October 27 - 31, 2014

This week we will finally wrap up our first Collection from the textbook. We will finish the Collection I Writing Exam on Wednesday. At that point, we will finally be free to start our next unit. The English 11 curriculum is arranged according to historical time periods. For our next unit, we will skip from the 1600s to the 1800s as we look at the development of American literature from 1810-1850. Although this might appear to be a bit dry at a glance, this is also the period when we see the first strong US poets, short story writers, and novelists. We'll have a preview of the unit on Thursday. We'll then wrap up the week with a trip to the library and an extra credit opportunity.

Students who have not finished the Collection I Reading Exam must complete it before/after school, during Advisory, or in English Lab by the end of the day on Tuesday, Oct 28. Students who do not finish the Collection I Writing Exam by Wednesday will need to complete it before/after school, during Advisory, or in English Lab by Wednesday, Nov 5.

• Mon: Collection I Writing Exam - write the rough draft.
• Tues: Collection I Writing Exam - revise and edit the rough draft. Create the final draft.
• Wed: Collection I Writing Exam - all drafts due by the end of the hour. Preview the 2nd Quarter Extra Credit Book Project.
• Thurs: Collection III preview. Summarize pages 175-176. Identify and analyze characteristics of Romanticism and Transcendentalism
• Fri: Meet in the classroom. Go to the library for a brief book talk. Check out a library book and read quietly for the rest of the hour.