Course Calendar Mrs. DoretyENGLISH IVA- BLOCK G

SEPTEMEBER

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYTeacher In-service 1. Lab Day 5

No class today

2. Lab Day 6

Course Expectations

College Applications Recommendations:

3. Lab Day 1

College Applications

Recommendations

4.

7. 8. Lab Day 2

No class today

9. Lab Day 3

Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake

10. Lab Day 4

The Namesake Writing Assessment & Summer Reading Notes Due

11. Lab Day 5

No class today

14.

Schools Closed

15.

Schools Closed

16. Lab Day 6

Beowulf Background

17. Lab Day 1

College Application Essay Due

18. Lab Day 2

No class today

21. Lab Day 3

Beowulf Background

22. Lab Day 4

Beowulf

23. 24. Lab Day 5

No class today

25. Lab Day 6

Beowulf

28. Lab Day 1

Beowulf Due

29. Lab Day 2

No class today

30. Lab Day 3

Beowulf

OCTOBER

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Lab Day 4

Beowulf: film productions and History Channel’s “Clash of the Gods: Beowulf”

2. Lab Day 5

No class today

5. Lab Day 6

The Canterbury Tales: Pilgrim background- Knight and Squire as examples. Groups divide the rest of the pilgrims.

Presentations begin-Yeoman & Prioress

6. Lab Day 1

Beowulf: Discussion Questions- class review block; analyze text and prepare for essay

Tonight: consider which essay topic you’ll explore and develop supporting points for your claim

7. Lab Day 2

No class today

8. Lab Day 3

Canterbury Tales Presentations:

Monk, Friar, Merchant, Clerk, Sergeant of the Law, Franklin, Guildsmen, Cook

9. Lab Day 4

Beowulf essay: Outline & drafting block

12. Lab Day 5

No class today

13. Lab Day 6

Canterbury Tales Presentations:

Shipman, Doctor, Wife of Bath, Parson, Plowman, Miller, Manciple, Reeve, Summoner, Pardoner

Beowulf Essay Due

14. Lab Day 1

PSATSDelayed opening schedule- shortened blocks

Review for the Canterbury Tales Quiz

15. Lab Day 2

No class today

16. Lab Day 3

The Canterbury Tales Quiz

19. Lab Day 4

Shakespeare background

20. Lab Day 5

No class today

21. Lab Day 6

The Abridged Shakespeare Company: Hamlet

22. Lab Day 1

Hamlet

23. Lab Day 2

No class today

26. Lab Day 3

Hamlet

27. Lab Day 4

Hamlet

28. Lab Day 5

No class today

29. Lab Day 6

Hamlet

30. Lab Day 1

Hamlet

NOVEMBER

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY2. Lab Day 2

No class today

3. Lab Day 3

Mrs. Dorety out sick

Hamlet

4. Lab Day 4

Mrs. Dorety out sick

Hamlet

5.

Schools Closed

6.

Schools Closed

9. Lab Day 5

No class today

10. Lab Day 6

Hamlet: 2.2- 3.1

11. Lab Day 1

Hamlet: 3.1-3.2

12. Lab Day 2

No class today

13. Lab Day 3

Hamlet: 3.3-3.4

16. Lab Day 4

Hamlet: 4.1-4.5

17. Lab Day 5

No class today

18. Lab Day 6

Hamlet: 4.6-4.7; 5.1-5.2

19. Lab Day 1

Hamlet analysis

20. Lab Day 2

No class today

23. Lab Day 3

Hamlet analysis

24. Lab Day 4

Hamlet Test

25. Lab Day 5

No class today

½ Day

26.

Schools Closed

27.

