English Honors IV
English Honors IV
4th Nine Weeks – Almost Done 😊
Week 1
April 1/2 Thesis Thank You’s; Book Club Unit Introduction
April 3/4 Senior Week Activities
April 5 Senior Field Trip
Week 2
April 9 Book Club Reading p. 1-25; Journal Reflection #1
April 11 Book Club Reading p. 26 - 50; Journal Reflection #2; Thank You Letter #1 Due
Week 3
April 16 Book Club Reading p. 51-75; Journal Reflection #3
April 18 Book Club Reading p. 76-100; Journal Reflection #4; Thank You Letter #2 Due
Week 4
April 22 Book Club Reading p. 101-125; Journal Reflection #5; Living Funeral Assignment
April 24 Book Club Reading p. 126-150; Journal Reflection #6; Living Funeral Interviews
April 26 Living Funeral Speech Writing
Week 5
April 29/30 Book Club Reading p. 151 - 175; Journal Reflection #7; Living Funeral Peer Review
May 1/2 Book Club Reading p. 1-25; Journal Reflection #8; Living Funeral Rehearsal
May 3 Thank You Letter #3 Due; Living Funeral Presentations
Week 5
May 6/7 Finals
May 8/9 Finals
May 10 Graduation Rehearsal
Week 6
May 13 Graduation!!
2024 3rd Nine Weeks’ Plus a Little Course Schedule
Honors IV
Reminder: One writing lab appointment is required by the end of February.
If there are snow days, you are still required to do the following: meet ALL thesis deadlines and present your project the day we return if we are out of school when your project is due.
Week 3.1
January 8/9 Welcome Back; Chapter 4 Overview and Coding Lesson; Conference sign-ups for Chapter 3
January 10/11 Unit Introduction; Essential Question Workshop; Rebel Without a
Cause Project Overview and workday
January 12 Homecoming
Week 3.2
January 15 MLK
January 16/17 Snowmageddon
January 18/19 Snowmageddon
Week 3.3
January 23/24 Doll House Introduction; Four Corners
January 25/26 Thesis/Project Workday; Thesis: The Final Chapter
Week 3.4
January 29/30 Presentation 1; Doll House Act I
January 31/Feb. 1 Presentation 2; Doll House Act II
February 2 Presentation 3; Doll House Act II
Week 3.5
February 5/6 Presentation 4; Doll House Act III
February 7/8 Presentation 5; Doll House Theme Analysis
February 9 Presentation 6; Thesis Workday - Review in category groups
Rough Draft Chapter 3 (Product/Engineering) or Chapter 4 (Biomed, Psychology, Systematic) due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.
Rough draft must be of the whole chapter.
Week 3.6 -- (A Valentine’s Interlude)
February 12/13 Presentation 7; Valentine’s Box
February 14/15 Presentation 8; Valentine’s Day Activity
February 16 Dolls House FRQ; Thesis Title due
Week 3.7
February 19 President’s Day
February 20/21 Presentation 9; Thesis Peer Edit Assignment
February 22/23 Presentation 10; Dolls House Act Questions submission
Mentor Final Meeting Confirmation Due; Writing Lab and FOSA Completed
Week 3.8
February 26/27 Presentation 11; Thesis Workday/Peer Review; Digital Submission for Thesis
Walkthrough
February 28/29 Presentation 12; Thesis Workday
March 1 Presentation 13; 3X3 Literary Analysis
Week 3.9
March 6 "Hills Like White Elephants"
March 8 "Hills Like White Elephants"
March 8 Bound Thesis Copy by 3 p.m; Final submissions due to Turnitin,com by 11:59
Week 4.1
March 13 Thesis defense PPT/Presentations Workday
March 15 Thesis defense PPT/Presentations Peer Review
Week 4.2
March 18 No School
March 19 Finalize defense presentations
March 20 Thesis Defenses
March 21 Thesis party
March 22 Pig Out
2023 2nd Nine Weeks Course Schedule
This schedule contains all MAJOR assignments. Thesis due dates are highlighted in blue. Writing Lab: All students MUST make a minimum of 2 visits during the semester. Writing Lab grades will be added to the 2nd Nine Weeks.
