English IV Mrs. Dorety
SEPTEMBER
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Teacher In-service 2. Teacher In-service
5. Schools Closed 6. Lab Day 0
Course Expectations
7. Lab Day 1
College Applications Recommendations:
8. Lab Day 2
College Applications Recommendations:
Supplemental essays & teacher recommendations
9. Lab Day 3
Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake
12. Lab Day 4
No class today
13. Lab Day 5
In-class Writing: The Namesake
Summer reading notes are due
*Don’t forget to submit notes to
Turnitin.com
14. Lab Day 6
No class today
15. Lab Day 1
Beowulf background
16. Lab Day 2
College App Essay Due
19. Lab Day 3
Namesake discussion
20. Lab Day 4
No class today
21. Lab Day 5
In-class Writing: Tess of the D’Ubervilles
Summer reading notes are due
*Don’t forget to submit notes to
Turnitin.com
22. Lab Day 6
No class today
23. Lab Day 1
Beowulf is due
26. Lab Day 2
Tess of the D’Ubervilles
27. Lab Day 3
College recommendation help/ advice
Tess
28. Lab Day 4
No class today
29. Lab Day 5
Final Tess of the D’Ubervilles discussion
30. Lab Day 6
No class todayInterim Ends
Psssssst!We did it! One month under our belts…only 9 to go until graduation!
OCTOBER
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY3. Schools Closed 4. Schools Closed 5. Lab Day 1
Beowulf discussion questions focusing on the three main battles within the epic
6. Lab Day 2
Beowulf discussion focusing on the essay topics & writing help
7. Lab Day 3
The Canterbury Tales Background
10. Lab Day 4
No class today
11. Lab Day 5
Beowulf essay due
The Canterbury Tales: Pilgrim analysis & notes due
Knight, Squire, Yeoman, Prioress, Monk, the Friar, Merchant, Clerk of Oxford, Sergeant of the Law
12. Schools Closed 13. Lab Day 6
No class today
14. Lab Day 1
The Canterbury Tales: Pilgrim analysis
Franklin, Guildsmen, Cook, Skipper, Doctor, the Wife of Bath, the Parson, Plowman, Miller
17. Lab Day 2
The Canterbury Tales: Pilgrim analysis
Manciple, Reeve, Summoner, Pardoner, Host
18. Lab Day 3
The Canterbury Tales: Wife of Bath’s Prologue & Tale due
19.
PSAT Schedule & early dismissal
No class today
20. Lab Day 4
No class today
21. Lab Day 5
Shakespeare background
24. Lab Day 6
No class today
25. Lab Day 1
The Canterbury Tales: Quiz
26. Lab Day 2
The Reduced Shakespeare company
27. Lab Day 3
Hamlet: Act 1
28. Lab Day 4
No class today
31. Lab Day 5
Henry V: Act 1 due Notes completed in class with a group
NOVEMBER
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Lab Day 6
No class today
2. Lab Day 1
Henry V: Act 1 Reading Check
Hamlet: Act 1
3. Lab Day 2
Hamlet: Act 2
4. Lab Day 3
Hamlet: Act 2
7. Lab Day 4
No class today
8. Lab Day 5
Henry V: Act 2 due (Completed notes & reading check)
9. Lab Day 6
No class today
*1st MP Ends
10. Schools Closed 11. Schools Closed
14. Lab Day 1
Hamlet: Act 3
15. Lab Day 2
Hamlet: Act 3
16. Lab Day 3
Hamlet: Act 3
17. Lab Day 4
No class today
18. Lab Day 5
Henry V: Acts 3 & 4 due (Completed notes & reading check)
Frankenstein distributed (brief background & resources)
21. Lab Day 6
No class today
22. Lab Day 1
Hamlet: Act 4
23. Lab Day 2½ Day
24. Schools Closed 25. Schools Closed
28. Lab Day 3
Hamlet: Act 4
29. Lab Day 4
No class today
30. Lab Day 5
Henry V: Act 5 due (Completed notes & reading check)
DECEMBER
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Lab Day 6
No class today
2. Lab Day 1
Henry V AP Look-alike in-class writing
5. Lab Day 2
Hamlet: 4.5-4.7, 5.1
6. Lab Day 3
Hamlet: 5.2 & Review
7. Lab Day 4
No class today
8. Lab Day 5
Hamlet Test
9. Lab Day 6
No class today
12. Lab Day 1
Mary Shelley & British Romantics background
13. Lab Day 2
Frankenstein due
14. Lab Day 3
Frankenstein
Discussion: Byronic heroes
15. Lab Day 4
No class today
16. Lab Day 5
Frankenstein
Discussion: The role & responsibility of the creator
19. Lab Day 6
No class today
20. Lab Day 1
The British Romantics
21. Lab Day 2
The British Romantics
22. Lab Day 3
The British Romantics
23. Lab Day 4
½ Day
Happy Winter Break
JANUARY
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY2. Lab Day 5
Frankenstein overall discussion questions________________Gothic Traditions in Literature
3. Lab Day 6
No class today
4. Lab Day 1
Gothic Traditions in Literature
5. Lab Day 2
Dracula Due
(Lauren’s bday!)
