Thu, April 28, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in your MC qstns for "Strange Fits of Passion."
• MC Practice Test 4, read next passage and answer qstns 13-27. Check answers.
• HW: Write explanations near the qstn for three you missed.
• HW: Essay # 1 for Pract Test 4 due Fri (or Mon)
• HW: Essay # 3 for Pract Test 4 due Mon
Drama
• Choral reading of memory passage
• Student Directors arrange scene with Puck, Lysander, and Hermia
• Watch 1.1 of video.
• HW: Read 2.2.1-163, Practice memorization, & Writing about dreams: Describe a weird dream you have had. Did this dream become useful or predictive in your life? Could you relate the dream to anything that happened in your life?
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
DRAMA CLASS: Mon & Wed, April 25 & 27, 2011
Mon & Wed, April 25 & 27, 2011
Drama
MON 4/25
• Hand in HW paraphrase of 2.1. 124-140 Titania: “Set your heart at rest”
• Quiz on lines 2.1.124-276
WED 4/27
• Handouts:
--Calendar of lessons,
--copy of memorization speech, &
--2.2. 1-163 script
• Review memory speech paraphrase
• Subtext- single, partner, & 2 scenes from play.
Drama
MON 4/25
• Hand in HW paraphrase of 2.1. 124-140 Titania: “Set your heart at rest”
• Quiz on lines 2.1.124-276
WED 4/27
• Handouts:
--Calendar of lessons,
--copy of memorization speech, &
--2.2. 1-163 script
• Review memory speech paraphrase
• Subtext- single, partner, & 2 scenes from play.
Tue, April 26, 2011
Tue, April 26, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• At the top of your questions for “Last Duchess” write the categories of the qstns used so far. Use 2 different categories in tonight’s homework.
• Listen to first student-made MC questions, write answers you choose, & discuss. Hand in.
HW: Write 2 more MC qstns for “Strange Fits of Passion” on p 638.
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• At the top of your questions for “Last Duchess” write the categories of the qstns used so far. Use 2 different categories in tonight’s homework.
• Listen to first student-made MC questions, write answers you choose, & discuss. Hand in.
HW: Write 2 more MC qstns for “Strange Fits of Passion” on p 638.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Thu, April 21, 2011
Thu, April 21, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in your annotations on essays 1,2,3 from Practice Test 3.
• Copy list of kinds of MC qstns used for poems on the AP exam: dramatic situation, structure, theme, grammar and meaning of words, images and figures of speech, important single words, tone, literary devices (metaphor, simile, personification), & prosody (rhyme, meter, sound effects).
• 1-12 MC Practice Test 4 & check.
• HW: Write how you missed the qstns you missed in 1-12 MC Practice Test 4.
• HW: From list above, write 1 MC qstn w/ 5 answers A-E for Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 p 346.
AP Literature
• Hand in your annotations on essays 1,2,3 from Practice Test 3.
• Copy list of kinds of MC qstns used for poems on the AP exam: dramatic situation, structure, theme, grammar and meaning of words, images and figures of speech, important single words, tone, literary devices (metaphor, simile, personification), & prosody (rhyme, meter, sound effects).
• 1-12 MC Practice Test 4 & check.
• HW: Write how you missed the qstns you missed in 1-12 MC Practice Test 4.
• HW: From list above, write 1 MC qstn w/ 5 answers A-E for Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 p 346.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Wed, Apr 20, 2011
Wed, Apr 20, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in essay on Open Qstn 3
• Review periodic and loose sentences, where in sentence to place something to emphasize it, sentence parts, clauses (2 kinds & 2 names each), predicate= verb + object + modifiers. Write what you remember about this discussion.
• MC Test 3 answers finished
• HW: Read handout for essays 1,2,3 to find and annotate the following on the handout:
1) something graders look for that you remember doing in your essay.
2) in the student essays: insight, words that you like, etc.
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in essay on Open Qstn 3
• Review periodic and loose sentences, where in sentence to place something to emphasize it, sentence parts, clauses (2 kinds & 2 names each), predicate= verb + object + modifiers. Write what you remember about this discussion.
• MC Test 3 answers finished
• HW: Read handout for essays 1,2,3 to find and annotate the following on the handout:
1) something graders look for that you remember doing in your essay.
2) in the student essays: insight, words that you like, etc.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Mon, April 18, 2011
Mon, April 18, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in essay on style.
• Quiz on Sentences (from Elements of Style pp 32-33 and pp 92, 93, 25-6), check and hand in
• HW: Write essay #3 from Practice Test 3.
AP Literature
• Hand in essay on style.
• Quiz on Sentences (from Elements of Style pp 32-33 and pp 92, 93, 25-6), check and hand in
• HW: Write essay #3 from Practice Test 3.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Wed, Apr 13, 2011
Wed, Apr 13, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in ¶ on Primary Sources p 955.
• Write title & hand in 1-9 analysis of words, sentences from p 1229. Rate 1-10 (10 highest) whether this was beneficial to you.
• Hand in essay #2 on Pract Test 3
• HW: Read the style essay on p1230. Outline the parts of the intro, body, and conclusion ¶'s.
• HW: Analyze a work you like the style of. Write a proposed thesis and outline of supporting arguments for an essay of style analysis like the one on p 1230.
• Discuss HW
• Discuss MC Pract Test 3 to #32.
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in ¶ on Primary Sources p 955.
• Write title & hand in 1-9 analysis of words, sentences from p 1229. Rate 1-10 (10 highest) whether this was beneficial to you.
• Hand in essay #2 on Pract Test 3
• HW: Read the style essay on p1230. Outline the parts of the intro, body, and conclusion ¶'s.
• HW: Analyze a work you like the style of. Write a proposed thesis and outline of supporting arguments for an essay of style analysis like the one on p 1230.
• Discuss HW
• Discuss MC Pract Test 3 to #32.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Mon, April 11, 2011
Mon, April 11, 2011
AP Literature
• Quiz on "Sredni Vashtar."
• Hand in 3 facts on Saki & p1101 Free verse 1-4. Discuss.
• Continue MC Test 3 discussion of answers
• HW: Read Primary Sources p955. Write a ¶ about its effects on your understanding of Saki's story.
• HW: Due Tues- Choose a passage from a different author you like in the textbook. Document the location and answer 1-9 on p1229 for words and sentences.
• HW: Write # 2 AP exam essay from practice test 3 on Vanity Fair.
AP Literature
• Quiz on "Sredni Vashtar."
• Hand in 3 facts on Saki & p1101 Free verse 1-4. Discuss.
• Continue MC Test 3 discussion of answers
• HW: Read Primary Sources p955. Write a ¶ about its effects on your understanding of Saki's story.
• HW: Due Tues- Choose a passage from a different author you like in the textbook. Document the location and answer 1-9 on p1229 for words and sentences.
• HW: Write # 2 AP exam essay from practice test 3 on Vanity Fair.
Friday, April 08, 2011
Fri, Apr 8, 2011
Fri, Apr 8, 2011
AP Literature
• Quiz on Lawrence, Rocking Horse, Primary Sources, and The Snake.
• Check the 2 train of thought writings for the Don't Knows on the MC Test 3 & hand in.
• Hand in Style p1229 Words 1-5 examples missing last class.
• Continue discussing MC Test 3 up to # 7?
• HW: p1101 do Free Verse 1-4
• HW: Read p950: Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) and write 3 b-m-e notes.
Read p951-4 "Sredni Vashtar."
• HW: Due Tues- Choose a passage from a different author of prose you like from the textbook. Document the location and answer 1-5 again.
AP Literature
• Quiz on Lawrence, Rocking Horse, Primary Sources, and The Snake.
• Check the 2 train of thought writings for the Don't Knows on the MC Test 3 & hand in.
• Hand in Style p1229 Words 1-5 examples missing last class.
• Continue discussing MC Test 3 up to # 7?
• HW: p1101 do Free Verse 1-4
• HW: Read p950: Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) and write 3 b-m-e notes.
Read p951-4 "Sredni Vashtar."
• HW: Due Tues- Choose a passage from a different author of prose you like from the textbook. Document the location and answer 1-5 again.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Wed, Apr 6, 2011
Wed, Apr 6, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Quiz James Joyce, Portrait...," & Stream of Consciousness
• Check Style homework p1229
• Continue MC Test 3 Count how many DKs.
• HW: Read D.H. Lawrence p971, "The Rocking Horse Winner" p973, and Primary Sources p982, & "The Snake" p 1099
• HW: MC Test 3 Train of thought for 2 of your DK’s
HW: Add examples to your Style homework we checked Wednesday if you didn't do so originally.
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Quiz James Joyce, Portrait...," & Stream of Consciousness
• Check Style homework p1229
• Continue MC Test 3 Count how many DKs.
• HW: Read D.H. Lawrence p971, "The Rocking Horse Winner" p973, and Primary Sources p982, & "The Snake" p 1099
• HW: MC Test 3 Train of thought for 2 of your DK’s
HW: Add examples to your Style homework we checked Wednesday if you didn't do so originally.
Monday, April 04, 2011
Mon, Apr 4, 2011
Mon, Apr 4, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in Critical or Creative Response & notes on Charles Dickens
• Quiz David Copperfield
• MC Test3 returned.
• HW: Explain more MC errors.
• HW: Read "Analyzing Style" p 1229. Choose a passage from The Secret Sharer, following the instructions in the first sentence under Prewriting. Write the pg #, column # & ¶ #'s of your passage. Answer qstns 1-5 p 1229 about the WORDS in the passage.
• HW: Read James Joyce pg 956 -, “Portrait of the Artist...” p 966 -, and “Stream of Consciousness” p969 .
AP Literature
• Hand in Critical or Creative Response & notes on Charles Dickens
• Quiz David Copperfield
• MC Test3 returned.
• HW: Explain more MC errors.
• HW: Read "Analyzing Style" p 1229. Choose a passage from The Secret Sharer, following the instructions in the first sentence under Prewriting. Write the pg #, column # & ¶ #'s of your passage. Answer qstns 1-5 p 1229 about the WORDS in the passage.
• HW: Read James Joyce pg 956 -, “Portrait of the Artist...” p 966 -, and “Stream of Consciousness” p969 .
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Thu, Mar 31, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in Pygmalion Rdg Record Card & essay you chose to be graded.
• Quiz on rdg: 20th Century, Conrad, & The Secret Sharer.
• Work on MC Practice Test 3, and check answers.
•HW:
1) finish MC at home;
2) for each question missed tell why; if you don’t know, write DK. Write on the test
• HW: Finish reading The Secret Sharer.
• HW: AP Exam essay “The Farmer’s Bride” Discuss how the use of language in the poem determines the reader’s response to the speaker and his situation.
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in Pygmalion Rdg Record Card & essay you chose to be graded.
• Quiz on rdg: 20th Century, Conrad, & The Secret Sharer.
• Work on MC Practice Test 3, and check answers.
•HW:
1) finish MC at home;
2) for each question missed tell why; if you don’t know, write DK. Write on the test
• HW: Finish reading The Secret Sharer.
