Note to AP students

Several students in AP did not take both the AR quiz for a book of their choice and the AR quiz for Jane Eyre. I suspect that some students did not realize both were required. Although points will be deducted for lateness, students may take the quizzes when school resumes.

Fri, Mar 20, 2009

Fri, Mar 20

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Make up work

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Qz chs 37-38 and Lecture Notes pp 5-6
3. Check study qstns chs 37-38
HW: Write Reading Record Card for Jane Eyre due Thurs, April 9 (see below)
HW: Find your books and return them

Reading Record Cards

The purpose of this card is to keep fresh in your mind information about books you read recently so you can discuss them on the Open Question for the AP exam.

Use any size note card, but use the same size for all your books.

FORMAT:

1. Title of book
2. Author, Dates of birth and death, Where lived
3. Publication year of the book originally
4. Setting: Place, Time, Current events of that time and place
5. Plot synopsis in 25 words or so
6. Characters, with brief descriptions. Identify protagonist and antagonist.
7. A major symbol or allusion
symbol (something that stands for or suggests something larger and more complex)
allusion (an indirect reference to something in literature, the other arts, history, myths,
8. Distinguishing characteristics of the work (what is different about this work?)
9. Your personal response to the content and style of the work

Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Thu, Mar 19

Pd 5
1. Exam
HW: Check study qstns chs34-36.
Qz Friday chs 34-38 and Lecture Notes pp 5 & 6

Tue, Mar 17, 2009

Tue, Mar 17

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Exam
3. Any more essays?


Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Any more essays?
3. Review for exam

Mon, Mar 16, 2009

Mon, Mar 16

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. AR quizzes
3. Hand in essays
4. Exam study & notes returned
I. Six Traits + 1 of Writing
II. The Renaissance
III. Sonnets
IV. Macbeth
V. Vocabulary
VI. Creative writing

Pd 5
1. Quiz chs 29-33
2. Check study qstns, score, and record on Progress Sheet
HW: Read chs 34-36 and do study assignment

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

Fri, Mar 13

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg Pd 1
2. Essay writing 10 pts for 100 more words. Show me 350 words total
3. Final draft, rough draft, outline due Monday


Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Qz Ch 28
3. Response writing
4. Write MC scores for 1-10 and 11-20 on JE ProgRpt
5. Hand in MCs with scores
HW: Rd chs 29-33 and do study assignment (qstns or 2 voc/jrnls)

Thu, Mar 12, 2009

Thu, Mar 12

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Essay writing
10pts for outline
10pts for 100 words
by 8:40 for 100%
3. 150 more words due today
4. Literary analysis tips:
1] Use present tense.
Present tense: Macbeth kills. . .
They run, see, fight. . .
Past tense: Macbeth killed. . .
They ran, saw, fought. . .
2] Avoid using I or me, as in
I think, I believe, in my opinion.
3] Don't use contractions. don't=do not
5. Use quotations. EXAMPLES:
Macduff called Macbeth a “hellhound,” which shows Macduff’s hatred of him (87).
Grendel’s eyes “burned with a gruesome light” when he saw his prey sleeping (ch11).

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. 5 minute response to ch27
3. Quiz chs 26-27 & Lecture Notes p 4
4. MC 11-20
HW: Rd chpt 28
HW: Check answers to MC 8-10 and 11-20.
HW: Look at MC answer explanations. Write a checkmark on each qstn when you understand the answer. Write an X on each qstn when you don’t understand the answer.
HW: Record scores in JE Progress Report

Wed, Mar 11, 2009

Wed, Mar 11

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Essay writing
10pts for outline
10pts for 100 words
by 8:40 for 100%
3. 150 more words due today
4. Literary analysis tips:
1] Use present tense.
Present tense: Macbeth kills. . .
They run, see, fight. . .
Past tense: Macbeth killed. . .
They ran, saw, fought. . .
2] Avoid using I or me, as in
I think, I believe, in my opinion.
5. Use quotations.
Macduff called Macbeth a “hellhound,” which shows Macduff’s hatred (87).
Grendel’s eyes “burned with a gruesome light” when he saw his prey sleeping (ch11).

