.

 

Contact Information

  • daniel.seitz@springbranchisd.com

About Me

  • Short bio (education, teaching background, subject/s taught, etc.)

 

 
 

 

Dan Seitz

Period 1 - English 2- room 301

Period 2 - English 1 - room 301

Period 3 - English 2- room 301

Period 4 - English 1 - room 301

Periods 5, 6,  - football - fieldhouse

Period 7 - English 2 - room 301

Period 8 - football - fieldhouse

TUTORIALS  -  Every morning at 7am except  Wednesdays.

 *Students can access the textbook on-line at http://my.hrw.com

*STUDENTS NEED TO BRING A NOVEL OF THEIR CHOOSING TO CLASS EVERY DAY FOR SUSTAINED SILENT READING (SSR)

 

ENG 2

May 27-31:  review for finals and final exams

May 20 - 24:  Short Story writing. 

May 13 - 17:  vocab quiz; short stories "By the Waters of Babylon" p. 308 and "There Will Come Soft Rains" p. 324.

May 6 - May 10:  Review for test over unit 2; Test over unit 2:  intro to unit 3

April 29 - May 3:  vocab quiz; grammar - voice of verbs:  short stories "The Gift" p. 252 and "A Marraige Proposal" p. 258

April 22-26:  vocab quiz;  use of comparisons;  short stories "The Teacher Who Changed My life" p. 226 and "Like the Sun" p. 224

April 15-19:  vocab quiz; run-on sentences; short story, Shoofly Pie, p. 182;  fragments, short story Possibility of Evil p. 202.

Mar. 11-15:  SPRING BREAK 

Mar. 4-8:  vocab quiz; sentence fragments and run-ons; Eulogy for Dr. King p. 980; Marriage is a private affair p. 984

Feb. 25-Mar. 1:  RESEARCH PAPER DUE;  intro to unit 9;  clauses;  Night p. 940;  Farewell to Manzanar p. 952;  Montgomery Boycott p 968

Feb. 18-22:  End of Grading Period;  vocab quiz; grammar, clauses;  work on research paper.

Feb. 11-15:  Act 5 of Julius Caesar;  open book test over Acts 3&4;  vocab quiz;  Assign research paper.

Feb. 4- 8:  Vocab Quiz;  Open book test over agreement of subject and verb;  Act 4 of Julius Caesar.

Jan. 28 - Feb. :  Open book test on Acts 1 & 2 of Julius Caesar;  read Act 3;  continue with agreement of subject and verb; vocab quiz .

Jan. 22-25:  Julius Caesar Act 2 and 3;  read aloud in class and do reading guide;  grammar - agreement of subject and verb. vocab quiz.

Jan. 14 - 18:  Benchmark testing two days;  Julius Caesar Act 2; sc. 1;  grammar - agreement of subject and verb.

Jan. 8-11:  Intro to Shakespeare;  Julius Caesar;  Read Act 1 aloud and do reading guide;  grammar - agreement of subject and verb; vocab quiz. 

Dec. 17-21 - Final Exams

Dec. 10 -14 - The Greek Drama "Antigone" pages 1094 to end.  Reading guides. Vocab quiz.

Dec 3-7 - The Greek Drama "Antigone" pages 1068-1093.  Reading guides.  Vocab quiz

Nov. 26 -  grammar- shift in verb tense; review for test-  POETRY TEST NOV. 29.

Nov. 19-20 - grammar- progressive and emphatic form;  poems 816-824.

Nov. 12-16 - vocab quiz; SSR;  grammar verb tense and form;  poems p. 794-800; and 802-806.

Nov. 5-9 - vocab quiz on thurs.  grammar infintives and verb tense;  poems p. 778-783; and p. 786-791.

Oct 29-Nov 2.  Persuasive essay due Oct. 31.  Vocab quiz;  cbq reading;  Intro to unit 7 poetry.  

Oct 22-29 - Unit 6 test on Oct. 23;  cbq writing;  political ads;  prewrite persuasive essay on political candidate. 

WEEK 5- UNIT 1 TEST SEPT. 24;  LITERARY ANALYSIS DUE SEPT 24;  reading guide for intro to unit 6.