• HW: AP Exam essay “The Farmer’s Bride” Discuss how the use of language in the poem determines the reader’s response to the speaker and his situation.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tue, Mar 29, 2011
Tue, Mar 29, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg postponed to Thur
• Hand in HW on:
-3 poems interpreted
-Macbeth card
-things you want to learn/study for AP exam
• Take MC Practice Test (finish Thur)
• HW: Put Pygmalion Rdg Record Card together (due Thu or Fri)
• Pick one of your essays returned Tues to be graded
• Read 20th Century pp 914: Intro ¶ and first 3 sections: Darwin, War, and Arts
• Read Joseph Conrad 921-3 and write 3 facts b-m-e
• Read The Secret Sharer Part 1 p 925-935 for quiz
AP Literature
• AR rdg postponed to Thur
• Hand in HW on:
-3 poems interpreted
-Macbeth card
-things you want to learn/study for AP exam
• Take MC Practice Test (finish Thur)
• HW: Put Pygmalion Rdg Record Card together (due Thu or Fri)
• Pick one of your essays returned Tues to be graded
• Read 20th Century pp 914: Intro ¶ and first 3 sections: Darwin, War, and Arts
• Read Joseph Conrad 921-3 and write 3 facts b-m-e
• Read The Secret Sharer Part 1 p 925-935 for quiz
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Thu, Mar 24, 2011
Thu, Mar 24, 2011
AP Literature
• Get back Macbeth draft & card to put together
• Check HW: Brownings & Houseman and hand in
• Check Pygmalion Rdg Record Card draft & hand in
• HW: Make Rdg Record card for Macbeth
• HW: Read three poems and about their authors (to help you understand their poems). For each of the three poems, do either TPCASTT or a Train of thought that includes inferences: Gerard Manley Hopkins p 827, “Spring and Fall” p828, “Felix Randal” p830, Thomas Hardy p 833, “The Darkling Thrush,” p 834
AP Literature
• Get back Macbeth draft & card to put together
• Check HW: Brownings & Houseman and hand in
• Check Pygmalion Rdg Record Card draft & hand in
• HW: Make Rdg Record card for Macbeth
• HW: Read three poems and about their authors (to help you understand their poems). For each of the three poems, do either TPCASTT or a Train of thought that includes inferences: Gerard Manley Hopkins p 827, “Spring and Fall” p828, “Felix Randal” p830, Thomas Hardy p 833, “The Darkling Thrush,” p 834
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
TUE, Mar 22, 2011
TUE, Mar 22, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Check Macbeth rdg record card draft for 22 pts & hand in
• Hand in Pygmalion Rdg Rec Card draft
• Discuss questions p 1209 qstns 1-3
• HW: Write all on same sheet. Read:
p798 Robt Browning & write 3 facts, one each fr beginning, middle, & end of life,
p800 “My Last Duchess” & answer qstn 1-3,
p805 “Mtg/Parting”& answer qstn 1-3
p808 Elizabeth Barrett Browning & write any 3 facts of interest
p809 from “Sonnets from the Portuguese” & answer qstns 1-3
p840 John Houseman
p841 “When I Was One and Twenty” & answer 1-3
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Check Macbeth rdg record card draft for 22 pts & hand in
• Hand in Pygmalion Rdg Rec Card draft
• Discuss questions p 1209 qstns 1-3
• HW: Write all on same sheet. Read:
p798 Robt Browning & write 3 facts, one each fr beginning, middle, & end of life,
p800 “My Last Duchess” & answer qstn 1-3,
p805 “Mtg/Parting”& answer qstn 1-3
p808 Elizabeth Barrett Browning & write any 3 facts of interest
p809 from “Sonnets from the Portuguese” & answer qstns 1-3
p840 John Houseman
p841 “When I Was One and Twenty” & answer 1-3
Monday, March 21, 2011
Mon, Mar 21, 2011
Mon, Mar 21, 2011
AP Literature
• Get back 2 essays & discuss
• Get grades so far
HW: Rdg Record Card draft Pygmalion
AP Literature
• Get back 2 essays & discuss
• Get grades so far
HW: Rdg Record Card draft Pygmalion
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Friday, March 04, 2011
Fri, Mar 4, 2011
Fri, Mar 4, 2011
AP Literature
• Quiz Act 5
• Hand in card & draft
• MC Qtr exam Mon
• Do at least one of the following for Monday:
• HW: In Act 4, is Higgins indifferent to the idea of Eliza leaving the house? Defend your opinion with evidence and explanation.
• HW: p 1191 answer 5,6,&8.
• HW: Make draft of rdg record card for Macbeth
AP Literature
• Quiz Act 5
• Hand in card & draft
• MC Qtr exam Mon
• Do at least one of the following for Monday:
• HW: In Act 4, is Higgins indifferent to the idea of Eliza leaving the house? Defend your opinion with evidence and explanation.
• HW: p 1191 answer 5,6,&8.
• HW: Make draft of rdg record card for Macbeth
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Thu, Mar 3, 2011
Thu, Mar 3, 2011
AP Literature
• Write for 10 mins on one of the following qstns for Act 4 and earlier:
1) How does the play deal with the issue of social class?
2) Does the play suggest that true love is possible and good?
3) “A Romance in 5 Acts” Is it a romance in either the fairy tale or love story sense of the word, or is it a tragedy, or a comedy?
Needs: ideas, evidence, development,and literacy.
• Quiz Act 4
• Discuss sample essays: Scores 3 & 9.
• Check draft of rdg record card out of 23 parts/points (11 #s). Write score & corrections.
• HW: Get a card, complete it for tomorrow & hand in with draft.
• HW: Read Act 5 for quiz
• Discuss sim&diff
• Discuss side comments from TE:
A, B, C, p.1162
AP Literature
• Write for 10 mins on one of the following qstns for Act 4 and earlier:
1) How does the play deal with the issue of social class?
2) Does the play suggest that true love is possible and good?
3) “A Romance in 5 Acts” Is it a romance in either the fairy tale or love story sense of the word, or is it a tragedy, or a comedy?
Needs: ideas, evidence, development,and literacy.
• Quiz Act 4
• Discuss sample essays: Scores 3 & 9.
• Check draft of rdg record card out of 23 parts/points (11 #s). Write score & corrections.
• HW: Get a card, complete it for tomorrow & hand in with draft.
• HW: Read Act 5 for quiz
• Discuss sim&diff
• Discuss side comments from TE:
A, B, C, p.1162
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Tue, Mar 1, 2011
Tue, Mar 1, 2011
AP Literature
• AR reading
• Quiz Act 3
• Hand in charts
• Get Rdg Record Card information sheet
• Read aloud, including stage directions
• HW: Read Act 4 for quiz
• HW: Write draft for reading record cards for Jane Eyre
AP Literature
• AR reading
• Quiz Act 3
• Hand in charts
• Get Rdg Record Card information sheet
• Read aloud, including stage directions
• HW: Read Act 4 for quiz
• HW: Write draft for reading record cards for Jane Eyre
Monday, February 28, 2011
Mon, Feb 28, 2011
Mon, Feb 28, 2011
AP Literature
• Check questions p 1158 (5&6) & 1173 (6-11) and go over answers.
• Quiz Act 2 Pymalion
• Read aloud w/ new readers, stressing stage directions
• HW: Read Act 3 for quiz
• HW: Make a chart of similarities and differences between Eliza Doolittle and Jane Eyre. Include things like dates, literary periods, authors, genres, setting, characters, and plot.
AP Literature
• Check questions p 1158 (5&6) & 1173 (6-11) and go over answers.
• Quiz Act 2 Pymalion
• Read aloud w/ new readers, stressing stage directions
• HW: Read Act 3 for quiz
• HW: Make a chart of similarities and differences between Eliza Doolittle and Jane Eyre. Include things like dates, literary periods, authors, genres, setting, characters, and plot.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Fri, Feb 25, 2011
Fri, Feb 25, 2011
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg
• New version MB graphic read aloud in class
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Finish answering 1-10 p90
AP Literature
• Hand in essay:
Final draft,
Rough draft,
Final outline,
Rough outline, and
3-part thesis.
• Hand in 2 scored sample essays, Wolsey
• Quiz Act 1 Pygmalion
• Continue reading Act 2 aloud
• HW: Finish reading Act 2
Answer #s 5 & 6 on pg 1158 & 6-11 pg 1173
Drama
• Rehearse
• Practice lines
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg
• New version MB graphic read aloud in class
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Finish answering 1-10 p90
AP Literature
• Hand in essay:
Final draft,
Rough draft,
Final outline,
Rough outline, and
3-part thesis.
• Hand in 2 scored sample essays, Wolsey
• Quiz Act 1 Pygmalion
• Continue reading Act 2 aloud
• HW: Finish reading Act 2
Answer #s 5 & 6 on pg 1158 & 6-11 pg 1173
Drama
• Rehearse
• Practice lines
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
AP Literature
• Get back old papers for writing help
• Have students peer edit. Write editor names in upper right margin of your draft.
• Check score for Wolsey sample. Discuss scores given for what reasons.
• Read Pygmalion aloud to the end of pg 1160.
• Get 2 more essays to score for Wolsey.
•HW: Final draft and final outline, rough draft and rough outline, and 3 part thesis due to hand in tomorrow.
AP Literature
• Get back old papers for writing help
• Have students peer edit. Write editor names in upper right margin of your draft.
• Check score for Wolsey sample. Discuss scores given for what reasons.
• Read Pygmalion aloud to the end of pg 1160.
• Get 2 more essays to score for Wolsey.
•HW: Final draft and final outline, rough draft and rough outline, and 3 part thesis due to hand in tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Tue, Feb 22, 2011
Tue, Feb 22, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Show me: 400 words & outline I, II, etc, and A, B, etc.
• Get back copies of Macbeth essays to review comments “to work on.”
• Quiz Preface to Pygmalion
• Read Pygmalion aloud in class
• HW: Handouts--Get prompt for Wolsey AP Exam essay, scoring guide, and sample student essay to score. Give at least one specific reason from the scoring guide for the score you give.
• HW: Complete draft 600-1200 words for peer editing in class Thursday
• HW Fri: Final draft & Final outline, Rough draft & Rough outline
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Show me: 400 words & outline I, II, etc, and A, B, etc.
• Get back copies of Macbeth essays to review comments “to work on.”
• Quiz Preface to Pygmalion
• Read Pygmalion aloud in class
• HW: Handouts--Get prompt for Wolsey AP Exam essay, scoring guide, and sample student essay to score. Give at least one specific reason from the scoring guide for the score you give.
• HW: Complete draft 600-1200 words for peer editing in class Thursday
• HW Fri: Final draft & Final outline, Rough draft & Rough outline
Friday, February 18, 2011
Fri, Feb 18, 2011
Fri, Feb 18, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in notes if you still have them.
• Quiz III-V of Jane Eyre Objective packet.
• Read the Preface to Pygmalion in class
• Show me your thesis and either your outline or your 400 words
HW: Due Tues: 400 words & outline I, II, etc, and A, B, etc.
HW: Due Thursday Feb24: completed draft of 600-1200 words for peer editing
HW: Due Friday Feb25:
• Final draft with an original title,
• Rough draft with corrections of your own (besides peer editing)
• Final outline with at least I, II, etc for body ¶s, and A, B, etc
• Rough outline and
• Rough thesis.
AP Literature
• Hand in notes if you still have them.
• Quiz III-V of Jane Eyre Objective packet.
• Read the Preface to Pygmalion in class
• Show me your thesis and either your outline or your 400 words
HW: Due Tues: 400 words & outline I, II, etc, and A, B, etc.
HW: Due Thursday Feb24: completed draft of 600-1200 words for peer editing
HW: Due Friday Feb25:
• Final draft with an original title,
• Rough draft with corrections of your own (besides peer editing)
• Final outline with at least I, II, etc for body ¶s, and A, B, etc
• Rough outline and
• Rough thesis.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Thu, Feb 17, 2011
Thu, Feb 17, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in notes
• Quiz III-V Jane Eyre Objectives packet postponed until tomorrow.
• Discuss essay topics from packets.
HW:
1. Choose one topic for your JE essay.
2. Write a three step rough thesis (see below) which may continually evolve as you go.
3. Outline possible support & evidence
OR Write 400 words of a first draft.
HW: Due Tuesday Feb22: have thesis, outline, and at least 400 words written to show for points.
HW: Due Thursday Feb24: completed draft of 600-1200 words for peer editing
HW: Due Friday Feb25:
• Final draft with an original title,
• Rough draft with corrections of your own (besides peer editing)
• Final outline with at least I, II, etc for body ¶s, and A, B, etc for evidence, facts, etc.,
• Rough outline and
• Rough thesis.
HOW TO MAKE A THESIS STATEMENT IN 3 EASY STEPS
1. Start with a simple or obvious statement that interests you and deals with something in the text for which you can get examples.
2. Draw inferences and ask yourself questions like why this happens/exists. Start thinking philosophically or symbolically about the universal truths that the work suggests. Challenge yourself to see something new/original/unique.
3. Add these new ideas to the original statement. Polish the statement continuously by eliminating linking verbs, working on structure, elevating vocabulary, adding appropriate adjectives and adverbs, using strong/articulate language that will force deep critical interpretation, etc. You must find a way to include a character’s name, the author’s name or the title of the work. (Not all three; one will do.)
Example of final statement: Odysseus’ love of the homeland, stronger than his love of his wife, symbolizes the universal human attachment to the unchanging land over another human who has the potential to change or die.
AP Literature
• Hand in notes
• Quiz III-V Jane Eyre Objectives packet postponed until tomorrow.
• Discuss essay topics from packets.
HW:
1. Choose one topic for your JE essay.
2. Write a three step rough thesis (see below) which may continually evolve as you go.
3. Outline possible support & evidence
OR Write 400 words of a first draft.
HW: Due Tuesday Feb22: have thesis, outline, and at least 400 words written to show for points.
HW: Due Thursday Feb24: completed draft of 600-1200 words for peer editing
HW: Due Friday Feb25:
• Final draft with an original title,
• Rough draft with corrections of your own (besides peer editing)
• Final outline with at least I, II, etc for body ¶s, and A, B, etc for evidence, facts, etc.,
• Rough outline and
• Rough thesis.
HOW TO MAKE A THESIS STATEMENT IN 3 EASY STEPS
1. Start with a simple or obvious statement that interests you and deals with something in the text for which you can get examples.
2. Draw inferences and ask yourself questions like why this happens/exists. Start thinking philosophically or symbolically about the universal truths that the work suggests. Challenge yourself to see something new/original/unique.
3. Add these new ideas to the original statement. Polish the statement continuously by eliminating linking verbs, working on structure, elevating vocabulary, adding appropriate adjectives and adverbs, using strong/articulate language that will force deep critical interpretation, etc. You must find a way to include a character’s name, the author’s name or the title of the work. (Not all three; one will do.)
Example of final statement: Odysseus’ love of the homeland, stronger than his love of his wife, symbolizes the universal human attachment to the unchanging land over another human who has the potential to change or die.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Wed, Feb 16, 2011
Wed, Feb 16, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in notes and list of interesting topics
• Quiz on Life and Autobiography for J.E.