Schools Closed

30. Lab Day 6

Frankenstein/ British Romantics background

DECEMBER

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Lab Day 1

Frankenstein Due

2. Lab Day 2

No class today

3. Lab Day 3

Frankenstein debate groups meet

4. Lab Day 4

Debate Group 1

7. Lab Day 5

No class today

8. Lab Day 6

Debate group 2 and group 3 begins

9. Lab Day 1

Debate group 3 concludes

10. Lab Day 2

No class today

11. Lab Day 3

Frankenstein analysis/ essay help

14. Lab Day 4

Frankenstein essay due

JD Salinger background

15. Lab Day 5

No class today

16. Lab Day 6

2nd Unit District Benchmark

17. Lab Day 1

J. D. Salinger Documentary

18. Lab Day2

No class today

21. Lab Day 3

Catcher in the Rye due

*Tip: If you only read on school nights and begin reading on the 4th, you would only need to read about 21 pages a night to have this read by 12/18. If you include weekends, you would only need to read about 14 pages a night to be finished by 12/18.

22. Lab Day 4

J. D. Salinger Documentary

23. Lab Day 5

½ Day

No class today

24.

Happy Winter Break!

25.

Happy Winter Break!

JANUARY

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1.

4. Lab Day 6

Catcher in the Rye: Groups prepare discussion questions

5. Lab Day 1

Catcher in the Rye: groups present discussion questions

6. Lab Day 2

No class today

7. Lab Day 3

Catcher in the Rye: groups present discussion questions

8. Lab Day 4

Catcher in the Rye: groups present discussion questions & final class discussion

11. Lab Day 5

No class today

12. Lab Day 6

Catcher in the Rye in-class essay

13. Lab Day 1

Lord of the Flies & William Golding background: survival on an island

14. Lab Day 2

No class today

15. Lab Day 3

Lord of Flies background

18.

Schools Closed

19. Lab Day 4

Lord of the Flies due

20. Lab Day5

No class today

21. Lab Day 6

Golding and film adaptation

22. Lab Day 1

Golding and film adaptation

25. Lab Day2

No class today

Delayed Opening

26. Lab Day 3

Lord of the Flies discussion

27. Lab Day 4

Lord of the Flies discussion

28. Lab Day 5

No class today

29. Lab Day 6

Lord of the Flies essay

FEBRUARY

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Lab Day 1

The Stranger Background:

Albert Camus & the Absurd

2. Lab Day 2

No class today

3. Lab Day 3

The Stranger: Part One discussion

Reading: Chapters 4-5

4. Lab Day 4

The Stranger: Part One discussion

Reading: Chapter 6

5. Lab Day 5

No class today

8. Lab Day 6

The Stranger: Group discussion questions

9. Lab Day 1

The Stranger: the Myth of Sisyphus & final discussion

10. Lab Day 2

No class today

11. Lab Day 3

1984: Orwell background; Oceania & doublethink

12.

Teacher In-service

15.

Schools Closed

16. Lab Day 4

The Stranger: Part Two discussion

Reading: Chapters 1-3

17. Lab Day 5

No class today

18. Lab Day 6

The Stranger: Part Two discussion

Reading: Chapters 4-5

19. Lab Day 1

The Stranger: In-class writing

22. Lab Day 2

No class today

23. Lab Day 3

1984: Part One dueOrwell’s rhetoric & language manipulation

24. Lab Day 4

Doublethink & Dystopian Lit

25. Lab Day 5

No class today

26. Lab Day 6

Orwell’s rhetoric & language manipulation

29. Lab Day 1

1984: Part Two due

Orwell’s rhetoric & language manipulation

Classes in February: 14

MARCH

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYClasses in March: 9 1. Lab Day 2

No class today

2. Lab Day 3

Doublethink & Dystopian Lit

3. Lab Day 4

1984: Part Three due

4. Teacher In-service

7. Lab Day 5

No class today

8. Lab Day 6

Final discussion & essay help

9. Lab Day 1

1984 Essay Due

10. Lab Day 2

Senior Trip

11. Lab Day 3

Senior Trip14. Lab Day 4

Senior Trip

15. Lab Day 5

No class today

16. Lab Day 6

Senior’s return from Florida!

17. Lab Day 1

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest background: Kesey & the Counter Culture

18. Lab Day2

Multi-Cultural Day

21.

Happy Spring Break!

22.

Happy Spring Break!

23.

Happy Spring Break!

24.

Happy Spring Break!

