Fri, Dec 19, 2008

Fri, Dec 19

Pds 1,2,4,5
1. Uncommon sense word game or Wheel of Fortune

2. Pds 1,2,4
Canterbury Tales video will be continued in January.

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Thu, Dec 18

Pd 5
Sem 1 Exam

Pds 1,2
Remington College Presentation

Wed, Dec 17, 2008

Wed, Dec 17

Pd 4
1. Review questions
2. Exam

Pd 5
1. Review questions for exam
2. Study terms for exam:
Example: a character who is used in contrast to another character
A. KENNING B. APOSTROPHE C. PARODY D. FOIL
ALLEGORY the presentation of abstract or moral concepts through more concrete means, creating 2 levels of meaning
ALLITERATION the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another, most often at the beginning of words; an essential feature of Anglo-Saxon poetry
ANTITHESIS two directly opposed ideas presented in a grammatically parallel way
BLANK VERSE Unrhymed iambic pentameter
CAESURA a pause in a line of poetry dictated by natural speaking rhythm
CONCEIT an elaborate and often surprising comparison between two apparently highly dissimilar things
DIALECT a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people
ELEGY a poem that mourns the death of a person or something lost
EPITHET an adjective or other descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing.
FOIL a character who is used in contrast to another character
FREE VERSE Poetry that has no regular meter or rhyme scheme
HYPERBOLE a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect.
IMAGERY language that appeals to the senses
KENNING in Anglo-Saxon poetry, a metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place, thing, or event indirectly.
LYRIC POETRY poetry that focuses on expressing emotions or thoughts, rather than on telling a story
ODE a complex, generally long lyric poem on a serious subject
PARALLELISM the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or that restate a similar idea
PARODY the imitation of a work of literature, art, or music for amusement or instruction
PASTORAL a type of poem that depicts country or rustic life in idyllic, idealized terms
SATIRE a kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly in order to bring about social reform
SCANSION indicating the metrical pattern of a poem by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables
SONNET a 14 line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that has one of several rhyme schemes
WIT a quality of speech or writing that combines verbal cleverness with keen perception, especially of the incongruous

Tue, Dec 16, 2008

Tue, Dec 16

Pds 1, 2
1. Discuss students' questions about the review sheet
2. Semester 1 Exam

Pd 4
Remington College presentation

Mon, Dec 15, 2008

Mon, Dec 15

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & quiz
2. Review for exam


Pd 5
1. AR rdg & quiz
2. Quizzes on Wordsworth p631 and poems: Tintern Abbey p633, Strange Fits p 638, She Dwelt p639, A Slumber p640, I Wandered p642, Solitary Reaper p645
HW: Study for your exams

Fri, Dec 12, 2008

Fri, Dec 12

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Pd 1 discuss 1-7 p162
3. Pass out review sheet
4. Pd 1 video of the Merchant’s Tale
5. Pds2,4 Discuss review questions


Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in Critical Response and 3 facts about Blake
3. Discuss Tyger & Lamb
4. Get back quiz S&S chs 4,5,6 to correct errors
HW: Read Wm. Wordsworth p631, Tintern Abbey p633, Strange Fits p 638, She Dwelt p639, A Slumber p640, I Wandered p642, Solitary Reaper p645 for quizzes on all.

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Thu, Dec 11

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Write sentences for Voc words 7-13 showing meaning and relating them to the literature read.
3. Pd 4: Go over answers to qstns 1-7 on p162

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz “Style,” The Romantic Period, and “To a Mouse.”
3. Hand in Burns: 3 facts
4. Group novel mtg day will begin on Thursday, Jan 15.
5. Get sem 1 exam review of topics covered
HW: Read William Blake & “Poems” p617-620, “The Tyger” and “The Lamb” pp620-622. Write 3 important facts about Blake and do the Critical Response on p622.

Wed, Dec 10, 2008

Wed, Dec 10

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Voc. 7-10: write definitions and a sentence using the word &literature we have read.
3. Answer qstns 1-7 on p162 in purple book

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss Canterbury Tales pp 162-3 in purple book: Satire
3. Answer qstns 1-7 p162 in complete sentences or with the question.

Tue, Dec 9, 2008

Tue, Dec 9

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss Canterbury Tales pp 162-3 in purple book
3. Pd Answer qstns 1-7


Pd 5
1. Quiz on Johnson & Dictionary p555 only
2. Hand in responses and 2 favorite words
3. Four groups of 5 for selection of group novel.
HW: -Read for quizzes:
• “Style” p565
• Romantic Pd pp600-610
• “The Mouse” p613+
-Read about Robert Burns p611-2. Write the 3 most important facts about his life

Mon, Dec 8, 2008

Mon, Dec 8

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Review The Pardoner’s Tale & discuss the Pardoner and his message: “Love of money is the root of all evil.”
3. Quiz: Pardoner’s Tale from silver book


Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz “Modest Proposal” & Alexander Pope
3. Discuss Satire, Wit, and “Essay . . .” poems
4. Hand in paraphrases
HW: Read:
• Samuel Johnson pp553-4 for quiz.
• Dictionary of the Eng. Lang pp 555-8 for quiz on p555.
-Pick 2 favorite words from Dictionary and do Critical Response p555.
-Read “Letter to Lord Chesterfield” pp 559-60, and do any one of the 3 Responses on p 560.

Fri, Dec 5, 2008

Fri, Dec 5

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Read "The Pardoner’s Tale" p13 in gold book and pp 123-125 in silver book
3. Quiz


Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz Robinson Crusoe
3. AP essay practice
HW: Read Satire pp516+, A Modest Proposal pp 518-523 (quiz), Alexander Pope pp525+ (quiz), “An Essay in Criticism” p529, “An Essay on Man” p 530. Paraphrase both. What is the best line of each poem? Read Wit p542.

Thu, Dec 4, 2008

Thu, Dec 4

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Check worksheet
3. Quiz on 3 pilgrims

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz Defoe and Journal of the Plague Year
3. Mult Choice practice
HW: Read Robinson Crusoe excerpt for quiz.

Wed, Dec 3, 2008

Wed, Dec 3

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz on 3 pilgrims
3. Binder check

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Review the Knight, the Squire, and the Prioress
3. Pd 2 Complete Understanding Characterization sheet
4. Write about each of the three by 1) a descriptive trait and 2) two actions that support the descriptive trait

Tue, Dec 2 , 2008

Tue, Dec 2

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg
2. Review the Knight, the Squire, and the Prioress
3. Pd 2 Complete Understanding Characterization sheet
4. Write about each of the three pilgrims by 1) a descriptive trait and 2) two actions that support the descriptive trait
5. Pd 1 Voc #7 satire: (n) + def’n. Binder check Wed.

Pd 5
1. Quiz on Eng. Lang pp438+ and The Restoration pp448+
2. Discuss “On His Blindness” and poetry.
HW: Read Defoe pp480+ and Journal of the Plague Year pp497+ for quiz

Mon, Dec 1, 2008

Mon, Dec 1

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss the Knight, the Squire, and the Prioress
3. Pd 1 do Understanding Characterization sheet.

Pd 5
1. Fishbowl discussion of questions 3-6 p434 Identifying Details and Analyzing Language # 2 a & part of b
HW: Read pp438-443 Eng. Lang. for quiz (7qstns- Notes will help but aren’t required)
HW: Read pp 448-457 The Restoration for 5 qstn quiz from the textbook.

Wed, Nov 26, 2008

Wed, Nov 26

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Pd 2 Finish reading The Canterbury Tales General Prologue
3. Read about the Knight, the Squire, and the Prioress (nun)

Pd 5
1. Quiz on Paradise Lost and the Temptation of Eve
HW: Finish rdg Temptation of Eve and do questions 3-5 p434 Identifying Details and Analyzing Language # 2 a, b, & c

Tue, Nov 25, 2008

Tue, Nov 25

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Read The Canterbury Tales General Prologue
Pd 1 read lines 1-41
Pd 2 read lines 1-34
Pd 4 discuss lines 1-41
3. Pds 1,4 Quiz lines 1-41
Pd 2 Quiz lines 1-34

Pd 5
1. Quiz on Milton
2. Quiz on chs 4,5,6 of S&S
3. Groups decide on group paraphrase to write & hand in w/ individual work for Crit.Resp. “On His Blindness” p417
HW: Read pp420-426: Intro & 4pp of Paradise Lost: “The Temptation of Eve.” Do questions 1&2 p434 Identifying Details
BRING HAMLET TO TURN IN

Mon, Nov 24, 2008

Mon, Nov 24

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Read The Canterbury Tales General Prologue
Pd 1 read lines 1-8
Pd 2 read lines 1-4
Pd 4 read lines 1-41; Quiz tomorrow.

Pd 5
1. Hand in Critical Responses p367 & 369
2. Quiz on “Song” p369
HW: Read pp414-417 in Elements of Lit for a quiz on author. Do the Critical Response p417 for “On His Blindness.”
HW: Quiz tomorrow on Sound & Sense chps 4,5,6 notes and these three poems:
#34 Living in Sin,
#41 Bereft,
#56 At Cape . . .

Fri, Nov 21,2008

Fri, Nov 21

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Periods 1,2: Write 100 word essay about your book, giving your opinion and support for that opinion. Hand in.
3. Period 4: Read the General Prologue up to line 16 aloud and discuss words.

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Quiz Donne & Metaphysical Poetry pp362-364
3. Hand in Critical Response to “Bait”
4. Eight-person group discussion w/ Listener's notes on “Bait”
HW: Read pp365-8; Write Critical Responses pp 367 & 369. Quiz on “Song” Mon.

Thu, Nov 20, 2008

Thu, Nov 20

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Medieval Language:
Components of English:
1) Celtic language was first
2) Romans contributed Latin
3) Anglo-Saxons brought Old English
4) Scandinavian countries brought Norse(Danes,etc)
5) Norman French combined to create Middle English
6) Modern English began in 1485 & lives today
3. Pd 4: Read about The Canterbury Tales and speaking Middle English from pp76-78 in silver book.

Pd 5
1. Evaluate class Eros essays in groups
HW: Read pp362-364 in Elements of Lit for a quiz on Donne and Metaphysical Poetry. For “Bait” write the Critical Response.

Wed, Nov 19, 2008

Wed, Nov 19

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Take notes on Medieval Literature: ROMANCES—adventures about noble knights , who
1)Followed chivalry, which was
• gentlemanly behavior and
• loyalty to
God,
king, &
woman they loved
2)Practiced courtly love, which was:
honor of womanhood
3. Pd 4: reviewed all of notes on Medieval Pd Lit. and Lang.

Pd 5
1. Hand in essays on Hamlet
2. Discuss Eros scores for last 4 essays

Mon, Nov 17, 2008

Mon, Nov 17

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss make-up work procedures. Two computers will be ready to show every day’s assignments at scanlons.blogspot.com. The title of the blog is Scanlon's English. You can copy what work you need to make up and if necessary, make an appointment w/ me to get it done in class.
3. Pds 1 & 2
Take notes on pp142-3 in purple book on Medieval Literature: Ballads: narrative songs; common subjects are love, bravery, envy, loyalty, and revenge
3. Pd 4
Anyone who hasn’t taken the quiz on the Medieval Period takes the 2nd Med. Quiz today.
Turn in correctives and enrichment work.

