Honors English 3 Part B Assignments
Assignment Information

Monday, February 22

Class Introduction: Please review your Honors English III syllabus. You won’t get another copy of this, but it’s a good idea to review the expectations and requirements. Also, make sure to get the two books that you are assigned: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Vocabulary PowerPlus, Book 3.

Tuesday, February 23

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 6: Complete word squares for the first set of five words on the list, which is on the first page of the lesson. Follow the word square format attached.

2.      Today, we are doing a practice English ACT. Please get a copy of this from me and complete this on your own time. Time yourself at 45 minutes.

Wednesday, February 24

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 6: Complete word squares for the second set of five words on the list, which is on the first page of the lesson. Follow the word square format attached.

2.      Scoring for the English ACT and Self Analysis. Complete this analysis by tomorrow. Any questions, see me.

Thursday, February 25

SNOW DAY

Friday, February 26

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 6: Complete word squares for the third set of five words on the list, which is on the first page of the lesson. Follow the word square format attached.

2.      Today, we are doing a practice Reading ACT. Please get a copy of this from me and complete it on your own time. Time yourself at 35 minutes.

Monday, March 1
  1. Vocabulary Lesson 6: Complete Exercise 1 from the book.
  2. Scoring for the Reading ACT and Self-Analysis. Complete the analysis by tomorrow. Any questions, see me.

Tuesday, March 2

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 6: Complete Exercise 2 from the book.

2.      Tips for Taking the English ACT. Get notes from a classmate. You will have an open-note test next week.

Wednesday, March 3

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 6: Complete Exercise 3 from the book.

2.      Tips for Taking the English ACT. Get notes from a classmate. You will have an open-note test next week.

3.      Notes to prepare for reading Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Take these notes on your own paper, which you will be allowed to use on a quiz tomorrow.

Thursday, March 4
  1. Vocabulary Lesson 6: Complete Exercises 4 and 5 from the book.
  2. Tips for Taking the Reading ACT. Get notes from a classmate. You will have an open-note test next week.
  3. Notes to prepare for reading Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Take these notes on your own paper. They will help in your understanding of the background and themes of the play.

Friday, March 5

1.      Vocabulary Test 6. Take this when you return.

2.      Tips for Taking the Reading ACT. Get notes from a classmate. You will have an open-note test next week.

Monday, March 8

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 7: Vocabulary Lesson 7: Complete word squares for the first set of TEN words on the list, which is on the first page of the lesson. Follow the word square format attached.

2.      ACT Review. To make up for this assignment, get notes from a classmate on 5 tips for each section of the ACT. You will have 20 total tips. ACT tomorrow. Get some good rest and eat breakfast in the morning! We have a homeroom at the end of 5th block today for instructions on where to go, what to bring, etc. tomorrow. If you need to know where to go, you can e-mail me today (I have the list) or see me or a counselor in the morning. I will be in room 425.

Tuesday, March 9

School wide Testing: ACT for Juniors

Wednesday, March 10

1.      ACT Prep Open-note Test

2.      Vocabulary Lesson 7: Word Squares 11-15

3.      The Crucible Act I.

Thursday, March 11

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 7: Exercise 1

2.      The Crucible: Act I

Friday, March 12

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 7: Exercise 2

2.      The Crucible: Act I and Quiz over Act I

Monday, March 15

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 7: Exercise 3

2.      Grammar: Complete pages 245-246 (colons) in the grammar workbook.

3.      The Crucible: Act II

Tuesday, March 16

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 7: Exercise 4

2.      Grammar: Complete pages 247-248 (semicolons) in the grammar workbook.

3.      The Crucible: Act II

Wednesday, March 17

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 7: Exercise 5

2.      QUIZ over colons and semicolons

3.      The Crucible: Act II. Complete Act II questions 1-11 in the literature book.

Thursday, March 18

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 7: REVIEW for TEST tomorrow

2.      The Crucible: Act III. See me to check out a book and to find out how much of Act III to read.

Friday, March 19

1.      Vocabulary Test 7 (exercises due)

2.      Junior Scheduling Meetings

3.      The Crucible Movie

Monday,

March 22

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 8, word squares for deride, censure, gambol, immolate, and recondite

2.      Complete pages 249 and 250 in the grammar workbook

3.      Finish Act III of The Crucible

4.      Quiz over Acts II and III.

Tuesday, March 23

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 8, word squares for martinet, quagmire, gibe, agape, and carcinogen

2.      Complete pages 251 and 252 in the grammar workbook.

3.      Read first three pages of Act IV of The Crucible.

Wednesday, March 24

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 8, word squares for olfactory, imperious, grotesque, neologism, and hackneyed

2.      Complete pages 253-254 in the grammar workbook.

3.      Finish Act IV of The Crucible.

Thursday,

March 25

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 8, Exercise 1

2.      Complete pages 255-256 in the grammar workbook.

3.      Scheduling for senior year.

Friday, March 26

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 8, Exercise 2

2.      Complete pages257-258 in the grammar workbook.

3.      Crucible Test Review.

Monday, March 29

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 8, Exercise 3

2.      Complete pages 259-260 in the grammar workbook.

3.      Crucible Test

Tuesday, March 30

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 8: REVIEW (Cut out a representation of one of the vocabulary words from the newspaper. Glue it onto a piece of paper, and write a sentence with your word under the cutout.)

