Weekly Plans for Ms. Hinton’s Classes
September 22, 2014
Note to parents: I will update my grades each Sunday. If for some reason I cannot update at that time, I
will notify you through my weekly plans page.
English 9
Monday – Students will identify and write thesis sentences.
Tuesday – Students will choose a topic for their essay on “The Scarlet Ibis” and make a pre-write.
Wednesday –Students will write a thesis statement and concrete details for their literary analysis essay.
Thursday – Students will complete a shaping the essay form and complete concrete detail and
commentary for their essay.
Friday – How to compose an interesting introductory paragraph for an essay, and the concluding
paragraph will be discussed and rough drafts of these paragraphs will be written.
Pre-AP English 9
Monday –Students will view a powerpoint on allusion. We will also discuss Napoleon and
Wellington/Caesar and Brutus as allusions in the chapters read over the weekend.
Tuesday – Students will write a personal response based on various prompts.
Wednesday – Students will be working with inference and inferences that can be made about several
characters in the novel.
Thursday – The class will discuss Peter and Valentine and their assumption of the personas of
Demosthenes and Locke. Students will choose a person from history as their persona and present an
explanation of their choice to the class.
Friday – Analysis of the role of adults in the novel will be completed using a graphic organizer.
English 11
Monday – Students will view Act II and Act III of “The Crucible” movie.
Tuesday – Students will focus on the three types of irony, and irony in “The Crucible.”
Wednesday – Students will view a powerpoint on symbolism in literature, and in groups will discuss and
identify symbolism in the play.
Thursday –Students will begin reading Act IV, the final Act of the play.
Friday – Act IV will be completed. Discussion of theme will follow as time allows.
AP Language and Composition
Monday – Students will view Act II and Act III of “The Crucible” movie.
Tuesday – Students will focus on the three types of irony, and irony in “The Crucible.”
Wednesday – Students will view a powerpoint on symbolism in literature, and in groups will discuss and
identify symbolism in the play.
Thursday –Students will begin reading Act IV, the final Act of the play.
Friday – Act IV will be completed. Discussion of theme will follow as time allows.
ACT Preparation Class – Chad Cargill Study Guide
Monday –Use of apostrophes.
Tuesday –Use of transitions, coherence, unity, style and tone.
Wednesday – Students will continue practice with transitions, coherence, unity, style and tone.
Thursday – Continued practice with all questions and issues being addressed during class.
Friday –Students will review issues with substandard English ex. Than/then, farther/further, its/it’s,
double prepositions, etc.