Week of January 3



Have a safe and fun and restful break!

 














Periods 1 & 2: English 12
Monday, Jan. 3 - Wednesday, Jan. 5--We will be outlining ideas for A Streetcar Named Desire essay and composing intro paragraphs
Friday, Jan. 7--Test on A Streetcar Named Desire

Period 4A: 11 AP G/T
Monday, Jan. 3--end of Huck Finn is due
Wednesday, Jan. 5--Guidance visit re: PSAT scores (bring your scores); test on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Friday, Jan. 7--Begin establishing background for The Awakening

Period 4B: Humanities III
Tuesday, Jan. 4--end of Huck Finn is due
Thursday, Jan. 6--Art w/ Ms. Collins

Period 5: 11 Honors
Monday, Jan. 3--work on outlining ideas for Huck Finn essay in class
Tuesday, Jan. 4--end of Huck Finn is due
Thursday, Jan. 6--Guidance visit re: PSAT scores (bring your scores)

Week of Decmeber 13

Pds. 1 & 2: English 12
We will primarily be reading A Streetcar Named Desire this week.  We will read Scenes 7-9. 
If you have been absent, you need to catch up with the reading, and be sure to make up the graded follow-up to Scenes 5 & 6 that will be collected on Monday, Dec. 13.

Pd. 4A: 11 AP G/T
Tuesday, Dec. 14--Ch's 19-22 of Huck Finn are due; first draft of poem is due (although your poem should be in its most finalized form, there is no need to use stationery for peer editing)--information regarding the poem can be found at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4S1Ofd3jmTkMDc3ZWZiYzAtMmFjYi00OGVkLWFiM2QtMzE5ZGMwMzMzNDJj&hl=en&authkey=CK719PMJ

Thursday, Dec. 16--Ch's 23-26 of Huck Finn are due

Pd. 4B: Humanities III
Monday, Dec. 13--Ch's 17-22 of Huck Finn are due; both college essay drafts and "A March in the Ranks. . . " analysis will be returned
Wednesday, Dec. 15--Quiz on Huck Finn; final draft of essay is due; poetry writing assignment will be introduced
Friday, Dec. 17--Quiz on Vocab. Unit 4 & Pronouns; ch's 23-26 of Huck Finn are due

Pd. 5: 11 Honors
Monday, Dec. 13--Ch's 19-22 of Huck Finn are due; bring vocabulary books
Tuesday, Dec. 14--Final draft of poem is due; Quiz on Huck Finn (reread notes on local color, picaro, anti-hero, and Gilded Age)
Wednesday, Dec. 15--Chs' 23-26 of Huck Finn are due
Thursday, Dec. 16--Quiz on Vocab. 5 & Pronouns
Friday, Dec. 17--to the Media Center for book recommendations

Week of December 6--Revised

Pds. 1 & 2: English 12
Throughout the week, we will be working on Unit 5 vocabulary, learning Pronoun Reference, and reading Scenes Six, Seven, & Eight of A Streetcar Named Desire
Friday, Dec. 10--Quiz on Vocab. Unit 5 & Pronouns


Pd. 4A: 11 AP G/T
Monday, Dec. 6--Ch's 12-16 of Huck Finn are due; Introduce Vocab. Unit 4 (#s 1-10); Introduce Pronoun Reference
Wednesday, Dec. 8--Ch's 17 & 18 of Huck Finn are due; Introduce Vocab. Unit 4 (#s 11-20); Review Pronoun Reference
Friday, Dec. 10--Deadline for final draft of College Essay; Quiz on Huck Finn (bring books and notes); Quiz on Vocab. Unit 4 and Pronouns


Pd. 4B: Humanities III
Tuesday, Dec. 7--Introduce Pronoun Reference; Ch's 12-16 of Huck Finn are due
Thursday, Dec. 9--Art w/ Ms. Collins; First Draft of College Essay is due


Pd. 5: 11 Honors
Monday, Dec. 6--Ch's 12-14 of Huck Finn are due; The Crucible essays will be returned
Tuesday, Dec. 7--To the Dell Lab for poetry analysis ("A March in the Ranks. . . .")
Wednesday, Dec. 8--Ch's 15 & 16 of Huck Finn are due
Thursday, Dec. 9--First draft of "I Hear America Singing" poem is due for peer editing. [This has changed from what was originally written on the board.]
Directions and criteria for "I Hear America Singing" poetry writing assignment:



https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4S1Ofd3jmTkMDc3ZWZiYzAtMmFjYi00OGVkLWFiM2QtMzE5ZGMwMzMzNDJj&hl=en&authkey=CK719PMJ
 