2.      Complete pages 261-262 in the grammar workbook.

Wednesday, March 31

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 8: Exercises 4 and 5

2.      REVIEW on commas

3.      Speaker from U of L

Thursday, April 1

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 8: REVIEW

2.      Comma QUIZ

3.      Introduction to Research Project. See me for a handout.

Friday, April 2

1.      Vocabulary TEST 8

2.      Lab 312: Choosing good sources.

Monday, April 5-Friday, April 9

SPRING BREAK

Monday,

April 12

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 9: Word Squares (first five words)

2.      Grammar: Lesson 87 on Dashes, Items 1-22 (page 267)

3.      Research Project: Works Cited entries. Using the Write for College book (check one out from me), write a works cited entry for a book (any book of your choice).

Tuesday,

April 13

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 9: Word Squares (second five words)

2.      Grammar: Lesson 87 on Dashes, Items 23-44 (page 268)

3.      Research Project: Works Cited entries. Using the Write for College book (check one out from me), write a works cited entry for a periodical (any magazine or newspaper of your choice).

Wednesday, April 14

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 9: Word Squares (third five words)

2.      Grammar: Review Dashes

3.      Research Project: Notetaking. Using the Write for College Book, create a sample notecard from the book or periodical that you used for Monday’s or Tuesday’s assignment.

Thursday, April 15

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 9: Exercise 1

2.      Grammar: Lesson 92 on Apostrophes, Items 1-13 (page 277)

3.      Research Project: Interview a classmate about a hobby or interesting characteristic, asking him or her six questions beginning with Who? What? When? Where? Why? And How? Write down the answers. Then use the information to write a SUMMARY, PARAPHRASING, and DIRECT QUOTE. Use Write for College to determine when each is appropriate.

Friday,

April 16

1.      Vocabulary Lesson 9: Exercise 2

2.      Grammar: Lesson 92 on Apostrophes, Items 14-25 (page 278)

3.      Research Project: Choose a newspaper article for notetaking. Highlight two areas appropriate for summarizing in one color. Then, summarize the information on your own paper. Highlight two areas appropriate for paraphrasing in a different color. Then, paraphrase the information on your own paper. Highlight two areas that are good for direct quoting in a third color. Then, write these direct quotes on your own paper. You should have six areas highlighted on the article and six sentences or lists on your own paper.

Monday,

April 19

Library: Research

45 Note Cards and 5 Source Cards: See me for handout

Tuesday,

April 20

Library: Research

45 Note Cards and 5 Source Cards

Wednesday,

April 21

Library: Research

45 Note Cards and 5 Source Cards

Thursday, April 22

Library: Research

45 Note Cards and 5 Source Cards

Friday,

April 23

In class work on note cards and source cards

Monday,

April 26

  1. Vocabulary Lesson 10: All 15 Word Squares
  2. More in class work on note cards and source cards (DUE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28)

Tuesday,

April 27

TESTING

Wednesday

April 28

TESTING until 10:00 – NOTE CARDS AND SOURCE CARDS DUE

Thursday, April 29

TESTING

Friday,

April 30

NO SCHOOL

Monday,

May 3
  1. Lab: Time to work on Research Projects (DUE MONDAY, MAY 10)
  2. Also, don’t forget that the Literature Circle Handout for Chapters 13-21 of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is due on Wednesday, May 5.

Tuesday,

May 4

TESTING until 11:30 – 3rd Block had time in the lab until 12:05.

Wednesday,

May 5
  1. Literature Circle #2: Chapters 13-21 of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. (Handout DUE)
  2. Vocabulary Lesson 10: Exercises 1, 2, and 3

Thursday, May 6
  1. Vocabulary Lesson 10: Exercises 4 and 5.
  2. Vocabulary Lesson 10 Review: Use the newspaper to find a representation of two vocabulary words. Write the word on a piece of paper, paste the newspaper example to the paper, and write a sentence that uses the word (related to the newspaper example).
  3. Grammar: Complete pages 97 and 98 in the workbook.

Friday,

May 7

1.      Vocabulary Test 10

2.      Notes on On Demand Writing

Monday,

May 10

1.      Research Projects due today.

2.      Find three editorials in the newspaper (any newspaper). List the title of the editorial, the writer, and the following for each: the SITUATION that created a need for the editorial, the PURPOSE of the editorial, the AUDIENCE of the editorial, and the ONE SENTENCE in the editorial that serves as a thesis statement for the entire piece.

3.      Brainstorm ideas for your own editorial. Consider topics on the school, community, state, and national levels. Turn in the brainstorming sheet. It can be any type of graphic organizer that you choose.

4.      Using your chosen topic, complete the attached organizer. Use the spaces in the boxes to write.

 

Tuesday

May 11

1.      Choose from the writing prompts attached.

2.      Complete an organizer for this topic.

3.      Write your editorial in 60 minutes (on your own paper).

 

Wednesday, May 12

1.      Take notes on slides 5 and 6 of the attached PowerPoint.

2.      Complete the SPAM process for the writing prompts from yesterday.

Thursday, May 13

 

Friday, May 14