Mrs D. Boyd-English II Honors & BCA

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Go Blaze!
 
Mrs. Donna Boyd
 
 
 
 
 

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20 Aug Tuesday

This Week's Skills:
-determine central idea
-analyze how key ideas develop
-determine meaning of words, phrases
 
Theme analysis DUE-TEAMS
Unit 1 Vocab-Complete the Sent exercise 11-20 (include +2 context clues)
Read article pgs 654-659-Rhetoric worksheet
Test Friday-"SFS" & "OND"
 

19 Aug MOnday

Join TEAMS-Upload theme analysis paragraph DUE Aug 20
 
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Unit 1 vocab-review definitions and parts of speech-quiz SOON!
 
HW-summer reading novel DUE Aug 27,28

15 Aug Thurs

"Searching for Summer"-theme writing/drafting
Define theme-pg R114
PPT notes-discuss theme and relevance
Drafting notes:
TAG-Main Idea-Plot Examples-Quotation-Analysis-Concluding Point

14 Aug Wed

1.  Read and notes "Searching for Summer" pgs 68-74
2.  Setting and Mood worksheet DUE pgs 28,30
3.  Summer reading novels DUE Aug 28-30
 
 

12 Aug Mon

Class Work:
1.  Patterns in Lit-notes and analysis of graphic
2.  Textbook Unit 1 Notes-Setting and Plot and Mood pgs 28,30-complete worksheet
3.   Read Short Story pgs 66-74
 
Skill focus: analysis of complex character, setting & mood,symbolism
 

August 6,8,9 2019

Welcome back, sophomores!
 
Summer Reading-Honors & BCA:
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
The Serpent King Jeff Zentner
 
Summer Reading Assessment: Aug 27,28

13-17 May, Mon-Fri

Research SWAY presentations-DUE to TEAMS
Research sources, links, summaries DUE to Class Notebook-TEAMS
Class presentations BEGIN!!!
 
Unit 9 Vocab quiz-May 13th
 
May 15th-last day for late or make-up work!!!

29 April-2 May: Mon-Fri

Tues & Wed BLOCK:
ASP Socratic Seminar & Test; Chapters 5-10 foldable notes DUE
 
Thursday-NRI Commonly Confused Words practice & quiz DUE May 5 @ 6 PM; Unit 9 Vocab definition review
 
Friday-Research Kick Off-Book Tasting Nonfiction Brainstorming Topics-@ BHS Library (see TEAMS for details!)

24-26 April

Movie & Snacks!  EOC is Over!
ASP novel-read chapters 9-13 by April 29
Complete Foldable: chapters 5-10 notes DUE April 29
 
ASP Test & Socratic Seminar April 29-May3

22-26 April, M-F

EOC Testing-subpart 3
Movie and Snacks-EOC IS OVER!
Read novel ASP-chapters 9-13 & foldable notes chapters 5-8
 
Next week-Novel Socratic Seminar and Test

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