College Prep English 9

 May 13-17

Monday (5/13): Vocabulary definitions due Wednesday: annotate, contour, delineate, empathy, garish, imminent, inextricable, ostensible, rakish, sanguine.

Tuesday (5/14): Vocabulary due Wednesday. Work on compare/contrast list for LOTF.

Wednesday (5/15): Vocabulary due today. Continue working on your compare/contrast list for LOTF.

Thursday (5/16):  Tonight you must study for vocab. (list #10) and grammar (active/passive voice) quiz.

Friday (5/17): Vocabulary/Grammar Quiz today.  Found poem due by MONDAY at the latest!

Enjoy your weekend. Finish your found poem!

May 6-10

Monday (5/6): Finish LOTF chapter 10 for today.   Vocabulary List #9 due Tuesday: adjunct, complacent, devout, diminutive, imbibe, inexorable, odious, ominous, redolent, sagacity. Tonight you must finish reading ch. 11 LOTF.

 

Tuesday (5/7): Vocabulary due today.  Finish chapter 11 LOTF for today.  Tonight you will finish reading the book.

 

Wednesday (5/8): Finish LOTF (reading and packet) for today.

 

Thursday (5/9): Review for Friday's vocabulary quiz. 

 

Friday (5/10): Vocabulary Quiz today.  This weekend review for LOTF TEST which will be MONDAY.

 

Enjoy your weekend. 

 

April 29-May 3

Monday (4/29): Chapter 6 LOTF due today.  Vocabulary definitions List #8 due Tuesday: avert, belligerent, convivial, discernible, jocund, ironic, opulent, reverberate, stupendous, sycophant.  Finish reading ch. 7 LOTF and answer questions in packet for Tuesday.

Tuesday (4/30): Vocabulary definitions due today.  Chapter 7 LOTF due today.  Tonight you must finish reading ch. 8 LOTF and answer questions in packet.

Wednesday (5/1): Chapter 8 LOTF due today.  Tonight you must finish reading ch. 9 LOTF.  Answer questions in packet for Thursday.

Thursday (5/2): Ch. 9 LOTF due today.  Tonight you must study for vocabulary and grammar quiz.

Friday (5/3): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today.  Chapter 10 LOTF reading and packet due Monday.

Enjoy your weekend as the weather begins to improve.  Summer is coming...

April 22-26

Monday (4/22): Welcome Back!  Read ch. 3 LOTF for today.  Answer questions in packet.  Definitions for Vocabulary List S2#7 due Tuesday: bemused, blithe, chagrin, covert, diffuse, entice, insatiable, oblique, palpable, repugnant.

Tuesday (4/23): Vocabulary due today. Read chapter 4 LOTF and answer packet questions for today. Tonight, read to the bottom of page 85 in LOTF.

Wednesday (4/24): Read to bottom of page 85 for today.  In class writing assessment today.  You will be able to use your book and packet, so bring them to class. Tonight, finish reading ch. 5.

Thursday (4/25): Chapter 5 LOTF due today (reading and answers to packet questions).  Tonight you must study for Friday's vocabulary and grammar quiz.

Friday (4/26): Vocabulary and Grammar quiz today.

Enjoy your weekend!

April 1-5

 

Monday (4/1): Definitions for Vocabulary List S2#6 due Tuesday: anguish, burgeoning, burly, constraint, emaciate, lank, opaque, retort, sensuous, tantalize.

 

Continue working on your research paper rough draft.  It is due Wednesday.

 

Tuesday (4/2): Vocabulary due today. Finish research paper rough draft tonight.  Make sure you include all sources you cite in your bibliography.

 

Wednesday (4/3): RESEARCH PAPER ROUGH DRAFT DUE TODAY. We will peer edit in class, so make sure you bring a printed copy when you walk into the classroom.

 

Thursday (4/4): Continue working on research paper revisions. Tonight, you must study for Friday's vocabulary quiz.

 

Friday (4/5): Vocabulary Quiz today. Work on research paper this weekend.  Final copy is due Wednesday.

 

Enjoy your weekend.