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Essay writing
10pts for outline
10pts for 100 words
3. Sample outline:
Main Idea: Is Grendel an evil monster or a hungry animal?
I. Grendel’s actions
II. His appearance
III. Reactions of others

Tue, Mar 10, 2009

Tue, Mar 10

Pds 1, 2
1. AR rdg
2. Essay writing
10pts for outline
10pts for 100 words

Pd 5
1. Quiz chs 24-25
2. MC quiz & check
3. Check answers to study qstns; finish at home & score
HW: Read chs 26-27 and do study assignment
HW: Read Lecture Notes: J.E. “An Autobiography” and “The Legal Rights of Women” for quiz
Adjust reading schedule:
Thursday chpt 28 (36 pp)
Friday chs 29-32 (38 pp)

Mon, Mar 9, 2009

Mon, Mar 9

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Pd 1 Macbeth art due today
3. Pds 2,4 Macbeth test; Art assignment due this week
4. Composition 3 assignment sheet passed out: Write an essay about any one of the works we have read this year: Beowulf, The Seafarer, The Canterbury Tales, On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-Three, On His Blindness, and The Tragedy of Macbeth. Due Monday

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz chs 21, 22, 23 J. E.
3. Answer study questions
HW: Read chs 24 & 25 and do study assignment.

Fri, Mar 6, 2009

Fri, Mar 6

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Go over answers to qstns p90
3. Test
4. Work on art, due Mon

Pd 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Check Qstns MB
Test Mon

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Qz chs 19-20 J.E.
3. Check work on chs
HW: Rd chs 21,22,23 and do worksheet of your choice

Thu, Mar 5, 2009

Thu, Mar 5

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Work on handout of qstns p90 about Macbeth pp73-88
3. Art begun in Pd 2, not Pd 4

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz chs 17-18 & Bronte’s life.
3. Hand in worksheets and discuss answers to Study Qstns
4. Get J.E. Daily Progress Rpt
HW: Read chs 19-20 w/worksheet of choice.

Wed, Mar 4, 2009

Wed, Mar 4

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss answers to qstns p 90 in gold bk.
3. Art for Macbeth due Friday: From the Macbeth adaptation in the gold book pp 73 to 88, find a quotation by Shakespeare to illustrate. Quotations begin on p 74 and they usually follow the name of the speaker.
For example on p74-- BANQUO: But ‘tis strange:
(There are only a few quotes included in the descriptive paragraphs, and those have quotation marks around them.)
ART REQUIREMENTS:
- Write Shakespeare’s words in DARK LETTERS in “quotation marks” with (page number) in parentheses.
For example: “But ‘tis strange” (74)
- Fill the page
- Use at least 3 colors
- Use contrast (dark&light)
- No stick figures

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Macbeth video to MB about to be attacked at Dunsinane

Tue, Mar 3, 2009

Tue, Mar 3

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Macbeth video to end
3. Pd 1: worksheet of Questions 1-10 and Response from p 90 gold book

Pd 5
1. J.E. Quiz chs 15-16
2. Hand in worksheets.
3. Free response Qstn#1 essay JE
HW: Change in reading schedule: Read only chs 17-18 for Thu, and either answer study questions or do Voc & Journal. Thursday reading will be 19& 20 and one worksheet. Friday will be 21, 22, &23 and 2 worksheets.
HW: Get Lecture Notes handout and read about Charlotte Bronte’s life on the first page for a quiz w/one qstn per paragraph.

Mon, Mar 2, 2009

Mon, Mar 2

Pds 1,2, 4
1. AR rdg
2. Watch Macbeth video
Pd 1 to MB calling for his armor
Pd 2 MB into cauldron scene
Pd 4 MB orders murder of Banquo & Fleance


Pd 5
1. Quiz chs 13-14 Jane Eyre
2. Check , discuss, and hand in study qstns.
HW: Read chs 15-16, and either answer study questions or do Voc & Dialectical Journal.