8th Honors English- 2020-2021 Assignments

Classwork- check rough draft, discuss editing and final draft
Hw- complete final draft of essay (hard copy due Tuesday at the beginning of class, drop final draft to turnitin.com by 10:00 pm on Monday), study for vocab. 15 test

Classwork- check thesis and outline, discuss MLA citations and documentation guidelines
HW- complete rough draft

Classwork- discuss essay and thesis/outline format
HW- type thesis and rough draft

Classwork- unit test on The Odyssey
Hw- complete brainstorming for essay

Classwork- turn in questions, take quiz on The Odyssey, review for the test
Hw- study for test on The Odyssey

Classwork- discuss The Odyssey
Hw- read the final section of The Odyssey, answer all questions, and be prepared for a quiz

Classwork- vocab. quiz, complete questions on reading, discuss The Odyssey
Hw- read pgs. 617-630 and answer all questions on page 630, quiz on all reading so far on Tuesday

Classwork- take up annotated bibliography folders, discuss The Odyssey
Hw- read "The Cyclops" and answer questions on pg. 616, study for vocab. quiz

Classwork- turn in Annotated Bibliography, read and discuss intro to The Odyssey
Hw- study for vocab. test, continue reading The Odyssey

Classwork- discuss introduction to The Odyssey, read "I am Odysseus" and "The Lotus-Eaters"
Hw- complete annotated bibliography, drop by 10:00 pm, hard copy due at the beginning of class

Tonight's homework is to complete your annotated bibliography. You must drop it to turnitin.com by 10:00 tonight, no exceptions. It must match the hard copy that you turn in tomorrow. In your final packet, please include:
final typed annotated bibliography (stapled)
rough draft that I corrected (stapled)
your three sources, each stapled separately
your initial bibliography entries on cards or typed on a piece of paper


Packets will be dropped in a box at the door and must be turned in by 8:00 am! I can't wait to read them. I am so proud of your efforts! :)

Classwork- mythology quiz, begin The Odyssey
Hw- read pages 592-599 and take notes, complete final draft of annotated bibliography (hard copy due at the beginning of class on Friday, drop to turnitin.com by Thursday night at 10:00 pm)

Classwork- discuss Annotated Bibliography
HW- final AB due on Friday at the beginning of class, drop to turnitin.com by Thursday, April 15 at 10:00 pm, quiz on mythology Wednesday.

Turn in handwritten rough draft.

Classwork- discuss format of annotated bibliography
Hw- complete handwritten rough draft (due by the end of class Thursday)

Classwork- discuss reading literary criticism and summarizing
Hw- read, highlight, and complete margin notes for all sources (3 sources due by the end of class on Tuesday)

Classwork- discuss reading literary criticism and summarizing
Hw- read, highlight, and complete margin notes for all sources (3 sources due by the end of class on Tuesday)

Classwork- research topic and print articles in the library
Hw- Have a great spring break!!

Classwork- topic due by the end of class
Hw- three articles due by the Tuesday after spring break (see requirement sheet for details)

Classwork- go to the library to research topic and print/copy articles
Hw- continue to research topic

Classwork- research topic and print articles
Hw- continue to research annotated bibliography topic

Classwork- begin Annotated bibliography
Hw- study for vocab. test

Classwork- begin annotated bibliography
Hw- none

Classwork- in class essay
Hw- none

Classwork- complete movie for analysis essay, vocab. test
Hw- none

Classwork- watch movie for analysis essay
Hw- study for vocab. test

Classwork- watch movie for analysis essay
Hw- study for vocab. test

Classwork- Romeo and Juliet unit test
Hw- none

Classwork- complete Romeo and Juliet competition, review for test
Hw- study for test

Classwork- take up questions, watch rest of movie
Hw- begin studying for Romeo and Juliet test

Classwork- Act 5 quiz, discuss Act 5
Hw- complete questions to be turned in on Tuesday

Classwork- complete Romeo and Juliet competition and announce winning family.
Hw- study for test on Romeo and Juliet (test will be on Tuesday)

Classwork- If we are in school, we will continue our competition for our Romeo and Juliet unit. If we are out of school, complete the questions on each act for Romeo and Juliet.

Classwork- If we are in school, we will discuss Act 5. If we are not in school, continue to answer the questions for each act.

