Mrs. Pruitt's Classes

English II (Week of Feb 13-17)

2012-02-09T06:32:00.000-08:00

Monday, February 13

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Read Act III, Scene i of Julius Caesar

· Voc Review-Lessons #11-15

Tuesday, February 14

· Bell Work

· Read Act III, Scene i of Julius Caesar

· Voc Review-Lessons #11-15

Wednesday, February 15

· Bell Work

· Read Act III, Scene ii of Julius Caesar

· Discuss Rhetorical Devices

· Voc Review-Lessons #11-15

Thursday, February 16

· Bell Work

· Read Act III, Scene iii of Julius Caesar

· Watch Act III of Julius Caesar

· Voc Review-Lessons #11-15

Friday, February 17

· Bell Work

· Julius Caesar Act III Quiz

· Voc Review-Lessons #11-15-due by the end of the hour

Honors English II (Week of Feb 13-17)

2012-02-09T06:31:00.001-08:00

Monday, February 13

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Read Act III, Scene i of Julius Caesar

· Voc Lesson #16

Tuesday, February 14

· Bell Work

· Read Act III, Scene i of Julius Caesar

· Voc Lesson #16

Wednesday, February 15

· Bell Work

· Read Act III, Scene ii of Julius Caesar

· Discuss Rhetorical Devices

· Voc Lesson #16-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, February 16

· Bell Work

· Vocabulary #16 Test

· Read Act III, Scene iii of Julius Caesar

Friday, February 17

· Bell Work

· Julius Caesar Act III Quiz

· Watch Act III

Modern Literature (Feb 13-17)

2012-02-09T06:30:00.000-08:00

Monday, February 13

· Finish watching Water for Elephants

· Read enrichment novel

Tuesday, February 14

· Read enrichment novel

Wednesday, February 15

· Read enrichment novel

Thursday, February 16

· AR Test over novel

· Discuss novels as a class

Friday, February 17

· Paragraph responses-due by the end of the hour

English II (Week of Feb 6-10)

2012-02-03T06:22:00.002-08:00

Monday, February 6

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Read Act II, Scene i of Julius Caesar

· Voc Lesson #15

Tuesday, February 7

· Bell Work

· Read Act II, Scene i of Julius Caesar

· Voc Lesson #15

Wednesday, February 8

· Bell Work

· Read Act II, Scene ii of Julius Caesar

· Voc Lesson #15-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, February 9

· Bell Work

· Vocabulary #15 Test

· Read Act II, Scene iii and iv of Julius Caesar

Friday, February 10

· Bell Work-Due

· Julius Caesar Act II Quiz

· Watch Act II

Honors English II (Feb 6-10)

2012-02-03T06:22:00.001-08:00

Monday, February 6

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Read Act II, Scene i of Julius Caesar

· Voc Lesson #15

Tuesday, February 7

· Bell Work

· Read Act II, Scene i of Julius Caesar

· Voc Lesson #15

Wednesday, February 8

· Bell Work

· Read Act II, Scene ii of Julius Caesar

· Voc Lesson #15-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, February 9

· Bell Work

· Vocabulary #15 Test

· Read Act II, Scene iii and iv of Julius Caesar

Friday, February 10

· Bell Work-Due

· Julius Caesar Act II Quiz

· Watch Act II

Modern Literature (Feb 6-10)

2012-02-03T06:21:00.001-08:00

Monday, February 6

· Read enrichment novel

Tuesday, February 7

· Read enrichment novel

Wednesday, February 8

· Watch Water For Elephants

Thursday, February 9

· Watch Water For Elephants

Friday, February 10

· Watch Water For Elephants

· Homework: Keep reading enrichment novel-Have it read by February Thursday, February 16^th

English II Week of (Jan 30-Feb 3)

2012-01-26T12:18:00.001-08:00

Monday, January 30

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Julius Caesar Background Info

· Read Act I, Scene i of Julius Caesar

· Voc Lesson #14

Tuesday, January 31

· Bell Work

· Translating Shakespeare’s Language Activity

· Voc Lesson #14

Wednesday, February 1

· Bell Work

· Read Act I, Scene ii of Julius Caesar

· Voc Lesson #14-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, February 2

· Bell Work

· Read Act I, Scene iii of Julius Caesar

· VOC #14 Test

Friday, February 3

· Bell Work

· Julius Caesar Act I Quiz

· Watch Act I

Honors English II (Week of Jan 30-Feb 3)

