Course Calendar Mrs. DoretyENGLISH IVA- BLOCK B

SEPTEMEBER

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYTeacher In-service 1. Lab Day 5

Course Expectations

College Applications Recommendations:

2. Lab Day 6

No class today

3. Lab Day 1

College Applications

Recommendations

4.

7. 8. Lab Day 2

Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake

9. Lab Day 3

No class today

10. Lab Day 4

The Namesake Writing Assessment & Summer Reading Notes Due

11. Lab Day 5

Beowulf Background

14.

Schools Closed

15.

Schools Closed

16. Lab Day 6

No class today

17. Lab Day 1

College App Essay Due

Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake

18. Lab Day 2

Beowulf Background

21. Lab Day 3

No class today

22. Lab Day 4

Beowulf background

23. 24. Lab Day 5

Beowulf; College App

25. Lab Day 6

No class today

28. Lab Day 1

Beowulf Due

29. Lab Day 2

Beowulf- discussion questions (group work)

30. Lab Day 3

No class today

OCTOBER

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Lab Day 4

Beowulf: film productions and History Channel’s “Clash of the Gods: Beowulf”

2. Lab Day 5

The Canterbury Tales: Pilgrim background- Knight and Squire as examples. Groups divide the rest of the pilgrims.

Presentations begin-Yeoman & Prioress

5. Lab Day 6

No class today

6. Lab Day 1

Beowulf: Discussion Questions- class review block; analyze text and prepare for essay

Tonight: consider which essay topic you’ll explore and develop supporting points for your claim

7. Lab Day 2

Canterbury Tales Presentations:

Monk, Friar, Merchant, Clerk, Sergeant of the Law, Franklin, Guildsmen, Cook

8. Lab Day 3

No class today

9. Lab Day 4

Beowulf essay: Outline & drafting block

12. Lab Day 5

Canterbury Tales Presentations:

Shipman, Doctor, Wife of Bath, Parson, Plowman, Miller, Manciple, Reeve, Summoner, Pardoner

Beowulf Essay Due

13. Lab Day 6

No class today

14. Lab Day 1

PSATSDelayed opening schedule- shortened blocks

Review for the Canterbury Tales Quiz

15. Lab Day 2

The Canterbury Tales Quiz

16. Lab Day 3

No class today

19. Lab Day 4

Shakespeare background

20. Lab Day 5

The Abridged Shakespeare Company: Hamlet

21. Lab Day 6

No class today

22. Lab Day 1

Hamlet

23. Lab Day 2

Hamlet

26. Lab Day 3

No class today

27. Lab Day 4

Hamlet

28. Lab Day 5

Hamlet

29. Lab Day 6

No class today

30. Lab Day 1

Hamlet

NOVEMBER

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY2. Lab Day 2

Hamlet

3. Lab Day 3

No class today

4. Lab Day 4

Mrs. Dorety out sick

Hamlet Questions

5.

Schools Closed

6.

Schools Closed

9. Lab Day 5

Mrs. Dorety out sick

Hamlet: 2.2- 3.1

10. Lab Day 6

No class today

11. Lab Day 1

Hamlet: 3.1-3.2

12. Lab Day 2

Hamlet: 3.3-3.4

13. Lab Day 3

No class today

16. Lab Day 4

Hamlet: 4.1-4.5

17. Lab Day 5

Hamlet: 4.6-4.7; 5.1-5.2

18. Lab Day 6

No class today

19. Lab Day 1

Hamlet analysis

20. Lab Day 2

Hamlet analysis

23. Lab Day 3

No class today

24. Lab Day 4

Hamlet Test

25. Lab Day 5

½ Day

26.

Schools Closed

27.

Schools Closed30. Lab Day 6

No class today

DECEMBER

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Lab Day 1

Frankenstein background

British Romantics

2. Lab Day 2

Frankenstein Due

3. Lab Day 3

No class today

4. Lab Day 4

Frankenstein debate groups meet & prepare

7. Lab Day 5

Debate Group 1 & Group 2

8. Lab Day 6

No class today

9. Lab Day 1

Debate Group 3

10. Lab Day 2

Frankenstein- finish up debates; essay help

11. Lab Day 3

No class today

14. Lab Day 4

Frankenstein Essay Due

J.D. Salinger background

15. Lab Day 5

2nd Unit District Benchmark

16. Lab Day 6

No class today

17. Lab Day 1

J. D. Salinger Documentary

18. Lab Day 2

Catcher in the Rye due

*Tip: If you only read on school nights and begin reading on the 4th, you would only need to read about 21 pages a night. If you include weekends, you would only need to read about 14 pages a night.

Groups prepare discussion questions

21. Lab Day 3

No class today

22. Lab Day 4

Catcher in the Rye: Group presentations of discussion questions

23. Lab Day 5

½ Day

24.

Happy Winter Break!

25.

Happy Winter Break!

JANUARY

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1.

4. Lab Day 6

No class today

5. Lab Day 1

Catcher in the Rye: Groups prepare discussion questions

6. Lab Day 2

Catcher in the Rye: groups present discussion questions

7. Lab Day 3

No class today

8. Lab Day 4

Catcher in the Rye: groups present discussion questions

11. Lab Day 5

Catcher in the Rye in-class essay

12. Lab Day 6

No class today

13. Lab Day 1

Lord of the Flies & William Golding background: survival on an island

14. Lab Day 2

Lord of Flies background

15. Lab Day 3

No class today

18.