Pd 5
1. Show me your 700 words.
2. In groups from last time, discuss your scoring of Eros essays ZZ, JJ, HH, WWW.
3. Watch the last scene of Hamlet video.
HW: Due Wednesday:
Final Draft,
Final Outline,
Rough Draft w/corrections

Fri, Nov 14, 2008

Fri, Nov 14

Pds 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Finish correctives
3. Take quiz #2 on the Medieval Period
Pd 2 also take notes from purple book on pp 142-3 & 146-7, English Literature (first 3 subtopics) and Language (6 components)


Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Show me thesis, outline, and 350 words. Thesis needs 3 steps.
3. Evaluate other Eros essays. For each essay underline parts that fit the scoring guide & write why
HW: 700 words due Mon

Thu, Nov 13, 2008

Thu, Nov 13

Pd 2, 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Go over answers to quizzes on the Medieval Period
3. Work on mastery learning: enrichment and correctives


Pd 5
1. Discuss progress on Hamlet essay so far
2. Handout w/ assignment details and outline of the play
3. Practice evaluating AP exam essays
HW: Have thesis, rough outline, and 350 words of rough draft to show me tomorrow.
Due Mon: 700 words of rough draft
Due Wed: Final draft, final outline, and rough draft

Wed, Nov 12, 2008

Wed, Nov 12

Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Go over quiz
3. Mastery learning activities sheet

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Take notes on English Literature and Language in the Middle Ages from pp 142-3 & 146-7

Mon, Nov 10, 2008

Mon, Nov 10

Pds 1, 2, 4
1. AR rdg, log, & quizzes
2. Any more essays?
3. Make up quiz on medieval period
4. Pd 4 finish notes and take medieval quiz

Pd 5
1. Hand in S& S corrections and quiz
2. Hand in 2 thesis statements written by steps 1-3
3. Groups finish writing thesis/ outline of prompt selected and present it to the class.
HW: Write a literary analysis essay about Hamlet at least 700 words long, using quotes from the play. Be ready on Thursday to show me what work you have done so far.
HAMLET OUTLINE and assignment follow:

Act 1
Scene 1: The watchmen of the castle switch places and the ghost of King Hamlet appears.

Scene 2: King Claudius delivers a speech regarding his marriage to Gertrude, King Hamlet’s funeral, and the situation with Fortinbras of Norway.

Scene3: Laertes and Polonius tell Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet. Laertes leaves for France.

Scene4: Hamlet goes with the castle sentries to see the ghost and is beckoned by the spirit.

Scene 5: The spirit tells Hamlet how he was murdered and has Hamlet promise revenge.

Act 2
Scene 1: Polonius gets his servant Reynaldo to spy on Laertes in France. Ophelia describes her strange encounter with Hamlet in her “closet.”

Scene 2 : The king of Norway asks Fortinbras’ army to be given safe passage through Denmark to fight against the Poles. Polonius tells Claudius and Gertrude that Hamlet’s madness is from his love for Ophelia. Hamlet acts insane as he speaks to Polonius. Hamlet greets Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The players come to Elsinore and Hamlet decides to trap Claudius into revealing his guilt by devising a play for the king and queen.

Act 3
Scene 1: Polonius and Claudius discover Hamlet’s madness is not caused by Ophelia after he tells her to go to a nunnery. Polonius suggests Gertrude speak to Hamlet after the play.

Scene 2: The prepared and performed, and Claudius becomes distressed.

Scene 3: Hamlet goes to kill the guilty king but finds him praying and decides to wait.

Scene 4: Hamlet has strong words with Gertrude in her chamber, then stabs and kills Polonius, who is hiding behind a tapestry, when he makes a noise.

Act 4
Scene 1: Claudius finds out Hamlet has killed Polonius and he orders Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to find Hamlet and the body.

Scene 2: Hamlet disposes of the body and goes with R & G to the king.

Scene 3: Hamlet teases Claudius about where the body is. Claudius sends Hamlet to England with orders that he be killed.

Scene 4: Hamlet returns to Denmark and encounters Fortinbras leading an army to fight for an insignificant piece of land. Their bravery encourages him to take his revenge on the king.

Scene 5: Ophelia sings and passes out “flowers.” Laertes returns and demands revenge for his father’s death from Claudius.

Scene 6: Horatio gets a letter from Hamlet that he is returning to Denmark

Scene 7: Claudius meets with Laertes to plan to kill Hamlet in a duel.

Act 5
Scene 1: Hamlet comes across the gravedigger before Ophelia’s funeral, where he argues with Laertes over their love for her.

Scene2: The king and queen watch Laertes and Hamlet duel. They all die.

HAMLET Essay

Write a literary analysis essay of Shakespeare’s Hamlet that is at least 700 words long, using quotations to authenticate and support your ideas and evidence.

Ideas
- Use the 3 steps to write a thesis from your own idea or from an AP exam prompt.
- Show the progress of each step as in the example on the handout.
- Blend a universal truth into your proposed idea about the play.
- Expect to change and improve it as you find evidence.

Quotations
1. Blend direct quotes into your sentences, which explain the quote. No quote should stand alone.
Instead of this: “To be or not to be” (1.2.34) Hamlet wants to die.
Write this: Hamlet considers suicide as he wonders whether it’s better “to be or not to be” (1.2.34).
2. Follow the guidelines for quoting Shakespeare on the Hamlet prompt handout.
3. Avoid long quotes unless every word of it is relevant and supports your argument.
4. Indirect quotes should also be documented. If you comment on someone’s action, give the act and scene either in your sentence or in parentheticals at the end. Use the outline of acts and scenes and your copy of the play to find your convincing evidence! Write with play in hand.

Organization
Organize your paper according to the 5 ¶ essay guidelines. That includes:
- a hook and complete thesis in the introduction ¶, followed by
- topic sentences explicitly related to the main idea and
- supported with at least 2 pieces of evidence
- in at least 2 body ¶s, and
- ending with a restatement of the complete thesis in different words followed by
- a concluding comment related to the hook or leaving the reader with a new thought to consider.

Final Outline
- Your final outline should begin with a statement of your complete thesis.
- Outline the body ¶s with Roman numerals for the subtopics and capital letters to list your supporting ideas and evidence.
- Quotes should not be part of the outline.
- Points will be deducted if your outline does not fit your essay.

Writing
- If you type your first draft, print a copy before you are ready to write the final draft. Then make revisions to the rough draft by hand. Errors and wording problems are easier to find on paper than on the screen.
- Please type your final draft. Illegible handwriting is extremely frustrating to read and could affect your grade. However, if you type without thinking, you may be copying incorrectly, making incomprehensible sentences that are even more frustrating than illegible writing.
- Proofread your final draft! Use whiteout if you can’t recopy. It’s better to have imperfections in typing than to have imperfections in your writing.

MLA Form for English papers
- Heading goes on the LEFT
- Double space EVERYTHING, even if hand-written.
- Create your own original title. Subtitles include a colon. If you use the play title as part of your title, it must be underlined or italicized.
- Use a pen name instead of your name.

Fri, Nov 7, 2008

Fri, Nov 7

Pds 1, 2
1. AR Rdg & log
2. Finish notes Medieval Period
3. Quiz on Medieval Period

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Discuss thesis writing after getting outlines of 1-3 back
3. Groups of 4 select a prompt from 1-8 AP Hamlet and write a thesis and outline.
4. Hand in outline prompt #4
HW: Write 2 thesis statements for Hamlet using handout as a guide. Document steps 1,2,&3
HW: For Sound & Sense Quiz, correct your mistakes and tell where/how you found the answer.

Thu, Nov 6, 2008

Thu, Nov 6, 2008

Pd 2
1. AR Rdg & log
2. Any more essays?
3. Cornell Notes on the Medieval Period p140-1 in Reading Literature.

Pd 4
1. AR Rdg & log
2. Any more essays?
3. Continue Cornell Notes on the Medieval Period p140-1 in Reading Literature. (all but the last ¶ )

Pd 5

1. AR rdg
2. Hand in outlines of prompts # 1, 2, 3.
3. Quiz Sound & Sense chptrs 1, 2, 3.
4. Analysis Pre-test
HW: Read the last 5 prompts for Hamlet, pick 2 favorites, and outline #4.

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

Wed, Nov 5

Pds 1, 4
1. AR Rdg & log
2. Any more essays?
3. Cornell Notes on the Medieval Period p140-1 in Reading Literature.

Mon, Nov 3, 2008

Mon, Nov 3

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR Rdg & log
2. Expository essays due:
Final Drafts + Planning and Rough drafts.
• Answer two questions on the back of your final draft:
1)What is the strongest section of this paper & why?
2) What section is the weakest and what might you do to improve it if you had time?
3. Pd 1 Voc Qz 1-6

Pd 5
1. Check chp 10
2. Get handout on quoting Shakespeare and 8 prompts from AP exam to use with Hamlet. For 1,2,&3, outline a possible essay with 1)main idea, 2)subtopics, and 3)at least 2 items of evidence from the play for each subtopic. (Topics were listed in Friday's blog.)
Example for #3:
Main Idea- The scene in which . . . is a scene of violence that contributes to the meaning of the play.
I. Literary element (or whatever)
A. Specific detail
B. Another specifc detail
II. etc.

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Fri, Oct 31

Pds 1, 2, 4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Write Conclusion ¶
Final Drafts due Mon, Nov 3 (with planning and rough drafts attached)

Pd 5—AP Exam payments due today, 10/31 $25
1. AR rdg and log
2. Discuss and hand in work on chp 10 Tone
3. Hamlet video
HW: Due Mon: continue chp 10. Read poems 112 & 113, 116 & 117 and answer ALL qstns.
HW: Due Mon: From the following AP exam prompts, write a proposed main idea and three subtopics with two details for each subtopic:
1. The conflict created when the will of an individual opposes the will of the majority is the recurring theme of many novels and plays. From Hamlet, select a character who is in opposition to his or her society. In a critical essay, analyze the conflict and discuss the moral implications for the individual, the society, and the work as a whole.
2. In some novels or plays certain parallel or recurring events prove to be significant. In an essay, describe the major similarities and differences in a sequence of parallel or recurring events in Hamlet and discuss the significance of such events to the work as a whole.
3. In great literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. In a well-organized essay, explain how the scene or scenes of violence in Hamlet contributes to the meaning of the complete work.

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

Thu, Oct 30

Pds 2, 4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Write Introduction ¶

Pd 5—AP Exam payments due tomorrow, 10/31 $25
1. AR rdg and log
2. Discuss and hand in work on chp 9: Meaning
3. Hamlet video
HW: Choose 3 topics from AP exam handout and write a proposed main idea and subtopics for all three (postponed till Fri, since you didn’t get the handout).
HW: Due Friday: Chp 10: Tone-- Read, notate, and answer ALL qstns through p146.
HW: Due Mon: continue chp 10. Read poems 112 & 113, 116 & 117 and answer ALL qstns about the 4 poems.