• Get back Terms 5 pretest
• AP Exam essay: Wolsey
• HW: Finish reading & taking notes on the articles in the Jane Eyre Objectives packet for :
III. Women’s Roles
IV. Gothic Influences
V. Events & Changes
• Essay writing HW for J.E. will begin tomorrow after discussion.
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in notes and list of interesting topics
• Quiz on Life and Autobiography for J.E.
• Get back Terms 5 pretest
• AP Exam essay: Wolsey
• HW: Finish reading & taking notes on the articles in the Jane Eyre Objectives packet for :
III. Women’s Roles
IV. Gothic Influences
V. Events & Changes
• Essay writing HW for J.E. will begin tomorrow after discussion.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Mon, Feb 14, 2010
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 35-38 & Answers
• Hand in Free Response 5, 6, or 7
• Get study packet for Jane Eyre
• Get discussion and essay topics & outline of JE
• Discuss essay
• HW: Read and take notes on Life and Autobiography sections for quiz
• HW: Look over discussion & essay topic choices on handout packet & list at least 3 that interest you, to be handed in.
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 35-38 & Answers
• Hand in Free Response 5, 6, or 7
• Get study packet for Jane Eyre
• Get discussion and essay topics & outline of JE
• Discuss essay
• HW: Read and take notes on Life and Autobiography sections for quiz
• HW: Look over discussion & essay topic choices on handout packet & list at least 3 that interest you, to be handed in.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Fri, Feb 11, 2011
Fri, Feb 11, 2011
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Read, review pp78-80, paying attention to questions 4-13 from quiz, noting those not in the textbook.
• Watch video through dagger scene.
AP Literature
• Hand in in study qstns ch 33-34 & Free response #4
• Check study qstns ch 35-38 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 35-38
• Get Answers ch 37-38
• Check MC 21-30
• HW: Check your answers ch 35-38
• HW: Write free response 5, 6, or 7 in style of AP Exam essay. Do not type. Hand write only. Take 40 minutes to write. Note if you take more than 40 mins and why.
Drama
• SSRFF
• Give me your play with the scene you want to do so I can make copies.
• Everyone must have a part with enough lines to present a character. You may be in more than one performance. Let me know if you need cast members.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Read, review pp78-80, paying attention to questions 4-13 from quiz, noting those not in the textbook.
• Watch video through dagger scene.
AP Literature
• Hand in in study qstns ch 33-34 & Free response #4
• Check study qstns ch 35-38 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 35-38
• Get Answers ch 37-38
• Check MC 21-30
• HW: Check your answers ch 35-38
• HW: Write free response 5, 6, or 7 in style of AP Exam essay. Do not type. Hand write only. Take 40 minutes to write. Note if you take more than 40 mins and why.
Drama
• SSRFF
• Give me your play with the scene you want to do so I can make copies.
• Everyone must have a part with enough lines to present a character. You may be in more than one performance. Let me know if you need cast members.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wed, Feb 9, 2011
Wed, Feb 9, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in in study qstns ch 31-32, & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 33-34 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 33-34
• Get Answers ch 33-34 & study qstns ch 35-38
• Check MC 11-20
• Discuss 33-34
• Do MC 21-30 (15 minutes)
• HW: Read ch 35-38 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 33-34
• Write free response #4
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in in study qstns ch 31-32, & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 33-34 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 33-34
• Get Answers ch 33-34 & study qstns ch 35-38
• Check MC 11-20
• Discuss 33-34
• Do MC 21-30 (15 minutes)
• HW: Read ch 35-38 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 33-34
• Write free response #4
Monday, February 07, 2011
Mon, Feb 7, 2011
Mon, Feb 7, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 29-30, keep Answers 29-32
• Check study qstns ch 31-32 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 31-32
• Get study qstns ch 33-34
• Discuss 31-32
• Hand in Free Response #2
• HW: Read ch 33-34 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 31-32
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 29-30, keep Answers 29-32
• Check study qstns ch 31-32 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 31-32
• Get study qstns ch 33-34
• Discuss 31-32
• Hand in Free Response #2
• HW: Read ch 33-34 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 31-32
Friday, February 04, 2011
Fri, Feb 4, 2011
Fri, Feb 4, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 27-28 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 29-30 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 29-30
• Get Answers ch 29-30 & study qstns ch 31-32
• Hand in Conclusion paraphrases
• Discuss ch 29-30.
• HW: Read ch 31-32 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 29-30
• HW: Due Mon Free Response #2
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 27-28 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 29-30 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 29-30
• Get Answers ch 29-30 & study qstns ch 31-32
• Hand in Conclusion paraphrases
• Discuss ch 29-30.
• HW: Read ch 31-32 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 29-30
• HW: Due Mon Free Response #2
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Thu, Feb 3, 2011
Thu, Feb 3, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 25-26 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 27-28 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 27-28
• Get Answers ch 27-28 & study qstns ch 29-30
• Get Mult Choice 1-10 back & discuss answers
• Discuss ch 27-28.
• HW: Read ch 29-30 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 27-28
• HW: Conclusions: paraphrase the 6 points succinctly
• HW: Due Mon Free Response #2
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 25-26 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 27-28 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 27-28
• Get Answers ch 27-28 & study qstns ch 29-30
• Get Mult Choice 1-10 back & discuss answers
• Discuss ch 27-28.
• HW: Read ch 29-30 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 27-28
• HW: Conclusions: paraphrase the 6 points succinctly
• HW: Due Mon Free Response #2
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Tues, Feb 1, 2011
Tues, Feb 1, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in study qstns ch 24 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 25-26 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 25-26
• Get Answers ch 25-26 and study qstns ch 27-28
• Mult Choice 11-20
• Discuss ch 25-26.
• HW: Read ch 27-28 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 25-26
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in study qstns ch 24 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 25-26 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 25-26
• Get Answers ch 25-26 and study qstns ch 27-28
• Mult Choice 11-20
• Discuss ch 25-26.
• HW: Read ch 27-28 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 25-26
Monday, January 31, 2011
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 22-23 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 24 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 24
• Get Answers ch 24 and study qstns ch 25-26
• Discuss ch 24
• Reminder to redo literary terms. You can do a few at a time instead of all you missed.
• HW: Read ch 25-26 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 24
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 22-23 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 24 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 24
• Get Answers ch 24 and study qstns ch 25-26
• Discuss ch 24
• Reminder to redo literary terms. You can do a few at a time instead of all you missed.
• HW: Read ch 25-26 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 24
Friday, January 28, 2011
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 20-21 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 22-23 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 22-23
• Get Answers ch 22-23 and study qstns ch 24
• Discuss chs 22-23
• HW: Read ch 24 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 22-23
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 20-21 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 22-23 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 22-23
• Get Answers ch 22-23 and study qstns ch 24
• Discuss chs 22-23
• HW: Read ch 24 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 22-23
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thu, Jan 27, 2010
Thu, Jan 27, 2010
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 18-19 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 20-21 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 20-21
• Get Answers ch 20-21 and study qstns chs 22-23
• Practice Free Response Qstn#1
• HW: Read ch 22-23 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 20-21
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 18-19 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 20-21 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 20-21
• Get Answers ch 20-21 and study qstns chs 22-23
• Practice Free Response Qstn#1
• HW: Read ch 22-23 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 20-21
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in study qstns ch 17 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 18-19& return to owner
• Quiz ch 18-19
• Get Answers ch 18-19 and study qstns chs 20-21
• Discuss ch 18-19
• Mult Choice Test in class 1-10 on J.Eyre
• HW: Read ch 20-21 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 18-19
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in study qstns ch 17 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 18-19& return to owner
• Quiz ch 18-19
• Get Answers ch 18-19 and study qstns chs 20-21
• Discuss ch 18-19
• Mult Choice Test in class 1-10 on J.Eyre
• HW: Read ch 20-21 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 18-19
Monday, January 24, 2011
MON, Jan 24, 2011
MON, Jan 24, 2011
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 15-16 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 17 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 17
• Get Answers ch 17 and study qstns chs 18-19
• Discuss ch 17
• HW: Read ch 18-19 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 17
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns ch 15-16 & Answers
• Check study qstns ch 17 & return to owner
• Quiz ch 17
• Get Answers ch 17 and study qstns chs 18-19
• Discuss ch 17
• HW: Read ch 18-19 and answer study qstns
• HW: Check your answers ch 17
Friday, January 21, 2011
Fri 21 Jan 2010
Fri 21 Jan 2010
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns & Answers chs 11-14
• Check study qstns chs 15-16
• Quiz chs 15-16 & check
• Get Answers for chs 15-16 & study qstns for 17
• Discuss chs 15-16 as time permits
• Pretest Literary Terms #5.
• HW: Read ch 17 & answer study qstns.
• HW: Check answers chs 15-16
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns & Answers chs 11-14
• Check study qstns chs 15-16
• Quiz chs 15-16 & check
• Get Answers for chs 15-16 & study qstns for 17
• Discuss chs 15-16 as time permits
• Pretest Literary Terms #5.
• HW: Read ch 17 & answer study qstns.
• HW: Check answers chs 15-16
THU, 20 Jan 2010
THU, 20 Jan 2010
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns & Answers chs 6-10
• Check study qstns chs 11-14
• Quiz chs 11-14 & check
• Get Answers for chs 11-14 & study qstns for 15 & 16
• Discuss chs 11-14 as time permits
• Return Lit Terms Qzs and schedule Requizzes
• HW: Read chs 15-16 & answer study qstns.
• HW: Check answers chs 11-14
AP Literature
• Hand in study qstns & Answers chs 6-10
• Check study qstns chs 11-14
• Quiz chs 11-14 & check
• Get Answers for chs 11-14 & study qstns for 15 & 16
• Discuss chs 11-14 as time permits
• Return Lit Terms Qzs and schedule Requizzes
• HW: Read chs 15-16 & answer study qstns.
• HW: Check answers chs 11-14
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tue, 18 Jan 2010
Tue, 18 Jan 2010
AP Literature
TUE
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Hand in study qstns & Answers chs 4&5
• Check study qstns chs 6-10
• Quiz chs 6-10
• Get Answers for chs 6-10. √ when your answer is similar, add brief notes to your answer when it isn’t
• Discuss chs 6-10 as time permits
• HW: Read JE Chs 11-14 & answer study qstns
• HW: Check answers chs 6-10
AP Literature
TUE
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Hand in study qstns & Answers chs 4&5
• Check study qstns chs 6-10
• Quiz chs 6-10
• Get Answers for chs 6-10. √ when your answer is similar, add brief notes to your answer when it isn’t
• Discuss chs 6-10 as time permits
• HW: Read JE Chs 11-14 & answer study qstns
• HW: Check answers chs 6-10
Fri, 14 Jan 2010
Fri, 14 Jan 2010
AP Literature
• Hand in Qstns 1-3 & Answer Packet
• Check Stdy Qstns 4&5
• Quiz 4 & 5
• Check
• Get Answer Packet chs 4& 5
• Discuss chs 1- 3
• HW: Rd chs 6-10 and answer study qstns.
• HW: Check answers chs 4&5
AP Literature
• Hand in Qstns 1-3 & Answer Packet
• Check Stdy Qstns 4&5
• Quiz 4 & 5
• Check
• Get Answer Packet chs 4& 5
• Discuss chs 1- 3
• HW: Rd chs 6-10 and answer study qstns.
• HW: Check answers chs 4&5
Monday, January 17, 2011
Thu, Jan 13, 2010
Thu, Jan 13, 2010
AP Literature
• Check Study questions chs 1-3
• Quiz chs 1-3
• Get answers for study qstns.
• Literary Terms #4
• HW:
AP Literature
• Check Study questions chs 1-3
• Quiz chs 1-3
• Get answers for study qstns.
• Literary Terms #4
• HW:
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Tue, Jan 11, 2011
Tue, Jan 11, 2011
AP Literature
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Get Jane Eyre books from library
• Discuss Lyric 95 and compare poetry analysis techniques: Train of Thought and TPCASTT
• HW: Read JE Chs 1-3 & answer study qstns
AP Literature
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Get Jane Eyre books from library
• Discuss Lyric 95 and compare poetry analysis techniques: Train of Thought and TPCASTT
• HW: Read JE Chs 1-3 & answer study qstns
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Fri, Jan 7, 2010
Fri, Jan 7, 2010
English 12: Pds 1 & 4
• AR reading
• Review summary sentences & qstns 1-7 p162 for The Canterbury Tales General Prologue
• Quiz on The Canterbury Tales General Prologue
AP Literature
• Quiz: Tennyson, "Lady of Shalott," and "Comment"
• Check Analyzing qstns 1-4&7 and In Memoriam Lyric 55 Train of Thought, and hand in both.
• HW:
Read "Tears, Idle Tears," p779 & answer Analyzing 1-5.
Read "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal," p780 & do TPCASTT chart.
Read "Break, Break, Break," p781 & write Critical Response (short)in AP Exam style
Read "Crossing the Bar," p782 & write Critical Response (short)in AP Exam style
Drama
• SSRFF
• Group 1 present Readers Theater for Twelve Angry Men.
