May 21-25 In Nuce
All:
Reading: Keep reading assigned novels.
Composition: Completed stories due Tuesday, May 29.
Honors: Major Works Data Sheet and presentation on outside reading due Wednesday, May 30.
Reading: Keep reading assigned novels.
Composition: Completed stories due Tuesday, May 29.
Honors: Major Works Data Sheet and presentation on outside reading due Wednesday, May 30.
May 14-18 In Nuce
AP Lit and Comp:
Carryover: Debriefing on AP exam (Monday).
Composition: Begin short story. Research and outline due Wednesday, exposition due Friday, rising action due Monday, May 21.
Vocabulary: Review fiction terms; Vocab 12B and roots P2-top (quiz Friday)
Grammar: Heart of Darkness Exercise 13 due Tuesday
Reading: The Great Gatsby, Chaps 3-5 due Friday
Basic Concepts: Freytag's Pyramid, punctuation review
Seniors: Input on graduation
Grade 10:
Composition: Begin short story. Research and outline due Wednesday, exposition due Friday, rising action due Monday, May 21.
Vocabulary: Fiction terms; Vocab 12B and roots P2-top (quiz Friday)
Grammar: A Tale of Two Cities Exercises 1 and 3 due Tuesday
Reading: A Tale of Two Cities, Chaps 3-6; one chapter due each day
Basic Concepts: Punctuation review
Honors: Major Works Data Sheet and presentation on outside reading due Wednesday, May 30.
Grade 12:
Composition: Begin short story. Research and outline due Wednesday, exposition due Friday, rising action due Monday, May 21.
Vocabulary: Fiction terms; Vocab 12B and roots P2-top (quiz Friday)
Grammar: Finish Lord of the Flies grammar exercises by Friday
Reading: Metamorphosis, Part 3 due Tuesday; “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” due Wednesday; “A Piece of String” due Thursday; “The Cask of Amontillado” due Friday.
Basic Concepts: Eponyms, punctuation review
Honors: Major Works Data Sheet and presentation on outside reading due Wednesday, May 30.
Seniors: Finalize ceremony schedule; short bio, excerpt from masterpiece, favorite quote, baby photos, current photo due Friday
Fundamentals:
Composition: Begin short story. Research and outline due Wednesday, exposition due Friday.
Vocabulary: Review fiction terms; Roots P2-top (quiz Friday)
Grammar: Lord of the Flies Exercise 1 due Tuesday
Reading: The Lord of the Flies, Chaps 1-4 due Friday
Basic Concepts: Punctuation review
Carryover: Debriefing on AP exam (Monday).
Composition: Begin short story. Research and outline due Wednesday, exposition due Friday, rising action due Monday, May 21.
Vocabulary: Review fiction terms; Vocab 12B and roots P2-top (quiz Friday)
Grammar: Heart of Darkness Exercise 13 due Tuesday
Reading: The Great Gatsby, Chaps 3-5 due Friday
Basic Concepts: Freytag's Pyramid, punctuation review
Seniors: Input on graduation
Grade 10:
Composition: Begin short story. Research and outline due Wednesday, exposition due Friday, rising action due Monday, May 21.
Vocabulary: Fiction terms; Vocab 12B and roots P2-top (quiz Friday)
Grammar: A Tale of Two Cities Exercises 1 and 3 due Tuesday
Reading: A Tale of Two Cities, Chaps 3-6; one chapter due each day
Basic Concepts: Punctuation review
Honors: Major Works Data Sheet and presentation on outside reading due Wednesday, May 30.
Grade 12:
Composition: Begin short story. Research and outline due Wednesday, exposition due Friday, rising action due Monday, May 21.
Vocabulary: Fiction terms; Vocab 12B and roots P2-top (quiz Friday)
Grammar: Finish Lord of the Flies grammar exercises by Friday
Reading: Metamorphosis, Part 3 due Tuesday; “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” due Wednesday; “A Piece of String” due Thursday; “The Cask of Amontillado” due Friday.
Basic Concepts: Eponyms, punctuation review
Honors: Major Works Data Sheet and presentation on outside reading due Wednesday, May 30.
Seniors: Finalize ceremony schedule; short bio, excerpt from masterpiece, favorite quote, baby photos, current photo due Friday
Fundamentals:
Composition: Begin short story. Research and outline due Wednesday, exposition due Friday.
Vocabulary: Review fiction terms; Roots P2-top (quiz Friday)
Grammar: Lord of the Flies Exercise 1 due Tuesday
Reading: The Lord of the Flies, Chaps 1-4 due Friday
Basic Concepts: Punctuation review
May 10-13 homework
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| Dance-a-thon - Come prepared to boogie! Dress comfortably but modestly; sweats are okay. Grade 10 (1st) - Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Book Three of A Tale of Two Cities by Monday. Grade 10 (5th) - Read Chapters 23 and 24 in Book Two of A Tale of Two Cities by Monday. Grade 12 - Read Part 2 of The Metamorphosis by Monday. |
AP Lit and Comp - Check the AP May 7-11 In Nuce post below, and tomorrow bring everything you need for the AP test. Go to bed early tonight! Dream sweetly!
