thursday.
Friday, 12.12.08- gather evidence and write introduction.
Monday, 12.15.08- Write three body paragraphs.
Tuesday, 12.16.08- Write conclusion.
Wednesday, 12.17.08- Submit Facebook Projects. Peer edit essays.
Thursday, 12.18.08- Submit essays to http://turnitin.com
Friday, 12.19.08- Community building day

English 10HP
Read Black Boy to page 46 and write 3 Level questions.
Complete OPTIC paragraph.

English 10CP
Facebook Project due 12.17.08.

English 10HP
Read Ch. 1 Black Boy and write 3 questions (Level 1-3).
Submit essays to turnitin.com by Friday, 12.12.08.
Vocabulary activity #1-10.

English 1oCP
Finish The Catcher in the Rye.

English 10HP
Lit Circle 3.4 due tomorrow.
Read Ch. 1 Black Boy, 12.11.08.
Grendel essay due Friday, 12.12.08.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 24 Catcher in the Rye.
Facebook project due 12.17.08.

English 10HP
Final draft of Grendel essay due 12.12.08. Submit your work to http://www.turnitin.com.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 23 Catcher in the Rye.

AVID 11
Bring list of activities from 9th grade to present. Remember, we're meeting in T110 for Tech4Success workshop.

English 10CP
Read Ch 21 Catcher in the Rye.

English 10HP
Decide on a topic for tomorrow's in-class essay on Grendel.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 19 Catcher in the Rye.

English 10HP
Lit Circle 3.3 due tomorrow.
Finish reading Grendel and answer Socratic Seminar questions for Thursday, 12.04.08.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 17 The Catcher in the Rye.

English 10HP
Read Ch. 11 Grendel.
Lit Circle 3.3 due 12.03.08.
Socratic Seminar on Grendel 12.04.08.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 14-15 The Catcher in the Rye.

English 10HP
Read Ch. 9-10 Grendel.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 13 The Catcher in the Rye.

English 10HP
Read Ch. 8 Grendel.
Lit. Circle 3.2 due Wednesday.

AVID 11
Grade check and 20 hours of community involvement due Wednesday.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 9 Catcher in the Rye.

English 10HP
Read Ch. 6 Grendel.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 7 The Catcher in the Rye.

English 10HP
Read Ch. 5 Grendel and answer Close Reading Questions.
Lit Circle 3.2 due next Wednesday.

English 10CP
Upload The Secret Life of Bees essay to turnitin.com.
Read Ch. 5-6 The Catcher in the Rye.

English 10HP
Read Ch. 4 Grendel.
Lit Circle 3.1 due Wednesday, 11.19.08.

English 10CP
Upload The Secret Life of Bees essay to turnitin.com.
Read Ch. 3 The Catcher in the Rye.

English 10HP
Read Ch. 3 Grendel.
Lit Circle 3.1 due Wednesday, 11.19.08.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 1 The Catcher in the Rye.
Upload Secret Life of Bees essay on turnitin.com by Wed., 11.19.08.

English 10HP
Read Ch. 2 Grendel.
Bring Lit Circle 3.0 book on Monday.

English 10CP
Finish Vocabulary Fun Sheet for The Catcher in the Rye.
Upload essay to turnitin.com by 11.19.08.

English 10HP
Read Grendel Ch. 1 and write Question paper by 11.14.08.
Lit Circle 3.1- Wed. 11.19.08. Bring book by Monday, 11.17.08, for group assignments.

English 10CP
Finish The Secret Life of Bees essay by Wed.
Upload final draft to http://www.turnitin.com by Friday, 11.14.08.

English 10HP
Beowulf Project due 11.12.08.
Lit. Circle 2.4 due 11.13.08.
Read Ch. 1 Grendel and write 1 page question paper- due 11.14.08.

English 10CP
Five paragraph essay on The Secret Life of Bees due on Friday.

English 10HP
Finish reading Beowulf. Project due 11.10.07.
Lit. Circle 2.4 next Wed. 11.12.08.

English 10CP
Finish The Secret Life of Bees.

English 10HP
Read Beowulf to page 90.
Lit Circle 2.3 and Beowulf vocabulary quiz on Wednesday.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 12 The Secret Life of Bees.
Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
Body Biography due 11.05.08.

English 10HP
Read to pg. 45 of Beowulf and "Beowulf and the Bible" by Thursday, 10.30.08.
Lit Circle 2.2 due Wednesday.

English 10CP
Finish Ch. 11 The Secret Life of Bees.
Vocabulary quiz on Wednesday, 10.29.08.
Body Biography due 11.05.08.

English 10HP
Read pg. 23-29 Beowulf.
Prepare Lit. Circle 2.2 for Wednesday, 10.29.08.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 10 The Secret Life of Bees.
Body Biography project due 11.05.08.

English 10HP
Return The Odyssey on Monday, 10.27.08.
Prepare Lit Circle 2.2 for Wednesday, 10.29.08.

English 10CP
Finish Ch. 8 The Secret Life of Bees.
Write a one-page letter to Lily from T. Ray's perspective. Make sure you read Lily's letter at the end of Ch. 8.
Complete SAT Vocabulary Funsheet #2 for Thursday.


English 10HP
Prepare Lit Circle 2.1 for tomorrow.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 8 The Secret Life of Bees pg. 136-152.
Write a one-page letter to Lily from T. Ray's perspective- due Wednesday, 10.22.08.

English 10HP
Study for The Odyssey Exam!