English 12: Pds 1 & 4
• AR reading
• Review summary sentences & qstns 1-7 p162 for The Canterbury Tales General Prologue
• Quiz on The Canterbury Tales General Prologue
AP Literature
• Quiz: Tennyson, "Lady of Shalott," and "Comment"
• Check Analyzing qstns 1-4&7 and In Memoriam Lyric 55 Train of Thought, and hand in both.
• HW:
Read "Tears, Idle Tears," p779 & answer Analyzing 1-5.
Read "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal," p780 & do TPCASTT chart.
Read "Break, Break, Break," p781 & write Critical Response (short)in AP Exam style
Read "Crossing the Bar," p782 & write Critical Response (short)in AP Exam style
Drama
• SSRFF
• Group 1 present Readers Theater for Twelve Angry Men.
Thursday, January 06, 2011
THU, Jan 6, 2010
THU, Jan 6, 2010
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Quiz Victorian Pd
• Poetry analysis: 2 methods- Train of Thought & TPCASTT
• HW: Read Tennyson p777-8,“Lady of Shalott” & “Comment” p784-8 for quizzes. Answer Anlyz 1-4&7 p789.
• HW: Read “In Memoriam,” Lyric 55, &Write Train of Thought, one ¶ for each of the 5 stanzas. Do first stanza together in class.
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Quiz Victorian Pd
• Poetry analysis: 2 methods- Train of Thought & TPCASTT
• HW: Read Tennyson p777-8,“Lady of Shalott” & “Comment” p784-8 for quizzes. Answer Anlyz 1-4&7 p789.
• HW: Read “In Memoriam,” Lyric 55, &Write Train of Thought, one ¶ for each of the 5 stanzas. Do first stanza together in class.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
For AP Literature before Saturday, December 25, 2010
Example of Train of Thought Analysis of a Christmas Poem:
"In Memoriam A. H. H.: 78. Again at Christmas did we weave"
by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Again at Christmas did we weave
The holly round the Christmas hearth;
The silent snow possess'd the earth,
And calmly fell our Christmas-eve:
The yule-log sparkled keen with frost,
No wing of wind the region swept,
But over all things brooding slept
The quiet sense of something lost.
As in the winters left behind,
Again our ancient games had place,
The mimic picture's breathing grace,
And dance and song and hoodman-blind.
Who show'd a token of distress?
No single tear, no mark of pain:
O sorrow, then can sorrow wane?
O grief, can grief be changed to less?
O last regret, regret can die!
No--mixt with all this mystic frame,
Her deep relations are the same,
But with long use her tears are dry.
This title tells me that Tennyson is still remembering his good friend Arthur Henry Hallam who died while still young and for whom he wrote his famous In Memoriam poem. This seems to be a remembrance of him at Christmas. I wonder how long after he died Tennyson wrote it*.
The speaker is describing that "we" decorated the fire with holly, that snow is on the ground, and things are "calm."That sounds good, hope it stays that way, but could be a foreboding since it's so early in the poem.
The fire "sparkled" and there was no wind, which adds to the calm mood, but sparkle seems happy, and then there is "brooding" and sleeping and a feeling of loss. Here comes the remembrance.
Speaker remembers past winters and the "ancient games" which could be winter sports or indoor activities, who knows? Oh, the next lines sound like games although the "mimic picture" and "breathing grace" confuses me, unless it is like the tableaus presented in Jane Eyre where players present a scene and stand like statues until the other people guess what the scene represents, sort of like a cross between non-moving charades and Pictionary. Breathing grace could be being able to breathe even though you are statue-still. And the dead are statue-still but don't have the "grace" of breath! Other activities are the dance and song and blind man's bluff. The dead are also blind, but they can't dance or sing. Maybe the mix of the two represents the living and the dead.
Next stanza the speaker loses it and starts getting upset that no one was sad, and is sad himself that he still mourns his dead friend and wonders if his grief will ever diminish.
"O last regret, regret can die" seemed paradoxical on first reading, but now the speaker seems to be saying that he is sad that his grief will indeed grow less, the diminishing he seemed to be wishing for in the previous stanza. Looking back at that stanza, when he says that no one was sad, maybe he wasn't sad only because no one remembered but because our sorrow brought on by death does diminish and he doesn't want it to! So it is a paradox after all.
Then, the "No" that I didn't understand is another paradox. He is sorry that remembrance fades, but says it does and it doesn't when it is inside our hearts- "mixt with this mystic frame" that is the human body. "Her" refers to what? the human body or regret? Personification of regret would fit well here because it is human emotion he refers to. Then regret's "relations" could be her kin or fellow beings or friends, or her feelings, saying they are "the same" meaning still there, but it's been so long now that the speaker doesn't have to cry anymore.
Theme?: It is true that time lessens grief, but not completely, because we don't want to forget what we loved so much.
It just occurred to me that winter is appropriate for this remembrance because it connotes cold and death while the holly, the hearth, the sparkling log, and the games, dances,and songs bring a sense of life still existing in the "dead" of winter. This juxtaposition adds to the meaning of the poem because the speaker has a feeling for both death and life inside him, as do all humans.
* Hallam died in 1833. Tennyson wrote In Memoriam for years and finally published it in 1849. The number 78 in the title of this poem that I thought might be the year he wrote it is actually the verse number from In Memoriam. When I first saw this poem I thought it would be part of the longer poem, so I didn't consider giving it to the class to analyze. When I looked for a poem to analyze, I decided to check this one out, since Tennyson is my favorite poet, and it seemed to be complete in itself, so I used it.
"In Memoriam A. H. H.: 78. Again at Christmas did we weave"
by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Again at Christmas did we weave
The holly round the Christmas hearth;
The silent snow possess'd the earth,
And calmly fell our Christmas-eve:
The yule-log sparkled keen with frost,
No wing of wind the region swept,
But over all things brooding slept
The quiet sense of something lost.
As in the winters left behind,
Again our ancient games had place,
The mimic picture's breathing grace,
And dance and song and hoodman-blind.
Who show'd a token of distress?
No single tear, no mark of pain:
O sorrow, then can sorrow wane?
O grief, can grief be changed to less?
O last regret, regret can die!
No--mixt with all this mystic frame,
Her deep relations are the same,
But with long use her tears are dry.
This title tells me that Tennyson is still remembering his good friend Arthur Henry Hallam who died while still young and for whom he wrote his famous In Memoriam poem. This seems to be a remembrance of him at Christmas. I wonder how long after he died Tennyson wrote it*.
The speaker is describing that "we" decorated the fire with holly, that snow is on the ground, and things are "calm."That sounds good, hope it stays that way, but could be a foreboding since it's so early in the poem.
The fire "sparkled" and there was no wind, which adds to the calm mood, but sparkle seems happy, and then there is "brooding" and sleeping and a feeling of loss. Here comes the remembrance.
Speaker remembers past winters and the "ancient games" which could be winter sports or indoor activities, who knows? Oh, the next lines sound like games although the "mimic picture" and "breathing grace" confuses me, unless it is like the tableaus presented in Jane Eyre where players present a scene and stand like statues until the other people guess what the scene represents, sort of like a cross between non-moving charades and Pictionary. Breathing grace could be being able to breathe even though you are statue-still. And the dead are statue-still but don't have the "grace" of breath! Other activities are the dance and song and blind man's bluff. The dead are also blind, but they can't dance or sing. Maybe the mix of the two represents the living and the dead.
Next stanza the speaker loses it and starts getting upset that no one was sad, and is sad himself that he still mourns his dead friend and wonders if his grief will ever diminish.
"O last regret, regret can die" seemed paradoxical on first reading, but now the speaker seems to be saying that he is sad that his grief will indeed grow less, the diminishing he seemed to be wishing for in the previous stanza. Looking back at that stanza, when he says that no one was sad, maybe he wasn't sad only because no one remembered but because our sorrow brought on by death does diminish and he doesn't want it to! So it is a paradox after all.
Then, the "No" that I didn't understand is another paradox. He is sorry that remembrance fades, but says it does and it doesn't when it is inside our hearts- "mixt with this mystic frame" that is the human body. "Her" refers to what? the human body or regret? Personification of regret would fit well here because it is human emotion he refers to. Then regret's "relations" could be her kin or fellow beings or friends, or her feelings, saying they are "the same" meaning still there, but it's been so long now that the speaker doesn't have to cry anymore.
Theme?: It is true that time lessens grief, but not completely, because we don't want to forget what we loved so much.
It just occurred to me that winter is appropriate for this remembrance because it connotes cold and death while the holly, the hearth, the sparkling log, and the games, dances,and songs bring a sense of life still existing in the "dead" of winter. This juxtaposition adds to the meaning of the poem because the speaker has a feeling for both death and life inside him, as do all humans.
* Hallam died in 1833. Tennyson wrote In Memoriam for years and finally published it in 1849. The number 78 in the title of this poem that I thought might be the year he wrote it is actually the verse number from In Memoriam. When I first saw this poem I thought it would be part of the longer poem, so I didn't consider giving it to the class to analyze. When I looked for a poem to analyze, I decided to check this one out, since Tennyson is my favorite poet, and it seemed to be complete in itself, so I used it.
Thu, Dec 16, 2010
Thu, Dec 16, 2010
English 12 Pds 1&4
• Play Uncommon Sense
AP Literature
• Get Christmas poems to analyze with train of thought a.k.a. stream of consciousness
"Christmas Trees" by Robert Frost
"A Christmas Ghost Story" by Thomas Hardy
"Christmas Bells" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"A Christmas Carol, Sung to the King in the Presence at White-Hall" by Robert Herrick
• Play AP version of Uncommon Sense
Drama
• SSRFF
• Watch Grinch with Jim Carrey
English 12 Pds 1&4
• Play Uncommon Sense
AP Literature
• Get Christmas poems to analyze with train of thought a.k.a. stream of consciousness
"Christmas Trees" by Robert Frost
"A Christmas Ghost Story" by Thomas Hardy
"Christmas Bells" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"A Christmas Carol, Sung to the King in the Presence at White-Hall" by Robert Herrick
• Play AP version of Uncommon Sense
Drama
• SSRFF
• Watch Grinch with Jim Carrey
Wed, Dec 15, 2010
Wed, Dec 15, 2010
Drama
• SSRFF
• Take Sem 1 Exam
English 12 Pd 1
• AR rdg
• Discuss grades
AP Literature
• Hand in chart on Romantic Pd authors
• Check Sem 1 Exam and go over answers
Drama
• SSRFF
• Take Sem 1 Exam
English 12 Pd 1
• AR rdg
• Discuss grades
AP Literature
• Hand in chart on Romantic Pd authors
• Check Sem 1 Exam and go over answers
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
English 12 Pd 4
• AR rdg
• Review
• Sem 1 Exam
Drama
• Take notes on work studied this semester
• Note parts to be used on Sem 1 Exam
• Review those items: Stage locations and the play A Raisin in the Sun
English 12 Pd 4
• AR rdg
• Review
• Sem 1 Exam
Drama
• Take notes on work studied this semester
• Note parts to be used on Sem 1 Exam
• Review those items: Stage locations and the play A Raisin in the Sun
Monday, December 13, 2010
Mon, Dec 13, 2010
Mon, Dec 13, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Review
• Sem 1 Exam
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Sem 1 Exam review
AP Literature
• Sem 1 Exam
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Review
• Sem 1 Exam
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Sem 1 Exam review
AP Literature
• Sem 1 Exam
Fri, Dec 10, 2010
Fri, Dec 10, 2010
English 12 Periods 1&4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Review for exam
AP Literature
• Discuss questions about Keats work
• Quiz
• HW: Chart the Romantic Pd: Burns, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, due Wed, 12/15
1. Author
2. Significant fact to remember about life
3. Favorite work read
4. Favorite quote w/ line #
pp613, 620, 21; 633-40, 42, 45; 655; 680, 81, 84; 697; 710, 11, 12
Drama
SSRFF
Discuss plans for the day
English 12 Periods 1&4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Review for exam
AP Literature
• Discuss questions about Keats work
• Quiz
• HW: Chart the Romantic Pd: Burns, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, due Wed, 12/15
1. Author
2. Significant fact to remember about life
3. Favorite work read
4. Favorite quote w/ line #
pp613, 620, 21; 633-40, 42, 45; 655; 680, 81, 84; 697; 710, 11, 12
Drama
SSRFF
Discuss plans for the day
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Thu, Dec 9, 2010
Thu, Dec 9, 2010
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Finish questions 1-7 p162
• Discuss 3 summaries and questions 1-4
AP Literature
• Hand in work on Shelley & Apostrophe
• Quiz
• Discussion
• Sem 1 Exam: Discuss
• HW: Read about Keats pp 707-708. Write 4 important facts about his life. Read “Bright Star’ p 710, “When I Have Fears” p 711, & “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” p 712. Answer “Analyzing the poem” qstns for all three.