Classwork- If we are in school, we will have an Act 5 quiz and watch the rest of the movie. If we are not in school due to weather, I will post the Romeo and Juliet questions for all five acts to be answered on Tuesday and Wednesday.

No school

Classwork- watch movie
Hw- read Act 5 for quiz on Tuesday

Classwork- discuss Act 4
Hw- answer questions

Classwork- Act 4 quiz, watch movie
Hw- answer questions

Classwork- Watch movie, discuss play
Hw- read Act 4 for quiz

Classwork- Act 3 quiz, discuss Act 2 and 3
Hw- answer questions

Classwork- Quiz on Act 3, watch film
Hw- study for vocab. test

Classwork- Discuss Act 2
Hw- read Act 3

Classwork- quiz on Act 2, finish Act 1 discussion, watch film
Hw- answer questions on Act 1 and 2

Classwork- test on Shakespeare and The Globe, discuss Act 1
Hw- read Act 2 for a quiz

Classwork- Act 1 quiz, watch film on Act 1
Hw- study for test on theater and Shakespeare

Classwork- check worksheets, choose teams, discuss family boards
Hw- read Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet (due Monday), work on boards (due Tuesday)

Classwork- lecture on William Shakespeare
Hw- complete worksheet on Shakespeare

Classwork- present poetry slides
Hw- study for vocab. 14 test

Classwork- present poetry slides
Hw- none

Classwork- discuss presentations
Hw- prepare for presentation of slides due Thursday

Classwork- poetry unit test
Hw- complete powerpoint/google slides for presentation

Classwork- Discuss limericks and haikus, review for test on Tuesday
Hw- study for test, complete powerpoint/google slides

Classwork- Discuss "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Uphill"
Hw- complete study guide for test on Tuesday

Classwork- read "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Uphill", take notes on poets and poems
Hw- complete classwork

Classwork- Discuss "Eldorado" and "Sonnet 55"
Hw- read "The Charge of the Light Brigade", take notes on poet and poem

Classwork- vocab. 13 test, read and discuss Robert Frost's "Mending Wall"
Hw- read "Eldorado" and "Sonnet 55", take notes on poet/poem

Classwork- Discuss "Silver" and "I'll Tell You How the Sun Rose"
Hw- study for vocab. test

Classwork- discuss "The Day is Done"
Hw- read "I'll Tell You How the Sun Rose" and "Silver", take notes on poets and poems

Classwork- discuss "The Meadow Mouse" and "The Fawn"
Hw- read "The Day is Done", take notes on the poet and the poem

Classwork- poetry terms quiz, discuss poetry slide assignment, discuss "The Cloud"
Hw- read "The Meadow Mouse" and "The Fawn", take notes on poets and poems

Classwork- define literary terms for poetry unit
HW- study terms for a quiz

Classwork- Venn diagrams and character analysis
Hw- read Afterward and study for vocab. test

Classwork- Discuss Anne Frank
Hw- Begin character analysis sheets

Classwork- quiz on pgs. 209-afterward, discuss Anne Frank
Hw- complete writing assignment

Classwork- Discuss Anne Frank
Hw- read for a quiz on pgs. 209- Afterward

Classwork- turn in final draft of essay, discuss Diary of a Young Girl
Hw- read Diary of a Young Girl

Classwork- check rough draft, discuss essays
Hw- complete final draft of essay (due at the beginning of class on Friday)

Classwork- work on essay in class
Hw- complete 1st rough draft

Classwork- reading check quiz on Diary of a Young Girl, check brainstorming, discuss rough draft
Hw- typed outline

Classwork- Finish watching WWII videos, discuss intro to Anne Frank, assign essay topic
Hw- read Diary of a Young Girl for a reading check quiz, complete brainstorming for essay

Classwork- watch videos
Hw- study for vocab. test (Monday) , read Diary of a Young Girl (Tuesday)

Classwork- vocab. test, watch videos on WW II and Anne Frank's life
Hw- read Diary of a Young Girl

Classwork- WW II veteran presentations
Hw- study for vocab. test

Classwork- Nonfiction test
Hw- complete presentations

Classwork- review for nonfiction test, work in groups for presentations
HW- study for nonfiction test

Classwork- finish watching videos
Hw- read Diary of a Young Girl, begin essay, study for vocab. test

