Honors+English+Marking+Period+Breakdown


 * Honors English Marking Period Breakdown**


 * Marking Period 1**
 * Introduction to Wiki
 * Types of Novels
 * Elements of the Novel
 * Quiz on Types of Novels and Elements of the Novel
 * Create Google.docs
 * Documentary on //The Jungle//
 * Biography on Upton Sinclair
 * Themes and Motifs in //The Jungle//
 * Discussion of //The Jungle//
 * Jungle Concluding Test
 * Fragments and Run-on's
 * Documentary on the Progressive Era
 * Field trip related to //The Jungle// and the research paper
 * APA Research Paper on the Progressive Era
 * PowerPoint Presentation on the Progressive Era
 * Tutorial on Literary Elements
 * Quiz on Literary Elements
 * Hemingway Biography
 * The Lost Generation
 * Themes and Motifs in //The Sun Also Rises//
 * Vocabulary for //The Sun Also Rises//
 * Read //The Sun Also Rises//
 * Reading Response Questions on //The Sun Also Rises//
 * Mini Quizzes on //The Sun Also Rises//
 * Concluding Essay on //The Sun Also Rises//


 * Marking Period 2**
 * Background on Shakespeare
 * Documentaries on //Othello//
 * Vocabulary for //Othello//
 * Read //Othello//
 * Reading Response Questions on //Othello//
 * Mini Quizzes on //Othello//
 * Concluding Essay for //Othello//
 * Parallel Structure- Tutorials and Work Sheets
 * Documentary on //Heart of Darkness//
 * Biography on Joseph Conrad
 * Themes and Motifs in //Heart of Darkness//
 * Read //Heart of Darkness//
 * Reading Response Questions on //Heart of Darkness//
 * Mini Quizzes on //Heart of Darkness//
 * Concluding Essay on //Heart of Darkness//
 * College Essay
 * Tutorials and Worksheets on the Comma
 * Tutorials and Worksheets on Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles


 * Marking Period 3**
 * Tutorials and Worksheets on Active and Passive Voice
 * Fragments and Run-on Sentences
 * PSSA Writing Preparation: Practice Essay- juniors only
 * Persuasive Essay – seniors only
 * Figurative Language: Tutorials and Worksheets
 * PSSA Reading Preparation- Practice Readings, MC Questions, and Essays
 * Rotary Essay – juniors only
 * Teacher Essay – seniors only
 * Student created podcast assignment on American Whaling Industry prior to reading //Moby Dick//
 * Film excerpts from //Moby Dick//
 * Biography on Herman Melville
 * Themes and Motifs in //Moby Dick//
 * Vocabulary for //Moby Dick//
 * Read //Moby Dick//
 * Reading Response Questions on //Moby Dick//
 * Mini Quizzes on //Moby Dick//
 * Concluding Essay on //Moby Dick//
 * Elements of the Short Story
 * Quiz on Elements of the Short Story
 * Read “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner
 * Reading Response Questions for “A Rose for Emily”
 * Read “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor
 * Reading Response Questions for “A Good Man is Hard to Find”


 * Marking Period 4**
 * Poetry Unit
 * Documentary on //Wuthering Heights//
 * Themes and Motifs in //Wuthering Heights//
 * Read //Wuthering Heights//
 * Mini Quizzes on //Wuthering Heights//
 * Study Guide for //Wuthering Heights//

Any student who concludes the school year with an A average is exempt from the final exam. The final exam counts as the fifth marking period. The final exam for the 2008-2009 school year will be based on //Wuthering Heights// and also include a section on grammar.
 * Final Exam**