Literature and Composition II Assignments
- Instructor
- Teacher Jennifer Lowery
- Term
- 2025-2026 School Year
- Department
- English Language Arts
- Description
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Welcome to Sophomore English! This is a great year for your literature, writing, and grammar development. This is the page where you will find your calendar with assignments, due dates, quiz dates, and assessments.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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MLA Synthesis Research
Thesis statement crafted. Quiz grade. Due today. (AP World - due tomorrow if you are behind.)
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MLA Synthesis Research
AP World Test in the morning - some of you will miss class.
Today we finish reading our articles, solidify sources, narrow down the topic, and look at two methods for writing a thesis statement without a model.
Today we finish reading our articles, solidify sources, narrow down the topic, and look at two methods for writing a thesis statement without a model.
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MLA Synthesis Research
Review two finished papers. Annotate. What will this look like when I am finished???? Think ahead to research articles too.
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MLA Synthesis Research
Continue from yesterday. If ready, move ahead to find other sources in research databases. Solidify sources.
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MLA Synthesis Research
Pre Research. Get started with research questions and reading some of the works.
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Finish reading Act I Caesar
and Preview Vocab Unit 8 - Do the Choose the right word exercise to get started.
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JC- Open Notes Quiz
Pre-Read Scene 2-3. What questions can you answer on your own?
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Julius Caesar
Aristotle - Tragic Hero
Rome - Triumph Parade - opening scene of play
Rome - Triumph Parade - opening scene of play
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Julius Caesar
Background notes - Revenge Tragedy. Divine Right of Kings
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Intro to Shakespeare
Finish notes- teacher notes added today.
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Background - Shakespeare
Book notes. Handouts you can use in open notes quizzes and for context. Book pages posted in GC.
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Voacb Quiz 1
Unit 7
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11 sentence paragraph
Write in class
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay
Today you will use all of your planning and write your 11 sentence paragraph.
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Rhet Analysis Essay
Finalize Thesis - get it checked!
Work on planning analysis. Pick quotes, plan citations, and plan commentary.
Work on planning analysis. Pick quotes, plan citations, and plan commentary.
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11 sentence para
Write thesis. Finish annotations. Start prepping commentary using rhetoric charts.
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11 sentence paragraph instruction
Handout and introduction to assignment
annotate speech
annotate speech
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Intro Shakspeare Speeches for Rhet Analysis
4 choices. Posted in GC.
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Writing Discussion
Discuss Survey results
Start Movie Speech Analysis
Start Movie Speech Analysis
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Self Evaluation
Reflect on your scores. Complete survey.
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Trade and Grade
using EOC rubric - Score each other - twice
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EOC Writing
Write
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Writing Practice
Read and annotate/gather sources for essay.
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EOC Writing Rubric
Go over this in class. Hard copy for each of you. Use to score one category.
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Vocab Unit 7
New Warm up and new words
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Writing Analytically
Warm up for 2nd Semester.
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Growth Measure
Measure your reading level to check for growth
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Into the Wild
Chapters 11-13
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ITW
Go over Chapters 1-12. Sticky Note update!
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ITW
Quiz Chapters 1-12 - Reading Comp and Plot/Character
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Vocab Test
Units 4-5
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Go over Unit 5 vocab
And update progress for ItW
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Vocab Unit 5
Preview Unit 5 words for Questions on Monday.
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Vocab Quiz Unit 4
Only 20 words!
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ItW
Chapter 1 and 2 Annotation Demonstration. Keep Reading. Through Chapter 12 by Friday. 15 by Monday
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Growth Measure
HMH - Check your reading score progress
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Into the Wild and Informational Writing
Catch up and finish time for those who were behind
Read! pick your focus to track.
Vocab Quiz Unit 4 on Thursday
Read! pick your focus to track.
Vocab Quiz Unit 4 on Thursday
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Informational Writing - Prep day
Prep your research/data/ quotes/ paraphrased ideas for yoru paper.
Read Into the Wild through Chapter 5 this week.
Read Into the Wild through Chapter 5 this week.
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Current Issues Research
SIRS. Prep research Thesis statement.
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Intro to research
SIRS Researcher - pick a topic
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Vocab Unit 4
Vocab Unit 4 words intro
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Vocab and Archetype
The Quest - Alligator story
Vocab Unit 4. Finish LIfe of Pi
Vocab Unit 4. Finish LIfe of Pi
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Begin Unit 2
Sentence Structure Hunt
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Life of Pi
One Pager Due
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Life of Pi
Test
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Life of Pi
Chapter 90. Blindness
Chapter 92 - Algae Island.
Chapter 92 - Algae Island.
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Allusions 2 -
Noah - Sodom and Gomorrah
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Allusions 2 -
Noah - Sodom and Gomorrah
McKena - Job and his Comforters
McKena - Job and his Comforters
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Life of Pi
Book should be COMPLETE Today!
