Mrs. Corby's English Classes
CP English 12
Syllabus
Research Paper Syllabus
Research Pap. CP12 on topic list.docx
Homework
Week of September 24-28
Monday- Quiz and questions due on "Blue Winds Dancing" (309-313)
Tuesday- Works Cited due
Bring grammar book for work on agreement
Wednesday- Quiz and questions due on "The Things They Carried" (81-92)
Thursday- Bring research to class to work on research paper
Friday- Bring research to class to work on research paper. Note that this
is a shortened class due to the afternoon pep rally.
Week of October 1-5
Mon.-Bring grammar book to class
Tue.-Short Story exam
Wed.-Outline for research paper due
Agreement exercises completed
Agreement quiz
Thur.-Bring notebook
Fri.-Grammar test
Week of October 8-12
Mon.-No school
Tue.-Introduction to research paper due
Bring all research paper materials for a writing lab
Wed.-Grammar Exam on fragments, fused sentences, comma splices, and agreement
Thur.-Grammar worksheet due (will be assigned in class on Wednesday)
Fri.-Bring all research paper materials for a writing lab
Week of October 15-19
Mon.-Research paper is due. Bring a hard copy and submit it to turnitin.com.
Tue.-Complete grammar worksheets started on Monday
Wed. through Fri.- We will be reading Hamlet in class. Each night you should review what we read in class and keep up with your summary papers.
Week of October 22-26
Mon.-Grammar review. Bring your grammar review paper in class.
Bring Hamlet to class in case we have time to read.
Tue.-Grammar test
Bring Hamlet to class. We will be reading.
Wed.-Fri.-We will be reading Hamlet in class. Have your book and binder with you every
day. Keep up with summaries daily, and review the sections we covered every day.
Week of October 29-November 2
Mon.-Review papers for Act I due
Quiz on Act I
Tue.-Fri.-We will be reading Act II in class. Have your book and binder with you every day.
Keep up with the summaries daily, and review sections we covered every day.
Note: When we finish reading Act II we will watch the movie to Act II and do the review papers to
Act II. We should be watching the movie and reviewing by Friday.
Week of November 5-9
Mon.-Quiz on Act II
Worksheet on Act II
Tue.-Thur.-We will be reading Act III in class. Have your book and binder with you every day.
Keep up with the summaries daily and review sections that we covered every day.
Note: When we finish reading Act III, we will watch the movie to Act III and do the review papers.
We should be reviewing and watching the movie by Thursday or Friday.
Note: Block 2 will have an assembly on Friday for Veteran's Day. The quiz for block 2 will be on
Monday.
Block 4 will have the Quiz on Act III on Friday or Monday, depending on our progress.
Week of November 12-16
Mon.-Worksheet to Act III is due
Tue.-Quiz on Act III
Wed.-Open-notebook quiz on Hamlet and literary terminology
Thur.-We will be reading Act IV in class. Have your book and binder with you every day.
Keep up with summaries daily and review sections that we covered every day.
Fri.-Worksheet to Act IV due
Quiz on Act IV
Week of November 19-23
Mon.-Quiz on Act IV if we did not finish on Friday
We will be reading Act V in class.
Tue. and Wed.-We will be reading Act V in class. You will get worksheets and review papers
when we finish the Act.Start studying for a test, which will be next Tuesday or Wednesday,
depending on our progress.
Thur.-Fri.-Happy Thanksgiving holiday!
Week of November 26-30
Tue.-Have worksheet to Act IV of Hamlet completed and be prepared for a quiz on Act IV.
Study every day this week for the Hamlet exam.
Wed. and Thur.-We will read Act V in class. You will get worksheets and review papers when we
finish Act V. They will be due on Wednesday and Thursday.
Fri.-Exam on Hamlet
Week of December 3-7
Mon.-Exam on Hamlet in block 4
Tue. and Wed.-Essays in class
Students should be studying all week for the next grammar test
Thur.-Grammar review in class
Fri.-Introduction to Catcher in the Rye
Week of December 10-14
Mon.-Present essays
Pre-reading paper for Catcher due
Tue.-Quiz on Catcher units 1-3
Worksheets to units 1-3 due (This includes the vocab section, the questions, the summary,
the excerpt you chose.)
