Period 6
English III 2008 - 2009
This class is a chronological study of American literature.
We study novels, stories, poetry, classic films, and historical and biograghical information,
while covering the California State Standards in preparation for the STAR tests in May.
Semester Two
This Week: March 16 - 20Monday - Chapter 8 - 9 of My Antonia -
Tuesday - Immigration Timeline; Irish immigrants
Wednesday - Chapters 11 - 12
Thursday - Chapter 13
Friday - Chapter 14
March 9 - 13
Monday - Begin My Antonia - make chapter notes
Tuesday - Immigration Timeline; My Antonia
Wednesday - My Antonia
Thursday - My Antonia - chapters 1-7 done by Monday
Friday - Notes on Smoke Signals -
March 2 - 6
Monday - Write "history" page of rough draft; Grammar: practice capitalization
Tuesday - Write "life" page of rough draft; Grammer: practice spelling numbers
Wednesday - Write "achievement" page of rough draft; grammar: practice "confusing words"
Thursday - Begin Hemingway's "Soldier's Home" - make notes about main character
Friday - Finish story and discuss -
February 23 - 27
Monday - Make title page in class; make notes
Tuesday - Make notes on Heming biography p. 608-609; Hand out quotation worksheet
Wednesday - Write paragraph with quotation and parentheitcal note
Thursday - Notesheets turned in for a grade; Notes on Paths of Glory
Friday - World War I poetry
February 16 - 20
Monday - No School
Tuesday - Practice citing Internet sources (type 2 on the reference sheet); make notes
Wednesday - Make notes
Thursday - Make Works Cited page - alphabetical with reverse indentation; make notes on history
Friday - Make Works Cited if not done; make notes on achievement
February 9 - 13
Monday -
Tuesday -
Wednesday - Show examples of plagiarism - practice notes and use of quotation
Thursday- Turn in neat Outline for Research paper and Notesheets
Friday - NO SCHOOL
February 2 - 6
Monday - REVIEW use of quotation marks; Handbook: Review A (339-40) - Answer 1- 10
Research paper:
Tuesday - Write topics on outline worksheet for part II. - Life of…
Make a notesheet for one topic and start making notes
Wednesday - Write topics on outline worksheet for part I. - Historical Background
Thursday- Write neat Chronology in class – turn in at end of period -
Friday - PRACTICE using quotations in a paragraph
January 26 - 30
- READ article in National Geographic (15 - 20 min.)
- MAKE NOTES in journal using RP notesheet format
- Make oral presentation using notes
- Assign research paper topics
- Hand out sheet with research process and deadlines - Begin chronology using encyclopedia
Semester One