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Saturday, November 03, 2007

Friday, November 2, 2007

Friday, November 2, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading & log
2. Analyzing satire: Chaucer's nun
3. Read pp159-162 in purple textbook about the Prioress (nun)
4. Characterization: Consider looks, actions, & words
What is a holy woman expected to do, say, and look like?

PERIOD 5:
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Burns and Blake and their works
HW: Read Blake's two Chimney Sweeper poems pp623 & 625, then write an AP exam essay (40 mins) comparing and contrasting the two poems considering the author's use of poetic techniques. Use a pen name. Students will evaluate essays in class.
HW: Read Chapter 4 p46 in Sound and Sense. Take notes and answer questions on poems 29 & 30. For poems 31-38, select enough to read and answer 9 questions.

PERIOD 6:
1. Check 2nd try for ACT Section 2 Part 1 and hand in
2. Test on 3 problem types from Section 2 Part 1
HW: ACT Test Section 2 Part 2