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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

6/11/2024

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FINALS
  1. Settle in
  2. Powerpoint Night Presentations! 
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!! 
SUMMER READING FOR HONORS 11 AND AP LIT AND AP LANG-- THIS IS A LINK! 

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Monday, June 10, 2024

6/10/2024

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  1. Return books to library!
  2. Settle in
  3. Q4 Indep Rdg Book-- Speed Dating
HOMEWORK
FINALS! 
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Friday, June 7, 2024

6/7/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Night Motif Activity-- no computers! only books! 
HOMEWORK
Quote Journal due Monday-- stapled 
Bring your Independent Reading book Monday
PPT Night Presentation Tuesday
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Thursday, June 6, 2024

6/6/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. ​Sir Nicholas Winton "Saving the Children"
HOMEWORK
​Read pages 89-103
PPT Night prep
Independent Reading book due Monday
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

6/5/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Tone, Mood
  3. Motif-- night
  4. Reading/Quote Journal time
HOMEWORK
Read pages 85-103 and do 2 Quote Journals
PowerPoint Night Prep! 
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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

6/4/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Quote Journal Share
  3. Reading & Quote Journal time-- independent work
HOMEWORK
Read pgs 47-84 (28 pages) by tomorrow-- one Quote Journal per chapter
Independent Reading book finished by Monday
PPT Night planning-- share your topic on Friday
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Monday, June 3, 2024

6/3/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. English 10 Honors FINAL: PPT Night-- directions (and examples) linked here
  3. "Extra Credit" issue
  4. Night-- Reading Schedule on right under quick links
    1. Ch. 1 Tone, Mood
    2. Motifs--> Themes
    3. Vocabulary & Allusions
    4. Ch. 1 Quote Journals
HOMEWORK
Read Ch. 2-3 by tomorrow; track tone, mood, motifs
Quote Journals due Monday-- two quote journals PER READING ASSIGNMENT
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Friday, May 31, 2024

5/31/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. How did Hitler rise to power? 5:10
  3. The Story of Fascism: Hitler's Rise to Power 3:02
  4. Hitler (Part 1) (his early life) 6:29
  5. Hitler (Part 2) (rise to power) 8:33
  6. Night Vocab and Allusions WS
HOMEWORK
Ch. 1 and quote journal due Monday
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Thursday, May 30, 2024

5/29/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Preface & Forward-- Quote Journal Example? 
  3. Night, Memoir, Myth of the Self
HOMEWORK
Read Ch. 1 and do Quote Journals by Monday
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

5/29/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. What was Orwell warning us about? What does he want us to do? 
  3. Read or watch the speech "The Perils of Indifference." and answer the GC question.
  4. Holocaust KWL
HOMEWORK
Sentence Revisions are due tomorrow-- email the doc to me. Include the incorrect sentence and your correction. Make sure your name is on it. 
Read Night: Preface & Forward, pages vii-xxi
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

5/28/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Finish organizing 1984 theme quotes into paragraphs
    1. What would each paragraph be about? Identify a topic
    2. When you are finished, call me over and explain your theme, evidence, and organization. 
HOMEWORK
Answer the questions on this paper: Orwell's Purpose
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Friday, May 24, 2024

5/24/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers check
  3. Project Slam
  4. Return 1984 and get Night books from library
HOMEWORK
OPTIONAL: If I have told you that you have misplaced or dangling modifiers, find them and correct them for extra credit points. 
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Thursday, May 23, 2024

5/23/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Theme Review​
HOMEWORK
Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers-- read the explanation, and then click Start Here at the bottom
Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers Exercise 2
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

5/22/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Comparatives & Superlatives WS-- check with a partner
  3. Theme Slam
HOMEWORK
Independent Reading
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

5/21/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. The Paperweight and Beyond-- Symbolism packet review
  3. Theme Slam
HOMEWORK
Finish Comparatives & Superlative Adjectives WS
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Monday, May 20, 2024

5/20/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Discuss end of book-Put ideas in the Parking Lot​
HOMEWORK
​Adjectives WS--due Wednesday
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Friday, May 17, 2024

5/17/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Book Club! Table combine-- Mr. Vaccaro will tell you which tables are combined
    1. I will grade Book Clubs based on your paper notes
    2. Please turn the papers in. 
  3. Continue working on Symbolism Packet
HOMEWORK
Finish symbolism packet
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Thursday, May 16, 2024

5/16/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Symbolism--> The Paperweight and Beyond-- understanding symbolism
HOMEWORK
​Finish 1984! Have Talking Points ready for book club discussion tomorrow. BRING SNACKS TO SHARE (no peanut products)! 
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

5/15/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. IR Update--> Prompts
HOMEWORK
Read and do Talking Points for Ch. 4-8 + Appendix by Friday
Friday Book Club on Book 3
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

5/14/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Book 3--> Book Club! 
    1. Talking Points Note Taking Strategy, Discussion Strategy
  3. Orwell's Humor! It's a comedy? 
HOMEWORK
1984 Read Ch. 1-3 by Wednesday and make Talking Points (on side 1)
Read Ch. 4- Appendix by Friday and make Talking Points (on back)
Friday is Book Club-- bring snacks to share! 
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Monday, May 13, 2024

5/13/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Revise/Finish your essay and resubmit
  3. Take a Talking Points paper
HOMEWORK
1984 Read Ch. 1-3 by Wednesday and make Talking Points (on side 1)
Read Ch. 4- Appendix by Friday and make Talking Points (on back)
👉🏼Tuesday we will look at Orwell's humor 🤡
👉🏼We are finishing the book this week. Friday we will have "book club" where you will bring talking points (and food if you want) to discuss the end of the book. 
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Friday, May 10, 2024

5/10/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. We were going to do an independent reading update, but they talked me out of it. So we chit-chatted the whole period. 
HOMEWORK
1984 Read Ch. 1-3 by Wednesday
👉🏼Monday you will have time to revise/finish your essay during class. 
👉🏼Tuesday we will look at Orwell's humor 🤡
👉🏼We are finishing the book next week. Friday we will have "book club" where you will bring talking points (and food if you want) to discuss the end of the book. 
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Thursday, May 9, 2024

5/10/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Read the essay you did on Wednesday. Write in the Comments of the GC assignment what you feel you did well--no negatives! 
  3. Read sample AP FRQ essay answer and commentary. What do you notice?
           ➡Remember that this was written at the END of 11th grade AP class. You are not expected to write like this now! 🙌🏼lifegoals
HOMEWORK
Read Ch. 1-3 by Wednesday
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

5/8/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. Watch HR video
  3. 1984 Book 2 FRQ Prompt​
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HOMEWORK
Read Book 1 Ch. 1
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

5/7/2024

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  1. Settle in
  2. 1984-- Book 2 Discussion
    1. What is the Most Important Quote of Book 2?
HOMEWORK
Essay structure review: if someone asks you to write an essay, what are the most important things you are going to do? Make a list of all of the things you need to remember when writing an essay. 
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