Friday, Dec. 10--Quiz on Huck Finn

Week of November 22, etc.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Periods 1 & 2: English 12

There are no homework deadlines.  If you have been absent, however, you need to read thru pg. 52 of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Period 4A: 11 AP G/T

Tuesday, Nov. 23--Ch's 5-7 of Huck Finn are due

Tuesday, Nov. 30--Ch's 8-11 of Huck Finn are due

Thursday, Dec. 2--First draft of Personal Reflection/College essay is due; to the Media Center for graded poetry analysis assignment

Monday, Dec. 6--Ch's 12-14 of Huck Finn are due

Period 4B: Humanities III

Monday, Nov. 22--Quiz on Vocab. Unit 3 & S-V Agreement

Monday, Nov. 29--Ch's 1-7 of Huck Finn are due

Wednesday, Dec. 1--Ch's 8-11 of Huck Finn are due

Friday, Dec. 3--to the Dell Lab for graded poetry analysis assignment

Tuesday, Dec. 7--First draft of Personal Reflection/ College essay is due; Ch's 12-16 of Huck Finn are due

Period 5: 11 Honors

Monday, Nov. 22--Last call for questions re: The Crucible essay

Tuesday, Nov. 23--Ch's 1-4 of Huck Finn are due

Monday, Nov. 29--deadline for turning in final draft of The Crucible essay (also turn in edited intro paragraph and edited rough draft)

Tuesday, Nov. 30--Ch's 5-7 of Huck Finn are due

Directions and criteria for "I Hear America Singing" poetry writing assignment:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4S1Ofd3jmTkMDc3ZWZiYzAtMmFjYi00OGVkLWFiM2QtMzE5ZGMwMzMzNDJj&hl=en&authkey=CK719PMJ

Week of November 15

Pds. 1 & 2: English 12
Throughout the week, we will be reviewing S-V Agreement rules, introducing Vocabulary Unit 4, and reading Scenes One and Two of A Streetcar Named Desire.
Friday, November 19--Quiz on Vocab. Unit 4 and S-V Agreement

Pd. 4A: 11 AP G/T
Monday, November 15--Final draft of The Scarlet Letter essay is due (turn in The Scarlet Letter books); introduce Vocab. Unit 3; begin American Renaissance (Emerson and Thoreau); introduce personal / college essay, if time
Wednesday, November 17--Introduce The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Whitman poetry; brainstorm ideas for personal / college essay
Friday, November 19--Quiz on Vocab. Unit 3 and S-V Agreement; ch's 1-4 of Huck Finn are due

Pd. 4B: Humanities III
Tuesday, November 16--Final draft of The Scarlet Letter essay is due (turn in The Scarlet Letter books); introduce Vocab. Unit 3; introduce The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; begin American Renaissance (Emerson and Thoreau)
Thursday, November 18--Art w/ Ms. Collins
Monday, November 22--Quiz on Vocab. Unit 3 & S-V Agreement

Pd. 5: 11 Honors
Monday, November 15--Intro paragraphs will be returned; introduce Romanticism: "Thanatopsis"
Tuesday, November 16--Introduce Vocab. Unit 4; review S-V Agreement; begin American Renaissance (Emerson and Thoreau)
Wednesday, November 17--Introduce The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Thursday, November 18--First draft (full draft) of The Crucible essay is due for peer editing
Friday, November 19--Quiz on Vocab. Unit 4 and S-V Agreement

Week of November 8

Periods 1 & 2: English 12
Tuesday, Nov. 9--Test on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest--bring your books and your notes
Wednesday, Nov. 10--Begin A Streetcar Named Desire

Period 4A: 11 AP G/T
Tuesday, Nov. 9--First draft of essay is due (typed and double-spaced) for peer editing; tests from The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter will be returned
Thursday, Nov. 11--Final draft (as well as edited intro paragraph and peer edited rough draft) is due

Period 4B: Humanities III
Monday, Nov. 8--Quarterly Assessment; watch the end of The Crucible; Tests from The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter will be returned
Wednesday, Nov. 10--First draft of essay is due (typed and double-spaced) for peer editing