Drama
SSRFF
Review Sem 1 for exam questions
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Finish questions 1-7 p162
• Discuss 3 summaries and questions 1-4
AP Literature
• Hand in work on Shelley & Apostrophe
• Quiz
• Discussion
• Sem 1 Exam: Discuss
• HW: Read about Keats pp 707-708. Write 4 important facts about his life. Read “Bright Star’ p 710, “When I Have Fears” p 711, & “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” p 712. Answer “Analyzing the poem” qstns for all three.
Drama
SSRFF
Review Sem 1 for exam questions
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Wed, Dec 8, 2010
Wed, Dec 8, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Finish questions 1-7 p162
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Read complete Prologue beginning. Students write 3 summary sentences
• Read the Knight, Squire, &Prioress (nun) and answer qstns 1-7
Drama
Play analysis
Discuss qstns 2-4
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Finish questions 1-7 p162
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Read complete Prologue beginning. Students write 3 summary sentences
• Read the Knight, Squire, &Prioress (nun) and answer qstns 1-7
Drama
Play analysis
Discuss qstns 2-4
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Tue, Dec 7, 2010
Tue, Dec 7, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Read Prologue, beginning three stanzas. Write 3 summary sentences.
• Read the Knight, Squire, and Prioress. Answer all questions.
AP Literature
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Check questions and discuss.
• Quiz from Don Juan and discuss.
• HW: Read Shelley pp694-96. Write 4 significant facts of his life. Read "Ode to the West Wind." Answer Identifying Facts 1-4 and "Terza Rima and the Sonnet" under Analyzing Language 1-3, p700. Read "Apostrophe." Write 1 note per ¶ for a quiz.
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Read Prologue, beginning three stanzas. Write 3 summary sentences.
• Read the Knight, Squire, and Prioress. Answer all questions.
AP Literature
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Check questions and discuss.
• Quiz from Don Juan and discuss.
• HW: Read Shelley pp694-96. Write 4 significant facts of his life. Read "Ode to the West Wind." Answer Identifying Facts 1-4 and "Terza Rima and the Sonnet" under Analyzing Language 1-3, p700. Read "Apostrophe." Write 1 note per ¶ for a quiz.
Monday, December 06, 2010
Mon, Dec 6, 2010
Mon, Dec 6, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Vocab Qz 17-26
• Read Prologue, Stanza 1
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Vocab Qz 17-26
• Read Prologue
AP Literature
• Hand in work on RAM
• Quiz RAM parts 5-7 & Wordsworth, Coleridge, & Byron
• Terms Prequiz 3
• HW: Study the terms you missed on Terms 2 for quiz tomorrow.
• HW: Read poems pp680-81, “She Walks…” & “…Roving,” and from Don Juan. Answer questions Id. Details and Int. Meaning for all three poems.
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Vocab Qz 17-26
• Read Prologue, Stanza 1
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Vocab Qz 17-26
• Read Prologue
AP Literature
• Hand in work on RAM
• Quiz RAM parts 5-7 & Wordsworth, Coleridge, & Byron
• Terms Prequiz 3
• HW: Study the terms you missed on Terms 2 for quiz tomorrow.
• HW: Read poems pp680-81, “She Walks…” & “…Roving,” and from Don Juan. Answer questions Id. Details and Int. Meaning for all three poems.
Sunday, December 05, 2010
Fri, Dec 3, 2010
Fri, Dec 3, 2010
English 12 Periods 1&4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• p152 Rdg Lit Notes on Foreshadowing
Vocabulary
25 Dialect
26 Refrain
• Chaucer: Read pp 88-89 in Elements of Literature
AP Literature
• Hand in #15 p676
• Quiz Ancient Mariner 1-4 and Coleridge
• Discuss WW Tintern Abbey and others
• HW: Finish reading RAM and do qstns 16-18
• HW: Read Lord Byron pp 678-9 and write 4 important facts.
Drama
SSRFF
Analysis discussion on Raisin in the Sun
Charades
English 12 Periods 1&4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• p152 Rdg Lit Notes on Foreshadowing
Vocabulary
25 Dialect
26 Refrain
• Chaucer: Read pp 88-89 in Elements of Literature
AP Literature
• Hand in #15 p676
• Quiz Ancient Mariner 1-4 and Coleridge
• Discuss WW Tintern Abbey and others
• HW: Finish reading RAM and do qstns 16-18
• HW: Read Lord Byron pp 678-9 and write 4 important facts.
Drama
SSRFF
Analysis discussion on Raisin in the Sun
Charades
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Thu, Dec 2, 2010
Thu, Dec 2, 2010
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Final draft due with rough draft & all other work.
• Review Anglo Saxon and Medieval periods
• Read aloud “Lord Randal” p151
• Discuss Rdg Lit p152 #3 Refrain
AP Literature
• Hand in ¶ on Coleridge
• Quiz on Lucy poems and 2 others
• Discuss WW poems.
• Read "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" pp655-665 for T/F quiz.
Answer # 15 p676.
Drama
SSRFF
Finish film
Discuss from syllabus
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Final draft due with rough draft & all other work.
• Review Anglo Saxon and Medieval periods
• Read aloud “Lord Randal” p151
• Discuss Rdg Lit p152 #3 Refrain
AP Literature
• Hand in ¶ on Coleridge
• Quiz on Lucy poems and 2 others
• Discuss WW poems.
• Read "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" pp655-665 for T/F quiz.
Answer # 15 p676.
Drama
SSRFF
Finish film
Discuss from syllabus
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Wed, Dec 1, 2010
Wed, Dec 1, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Get back questions and discuss answers in a class discussion for points
• p 152 Rdg Lit # 1 foreshadowing, 2&3 Friday
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me any work.
• Type paper.
• Final draft & all work done due tomorrow, Thurs.
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Get back questions and discuss answers in a class discussion for points
• p 152 Rdg Lit # 1 foreshadowing, 2&3 Friday
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me any work.
• Type paper.
• Final draft & all work done due tomorrow, Thurs.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Final draft due with rough draft & all other work.
• Read aloud “Lord Randal” p151
• Answer questions 1-7 and Rdg Lit #2 Dialect & #3 Refrain
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Get back Terms I. Quiz Thur at recess or after class.
• Get essay comments
• Discuss documenting
• Hand in work on Wordsworth & discuss
• Discuss Burns & Blake
• Read 3 Lucy poems, 638-640,“I Wandered” p642, & “Solitary Reaper” p645 for quiz.
• Read about Coleridge p647 and write your impression of him in a ¶.
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Final draft due with rough draft & all other work.
• Read aloud “Lord Randal” p151
• Answer questions 1-7 and Rdg Lit #2 Dialect & #3 Refrain
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Get back Terms I. Quiz Thur at recess or after class.
• Get essay comments
• Discuss documenting
• Hand in work on Wordsworth & discuss
• Discuss Burns & Blake
• Read 3 Lucy poems, 638-640,“I Wandered” p642, & “Solitary Reaper” p645 for quiz.
• Read about Coleridge p647 and write your impression of him in a ¶.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Mon, Nov 29, 2010
Mon, Nov 29, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me any work for points.
• Final draft & all work done due tomorrow, Tues.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me any work and your intro, body, & conclusion ¶s.
• Final draft is due Thursday, Dec 2
AP Literature
• Hand in terms pretest #1for recording missed terms.
• Hand in Critical Response p 622. Some CR’s will go on Essay grade (36%)
• Hand in chart on authors
• Get back student essays 1&2 Open Qstn 3 & get Response to essays
• HW: Read Wm Wordsworth P 631-2. List your 4 most important facts about his life.
• Read “Lines...Tintern Abbey” pp633-37. Answer 1-9 on p 637 and 1&2 in “Verse Paragraphs” under “Analyzing Language and Style,” to be discussed.
Drama
Movie Raisin in the Sun
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me any work for points.
• Final draft & all work done due tomorrow, Tues.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me any work and your intro, body, & conclusion ¶s.
• Final draft is due Thursday, Dec 2
AP Literature
• Hand in terms pretest #1for recording missed terms.
• Hand in Critical Response p 622. Some CR’s will go on Essay grade (36%)
• Hand in chart on authors
• Get back student essays 1&2 Open Qstn 3 & get Response to essays
• HW: Read Wm Wordsworth P 631-2. List your 4 most important facts about his life.
• Read “Lines...Tintern Abbey” pp633-37. Answer 1-9 on p 637 and 1&2 in “Verse Paragraphs” under “Analyzing Language and Style,” to be discussed.
Drama
Movie Raisin in the Sun
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Wed, Nov 24, 2010
Wed, Nov 24, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me any work and your intro, body, & conclusion ¶s.
• Final draft is due Tuesday, Nov30
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me your next 100 words. (300 total so far)
• Write intro., body ¶’s, and conclusion. Final draft is due Thu, Dec 2
AP Literature
• Hand in work on Burns.
• Tally scores on sample essays1&2 for Open Qstn 3
• Get in groups for review of scores
• Read about William Blake pp617-19, “Blake’s Poems” p620, “The Tyger” p620, and “The Lamb” p622 and do the Critical Response p622.
• HW: Make a chart for
-3 Literary Periods
-Authors read in each period
-One title read for each author
-A telling quotation from that work, documented parenthetically
PP 190,195, 201,213, 232, 254, 340-6, 364-368, 385, 417, 423, 436,/ 482, 518, 527-530, 555-559, 576 / 613, 620-22
Drama
Video of play to Beneatha leaving with George
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me any work and your intro, body, & conclusion ¶s.
• Final draft is due Tuesday, Nov30
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me your next 100 words. (300 total so far)
• Write intro., body ¶’s, and conclusion. Final draft is due Thu, Dec 2
AP Literature
• Hand in work on Burns.
• Tally scores on sample essays1&2 for Open Qstn 3
• Get in groups for review of scores
• Read about William Blake pp617-19, “Blake’s Poems” p620, “The Tyger” p620, and “The Lamb” p622 and do the Critical Response p622.
• HW: Make a chart for
-3 Literary Periods
-Authors read in each period
-One title read for each author
-A telling quotation from that work, documented parenthetically
PP 190,195, 201,213, 232, 254, 340-6, 364-368, 385, 417, 423, 436,/ 482, 518, 527-530, 555-559, 576 / 613, 620-22
Drama
Video of play to Beneatha leaving with George
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Tue, Nov 23, 2010
Tue, Nov 23, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me your next 100 words. (300 total so far)
• Write intro., body ¶’s, and conclusion.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me your next 100 words.
• Write another 100 for tomorrow.
AP Literature
Drill to Makalapa
• Hand in Romantic Pd notes & discuss.
• Hand in Open Question essays.
• HW: Get essay #3 to evaluate.
• HW: Read Robert Burns p 611 and “To a Mouse” p 613-15. Answer questions 1-6 p 615
• HW: Justify scores for the 2 sample essays on the Open Question if you haven’t yet.
Drama
Readers Theater # 4 for pp 119 to 130.
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me your next 100 words. (300 total so far)
• Write intro., body ¶’s, and conclusion.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me your next 100 words.
• Write another 100 for tomorrow.
AP Literature
Drill to Makalapa
• Hand in Romantic Pd notes & discuss.
• Hand in Open Question essays.
• HW: Get essay #3 to evaluate.
• HW: Read Robert Burns p 611 and “To a Mouse” p 613-15. Answer questions 1-6 p 615
• HW: Justify scores for the 2 sample essays on the Open Question if you haven’t yet.
Drama
Readers Theater # 4 for pp 119 to 130.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Mon, Nov 22, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me your next 100 words.
• Write another 100 for tomorrow.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me your first 100 words. Write 100 more for tomorrow.
AP Literature
• Hand in your second evaluated essay and your typed third essay.
• Quiz on Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson and the Dictionary p594.
• Discuss Renaissance authors Milton & Donne and Restoration author Pope (Augustan poetry).
• Read scoring guidelines for the Open Question essay and 2 sample student essays for you to evaluate. Justify your score.
• Read the Romantic Period, pp 600-610 and take notes on the intro ¶ and the six parts.
Drama
• Readers Theater #3 for pp107-119.
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me your next 100 words.
• Write another 100 for tomorrow.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Show me your first 100 words. Write 100 more for tomorrow.
AP Literature
• Hand in your second evaluated essay and your typed third essay.
• Quiz on Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson and the Dictionary p594.
• Discuss Renaissance authors Milton & Donne and Restoration author Pope (Augustan poetry).
• Read scoring guidelines for the Open Question essay and 2 sample student essays for you to evaluate. Justify your score.
• Read the Romantic Period, pp 600-610 and take notes on the intro ¶ and the six parts.
Drama
• Readers Theater #3 for pp107-119.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Fri, Nov 19, 2010
Fri, Nov 19, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me your work on essay
• Next 100 words due Mon
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me your work on essay
• 100 words due Mon
AP Literature
• Hand in qstns on Johnson.
• Hand in third typed essay.
• Quiz on satire, Pope, and Eng Dictionary
• HW: Give the essay you evaluated to another student to evaluate
• HW: Read from The Life of Samuel Johnson pp 576-581 and dictionaries p594 for a quiz.
Drama
• Watch DVD A Raisin in the Sun
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me your work on essay
• Next 100 words due Mon
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me your work on essay
• 100 words due Mon
AP Literature
• Hand in qstns on Johnson.