Wed, Oct 29, 2008

Wed, Oct 29

Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Write Introduction paragraph

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Write Body ¶s 2 & 3

Tue, Oct 28, 2008

Tue, Oct 28

Pds 1, 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Write Body ¶s 2 & 3


Pd 5
1. Check chp 8 & discuss
2. Watch Hamlet video
HW: Chp 9 Sound & Sense

Mon, Oct 27, 2008

Mon, Oct 27

Pds 1, 2, 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Five ¶ Essay sheet to keep in binder
3. Work on Expository Essay so far:
• list of at least five things learned in the last year
• 100 words of freewriting on the idea you picked from list
• a main idea and 3 supporting subtopics
4. Due today: Body ¶ 1

Pd 5
1. Check chp 7 Figurative Language #3
HW: Chp 8 Sound & Sense

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Fri, Oct 24

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Pd 1: Quiz on College Essay Notes
3. How to write first Body ¶: Topic sentence related to main idea + details
4. Points for:
• list of at least five things learned in the last year
• 100 words of freewriting on one thing you picked from list
• a main idea and 3 supporting subtopics
5. Due Mon: first Body ¶
Due Mon, Nov 3: Final draft

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Hand in work on chp 6 and discuss
3. Hamlet video continued
HW: Rd, notate, summarize, do Exercises, & qstns 1,4,7 on poems for chp7 (and chp 6 if not done) in S& S

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Thu, Oct 23

Pds 2 & 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on College Essay Notes
3. "Editing for Clarity" sheet
4. Work on essay

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Hand in work chps 4 & 5 in Sound & Sense
3. Read Hamlet Act 3, scene1 aloud
4. Watch Hamlet video
HW: Read, notate, and summarize chp 6 in S&S. Do exercises and answer qstns 1,4,7 for poems.

Wed, Oct 22, 2008

Wed, Oct 22

Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Discuss how to create possible thesis (main idea) and 2-3 supporting subtopics.
My Example: Main idea--Going shopping at the new Nordstrom’s is an adventure.
I. Exciting to go the first time
II. Inside like a jungle
III. Hunting for a good deal
3. Show me your list of things learned and your 100 words of freewriting
Home Work: Write a possible main idea and 2-3 supporting ideas as subtopics

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Notes on essays 1-4
3. Plan expository essay: explaining or exposing facts.
Topic: Something you’ve learned in the past year
4. List at least 5 things you’ve learned in the last year. Pick one and freewrite about it for at least 100 words. If you like what you picked, consider what a main idea might be and what 3 supporting ideas would support it.

Tue, Oct 21, 2008

Tue, Oct 21

Pd 1
1. Planner check
2. Library
3. AR rdg & log
4. Seating chart
5. Plan essay by writing things you learned in the last year. List at least 5 things, though more is better.
HW: Pick one and freewrite 100 words about it.

Pd 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Library
3. Put scanlons.blogspot
in planners on front pg.
4. Continue planning essay by: HOMEWORK 1) choosing one of your topics, 2) listing three things about the topic, and 3) freewriting at least 100 words about the topic

Pd 5
1. Include summary in notes
2. Check chp 3
3. Rd Act 2, scene 2 aloud
HW: Read, notate, and summarize briefly chps 4 & 5. Answer qstns 1, 4, & 7 for each poem and do all Exercises.

Fri, Oct 17, 2008

Fri, Oct 17

Pds 1, 2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Take Cornell notes on college essay errors
Pd 1: 1-6 notes
Pd 2: 1-4 notes
Pd 4: 1-4 discuss

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Check chp 2
3. Read aloud Hamlet
HW: Sound & Sense chp 3: Read, notate,& summarize ; answer 1 of every 3 qstns on poems.

Thu, Oct 16, 2008

Thu, Oct 16

Pd 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Co notes on expos essay format w/graphic

Pd. 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Check grades

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Hand in Hamlet research work
3. Discuss chp 1 S& Sense and poems, hand in
HW: Read chp 2 Sound & Sense, take notes, and answer 1 qstn out of every 3 on poems.

Wed, Oct 15, 2008

Wed, Oct 15

Pd 1
1. AR rdg and log
2. Updated grades
3. Think about what you want to write about for your expository essay.

Tue, Oct 14, 2008

Tue, Oct 14

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg & new log
2. College essays returned
3. Fill out “Comment” sheet with comments on “Strength” and on “Work on” which were noted at the end of your essay
4. Look at grades for Qt1

Pd 5
1. Pg 213 essays returned
2. Look at Qt1 grades
3. Get copy of Sound and Sense and cover.
HW. Read Ch 1 S&S , take Cornell notes on anything you find important in the prose (look for at least one thing for any long paragraph, although there is no required number of notes).
Also, answer the qstns about the poems.

Fri, Oct 3, 2008

Fri, Oct 3

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Check Test on The Seafarer, p129 purple Reading Lit
3. Discuss questions
4. Write about which story you preferred: Beowulf or “The Seafarer”

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Title, author, & date due for article. Articles from the Internet must be approved as a professional critical article.
If you haven’t been approved yet, please email me at Sheryl_Scanlon@notes.k12.hi.us and give me the URL so I can look at the article.
3. Check soliloquy questions
HW: Hamlet Research Article assignment due Thurs, Oct 16

Thu, Oct 2, 2008

Thu, Oct 2

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Finish qstns Part 2 Beowulf
3. Video
4. Read The Seafarer

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Check soliloquy notes & 5 qstns "to be or not to be"
3. Hand in notes
4. Sign up for article if ready
5. Read aloud Act1 sc3&4
HW: Finish 3 sets of soliloquy qstns
HW: Be ready to sign up for a Hamlet critical essay w/ author, title, & publishing date tomorrow
HW: Hamlet Research Project due Thu, Oct 16

Wed, Oct 1, 2008

Wed, Oct 1

Pd 1
1. AR rdg
2. Finish qstns Part 2 Beowulf
3. Read The Seafarer

Pd 4
1. AR rdg
2. Part 2 qstns Beowulf
3. Movie
4. Qstns Part 2

Tue, Sep 30, 2008

Tue, Sep 30

Pds 1,2,
1. AR rdg & log
2. Animated video
3. Part 2 questions


Pd 5
1. Check outline
2. Check essay scores and discuss
HW: Soliloquies Notes and questions. Front of sheet 1 due Thur,
the rest due Friday.
HW: Hamlet research: Find article and sign up by Friday. Have some alternate articles in case someone else takes your first choice.

Mon, Sep 29, 2008

Mon, Sep 29

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Look over Qtr Exams

Pd 5
1. Quiz Act5
2. Look over Qtr Exam
3. Forgot to compare scores for sample student AP exams; will compare all 5 tomorrow
HW: Outline the play by briefly describing events in each scene: e.g.
Act1
Scene 1: Castle guards switch places & ghost appears
Scene 2: etc.
Act 1 has5 scenes
2 has 2
3 has 4
4 has 7
5 has 2
20 scenes in all

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

Fri, Sep 26

Pds 1,2,4,5
1. AR rdg & log

Pd 1
2. Go over answers to qstns p10 on Grendel

Pd 2
2. Handouts of qstns p10 Grendel & text of Part 1. Find answers and hand in.

Pd 4
2. Get books to finish qstns p10 and hand in papers.

Pd 5
2. Quiz on Hamlet Act 4
3. Essay on 2 Eros poems
HW: Read Act 5
HW: Evaluate 5 essays

Thu, Sep 25, 2008

Thu, Sep 25

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg & log
Pd 1, Check qstns &
listen end of part2


Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Qtr Exam
HW: Read Hamlet Act 4

Wed, Sep 24, 2008

Wed, Sep 24

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. First Quarter Exam
3. Read about Beowulf,
Part 2

Pd 5
1. Quiz Act 3
2. Check and discuss qstns
on 2 speeches in Act 1
HW: Exam: Terms & Allusions

Tue, Sep 23, 2008

Tue, Sep 23

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg & log
2. First Quarter Exam
3. Read about Beowulf, Part 2

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Review for exam
3. Notes returned to students on 4 Kinds of Writing and on Early British Literature.

Mon, Sep 22, 2008

Mon, Sep 22

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg, log,& quiz
2. Review for exam

Pd 4
1. AR rdg, log,& quiz
2. Finish Grendel Art and hand in

Pd 5
1. AR quiz
HW: Qstns on 2 speeches from Act 1
HW: Read Act 3
HW: Thursday Exam on Literary Terms & Allusions

Fri, Sep 19, 2008

Fri, Sep 19

Pds 1,2,4
1. Extended AR rdg&log
2. Grendel Art

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on Allusions 21-34 and Hamlet Act 2
3. Read aloud Act 1

Thu, Sep 18, 2008

Thu, Sep 18

Pd 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quizzes Early Brit Lit returned
3. Mastery Learning based on quiz scores 22/28= mastery. (11 right out of 14 answers) Do enrichment or corrective.
4. Hand in papers

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Qstns p10 #s1-10. Write the qstn.
3. Hand in papers.

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on Allusions 1-20 and Hamlet Act 1.
HW: Allusions 21-34
HW: Read Act 2

Wed, Sep 17, 2008

Wed, Sep 17

Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on Early British Voices
3. Finish reading Grendel from Beowulf
4. Answer qstns 1-10 p10

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Qz Thu, Early Brit Voices
3. Finish notes on Anglo Saxon Poetry pp2&3
3. Finish reading Grendel from Beowulf

Tue, Sep 16, 2008

Tue, Sep 16

Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Get notes on Early British Voices back to study for quiz
3. Read Beowulf aloud

Pd 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on Early British Voices
3. Read Beowulf aloud

Pd 5
1. Hand in essay with pen name
2. Hand in comment on style
3. Select important words in defns on Allusion handout for 1-20
4. Notes on grammar
5. Read aloud Act I
HW: Read Hamlet Act I
HW: Quiz Allusions 1-20, you give defns

Mon, Sep 15, 2008

Mon, Sep 15

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Pds 1,2 do Writing Connection p4 & hand in.
3. Begin reading aloud Grendel from Beowulf p5
Quiz next class on Early British Voices:
1) Conquest
2) Poetry

Pd 5
1. Quiz on sonnets pp338-346
2. Discuss ways to compare & contrast 2 poems.
3. Discuss Sonnet 75 with TP-CASTT. Look for words, images, etc that stand out. Go beyond the obvious.
4. “Five”-paragraph essay due tomorrow for Critical Response p213.
5. Read about style #s 9-13. Which one is best for you and why?

Fri, Sep 12, 2008

Fri, Sep 12

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. PreAssessment Qt1 Reading: Analysis


Pd 5:
Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Check HW:
TP-CASTT “The Flood-Tide” p213
3. Hand in notes on Style handout and sentence you don’t like from your essay
4. Get back TP-CASTT for Sonnet 75
HW: Due Tues p213 Critical Response-Write a 5¶ essay. Write as much as you can that is not repetitive. Find insights.
HW: Read pp338-346 Shakespeare’s sonnets for a quiz Monday

Thu, Sep 11, 2008

Thu, Sep 11

Pd 2
1. AR rdg & log
3. Cornell notes:
p2&3 Globe:
Early Voices in Brit Lit
Intro-Dark Ages
War and Conquest
1)Celts, pushed N & W by
2)Romans, built roads, left
3)Anglos,Saxons>England
4)Danes(Vikngs)DaneLaw
5)Normans (French)1 king
Poetry
1. Bards sang poems
2. Druids(priests)taught bards
3. Epics about folk heroes

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Binder check
1)Class Info Sheet
2)Vocabulary List
3)Happiness article
4)Binder
5)Divider if applies
3. p4 Focus on senses and figurative language
4. Character description
5. Write about hero or villain. Name trait and actions to fit that trait.