Period 5: 11 Honors
Monday, Nov. 8--In class, we will continue outlining The Crucible essay topics
Tuesday, Nov. 9--Test on The Scarlet Letter (bring books and notes)
Wednesday, Nov. 10--Intro paragraph due for peer editing (and will be turned in)

Week of November 1

Pds. 1 & 2: English 12
Monday, November 1--pp. 249-275 of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest are due
Tuesday, November 2--ELECTION DAY--NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, November 3--pp. 275-311 of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest are due
Thursday, November 4--Continue with the end of Cuckoo's Nest
Friday, November 5--PROFESSIONAL DAY FOR TEACHERS--NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Pd. 4A: 11 AP G/T
Monday, November 1--Intro paragraph for The Scarlet Letter essay is due; Quarterly Assessment
Thursday, November 4--Test on The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter
Tuesday, November 9--Final draft of The Scarlet Letter essay is due

Pd. 4B: Humanities III
Wednesday, November 3--Intro paragraph for The Scarlet Letter essay is due; Test on The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible
Monday, November 8--Quarterly Assessment
Friday, November 12--Final draft of The Scarlet Letter essay is due

Pd. 5: 11 Honors
Monday, November 1--Quarterly Assessment
Tuesday, November 2--ELECTION DAY--NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, November 3--Begin outlining essay topics
Thursday, November 4--Test on The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible
Friday, November 5--PROFESSIONAL DAY FOR TEACHERS--NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Week of October 25

Periods 1 & 2: English 12
Monday, Oct. 25--Bring vocabulary book and bring One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Tuesday, Oct. 26--pp. 212-245 of Cuckoo's Nest are due (there will be a graded follow-up)
Friday, Oct. 29--Quiz on Vocabulary Unit 3


Period 4A: 11 AP G/T
Tuesday, Oct. 26--Ch's 20-24 of The Scarlet Letter are due

Your thesis statement must be uploaded to my webpage by Wednesday, Oct. 27, 10:00 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 28--Peer review thesis statements; finish The Crucible

Period 4B: Humanities III
Monday, Oct. 25--Bring vocab. books

Your thesis statement must be uploaded to my webpage by Wednesday, Oct. 27, 10:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 27--Ch's 20-24 of The Scarlet Letter are due

Friday, Oct. 29--Quiz on Unit Two vocab.

Period 5: 11 Honors

Tuesday, Oct. 26--Bring vocab. books

Wednesday, Oct. 27--Essay topics for The Crucible will be distributed

Thursday, Oct. 28--Ch's 20-24 of The Scarlet Letter are due

Friday, Oct. 29--Quiz on Vocab. Unit 3

Week of October 18

SPIRIT WEEK

Monday--Pajama Day

Tuesday--Superhero Day

Wednesday--Decades Day (Juniors - 1970s & Seniors - 1980s)

Thursday--Multiplicity Day

Friday--Spirit Day!

Periods 1 & 2: English 12
Monday, Oct. 18--pp. 193-212 of Cuckoo's Nest are due; personal / college essays will be returned
No other deadlines for the week. 

Period 4A: 11 AP G/T
Monday, Oct. 18--Begin S-V Agreement; Ch's 16-19 of The Scarlet Letter are due; continue / finish Act Three of The Crucible
Wednesday, Oct. 20--Bring vocab. books; continue S-V Agreement; follow-up to Act Three of The Crucible
Friday, Oct. 22--Quiz on Vocab. Unit Two

Period 4B: Humanities III
Tuesday, Oct. 19--Begin S-V Agreement; Ch's 13-15 of The Scarlet Letter are due; begin Act Three of The Crucible
Thursday, Oct. 21--Ch's 16-19 of The Scarlet Letter are due

Period 5: 11 Honors
Monday, Oct. 18--Introduce S-V Agreement; begin Act Three of The Crucible
Tuesday, Oct. 19--Ch's 13-15 of The Scarlet Letter are due
Wednesday, Oct. 20--Finish (?) Act Three of The Crucible
Thursday, Oct. 21--Ch's 16-19 of The Scarlet Letter are due