• Hand in third typed essay.
• Quiz on satire, Pope, and Eng Dictionary
• HW: Give the essay you evaluated to another student to evaluate
• HW: Read from The Life of Samuel Johnson pp 576-581 and dictionaries p594 for a quiz.
Drama
• Watch DVD A Raisin in the Sun
Thu, Nov 18, 2010
Thu, Nov 18, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me your topic (5pts), outline of body¶s (10pts), and thesis (10 pts).
• Write 100 words of essay.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me your topic (5pts), outline of body¶s (10pts), and thesis (10 pts)
• Write 100 words of essay (10pts)
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in Comparison of Pope’s work to that of Milton & Donne
• Get in groups of 4 or 5 with your essay 1 & 2 for Johnson and Dickinson. Discuss your score. Adjust if you think you should. As a class, compare answers. Get actual scores.
• HW: Read pp555-560. Quiz on p555. Answer any 2 qstns from 1-6 and all of 7-11 on p558, and on p560 #s 1-4.
• HW: Type your third exam essay
Drama
• SSRFF
• Improv with Mrs. Zimmerman
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me your topic (5pts), outline of body¶s (10pts), and thesis (10 pts).
• Write 100 words of essay.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me your topic (5pts), outline of body¶s (10pts), and thesis (10 pts)
• Write 100 words of essay (10pts)
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in Comparison of Pope’s work to that of Milton & Donne
• Get in groups of 4 or 5 with your essay 1 & 2 for Johnson and Dickinson. Discuss your score. Adjust if you think you should. As a class, compare answers. Get actual scores.
• HW: Read pp555-560. Quiz on p555. Answer any 2 qstns from 1-6 and all of 7-11 on p558, and on p560 #s 1-4.
• HW: Type your third exam essay
Drama
• SSRFF
• Improv with Mrs. Zimmerman
Wed, Nov 17, 2010
Wed, Nov 17, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me your topic (5pts), outline of body¶s (10pts), and thesis (10 pts).
• Write 100 words of essay.
English 12 Period 4
Café duty.
AP Literature
• Hand in work on "Satire" and Pope's poetry.
• Get literary terms pre-quiz back to learn terms missed for quiz
• Hand in typed essays with pen name on back.
• HW: Get guidelines on AP practice essays. Read and score from 1-9 the 2 essays. Tell why you gave the score.
• Read Pope pp525-6 for quiz. Compare to Milton’s and Donne's poetry on one trait each.
Drama
Readers’ Theater: Act2, Scene 2 pp 96-106 with group 2
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Show me your topic (5pts), outline of body¶s (10pts), and thesis (10 pts).
• Write 100 words of essay.
English 12 Period 4
Café duty.
AP Literature
• Hand in work on "Satire" and Pope's poetry.
• Get literary terms pre-quiz back to learn terms missed for quiz
• Hand in typed essays with pen name on back.
• HW: Get guidelines on AP practice essays. Read and score from 1-9 the 2 essays. Tell why you gave the score.
• Read Pope pp525-6 for quiz. Compare to Milton’s and Donne's poetry on one trait each.
Drama
Readers’ Theater: Act2, Scene 2 pp 96-106 with group 2
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Mon, Nov 15, 2010
Mon, Nov 15, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Write outline & thesis
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Write outline & thesis
AP Literature
• Show me essays, I initial & return to you to be typed with a pseudonym (pen name) written on the back. Students in class will evaluate essays.
• Discuss The Restoration &18th Century.
• HW: Write the third exam essay in the packet
• HW: Read "Satire," p 516-17 & find an example of satire in "A Modest Proposal" p 518-523. Write your quote and explain how it is satire. •Read Heroic Couplets" p527 and answer questions 1 & 2 p528. •Read Criticism p829 & answer qstns 1&2 and write Creative Resp. •Read Man p830 & answer qstns 1-5.
• HW: Type 2 essays from exam essay packet Practice 1 without your name on them. Write pen name on back.
Drama
• Get books
• On paper write what part you would like to read in a class reading.
• Readers Theater for pp89-96, end of 2.2
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Write outline & thesis
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Write outline & thesis
AP Literature
• Show me essays, I initial & return to you to be typed with a pseudonym (pen name) written on the back. Students in class will evaluate essays.
• Discuss The Restoration &18th Century.
• HW: Write the third exam essay in the packet
• HW: Read "Satire," p 516-17 & find an example of satire in "A Modest Proposal" p 518-523. Write your quote and explain how it is satire. •Read Heroic Couplets" p527 and answer questions 1 & 2 p528. •Read Criticism p829 & answer qstns 1&2 and write Creative Resp. •Read Man p830 & answer qstns 1-5.
• HW: Type 2 essays from exam essay packet Practice 1 without your name on them. Write pen name on back.
Drama
• Get books
• On paper write what part you would like to read in a class reading.
• Readers Theater for pp89-96, end of 2.2
Friday, November 12, 2010
Fri, Nov 12, 2010
Fri, Nov 12, 2010
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Handout Easy Steps to Literary Analysis
• Show me your topic and how you plan to approach it
• Grade reports mid quarter
AP Literature
• Hand in notes on Defoe
• Quiz on Defoe and from Robinson Crusoe
• Pre-quiz on usage & literary terms
• Check usage quiz
• HW: Pick 2 of the 3 practice exam essays to write about. Give yourself 80 mins to read and write both. If one takes less than 40 mins, give yourself more than 40 mins for the second one. Hand write them and print, unless your cursive has been complimented. Other students will assess these in class.
• HW: Due Wed: The third exam essay in the packet
• HW: Due Wed: Read "Satire," p 516-17, and "A Modest Proposal" p 518-523 for quizzes, and Heroic Couplets" p527. Answer questions 1 & 2 p528.
Drama
• SSRFF
• Discuss Raisin in the Sun
• Read in groups
• Mid quarter grade reports
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Handout Easy Steps to Literary Analysis
• Show me your topic and how you plan to approach it
• Grade reports mid quarter
AP Literature
• Hand in notes on Defoe
• Quiz on Defoe and from Robinson Crusoe
• Pre-quiz on usage & literary terms
• Check usage quiz
• HW: Pick 2 of the 3 practice exam essays to write about. Give yourself 80 mins to read and write both. If one takes less than 40 mins, give yourself more than 40 mins for the second one. Hand write them and print, unless your cursive has been complimented. Other students will assess these in class.
• HW: Due Wed: The third exam essay in the packet
• HW: Due Wed: Read "Satire," p 516-17, and "A Modest Proposal" p 518-523 for quizzes, and Heroic Couplets" p527. Answer questions 1 & 2 p528.
Drama
• SSRFF
• Discuss Raisin in the Sun
• Read in groups
• Mid quarter grade reports
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Wed, Nov 10, 2010
Wed, Nov 10, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Handout: Easy Steps to Literary Analysis
• Show me your literary term and chart
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Make a chart using your selected topic
• See modeling of topic in chart
Drama
• Read A Raisin in the Sun in groups.
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Handout: Easy Steps to Literary Analysis
• Show me your literary term and chart
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Make a chart using your selected topic
• See modeling of topic in chart
Drama
• Read A Raisin in the Sun in groups.
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Tue, Nov 9, 2010
Tue, Nov 9, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Make a chart using your selected topic
• See modeling of topic and chart with comparison
AP Literature
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Recitation
• Hand in notes on Milton.
• Hand in notes on Restoration & the 18th Century
• Quiz on Milton
• Check
• HW: Read Daniel Defoe p480 for quiz or notes, and Robinson Crusoe p483-495 for quiz only.
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Make a chart using your selected topic
• See modeling of topic and chart with comparison
AP Literature
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Recitation
• Hand in notes on Milton.
• Hand in notes on Restoration & the 18th Century
• Quiz on Milton
• Check
• HW: Read Daniel Defoe p480 for quiz or notes, and Robinson Crusoe p483-495 for quiz only.
Mon, Nov 8, 2010
Mon, Nov 8, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Get Lit essay handouts & discuss, looking at my sample essay
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Get Lit essay handouts & discuss, looking at my sample essay
AP Literature
• Hand in notes on PL p420-3
• Hand in questions p434 1-14.
• Class discussion
• HW: Read Milton pp414-416 for quiz or take 2 notes per ¶. Name 4 ways his life was different from John Donne's and 4 ways similar. Tell one way their works were alike and different.
• Read The Restoration &18th Century. Take notes on pp448-450.
Drama
SSRFF
Discuss Raisin for points.
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Get Lit essay handouts & discuss, looking at my sample essay
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Literary Analysis: Get Lit essay handouts & discuss, looking at my sample essay
AP Literature
• Hand in notes on PL p420-3
• Hand in questions p434 1-14.
• Class discussion
• HW: Read Milton pp414-416 for quiz or take 2 notes per ¶. Name 4 ways his life was different from John Donne's and 4 ways similar. Tell one way their works were alike and different.
• Read The Restoration &18th Century. Take notes on pp448-450.
Drama
SSRFF
Discuss Raisin for points.
Fri, Nov 5, 2010
Fri, Nov 5, 2010
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 20 mins
• Quiz on structure
• Get literary-essay-writing handouts and discuss ideas for essay, rubric, and parts of my sample essay of lit analysis
• Discuss possible topics
AP Literature
•Hand in essays on Milton. Class discussion of poems for points.
• Any more recitations?
• HW: Read Milton's Paradise Lost pp 420-22 and take notes.
• HW: Read The Temptation of Eve pp423-433 and answer questions 1-14 for in class discussion for points.
Drama
• SSRFF
• Discuss Raisin for points.
• Quiz
• Charades
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 20 mins
• Quiz on structure
• Get literary-essay-writing handouts and discuss ideas for essay, rubric, and parts of my sample essay of lit analysis
• Discuss possible topics
AP Literature
•Hand in essays on Milton. Class discussion of poems for points.
• Any more recitations?
• HW: Read Milton's Paradise Lost pp 420-22 and take notes.
• HW: Read The Temptation of Eve pp423-433 and answer questions 1-14 for in class discussion for points.
Drama
• SSRFF
• Discuss Raisin for points.
• Quiz
• Charades
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Wed, Nov 3, 2010
Wed, Nov 3, 2010
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 20 mins
• Vocab 17-24 Review & quiz
• Writing structure 5 ¶ essay: 3 kinds of ¶s w/ 2 parts each
Intro¶: 1. Hook > 2. Complete Thesis (Main Idea +Supporting Subtopic Ideas)
Body ¶s: 1. Topic Sentence referring to the Main Idea > 2 Supporting facts
Concluding¶: 1. Thesis restated in different words > 2. So What? or Personal Comment
AP Literature
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Recitations
• Check, discuss, & hand in 3 facts from Donne’s life that correspond to the works we read.
• Check & hand in summary of Metaphysical Poetry
• Check, discuss, & hand in paraphrase of “On His Blindness” and definitions of the 6 words from the poem.
• Get handouts of Milton's 2 sonnets, TPCASTT poetry analysis, and Sample Train of Thought for discovering your thinking on poems
• HW: Write an essay on Milton’s two sonnets, comparing them in various literary aspects. Explain the theme/meaning and tell which poem you think is better and why. "On His Blindness" and "Having Arrived Age 23." Write 300 to 500 words, as in an AP Exam essay.
Drama/Acting
• Do you want to do monologue performance for classes? no
• Reading a play/ Presenting scene from a play read in English, for which we have books.
Should it be Reader’s Theater or Acting w/memorized dialogue?
• We will alternate reading a play in groups with shorter activities.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg 20 mins
• Vocab 17-24 Review & quiz
• Writing structure 5 ¶ essay: 3 kinds of ¶s w/ 2 parts each
Intro¶: 1. Hook > 2. Complete Thesis (Main Idea +Supporting Subtopic Ideas)
Body ¶s: 1. Topic Sentence referring to the Main Idea > 2 Supporting facts
Concluding¶: 1. Thesis restated in different words > 2. So What? or Personal Comment
AP Literature
• AR rdg 10 mins
• Recitations
• Check, discuss, & hand in 3 facts from Donne’s life that correspond to the works we read.
• Check & hand in summary of Metaphysical Poetry
• Check, discuss, & hand in paraphrase of “On His Blindness” and definitions of the 6 words from the poem.
• Get handouts of Milton's 2 sonnets, TPCASTT poetry analysis, and Sample Train of Thought for discovering your thinking on poems
• HW: Write an essay on Milton’s two sonnets, comparing them in various literary aspects. Explain the theme/meaning and tell which poem you think is better and why. "On His Blindness" and "Having Arrived Age 23." Write 300 to 500 words, as in an AP Exam essay.
Drama/Acting
• Do you want to do monologue performance for classes? no
• Reading a play/ Presenting scene from a play read in English, for which we have books.
Should it be Reader’s Theater or Acting w/memorized dialogue?
• We will alternate reading a play in groups with shorter activities.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Wed, Oct 27, 2010
Wed, Oct 27, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 20 mins
• Conventions of Literary Analysis: An academic paper is formal, unlike personal essays such as our college application essay. Formal papers are only about their subject, not about the writer of the essay.