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Qz Terms T-W & analytic words
3. Hand in Essay Comment sheets
4. Check TP-CASTT & discuss
5. Notes: Avoid just. It’s ambiguous and over used.
HW: TP-CASTT “Flood Tide” p213
HW: Read style handout and take notes
HW. Find a sentence in your essay that you don’t like, write it down, & tell why you don’t like it.

Wed, Sep 10, 2008

Wed, Sep 10

Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
3. Cornell notes:
p2&3 Globe:
Early Voices in Brit Lit
Intro-Dark Ages
War and Conquest
1)Celts, pushed N & W by
2)Romans, built roads, left
3)Anglos,Saxons>England
4)Danes(Vikngs)DaneLaw
5)Normans (French)1 king
Poetry
1. Bards sang poems
2. Druids(priests)taught bards
3. Epics about folk heroes

Pd 2
1. AR rdg & log
2 p2&3 Globe:
Discuss
Early Voices in Brit Lit
Intro-Dark Ages
War and Conquest
1)Celts, pushed N & W by
2)Romans, built roads, left
3)Anglo-Saxons>England
4)Danes(Vikings)DaneLaw
5)Normans (French)1 king

Tue, Sep 9, 2008

Tue, Sep 9

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Binder check
1) Class Info Sheet
2) Vocabulary List
3) Happiness article
4) Binder
5) Divider if it applies
3. p2 Globe: Anglo-Saxon Period
Britain, 5 invasions:
1) Celts, pushed N & W by
2) Romans, built roads, left
3) Anglos,Saxons>England
4) Danes(Vikngs)DaneLaw
5) Normans (French)1 king

Pd 5
1. Hand in storyboards of p201 Faerie Queen
2. Hand in qstn10p211
3. Get&discuss handouts
4. CompNotes #2.Why not write about the reader or us? Wrtg abt author and piece is authoritative.
#4. How to avoid repetition? Use a thesaurus, have someone find your repetition, think of a different word (have a good vocabulary!)
#5. What does redundant mean? Repetitive
HW: Memorize analytical words (10, on handout)
HW: p1272: 7terms, you give defn—TUVW
HW: Hand in Essay Comment sheets
HW: Rd “Sonnet 75” p213 & analyze in note form using TP-CASTT method

Mon, Sep 8, 2008

Mon, Sep 8

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Binder check tomorrow
3. Expository writing is nonfiction. Fiction has a section called exposition, but we write nonfiction essays as expository writing.
4. Voc 4,5,6 and defns.
5. Grade checks to students

Pd 5
1. Terms qz S, I give defn.
2. Hand in writing on 3 poems, carpe diem theme
3. Take C. notes on Comp1. #1 Begin with a hook, an interesting idea related to thesis, but more general. It makes a good impression.
4. Grade checks to students
HW: Draw a storyboard of the events in bold print on page 201, second column. Use 1 or 2sheets of unlined paper divided into 4 quarters. Label the characters and action.
HW: Read stanzas 45-50 & answer #10 on p211.

Fri, Sep 5, 2008

Fri, Sep 5

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Discuss and hand in notes on Happiness article
3. Any late essays?


Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Hand in paraphrase
3. Get graded essay back and handouts on literary analysis 2 sides
4. Qz on terms Q-R, Spenser, FQ, & “Amoretti”
HW: Read
p232 “Passionate Shepherd,” Marlowe
p385 “To the Virgins,” Herrick
p436 “To His Coy Mistress,” Marvell
Write what makes each one special and unlike the other two.
HW: Terms S(12) I give defn.

Thu, Sep 4, 2008

Thu, Sep 4

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Take Cornell notes on Happiness article. One point for each bold heading, notes on each (no more than the # of paragraphs), title, heading, and straight line
3. Hand in FINAL DRAFTS stapled to Rough Drafts for college essay.

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Hand in p196 Critical Response
3. Quizzes on:Renaissance Poetry and Prose,
P terms, Raleigh, his poem “Nature . . .Milk,” & Poetic Meter.
HW: Terms Q-R (7) You give defn.
HW: Rd pp 198-201. Paraphrase verse 1 of Faerie Queen.

Wed, Sep 3, 2008

Wed, Sep 3

Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Take 2 column ( Cornell) notes on Happiness article and hand in. One point for each paragraph topic, bold heading, title, and notes components
3. Hand in FINAL DRAFTS stapled to Rough Drafts for college essay. 300-450 words.

Pd. 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Write or type final draft

Tues, Sep 2, 2008

Tues, Sep 2

Pds 1, 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Write or type final draft

Pd 5
1. Check Reading Record Card
2. Check, discuss, and hand in notes on Wyatt, poem, and Petrarchan sonnets.
HW: Review Renaissance Poetry and Prose for the rest of the quiz
HW: Read pp193-5 & write Critical Response ¶ on p196.
HW: Terms - P (10) (I give defn)

Fri, Aug 29, 2008 & Reading Record Card Format

Fri, Aug 29

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Finish writing 300 words of essay.
FINAL DRAFT & ALL ORIGINAL WRITINGS
DUE WED for Pd 1
DUE THU for Pds 2&4

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz terms N&O et al
3. Quiz on Ren. pp176-186
5 true/false & 5 short answer
6 completed, finish Tuesday
HW: Reading Record Card due Tues for first summer book
HW: Read pp 187, 190, 191 & write short notes on what you think, qstns you have, etc

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
10. The theme (central meaning) of the work

Thu, Aug 28, 2008

Thu, Aug 28

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Write draft of essay
200 words total due today

Pd 5
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on terms K-M &A-I
3. Quiz on Renaissance pp166-175
HW: Terms N& sO (7) and read pp 176-186
HW: Rdg Record Card for Cry B.C. due Tues

Wed, Aug 27, 2008

Wed, Aug 27

Pd1
1. AR rdg and log
2. Continue writing draft of essay
200 words total due today

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. First 100 words of essay due
Day 1: 100 words due
Day 2: 200 total words due
Day 3: 300 total wrds due 8/29

Tues, Aug 26, 2008

Tues, Aug 26

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg & log
2. First 100 words of essay due
Day 1: 100 words due
Day 2: 200 total words due
Day 3: 300 total wrds due 8/29

Pd 5
1. Quiz on F,H,I terms &A-E
2. Finish checking summer book1
HW: Terms K,L,M (10) You write the term & A-I
HW: Read about the Renaissance pp166-175 for quiz

Mon, Aug 25,2008

Mon, Aug 25

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg, log, and Quiz #1
2. Look at grades for Self Quiz

Pd 5

1. AR rdg, log, and Qz #1
2. Qz Terms D&E, plus A,B,C
HW: Study terms F,H,I (13) for quiz Tuesday

Message for AP students

AP students,

Please write in pencil in your literature book your name, my name, and the year. I found a book at school and don't know whose it is, since I no longer have book numbers.

Mrs. Scanlon

Thu, Aug 21,2008

Thu, Aug 21

Pds 2,4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Plan college essay
A. Make a list of 5 to 10 experiences
B. Write at least 50 words about one of them and hand in.

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in MC listing ones not understood on front
3. Qz on Terms B&C + A review
4. Check summer books
HW: Study terms D&E (13)
for quiz on D&E+A,B,C

Wed, Aug 20, 2008

Wed, Aug 20

Pd1
1. AR rdg and log
2. Plan college essay
A. Make a list of 5 to 10 experiences
B. Write at least 50 words about one of them and hand in.

Pd 4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Cornell Notes on 4 kinds of writing: Narrative, Descriptive, Expository, Persuasive— Definitions and examples
3. Write 4 paragraphs, one using each type of writing
Hand in with notes.

Tues, Aug 19,2008

Tues, Aug 19

Pds 1,2
1. AR rdg and log
2. Finish Cornell Notes on 4 kinds of writing: Narrative, Descriptive, Expository, Persuasive— Definitions and examples
3. Write 4 paragraphs, one using each type of writing
Pd 1, 2 hand in paragraphs,
Pd 2 hand in notes & paragraphs

Pd 5
1. Quiz on A terms in text p1259--
2. Check MC 1-32
HW: For the ones you missed, list any for which you don’t understand the right answer. List on the front of the test.
3. Finish Meecher Teacher and get with partner to give your quiz orally. You and partner will introduce each other to the class and read one quiz qstn to class.
HW: B&C literary terms for quiz Thurs: I give word, you write definition

Mon, Aug 18,2008

Mon, Aug 18

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR reading
2. Cornell Notes on Writing: Four Kinds
(Narr,1,2,4 Desc,1,4)
3. e.g =exemplia gratia Latin for "example given." Underline foreign words
i.e.= id est meaning “that is” or “in other words”
4. Spell out numbers when one or two words. Write the Arabic numeral when three or more words.
5=five
20=twenty
56=fifty-six
100= one hundred
101=101 (one hundred one)


Pd 5

1. Hand in final drafts of essay w/rough draft, final OL, rgh OL. Erase names and use pseudonyms.
2. Begin to check summer book
HW: Study all literary terms beginning with A pp1259-60 for quiz where students write the defn. Definitions in bold in book.

Thurs, Aug 14, 2008

Thurs, Aug 14

Pds 2,4
1. AR reading and logs
2. STAR score sheets given
3. AR ranges recorded in planners on first page at bottom
4. Checking out books explained

Pd 5
1. Show me your 600 words
HW: Final draft
Rough draft
Final Outline
Rough Outline
due Monday
2. AP Mult Choice Exam 1-32

Wed, Aug 13,2008

Wed, Aug 13

Pd 1
1. AR reading, logs, procedures, get range and record in planner

Pd 4
1. Take STAR test in Mac Lab
2. Get AR book to read in library

Tuesday, 12 August 2008

Tues, Aug 12

Pds 1,2
1. Take STAR test in Mac Lab
2. Get AR book to read in library

Pd. 5
1. Take STAR test in Mac Lab
2. Get AR book to read in library
3. Show me 300 words
4. Take AR quiz on summer books-deadline today
HW: Show me total of 600 words of essay on Thursday

Monday, 11 August 2008

Mon, Aug 11

Pds 1,2,3
1. Copy Voc 2&3
2. Finish presentations
3. Review Voc 1-3
4. Cornell Notes (4th only)
When are they good to use?

Pd. 5
1. AR Quiz for summer novels: Deadline tomorrow!
2. Show me your thesis and outline for 10 pts.
3. Discuss thesis & outline
4. Finish Meecher Teacher 1-6
HW: Write at least 300 words of your essay to show me tomorrow. By Thursday, show me a total of 600.

Thu Aug 7 - Fri Aug 8,2008

Thu Aug 7
Pds 1, 2
1. Begin writing Essential Vocabulary list with word #1. figurative and defn.
2. Check your 5 facts about yourself by passing papers back.
3. Write your quiz by adding two wrong choices
4. Discuss listening rubric: shoulders, eyes, nod, smile
HW Finish at home if not done by end of class
Pd 4
1. Check quizzes
2. Ask and answer questions aloud. Talk about yourself and each other. Find one thing you have in common and write it on your papers. Select a question about your partner to share with the class in your presentation of your partner.
2. Begin writing Essential Vocabulary list with 1, 2, and 3
Pd 5
1.Terms I and II and summer Quiz.
2. Four Handouts:
• Grading and other policies/ Essay Analysis Form/
• Composition Correction Symbols & a Few No No’s/. Swovelin’s Personal Correction Symbols
• Poetic Form and Structure/ Epic--Lyric--Dramatic Poems
• Homework: Practice Free Response Question 1 Take 40 mins to organize and write. If you want more time, draw a line after 40 mins, then continue writing.

