Students are expected to record assignments as I announce them verbally before leaving class each day. As a way that students and parents can verify assignments and due dates, I will also post them here. Turquoise document titles are links to assignments. All homework is due on the following school day unless it is specifically stated to be due at another time. No late work is accepted by the Skyline humanities department. For your social studies assignments, visit www.mrdoran.net daily.
10th Honors Block Syllabus 2018-19 10th Writing Rubric 10th Critical Reading Rubric Honors v Core: Expectations
Literary Conventions and Eras Glossary turnitin.com Class ID for 1/2: 18925183 enrollment key: Prufrock
Literary Conventions and Eras Glossary turnitin.com Class ID for 1/2: 18925183 enrollment key: Prufrock
Homecoming Spirit Days
Monday: Black hole (wear black)
Tuesday: Going to the Sun (wear beachy-type stuff)
Wednesday: Alien Day (wear neon)
Thursday: Space Jam (wear PJs)
Friday: Astronaut (wear white)
Monday, 10/15
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Tuesday, 10/16
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Wednesday, 10/17
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Thursday, 10/18
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Friday, 10/19
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Monday, 10/8 No school for Students: Teachers' professional development day
Tuesday, 10/9
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Wednesday, 10/10 Special Schedule: PSAT Day and First Hour Schedule
10:10-2:10-PSAT/NMSQT Testing (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) Please bring:
Thursday, 10/11
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Friday, 10/12
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Monday, 10/1
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Tuesday, 10/2
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Wednesday, 10/3
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Thursday, 10/4
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Friday, 10/5
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Monday, 9.24
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Tuesday, 9.25
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Wednesday, 9.26
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Thursday, 9.27
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Friday, 9.28
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Monday, 9.17
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Tuesday, 9.18
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Wednesday, 9.19
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Thursday, 9.20
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Friday, 9/21
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Monday, 9.10.18
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Tuesday, 9.11
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Wednesday, 9.12
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Thursday, 9.13
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Friday, 9.14
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Wednesday, 9.5
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Thursday, 9.6 Class pictures: 8:40 AM
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Friday, 9.7 Project Spartan Schedule: 20-minute classes
Classwork:
Monday: Black hole (wear black)
Tuesday: Going to the Sun (wear beachy-type stuff)
Wednesday: Alien Day (wear neon)
Thursday: Space Jam (wear PJs)
Friday: Astronaut (wear white)
Monday, 10/15
Classwork:
- SS Test
- Image Tracking Sharing Time
- No homework.
Tuesday, 10/16
Classwork:
- Act II, ii-iv
- Act II Paragraph Prompts
- Your Act II Quiz is on Thursday.
- Your Act II Prompt is due to turnitin.com by Friday, 10/19, at 8AM
Wednesday, 10/17
Classwork:
- Act II Film
- Clearing up Preposition Clutter
- Your Act II Quiz is on Thursday.
- Your Act II Prompt is due to turnitin.com by Friday, 10/19, at 8AM
Thursday, 10/18
Classwork:
- Act II Quiz
- Eliminating Passive Voice from our Formal Literary Writing
- Your Act II Prompt is due to turnitin.com by Friday, 10/19, at 8AM
Friday, 10/19
Classwork:
- Act III, i-ii
- No homework. :)
Monday, 10/8 No school for Students: Teachers' professional development day
Tuesday, 10/9
Classwork:
- Act I Quiz
- Act I Paragraph peer editing
- By 10 AM on Wednesday, please complete the peer-editing review of another student's act I paragraph on turnitin.com.
- For Thursday: Click on this link to see the specifics about your assignment on Social Media in the Reformation. You will be asked--based on the class period you have language arts--to print and read either the "Tyndale and the Information Age" article or the "Luther and Social Media" article and answer the questions in your own words on your own paper using evidence from the text you were assigned.
Wednesday, 10/10 Special Schedule: PSAT Day and First Hour Schedule
10:10-2:10-PSAT/NMSQT Testing (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) Please bring:
- Picture ID (ASB card and/or driver’s license)
- #2 pencils
- A scientific or graphing calculator (not required, but it is permitted)
- Snacks (We recognize that this is a long testing period; please encourage your student to bring snacks.)
- For Thursday: Click on this link to see the specifics about your assignment on Social Media in the Reformation. You will be asked--based on the class period you have language arts--to print and read either the "Tyndale and the Information Age" article or the "Luther and Social Media" article and answer the questions in your own words on your own paper using evidence from the text you were assigned.
Thursday, 10/11
Classwork:
- Social Media in the Reformation discussion
- No homework.
Friday, 10/12
Classwork:
- Image Tracking Assignment
- Act II, i-ii
- Review Act I and find the instances of your image. Create a list of these or highlight in your book and analyze their signififcance as you see in the example at the end of this PowerPoint: Image Tracking Assignment . Be ready to share you list on Monday.
Monday, 10/1
Classwork:
- Language & Power: Basilicon Doron
- I, iii-iv
- None.
Tuesday, 10/2
Classwork:
- I, v
Wednesday, 10/3
Classwork:
- Review "Into the Vortex"
- I, vi
- Review important quotes, convention motifs, and major plot points for your Act I quiz Tuesday.
Thursday, 10/4
Classwork:
- I, vii
- Act I Film
- Act I Paragraph assignment
- Submit your Act I Paragraph to turnitin.com by Tuesday at 8AM.
- Review important quotes, convention motifs, and major plot points for your Act I quiz Tuesday.
Friday, 10/5
Classwork:
- Selecting and integrating evidence effectively: lead-ins and unique proof
- Act I Paragraph work time in the large lab
- Submit your Act I Paragraph to turnitin.com by Tuesday at 8AM.