Schools Closed

19. Lab Day 4

Lord of the Flies due

20. Lab Day 5

Golding and film adaptation

21. Lab Day 6

No class today

22. Lab Day 1

Golding and film adaptation

25. Lab Day 2

Delayed Opening

26. Lab Day 3

No class today

27. Lab Day 4

Lord of the Flies discussion

28. Lab Day 5

Lord of the Flies essay

29. Lab Day 6

No class today

FEBRUARY

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Lab Day 1

The Stranger Background:

Albert Camus & the Absurd

Reading: Chapters 1-3

2. Lab Day 2

The Stranger: Part One discussion

Reading: Chapters 4-5

3. Lab Day 3

No class today

4. Lab Day 4

The Stranger: Part One discussion

Reading: Chapter 6

5. Lab Day 5

The Stranger: Group discussion questions

1984: Orwell background; Oceania & doublethink

The StrangerReading: Chapters 1-2 (Part Two)

8. Lab Day 6

No class today

9. Lab Day 1

The Stranger: Part Two discussion

Reading: Chapters 3-4

10. Lab Day 2

The Stranger: Part Two discussion

Reading: Chapter 5

11. Lab Day 3

No class today

12.

Teacher In-service

15.

Schools Closed

16. Lab Day 4

The Stranger: the Myth of Sisyphus & final discussion

17. Lab Day 5

The Stranger: In-class writing

18. Lab Day 6

No class today

19. Lab Day 1

1984: Part One dueOrwell’s rhetoric & language manipulation

22. Lab Day 2

Oceania & Big Brother

23. Lab Day 3

No class today

24. Lab Day 4

Doublethink & Dystopian Lit

25. Lab Day 5

1984: Part Two due

Orwell’s rhetoric & language manipulation

26. Lab Day 6

No class today

29. Lab Day 1

Doublethink & Dystopian Lit

Classes in February: 14

MARCH

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYClasses in March: 9 1. Lab Day 2

Doublethink & Dystopian Lit

2. Lab Day 3

No class today

3. Lab Day 4

1984: Part Three due

4. Teacher In-service

7. Lab Day 5

Final discussion & essay help

8. Lab Day 6

No class today

9. Lab Day 1

1984 Essay Due

10. Lab Day 2

Senior Trip

11. Lab Day 3

Senior Trip14. Lab Day 4

Senior Trip

15. Lab Day 5 16. Lab Day 6

No class today

17. Lab Day 1 18. Lab Day2

21.

Happy Spring Break!

22.

Happy Spring Break!

23.

Happy Spring Break!

24.

Happy Spring Break!

25.

Happy Spring Break!28. Lab Day 3

No class today

29. Lab Day 4 30. Lab Day 5 31. Lab Day 6

No class today

APRIL

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

PARCC Window:

April 11- May 20

1. Lab Day 1

4. Lab Day 2 5. Lab Day 3

No class today

6. Lab Day 4 7. Lab Day 5 8. Lab Day 6

No class today

11. Lab Day 1 12. Lab Day 2 13. Lab Day 3 14. Lab Day 4 15. Lab Day 5

18. Lab Day 6

No class today

19. Lab Day 1 20. Lab Day 2 21. Lab Day 3 22. Lab Day 4

25. Lab Day 5 26. Lab Day 6 27. Lab Day 1 28. Lab Day 2 29. Lab Day 3

MAY

AP Exams: Remember to arrive at your testing cite at least 20 minutes prior to the exam start time.

Morning Exams- 8:00 (be there between 7:30-7:40 latest); Afternoon Exams- 12:00 (11:30-11:40 latest)

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY2. Lab Day 4

AP!Morning Exams: Chem & Env Studies

Afternoon Exam:Psych

3. Lab Day 5

AP!Morning Exams:Comp Science & Lang

Afternoon Exam:Physics & Art History

4. Lab Day 6

AP!Morning Exam: English Lit

5. Lab Day 1

AP!Morning Exams:Calc

Afternoon Exam:Chinese Lang

6. Lab Day 2

AP!Morning Exams: German & US History

Afternoon Exam:European History

9. Lab Day 3

AP!Morning Exams:Bio & Music Theory

Afternoon Exam:Physics C (Mechanics)

10. Lab Day 4

AP!Morning Exam:US Gov’t

Afternoon Exams:French & Spanish

11. Lab Day 5

AP!Morning Exam:Eng Lang

Afternoon Exams:Italian & Macro

12. Lab Day 6

AP!Morning Exam:World History

Afternoon Exams:Statistics

13. Lab Day 1

AP!Morning Exam:Micro

Afternoon Exams:Latin

16. Lab Day 2 17. Lab Day 3 18. Lab Day 4 19. Lab Day 5 20. Lab Day 6

23. Lab Day 1 24. Lab Day 2 25. Lab Day 3

State Bio Testing: Delayed Opening Schedule

26. Lab Day 4

State Bio Testing: Delayed Opening Schedule

27. Lab Day 5

30.

Schools Closed

31. Lab Day 6 AP Services for Students

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Call Center Hours:M-F, 8am- 7pm

For overnight mail:AP Services1425 Lower Ferry RoadEwing, NJ 08618

JUNE

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Lab Day 1 2. Lab Day 2

Prom!

3. Lab Day 3

6. Lab Day 4 7. Lab Day 5 8. Final Exams Begin

Blocks A and B Test

9. Exam Day 2:

Blocks C and D Test

10.Exam Day 3:

Blocks E and F Test13. Exam Day 4:

Blocks G and H Test

14.

Make-ups by appointment

15. 16. Graduation 17.

Have a wonderful summer break!