Fri, Aug 8
Pds 1,2
1. 1. Check quizzes
2. Ask and answer questions aloud. Talk about yourself and each other. Find one thing you have in common and write it on your papers. Select a question about your partner to share with the class in your presentation of your partner.
2. Begin writing Essential Vocabulary list with 1, 2, and 3
Pd 4
1. Presentations of Partners with 1 qstn and 1 common fact
2. Vocabulary review
Pd 5
1. Hand in essay.
2. Go over handouts on Grading, analysis form, & Symbols. Get handout on essay topics for both summer books.
HW: Select book for first composition with the other for an in-class essay. The first "composition" will be due Monday, Aug 18. It will be a minimum of 600 words. After you select a book for this one, and a topic, write your thesis ( main idea and two to four supporting ideas). Show me your proposed thesis and outline with subtopic details ( I. A.B. II. A. B. minimum) on Monday for 10 pts.

Beginning School July 31-Aug 6, 2008

Thu, Jul 31
Pds 1,2,4
1. Alpha seating
2. Fill out st info forms
3. Handout Class Info and parent signature sheet
4. Go over Class info
Pd 5 AP
1. Alpha seating
2. Hand in 2 summer works
3. Bring Eyes tomorrow
4. No IDs and others take AR quizzes (only 2)
HW: Write an essay explaining what you think the meaning is for one of the summer books and why you think so. These will be read aloud in class anonymously and discussed. 20 points
NOTE: "Major" essays are those that take a week or are AP essays written in class. Other writing will be part of the daily grade.

Fri Aug 1
Pds 1,2,4
1. Attendance and learning names
2. Get photos for IDs if not done
Pd 5
1. Attendance, learn names, students get ID’s if not done
2. Hand in homework essays, get handouts: Class Info; Parent Signature; MOA $23
3. Take one AR quiz
4. Terms PreTest 1 and check
5. Eyes postponed till Mon
HW: Write 10 interesting, creative, or unique facts about yourself. Write a 5-question quiz with 3 answers (multiple choice) for each.

Mon, Aug 4
Pds 1 & 2
1. Names & attendance
2. Class Info
Pd 4
1. Café duty fiasco
2. Take Meecher Teacher quiz & hand in
Pd 5
1. Terms quiz 2
2. AR quizzes
3. Check
4. Get back Terms 1 to copy missed words and study
HW: Write what you think is the theme for second summer book and explain why. If you didn’t read it, write on another book you read.

Tue, Aug 5
pd 1,2
1. Names
2. More signatures?
3. Meecher Teacher quiz
pd4
Same but check Meecher Teacher
HW: Write 5 interesting, unique, or creative facts about yourself.
pd5
1. Terms test III
2. More AR quizzes
3. Get back terms II
4. Hand in essay on second book theme
HW. Study words missed on I and II for quiz. You write defn.

Wed Aug 6
pd1 & 2
Get class set of Gold Globe books from library (pd1 only)
1. Names
2. More signatures?
3. Meecher Teacher check
HW: Write 5 interesting, unique, or creative facts about yourself.
pd 4
1. Names
2. More signatures?
3. Check 5 facts and score
4. Write quiz with 5 facts and 3 multiple choice answers
pd.5
1. Get books for home from library
2. Go over terms on sheet I to #16.
3. How to cover book & name inside
HW: Study for terms quiz tomorrow

Summer Reading Assignment AP Literature

Summer Reading Assignment AP Literature
2008-09 Radford High School
Sheryl Scanlon 545-5023 shscanlon@aol.com

WHAT: For your summer assignment, you'll be reading two twentieth century novels, Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. You will take an AR quiz on both books when school begins.

WHERE to get books: You may buy your own copy or borrow a copy from my class set in the Radford library. The librarian will have a list of students registered for this class.

HOW: 1. You will write questions, list and study vocabulary of your choice, and describe literary elements for each book, due on the first day of class. Keep the work for each book separate. If work is not typed in size 12 Times New Roman font, it should be hand printed, on one side of the paper, and have page numbers. If your printing is too small or illegibly written, you will lose points and have to type it and all future work done at home. Legibility is important on the AP Exam, and therefore also important in this class.
2. I will give you topics for writing an essay on each book before the tenth day of class.
3. You will use your work to write Reading Record Cards to study for the AP exam in May.

WHY: Passing the AP exam for this course can earn you credit in a college literature class and a college composition class as well. To pass the exam, it helps to have read a wide variety of high quality literature and to remember characters, setting, and events for AP Exam Essay Question # 3.

PART I: Questions and Vocabulary (As You Read)

1. QUESTIONS: Write how and why types of questions for each book, with answers only implied in the text. Remember that a character’s actions are the inventions of the author, so when you ask why a character does something, you are asking why the author has the character act that way. It isn’t a person living his/her life; it’s a writer making a character do something for the writer’s purpose. Write 10 to 20 questions as you read each book. Give the chapter, and relevant page number if possible, for each question.

2. ANSWER: Write a 50-to-100-word answer to your second and tenth questions. Don’t worry about “right” answers. You are exploring your thoughts on the question.

3. VOCABULARY: Find words you would like to learn from each book, 40 total for the two. Write:
(1) the sentence containing the word, or if it’s very long, about 25 words of it,
(2) the page #, and
(3) the definition that fits.
If you can’t find enough words you want to learn from one of the books, find another source for words that interest you and follow the same instructions. However, every word you choose must have a sentence not of your making, containing the word. Wherever you find your words and sentences, I must be able to find the sentence from your documenting the source. For example, if it’s another book you have, give in addition to the above items the title, author, publisher, & copyright date. If it’s an online source, list the URL. If I can’t find it, your won’t get full credit.

PART II: Examining the Literary Elements (After Reading)

Write the question and the answer. Use the term definitions given below.

1. Write what you see as the main theme. In a well-written story all other elements support the theme.
2. Write a statement of the plot (a précis) in one sentence, around 25 words. How is it tied to theme?
3. Describe the setting and its impact on the theme.
4. List five or fewer characters most important to the theme and do the following:
(1) Give an example of characterization for each person and tell whether it’s direct or indirect.
(2) Tell whether the character is flat or round and why you think so.
(3) How does the character fit into the theme?
5. Write about the point of view of the narrator and how it affects the theme.
6. Describe a possible symbol and what it represents. How is it related to the theme?
7. Write about an allusion and how it adds to the theme.

TERM DEFINITIONS:
You will write these definitions for a quiz the first week of class

• THEME: The central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work, often a universal idea. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT LITERARY TERM
(It is important not to mistake the theme for the actual subject of the work. In nonfiction, for example, the theme generally refers to the main topic.)

• PLOT: The sequence of events, which includes Exposition, Conflict, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, and Resolution (also known as denouement)

• SETTING: A combination of
(1) Place,
(2) Historical time, and
(3) Social environment

• CHARACTERIZATION: The ways an author describes and develops the characters.
FLAT characters are types, defined by a single quality.
ROUND characters have the three-dimensional complexity of real people.
DIRECT characterization explicitly tells about the characters.
INDIRECT characterization shows characters’ actions, statements, thoughts, and feelings.

• POINT OF VIEW: The vantage point from which a narrative is told.
FIRST person: The author tells the story through a character referred to as “I.”
THIRD person: Third-person narratives come in two types: omniscient (all knowing) and limited.

• SYMBOL: Something that stands for itself and also suggests something larger and more complex.

• ALLUSION: An indirect reference to something in literature, the other arts, history, myths, religion, or popular culture



ANY WORK TAKEN FROM A STUDY GUIDE IS PLAGIARISM AND RECEIVES A FAILING GRADE

AP Literature Summer Assignment 2008-09

The summer reading assignment for AP Literature will be posted by Thursday, June 5.

Don't forget that students registered for the class can go to the Radford library to check out copies of both books required.

Goodbye to Blogspot for daily assignments

Since I can no longer post on this site from school, it will not be used for the day's classwork and homework. However, long term assignments will be posted.

Tuesday, 22 April 2008

Tuesday, 22 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. Check answers to 11 qstns on p1229 and discuss
2. Handouts for terms on MC and Essays for AP exam
HW: Outline style essay and write one body ¶

Monday, 21 April 2008

Monday, 21 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. Discuss previous style essays on the 3 stories
2. Compare 2 styles in stream of consciousness
3. Look at the questions about 3 parts of style and discuss what makes simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences
HW: Looking at your passage, answer the 11 questions and find evidence to support your answers

Friday, 18 April 2008

Friday, 18 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Sign the list to give location of your passage
3. Quiz p1229
4. Handout of pp1229-30
HW: Write an outline of your essay plan. Use the lists on p1229 to find evidence. Make notes as suggested on p1229 for words, sentences, and devices

Thursday, 17 April 2008

Thursday, 17 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz: Act 5, Epilogue, Comment, Silver review p1210
3. Groups do #8 p1210: Outline Silver's 3 main ideas and support from the play
HW: Read pp1229 for a quiz. Choose a passage for an essay as indicated on p1229. Write the story title, page #, column #, and ¶ # .

Tuesday, 15 April 2008

Tuesday, 15 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Acts 3 & 4
2. Read with English accents after practice
3. Discuss
HW: Read Act 5, Epilogue, Comment, and Arnold Silver review p1210

Monday, 14 April 2008

Monday, 14 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Pygmalion Act 2
2. Read aloud
HW: Read Acts 3 & 4

Friday, 11 April 2008

Friday, 11 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Shaw, Preface to Pygmalion, Act 1
3. Read aloud Act 2
HW: Read Act 2 for Monday
HW: Read Acts 3 & 4 for Tuesday

Thursday, 10 April 2008

Thursday, 10 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Hand in writing on style for Portrait, Rocking-Horse, Vashtar
3. Finish MC Practice Test 1 and discuss
HW: Read Bernard Shaw p1146, Preface to Pygmalion and Act 1 p1148
HW: Write a ¶ or two about what a person's manner of speaking tells us about his or her intellect. Give 2 real life examples to support your generalizations.

Tuesday, 8 April 2008

Tuesday, 8 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz: Lawrence, Rocking-Horse Winner, Munro, Sredni Vashtar
2. Multiple Choice practice and discussion
HW: In at least 300 words, consider all 3 writing styles in the 3 stories about young boys. Noticing similarities and differences can help you see the qualities of their styles. Consider the effects of the style on the meaning of the story: Portrait of the Artist p966, Rocking-Horse Winner 973, and Sredni Vashtar p951. Use quotes to illustrate your ideas.

