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English Honors IV

Course Schedule

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.

 
Week 1 – August 7-11

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

 

 

 
Handouts First Nine Weeks