Gifted Eng II Assignments

The PSAT will be given at NHS on Saturday, October 18th starting at 8am!!!! You must pre-register with Mrs. Calderone (room 302) in late September/early October.  The cost is $20.00 and there are only 200 seats available (first come, first serve). This is only "practice" for sophomores which is recommended for those who wish to become National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalists their junior year.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Begin presentations in both classes; please make sure to bring in a copy of the slide show or your notes so I have something to look at and grade.  Book IX extended to Monday!  Expect a TEST on the novel next Monday, October 13th! Please return borrowed copies of Hunchback once you're done.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

WOD#35- immemorial; turn in essay and buisness letter of performance task; turn in book VIII response; take quiz on Books VII & VIII (TEST on the entire novel will be Monday, October 13! Please return all borrowed books then.) HW- presentations are due on Monday, October 6.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

WOD#34- caparison; work in computer lab; HW- book VIII is due tomorrow; business letter and essay are both due tomorrow, presentations start on Monday

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

WOD#33- impunity; work in computer lab

Monday, September 29, 2008

Bell Ringer #17- SAT question; WOD#32- garrulous; quiz on Grammar workbook chapter 1 Parts of Speech; turn in Book VII response (Quiz Thursday on Books VII & VIII); HW- work on performance task (essay & letter due Thursday; presentation due Monday)

Friday, September 26, 2008

WOD#31- sanctuary; Lesson 17 quiz; work in library on performance task (due October 2); HW- Book VII is due on Monday; study parts of speech for quiz on Monday

Thursday, September 25, 2008

WOD#30- plaintive; complete lesson 17 fill-in-blank; turn in Book VI response; complete Quiz on Books V & VI; HW-study for Lesson 17 vocabulary quiz 

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

WOD#29- caprice; check lesson 17 exercises A-E; turn in grammar workbook; work in computer lab on performance task (letter & essay due Thursday, October 2 and presentations must be ready Monday, October 6!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

WOD#28- libertine; Bell Ringer #16- SAT daily question; complete worksheets on thesis statements, documentation, and integrating quotations and turn what you finish in to the sub.  HW- complete lesson 17 ex. A-E due tomorrow and grammar workbook pages 1-18 due tomorrow

Monday, September 22, 2008

WOD#27- debacle; turn in Book V response; in-class GEE essay due at the end of class today; HW-complete lesson 17 vocabulary exercises A-E & grammar workbook pages 16-18 on Interjections/Conjunctions (workbook pages 1-18 are due Wednesday)

Friday, September 19, 2008

WOD#26- cloister; turn in definitions and sentences for words 11-25; Quiz on Words 11-25; HW- grammar workbook pages 13-15 "prepositions"

Thursday, September 18, 2008

WOD#25- unguent; Quiz on Book IV and response due today; study for daily words #11-25 quiz and finish work on "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Bell Ringer #15- SAT question; WOD#24- aberration; read Marquez's "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" pg. 325+ in your literature text then complete the Imagery Chart and Literary Elements and Study Guide Questions (due Friday); HW- grammar workbook pages 7-9 "verbs" and Book IV response of Hunchback is due tomorrow!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Bell Ringer #14- SAT Question of the day; WOD#23- amalgamation; work in computer lab on performance task due September 29; HW- grammar workbook pronouns pages 4-6

Monday, September 15, 2008

WOD#22- alchemy (Daily Words Quiz will be Friday for 11-25); turn in Book III of Hunchback; work in the library today on performance task (due September 29); HW- grammar workbook nouns pgs.1-3 complete exercises

Friday, September 12, 2008

WOD#21- gibbet; library work day; HW- Book III of Hunchback is due Monday

Thursday, September 11, 2008

WOD#20- apoplectic; Lesson 16 vocabulary quiz; Book II of The Hunchback of Notre Dame Quiz and response due and Book III is due on Monday.  Tomorrow we will go to the library to begin preliminary research for the Performance Task that is due on September 29th.  Be ready to work!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Bell Ringer #13- SAT question; WOD #19- balustrade; define Gothic Literature; Part 3 of "Metamorphosis" is due today; complete lesson 16 vocabulary fill-in-blank in class (Quiz Tomorrow!!); HW- finish reading Book II of Hunchback, reading log due tomorrow

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Bell Ringer #12- SAT Improving Sentences #6-10; WOD #18- bourgeois; Part 2 of "Metamorphosis" due today; Lesson 16 vocabulary exercises due tomorrow (Quiz THURSDAY!); Book II of Hunchback due Thursday; HW- complete the study guide for Part 3 of "Metamorphosis" (due tomorrow)

Monday, September 8, 2008

Bell Ringer #11- SAT question; WOD #17- burgomaster; Book I of Hunchback due today (see revised schedule of due dates); Lesson 16 vocabulary exercises A-D due Wednesday; Part II of Kafka's "Metamorphosis" is due tomorrow