 

 

 

March 25-29

Monday (3/25): Work on Research Paper Outline.  It is due Tuesday (not Monday as originally stated).  Fill out the format I gave to you for full credit.  For extra credit, you may choose to type a neat copy for Tuesday.

Tonight, study for vocabulary/grammar quiz postponed from last Friday.

Tuesday (3/26): Vocabulary /Grammar Quiz (last one of quarter #3).  Outlines due today.

Wednesday (3/27): Work on organizing note cards and begin to write rough draft of Research Paper.  Follow your outline and use your note cards.  Refer to your packet when necessary.  Remember, follow MLA guidelines exactly.

Thursday (3/28): Work on rough draft.

Friday (3/29): Work on rough draft.

Enjoy your weekend.  Think SPRING!

March 18-22

Monday (3/18): Definitions for vocabulary list S2#5 due Tuesday: antipathy, brazen, cursory, din, ecstatic, ingenious, reprehensible, staid, taunt, timorous. Work on your note cards. Twenty-five note cards are due Wednesday!

Tuesday (3/19): Vocabulary due today. Note Cards DUE TOMORROW!!!!!!

Wednesday (3/20): Note Cards due today.

Thursday (3/20): Work on Research Paper Outline. Review for Friday's vocabulary and grammar quiz.

Friday (3/21): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today. Finish outline.  It is due Monday.

Have a great weekend!

March 11-15

Monday (3/11): Definitions for vocabulary list S2#4 due Tuesday: abate, astute, beleaguered, circumspect, derogatory, fulsome, obscene, obsequious, reticence, sordid.

Tuesday (3/12): Vocabulary due today. Tonight you must finish your Preliminary Bibliography. Make sure you follow the MLA format exactly.  See sample for guidance. It is due when you walk into class tomorrow!

Wednesday (3/13): Preliminary Bibliography due TODAY.

Thursday (3/14): Work on Research Paper note cards. Review for tomorrow's vocabulary (List S2#4) and grammar (I/me; lay/lie) quiz.

Friday (3/15): Work on research paper note cards.: 25 note cards are due Wednesday.

Enjoy your weekend!

March 4-8

Monday (3/4): To Kill a Mockingbird essay due today.  Make sure you have the final copy, rough draft, outline, and peer edit sheet to staple and turn in.  Definitions for vocabulary list S2 #3 due Tuesday: antecedent, blight, chronic, desiccate, evocative, indolent, noisome, replete, slander, tryst.

Tuesday (3/5): Vocabulary due today.  Topic and Guiding Question for Research Paper due today. 

Wednesday (3/6): EARLY RELEASE DAY.  Work on Research Paper Preliminary Bibliography (due3/13).  See packet for details.

Thursday (3/7): Review for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz.  Continue working on Pre. Bib.

Friday (3/8): Vocabulary Quiz today.  Continue doing research and working on Pre. Bib.

Enjoy your weekend!

 

 

February 25-March 1

 

WELCOME BACK!

 

Monday (2/25): Outline due today if you did not finish it in class (TKM essay).  Definitions for vocabulary S2, List #2 due Tuesday: aesthetic, benevolent, circumscribe, declivity, droll, flippant, laudable, nebulous, malign, taint.

 

Tuesday (2/26): Vocabulary due today. Continue working on TKM essay.

 

Wednesday (2/27): Rough Draft due today.  We will peer edit in class.

 

Thursday (2/28): Work on essay revisions. Study for Friday's vocabulary quiz.

 

Friday (3/1): Vocabulary Quiz today. Work on  TKM essay over weekend. Final copy is due Monday.

 

Enjoy your weekend.

 

February 11-15

Monday (2/11): Chapter 25 TKM due today.  Found Poem due WEDNESDAY (change due to early release on Friday). Tonight you must read chapters 27 and 28 in TKM (they are both short).  You must also complete vocabulary definitions for Tuesday: acrid, burnished, cleavage, coy, halcyon, impinge, paltry, pungent, rudimentary, sardonic.

Tuesday (2/12): Chapters 27/28 due today.  Vocabulary due today.  Tonight you must read chapter 29 TKM.