Week of October 11

Periods 1 & 2: English 12
Monday, Oct. 11--Deadline for turning in your Personal / College essay (120 pts.); Part Two of Cuckoo's Nest is due (pp. 141-190); there will be a multiple choice reading-check quiz on this section
Tuesday, Oct. 12--Continue reviewing Part Two of Cuckoo's Nest
Wednesday, Oct. 13--PSAT Day for juniors and sophomores.  You are encouraged to use one of your parental discretion days for a college visit this day. Pre-Arranged Absence forms are in the front office or the hcpss.org website for you to complete and return to the front office for Dr. Perkins' signature ASAP.
Friday, Oct. 15--NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (MSEA CONVENTION)
Monday, Oct. 18--Part Three of Cuckoo's Nest is due


Period 4A: 11 AP G/T

VOCABULARY POWERPOINTS ARE DUE BY MONDAY, OCTOBER 11

Monday, Oct. 11--Ch's 13-15 of The Scarlet Letter are due; PSAT Practice
Wednesday, Oct. 13--PSAT IN THE MORNING
Friday, Oct. 15--NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (MSEA CONVENTION)

Period 4B: Humanities III
Tuesday, Oct. 12--Music w/ Mr. Overland
Wednesday, Oct. 13--PSAT IN THE MORNING

VOCABULARY POWERPOINTS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14

Thursday, Oct. 14--Test on Acts One and Two of The Crucible and Ch's 1-12 of The Scarlet Letter
Friday, Oct. 15--NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (MSEA CONVENTION)

Period 5: 11 Honors

VOCABULARY POWERPOINTS ARE DUE BY MONDAY, OCTOBER 11

Monday, Oct. 11--Ch's 9 & 10 of The Scarlet Letter are due
Tuesday, Oct. 12--Ch's 11 & 12 of The Scarlet Letter are due
Wednesday, Oct. 13--PSAT IN THE MORNING
Thursday, Oct. 14--Quiz on Ch's 1-12 of The Scarlet Letter

Friday, Oct. 15--NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (MSEA CONVENTION)

Week of October 4

Periods 1 & 2: English 12
Monday, Oct. 4--pp. 123-138 of Cuckoo's Nest are due; also, bring orange vocabulary book

HOMEWORK--due Monday, October 11

Part Two of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (pp. 141-190)

Tuesday, Oct. 5--Return first draft of essay; essay conferences
Wednesday, Oct. 6--Essay conferences and introduce Vocab. Unit Two
Thursday, Oct. 7--Essay conferences and revise essay for final draft
Friday, Oct. 8--Quiz on Vocab. Unit Two; deadline for final draft of essay (125 pts.)

Period 4B: Humanities III, Eng. 11 AP G/T
Monday, Oct. 4--Ch's 9 & 10 of The Scarlet Letter are due; Begin Act Two of The Crucible
Wednesday, Oct. 6--Ch's 11 & 12 of The Scarlet Letter are due; distribute essay topics for The Scarlet Letter; finish Act Two of The Crucible
Friday, Oct. 8--Art w/ Ms. Collins
Tuesday, Oct. 12--Music w/ Mr. Overland

Period 4A: 11 AP G/T
Tuesday, Oct. 5--Ch's 11 & 12 of The Scarlet Letter are due; distribute essay topics for The Scarlet Letter; finish Act Two of The Crucible
Thursday, Oct. 7--Test on Acts One and Two of The Crucible and Ch's 1-12 of The Scarlet Letter

Period 5: 11 Honors
Monday, Oct. 4--Ch's 5-8 of The Scarlet Letter are due
Tuesday, Oct. 5--Begin Unit Two vocabulary (orange book); finish Act Two of The Crucible
Wednesday, Oct. 6--Ch's 9 & 10 of The Scarlet Letter are due; P/SAT Practice
Thursday, Oct. 7--Quiz on Acts One and Two of The Crucible
Friday, Oct. 8--Quiz on Vocab. Unit Two

Week of September 27

Periods 1 & 2
Monday, Sept. 27--pp. 73-98 of Cuckoo's Nest are due; Essay topics will be distributed
Tuesday, Sept. 28--Discuss essay topics; review student samples and rubric/expectations for the essay
Wednesday, Sept. 29--pp. 98-123 of Cuckoo's Nest are due
Thursday, Sept. 30--to the Computer Lab to compose first draft of essay
Friday, Oct. 1--to the Computer lab to compose first draft of essay; first draft of essay is due by the end of the period

Period 4A
Monday, Sept. 27--Quiz on Vocab. Unit 1 and Parallelism; Ch's 1-4 of The Scarlet Letter are due
Wednesday, Sept. 29--Ch's 5-8 of The Scarlet Letter are due
Friday, Oct. 1--Ch's 9 & 10 of The Scarlet Letter are due