2012-01-26T12:17:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 30

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Shakespeare Quiz

· Julius Caesar Background Info

· Read Act I, Scene i of Julius Caesar

Tuesday, January 31

· Bell Work

· Voc Review (Lessons #8-14)-due by the end of the hour

Wednesday, February 1

· Bell Work

· Read Act I, Scene ii of Julius Caesar

Thursday, February 2

· Bell Work

· Vocabulary Review Test (Lessons #8-14)

· Read Act I, Scene iii of Julius Caesar

Friday, February 3

· Bell Work

· Julius Caesar Act I Quiz

· Watch Act I

Modern Literature (Jan 30-Feb 3)

2012-01-26T12:16:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 30

· Nineteen Minutes Quiz over pages 309-455

· Discuss pg. 309-455

Tuesday, January 31

· Read enrichment novel

Wednesday, February 1

· SI Leader: Bre and Erica

Thursday, February 2

· Read enrichment novel

Friday, February 3

· Watch Jodi Picoult video and Stieg Larsson video

· Homework: Keep reading enrichment novel-Have it read by February Thursday, February 16^th

English II (Week of January 23-27)

2012-01-19T12:00:00.001-08:00

Monday, January 23

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Shakespeare PowerPoint

· Voc Lesson #13

Tuesday, January 24

· Bell Work

· Mrs. Hey-PLAN Test Results

· Watch “Why Shakespeare”

Wednesday, January 25

· Bell Work

· Watch “Shakespeare In Our Time”

· Voc Lesson #13

Thursday, January 26

· Bell Work

· Shakespeare Quiz

· Voc Lesson #13-due by the end of the hour

Friday, January 27

· Bell Work

· VOC #13 Test

· Translating Shakespeare’s Language Activity

Honors English II (Week of January 23-27)

2012-01-19T11:59:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 23

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Greek gods/goddesses Presentations

· Voc Lesson #14 Definitions

Tuesday, January 24

· Bell Work

· Mrs. Hey-PLAN Test Results

· Shakespeare PowerPoint

· Voc Lesson #14

Wednesday, January 25

· Bell Work

· Greek gods/goddesses presentations

· Voc Lesson #14

Thursday, January 26

· Bell Work

· Watch “Shakespeare In Our Time”

· Voc Lesson #14-due by the end of the hour

Friday, January 27

· Bell Work

· Voc #14 Test

· Watch “Why Shakespeare”

· Translating Shakespeare’s Language Activity

Monday: Quiz over Shakespeare Information

Modern Literature (Jan 23-27)

2012-01-19T11:58:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 23

· Nineteen Minutes Quiz over pages 202-308

· Discuss pg. 202-308

Tuesday, January 24

· Reading Day

Wednesday, January 25

· SI Leader: John

Thursday, January 26

· SI Leader: Jenna

· SI Leader: Ashton

Friday, January 27

· SI Leader: Delaney

· Homework: Read pg. 309-455 of Nineteen Minutes by Monday

English II (Week of January 16-20)

2012-01-13T11:13:00.001-08:00

Monday, January 16

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Antigone plot chart

· Clean out folders and notebooks

· Voc Lesson #12

Tuesday, January 17

· Bell Work

· Antigone Unit Test

· Voc Lesson #12

Wednesday, January 18

· Bell Work

· Review “How to Write an Essay Question”

· Voc Lesson #12-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, January 19

· Bell Work

· Essay questions over Antigone-due by the end of the hour

Friday, January 20

· Bell Work

· VOC #12 Test

· Watch “Why Shakespeare”

Honors English II (Week of January 16-20)

2012-01-13T11:12:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 16

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Research paper work day

· Voc Lesson #13 Definitions

Tuesday, January 17

· Bell Work

· Read Scenes 2-4 of Antigone

· Voc Lesson #13

Wednesday, January 18

· Bell Work

· Read Scene 5 of Antigone

· Voc Lesson #13-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, January 19

· Bell Work

· Voc #13 Test

· Antigone plot chart

· Research paper-due by the end of the day

Friday, January 20

· Bell Work

· Antigone Unit Test

Modern Literature (Jan 16-20)

2012-01-13T11:11:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 16

· Nineteen Minutes Quiz over pages 116-201

· Discuss pg. 116-201

· Go over Shared Inquiry instructions

Tuesday, January 17

· SI Leaders: Aubri and Paige

Wednesday, January 18

· Read the end of My Sister’s Keeper

Thursday, January 19

· SI Leader: Katlyn

Friday, January 20

· SI Leader: Alex

· Homework: Read pg. 202-308 of Nineteen Minutes by Monday

Honors English II Jan 9-13

2012-01-05T08:13:00.000-08:00

Honors English II

Monday, January 9

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Lit Terms PowerPoint

· Oedipus Family Tree PowerPoint

· Voc Lesson #12

· Homework: Read “The Legend of Oedipus”

