Course CalendarMrs. Dorety
ENGLISH IVA- BLOCK B
SEPTEMEBER
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Teacher 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 Lahiris 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 Lahiris 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
FRIDAY
1. Lab Day 4
Beowulf: film productions and History Channels 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 youll 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
PSATS
Delayed 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
FRIDAY
2. 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
Day
26.
Schools Closed
27.
Schools Closed
30. Lab Day 6
No class today
DECEMBER
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1. 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
Day
24.
Happy Winter Break!
25.
Happy Winter Break!
JANUARY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1.
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
FRIDAY
1. 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
8. Lab Day 6
No class today
9. Lab Day 1
The Stranger: the Myth of Sisyphus & final discussion
10. Lab Day 2
1984: Orwell background; Oceania & doublethink
11. Lab Day 3
No class today
12.
Teacher In-service
15.
Schools Closed
16. Lab Day 4
The Stranger: Part Two discussion
Reading: Chapters 1-3
17. Lab Day 5
The Stranger: Part Two discussion
Reading: Chapter 4-5
18. Lab Day 6
No class today
19. Lab Day 1
The Stranger: In-class writing
22. Lab Day 2
1984: Part One due
Orwells rhetoric & language manipulation
23. Lab Day 3
No class today
24. Lab Day 4
Doublethink & Dystopian Lit
25. Lab Day 5
Orwells rhetoric & language manipulation
26. Lab Day 6
No class today
29. Lab Day 1
1984: Part Two due
Classes in February: 14
MARCH
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Classes 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 Trip
14. Lab Day 4
Senior Trip
15. Lab Day 5
Seniors return from Florida!!!
16. Lab Day 6
No class today
17. Lab Day 1
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest background: Kesey & the Counter Culture
18. Lab Day2
Multi-Cultural Day
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
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
30. Lab Day 5
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
31. Lab Day 6
No class today
APRIL
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
PARCC Window:
April 11- May 24
1. Lab Day 1
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
4. Lab Day 2
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
5. Lab Day 3
No class today
6. Lab Day 4
One F