Monday, 7 April 2008

Monday, 7 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Araby p959, Irony p964, and Ezra Pound's Review p965
HW: for Tuesday: Read DH Lawrence p971, The Rocking Horse Winner p973, H.H. Munro p950, Sredni Vashtar p951

Friday, 4 April 2008

Friday, 4 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Joyce, Portrait of the Artist, Stream of Consciousness
3. Hand in Critical Response
HW: Read "Araby" p959, Irony p964, and Ezra Pound's Review p965
HW: for Tuesday: Read DH Lawrence p971 and The Rocking Horse Winner p973

Thursday, 3 April 2008

Thursday, 3 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Part 2 The Secret Sharer and The Marginal Hero p949
3. Discussion in groups
HW: Critical Response p948 #3-6, do one for daily grade
HW: Read
James Joyce p957
Portrait of the Artist p966
Stream of Consciousness p969

Tuesday, 1 April 2008

Tuesday, 1 April 2008

PERIOD 5
1. Quizzes Joseph Conradp921 and Part 1 The Secret Sharer pp925-935
2. Group discussion of questions p948
HW: Read Part 2 of The Secret Sharer pp936-945 and The Marginal Hero p947

Monday, 31 March 2008

Monday, 31 March 2008

PERIOD 5
1. Get exams back
2. Get Jane Eyre essays back
HW: Read Joseph Conrad p 921
HW: Read The Secret Sharer Part 1 pp925-935

Friday, 14 March 2008

Friday, 14 March 2008

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz the English Language p907
2. Quiz the Twentieth Century p914

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Work on Reading Record Card for Jane Eyre
3. Work on 22-38 Vocabulary List
Exam tomorrow will be an AP Multiple Choice Exam with one essay question.

PERIOD 6
1. List vocabulary words you have trouble with. List synonyms from the thesaurus. Use them to play Wheel of Fortune.
Exam tomorrow will be a practice SAT Exam with Reading and Writing Sections

Monday, 10 March 2008

Monday, 10 March 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
Exam schedule:3&4,5&6,1&2,TWT
.....Period 1
2. Exam Review, took notes on:
6+1 Writing traits & my defns for
Ideas>meaning, content
Voice> personality of writer
Sent Flue>beauty&naturalness of
the way words are put together
.....Period 2
2. Hand in or show me contest draft

Period 5
1. Hand in critical response p857
2. Quiz on Oscar Wilde & IBE
3. HW or classwork on Import…Ernest
4. Voc ch22-38= 17 words & defn
No quiz tomorrow. You'll do classwork from the book. Study for your 3rd & 4th period exams.
HW: Voc lists due later this week
Bring in books

Period 6
1. Exam review of topics to cover
• SAT sections:
2 Critical Reading & 1 Writing Skills
• Vocabulary 31-74

Friday, 7 March 2008

Friday, 7 March 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Give presentation
4. Write a rough draft of a story (less than 300 words) about the ocean and you for the Kids Day contest. Show me for points.
Period 2: Quiz on the Restoration and 2 details

Period 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Charles Dickens and David Copperfield pp 845-857
3. Discuss poems : Browning
HW: Critical response p 857
HW:Read Oscar Wilde and part of The Importance of Being Ernest pp 868 –875 Tell what or who is being satirized and write a quote from the play to show why you think so.
HW for Tues: Read pp 907-910 The English Language
HW for Tues: Twentieth Century pp 914-920
Bring books: Jane Eyre, Hamlet, Sound and Sense

Period 6
1. Voc Quiz 67-76
2. Check Pract Test2 Sec2 SAT
HW: Voc 77-78

Thursday, 6 March 2008

Thursday, 6 March 2008


Period 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Presentations
4. Literary Periods pp134-5
Read and discuss.
Take Cornell notes for quiz.
.....The Restoration Period
1. Puritans took over and were intolerant
2. The monarchy was restored with less power, but Parliament ruled.

Period 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Eliz Bar Browning&Sonnets from Portuguese
3. Show me your revision & r.d. Hand in if it's ready to be graded
4. Discussion of poems in groups
HW: Read Charles Dickens and
David Copperfield pp 845-857
HW: Reading Record Card due for Jane Eyre
HW: Bring books: Jane Eyre, Hamlet, Sound and Sense

Period 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Quiz 63-72
3. Practice Test2 Sec2 SAT
HW: Voc 73-74

Wednesday, 5 March 2008

Wednesday, 5 March 2008

Period 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Presentation
4. Quiz Literary Periods p134 Gold
5. Kid’s Day story
HW: Rough draft due Friday
<300words


Period 6
1. Effective Wrtg Quiz 1-10
2. NovaNet in Learning Center
Write NovaNet Journal:
Date and what you learned today

Tuesday, 4 March, 2008

Tuesday, 4 March, 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg and log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Any more Presentations?
Period 1
1. Review voc 1-19;
2. Romantic Period pp 134-135 Cornell notes.
HW: Qz Wed on notes
Period 2
Voc Quiz 10-19

Period 5
1. Quiz on Browning’s poems
2. Show me your rough drafts <300 or >500
3. Discussion
HW: Read Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Sonnets from the Portuguese.
HW: Type and revise your contest essay. Bring both copies to class to show me.
• Ocean (Kids Day) < 300 for $100
• 4 Qstns (Rotary) >500 for $1000, $700, $500, $300 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place

Monday, 3 March, 2008

Monday, 3 March, 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg and log
2. Any more Macbeth essays
3. Presentations

Period 5
1. Quiz on Browning
2. Hand in summary and theme for Duchess
3. Discussion
HW: Write rough draft for local Contest. See Friday 2/29 for details
HW: Read Porphyria's Lover p802; Meeting at Night; Parting at Morning p805; Prospice p806

Period 6
1. Voc Quiz 63-72
2. Finish Effective Writing from SAT
3. HW: Voc 73-74

Friday, 29 February, 2008

Friday, 29 February, 2008

Periods 1 & 2

1. AR rdg & log

2. Any more Macbeth essays?

3. Give presentations

Period 5

1. SRF

2. Turn in

Final draft

Rough draft with corrections

Final outline

Rough outline

3. Write 5 two word poems& hand in

HW: Due Tues: Write a rough draft of contest essay:

Kid's Day Ocean, <300 words for $100;

Rotary 4Way Qstns >500 words for$1000, $700, $500, or $300
Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

HW: due Mon: Read pp798-801Robert Browning and "My Last Duchess" Summarize poem and tell what you think is the theme.


Period 6

1. Voc Quiz 61-70

2. Effective Writing from SAT

HW: Voc 71-73

Thursday, 28 February, 2008

Thursday, 28 February,2008

Period 2

1. AR rdg & log

2. Any more Macbeth essays?

3. Prepare for presentations

4. Quality presentations

1] Loud enough

2] Slow enough

3] Enunciate clearly

4] Stress important words

5] Stay in character


Period 5

1. SRF

2. Check 600 words

3. Check 21-30 MC for Jane Eyre

4. Contests: Kid's Day & 4 Qstnsfrom the Rotary

HW: Final draft


Period 6

1. Voc Quiz 59-68

2. Effective Writing from SAT

HW: Voc 69-7

Wednesday, 27 February, 2008

Wednesday, 27 February, 2008

Period 1

1. AR rdg & log

2. Any more Macbeth essays?

3. Prepare for presentations

4. Quality presentations

1] Loud enough

2] Slow enough

3] Enunciate clearly

4] Stress important words

5] Stay in character



Period 6

1. Voc Quiz 57-66

2. NovaNet in Learning Center

Write NovaNet Journal:

Date and what you learned today

HW: Voc 67-68

Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Presentations: Each student will be asked to present 4 lines from a character in Macbeth. Lines may be read, but memorizing may improve your grade. Here are some possibilities for one student or groups of students. Quotations are taken from the Gold textbook.

p79 MB 1st line and last 3 lines:
"Is this….before me?"
"I go and it is done....or to hell."

p80 Macbeth and Lady Macbeth 4 lines each
MB: "I'll go… (3)
LMB: "Infirm of… (4)
MB:"To know…myself." (1)

p83 3 WITCHES 4 lines each
"Round….caldron bubble." (10)

p84 WITCH 4 lines & MB 1 line
Witch: "Cool it…this way comes."(4)
MB: "How now….you do?"(1)

p 85 DOCTOR &WOMAN 4 lines each
DR: "I have two….she last walked?" (2)
WOM: "Since his majesty….both fast asleep."(4)
DR: "What…her say? (1)
You see her eyes are open." (1)

p85-86 WOMAN, LMB, DOCTOR 4 lines each
WOM: "It is an…of an hour" (2)
LMB: "Yet here's a spot." (1)
DR: "Hark, she speaks." (1)
LMB:"Out damned…blood in him?"(3)
DR: "Do you mark that?"
"You have known...should not." (2)
WOM: "She has spoke...has known." (2)
DR: "This disease is beyond my practice." (1)

p86 DOCTOR 4 lines "Foul whisperings…the physician."

p87 MB 8 lines= 4 & 4
"Tomorrow and…dusty death." (4.5)
"Out, out….signifying nothing."(4.5)

p87 MB 4 lines
"I begin…harness on our back."(4)

p87 MB & Macduff 3 lines each
MD: "Turn, Hellhound, turn!"(1)
MB: "Of all men….thine already." (3)
MD: "I have no…my sword."(2)

p88 MB 8 lines
MB: "I will not yield…Hold, enough!"



Period 5
1. Notes on Ch 20 essays AP style
2. Show me your 400 words
HW: Write last 200 or more words, 600+ total

Monday, 25 February 2008

Monday, 25 February 2008

Periods 1& 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more papers to turn in?
3. New essential vocabulary
…16] irony (n): a contradiction between expectation and reality; the unexpected
…17] personification (n): giving human qualities to nonliving things.
4. Review and quiz vocab. 8-17

Period 5
1. Get back ch20 AP style essays
2. Students absent Friday take mult choice test on 21-30 JE
3. Show me 200 words of essay
4. Check mult choice 11-20
HW: 200 more words due, 400total

Period 6
1. Quiz Voc 55-64
2. Discuss consistency in writing with parallel structure: Things in a series should have the same construction.
HW: Voc. 65-66

Monday, 25 February 2008

Monday, 25 February 2008

Periods 1& 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more papers to turn in?
3. New essential vocabulary
…16] irony (n): a contradiction between expectation and reality; the unexpected
…17] personification (n): giving human qualities to nonliving things.
4. Review and quiz vocab. 8-17

Period 5
1. Get back ch20 AP style essays
2. Students absent Friday take mult choice test on 21-30 JE
3. Show me 200 words of essay
4. Check mult choice 11-20
HW: 200 more words due, 400total

Period 6
1. Quiz Voc 55-64
2. Discuss consistency in writing with parallel structure: Things in a series should have the same
construction.
HW: Voc. 65-66

Friday, 22 February 2008

Friday, 22 February 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Hand in
• Final Drafts
• Rough draft w/ corrections in a in different color
• Rough outline
• Final outline

Period 5
1. SRF
2. Mult choice JE 21-30
3.Show me thesis & outline
HW: 200 words for Mon.