Tuesday, January 10

· Bell Work

· Review “The Legend of Oedipus”

· Voc Lesson #12

Wednesday, January 11

· Bell Work

· Quiz: Greek Mythology Background Info and The Legend of Oedipus

· Read The Prologue of Antigone

· Voc Lesson #12-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, January 12

· Bell Work

· Research paper work day-due Tuesday, January 17^th

Friday, January 13

· Bell Work-due

· Voc #12 Test

· Read Scene 1 and 2 of Antigone

English II January 9-13

2012-01-05T08:11:00.000-08:00

English II

Monday, January 9

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Divide up parts for Antigone

· Read the Prologue of Antigone

· Voc Lesson #11

Tuesday, January 10

· Bell Work

· Read Scene 1 of Antigone

· Voc Lesson #11

Wednesday, January 11

· Bell Work

· Quiz: Greek Mythology Background Info, The Legend of Oedipus, and The Prologue and Scene 1 of Antigone

· Voc Lesson #11-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, January 12

· Bell Work

· Read Scene 2 and 3 of Antigone

Friday, January 13

· Bell Work-due

· Read Scene 4 and 5 of Antigone

· VOC #11 Test

Honors English January 2-6

2012-01-03T05:49:00.000-08:00

Honors English II

Monday, January 2

· No School

Tuesday, January 3

· No School

Wednesday, January 4

· Bell Work

· Greek gods/goddesses research paper guidelines

· Pick Greek gods/goddesses

· Works Cited Information

· Source Sheet and begin researching

Thursday, January 5

· Bell Work

· Research Day

Friday, January 6

· Bell Work

· Due: Source Sheet (3 Sources)

· Introduction to Greek Mythology PowerPoint

· Watch clips from Troy

English II January 2-6

2012-01-03T05:48:00.000-08:00

English II

Monday, January 2

· No School

Tuesday, January 3

· No School

Wednesday, January 4

· Bell Work

· Introduction to Greek Mythology PowerPoint

· Literary Terms PowerPoint

Thursday, January 5

· Bell Work

· Oedipus Family Tree PowerPoint

· Read “The Legend of Oedipus”

Friday, January 6

· Bell Work

· Watch clips from Troy

English II Honors Dec 12-16

2011-12-14T09:07:00.001-08:00

Honors English II

Monday, December 12

· Schedule in Planners

· Work on Quilts

Tuesday, December 13

· Work on Quilts

Wednesday, December 14

· Work on Quilts- due by the end of the hour

Thursday, December 15

· Watch Pride and Prejudice

Friday, December 16

· Sign Finals Exemption Forms

· Watch Pride and Prejudice

Final Review- Due Tuesday (day of

English II December 12-16

2011-12-14T09:05:00.000-08:00

English II

Monday, December 12

· Schedule in Planners

· Personality Traits Chart Assignment- due by the end of the hour

· Read AR/Take AR tests

Tuesday, December 13

· Introduction to the quilting project

· AR DEADLINE 3:15

Wednesday, December 14

· Work on Quilts

Thursday, December 15

· Work on Quilts

Friday, December 16

· Sign Finals Exemption Forms

· Work on Quilts-due by the end of the hour

· Final Review- due the day of the final (Tuesday/Wednesday)

· Work on Final Review

Honors English II Dec 5-9

2011-12-02T10:29:00.000-08:00

Honors English II

Monday, December 5

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Read “Everyday Use”

· AP Workday (Read or Work on Reading Review Log_)

Tuesday, December 6

· Bell Work

· Discuss Character, Setting, Plot, Theme of “Everyday Use”

· Introduction to the Personality Traits Chart and Explanations Writing Assignment.

Wednesday, December 7

· Bell Work

· Work on Personality Traits Chart and Explanations Writing Assignment

Thursday, December 8

· Bell Work

· Personality Traits Chart and Explanations Writing Assignment- due by the end of the hour

· **AP Book Reading Review Log Deadline- emailed to kpruitt@girard248.org by 9pm.