Wednesday (2/13): Ch. 29 TKM due today.  Found Poem due today.  Finish reading TKM for Thursday.

Thursday (2/14): Happy Valentine's Day! Work on thesis statement and outline tonight.  You will turn in completed outline BY END OF CLASS TOMORROW so I can check it over break.  We will work on analytical essay when we return from February Vacation. Study for Vocabulary Quiz tonight.

Friday (2/15): Vocabulary Quiz today.  You must finish essay outline by end of class today.

Enjoy your break!

February 4-8

Monday (2/4): Chapter 20 TKM due today.  You will have a QUIZ. Tonight you must complete vocabulary definitions for List #16: reticent, tacit, taciturn, tacet, tacenda, tact, tactile. Read chapter 22 tonight and answer questions.

Tuesday (2/5): Vocabulary due today. Tonight you must read chapter 23 TKM and answer questions.

Wednesday (2/6): Tonight you must read ch. 24 and answer questions.

Thursday (2/7): Review for Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz tonight. Read chapter 25 TKM and answer questions.

Friday (2/8): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today. Read chapters 26 AND 27 TKM this weekend and answer questions.

Enjoy your weekend!

 

January 28-February 1

 

Monday (1/28): Read ch. 16 of TKM for today. Definitions for vocabulary words (List #15) due Tuesday: monogamy, monism, monochromatic, monocle, monoglot, monogram, monolithic, monomania, monophobia.

 

Tuesday (1/29): Vocabulary due today.  Chapter 17 questions due today.  Tonight, finish reading ch. 18 and answer questions.

 

Wednesday (1/30): Tonight you must finish reading ch. 19 TKM and answer packet questions.

 

Thursday (1/31): Study for vocabulary (List #15) and grammar (appositives) quiz tomorrow.

 

Friday (2/1): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today.

 

Enjoy your weekend!

 

January 21-25

Monday (1/21): No School.

Tuesday (1/22): Chapter 12 TKM due today.  Read the chapter and answer the questions.  Expect a quiz.

Wednesday (1/23): Early Release Day for students.  Chapter 13 TKM due today.

Thursday (1/24): Chapter 14 TKM due today.

Friday (1/25): Chapter 15 TKM due today.

Enjoy your weekend!

January 14-18

 

Monday (1/14):  Read to the end of chapter 8 TKM for Monday.  Answer questions in packet. Tonight read chapter 9.  It is due Tuesday (complete packet questions as well).

 

Tuesday (1/15): No vocabulary this week because the quarter is ending. Make sure you are not missing any quizzes or work. Check Power School. You have until Friday to make up work. Chapter 9 TKM due today. Tonight you must finish preparing your ORB Project.  Presentation is due Wednesday.

 

Wednesday (1/16): ORB PROJECT DUE TODAY! Prepare your speech and come dressed as your character. Bring a healthy treat to share if you wish. Read ch. 10 TKM for Thursday.

Thursday (1/17): Read ch. 10 TKM and answer questions for today.  Read ch. 11 and answer questions for Friday.

 

Friday (1/18): Chapter 11 due today. Read ch. 11 TKM and answer questions for Friday.

 

Enjoy your long weekend. Read ch. 12 TKM and answer questions this weekend.

 

January 7-11

Monday (1/7): Vocabulary definitions for List #14 due Tuesday: sequacious, sequence, inconsequential, execution, subsequent, persecute, obsequious, non sequitor, sequester.  Read chapter 3 TKM for today and answer questions in packet.  Expect a quiz! 

Read chapter 4, answer questions, and complete vocabulary for Tuesday.

Tuesday (1/8): Vocabulary definitions due.  Chapter 4 TKM due today.

Wednesday (1/9): Chapter 5 TKM due today (read and answer questions).

Thursday (1/10): Chapter 6 TKM due today (read and answer questions).  Review for Friday's vocabulary and grammar quiz.

Friday (1/11): Vocabulary and grammar quiz today. Complete chapter 7 TKM for today (read and answer questions). Compete reading and questions for chapter 8 for MONDAY.

REMINDER: You must complete your ORB and prepare for the presentation (due January 16-see assignment sheet handed out in class).