Chapter 92 - Crossroads
Book Ending and Allegory
Chapter 92 - Crossroads
Book Ending and Allegory
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PSAT
1st through 4th period
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Life of Pi
Stations activity. Posted Station topics in GC
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Life of Pi 60-61
Allusion
Fishing Chapters
Fishing Chapters
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Life of Pi
Chapters 56-57. Irony lesson
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Life of Pi
Quiz - Part 2, 37-52
Movie - begins
Movie - begins
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Benchmark Q1
Benchmark today
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Benchmark Prep
Amelia Earhart and Agree to Disagree
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Life of Pi and Benchmark Prep
Graphic, Dashes practice
Possible Reading check! Through 52
One Pager Preview
Possible Reading check! Through 52
One Pager Preview
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Life of Pi
New Archetypes for Part 2
Theme Sheet discuss
Theme Sheet discuss
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Vocab Test Q1
Units 1-3
Have through Chapter 52 read by Monday for Life of Pi
Have through Chapter 52 read by Monday for Life of Pi
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Life of Pi
Part 1 Themes Chart and study time
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Life of Pi and Vocab
Vocab - Questions about Unit 3 words
Life of Pi - Chapters 30-36 close read and analysis of theme.
Life of Pi - Chapters 30-36 close read and analysis of theme.
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Life of Pi
Chapters 21-22 Discussion
New Archetypes - Rain, Water, Trees, Forest, etc...
New Archetypes - Rain, Water, Trees, Forest, etc...
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Life of Pi
Quiz Part 1
Look over Unit 3 vocab words when done, or start reading Part 2
Look over Unit 3 vocab words when done, or start reading Part 2
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Life of Pi
"The Dash" Grammar lesson
The boat sinking - scene from movie
Anthropomorphism lesson - Google Classroom
The boat sinking - scene from movie
Anthropomorphism lesson - Google Classroom
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Life of Pi
Chapter 4 -Imagery
Chapter 8 - Foreshadowing and figurative Language
Chapter 8 - Foreshadowing and figurative Language
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Vocab Quiz 2
Units 1-2
Read Pi
Read Pi
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Characterize Pi
Use book chapters/ text to analyze Pi as complex characfer
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Life of Pi
Animals/Symbolism/Background notes
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HMH Unit 1 Test
Poem and Memoir - MC
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Life of Pi - Through Chapter 11
DUE today.
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"Goldfish" Short Story
"Goldfish" in HMH book - Short Story
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Life of Pi - Author's Note DUE and Goldfish Short Story
Posted in Google Classroom. This should be submit today.
Begin "Goldfish" in HMH book - Short Story
Begin "Goldfish" in HMH book - Short Story
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By Any Other Name
Short Story in Lit book
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"By Any Other Name"
Short Story in Lit book
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Unit 1 Lterature continued
"I Lost My Talk" poem - handout.
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Intro to Life of Pi
Archetypal Colors, Numbers, and Fractured Narration notes - taken in class
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Start Learning Vocab Unit 2
Lowery taught 1st half of the new words
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VOCAB QUIZ 1
Sadlier Unit 1
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Protest - Supreme Court Test
Open book. BRING YOUR BOOKS.
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Argument Writing
Write your argument paragraph IN CLASS by hand, including blended quotes and citations.
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Argument Writing - Prep Chart
Complete the Prep Chart for your argument today.
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Jigsaw - Protest Articles
Finish sharing with groups. Choose one to read closely and annotate for essay
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Jigsaw - Protest Articles
Day 2 - Start sharing with Jigsaw Groups - fill out summary page for yourself.
Picture Day (part of class time)
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Jigsaw - Protest Articles
Day 1 - Expert Groups
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HMH Growth Measure
reading scores
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HMH - Supreme Court Arguments
Finish Texas V. Johnson. Parts of an Argument.
(Activity Schedule for Pep Rally)
(Activity Schedule for Pep Rally)
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HMH - Supreme Court Arguments
Op Ed - "The American Flag Stands for Tolerance"
Texas V. Johnson
Texas V. Johnson
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HMH - Supreme Court Arguments
Texas v. Johnson - Intro
Majority opinion and Dissent
Majority opinion and Dissent
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Intro Texas V Johnson and Vocab Unit 1
Vocab Unit 1 and Texas V Johnson Intro
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Parts of an Argument
Practice with Disney clips and Barbie Speech T-chart
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Rhetoric 101
Get books. Finish Barbie.
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Speech Analysis Practice
Finish Syntax and Fig Lang, and practice analysis of Barbie Speech.
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Rhetoric 101
Rhetoric Quiz - Open notes. Bring your packet!
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Rhetoric 101
Rhetoric Packet handout
Appeals, Argument, and Diction - Review from last year
Appeals, Argument, and Diction - Review from last year
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Welcome Back!
Welcome back to school!