Friday, December 9

· Bell Work-due

· “Everyday Use” Quiz

· Introduction to the quilting project

· Assign groups and pick out supplies (paper)

English II December 5-9

2011-12-02T10:28:00.001-08:00

English II

Monday, December 5

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Alice Walker Video and Notes

· Go over Civil Rights Movement Info (if needed)

· Read AR

Tuesday, December 6

· Bell Work

· Read “Everyday Use”

Wednesday, December 7

· Bell Work

· Discuss Character, Setting, Plot, Theme of “Everyday Use”

· Introduction to the Personality Traits Chart and Explanations Writing Assignment

Thursday, December 8

· Bell Work

· Work on Personality Traits Chart and Explanations Writing Assignment

Friday, December 9

· Bell Work-due

· “Everyday Use” Quiz

· Work on Personality Traits Chart and Explanations Writing Assignment

AR Deadline: Tuesday, December 13^th

English II Honors November 28-Dec 2

2011-11-28T06:11:00.000-08:00

English II Honors

Monday, November 28^th

· Bell Work and Schedule

· In House Reading Assessment: Persuasive

· VOC Lesson #11

Tuesday, November 29^th

· Bell Work

· In House Reading Assessment: Expository

· Voc Lesson #11

Wednesday, November 30

· Bell Work

· Civil Rights Movement Info Hunt

· Voc Lesson #11- due by the end of the hour

· AP Workday

Thursday, December 1

· Bell Work

· Alice Walker Video and Notes

Friday, December 2

· Bell Work

· Voc Test #11

· Letter from Birmingham Jail Video

English II November 28-Dec 2

2011-11-28T06:03:00.000-08:00

English II

Monday, November 28^th

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Work on Voc Review Lessons

#6-10 (pg. 58-66)

Tuesday, November 29^th

· Bell Work

· In House Reading Assessment: Narrative

· Voc Review Lessons #6-10 (pg 58-66)

-due by end of the hour

Wednesday, November 30^th

· Bell Work

· Vocabulary Final- Lessons #1-10

· Read AR (AR Deadline- Tuesday, December 13^th)

Thursday, December 1st

· Bell Work

· In House Reading Assessment:

Persuasive and Expository

Friday, December 2^nd

· Bell Work

· Letter from Birmingham Jail Video

· Civil Right Movement Info Hunt

Honors English II November 21-November 25

2011-11-21T06:11:00.000-08:00

Honors English II

Monday, November 21, 2011

· Bell Work- excused

· Inhouse Reading Assessment: Technical

· Read AP Books or work on AP Reading Review Log

Tuesday, November 22

· Bell Work- excused

· In House Reading Assessment: Narrative

· Watch “The Simpsons” episode of “The Monkey’s Paw”

Wednesday, November 23- Friday, November 25

· No class- Thanksgiving Break

English II November 21-November 25

2011-11-21T06:03:00.000-08:00

English II November 21-November 25

Monday, November 21, 2011

· Bell Work- excused

· Inhouse Reading Assessment: Technical

· TKAM Character Analysis due by the end

of the hour.

Read AR Books

Tuesday, November 22

· Bell Work- excused

· Watch “The Simpsons” episode about "The Monkey's Paw"

· Work on Voc Flashcards

Read AR Books

Wednesday, November 23-Friday, November 25

No Class- Thanksgiving Break

English II (Week of Nov 14-18)

2011-11-11T11:11:00.000-08:00

Monday, November 14

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Gothic Literature Handout

· Read “The Monkey’s Paw”

· Voc #10-lesson

Tuesday, November 15

· Discuss “The Monkey’s Paw”: Character, Setting, Plot, Theme

· Voc #10-lesson

Wednesday, November 16

· “The Monkey’s Paw” Quiz

· Voc #10-lesson-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, November 17

· Hand back TKAM Character Analysis

· Revision Rubric

· Revision Activity

Friday, November 18

· Bell Work-due

· VOC #10 Test

· Revise Character Analysis-due by the end of the hour on Monday

Honors English II (Week of Nov 14-18)

2011-11-11T07:20:00.001-08:00

Monday, November 14

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Discuss “The Lamb” and “The Tiger”

· Voc #10 Lesson

Tuesday, November 15

· Poetry Unit Test

· VOC Lesson #10

****EARLY AP READING REVIEW LOG DEADLINE

Wednesday, November 16

· Gothic Literature Handout

· Read “The Monkey’s Paw”

· VOC Lesson #10-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, November 17

· VOC Test #10

· Discuss “The Monkey’s Paw”: Character, Setting, Plot, Theme

Friday, November 18

· Bell Work-due

· “The Monkey’s Paw” Quiz

· Read AP book or work on RRL

General Literature (Nov 14-18)

2011-11-11T07:19:00.000-08:00

Monday, Nov 14

Final Review Game

Tuesday, Nov 15

Fall Semester Final

Wednesday, Nov 16-Friday, Nov 18

Watch Much Ado About Nothing

English II (Nov 7-11)

