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Week of May 23rd: Almost there! The two things which are due:
 * Friday**: Oral book presentation on your independent reading book or, if you are on internship, please send a one page double-spaced review of your book by 2 p.m.
 * Next Tuesday**: Creative portfolio due. See guidelines on Portfolio Work page.

Week of May 16th:
For Monday evening: Post poem on poetry blog by tonight: [] Tuesday: Memoir Field trip to DEERING High School. Bus leaves at 8:45. For Wednesday: If necessary, finish second semester reflection. For Friday: Five comments to poetry blog
 * Looking ahead:** Book reviews due on Friday, May 27th. If you are on internship, please email me a one page review. Portfolios are due on May 31st. Please pass in to me at some point during the day.

Week of May 9th:
For Tuesday: Read Susan Conley's piece in packet For block day: Read Jaed Coffin's piece. Annotate for narration/scene/reflection For Friday: Read Caitlin Shetterly's piece For Monday, May 16th: Read Caitlin Shetterley's piece and Melissa Colemen's essay. Don't forget to post on the poetry blog by Monday evening: [] Revised calendar for May:

Week of April 25th:

 * For block day:** Finish introduction
 * For Monday, May 2**: Hamlet paper due. See Hamlet for details about paper assignment.

Week of April 11th:
The poetry blog address: []
 * For Tuesday:** Finish Hamlet, expect a quiz.
 * For Wednesday**: Prepare for quiz
 * For vacation:** Finish journals 1-5. Due Tuesday, period 1.

Week of April 4th:

 * For Tuesday**: Read Act IV, scenes i and ii.
 * For block day**: Finish Act IV, scenes i-iv.
 * For Friday**: Finish Act IV.
 * Over weekend:** Read Act V, scene i.

Week of March 28th:

 * For Tuesday**: Read Act III. scene ii.
 * For block day**: Read Act III. scene iii.
 * For Friday**: Finish Act III. Expect a quiz. Extra credit soliloquy.

Week of March 21st:

 * For Tuesday**: Read Act II, scene ii.
 * For Wednesday**: Review Act II. Expect a quiz.
 * For weekend**: Read Act III. scene i.

Week of March 14th :

 * For Tuesday**: Read Act I, scene ii
 * For Wednesday**: Parent letter due! Read Act I, scene iii.
 * For Friday**: Read Act I, scenes iv and v
 * For weekend**: Read Act II, scene i

Week of February 28th:

 * For Tuesday**: Finish research and notes
 * For block day**: Finish draft of lead/introduction
 * For Friday**: optional (and highly recommended) draft of paper due. Final draft of paper due Friday, March 11th.

Over vacation:
Read your three sources for your research essay for Kite Runner and either take notes or annotate on each. Also, make sure you have MLA citation for each source. See Kite Runner page for help on Works Cited and for electronic notecards, if needed.

Week of February 14th:
For block day: none!
 * For Tuesday**: Finish book. Expect a quiz; journals due period 1.
 * For Friday**: Have sources/articles for research paper and source citations.

Week of February 7th:

 * For Tuesday**: read chapter 21
 * For block day**: read chapter 22
 * For Friday**: QA due; read chapter 23
 * Over weekend**: read chapter 24

Week of January 31st:

 * For Tuesday**: read chapter 17 in //Kite Runner//
 * For Wednesday**: read chapters 18 and 19
 * For Friday**: read chapter 20
 * Over the weekend**: read chapter 21

Week of January 24th:

 * Over the weekend**: Read chs. 14-16 for Monday, Jan. 31st. Expect a quiz.

Week of January 17th :
Prepare for midterms.
 * For Monday, January 24th**: Read chapters 9-12. Expect a quiz

Week of January 10th :

 * For Tuesday**: Read chapters 7 and 8
 * For block day**: Read chapters 9 and 10
 * For Friday:** Read chapters 11 and 12
 * Looking ahead**: Midterm on Tuesday, January 17th. See study guide for details. Download guide here:[[file:Senior Mid-term Study Guide.doc]]

Week of January 3rd:

 * For Monday**: Bring in found poem
 * For Tuesday**: Bring in 3 facts on Afghanistan
 * For block day**: Read chapters 1-3 (1-23) of //The Kite Runner//
 * For Friday**: Read chapters 4-6 (24-58)

Week of December 20th:
Memorize poem for Monday or Tuesday. Bring in magazines or newspapers for Tuesday that you could cut up and use. We'll need them Wednesday too. = Week of December 13th: = Your work this week is around poetry! Your visual project is due **Friday** and your recitation will be either **Monday** or **Tuesday**. Here are the criteria for the visual poetry project:


 * Visuals should go beyond literal interpretation of the poem
 * Visuals reflect tone of poem
 * Entire text should be included, either in written or spoken form
 * In all writing, the conventions should be correct (or reflect the author's intent)
 * Process paragraph should reveal your intentions and how this visual deepens your own understanding of poem.

