Week of 5/17-5/21

Monday-Friday: Students will present their demonstration speeches in class.

English 9

Week of 5/17-5/21

Monday-Friday: Students will present their Historical Narrative papers in class the entire week. This will also serve as a speech grade.

Note: As of Tuesday, May 18th, I will be out on maternity leave for the rest of the year. Please direct any questions to Mr. Kaminski who will be replacing me. Please call the high school to reach him. Thank you!

English 11 H

Week of 5/17-5/21

Monday-Friday: Students will give their persuasive speeches in class.

Note: As of Tuesday, May 18th, I will be out on maternity leave for the rest of the year. Please direct any questions to Mr. Kaminski who will be replacing me. Please call the high school to reach him. Thank you!

Colleen Raymond

Week of 5/10- 5/14

Monday: This will be the last day for students to work on their How-To Demonstration speeches.

Tuesday-Friday: Students will present their speeches in class on these days.

Colleen Raymond

English 11(H)

Week of 5/10- 5/14

Monday: Students will complete an essay test on “The Catcher in the Rye.” They will only have this period to complete the writing process.

Tuesday-Thursday: Students will begin working on/assembling their junior presentation.

Friday: Students will begin presenting their presentations.

Colleen Raymond

English 9

Week of 5/10- 5/14

Monday-Wednesday: Students will learn about MLA format and Works Cited. They will have time to write and workshops their papers on these days.

Thursday: Students will begin presenting their stories to the class today. This presentation will count as their yearly speech grade as well.

Friday: Students will continue to present their stories in class.

Colleen Raymond

English 9
Week of 5/3-5/7


Monday-Thursday: Students will be in the library researching for their Historical Narrative. Thursday will be the last day, and students will then be responsible for doing any unfinished research on their own time.


Friday: Students will work on their papers in class.

English 11 (H)
Week of 5/3-5/7


Monday: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the end of “The Catcher in the Rye.”


Tuesday-Thursday: Students will discuss all significant questions and issues from “The Catcher in the Rye.”


Friday: Students will begin formulating a speech based on the social issues present in “The Catcher in the Rye.”

Speech Communications
Week of 5/3-5/7


Monday: Students will be given instructions on how to write a demonstration speech.


Tuesday-Thursday: Students will work on their speeches in class.


Friday: Students will engage in the weekly impulsive speaking activity.

Colleen Raymond

English 9
Week of 4/26-4/30

Monday: Students will review Act One of “Romeo and Juliet.” They will read the balcony scene in Act II.


Tuesday: Students will read and discuss scenes from Act II of “Romeo and Juliet.”


Wednesday: Students will read and discuss scenes from Act III of “Romeo and Juliet.”


Thursday: Students will read and discuss scenes from Act IV of “Romeo and Juliet.”


Friday: Students will read and discuss scenes from Act V of “Romeo and Juliet.”

Colleen Raymond


Week of 4/26-4/30

Monday: Students will discuss chapters 1-15 of “The Catcher in the Rye.”


Tuesday: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of Chapters 16-21 of “The Catcher in the Rye.”


Wednesday: Students will read and discuss Chapters 22 and 23 of “The Catcher in the Rye.”


Thursday: Students will read and discuss Chapters 24 and 25 of “The Catcher in the Rye.”


Friday: Students will read and discuss Chapters 26 and 27 of “The Catcher in the Rye.”

Colleen Raymond


Week of 4/26-4/30

Monday-Thursday: Students will present their Advertising Campaigns to the class on these days.


Friday: Students will engage in an impulsive speaking activity today.

Colleen Raymond

Speech Communications

Week of 4/19-4/23

Monday-Thursday: These are the last days students will have to work on their Advertising Campaign speeches.

Friday: Students will begin presenting their advertising campaigns today in class.

Colleen Raymond

English 11(H)

Week of 4/19-4/23

Monday: Students will take the first part of the writing section of the PSSA.

Tuesday: Students will demonstrate general understanding of Chapter 1-15 of “The Catcher in the Rye.”

Wednesday: Students will discuss Chapters 1-15 of “The Catcher in the Rye.”

Thursday: Students will read Chapters 16 & 17 of “The Catcher in the Rye.”

Friday: Students will discuss Chapters 16 & 17 of “The Catcher in the Rye.”

Colleen Raymond

Week of 4/12-4/16

Monday: Students will receive their new speech project assignment—a group advertising campaign. Speech expectations will be outlined.


Tuesday-Thursday: Students will work on their campaigns/speeches in class.



Friday: Students will engage in the weekly impromptu speaking activity.

Colleen Raymond

English 9
Week of 4/12-4/16

Monday: Students will take their Vocabulary Eight test today due to my partial absence at the end of last week.


Tuesday: Students will learn background information about Shakespeare and “Romeo and Juliet.”


Wednesday-Friday: Students will read, discuss, and analyze Act One of Romeo and Juliet.

Colleen Raymond

English 11(H)
Week of 4/12-4/16

Monday: Students will review the handout on poetic device. Students will begin reading “Catcher in the Rye.”


Tuesday-Friday: Due to PSSA testing, students will read and discuss “Catcher in the Rye” in class only. No formal homework is to be assigned as per administrative directive.

Colleen Raymond

Speech Communications

Week of 3/29-4/2

Monday: Students will have the first third of class to organize and finalize their debates. One team will present their debate today.

Tuesday-Thursday: Students will present their debates in class.

Friday: No School For Students!

Colleen Raymond

English 11

Week of 3/29-4/2

Monday: Students will continue to research for their persuasive research paper.

Tuesday: Students will continue to research for their persuasive research paper.

Wednesday: Students will have today to organize their papers in class. This is the last day they will be given time in class to work on this assignment.A paper deadline will be given today. Students must finish the paper on their own.

Thursday: Students will review test-taking strategies for the PSSAs.

Friday: No School For Students!