25.

Happy Spring Break!28. Lab Day 3

No class today

29. Lab Day 4

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

30. Lab Day 5

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

31. Lab Day 6

No class today

APRIL

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

PARCC Window:

April 11- May 24

1. Lab Day 1

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

4. Lab Day 2

No class today

5. Lab Day 3

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

6. Lab Day 4

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

7. Lab Day 5

No class today

8. Lab Day 6

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

11. Lab Day 5A, B, E, FNo class today

12. Lab Day 6C, D, G, H

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Writing

*Class is 125 minutes

13. Lab Day 5B, A, F, ENo class today

14. Lab Day 3

Dead Poets Society

15. Lab Day 4

Dead Poets Society

18. Lab Day 6D, C, H, G

Siddhartha Updates

Dead Poets Society

*Class is 60 minutes

19. Lab Day 5A, B, E, FNo class today

20. Lab Day 6C, D, G, H

Siddhartha group presentations: research time

*Class is 115 minutes

21. Lab Day 1

Siddhartha groups present

22. Lab Day 2

No class today

25. Lab Day 5A, B, E, FNo class today

26. Lab Day 6D, C, H, G

Siddhartha groups complete presentations

*Class is 45 minutes

27. Lab Day 5B, A, F, ENo class today

28. Lab Day 3

Siddhartha Reading Check

29. Lab Day 4

Siddhartha discussion questions

MAY

AP Exams: Remember to arrive at your testing cite at least 20 minutes prior to the exam start time.

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY2. Lab Day 6C, D, G, HAP Exams: Chem & Env Studies, Psych

Siddhartha: guided meditation

*Class is 115 minutes

3. Lab Day 5B, A, F, E

No class today

AP Exams:Comp Science & Lang, Physics & Art History

4. Lab Day 6D, C, H, GAP Exam: English Lit

Final Siddhartha discussion

*Class is 60 minutes

5. Lab Day 1

AP Exams: Calc & Chinese Lang

End of PARCC Week 4 Trivia extravaganza

6. Lab Day 2

No class today

AP Exams: German & US History, European History

9. Lab Day 5A, B, E, F

No class today

AP Exams: Bio & Music Theory, Physics C (Mechanics)

10. Lab Day 6C, D, G, HAP Exam: US Gov’t, French & Spanish

Siddhartha: in-class writing

*Class is 130 minutes

11. Lab Day 5B, A, F, E

No class today

AP Exams: Eng Lang,Italian & Macro

12. Lab Day 3

AP Exams: World History, Statistics

Schedule Anomaly

13. Lab Day 4

AP Exam: Micro & Latin

Sonnet groups meet to prepare presentations

16. Lab Day 6D, C, H, G

Sonnet groups begin presentations

*Class is 60 minutes

17. Lab Day 5A, B, E, F

No class today

18. Lab Day 6C, D, G, H

Sonnet groups present

*Class is 115 minutes

19. Lab Day 1

Sonnet groups present

20. Lab Day 2

No class today

23. Lab Day 3

Sonnet quiz

24. Lab Day 4 25. Lab Day 5

State Bio Testing: Delayed Opening Schedule

No class today

26. Lab Day 6

State Bio Testing: Delayed Opening Schedule

27. Lab Day 1

30.

Schools Closed

31. Lab Day 2

No class today

AP Services for Students

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Call Center Hours:M-F, 8am- 7pmFor overnight mail:AP Services1425 Lower Ferry RoadEwing, NJ 08618

JUNE

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1. Lab Day 3 2. Lab Day 4

Prom!

3. Lab Day 5

I hope you have a beautiful and amazing senior prom!

No class today

6. Lab Day 6

Final exam review

7. Lab Day 1

Final exam review

8. Final Exams Begin

Blocks A and B Test

9. Exam Day 2:

Blocks C and D Test

10.Exam Day 3:

Blocks E and F Test

13. Exam Day 4:

Blocks G and H Test

14.

Make-ups by appointment

15.

Make-ups by appointment

16. Graduation 17.

Have a wonderful summer break!