Category Archives: ACT

Week of April 18 to April 22

Posted on April 15, 2016 by jculver

Plans for 11th English IMPORTANT DATES: ****FINAL DUE DATE FOR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY has been pushed from APRIL 21 to APRIL 27th. It MUST be submitted through Google Classroom. ****TEST on OF MICE AND MEN on Tuesday, April 26 Monday, April … Continue reading →

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Lesson Plans for January 4–8, 2016

Posted on January 3, 2016 by jculver

***Updated on 1-8-16 Monday, January 4, 2016: Teacher Workday. No students. Tuesday, January 5, 2016:  ACT Prep: Idioms—Page 1266 in lit book Discuss essential questions for this third 9 weeks. Have students draw from a box. Find out who “wins” the … Continue reading →

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ACT Reading Test Information

Posted on October 28, 2015 by jculver

We have been watching ACT prep videos in class about the reading section of the ACT. Here’s a blog with more information. Here are some ideas from that blog:

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No Red Ink assignments

Posted on October 27, 2015 by jculver

Remember to do your No Red Ink assignments. (See blogpost below this one.)  According to my records via No Red Ink, you need to review the graphic above. 🙂

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Lesson Plans for 10/26 to 10/30: English 11

Posted on October 26, 2015 by jculver

***I reserve the right to make changes as the week progresses. 🙂  Monday, Oct 26: 1. Bellringer: ACT Practice Video on Semicolons, Colons, and Dashes (Reminder of FANBOYS) 2. Quiz on Chapter 11 and 12 of EYES 3. Summary Squares … Continue reading →

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English 11 Lessonplans for Monday, October 19–Friday, October 23, 2015

Posted on October 18, 2015 by jculver

    Monday, Oct 19 1. Bellringer 2/ACT Practice 2. Give notes on Chapters 5 and 6 3. Read/listen to rest of Chapter 6 Summary Square for Chapter 6. What would you name Ch. 6? 4. Imagery in Chapter 6 … Continue reading →

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Benchmark Review

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jculver

In literature textbook, go to pages 1123, 1160, 1186, 1216, 1250 and pay attention to the words in bold. (Not the vocabulary in blue.) Your benchmark will be skills based (think: ACT type passages and questions) using those terms that … Continue reading →

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Lesson Plans for Tuesday, January 20—Friday, January 23, 2015

Posted on January 16, 2015 by jculver

Monday, January 19:  MLK Day. No School Tuesday, January 20: 1. ACT Practice: Rhetorical Skills Video  (put on sheet from last week—editing in context) 2. First period: Act I Quiz 3. All classes: Review Act I Critical Reading and Literary … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Twenty Fifteen.

Posted on January 2, 2015 by jculver

Lesson plans for Monday, January 5, 2015 to January 9, 2015:  Bring your literature book all week! Monday, January 5, 2015:  ACT Prep: Idioms—Page 1266 in lit book Discuss essential questions that are printed on their January calendars. Have students … Continue reading →

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Lesson plans for week of December 8, 2014 to December 12, 2014

Posted on December 5, 2014 by jculver

Monday, December 8, 2014 1. ACT Prep: How to identify and correct pronoun use 2. Practice: Use your Writer’s Choice book under your desk to complete page 646 1-20, answers only 3. Review as class and turn in for bronze … Continue reading →

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