1. Do not say I or me or my or talk about your essay. Talk only about the literature or the author’s techniques using 3rd person: it, he, she, they
2. Contractions are informal. Don’t = Do not. Do not use contractions.
3. Do not use slang, use only standard English. Write man, not guy or dude. Say many, not a bunch or a lot.
AP Literature
• Quiz on Donne’s 4 works. Hand in questions 1-8, with your quiz, afterward.
• Check notes on Big 4. Get back, discuss, and hand in.
• Recitations? No. Due Mon
• Check MC Practice #1 FINISH
• HW: Recite lines Mon
• HW: Read Donne’s life pp362-3. Make a list of 3 facts from his life that correspond in some way to the 4 works we read. Tell how they correspond.
• HW: p363 Read Metaphysical Poetry and summarize the 2 ¶s.
• HW: Read p 417, “On His Blindness” by John Milton, and paraphrase it (not a summary) Look up these words that are used with a meaning different from the most common one: spent, chide, exact (vt: verb transitive), fondly, bidding, post (vt)
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 20 mins
• Conventions of Literary Analysis: An academic paper is formal, unlike personal essays such as our college application essay. Formal papers are only about their subject, not about the writer of the essay.
1. Do not say I or me or my or talk about your essay. Talk only about the literature or the author’s techniques using 3rd person: it, he, she, they
2. Contractions are informal. Don’t = Do not. Do not use contractions.
3. Do not use slang, use only standard English. Write man, not guy or dude. Say many, not a bunch or a lot.
AP Literature
• Quiz on Donne’s 4 works. Hand in questions 1-8, with your quiz, afterward.
• Check notes on Big 4. Get back, discuss, and hand in.
• Recitations? No. Due Mon
• Check MC Practice #1 FINISH
• HW: Recite lines Mon
• HW: Read Donne’s life pp362-3. Make a list of 3 facts from his life that correspond in some way to the 4 works we read. Tell how they correspond.
• HW: p363 Read Metaphysical Poetry and summarize the 2 ¶s.
• HW: Read p 417, “On His Blindness” by John Milton, and paraphrase it (not a summary) Look up these words that are used with a meaning different from the most common one: spent, chide, exact (vt: verb transitive), fondly, bidding, post (vt)
Tue, Oct 26, 2010
Tue, Oct 26, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 20 mins
• Literary Analysis: Compare Grendel and The Seafarer to learn more about their meaning.
• Analyze by looking at small parts, common elements of stories such as plot, characters, setting, theme, & tone.
• Make a T chart to compare facts for the 2 works. Use literary terms to analyze a small part: plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). Write facts for each part and for each work.
Hand in your chart and handout of the 2 works.
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in essays. As I collect them, read pp338-9 in textbook for quiz. Also read Shakespeare’s sonnets #s 29, 30, 71, 73, 116, 130 on the next pages.
• Take a quiz on sonnet form.
• Check MC Practice #1
• HW: Recitations due tomorrow or Mon
• HW: Read pp364-369: Bait, Song, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, and Meditation 17. Either answer all the Analyzing the Poem questions, or take a quiz on the 4 works tomorrow.
HW: Take notes (always Cornell) on the “Big Four” rules #s14-17 p18-?
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg 20 mins
• Literary Analysis: Compare Grendel and The Seafarer to learn more about their meaning.
• Analyze by looking at small parts, common elements of stories such as plot, characters, setting, theme, & tone.
• Make a T chart to compare facts for the 2 works. Use literary terms to analyze a small part: plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). Write facts for each part and for each work.
Hand in your chart and handout of the 2 works.
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Hand in essays. As I collect them, read pp338-9 in textbook for quiz. Also read Shakespeare’s sonnets #s 29, 30, 71, 73, 116, 130 on the next pages.
• Take a quiz on sonnet form.
• Check MC Practice #1
• HW: Recitations due tomorrow or Mon
• HW: Read pp364-369: Bait, Song, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, and Meditation 17. Either answer all the Analyzing the Poem questions, or take a quiz on the 4 works tomorrow.
HW: Take notes (always Cornell) on the “Big Four” rules #s14-17 p18-?
Mon, Oct 25, 2010
Mon, Oct 25, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg in the library and check out books.
• Voc: NEW
#22 irony
#23 analysis
Coming up:
moral
omniscient
symbolism
thesis
tone
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg in the library and check out books.
• Review & take Qz on the Medieval Period
AP Literature
• AR rdg in the library and check out books.
• Peer Edit
• Essay due tomorrow
Drama
• Present monologues, due today
• Scores will be F 50% until performed
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg in the library and check out books.
• Voc: NEW
#22 irony
#23 analysis
Coming up:
moral
omniscient
symbolism
thesis
tone
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg in the library and check out books.
• Review & take Qz on the Medieval Period
AP Literature
• AR rdg in the library and check out books.
• Peer Edit
• Essay due tomorrow
Drama
• Present monologues, due today
• Scores will be F 50% until performed
Friday, October 22, 2010
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg
• EssVoc: ballad
• Read Edward, Edward p 148 Rdg Lit, answer 1-7 p150 and hand in.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg
• Read Edward, Edward, p 148 Rdg Lit, answer 1-7 p150 and hand in.
AP Literature
• Show me 600 words
• MB outline posted below to help in finding quotations and evidence
• Go over how to quote and document Shakespeare and poetry. See below for information.
• Check MC prose2 and poetry 2
• HW: Write final draft, due Tues. Peer editing Mon.
Drama
• SSRFF
• Monologues
OUTLINE of Macbeth
ACT I
Scene 1, p255 Witches talking, “Fair is foul.”
Scene 2, p256 Macbeth’s bravery, Cawdor’s treason
Scene 3, p257 Macbeth meets witches, who prophesy for him and Banquo.
Scene 4, p263 King Duncan congratulates Macbeth on his bravery and new title.
Scene 5, p265 Lady Macbeth gets letter, plans to murder King Duncan.
Scene 6, p267 King arrives at Macbeth’s castle.
Scene 7, p268 Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill, against his objections.
ACT II
Scene 1, p272 Macbeth sees dagger appear in the air and goes to kill the king.
Scene 2, p274 Macbeth hears voices saying Macbeth has murdered sleep.
Scene 3, p277 Ross and Macduff come to wake Duncan, find him dead, call to everyone.
Scene 4, p282 Ross and Macduff discuss the strange situation with an old man.
ACT III
Scene 1, p285 Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo.
Scene 2, p289 Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth about more killing to come.
Scene 3, p291 Banquo is murdered, but Fleance escapes.
Scene 4, p293 The murderers report; Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost at the supper feast.
Scene 5, p298 Hecate plans a meeting with the witches to give Macbeth his destiny.
Scene 6, p299 Lennox and another lord discuss Macduff raising an army against Macbeth.
ACT IV
Scene 1, p301 Macbeth visits the witches and sees the apparitions
Scene 2, p306 Macbeth’s murderers slaughter Macduff’s wife and child
Scene 3, p309 Malcolm tests Macduff’s honor by appearing to have many vices
ACT V
Scene 1, p317 Lady Macbeth sleepwalks while a doctor and a gentlewoman look on.
Scene 2, p319 Scottish lords discuss Malcolm and Macduff’s plan and Macbeth’s state.
Scene 3, p320 The doctor reports Lady Macbeth's condition to Macbeth, who calls for armor
Scene 4, p322 Near Birnam, Malcolm and Macduff’s soldiers march
Scene 5, p323 Lady Macbeth dies, Birnam Wood approaches Dunsinane
Scene 6, p324 Malcolm and Macduff call for the attack on Dunsinane
Scene 7, p326 Macbeth kills Young Siward as Malcolm, Macduff, Siward enter Dunsinane.
Scene 8, p327 Macduff, not of woman born, kills Macbeth; Malcolm becomes the new king.
How to Quote from Works by Shakespeare
by Dr. Lynne Simpson, Presbyterian College English Department
Assuming that it is clear from the context of your paper which play you are quoting from, you need not identify the work by its title. At the end of the quotation from Shakespeare, place parentheses, in which you put three numbers, separated by periods. The first number is the act, the second is the scene, and the third the line numbers quoted, the first one and the last one, separated by dash. The parentheses locating the quotation come after the quotation mark and before the punctuation of your own sentence. Here are three examples:
1) "So shaken as we are, so wan with care," Henry announces to his court (1.1.1).
2) Henry appears infirm from the very beginning of the play: "So shaken as we are, so wan with care" (1.1.1).
3) Henry thinks of the terrain of England as a thirsty mother perversely feeding on the blood of her sons: "No more the thirsty entrance of this soil / Shall daub her lips with her own children's blood" (1.1.5-6).
Note the use of the slash (/)--preceded and followed by a space--to separate lines of poetry in example #3. This is standard practice when you are quoting blank verse (iambic pentameter) from Shakespeare into your own text.
Sometimes--though not often in short essays--you will want to quote a larger block of verse, four verse lines or more, which you then should discuss in close, careful detail. Usually this sort of quotation will be introduced by a full colon (:) and then indented ten spaces from your left-hand margin. You will no longer need slashes to separate lines, nor quotation marks; instead, the quotation should appear as it does on the printed page.
4) Henry's first speech is full of metaphors of physical distress: (Students, I added hyphens to simulate 10 spaces. You don't.)
----------So shaken as we are, so wan with care,
----------Find we a time for frighted peace to pant
----------And breathe short-winded accents of new broils
----------To be commenced in strands far remote. (1.1.1-4)
In this instance, the parentheses locating the quotation follow the final punctuation mark. Note that all citations in parentheses are in Arabic rather than Roman numerals.
Do note, finally, that Shakespeare also writes some scenes in prose. You need to know the difference!
Please consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research for more information and additional examples.
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg
• EssVoc: ballad
• Read Edward, Edward p 148 Rdg Lit, answer 1-7 p150 and hand in.
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg
• Read Edward, Edward, p 148 Rdg Lit, answer 1-7 p150 and hand in.
AP Literature
• Show me 600 words
• MB outline posted below to help in finding quotations and evidence
• Go over how to quote and document Shakespeare and poetry. See below for information.
• Check MC prose2 and poetry 2
• HW: Write final draft, due Tues. Peer editing Mon.
Drama
• SSRFF
• Monologues
OUTLINE of Macbeth
ACT I
Scene 1, p255 Witches talking, “Fair is foul.”
Scene 2, p256 Macbeth’s bravery, Cawdor’s treason
Scene 3, p257 Macbeth meets witches, who prophesy for him and Banquo.
Scene 4, p263 King Duncan congratulates Macbeth on his bravery and new title.
Scene 5, p265 Lady Macbeth gets letter, plans to murder King Duncan.
Scene 6, p267 King arrives at Macbeth’s castle.
Scene 7, p268 Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill, against his objections.
ACT II
Scene 1, p272 Macbeth sees dagger appear in the air and goes to kill the king.
Scene 2, p274 Macbeth hears voices saying Macbeth has murdered sleep.
Scene 3, p277 Ross and Macduff come to wake Duncan, find him dead, call to everyone.
Scene 4, p282 Ross and Macduff discuss the strange situation with an old man.
ACT III
Scene 1, p285 Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo.
Scene 2, p289 Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth about more killing to come.
Scene 3, p291 Banquo is murdered, but Fleance escapes.
Scene 4, p293 The murderers report; Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost at the supper feast.
Scene 5, p298 Hecate plans a meeting with the witches to give Macbeth his destiny.
Scene 6, p299 Lennox and another lord discuss Macduff raising an army against Macbeth.
ACT IV
Scene 1, p301 Macbeth visits the witches and sees the apparitions
Scene 2, p306 Macbeth’s murderers slaughter Macduff’s wife and child
Scene 3, p309 Malcolm tests Macduff’s honor by appearing to have many vices
ACT V
Scene 1, p317 Lady Macbeth sleepwalks while a doctor and a gentlewoman look on.
Scene 2, p319 Scottish lords discuss Malcolm and Macduff’s plan and Macbeth’s state.
Scene 3, p320 The doctor reports Lady Macbeth's condition to Macbeth, who calls for armor
Scene 4, p322 Near Birnam, Malcolm and Macduff’s soldiers march
Scene 5, p323 Lady Macbeth dies, Birnam Wood approaches Dunsinane
Scene 6, p324 Malcolm and Macduff call for the attack on Dunsinane
Scene 7, p326 Macbeth kills Young Siward as Malcolm, Macduff, Siward enter Dunsinane.
Scene 8, p327 Macduff, not of woman born, kills Macbeth; Malcolm becomes the new king.
How to Quote from Works by Shakespeare
by Dr. Lynne Simpson, Presbyterian College English Department
Assuming that it is clear from the context of your paper which play you are quoting from, you need not identify the work by its title. At the end of the quotation from Shakespeare, place parentheses, in which you put three numbers, separated by periods. The first number is the act, the second is the scene, and the third the line numbers quoted, the first one and the last one, separated by dash. The parentheses locating the quotation come after the quotation mark and before the punctuation of your own sentence. Here are three examples:
1) "So shaken as we are, so wan with care," Henry announces to his court (1.1.1).