Period 6
1. SRF
2. Quiz Voc 53-62
HW: Voc 63-64

Thursday, 21 February 2008

Thursday, 21 February 2008

Period 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Show me 500 words total
(150 more words for 15 pts)
• Final Drafts due Friday, including:
• Rough draft with corrections in a different color
• Rough outline
• Final outline
See new blog "Writing Literary Analysis" for basic tips (below)

Period 5
1. Multiple choice JE ch 18 #11-20
2. Label best & worst of your 3 thesis ideas
3. Share best with class
HW: Thesis and outline for essay JE
Blog: Outline for Jane Eyre
Blog: Byronic Hero Characteristics
Blog: Writing Literary Analysis, Basic Tips

Period 6
1. Quiz Voc 51-60
2. Effective Writing
Part A: Being consistent
1]. Sequence of tenses
2]. Shift of pronoun
HW: Voc 61-62

Wednesday, 20 February 2008

Wednesday, 20 February 2008

Period 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Show me 500 words total
(150 more words for 15 pts)
• Final Drafts due Friday, including:
• Rough draft with corrections in a different color
• Rough outline
• Final outline
See new blog entry "Writing Literary Analysis" for basic tips

Period 6
1. Quiz Voc 43-44, 51-58
2. Lab for NovaNet
HW: Voc. 59-60

Writing Literary Analysis

Basic Tips for Writing a Literary Analysis
from Sierra College 2001

1. Write in the present tense.

EXAMPLE: In Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," the townspeople visit Emily Grierson's house because it smells bad.
NOT: In Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," the townspeople visited Emily Grierson's house because it smelled bad.

2. Normally, keep yourself out of your analysis; in other words, use the third person (no I or you). Some instructors may require or allow the first or second person in an informal analysis if the usage is consistent, however, so check with your instructor.
FIRST PERSON: I believe that the narrator in "Sonny's Blues" is a dynamic character because I read many details about the changes in his attitude toward and relationship with Sonny.
THIRD PERSON: The narrator in "Sonny's Blues" is a dynamic character who changes his attitude toward and relationship with Sonny as the story progresses.
SECOND PERSON: At the end of "Everyday Use," Mama realizes that Maggie is like her but has not received the attention you should give your daughter to help her attain self-esteem.
THIRD PERSON: At the end of "Everyday Use," Mama realizes that Maggie is like her but has not received enough attention to build self-esteem.

3. Avoid summarizing the plot (i.e., retelling the story literally). Instead analyze (form a thesis about and explain) the story in literary terms.
PLOT SUMMARY: In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," the mad narrator explains in detail how he kills the old man, who screams as he dies. After being alerted by a neighbor, the police arrive, and the madman gives them a tour through the house, finally halting in the old man's bedroom, where he has buried the man beneath the floor planks under the bed. As he is talking, the narrator hears what he thinks is the old man's heart beating loudly, and he is driven to confess the murder.
ANALYSIS: Though the narrator claims he is not mad, the reader realizes that the narrator in "The Telltale Heart" is unreliable and lies about his sanity. For example, the mad narrator says he can hear "all things in the heaven and in the earth." Sane people cannot. He also lies to the police when he tells them that the shriek they hear occurs in his dream. Though sane people do lie, most do not meticulously plan murders, lie to the police, and then confess without prompting. Finally, the madman is so plagued with guilt that he hears his own conscience in the form of the old man's heart beating loudly. Dead hearts do not beat, nor do sane people confuse their consciences with the sounds of external objects.

4. Include a clear thesis statement which addresses something meaningful about the literature, often about the theme. (See separate thesis handout.)

5. Use literary terms to discuss your points (i.e., character, theme, setting, rhyme, point of view, alliteration, symbols, imagery, figurative language, protagonist, and so forth).
NONLITERARY TERMS: To show that women are important, Adrienne Rich writes about Aunt Jennifer and the tigers that she creates in her needlework.
LITERARY TERMS: The poem "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" contains vivid images and symbols which reveal a feminist perspective.

6. Do not confuse characters' (in fiction or drama) or speakers' (in poetry) viewpoints with authors' viewpoints.
AUTHOR: As a black woman, Eudora Welty faces racism in "A Worn Path." (Eudora Welty, the author, was not black.)
CHARACTER: As a black woman, Old Phoenix faces racism in "A Worn Path." (Old Phoenix, a character, is black.)
POET: In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," Robert Frost is tempted to drift into his subconscious dream world, yet he knows he has other obligations to fulfill when he states, "But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep." (The pronoun "I" refers to the speaker of the poem, not to Robert Frost, the poet.)
SPEAKER: In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," the speaker is tempted to drift into his subconscious dream world, yet he knows he has other obligations to fulfill when he states, "But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep." (Here the "I" correctly refers to the speaker of the poem.)

7. Support your points with many quotations and paraphrases, but write the majority of your paper in your own words with your own ideas.

8. When writing a research paper that includes literary criticism, make sure that you form your own opinion rather than merely restate those of the critics. You may, however, use the critics' views to support yours.

9. Cite prose, poetry, drama, critics, and any other sources used according to specialized MLA standards. (See the current edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.)

Sierra College

Byronic Hero

Characteristics of the Byronic Hero
www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/ eng/classes/434/charweb/CHARACTE.htm - 6k -
The Byronic hero--so named because it evolved primarily due to Lord Byron’s writing in the nineteenth century—is, according to Peter Thorslev, one of the most prominent literary character types of the Romantic period:
Romantic heroes represent an important tradition in our literature . . . . In England we have a reinterpreted Paradise Lost, a number of Gothic novels and dramas . . . the heroic romances of the younger Scott [Sir Walter Scott, added by Mrs Scanlon], some of the poetry of Shelley, and the works of Byron. In all of these works the Byronic Hero is the one protagonist who in stature and in temperament best represents the [heroic] tradition in England. (Thorslev 189)
A Byronic hero exhibits several characteristic traits, and in many ways he can be considered a rebel. The Byronic hero does not possess "heroic virtue" in the usual sense; instead, he has many dark qualities. With regard to his intellectual capacity, self-respect, and hypersensitivity, the Byronic hero is "larger than life," and "with the loss of his titanic passions, his pride, and his certainty of self-identity, he loses also his status as [a traditional] hero" (Thorslev 187).
He is usually isolated from society as a wanderer or is in exile of some kind. It does not matter whether this social separation is imposed upon him by some external force or is self-imposed. Byron's Manfred, a character who wandered desolate mountaintops, was physically isolated from society, whereas Childe Harold chose to "exile" himself and wander throughout Europe. Although Harold remained physically present in society and among people, he was not by any means "social."
Often the Byronic hero is moody by nature or passionate about a particular issue. He also has emotional and intellectual capacities, which are superior to the average man. These heightened abilities force the Byronic hero to be arrogant, confident, abnormally sensitive, and extremely conscious of himself. Sometimes, this is to the point of nihilism resulting in his rebellion against life itself (Thorslev 197). In one form or another, he rejects the values and moral codes of society and because of this he is often unrepentant by society's standards. Often the Byronic hero is characterized by a guilty memory of some unnamed sexual crime. Due to these characteristics, the Byronic hero is often a figure of repulsion, as well as fascination.
Harold Bloom notes that "[b]etween them, the Brontes can be said to have invented a relatively new genre, a kind of northern romance, deeply influenced both by Byron's poetry and by his myth and personality, but going back also . . . to the Gothic novel and to the Elizabethan drama" (1). When Byron died at the age of thirty-six in 1824, Bronte was but eight years old. Bronte's youthful age, however, did not preclude Byron and his works from having a profound effect on her and her writing; indeed, the "cult" of Lord Byron flourished shortly after his death "dominating [the Brontes'] girlhood and their young womanhood" (Bloom 2). Of the Bronte sisters' background, Tom Winnifrith comments that a "study of the Brontes' juvenilia provides confirmatory evidence of the sisters' preoccupation with the aristocracy, their emancipation from Victorian prudery, and the attraction of the Byronic hero, beautiful but damned" (4).
Bronte was deeply affected by the movement that took place during what is now called the Romantic period. She makes repeated references to Romantic works, and there is some evidence that suggests Jane Eyre was set in the Romantic period. For example, Blanche Ingram asks Rochester to "now sing, and I will play for you." When Rochester replies that he will indeed sing for them, she says, "Here then is a Corsair-song. Know that I dote on Corsairs; and for that reason, sing it 'con spirito'" (181; ch.17). Bronte's allusion to Byron's immensely popular work "The Corsair," which was published in 1814, suggests that Jane Eyre was set sometime after this date (Pirie 508). Since Jane and Blanche are technically rivals for Rochester and Jane politely dislikes Blanche, Bronte's placement of this allusion into Blanche's reply implies that on one level Bronte may not have thought highly of certain works by Byron or "Byronic" characters.
Byron first sketched out his hero in 1812, in the opening stanzas of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; at this stage, he is rather crudely depicted as a young man, prematurely sated by sin, who wanders about in an attempt to escape society and his own memories. Conrad, the hero of The Corsair (1814), has become more isolated, darker, more complex in his history and inner conflict, and therefore more frightening and more compelling to the reader.
www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/ eng/classes/434/charweb/CHARACTE.htm - 6k -

Outline for AP

OUTLINE for finding information
Chapter # & Page # in tan edition

GATESHEAD
1. p6 Jane lives with the Reed family, relatives who do not love her.
John Reed attacks Jane for reading a book and she fights back and is punished.
2. p11 Jane’s punishment is to stay alone in her uncle’s red room.
When Jane screams in fear, her aunt forces her to stay longer and she blacks out.
3. p17 Jane recovers from unconsciousness and is tended to by a pharmacist.
Bessie, the children’s nurse, takes care of Jane.
Jane is miserable, but she does not want to go live with her poor relatives and become a beggar.
4. p26 Jane talks back to her aunt, saying she, Jane, is a worthier person than her aunt’s children.
Mr. Brocklehurst interviews Jane for school and her aunt tells him that Jane is a liar.
Jane rejects her aunt, saying she will never call her aunt again because she left her in the red room.

LOWOOD
5. p40 Jane travels alone to Lowood, her new boarding school, a charity for poor orphan girls.
Conditions are bad, such as burned food, but the superintendent is kind to the girls.
6. p52 Jane meets Helen Burns, a devout Christian who befriends her.
7. p59 Mr. Brocklehurst expects the girls’ lives to be austere, allowing not even curly hair.
When Mr. Brocklehurst sees Jane, he embarrasses her by making her wear a sign that says she is a liar.
8. p68 Helen and Miss Temple, the superintendent, make Jane feel better about her embarrassment.
9. p76 In the spring a typhus epidemic hits Lowood and Helen Burns dies.
Jane makes another friend, but spends Helen’s last night with Helen.
10. p84 Things get better for the girls at Lowood after the epidemic.
After 6 more years as a pupil, Jane becomes a teacher there.
When Miss Temple leaves, Jane advertises and finds a job as a governess.
Before Jane leaves Lowood, Bessie comes to see her.
Bessie tells Jane that her uncle John Reed came to Gateshead to see her.