6. Lab Day 3
Gothic Traditions in Literature_______________Dracula: Gothic fears and coffins!!!
9. Lab Day 4
No class today
10. Lab Day 5
Dracula: Blood & women
Alex’s Bday!(for Alex- don’t skip
school)
11. Lab Day 6
No class today
12. Lab Day 1
Gothic Traditions in Literature_______________Frankenstein/Dracula essay help
13. Lab Day 2
Gothic Traditions in Literature_______________Frankenstein/Dracula essay help
16. Schools Closed 17. Lab Day 3
Pride & Prejudice background
18. Lab Day 4
No class today
19. Lab Day 5
Frankenstein/Dracula Essay due________________Pride & Prejudice due (Chapters 1-33)
20. Lab Day 6
No class today
23. Lab Day 1
Pride & Prejudice: Marriage & Class
24. Lab Day 2
Pride & Prejudice: Marriage & Class
25. Lab Day 3
Pride & Prejudice: Marriage & Class
26. Lab Day 4
No class today
27. Lab Day 5
Pride & Prejudice due (Chapters 34-61)
30. Lab Day 6
No class today
31. Lab Day 1
Marriage proposals: Mr. Collins & Mr. Darcy- film adaptation and close-reading
FEBRUARY
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Lab Day 2
Austen’s language and purpose
2. Lab Day 3
Pride & Prejudice: tone
3. Lab Day 4
No class today
6. Lab Day 5
Pride and Prejudice in-class AP look alike
7. Lab Day 6
No class today
8. Lab Day 1
1984: Orwell background; Oceania & doublethink
9. Lab Day 2
1984: Part One due
10. Lab Day 3
1984: Orwell background; Oceania & doublethink
13. Lab Day 4
No class today
14. Lab Day 5
1984: Part Two due
Orwell’s rhetoric & language manipulation
15. Lab Day 6
No class today
16. Lab Day 1
1984 and dystopian literature
17. Teacher In-service
20. Schools Closed 21. Lab Day 2
1984 and dystopian literature
22. Lab Day 3
1984: Part Three due
23. Lab Day 4
No class today
24. Lab Day 5
1984: final discussion
27. Lab Day 6
No class today
28. Lab Day 1
1984 Essay due
MARCH
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. 2. 3.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.13. 14. 15. 16. 17.20. 21. 22. 23. Senior Trip! 24. Senior Trip!
27. Senior Trip! 28. 29. 30. 31.
APRIL
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY3. 4. 5. 6. 7.10. Happy Spring Break!
11. Happy Spring Break!
12. Happy Spring Break!
13. Happy Spring Break!
14. Happy Spring Break!
17. Teacher In-service
18. 19. 20. 21.
24. 25. 26. 27. 28.
MAY
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. AP Exams:Chem & Psych
2.AP Exams: Spanish & Physics 1
3.AP Exams:Eng Lit & Physics 2
4.AP Exam:US Gov
5.AP Exam:US History
8.AP Exams:Bio & Physics C
9.AP Exams:Calc & French Lang & Spanish Lit
10.AP Exams:Eng Lang & Macro
11.AP Exams: World History & Stat
12.AP Exams:Micro & Latin
15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
22. 23. 24. 25. 26.29. Schools Closed 30. 31.
JUNE
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. 2.
5. 6. 7.Final Exams:Blocks A & B?
8.Final Exams:Blocks C & D?
9. Final Exams:Blocks E & F?
12.Final Exams:Blocks G & H?
13.Final Exam Make-ups?
14. Final Exam Make-ups?
15. Graduation? 16. Last Day of School!