Amherst County High School

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 Classroom Expectations 

English 10 Syllabus

Journal Guidelines

Pacing Guide

04/10/2013- Students will complete a journal entry. Students will take a Multiple Choice/ Essay Test "Of Mice and Men"

04/11/2013-Students will research poetry terms to apply to poetry project. Students will choose a poet and research background information to create a power point, or a poetry book. Students will choose three poems by poet and analyze the meaning. Students will identify the literary devices used in poems.

04/12/2013- Students will continue to research poetry projects and find lyrics to match the mood and tone of the poems from above. Students should be creating a power point, or book complete with all requirements given in class.

04/15/2013- Students will have a quiz on literary terms. Continue to research poetry projects

04/16/2013- Students will have a warm-up identifying types of literary devices used...Students will complete poetry projects.

04/17/2013- Students will complete Journal Entry. Students will read and discuss "If" by Rudyard Kipling and asnwer questions

04/18/2013- Students will continue to use literary devices in their own poems. Students will continue to present poetry.