Mrs. Corby's English Classes
Honors English 10
Syllabus
Research Paper Syllabus
Homework
Week of September 24-28
Monday- Both Edward Taylor poems and worksheets due (45-50)
Tuesday- Colonial exam
Wednesday- Works Cited due
Thursday- Vocab exam on units 1-12
Friday- Bring research and note cards to class to work on research paper.
Note that classes are shortened today due to the afternoon pep rally.
Week of October 1-5
Mon.-Revolutionary Introduction quiz
Tue.-Read Benjamin Franklin's Autobiobraphy and do 2 worksheets
Wed.-Read Benjamin Franklin's sayings from Poor Richard and do 2 worksheets
Thur.-All agreement exercises in grammar book completed
Fri.-Vocabulary unit 13 excercises completed and a quiz on unit 13 words
Week of October 8-12
Mon.-No school
Tue.-Quiz on agreement
Wed.-Grammar handout
Thur.-Group presentation
Fri.-Vocab unit 14 completed and quiz
Week of October 15-19
Mon.-Grammar Exam on 6 grammatical errors
Equiano and worksheets due
Tue.-Patrick Henry and worksheets
Wed.-Research cards for research paper
Thur.-Thomas Jefferson and worksheets
Quiz possible
Fri.-Vocabulary Unit 15 completed and quiz
Week of October 22-26
Mon.-In-class essay on Revolutionary selection
Tue.-Outline due
Quiz on the introduction to the Romantic period
Wed.-Charting should be completed
"Thanatopsis" and worksheets due
Thur.-Introduction due
"Cross of Snow" and "The Tide Rises" and accompanying worksheets due
Fri.-Vocab review units to 13-15 and 1-15 due
Vocab exam on units 1-15
Week of October 29-November 2
Mon.-Essay "Ben and Me" due
"Snowbound" worksheets and quiz
Tue.-"Old Ironsides" and "She Came and Went" and worksheets to both
Wed.-Exam on Romanticism unit
Thur.-Group presentation
Fri.-Vocabulary Unit 1, Level E completed and quiz
Week of November 5-9
Mon.-Quiz on "Rip Van Winkle" and have worksheets completed
Tue.-Quiz on the introduction to the Renaissance
We will read Emerson in class
Wed.-We will read Emerson and Thoreau in class
Thur.-Thoreau reading and worksheet is due with a possible quiz
Fri.-Vocabulary unit 2 completed and quiz
Keystone prep in class
Week of November 12-16
Mon.-Research paper due
Tue.-Quiz on "Ministher's Black Veil" and have worksheets completed
Wed.-"Rappaccini's Daughter" video in class. If you are absent, read the story in the book or watch
the video on youtube. Complete worksheets.
Thur.-Worksheets to "Rappaccini's Daughter and "Masque of the Red Death"
Fri.-Vocabulary unit 3 completed and quiz
Keystone prep in class
Week of November 19-23
Mon.-"The Raven" and have worksheets completed
Tue.-"Eldorado" and have worksheets completed (If no class due to dodgeball tournament, bring
homework on Wednesday.)
Wed.-Vocab review unit for units 1-3. Have all assignments completed.
Thur.-Fri.-Happy Thanksgiving holiday!
Week of November 26-30
Tue.-Read "The Raven" and have worksheets completed
Wed.-Read "Fall of the House of Usher" for a quiz and have worksheets completed.
Thur.-Read the first two chapters of Moby Dick and prepare for a quiz on the first chapter.
Have the worksheets completed.
Fri.-Vocabulary unit 3 completed and quiz
Keystone prep in class
Week of December 3-7
Mon.-Read the last two chapters of Moby Dick complete worksheets
Wed.-Renaissance exam on Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville
Fri.-Vocab exam on units 1-3 (Depending on the adjusted schedule, this could be on Friday)
Have the vocab review unit completed
Week of December 10-14
Mon.-No assignment
Tue.-Quiz on the Civil War introduction
Whitman and Dickinson in class (no assignment)
Wed.-Presentation
Thur.-Frederick Douglass autobiography (pp. 385-389) and worksheets due
Fri.-Vocab unit 4
Week of December 17-21
Mon.-Quiz and worksheets to "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Tue.-Quiz and worksheets to "A Pair of Silk Stockings"
Wed.-Quiz on the introduction to the Modern Period
Thur.-No assignment
Fri.-This class does not meet on Friday
Have a Happy Holiday!
Week of January 2-4
Wed.-Great Gatsby, Chapters 1 and 2 and accompanying worksheets
Note: For a list of accompanying worksheets consult the reading syllabus.
Thurs.-Modern presentation
Fri.-Vocab unit 5
Week of January 7-11
Mon.-Gatsby, Chapters 3 and 4 and accompanying worksheets
Tue.-Gatsby, Chapter 5 and accompanying worksheets
Wed.-Gatsby, Chapter 6 and accompanying worksheets
Thur.-Gatsby, Chapter 7 and accompanying worksheets
Fri.-Vocab unit 6, exercises and quiz
Week of January 14-18
Mon. and Tue.-Chapters 8 and 9 and accompanying worksheets
Wed. and Thur.-The Great Gatsby film
Fri.-Vocab units 1-6 exam
Bring lit books and notebooks for final exam review
Week of January 21-25
Mon.-Review
Tue.-Final Exam
Wed.-Last day of Semester 1
