English 11 Team with Mr. Melanson Quarter 1

"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop 
reading them."
                                                                              
                        - Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury


9/9 List the Parts of Speech
9/10 Write a sentence of 10 words or more
Due 9/21 Monday Read pages 1-47 Old Man and answer S/G questions

9/21 Study new vocabulary words; fill in the blank
Due 9/29 Tuesday Read pages 48-84 and answer S/G questions
9/22 Vocabulary Matching Column and Circle Maps

Due 9/29 Reading and Old Man study guide 48-84; Hemingway paragraph including 
outline 

9/29, Monday 1/2 page writing about your writing
10/1, Thursday Vocabulary Test
10/2, Nobel Animal Paragraph
      Friday Summer Reading Writing Assignment in class; bring book/ Finish   
Summer Reading Assignment over the weekend
Due 10/5, Monday Part 3 Old Man read 82-end of novel; S/G; Summer Reading 
Assignment

Due 10/8 Critical Lens: Old Man (done in class, but if not completed finsihed 
at home)

Due Tuesday, 10/13 Plagiarism Contract

Due Friday, 10/16 Sonnet Presentation
web sites for sonnets:
http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/146comm.htm
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/Shakespeare-s-Sonnets.id-169.html

Due Friday, 10/23 Extra Credit Assignment
Write your own sonnet in Shakespeare's style,use handout for rough draft and 
then type it to hand in

Currently reading Macbeth in class and completing study guide in class

Friday, November 13th Quarter 1 ends.