Fundamentals - Vocab 12B sentences due; roots p2-top quiz.
Grade 10 - Roots p2-top quiz. Vocab 12B sentence using odd numbered sentence patterns due.
Fundamentals - Vocab 12B sentences due; roots p2-top quiz.
Grade 10 - Roots p2-top quiz. Vocab 12B sentence using odd numbered sentence patterns due.
- Period 1: Create a Freytag Pyramid for your short story. Read Chapter 24 in A Tale of Two Cities.
- Period 5: Read Chapter 22 in A Tale of Two Cities.
AP May 7-11 In Nuce
AP Lit and Comp:
Carryover: Finish correcting “Dover Beach” close reading (Monday).
Composition: Compare your “Dover Beach” essay to exemplar essay handout and revise (due Tuesday).
Vocabulary: Review Lit terms
Grammar: Verb tenses (Tuesday)
Close reading: Heart of Darkness passage 12 (Monday). From Letters from an American Farmer and from A Vindication of the Rights of Women (due Tuesday).
Reading: Finish reading AP handouts.
Exam: The first ever annual AP Literature and Composition exam will be administered Thursday, May 10th here at Xavier. You are in on the ground floor! If you haven’t paid yet ($20), please do so by Wednesday. Meanwhile, plan to bring with you:
1. A high quality eraser
2. Time-keeping device (a watch)
3. Well-sharpened pencils (perhaps 4-5)
4. Kleenex
5. Multiple layers of clothing: you can add or subtract layers for comfort
Get a good night’s sleep, and plan on being at school by 7:30 am. Eat a well-balanced breakfast that morning—you’re going to do well!
Carryover: Finish correcting “Dover Beach” close reading (Monday).
Composition: Compare your “Dover Beach” essay to exemplar essay handout and revise (due Tuesday).
Vocabulary: Review Lit terms
Grammar: Verb tenses (Tuesday)
Close reading: Heart of Darkness passage 12 (Monday). From Letters from an American Farmer and from A Vindication of the Rights of Women (due Tuesday).
Reading: Finish reading AP handouts.
Exam: The first ever annual AP Literature and Composition exam will be administered Thursday, May 10th here at Xavier. You are in on the ground floor! If you haven’t paid yet ($20), please do so by Wednesday. Meanwhile, plan to bring with you:
1. A high quality eraser
2. Time-keeping device (a watch)
3. Well-sharpened pencils (perhaps 4-5)
4. Kleenex
5. Multiple layers of clothing: you can add or subtract layers for comfort
Get a good night’s sleep, and plan on being at school by 7:30 am. Eat a well-balanced breakfast that morning—you’re going to do well!
May 3 homework
Fundamentals - Vocab 12A and suffix quiz. Finish reading Sea Wolf Chapter 35 and fill out your reading log.
Grade 10 (1st Period) - Read Tale of Two Cities Chapter 23.
Grade 10 (5th Period) - Finish Tale of Two Cities grammar Exercise 9.
Grade 12 - Finish reading Death of a Salesman by Monday.
Grade 10 (1st Period) - Read Tale of Two Cities Chapter 23.
Grade 10 (5th Period) - Finish Tale of Two Cities grammar Exercise 9.
Grade 12 - Finish reading Death of a Salesman by Monday.
Last Honors Assignment of the Year!
HONORS: Choose
ONE of the following selections for your grade level and complete a
Major Works Data Sheet on it. Be ready the last week of school to make a short
presentation on your reading to the class.
AP Honors Grade 10:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Ali Baba and Sinbad
David Copperfield
Dracula
Emma
Great Expectations
Kidnapped
Persuasion
Jane Eyre
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AP Honors Grade 12:
A Farewell to Arms
A Raisin in the Sun
A Streetcar Named Desire
Brave New World
Catcher in the Rye
The Crucible
The Grapes of Wrath
Henry IV
Heart of Darkness
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May 2 homework
Fundamentals - Vocab 12A and suffix quiz Friday. Read Sea Wolf Chapter 34 and fill out your reading log.
Grade 10 (1st Period) - Finish Tale of Two Cities grammar Exercise 9. Vocab 12A and suffix quiz tomorrow. Read Tale of Two Cities Chapter 22.
Grade 10 (5th Period) - Vocab 12A quiz tomorrow. Read Tale of Two Cities Chapter 21.
Grade 12 - Read Death of a Salesman.
Grade 10 (1st Period) - Finish Tale of Two Cities grammar Exercise 9. Vocab 12A and suffix quiz tomorrow. Read Tale of Two Cities Chapter 22.
Grade 10 (5th Period) - Vocab 12A quiz tomorrow. Read Tale of Two Cities Chapter 21.
Grade 12 - Read Death of a Salesman.
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