Wed.-No assignment
Thurs.-Quiz on Catcher units 4-7
Worksheets to units 4-7 due (See above for what this includes)
Fri.-Grammar test
Week of December 17-21
Mon.-Quiz on Catcher chapters 8-11
Worksheets to chapters 8-11 due (See above for what this includes.)
Tue.-Grammar exam in block 4
Reading day in block 2
Wed. and Thur.-No assignment due. We will watch Lion King in class and make parallels to Hamlet.
Fri.-This class does not meet.
Have a Happy Holiday!
Week of January 2-4
Wed.-Bring notebooks to class. We will review literary terms.
Bring novels to class for reading time.
Thur.-Quiz on Catcher 12-14
Worksheets to chapters 12-14 due (See above for what this includes.)
Fri.-Literary terms test
Reading time after the test
Week of January 7-11
Mon.-Quiz on Catcher 15-17
Worksheets to chapters 15-17 due (See above for what this includes.)
Tue.-Bring novels and completed worksheets to class
Reading time after we finish discussing
Wed.-Quiz on Catcher 18-20
Worksheets to chapters 18-20 due (See above for what this includes.)
Thur.-Bring novels and completed worksheets to class
Reading time after we finish discussing
Fri.-Quiz on Catcher 21-23
Worksheets to chapters 21-23 due (See above for what this includes.)
Week of January 14-18
Mon.-Reading time after we finish discussing Friday's reading
Tue.-Quiz on Catcher 24-26
Worksheets to chapters 24-26 due (See above for what this includes.)
Wed.-Catcher group essay
Catcher exam
(Note-If we are not finished discussing and reviewing, the test will be on Thurs.)
Thur.-Grammar exam
Fri.-Review grammar for final exam
January 21-23
Mon.-Review and discussion
Tue.-Blocks 1 and 3 exams
Study time for block 3 exam
Wed.-Final Exam
Last day of Semester 1
January 24-25, Semester 2
Thurs.-Course introduction
Fri.-Bring a notebook for this course
January 28-February 1
Mon.-"Young Goodman Brown" quiz and questions due (pp. 331-339)
February 4-8
Mon.-"Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" quiz and questions (pp. 69-75)
Tue.-"Miss Brill" quiz and questions (pp. 176-179)
Wed.-Research paper topic due/Library day
Thur.-Grammar
Fri.-"Yellow Wallpaper" quiz and questions(pp. 408-418)
February 11-15
Mon.-Grammar in class, no homework assignment
Tue.-"Story of an Hour" questions and quiz (pp.287-289)
Wed.-"A&P" questions and quiz (pp.309-313)
Works Cited due
Thur.-"The Lottery" questions and quiz (pp. 120-125)
Fri.-Assignment to be determined based on progress throughout the week
February 18-22
Mon.-Holiday
Tue.-"The Things They Carried" questions and quiz (pp. 81-92)
Wed.-Research day- 5 sources are required and must be present in class
Note: If school is cancelled we will move the research day to Friday! Thursday's
assignment will not change if we have a cancellation on Wednesday.
Thur.-"The Lottery" questions and quiz (pp. 120-125)
Fri.-TBD
February 25-March 1
Mon.-Block 1-Research Day - Have at least 5 sources for your research with you in class to work on.
Block 4-Bring the grammar paper on fragments, fused sentences, and comma splices
Tue.-"Blue Winds Dancing" questions and quiz (pp. 269-274)
Wed.-In the first part of class we will finish discussing outlines and introductions. For the rest of the
class you have more time for research and outline writing.
Thur.- Outline is due!
Bring your graded works cited papers for work on documentation.
Fri.-Short Story Exam (105 points)
March 4-8
Mon.-Snow!
Tue.-Notebook needed
Research paper introduction due
Wed. through Fri.- We will be reading Hamlet in class.
March 11-15
Mon.-Bring Hamlet book and notebook to class. Finish reading Act I in class if you have not completed it.
Do the reveiw questions to Act I in class. Complete for homework and study for quiz on Friday.