2011-11-04T09:18:00.000-07:00

English II

Monday, November 7

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Voc Lesson #9

· Limericks

· Gothic

Tuesday, November 8

· Bell Work

· Voc Lesson #9

· Sonnets

· Haikus

· Homework: Haiku Illustration-Due Friday

Wednesday, November 9

· Bell Work

· Slam Poetry Introduction

· Slam Poetry Extra Credit opportunity

· Voc Lesson #9-due by the end of hour

Thursday, November 10

· Bell Work

· Voc Test#9

· Perform Slam Poetry-Extra Credit

Friday, November 11

· Bell Work

· Poetry Test

· Haiku Illustration Due

· Slam Poetry performances

Honors English II (Week of Nov 7-11)

2011-11-04T09:11:00.000-07:00

Monday, November 7

· Go over “The Road Not Taken” SOAPSTONE

· Introduction to Sonnets

· SOAPSTONE Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18

· VOC Lesson #9

Tuesday, November 8

· Introduction to free verse

· SOAPSTONE Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”

· VOC Lesson #9

Wednesday, November 9

· Discuss Emily Dickinson’s poems "Tell all the truth" and "Success if Counted Sweetest"

· VOC Lesson #9-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, November 10

· VOC Test #9

· Introduction to villanelles and elegies

· SOAPSTONE Dylan Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”

Friday, November 11

· No class-Veteran’s Day Program

Poetry Unit Test:

Tuesday, November 15

General Literature (Nov 7-11)

2011-11-04T09:10:00.000-07:00

Monday, November 7

· Due: Much Ado About Nothing Act I and Act II discussion questions

· Read and Discuss Act III of Much Ado About Nothing

Tuesday, November 8

· Read and Discuss Act IV of Much Ado About Nothing

Wednesday, November 9

· Read and Discuss Act V of Much Ado About Nothing

Thursday, November 10

· Review for the drama test

Friday, November 11

· Drama Test

General Literature Final:

Tuesday, November 15

English II (Oct 31-Nov 4)

2011-10-27T12:52:00.001-07:00

English II

Monday, October 31^st

· Poetry Pre-test

· Free-Rice game

Tuesday, November 1^st

· Bell Work and Schedule

· Introduction to Poetry

· Homework: Bring in lyrics to favorite song

Wednesday, November 2^nd

· Bell Work

· Poetry terms and elements

· Apply poetry terms and elements to modern lyrics

Thursday, November 3^rd

· Bell Work

· Introduction to “Carpe Diem”

Friday, November 4^th

· Bell Work

· Finish “Carpe Diem”

· Elegies

Honors English II (Week of Oct 31-Nov 4)

2011-10-27T11:07:00.001-07:00

Monday, October 31

½ Day-Teacher Inservice

(Schedule: 7^th, 6^th, 5^th, 4^th)

· Bell Work-excused

· AP Work Day

· ***Renaissance Movie for gold cardholders

Tuesday, November 1

· Bell Work

· Hand back TKAM Character Analysis

· Revision Rubric

· Revision Activity

Wednesday, November 2

· Bell Work

· Introduction to Poetry

· Find sound devices in Sara Teasdale’s “There Will Come Soft Rains”

· Homework: Finding sound devices in song lyrics

Thursday, November 3

· Bell Work

· DUE: Sound devices in song lyrics

· Introduction to SOAPSTONE Analysis

· SOAPSTONE: Sara Teasdale’s “There Will Come Soft Rains”

Friday, November 4

· Bell Work-due

· SOAPSTONE: Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”-due Monday

· TKAM Character Analysis Revisions-due by the end of the hour

General Literature (Oct 31-Nov 4)

2011-10-27T11:05:00.000-07:00

Monday, October 31

· Watch Hamlet

· Hamlet Info Hunt

Tuesday, November 1

· Review Shakespeare background information

· Introduction to Much Ado About Nothing

Wednesday, November 2-November 4

· Read Act I-III of Much Ado About Nothing

English II (Week of Oct 24-28)

2011-10-24T05:46:00.001-07:00

Monday, October 24

· Bell Work and Schedule

· DUE: Outline

· Work on TKAM Character Analysis

· Voc Lesson #8

Tuesday, October 25

· Bell Work

· Work on TKAM Character Analysis

· Voc Lesson #8

Wednesday, October 26

· Bell Work

· Work on TKAM Character Analysis

· Voc Lesson #8-due by the end of the hour

Thursday, October 27

· Bell Work

· DUE: TKAM Character Analysis

· VOC Test #8

· Watch To Kill A Mockingbird

Friday, October 28

· Bell Work

· Register for the PLAN Test with Mrs. Hey