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English for Grades 10-12

Week of August 11 - 15            Diagnostic Pre-test for English Skills.  Read  about and discuss the Olympics and athletes.

 


Week of August 18 - 22             Vocabulary words (18)  - Good words for life!  Definitions and Flashcards

                                                 By Friday - Know"Respect" and "Appreciate"
                                                 Spell, Define, Use the word in a sentence

Week of August 25 - 29            Abbreviations in Note-taking
                                                Key Words and Main Ideas
                                                Following Directions &  Self-Evaluation Skills

Week of  Sept. 2 - 5                  Vocabulary Words - "Opportunity" and "Value"
                                                Vocabulary Words from Sounder

Week of Sept. 8 - 12                  Sentence Writing Vocabulary Basic  Grammar Skills - Nouns

Week of Sept. 15 - 19                Compound Words
                                                 Spelling Diagnostic Test
                                                 Sentence Completion from Sounder


Week of Sept. 22 - 26            Watch Documentary " Who are the DeBolts?                  Where did they get 19 children? "
                                             Answer Who? When? Where? What? Why? How?
                                             in Complete Sentences, then a Paragraph
                                             Vocabulary Words: "Assertive" and "Cooperation"

                                             Homonyms   -  To,   Too,  and   Two

Week of Sept. 29 - Oct. 3           Homonyms  -  Their,   There,  and They're
                                                 Wilson Reading System  -  Decoding Short                          Vowel Syllables and Words