(Bring research paper in case you finish early.)
Tue.-Bring grammar book to class. You will have the block to do an agreement assignment. Finish for homework
if you don't complete it in class and study the rules for an upcoming quiz.
(Bring research paper in case you finish early.)
Wed. and Thur.-Research paper writing lab in class.
Fri.-Bring agreement work and Act I review paper for credit.
Quiz on Act I.
Be prepared to ask research paper questions.
Writing worksheets in class.
March 18-22
Mon.-Bring all make-up homework for marking period 1.
Act I movie in class
Tue.-Bring completed grammar exercises and grammar book.
Bring completed Act I questions.
Wed.-Research paper due: Submit a hard copy in class and an electronic copy to
turnitin.com
Quiz on Act I of Hamlet
Thur.-Quiz on agreement
Reading Act II in class
Fri.-Reading Act II in class
March 25-29
Mon.-Reading Act II and working on Act II worksheet in class
Tue.-Act II worksheet due
Wordiness worksheet also due in block 4
Wed.-Quiz on Act II
Thur.-Grammar test on fragments, fused sentences, comma splices, and agreement
Fri.-Reading Act III in class
April 1-5
Mon.-Read Act III in class
Tue.-Open notebook quiz
Read Act III in class
Wed.-Read Act III in class
Thur.-Act III worksheet due
Act III movie in class
Fri.-Quiz on Act III
Read Act IV in class
April 8-12
Mon.-Quiz on Act III in block 1
Read Act IV in class in blocks 1 and 4
Tue. and Wed.-Read Act IV in class
Wed. and Thur.-Movie to Act IV
Worksheet to Act IV due
Quiz on Act IV (Exact day of quiz will be determined by progress in class.)
Fri.-Read Act V in class
April 15-19
Mon.-Finish Act 5 in class
Worksheet to Act 5 and two final review papers are due.
Tue.-Finish reviewing in class
Start essay for exam if time
Wed.-Hamlet exam
Thur.-Finish essays if needed
Grammar in class
Fri.-Have a nice holiday!
April 22-26
Mon.-Essays for Hamlet test in class
Tue.-Lion King in class (if essays are completed)
Wed.-Lion King in class
Thur.-Assigned grammar worksheets
Grammar in class
Fri.-Assigned grammar worksheets
Grammar in class
April 29-May 3
Mon. and Tue.-We will be going over grammar in class. Worksheets will be assined daily.
Wed.-Grammar test
Thur.-Catcher pre-reading paper due
Fri.-No school
May 6-May10
Mon.-Catcher quiz on chapters 1-3
Worksheets due for chapters 1-3
Tue.-Bring worksheets and novel for reading/discussion day.
Wed.-Catcher quiz on chapters 4-7
Worksheets due for chapters 4-7
Thur.-Bring worksheets and novel for reading/discussion day.
Fri.-Catcher quiz on chapters 8-11
Worksheets due for chapters 8-11
May 13-17
Mon.-Bring worksheets and novel for reading/discussion day.
Tue.-Catcher quiz on chapters 12-14
Worksheets due for chapters 12-14
Wed.-Bring worksheets and novel for reading/discussion day.
Thur.-Catcher quiz on chapters 15-17
Worksheets due for chapters 15-17
Fri.-Bring worksheets and novel for reading/discussion day.
May 20-24
Mon.-Catcher quiz on chapters 18-20
Worksheets due for chapters 18-20
Tue.-Bring worksheets and novel for reading/discussion day.
Wed.-Catcher quiz on chapters 21-23
Worksheets due for chapters 21-23
Thur.-Bring worksheets and novel for reading/discussion day.
Fri.-Catcher quiz on chapters 24-26
May 27-31
Mon.-Holiday
Tue.-Test on Catcher
Bring literary terms and grammar for review
Wed.-Test on literary terms
Bring grammar for review
Thur.-Senior Outing
Fri.-Spring Day
June 3-June 7
Mon.-Bring grammar for review
Tue.-Bring notebooks and review questions
Wed.-Block 4 final exam
Block 1 study time
Thur.-Block 1 final exam
Block 4 locker clean-out