Enjoy your weekend!

 

January 2-4

WELCOME BACK!!!!!

Wednesday (1/2): Due to the short week, we will not have vocabulary this week.  We will begin reading To Kill a Mockingbird this week.  You should also be finishing your ORB.  Projects for that are due 1/16.  See me if you still do not have a book!

Tonight, finish reading chapter 1 TKM.  Answer questions in packet.

Thursday (1/3): Finish chapter 2 TKM and answer questions in packet.

Friday (1/4): Finish reading chapter 3 and answer questions in packet for Monday.

Enjoy your first weekend of 2013!  Read ORB if you have not finished your book.

 

December 17-21

Monday (12/17): ROUGH DRAFT ROMEO AND JULIET ESSAY DUE TODAY. Vocabulary List #13 due Tuesday: apathy, sympathy, empathy, antipathy, dispassionate, impassive, compatible, pathos.

Tuesday (12/18): Vocabulary #13 due today.  Work on revisions of essay.  Final copy due WEDNESDAY.

Wednesday (12/19): ESSAY DUE TODAY!  Make sure you have rough draft, peer edit sheet, and final copy when you come to class!

Thursday (12/20): You must have an ORB by today.  You will have time to read in class today.  Remember, it should be a biography, autobiography, or true story.  Make sure you have it approved by me. Review tonight for vocabulary and grammar quiz.

Friday (12/21): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today.

ENJOY YOUR BREAK!  Happy Holidays!

December 10-14

Monday (12/10): Vocabulary List #12 due Tuesday: dissonance, discrepancy, disdain, dissuade, dismay, disparate, diffident, disparage.

Tuesday (12/11): Vocabulary definitions due today.  We will begin working on an analytical essay today in class (about Romeo and Juliet).  Outline due Wednesday.

Wednesday (*12/12/12!): Outline due today.  We will work on rough draft during class. Finish rough draft for Thursday.

Thursday (12/13): Rough Draft due!  We will peer edit in class.  Final copy due MONDAY.

Friday (12/14): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today!  Finish final copy of essay over the weekend.  Monday you will turn in final copy, rough draft, peer edit sheet, and outline.

Enjoy your weekend.  Get an ORB if you have not already done so.  I will check it next week.

December 3-7

Monday (12/3): Act IV Romeo and Juliet questions answered by today.  Vocab. List #11 due Tuesday: obsolete, obfuscate, obliterate, obstinate, obscure, obstruct, obsequious, oblique.

Work on Act V questionstonight.

Tuesday (12/4): Vocabulary due today. Review packet for Romeo and Juliet test.

Wednesday (12/5): Romeo and Juliet TEST TODAY! Thursday (12/6): Bring Grammar Packet to class today. Tonight you must study for vocab. and grammar quiz.

Friday (12/7): Vocab. (List #11) and Grammar (Types of sentences) Quiz today.

Enjoy your weekend!

November 12-16

 

Monday (11/12): No School: Veteran's Day

 

Tuesday (11/13):  New Vocabulary List due WEDNESDAY: tension, tendency, tendon, contend, attenuate, distend, portent, tenuous.

 

Wednesday (11/14): Vocabulary due today. Read assigned Romeo and Juliet and answer packet questions tonight.

 

Thursday (11/15): Study for Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz tonight. Read assigned Romeo and Juliet and answer packet questions tonight. Try to have your new ORB for class tomorrow.  It must be a non-fiction book.

 

Friday (11/16): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today. Bring ORB to class.

 

November 5-9

Monday (11/5): SONNET FINAL COPY due today!  List #9 Vocabulary due Tuesday: edict,dictate, dictum, abdicate, indict, verdict, benediction, dictaphone, indicative, valediction.

Tuesday (11/6): Vocabulary due today. Tonight, finish making your visual representation for Romeo and Juliet.

Wednesday(11/7): Complete Romeo and Juliet packet questions about sections we read today in class.

Thursday (11/8): Complete Romeo and Juliet packet questions about sections we read today in class. Study for vocabulary and grammar quiz (List #9 and page 54 and 55 grammar packet).

