Ms. Carlisle

Ms. Lyn Carlisle has been teaching since 1992. She majored in English and journalism at the University of Kentucky, and received her master's degree in English Education from NC State. Ms. Carlisle is delighted to be teaching English II at Grimsley.  Contact her at carlisl@gcsnc.com. SYLLABUS Link

QUESTIONS? email me at carlisl@gcsnc.com or text to Remind (see below to sign up)

>>>> Links to REMIND, CommonLit and TURNitIN.com with directions are at the BOTTOM <<<<<<<<<<

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• HELP! How do I cite this source in my text or on the Works Cited Page?
  • Link to download Grimsley MLA Style Guide ... or a link directly to Grimsley MLA Style Guide or the Purdue MLA Style Guide
• Research Resources THAT WE HAVE USED IN CLASS:
  • Paper Format in MLA style
  • Paper OVERVIEW
  • Rubric for the final paper
  • Outline for a research paper 
  • Essay Edit Checklist  for Peer Review or to check your own
  • Optional TEMPLATE FOR KEEPING UP WITH RESEARCH: Horizontal version or Vertical Version ... copy/paste into Google Doc or 1 Drive & alter as you wish.
• EXTRA INFO:
•    Research Resources from the internet:
  • *** How to format your paper correctly in MLA Style ***
  • How to write a thesis statement (Your position plus evidence)
  • How to take your thesis statement from general to specific
  • Video on MLA punctuation at beginning, plus using Brackets and Ellipses from 4:15 to 7:43
  • How to write a Paper Body Paragraph 
• IMPORTANT DATES
  • Tues. May 21 -- 2 pages typed for Peer Review
  • Fri. May 24 -- Extra Credit if Research Paper turn in today on TurnItIn.com
  • Mon. May 27 -- Holiday
  • Tues. May 28 --Research Paper due on TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m.
  • Exams this week: May 28th-0 period;  May 29th-1st Period;   May 30th-2nd Period;  May 31st-3rd Period
  • Exams in June:  June 3rd-Fourth Period; June 4th-Fifth Period;  June 5th--Sixth Period;  June 6th--Makeup Exams
• EOC REVIEW
• >>> EOC hints for defining a word in context <<<
• >>> EOC Literary Terms Review

• Here is a link to NIGHT: NOVEL WE ARE READING  >>> Test April 30 

>>>>>> ENGLISH II 4th & 5th Period: (scroll down for honors) <<< March 27 Last Day for LATE WORK for 3rd Quarter

• ** LINK to Shelly and Rachel's presentation, with links to movie and more PDFs at the end
• FIRST RESEARCH STEP due May 7 ...  possibly later for full credit. SEE ME
• VOCABULARY (underlined words) for May 17 quiz
• Anchor in class April 2: Anti-Jewish Legislation in Prewar Germany
• VOCABULARY 1-- Sentences due Thurs. 4/2 and quiz on Fri. 4/3
• VOCABULARY 2 plus Night-- Quiz on 4/12
• Watch Oprah interview Elie Wiesel here and then answer these questions
• Vocabulary 3 plus Night will be on a Quiz Thursday, April 18

>>>>>>r HONORS ENGLISH II (1st, 2nd, 6th Periods) <<< March 27 Last Day for LATE WORK for 3rd Quarter

• ** LINK to Shelly and Rachel's presentation, with links to movie and more PDFs at the end
• FIRST RESEARCH STEP due May 7 ...  possibly later for full credit. SEE ME
• VOCABULARY (underlined words) for May 17 quiz
• Outline on Power in Macbeth --Create three solid points for who has power, and then fill in 2-3 TEXT examples for each. Include Act/Scene/Line
•  VOCABULARY 1-- Sentences due Thurs. 4/2 and quiz on Fri. 4/3
• Anchor in class April 2: Anti-Jewish Legislation in Prewar Germany
• Watch Oprah interview Elie Wiesel here and then answer these questions
• >>> Never Shall I Forget Poem due May 1
• DIRECTIONS for Friday May 10 in the library
• >>> EOC Vocabulary for Quiz May 17<<<
• Five Item due 4/30, correctly numbered, completed, and in order for a quiz grade:
  • 1- Cha. 1 Figurative Language OR Close Read Ch. 6 
  • 2 - VOCABULARY 2 plus Night-- Quiz on 4/12
  • 3 - Vocabulary 3 plus Night will be on a Quiz Thursday, April 18
  • 4 - Elie Wiesel's use of figurative language
  • 5 -  link to the study guide for the test on April 30

EXTRA CREDIT possibility through WEDNESDAY May 1

REFERENCE:

• >>Sign up for REMIND:  English II 4th and 5th     Honors Eng 1st, 2nd, 6th

• To sign up for CommonLit go to www.CommonLit.org/code and enter your class name and code (see below). Be SURE and write down your username and password :-)

Class Name: 1st Carlisle Code: JJ56L5

Class Name: 2nd Carlisle Code: 5RZ4JN

Class Name: 4th Carlisle Code: EN3YD6

Class Name: 5th Carlisle Code: 9JN58D

Class Name: 6th Carlisle Code: QDYVED

• CLICK HERE for TurnItIn.com instructions. Then SUBMIT your assignment.
• CLICK HERE for information on how to best write a plot summary paragraph, like the ones you have to do often for the Anchor (bellringer).