Period 4B
Tuesday, Sept. 28--Ch's 1-4 of The Scarlet Letter are due; introduce Vocab. Unit One
Thursday, Sept. 30--Quiz on Unit One vocab. & Parallelism; Ch's 5-8 of The Scarlet Letter are due

Period 5
Tuesday, Sept. 28--The Scarlet Letter will be introduced
Thursday, Sept. 30--Ch's 1-4 of The Scarlet Letter are due

Week of September 20

Periods 1 & 2: English 12
Monday, Sept. 20--Begin Vocab. Unit One (#s 1-5); continue pre-writing for personal / college essay
Tuesday, Sept. 21--Vocab. Unit One (#s 6-10); pp. 39-53 of Cuckoo's Nest are due
Wednesday, Sept. 22--Vocab. Unit One (#s 11-15); review parallelism
Thursday, Sept. 23--Vocab. Unit One (#s 16-20); pp. 53-72 of Cuckoo's Nest are due
Friday, Sept. 24--Quiz on Vocab. Unit One (synonyms, definitions, sentence completions) & Parallelism

Period 4B: Humanities III
Monday, Sept. 20--Begin Parallelism and Correlative Constructions; read The Crucible; Guidance presentation
Wednesday, Sept. 22--Introduce The Scarlet Letter
Friday, Sept. 24--Art

Period 4A: 11 AP G/T
Tuesday, Sept. 21--Continue reading The Crucible; begin Unit One vocab.
Thursday, Sept. 23--Introduce The Scarlet Letter; Guidance presentation

Period 5: 11 Honors
Monday, Sept. 20--Introduce Unit One vocab; continue reading The Crucible
Tuesday, Sept 21--Guidance presentation
Friday, Sept. 24--Quiz on Vocab. Unit One and Parallelism

Week of September 13

Back-to-School Night is Wednesday, Sept. 15

Tuesday, Sept. 14
is Election Day

Periods 1 & 2

Wednesday, Sept. 15--pp. 1-24 of Cuckoo's Nest are due
Thursday, Sept. 16--Visit from Student Services
Friday, Sept. 17--pp. 25-39 of Cuckoo's Nest are due

Period 4A
Wednesday, Sept. 15--"Young Goodman Brown" is due
Friday, Sept. 17--Begin The Crucible

Period 4B
Monday, Sept. 13--". . . Burning House" and "Sinners . . . Angry God" are due
Thursday, Sept. 16--"Young Goodman Brown" is due

Period 5
Monday, Sept. 13--Revision of Timed Writing is due (30 pts.)
Wednesday, Sept. 15--"The Minister's Black Veil" is due

Week of Sept. 6

Periods 1 & 2
Tuesday, Sept. 7--Administrative visit from Dr. Perkins; follow-up to Parallelism and Coordinate Ideas
Wednesday, Sept. 8 & Friday, Sept. 10--One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and guiding questions for each reading will be distributed; throughout Wednesday and Friday, we will review background information regarding the author, the era, and main ideas and conflict developed in the novel to prepare you for reading.
Pages 1-24 of Cuckoo's Nest will be due on Wednesday, Sept. 15.

Period 4A
Tuesday, Sept. 7--Administrative visit from Mrs. West; notetaking on Settlers and Puritans; Anne Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning of Our House" (in-class); Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" due Friday, Sept. 10
Friday, Sept. 10--"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is due; "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne will be distributed (due Wednesday, Sept. 15)

Period 4B
Wednesday, Sept. 8--Administrative visit from Mrs. West; notetaking on Settlers and Puritans; Anne Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning of Our House" (in-class); Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" due Monday, Sept. 13

Period 5
Tuesday, Sept. 7--Administrative visit from Mrs. West; notetaking on Settlers and Puritans
Wednesday, Sept. 8--Anne Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning of Our House" (in-class); Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" due Friday, Sept. 10
Friday, Sept. 10--"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is due; we will review feedback from timed writings and a revision assignment will be distributed (due on Monday, Sept. 13)

Week of August 30

Welcome to Ms. Pasciullo's webpage!

This webpage will be updated on Fridays apprising students and parents of assignments and deadlines for the following week.

Day One Documents

Grading Policy
English 11 Honors Course Desc.
English 12 Course Desc.
English 11 AP G/T Hum III
English 11 AP G/T