Friday (11/9): Vocabulary Quiz today.

Enjoy your LONG weekend! 

 

October 29-November 2 : QUARTER ENDS NOVEMBER 1!

 

Monday (10/29): OUTSIDE READING BOOK PROJECTS DUE TODAY!

 

Tuesday (10/30): Due to a meeting I must attend, you will have a sub today. You will work on vocabulary and grammar in class. Bring your grammar packet to class with you.

 

Wednesday (10/31): Today is the last day I will accept any late work or essay revisions for quarter #1. Tonight you must finish the final copy of your sonnet.  It is due Thursday.

 

Thursday (11/1): Sonnets due today. Tonight you must review for Friday's vocabulary and grammar quiz.

 

Friday (11/2): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today.

 

October 22-26

Monday (10/22): No vocabulary this week due to short week (no school Friday).  Mice essays due today!  Continue reading ORB.  Project is due Wednesday, October 31st!

Tuesday (10/23): We will begin working on sonnets today in class.  Continue reading ORB and working on project for homework.

Wednesday (10/24): Work on ORB.  Finish sonnet assignment we began in class.

Thursday (10/25): Bring ORB to class today.  You will have time to read and work on project.

Friday (10/26): No school for students.  Professional Development Day for teachers.

October 15-19 SPIRIT WEEK!

Monday (10/15): Of Mice and Men thesis statement and outline due today.  We will work on rough drafts in class after I check outlines.  Rough draft is due Wednesday.

Vocabulary definitions due Tuesday for List #7 words: insurmountable, summit, superlative, supernova, superimpose, supercilious, superfluous, supersede.

Tuesday (10/16): Vocabulary definitions due today.  Continue working on Mice essay.  Rough draft due tomorrow!

Wednesday (10/17): Rough draft of essay due today (when you walk into the classroom!).  We will peer edit in class today.  You will begin working on revisions.  Final copy is due MONDAY.

Continue reading ORB.  ORB Project is due October 29th.

Thursday (10/18): Work on essay revisions and read ORB.  Review for Friday's vocabulary (list #7) and grammar (predicates) quiz.

Friday (10/19): Vocabulary and Grammar quiz today.  Finish Mice essay this weekend.  Final copy due Monday.  Remember to submit it to turnitin.com.

Have a great weekend!

October 8-12

Monday (10/8): No School.

Tuesday (10/9): Finish reading chapter 4 Mice for today. Complete Study Guide. Tonight you must finish reading the novella and complete vocabulary, due Wednesday. This week's vocabulary words: transfusion, translucent, transcontinental, transcendentalism, transgender, transgression, transient.

Wednesday (10/10): Vocab. and study guide due today. Tonight study for Mice test.

Thursday (10/11): Mice test today.

Friday (10/12): Vocabulary Quiz today. Write thesis statement for Mice essay for Monday.

Enjoy your weekend!

October 1-5

Monday (10/1): ESSAYS DUE TODAY! Make sure you have the final copy (top), rough draft, peer edit sheet (if you had one), and rubric. We will share some stories today in class. Of Mice and Men ch. 1 due today. Read and complete questions in packet. List #5 vocabulary due Tuesday: circulate, circumference, circumnavigate, circuit, circumcise, circumlocution. Read ch. 2 Mice due Tuesday.

Tuesday (10/2): Vocabulary List #5 due today. Chapter 2 Mice due today. Tonight you must read the first half of chapter 3 and complete questions.

Wednesday (10/3): NOTE: Early Release Day today! First half of chapter 3 Mice due today. Read rest of chapter 3 for Thursday.

Thursday (10/4): Chapter 3 Mice due today. Read and complete packet questions. Tonight you must review for Vocabulary (List #5) and Grammar (subject/predicate) Quiz.

Friday (10/5): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today. Bring Mice and ORB to class today. You will spend time reading Mice (chapter 4 due Tuesday) or reading ORB silently. Remember, ORB Project due October 24th.

Enjoy your LONG weekend!

September 24-28

Monday (9/24): Definitions for List #4 words due Tuesday: intrastate, intracavitary, intracellular fluid, intrafebrile, intracutaneous, intramural, intravenous.