Classwork- continue watching videos
Hw- continue reading Diary of a Young Girl

Classwork- watch videos on WWII
Hw- read Diary of a Young Girl

Classwork- Anne Frank quiz #2, present speeches
Hw- read Diary of a Young Girl

Classwork- complete discussion on "I Have a Dream", present speeches
Hw- study for vocab. test (Wednesday) and Anne Frank quiz #2 (Thursday)

Classwork- present speeches in class
Hw- study for vocab. test

Classwork- Turn in essay examples, listen and read Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech
Hw- write a one paragraph speech to present to the class

Classwork- Discuss "How to Name a Dog" and informal/formal essays
Hw- complete writing assignment on essays

Classwork- Quiz on Diary of a Young Girl, complete discussion on "A Sense of Where You Are"
Hw- Read Thurber's essay "How to Name a Dog" and answer questions at the end of the story

Classwork- Vocab. 9 test, discuss "A Sense of Where You Are"
Hw- read and study for a quiz on Diary of a Young Girl (pages 1-46)

Class- Discuss "Death Be Not Proud" and begin discussion on "A Sense of Where You Are"
Hw- study for vocab. test, read Diary of a Young Girl for a quiz on Tuesday

Class- vocab. test, read and answer questions on "A Sense of Where You Are"
Hw- complete classwork

Class- Discuss "I Am Malala"
Hw- Study for vocab. test

No class due to achievement test
Hw- none

Class- read "Death Be Not Proud" and answer questions
Hw- complete classwork

Class- begin nonfiction unit
Hw- make sure you have read and answered all questions on "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

No class due to homecoming festivities
No homework

Classwork- watch "The Most Dangerous Game" movie
Hw-none

Classwork- vocab. test, watch "The Most Dangerous Game" movie
Hw- none

Classwork- Test on punctuation
Hw- study for vocab. test

Classwork- grammar unit
Hw- study for test on punctuation

Classwork- grammar unit
Hw- study for vocab. test

Classwork- grammar unit
Hw- grammar exercises

Classwork- begin grammar unit
Hw- grammar exercises

Classwork- Test
Hw- none

Classwork- vocab. 6 test, review for "Flowers for Algernon" test
Hw- study for test

Classwork- answer questions on "Flowers for Algernon"
Hw- study for vocab. test

Classwork- Discuss "Flowers for Algernon"
Hw- complete reading

Classwork- writing assignment on "Flowers for Algernon", discuss Daniel Keyes
Hw- continue reading "Flowers for Algernon"

Classwork- short story unit test
Hw- read "Flowers for Algernon"

Classwork- vocab. test, review for short story test
Hw- study for short story test

Classwork: complete writing assignment, begin study guide for short story unit test
Hw- study for vocab. test, complete study guide for short story unit test

Classwork: discuss "The Lottery"
Hw- writing assignment

Classwork: discuss "The Necklace"
Hw- read and take notes on "The Lottery"

Classwork: quiz, discuss Hurst and "The Scarlet Ibis"
Hw- read and take notes on "The Necklace"

Classwork: Vocab. test, complete discussion on "The Cask of Amontillado"
Hw- read "The Scarlet Ibis", take author notes, take notes on the story, answer the questions; prepare for a quiz

Classwork- Discuss "The Cask of Amontillado"
Hw- study for vocab. test

Classwork- Discuss "All Summer in a Day"
Hw- read "The Cask of Amontillado", take notes and answer questions

Classwork- Discuss "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
Hw- read "All Summer in a Day" (handout), take notes

Classwork- quiz on literary terms, discuss "The Most Dangerous Game"
Hw- read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", take notes and answer questions

Classwork- work on report and powerpoint in class
Hw- study for vocab. 3 test, complete report and powerpoint (due Monday)

Classwork- work on report and powerpoint in class
Hw- continue to work on report and powerpoint

Classwork- Discuss report and powerpoint
Hw- work on report and powerpoint

Classwork- MS writers test
Hw- Begin research for the report on your assigned MS writer. You may bring your laptop to class tomorrow. We will review the requirements and discuss presentation skills at the beginning of class; you will work on your report and powerpoint for the remainder of class on Wednesday.

Classwork- vocab. 2 test, review for MS writers test
Hw- study for test