English 10CP
Read Ch. 6 The Secret Life of Bees.

English 10HP
Read Book XXIII of The Odyssey.
Study for vocabulary quiz #11-20.
Check out Lit Circle book Cycle 2 by Monday.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 5 The Secret Life of Bees.

English 10HP
Read Book XX-XXI The Odyssey.
The Odyssey Practice Close Analysis due tomorrow.
Check out book for Lit Circle Cycle #2.

English 10CP
Read and answer focus questions for Ch. 4 The Secret Life of Bees.

English 10HP
Literature Circle 1.1-1.4 sheets due Wednesday.
Read Book XX-XXI- Period 5.
Read Book XXI-XXIII- Period 6.

English 10CP
Read and answer focus questions- Ch. 3 The Secret Life of Bees.

English 10HP
Read Book XX and XXI The Odyssey.
Complete Lit. Circle 1.1-1.4 for Wednesday. Think about a major theme of your novel and be prepared to write about it.

English 10CP
Read Ch. 2 The Secret Life of Bees and answer focus questions.
Study for SAT vocabulary quiz.

English 10HP
Read The Odyssey Books XX and XXII for Tuesday.
Prepare Lit Circle 1.4 for Wednesday, 10.15.08.

English 10CP
Study for SAT vocabulary quiz on Monday, 10.13.08

English 1oHP
Read The Odyssey Book XVIII and XIX for Friday.
Vocabulary activity (free choice) for #11-20 due Friday.

English 10CP
Finish Ch. 1 The Secret Life of Bees.

English 10HP
Read Book XVI and XVII The Odyssey.
Vocabulary activity (free choice) for #11-20 due Friday, 10.10.08.
Prepare for Lit. Circle 1.4 10.15.08.

English 10CP
Finish SAT Voc. Funsheet #1 for The Secret Life of Bees.
Read Ch. 1 The Secret Life of Bees.

English 10HP
Read Book XIV-XV The Odyssey.
Prepare for Lit. Circle 1.4 next Wednesday, 10.15.08.

AVID 11
CST tomorrow.
AVID Parent Meeting 7PM, 10.07.08 in the cafeteria. Remember juniors, you're in charge of bringing drinks to the meeting.

English 10CP
Poetry Portfolio due Friday.

English 10HP
Read The Odyssey Book XIII.

English 10CP
Poetry Portfolio due Friday, 10.03.08.

English 10HP
Illustrate 6 frame comic for Book XII of The Odyssey- due Thursday.
Read Book XIII for Friday.
Prepare for Lit Circle 1.3- 10.08.08.

AVID 11
CST #7

English 10CP
Bring SSR book Wednesday.
Poetry Portfolio due Friday, 10.03.08.

English 10HP
Odyssey Voc. quiz- Wednesday.
Prepare for Lit. Circle 1.2- Wednesday.
Read Book XII-XIII The Odyssey for Friday, 10.03.08.

AVID 11
CST#7 Thursday

English 10CP
Complete cinquain poetry.

English 10HP
Read Books X-XI The Odyssey.
Vocabulary Test #1-10 on Monday.
Read and prepare for Literature Circle 1.2 next Wednesday.

English 10CP

Complete personal odyssey poem in which you describe a challenge you have had in the past. Poem must be at least 16 lines.



English 10HP

Prepare for Literature Circle #1.

Read and annotate Book IX of The Odyssey.



AVID 11

Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

CST#6 on Thursday

English 10CP
Complete haiku and concrete poem.

English 10HP
Read and annotate Book VIII of The Odyssey.
Literature Circle Cycle #1- Wednesday.

English 10CP
Complete extended metaphor poem for Monday, 09.22.08.

English 10HP
Read and annotate Book VII-VIII of The Odyssey.

English 10CP
Bring 1 poem - your choice.

English 10HP
Read Book V The Odyssey.
Choose one vocabulary activity (from the list) for #1-10- due Friday.
Read Lit Circle Book and prepare role. Cycle I due Wed., 09.24.08.

English10CP
In your letters of introduction, many of you expressed your love of poetry and the desire to learn more. So, here it is! We will dedicate the next two weeks to poetry study and creative writing. I can't wait to get started :)

English 10HP
Read Book V of The Odyssey.

English 10CP
Bring SSR book on Wednesday.

English 10HP
Read The Odyssey Book IV.
Bring Literature Circle book tomorrow.

AVID 11
SAT voc. lesson 1- quiz next Wednesday.

English 10CP
Baseline in-class essay- Monday, 09.15.08.

English 10P
1. Read The Odyssey- Book III.
2. Write your own personal odyssey. Poem must be at least 16 lines, free verse or rhyming, include an epithet for yourself. Be sure to come up with a creative title.
3. Baseline in-class essay (close analysis) Monday, 09.15.08.

English 10CP
Prepare for Baseline Essay

English 10H
Read The Odyssey Book II

AVID 11
Teachers' signatures (received letter of introduction)

English 10CP and 10H
Parent survey due Monday.
Be sure to bring your ID for text checkout Monday. Printed schedules in lieu of IDs will not be accepted.

AVID 11
CST Thursday

Welcome back!

English 10 College Prep
Write letter of introduction- due Thursday, 09.04.08.
Bring Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario.

English 10 Honors
Write letter of introduction- due Thursday, 09.04.08.
Bring The Chosen by Chaim Potok.

AVID 11 Elective
Write letter of introduction to all of your teachers- due Monday, 09.08.08.