WEEK 4 - SSR; grammar different kinds of pronouns;  read The Interlopers and do reading guide;  ESSAY - LITERARY ANALYSIS:  REVIEW FOR TEST OVER UNIT 1 ON SEPT. 24.  

WEEK 3 - Summer reading book report due:  root word vocab quiz; grammar pronouns; read By the Waters of Bablyon p. 308; due reading guide.

WEEK 2 - SSR; grammar pronouns; root word vocab quiz; continue with story Harrison Bergeron; new reading By The Waters of Babylon p. 308

WEEK 1 - SSR; grammar nouns and verbs; intro to Unit 1 - The Short Story:  Harrison Bergeron p. 48

ENG 1

May 27 - 31:  final exam reviews and final exam 

May 20 - 24:  Act five of Romeo and Juliet and test

May 13-17:  test over acts 3& 4 of Romeo and Juliet and act 5.

May 6 - May 10:  Acts 3 & 4 of Romeo and Juliet 

April 29 - May 3:  Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet and test over acts 1&2

April 22-26:  Intro to Shakepeare:  Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet

April 15-19:  finish short stories; test review, test over unit 3

Mar. 11-15 SPRING BREAK

Mar. 4-8:  Test review over unit 9;  test over unit 9;  intro to unit 3.

Feb. 25-Mar. 1:  vocab quiz; clauses; readings American History p. 962;  poetry p. 982

Feb. 18-22:  vocab quiz; clauses; intro to unit 9; readings Angela's Ashes p. 924; Revisiting Sacred Ground p 940; Blues Aint... p. 950.

Feb. 11-15:  Unit 5 Test;  vocab quiz; grammar clauses; work on How To project;  How to project due Feb. 15

Feb. 4-8:  Vocab quiz, open book grammar test on agreement of subject and verb.  review for unit 5 test; work on how to project.

Jan. 28- Feb. 1:  Reading selections "The Lost Boys";  "The Open Window";  vocab quiz;  continue with agreement of subject and verb. 

Jan. 22-25:  finish benchmark;  Reading selections "Georgia O'keefe" and "Who Killed the Iceman";  vocab quiz;  continue with agreement of subject and verb. 

Jan. 14-18:  Benchmark testing two days;  Reading selection "Island Morning";  grammar -agreement of subject and verb

Jan. 8- 11 -   Intro to unit 5;  grammar - agreement of subject and verb;  vocab quiz. 

Dec. 17-21 - Final Exams. 

Dec. 10-14 - The play the Odyssey, pages 1224-1265.  Reading guides. Vocab Quiz

Dec. 3-7 - The play the Odyssey, pages 1204-1223.  Reading guides.  Vocab Quiz

Nov. 26-30 - shift in verb tense; review for test;  POETRY TEST ON NOV. 28

Nov. 19-20.  grammar progessive and emphatic form;  poems 792-796.

Nov. 12-16 - vocab quiz, grammar- verb tense;  poems 774-782.

Nov. 5-9 - Vocab quiz on wed;   grammar lessons infintives and verb tense;  poems p.748-753 and 756 - 761.

Oct. 29-Nov. 3 -  Persuasive essay due Oct. 30;  vocab quiz; cbq reading;  intro to unit 7, poetry.

Oct 22 - Oct 26 -  Test over unit 6 on Oct 22;  cbq reading;  Public service announcements;  prewrite persuasive essay on nonprofit organization. 

WEEK 5 -  TEST OVER UNIT 1 SEPT 25;  SHORT STORY DUE 27; introduction to unit 6. 

WEEK 4 - SSR; grammar different kinds of pronouns;  reading The Gift of the Magi p. 100;  NARRATIVE ESSAY PREWRITE;  REVIEW FOR TEST OVER UNIT 1 ON SEPT. 25. 

WEEK 3 - Summer reading book report due; root word vocab quiz; finish disucssing A Sound of Thunder:  read The Most Dangerous Game; p. 58; will meet with grade level principal and counselor during class time. 

WEEK 2 - SSR; grammar verb; root word vocab quiz; continue with A Sound of Thunder; new reading The Most Dangerous Game p. 58

WEEK 1 - SSR; grammar nouns and verbs; intro to Unit 1 - The Short Story :  A Sound of Thunder p. 36

 

     

 
MayJune 2013July
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6