Sophomores
Welcome to Sophomore English! I am looking forward to having a great year at Rhea County High School. I am glad that you were able to find this page, as it will let you know what goes on in this class every day. I will soon begin listing for each day what we did in class and what assignments I plan to take up, and I hope to have it at least a week in advance so that you know what is due when.
You will need the following items:
three-ring notebook
notebook dividers
white, loose-leaf paper (the kind with three holes, not spiral_
blue or black pen
Week of August 29-September 2
Monday--pronouns in compound construction worksheet
Tuesday--pronouns as predicate nominatives
Wednesday--review subject and object pronouns--3 worksheets
Thursday--indefinite pronouns; pronouns in an incomplete construction--2 worksheets
Friday--finish defining literary terms
Week of September 5-9
Monday--Labor Day--no school
Tuesday--issue books; go over literary terms
Wednesday--define words from "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets"
Thursday--
Friday--
Week of September 12-16
Monday--quiz over "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"; assignment--write a dialogue between Tom and Clare after he finds Clare at the movies or draw a picture of Tom outside on the ledge
Tuesday--quiz # 2 over the story; work on dialogue or drawing
Wednesday--took up dialogues or drawings; returned papers; correct Dictation # 1; went over analogy exercise
Thursday--go over vocabulary from "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"; written assignment: discuss epiphany and symbolism in the story
Friday--quiz over the next story; if your parents read this and email me, I will add 20 points to the score of this quiz
Week of September 19-23
Monday--quiz over "Two Friends" and discussion
Tuesday--video; Announcements: (1)Have the next story read by Thursday (quiz) (2) Test over the first ten literary terms on Monday; this grade will count three times and will be on the first six weeks
Wednesday--finish video
Thursday--quiz over the next story
Friday--field day
Week of September 26-30
Monday--Test over the first ten literary terms--counts 3 times on the first six weeks
Tuesday--Quiz over "The Open Window"
Wednesday--write a letter of introduction for your partner, who is moving to another city
Thursday--Dictation # 2--see me for make-up
Friday--Read "A Visit to Grandmother's" aloud in class, no quiz
Week of October 3-7 No school Thursday, Friday
Monday--discussion of the conflict in "A Visit to Grandmother's"
Tuesday--group work: "Dr. Phil" the conflict in "A Visit to Grandmother"
Wednesday--continue group work
Thursday--NO SCHOOL
Friday--NO SCHOOL
Week of October 10-14
Monday--NO SCHOOL
Tuesday--NO SCHOOL
Wednesday--present skits on "A Visit to Grandmother"
Thursday--computer lab to research how much land owned by Ted Turner, Donald Trump, etc.
Friday--quiz "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"
Week of October 14-21
Monday--Dictation # 3
Tuesday--vocabulary for "The Monkey's Paw"
Wednesday--computer lab to research the origin of Halloween
Thursday--quiz over "The Monkey's Paw"
Friday--hand-out and discussion: samples of three-point paper
Week of October 24-28
Monday--hand-outs: Writing a Three-Point Paper, Transitions; talked about how to write a three-point paper
Tuesday--make sure you have turned in corrections for the Letter of Introduction and Dictation # 2; correct Dictation # 3 and have it in your notebook; practiced writing an introduction
Wednesday--continue practice for writing introductions
Thursday--construct a three-point paper in class for practice
Friday--
Week of November 14-18
Monday--quiz over "Luck"; read "An Encounter With an Interviewer" in class
Tuesday--video--"Mark Twain Tonight
Wednesday--Read "The Masque of the Red Death" in class
Thursday--begin work on 3-point paper
Friday--continue work on 3-point paper
Week of November 21-25
Monday--begin introduction to Greek drama; continue work on 3-point paper
Tuesday--continue introduction to Greek drama and work on 3-point paper
Wednesday--NO SCHOOL
Thursday--NO SCHOOL
Friday--NO SCHOOL
Week of November 28-December2
Monday--