Week 2.1 – October 9-13
T ATTWN Body Biography Presentations
W PSAT; Senior Alternative Schedule
F Villain Essential Questions
Week 2.2 – October 16-20
T ACT
W Monster & Villains Centers
Th Teacher In-Service
F Essential Question QFT; Introduce the Nine Week’s Project
Week 2.3 – October 23-27
T Macbeth Act 1
Th Macbeth Act 1
F Thesis Workday
Week 2.4 – October 30-November 3
T Macbeth Act 2
Th Macbeth Act 3
F Macbeth Act 3
Thesis: Chapter 1 revisions and Chapter 2 due by 11:59
Week 2.5 – November 6-10
T Chapter 3 Introduction; Presentation 1; Macbeth Act 4
Th Presentation 2; Macbeth Act 5
F Macbeth Review
Week 2.6 – November 13-17
T Presentation 3; Macbeth Review
Th Presentation 4; Macbeth Test
F Thesis Conferences; Work Day
Week 2.7 – November 27-December 1
T Presentation 5; “Beowulf"
Th Presentation 6; “Beowulf"
F Presentation 7; Thesis Work Day
Chapter 3 due (Engineering and Product this is your Preliminary Design)
Mentor meeting completed (does not include initial meeting); Provide proof of meeting
Week 2.8 – December 4-8
T Presentation 8; “Beowulf"
Th Presentation 9; “Beowulf"
F Presentation 10
All experiments should be concluded; Meetings with Sr. English Teacher/FOSA completed; All writing appointments completed
Week 2.9 – December 11-15
T Presentations 11 - 12; "Beowulf"
W Prepare for midterm
2023 First Nine Weeks’ Course Schedule
All assignments are due at 11:59 p.m.
Writing Lab: All students MUST make a minimum of 2 visits during the semester. Writing Lab grades will be added to the 2nd Nine Weeks.
M 2-Hour School Day
T Overview of the course/expectations
W/Th Counselors; Remind; Turnitin.com; Conference Sign-ups
F Benchmark Test
College essay to Turnitin.com by 11:59 on Friday.
Annotated Bibliography to Turnitin.com by 11:59 on Friday
Week 2 – August 14-18
M/T Thesis: Chapter 1 introduction and paper formatting; Research
Question/Problem Statement Lesson
W/Th Introduction to And Then There Were None (ATTWN); Read Chapters 1 and 2
F Response: Are justice and ethics synonymous? In what ways can justice be flawed or misinterpreted? What is the danger of absolutes?
FOSA Selection (Microsoft Forms) and Partner Contracts (Turnitin.com) due by 11:59 p.m.
Week 3 – August 21-25
M/T Thesis question workshop; ATTWN Character Analysis
ATTWN: Read Chapter 3
W/Th “Shooting an Elephant” Close Read
ATTWN: Read Chapters 4-5
F "Shooting an Elephant" FRQ; First draft of research question due
Week 4 – August 28-September 1
M/T Work Day (thesis, formatting); FRQ discussions; Read ATTWN Chap. 6
W/Th ATTWN Sane vs. Insane Discussion; “Morals of a Prince” reading
F Quoting, Researching Method, and Survey Overview
Second draft of research question due
Read ATTWN Chap. 7-8 for next week
Week 5 – September 5-8
M Labor Day
T/W ATTWN Quiz Chap. 7-8
Readers Theatre Chap. 9
Monologue Writing
Th/F Peer Review Chapter 1
ATTWN Reading Chap. 10 - 11
Mentor Agreement (Microsoft Forms) and Chapter 1 (Turnitin.com) due by 11:59 p.m.
Week 6 – September 11-15
M Teacher-Administrative Day (No School for You!)
T/W “Ones Who Walk Away” reading
ATTWN Chap. 12 reading
Th/F Animal Depiction Assignment
ATTWN Chap. 13 – 14
Week 7 – September 18-22
M/T Body Biography Assignment
ATTWN Chap. 15 – 16 reading
W/Th ATTWN Epilogue
Essay Writing
F Senior Trip to Dollywood!
Week 8 – September 25-29
M PSAT Prep Day
T/W Body Biography Work Day
Th Body Biography Due
Introduce Chapter 2
F Pig Out!
Research Method and Surveys due by 11:59 on Friday