THORNFIELD
11. p94 In her new position as governess at Thornfield, Jane meets Mrs. Fairfax and Adele.
12. p110 Jane adjusts to Thornfield with its strange noises and one night helps a fallen rider on the road.
13. p120 Jane gets to know Adele and Mr. Rochester, plays the piano for him, and shows him her art.
14. p130 Mr. Rochester tells Jane the kind of man he is.
15. p143 Jane hears about Mr. Rochester’s affair with Celine Varens.
Jane hears noises and finds a fire in Mr. Rochester’s room. She wakens him by throwing water on him.
He thanks her, takes her hand, and holds it in his hands, not letting her leave immediately.
Jane sees a fire in his eyes and later in her room feels both troubled and joyous.
16. p155 The next day Jane finds Mr. Rochester gone to party with friends and a girlfriend named Blanche.
Jane disciplines herself by drawing 2 portraits comparing her plainness with Blanche’s beauty.
17. p164 Mr. Rochester brings the party and guests to Thornfield and invites Jane to be introduced.
Blanche comments on her distaste for governesses.
18. p184 The party-goers play charades. One scene is a wedding.
An old gypsy woman arrives and asks to tell the fortunes of the single women.
19. p198 When Jane goes to have her fortune told they talk about Mr. Rochester.
A Mr. Mason turns up at Thornfield, upsetting Mr. Rochester.
20. p208 One night Jane hears a cry, sounds of a struggle, and shouting in the room above hers.
The household and guests are awakened, and Mr. Rochester tells everyone to go back to bed.
Jane goes to her room, gets dressed, and waits.
Mr. Rochester comes to her and takes her to Mr. Mason, who is injured and asks her to help.
Later, Mr. Rochester tells Jane that she will help him be a better person. She says only he can do that.
21. p223 Jane goes back to Gateshead when she hears Mrs. Reed is dying and has asked for her.
Jane finds out about John, Eliza, and Georgiana. Jane forgives Mrs. Reed for her mistreatment.
Mrs. Reed tells Jane that her uncle John wanted to adopt her but that she told him Jane was dead.
22. p244 When Jane returns to Thornfield, she finds Mr. Rochester sitting outside waiting for her.
23. p261 Jane and Mr. Rochester go into the garden, he asks her to marry him, and she says she will.
As they leave the garden, lightning strikes a large tree and splits it in two.
24. p261 Mr. Rochester sends for jewels to give to Jane.
Mr. Rochester tells Jane he tried to make her jealous by pretending to be marrying Blanche Ingram.
Mrs. Fairfax warns Jane to think carefully about marrying Mr. Rochester.
25. p279 Jane is so eager for Mr. Rochester to return from a trip that she walks out alone at night to greet him.
She tells him of disturbing dreams and a vampire-like creature who destroyed her wedding veil.
26. p291 Jane and Mr. Rochester go to the church to marry, but someone objects, saying Mr. Rochester is already married.
Mr. Rochester admits he is and takes everyone to meet Bertha.
Jane shuts herself up in her room to think and pray for help.
27. p302 Jane knows she must leave Thornfield.
When she walks out of her room, she faints but Mr. Rochester has been waiting there and catches her.
He says he never meant to hurt her, and they discuss the situation.
He pleads with her to join him in another country where no one will know he is married to Bertha.
She refuses and says she will leave him.
When she goes to her room to sleep, she cannot and decides to leave Thornfield immediately.

MOOR HOUSE/ MARSH END
28. p327 The coach leaves Jane at Whitcross where she sleeps on the heath.
Jane tries to find food in a village.
Wandering, Jane walks toward a light in a house on the moor and is taken in by St. John Rivers.
29. p344 Jane learns about the Rivers family and is accepted by them.
30. p355 St. John offers Jane a job teaching at a new school for girls.
31. p364 St. John explains his plans and reveals that he loves Rosamond Oliver, a rich man’s daughter.
32. p372 Rosamond knows St. John loves her, but he says he can never marry her.
33. p383 St. John discovers Jane’s real name and tells Jane about her inheritance from her uncle John.
Jane finds out she is related to the Rivers family and Jane shares her inheritance with them.
34. p395 Jane quits teaching and lives with the Rivers family.
Jane letters to Thornfield go unanswered.
St. John teaches Jane Hindustani and asks her to marry him and to go with him to India.
35. p416 Jane considers marrying St. John, and he tries to convince her to do it.
Jane hears a voice of Mr. Rochester calling her and she answers that she will go to him.

FERNDEAN
36. p428 Jane goes to Thornfield and finds it burned to the ground.
In the town nearby she finds discovers what happened at Thornfield and where Mr. Rochester now lives.
37. p437 Jane finds Mr. Rochester at Ferndean, he asks her to marry him, and she says she will.
38. p457 Jane and Edward marry and their firstborn is a son. St. John Rivers goes to India.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Show me 350 words total of your essay on Macbeth
Tomorrow: Write 150 more words, 500 total, by the end of class

Period 5
1. Hand in HW chs 37& 38 Jane Eyre
2. Quiz chs 37 & 38
3. Writing response
4. Essay assignment sheet. Day 1 will be Friday, Feb 22.
HW: Write 3 possible thesis statements including supporting ideas, either from the handout or of your own making.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Friday, February 15, 2008

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading , log
2. Writing Composition 3-- Show me 150 or more words for 15 or more points.
3. Show me 350words (200 more) on Tuesday for 20 points

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Chs 35-36 and second 5 vocab words from 1-19 list
3. Discuss ch 35
HW: Read chs 37 & 38 and do 2 voc and 2 questions

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Quiz 41-44, 51-56
HW: Voc 57 & 58 for quiz 43-44 and 51-58

Thursday, February 14, 2008 <3

Thursday, February 14, 2008

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading , log
2. Writing Composition 3
Choices:
...1) What make Macbeth do what he did? P250 Purple book
...2) Compare and contrast Shakespeare's Macbeth to the real Macbeth (Requires research)
Steps: 1] Write your statement or proposition about what caused Macbeth's actions
….......2] List your evidence as your outline.
….......3] Write supporting paragraph.
3. Show me outline (statement and supporting ideas) for 10 points.

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Chs 31-34
HW: Read chs 35-36 and do 2 voc and 2 questions
HW: Pick 5 more words from your list of 19 for a quiz

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Quiz 39-44 and 51-54
3. Correct sentences from "Effective Sentences" handout
HW: Voc 55 & 56

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading , log,
2. Writing Composition 3
3. Choices:
...1) What make Macbeth do what he did? P250 Purple book
...2) Compare and contrast Shakespeare's Macbeth to the real Macbeth (Requires research)
Process: 1] Write your statement or proposition about what caused Macbeth's actions
…..2] List your evidence as your outline.
…..3] Write supporting paragraph.
4. Show me outline for 10 points.

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Quiz 37-44, 51-52
3. Figure out scores on PSAT
HW: Voc 52 & 53 for quiz 39-44 and 51-54

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading , log
2. Writing Composition 3
Choices:
...1) What make Macbeth do what he did? P250 Purple book
...2) Compare and contrast Shakespeare's Macbeth to the real Macbeth (Requires research) p250 Purple book
Process: 1] Write your statement or proposition about what caused Macbeth's actions
…..2] List your evidence, as many as you can. Freewrite explanatory paragraphs about each one.
…..3] Answer the opposing view with evidence
3. Hand in written work to be continued.

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in HW voc & qstns Ch 29-30
2. Quiz chs 29-30
3. Voc Quiz from Voc List 1-19.
4. Write about Ch 30: Compare and contrast
HW: Rd chs 31-34. Do 4 voc and 4 qstns
After Friday, only absentee make-up work will be accepted and only within the # of days absent.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Monday, February 11, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading , log,
2. Period 2 Hand in Art Project
.…Period 1 & 2 Take Voc Quiz # 15 & 16

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in HW 2 voc & 2 qstns Ch 27-28
2. Quiz chs 27-28
3. Receive & discuss Voc List 1-19. Adjust word or definition to correlate with each other.
…..Example: trodden: to tread or walk = trodden: treaded upon OR trod: to tread or walk
4. Discussion of chapters 27-28
HW: Rd chs 29 & 30. Do 2 voc and 2 qstns
HW: Choose 5 of your 19 vocabulary for a quiz Tuesday

PERIOD 6
1. Voc Qz 35-42 & 51, 52
2. Tests returned
HW: Voc 43 & 44

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Thursday, February 7, 2008

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading , log,
2. Macbeth Art Project. Select a quotation of 10 words or more to illustrate. Requirements:
….1) Write quotation in DARK ink or marker, use "quotation marks," and put the page number in parentheses at the end of the quote (documentation)
….2) Fill the page…..
….3) Use at least 3 colors…..
….4)Use contrast (dark and light)

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz chs 24-26
3. Hand in HW 3 voc & 3 qstns
4. Discussion of chapters 24-26
HW: Rd chs 27 & 28. Do 2 voc and 2 qstns

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Qz 33-40 & 51, 52
3. Practice Test on Critical Reading Section 3
HW: Voc 41 & 42

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading , log,
2. Hand in art project
3. Check and discuss questions 1-10 & Respond to Literature question.
4. Vocabulary 14. Tragedy: (n) the story of a hero with a flaw, a fault, that causes his downfall
…..15. Imagery: (n) descriptive words about sensory experiences, both literal and figurative

PERIOD 6
1. Voc Qz 31-40
2. Test on Critical Reading
HW: Vocab. 33-40, 51, 52

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading , log,
2. Answer questions 1-10 and Respond to Literature question. Include question in answer.
3. Macbeth Art Project. Select a quotation of 10 words or more to illustrate. Requirements:
….1) Write quotation in DARK ink or marker, use "quotation marks," and put the page number in parentheses at the end of the quote, which is called the "documentation."
….2) Fill the page.
….3) Use at least 3 colors.
….4) Use contrast (dark and light).

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz chs 22-23
2. Hand in 22/23 voc&qstns; 19 word voc list; and your papers passed out yesterday
3. Get back Mult Choice on Ch 20 and discuss missed answers
4. Discuss Chs 22-23
HW: Read chs 24, 25, 26 and do 3 voc and 3 qstns

Monday, February 4, 2008

Monday, February 4, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading , log
2. Macbeth film : Pd 2 only
3. Answer questions 1-10 and Respond to Literature question. Include question in answer. Finish tomorrow.

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in study qstns ch 21
2. Write on qstn for last chapter read
HW: Read Chs 22-23 Do 2 voc and 2 questions
HW: Copy your 19 vocabulary words and defns from previous papers. Return all tomorrow.

PERIOD 6
1. Voc Qz 31-38 and 49-50
2. Discuss handouts on the SAT sections and rubric for essay question
HW: Vocab. 31-40

Friday, February 1, 2008

Friday, February 1, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading , log, and quiz
2. Macbeth film : Pd 1 finished; Pd 2 up to last battle

PERIOD 5
1. AR reading and quiz
2. Quiz Ch 20
3. Hand in study questions ch 20
4. AP style essay on JE ch20
HW: Read Ch 21; Do study questions on the handout sheet.

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. SAT Prac Test 2 Essay 25 mins
HW: Vocab. 31-38 & 49-50 for qz Mon

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Thursday, January 31, 2008

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading and log………. Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Read pp 83 to the end on p88
2. Macbeth film up to Macbeth drinking the witches' potion to see the apparitions

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Chs 17-19
2. Hand in 3 voc and 3 qstns
3. Discuss a student's question about the incident referring to a "hag"
4. Do a 10 qstn multiple choice and check.
5. Begin Ch 20 aloud.
HW: Read Ch 20; Do study questions on the handout sheet.

PERIOD 6
1. Vocab. Qz #s 47-50 and 31-36
2. SAT Sect 5 Wrtg Skills: 39questions and check.