THU, DEC 3, 2009
Pd 2
1. Hand in Paradise Lost passage and the ages that appeal and don’t appeal.
2. Discuss Restoration: 3 ages: Dryden, Pope & Swift, & Johnson. Discuss each section of the reading.
3. Quiz: Restoration, 18th Century
4. Train of thought for “The Red Wheelbarrow.” Find a poem that you can think about this way.
HW: Find a short, confusing poem & bring to class
HW: Write a 40 minute essay for Free Response #5 for the Open Question on the AP exam. Take up to 10 minutes out of the 40 to plan first. (1]Answer question, 2]Pick strategies, 3]Find evidence for strategies.) Draw a line at end after 40 minutes, then keep writing if you wish on the other side of the line. Will be looked at by other students in class.
HW: Read pp 480-495 about Daniel Defoe and the selection from Robinson Crusoe for a quiz.
Pd 4
1. AR reading& log
2. Watch, write, & talk about Canterbury Tales. Write who told the tale & what happened in it.
4] Merchant
5] Pardoner
6] Franklin (not finished)
Pd 6
1. AR reading & log
2. Finish speeches
3. Creative writing sentences: "It fell to the floor." Write no more than 30 words. Vote 2 at a time.
HW: Read about the Renaissance pp 166-175. For each bold heading division write one interesting fact.
HW: Creative rewriting of this sentence: Time passed.