Rough Draft of Cause and Effect OR Argument and Persuasion due today!

Bring ORB to class today. You will have time to read, reflect, and respond today.

Tuesday (9/25): Vocabulary due today. You will spend time in class today going through your writing folders to determine which draft you will revise and turn into a final copy. You will work on that tonight. Final copy due BY MONDAY (but I would prefer to have it Friday).

Wednesday (9/26):  Continue working on Essay revision and final copy.

Thursday (9/27):  Study for Friday's vocabulary and grammar quiz.

Friday (9/28): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today. Finish final copy of essay over the weekend. It is due Monday. Make sure you turn in rough draft, peer edit sheet (if you have one for that essay), rubric, and final copy. Pay attention to MLA format details (i.e. size 12 Times New Roman, double spaced, correct heading, etc.).

Enjoy your weekend!

September 17-21

Monday (9/17): Exaggeration Essay Rough Draft due today. Tonight you must complete definitions for List #3 Words: interstate, interrogate, interlude, interseismic, intersperse, interbreed, interject.

Tonight you must also read "Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out" by Dave Barry and answer questions in packet.

Tuesday (9/18): Work on draft of Compare and Contrast Essay. It is due Thursday.

Wednesday (9/19): Finish draft of Compare and Contrast Essay. It is due TOMORROW.

Thursday (9/20): Study for Friday's vocabulary (list #3) and grammar (types of pronouns) quiz.

Friday (9/21): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today. This weekend complete draft of Cause and Effect Essay.

Enjoy your weekend!

September 10-14

Monday (9/10): Narrative Essay Rough Draft due today. If written, it should

 

September 10-14

 

Monday (9/10): Narrative Essay Rough Draft due today. If written, it should be 2 pages, if typed, it should be 1-2 pages double-spaced. Tonight you must complete definitions for List #2 Words: conscription, scripture, transcribe, inscription, postscript, scribophobia, ascribe, circumscribe, scribe.

 

 

Tuesday (9/11): Vocabulary List #2 due today. Questions due. You will spend time during class today working on rough draft of Descriptive Essay. Rough Draft is due Wednesday. Finish Rough Draft for homework.

 

Wednesday (9/12): Rough Draft of Descriptive Essay due today. Tonight you will read "Celebrating the Pity of Brotherly Love" in packet.

 

Thursday (9/13): Tonight you must study for Friday's vocabulary (list #2) and grammar (parts of speech) quiz.

 

Friday (9/14): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz. This weekend finish the rough draft you began in class Friday. Rough draft due Monday.

 

Enjoy your weekend!

 

 

September 3-7

Monday (9/3): Labor Day-No School!

Tuesday (9/4): Definitions for new vocabulary words due Wednesday: contraindication, contravene, counterclaim, counterintuitive, contraband, contrast, counterfeit, contraceptive, counterculture.

Tonight you must also finish your ATD drawing.

Wednesday (9/5): Vocabulary due today.  ATD drawing due today.  Tonight you must complete the rough draft of the narrative essay you began in class today.  Rough draft is due Thursday.

Thursday (9/6): We will complete grammar exercises in class today (nouns).  You will also share the draft of the narrative essay you finished last night.  Tonight you must review for the vocabulary (list #1) and grammar (nouns) quiz you will have Friday.

Friday (9/7): Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz today.  Read assigned section in Writing Packet over the weekend.

Enjoy your weekend!

 

Welcome to my website!

If you are reading this, you must have seen my name on your schedule. I love teaching English at Mt. Greylock, and I hope you will find this class both exciting and rewarding. We will spend lots of time this year reading, writing, discussing, and thinking. You will need some basic supplies for this class:

A binder with dividers and lined paper

A sturdy two-pocket folder (for packets and supplemental materials I will give to you)

A writing untensil

If you don't have these the first day, don't worry. I will, however, expect you to have them by Sept. 4.

I look forward to meeting you! Enjoy these last days of vacation. Make sure you complete your summer reading assignments. Feel free to email me with any questions or concerns.

See you soon!

Ms. Houle