Week of December 5th: Week of November 29th:
 * For Wednesday**: Map assignment due.
 * For Friday**: Into the Wild Exam. Please review study guide as there is some preparation you will have to do: [[file:study guide itw exam.docx]]
 * For Tuesday**: Quiz on chapters 14-15, Journals 1-6 due
 * For block day**: Read chapters 16 and 17
 * For Friday**: Optional make up work due Friday; Finish //Into the Wild//
 * For the weekend**: Work on Into the Wild Map/Trip project. Due Wednesday. See details on //Into the Wild// page.

**Over break**: Read chapters 15 and 16 for Monday 11/29
 * Week of November 23rd: **

Week of November 15th:
Each night, please complete the journal listed in addition to the reading. We'll use the journal as a basis for our discussion. Discussions will be graded at the end of each week. Due Tuesday: Read chapter 7; complete journal #3 Due block day: Read chapters 8 and 9; complete journal #4 Due Friday: vocabulary test on chapters 1-9. See quizlet on Into the Wild page or download slideshow of vocab list here:
 * over weekend:** Read chapters 10-13

Week of November 8th:
Read chapters 1-3 of for Friday Read chapters 4-6 of //Into the Wild// for Monday Review vocab for chapters 1-6. Expect a quiz on your reading Monday Vocabulary quiz on chapters 1-9 on Friday, 11/19

Week of November 1st:
Independent reading essay due on **Tuesday.**
 * Make sure Journal #1 is done for //Into the Wild//**
 * For weekend**: Read Author's Note and chapters 1-3 of //Into the Wild//. Expect a quiz early next week.

Week of October 25th:
Journals are due 10/27  Your independent book should be completed by Friday (even though you do not have school). Assignment for independent book essay: The GHS Rubric will be used to grade this essay:

Week of October 18th:
College essays are due **Friday**. Please print them out, attach rubric AND include the feedback your peers wrote on the feedback sheet. Independent books should be completed by Friday, 10/29 (even though you are not in school!) so keep reading! Journals 1-5 due Wednesday, 10/27 Independent book essays, due 11/1 Optional revision of CITR essay due 11/3 We shall postpone the Literary Terms quiz until second quarter. Stay tuned!
 * Deadlines to keep in mind:**

Week of October 12th :

 * Wednesday**: draft of college essay is due. Please write 1-2 questions for your readers which will help focus their feedback.
 * Friday**: You should be at least 100 pages into your book.

Week of October 4th:
**Tuesday**: Rough draft of CITR essay due **Wednesday**: Revised draft of CITR essay due **Friday**: Read 25 pages in independent reading book
 * Looking ahead**: draft of college essay due Wednesday, 10/13

Week of September 27th:
Finish //CITR// for block day. Vocabulary test on block day. Vocabulary is under //The Catcher in the Rye//.
 * For the weekend, due October 5th**: thesis statement, topic sentences and evidence. See CITR page for more details.

Week of September 20th:
Please note our revised schedule which is different than the original first quarter calendar: **Due Tuesday**: Read chapters 14-16 **Due block day**: Journals 1-5 due, Read "Who Gets In?" in college packet. **Due Friday**: Read chapters 17-20. Four online, text-based responses to CITR. See criteria under //Catcher in the Rye// page <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Due Monday, September 27th**: Read chapters 21-24.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Week of September 13th:

 * Due Tuesday**: Read chapters 7-10 of //CITR.//
 * Due block day**: Double-entry journal due (Journal #2). Read one essay from college essay packet.
 * Due Friday**: Read chapters 11-13 of //CITR//. 6 word memoir due (Journal #3).

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Week of September 7th:

 * For block day**: Finish summer reflection if you were not able to finish in class. The response should be at least one page and contain specifics from the text you chose.
 * For Friday**: Read chapters 1-3 of //Catcher in the Rye//
 * For weekend:** Read chapters 4-6 for Monday. Also, find one interesting fact about J.D. Salinger from a //reliable// source.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Week of August 30th:
Please write me a 1-2 page letter (typed double-spaced) in which you address the following: Tell me what important things I need to know about you as a reader, writer and student. Tell me what you consider your strengths and weaknesses and why you believe this. Tell me what kind of risks you would like to take this year. Tell me what your fears or concerns are ( if any) for this class or this year.
 * Introductory letter: due Tuesday, September 7th**

You may add anything else which would help me know you better.