Sunday, September 9, 2012

Week of September 10, 2012

This week in English 10, we will be reading the first five chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird. We will also begin to examine conjunctions with a focus on comma usage within compound and complex sentences.  Students will also receive the Vocabulary Words for their first Vocabulary Quiz. See below for Assignment Due Dates and QUIZ Dates.

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1 Quiz (20 points)
Blocks 1,2,5, + 6 - Tuesday September 11

Vocabulary Quiz #1
Blocks 1,2,5, + 6 - Friday September 14

FANBOYS Paragraph Assignment
Due Date: Friday September 14
Blocks 1,2,5, + 6

HONORS English 10
Students will choose specific topics/themes from Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and participate in Group Discussions/Presentations on Monday and Wednesday. We will also be examining many of the "common errors" in the English language (there/their/they're, to/too, then/than etc.), and students will demonstrate their ability to avoid these common errors when they take a quiz NEXT MONDAY, September 17. As for this week, see below: 

Vocabulary Quiz #1 (20 points)
Thursday, September 13

Proofreading Assignment - In Class (20 points)
Thursday September 13

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