Friday, August 29, 2008

Bell Ringer Check #1-10; WOD- harbinger; lesson 15 vocabulary quiz; turn in "Yellow Wallpaper" assignment; check part 1 questions of "Metamorphosis"; read part II of "Metamorphosis" (questions are due Wednesday); complete reading and the summary/response for Book I of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (now due Wednesday b/c school was cancelled for Tuesday)

Thursday, August 28, 2008

WOD- metamorphosis; complete vocabulary lesson 15 fill-in-the-blank (quiz tomorrow); groups opted to work on last time on "Yellow Wallpaper" assignment (due tomorrow); HOMEWORK-- read Part 1 pages 393-403 of "The Metamorphosis" and complete the study guide questions for that section.  Begin reading Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame and write your reading log for Book I (due Tuesday).  Remember that we changed the page requirements to a minimum of 1 MLA formatted page for EACH part.  It MUST be typed and you'll have a quiz on each section when they're due.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

WOD- mitigate; work in computer lab to finish "Yellow Wallpaper" assignment (due Friday); reading log for Book I of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is due Tuesday, September 2nd.  Lesson 15 vocabulary quiz will be Friday!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

WOD- demagogue; work in computer lab to complete "Yellow Wallpaper" assignment due Friday; reading log assigned and explained for Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (book I due Tuesday!); HOMEWORK- complete lesson 15 vocabulary exercises A-D due tomorrow

Monday, August 25, 2008

Bell Ringer #10- Sentence Correction 1-5; WOD- fortuitous; groups work on developing new version of "The Yellow Wallpaper"; HOMEWORK- lesson 15 vocabulary exercises A-D are due Wednesday! I still have copies of Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame if anyone wants to check one out from me instead of buying it. You'll need your copy by Friday. Book I is due Tuesday, September 2nd.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Bell Ringer #9- SAT question; WOD- evanescent; Daily Word Quiz; work with partners to retell "Yellow Wallpaper"

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Bell Ringer #8- SAT question; WOD- prosaic (quiz tomorrow); discuss "Yellow Wallpaper" Assignment due Friday, August 29th.  Come check out a copy of Hunchback so that you may start reading. Book I is due on September 2nd.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

WOD- querulous; discuss "The Yellow Wallpaper" and check questions and active reading guide; there will be a "Word of the Day" quiz on Friday for the first 10 words.

Get your copy of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (abridged)by August 29th! Book I due on September 2nd!!! Come see me before or after school to check out a copy! First come, first serve.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Bell Ringer #7- SAT question; WOD- dilettante; continue "The Yellow Wallpaper" and discuss; HOMEWORK- finish the story on your own if we didn't in class and complete your responses to the Active Reading Guide and the questions (due tomorrow)

Monday, August 18, 2008

Bell Ringer #6- SAT question; WOD- eurythmic; discuss "A&P" and begin reading "The Yellow Wallpaper" p.330 and start completing the Active Reading Guide

Friday, August 15, 2008

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Quiz; Bell Ringer #5- SAT daily question; WOD- homely; discuss Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" and read John Updike's "A&P" p.26 then answer questions 1-9 p.31 for homework.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Bell Ringer #4- SAT question of the day; WOD- anachronism or anachronistic; check lesson 14 exercises and complete fill-in-blank

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Bell Ringer #3- SAT practice question; WOD- chimera and debauchery (p.o.s., define, use in a sentence); discussion of Poe's "The Black Cat" and short stories; checked for completion lesson 14 exercises and 8 questions; HOMEWORK- read Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" p.32 and respond to questions 4-8 p.36 (Be prepared to discuss in class tomorrow.)

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Bell Ringer #2- SAT question of the day; WOD- anomalous (P.O.S., define, and use in a sentence); assigned textbooks-- DiYanni Literature will need to be brought back & forth daily, Writing can stay at home. Review Performance Task handout-- due September 29th!!! Read "The Black Cat" and respond to questions 1-8 on pages 137-138 (due tomorrow).  HOMEWORK- complete Lesson 14 vocabulary packet exercises A-D (Quiz Friday!)

Monday, August 11, 2008

Bell Ringer #1- SAT question of the day; WOD- rhetoric (identify part of speech, define, and use in a sentence that demonstrates context clues); Lesson 14 Vocabulary exercises A-D are due Wednesday (Test Friday); discuss Unit I Appearance vs. Reality Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions. 

You need to get your copy of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (abridged) no later than Friday, August 29th.  Most of the reading will be done independently along with a reading log (all explained later).

Friday, August 8, 2008

First day review; HOMEWORK- returned signed portion of Course Information Sheet on Monday, procure all necessary supplies, and review the syllabus on-line under Gifted English II Documents

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