Monday, 9.24
Classwork:
- "Mirror of Life" day one answer review
- Introduction to Macbeth, cont'd
- Casting the play
- Read day two of Bate's "The Mirror of Life" and answer the questions for day two by Tuesday.
- Please vote for major Macbeth roles before class tomorrow.
Tuesday, 9.25
Classwork:
- "Mirror of Life" day two answer review
- Daemonologie in the form of a dialogue
- Read day three of Bate's "The Mirror of Life" and answer the questions for day three by Wednesday.
- Your vocabulary quiz over Honors 10 List 1 is tomorrow.
Wednesday, 9.26
Classwork:
- Honors 10 list 1 vocab quiz
- "Mirror of Life" day three answer review
- Dante Quiz Thesis Exemplars and Thesis Statement Rubric
- No homework. Bring your copy of Macbeth to school tomorrow.
Thursday, 9.27
Classwork:
- I, i Cold Reading
- No homework.
Friday, 9.28
Classwork:
- The Curse of Macbeth
- I, ii-iii Cold Reading
- Read this excerpt from James I's Basilicon Doron and answer the questions for Monday's class.
Monday, 9.17
Classwork:
- Full class period to work on your Dante Project
- Finish your group's Dante project. The project will be presented on Tuesday and should be completely finished before class begins.
Tuesday, 9.18
Classwork:
- Medieval Marketplace
- Contrapasso at Skyline
- Dante Quiz Study Guide
- Review for your Dante Quiz Thursday.
Wednesday, 9.19
Classwork:
- Dante & Medieval Literature Review
- Introduction to Vocabulary and Honors 10th List 1 homework.
- Review for your Dante Quiz Thursday.
- Your Honors 10th List 1 Vocab homework is due on Friday, 9/21. Your quiz over these words will be next Wednesday, 9/26.
Thursday, 9.20
Classwork:
- Dante Quiz
- Introduction to Shakespeare
- Read day one of Bate's "The Mirror of Life" and answer the questions for day one by Monday. (day two will be due Tuesday and three will be due Wednesday, fyi)
- Your Honors 10th List 1 Vocab homework is due on Friday, 9/21. Your quiz over these words will be next Wednesday, 9/26.
Friday, 9/21
Classwork:
- Fast Five & Vocab Homework Check: Honors 10 List 1
- Introduction to Shakespeare & Romeo and Juliet review
- Read day one of Bate's "The Mirror of Life" and answer the questions for day one by Monday.
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Monday, 9.10.18
Classwork:
- Summer Reading Socratic Seminar: Dickens or Brontë discussion and outer-circle writing task--be sure to have a copy of your novel in class with you to use as we talk and write.
- Critically read Dante's Canto I and the short contextual blurb that precedes it. You should come to class with lots of questions tomorrow--don't expect to immediately understand every part of this 1300s Italian Poetry in translation. 10th Critical Reading Rubric
Tuesday, 9.11
Classwork:
- Maps of Dante's Hell
- Introduction to the Dante and Medieval literature--lecture and discussion of Dante's Canto I
- Critically read Dante's Canto III for Wednesday
- Students got PSAT information and review booklets in class today--the PSAT will be given at SHS on 10.10.
Wednesday, 9.12
Classwork:
- Summer Reading Most Like Socrates Awards
- Four Big Ideas in Dante mini-lecture
- Canto I and III: Close Reading and Discussion
- Texts in Translation: Canto III Translation Comparison Activity
- Comparison of FIFTEEN different Versions of Dante
- Pinsky Translation Interview
- Critically read Dante's Canto V for Thursday
- Doran and Matheny are excited to lead an educational trip to the Balkans over February break, 2019 (2.16-24.2019)—we’ll visit Dubrovnik and Split in Croatia and Mostar and Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina! Download this PowerPoint that has all the details about our trip. Click here to jump to our travel page for itinerary and cost. Our last trip sold out, so register early!
Thursday, 9.13
Classwork:
- Dante's Canto V Discussion
- Dante Project: Using our skills to analyze a deeper canto
- Work on some aspect of your group's Dante project tonight.
Friday, 9.14
Classwork:
- Dante Project Questions and Work Time
- Work on some aspect of your group's Dante project this weekend. The project will be presented on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 9.5
Classwork:
- Welcome and introduction to class expectations, websites, etc
- Summer Reading: What we're going to do with your summer reading book and how to be calm and successful
- Register for turnitin.com for our class class id: 18925183 enrollment key: Prufrock
- Complete our beginning of the year survey by 9.6
- Have your integrated 10th Honors Block Syllabus 2018-19 syllabus signed by a parent or guardian and return the signature page to us by Friday, 9/7.
- Bring your summer reading book to class for the next three days (physical book or electronic copy)
Thursday, 9.6 Class pictures: 8:40 AM
Classwork:
- Introduction to History Lecture
- Summer Reading Poster Assignment
- Summer Reading Socratic Seminar Information for Monday
- Your summer reading poster is due after your Socratic Seminar Monday--you will be able to use it during the seminar.
- Have your integrated 10th Honors Block Syllabus 2018-19 syllabus signed by a parent or guardian and return the signature page to us by Friday, 9/7.
Friday, 9.7 Project Spartan Schedule: 20-minute classes
Classwork:
- Summer Reading:
- Proving your thesis: analyze quoted evidence for the ways [Dickens or Brontë] makes choices with language, technique, and style to shape meaning
- Summer Reading Poster Assignment group discussion and individual preparation time
- Book checkout for 10th Honors LA will be on 9.11.18
- Your Summer Reading Poster Assignment is due after your Socratic Seminar Monday. Bring your Summer Reading book and your poster to use while in the seminar. :) Review the Summer Reading Socratic Seminar Information for Monday if you weren't in class Thursday and email us if you have questions.