2) Henry appears infirm from the very beginning of the play: "So shaken as we are, so wan with care" (1.1.1).
3) Henry thinks of the terrain of England as a thirsty mother perversely feeding on the blood of her sons: "No more the thirsty entrance of this soil / Shall daub her lips with her own children's blood" (1.1.5-6).
Note the use of the slash (/)--preceded and followed by a space--to separate lines of poetry in example #3. This is standard practice when you are quoting blank verse (iambic pentameter) from Shakespeare into your own text.
Sometimes--though not often in short essays--you will want to quote a larger block of verse, four verse lines or more, which you then should discuss in close, careful detail. Usually this sort of quotation will be introduced by a full colon (:) and then indented ten spaces from your left-hand margin. You will no longer need slashes to separate lines, nor quotation marks; instead, the quotation should appear as it does on the printed page.
4) Henry's first speech is full of metaphors of physical distress: (Students, I added hyphens to simulate 10 spaces. You don't.)
----------So shaken as we are, so wan with care,
----------Find we a time for frighted peace to pant
----------And breathe short-winded accents of new broils
----------To be commenced in strands far remote. (1.1.1-4)
In this instance, the parentheses locating the quotation follow the final punctuation mark. Note that all citations in parentheses are in Arabic rather than Roman numerals.
Do note, finally, that Shakespeare also writes some scenes in prose. You need to know the difference!
Please consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research for more information and additional examples.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Tue, Oct 19, 2010
Tue, Oct 19, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg
• Read & take notes on Medieval Pd p 140-1 in Rdg Lit. up to ¶2 of Medieval Church.
• Hand in.
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Show me:
- Prompt
- 3 Easy Steps to thesis
- Rough outline
• Check MC Practice #1, Poem
• HW: Write >or = 300 words of essay
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg
• Read & take notes on Medieval Pd p 140-1 in Rdg Lit. up to ¶2 of Medieval Church.
• Hand in.
AP Literature
• AR rdg
• Show me:
- Prompt
- 3 Easy Steps to thesis
- Rough outline
• Check MC Practice #1, Poem
• HW: Write >or = 300 words of essay
Mon, Oct 18, 2010
Mon, Oct 18, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg
• Quiz on “The Seafarer”
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg
• Quiz on “The Seafarer”
AP Literature
• Hand in notes on “An Approach to Style” 4 + 20 and discuss.
• Macbeth essay handout; discuss requirements.
• Essay due next Tuesday
• Triangle graphic on how to write for a prompt on the AP Exam: Answering the question, identifying strategies, & finding evidence for the strategies
• How to write a thesis from an AP essay prompt using the 3 Easy Steps process:
Write a simple,obvious statement, Draw inferences & ask questions, Add new ideas and polish.
• Example of working with 3 Easy Steps to Write a Thesis- 1. Simple/obvious statement: In MB Shakespeare shows how being too ambitious causes one to “overleap and fall…” Sh. uses an object to further this idea by giving it purposes that parallel his theme.
Drama
• Any more monologues? Practice. Monologues must be memorized.
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg
• Quiz on “The Seafarer”
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg
• Quiz on “The Seafarer”
AP Literature
• Hand in notes on “An Approach to Style” 4 + 20 and discuss.
• Macbeth essay handout; discuss requirements.
• Essay due next Tuesday
• Triangle graphic on how to write for a prompt on the AP Exam: Answering the question, identifying strategies, & finding evidence for the strategies
• How to write a thesis from an AP essay prompt using the 3 Easy Steps process:
Write a simple,obvious statement, Draw inferences & ask questions, Add new ideas and polish.
• Example of working with 3 Easy Steps to Write a Thesis- 1. Simple/obvious statement: In MB Shakespeare shows how being too ambitious causes one to “overleap and fall…” Sh. uses an object to further this idea by giving it purposes that parallel his theme.
Drama
• Any more monologues? Practice. Monologues must be memorized.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Fri, Oct 15, 2010
Fri, Oct 15, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg
• Check qstns5-8
• OralRdg
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg
• Check Seafarer questions 3-8
AP Literature
• Hand in examples of A&B terms from p1260 & 3 theses for MB
• Video MB to end
• HW: Read Els of Style Ch 5, pp 66-69, “Approaches to Style” and take 4 notes. Also read pp 70-81 and number 1-20, copy the rule, and tell what part of the author’s explanation that you think explains it best.
• Demonstrate building a thesis in 3 steps using the prompt about an object and its purposes.
Drama
• Monologues due
• Read aloud
• Get feedback
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg
• Check qstns5-8
• OralRdg
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg
• Check Seafarer questions 3-8
AP Literature
• Hand in examples of A&B terms from p1260 & 3 theses for MB
• Video MB to end
• HW: Read Els of Style Ch 5, pp 66-69, “Approaches to Style” and take 4 notes. Also read pp 70-81 and number 1-20, copy the rule, and tell what part of the author’s explanation that you think explains it best.
• Demonstrate building a thesis in 3 steps using the prompt about an object and its purposes.
Drama
• Monologues due
• Read aloud
• Get feedback
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg , log
• Get grades
• Check Seafarer qstns and discuss answers
AP Literature
• Quiz on terms A&B
• HW: Examples due Fri for terms
• Handout of Open Qstn for AP Exam to 2003 Find Macbeth on list of Works of Literary Merit to see Open topics & copy one from 2009.
• HW: Pick 3 topics from list of Open topics and from list in textbook pp333-4, and write a thesis for each to hand in Fri.
Drama
• Discuss plans for Q2
• Charades w/movies in 2 teams for points-tied
• HW: Get monologue for Friday
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg , log
• Get grades
• Check Seafarer qstns and discuss answers
AP Literature
• Quiz on terms A&B
• HW: Examples due Fri for terms
• Handout of Open Qstn for AP Exam to 2003 Find Macbeth on list of Works of Literary Merit to see Open topics & copy one from 2009.
• HW: Pick 3 topics from list of Open topics and from list in textbook pp333-4, and write a thesis for each to hand in Fri.
Drama
• Discuss plans for Q2
• Charades w/movies in 2 teams for points-tied
• HW: Get monologue for Friday
Wed, Oct 14, 2010
Wed, Oct 14, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg , log
• Grades: essays, exams, and AR books
• Students in groups of 4-5 work to finish #s 5-8 qstns for Seafarer individually. Then work on answering RdgLit 1-5, Voc,& OralRdg for class presentation
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg , log
• Go over answers to Qtr1 Exam
• Get essays back. Write comment to remember on sheet • AR rdg , log
• Get grades
• Check Seafarer qstns and discuss answers
Drama
• Drama activities from bk Tchg Teenagers Theater
• Charades w/ anything in 2 teams
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg , log
• Grades: essays, exams, and AR books
• Students in groups of 4-5 work to finish #s 5-8 qstns for Seafarer individually. Then work on answering RdgLit 1-5, Voc,& OralRdg for class presentation
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg , log
• Go over answers to Qtr1 Exam
• Get essays back. Write comment to remember on sheet • AR rdg , log
• Get grades
• Check Seafarer qstns and discuss answers
Drama
• Drama activities from bk Tchg Teenagers Theater
• Charades w/ anything in 2 teams
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tue, 10/12/10
Tue, 10/12/10
AP Literature
Terms from pp1260-on for quiz Thur:
apostrophe
assonance
blank verse
caesura
canto
classicism
conceit
metaphysical conceit (no example yet)
consonance
couplet
heroic couplet
AP Literature
Terms from pp1260-on for quiz Thur:
apostrophe
assonance
blank verse
caesura
canto
classicism
conceit
metaphysical conceit (no example yet)
consonance
couplet
heroic couplet
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg , log
• Finish Seafarer qstns1-8
• Grendel Art Part1Beowulf
Rubrics for Quot & Art
Add to Art: #5 Show effort with details
AP Literature
• Check 5 quotations
• Quiz on Intro to El of Style & EssnVoc1-20
• Watch bit of video
•HW: Ch1 Els of Style: Type/make neat list of 1, 2,&3. For each, write the number, the rule, an example, and one example of each exception, if any.
• p1259 Textbook: Learn the definitions of the 8 words for quiz
• Recite your passage tomorrow or after break
Drama
• Present "The Patient"
• Taylor Easy: Acting Exercises
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg , log
• Finish Seafarer qstns1-8
• Grendel Art Part1Beowulf
Rubrics for Quot & Art
Add to Art: #5 Show effort with details
AP Literature
• Check 5 quotations
• Quiz on Intro to El of Style & EssnVoc1-20
• Watch bit of video
•HW: Ch1 Els of Style: Type/make neat list of 1, 2,&3. For each, write the number, the rule, an example, and one example of each exception, if any.
• p1259 Textbook: Learn the definitions of the 8 words for quiz
• Recite your passage tomorrow or after break
Drama
• Present "The Patient"
• Taylor Easy: Acting Exercises
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Mon, Sep 27,2010
Mon, Sep 27,2010 Substitute: Mrs. Zimmerman
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg , log
• Qtr1 Exam
• Answer questions 1-8 on p 133 for “The Seafarer.”
AP Literature period 2
• Quiz Essential Voc 11-20 &
• Quiz on Introduction to Elements of Style postponed till Wed
• Read Macbeth Acts 4 & 5 in same groups of 3
•HW: Write 5 quotes from Acts 4 & 5
•Video Acts 4&5
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg , log
• Qtr1 Exam Review
• Read “The Seafarer” p 129 aloud. Answer questions 1-8 p 133
English 12 Period 1
• AR rdg , log
• Qtr1 Exam
• Answer questions 1-8 on p 133 for “The Seafarer.”
AP Literature period 2
• Quiz Essential Voc 11-20 &
• Quiz on Introduction to Elements of Style postponed till Wed
• Read Macbeth Acts 4 & 5 in same groups of 3
•HW: Write 5 quotes from Acts 4 & 5
•Video Acts 4&5
English 12 Period 4
• AR rdg , log
• Qtr1 Exam Review
• Read “The Seafarer” p 129 aloud. Answer questions 1-8 p 133
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Fri, 9/24/10
Fri, 9/24/10
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg, log
• AR quiz
• Exam review for Qtr 1 Exam Monday
• Art Grendel Pt1 for Monday after exam
Quotation Rubric
Art Rubric
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg, log
• AR quiz
• Exam review for Qtr 1
•Art BeowPt1
Quotation Rubric
Art Rubric
AP Literature
• Voc Quiz
• AR quiz
• Recite speech to partner
Rubric
1. Have speech, documented
2. Recite from memory
3. # of prompts needed
• Get book, Elements of Style
•HW: Read Introduction, Els of Style
•HW: Essential Voc 1-20 quiz Mon
Drama Wed & Thu
• SSRFF
• Present scenes all groups except The Patient
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg, log
• AR quiz
• Exam review for Qtr 1 Exam Monday
• Art Grendel Pt1 for Monday after exam
Quotation Rubric
Art Rubric
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg, log
• AR quiz
• Exam review for Qtr 1
•Art BeowPt1
Quotation Rubric
Art Rubric
AP Literature
• Voc Quiz
• AR quiz
• Recite speech to partner
Rubric
1. Have speech, documented
2. Recite from memory
3. # of prompts needed
• Get book, Elements of Style
•HW: Read Introduction, Els of Style
•HW: Essential Voc 1-20 quiz Mon
Drama Wed & Thu
• SSRFF
• Present scenes all groups except The Patient
Thu, 9/23/10
Thu, 9/23/10
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg, log
• Read Beowulf Part 2 p118, Rdg Lit. • Answer questions p126 #s 1-6, blending qstn with answer & hand in
AP Literature
•Check Rdg Rec Card, 2 quotations Act 3, and hand in.
• Video Act3
• Read aloud Act 4 Scene 1 whole class
•HW: Essential Voc 1-10 quiz tomorrow
•HW: Find a speech 100-200 words from MB Acts 1-5 to recite from memory in class tomorrow to a partner
Drama Wed & Thu
• SSRFF
• Rehearse scenes
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg, log
• Read Beowulf Part 2 p118, Rdg Lit. • Answer questions p126 #s 1-6, blending qstn with answer & hand in
AP Literature
•Check Rdg Rec Card, 2 quotations Act 3, and hand in.
• Video Act3
• Read aloud Act 4 Scene 1 whole class
•HW: Essential Voc 1-10 quiz tomorrow
•HW: Find a speech 100-200 words from MB Acts 1-5 to recite from memory in class tomorrow to a partner
Drama Wed & Thu
• SSRFF
• Rehearse scenes
Wed,9/22/10
Wed,9/22/10
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg , log
• Essential Vocab quiz 9-18:
Read “The Seafarer” aloud
Connect AngloSaxon Pd to literature
Invasions >warriors fighting, sailing
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg , log
• Essential Vocab quiz 9-18:
14. heathen
15. theme
16. epic
17. imagery
18. point of view
• Grendel Test
AP Literature
• AR rdg & log
• Read Macbeth in groups
• HW Pick 2 quotes from what you read today and list as you did the first 5
• HW: Reading record card for summer novel
• Video Act 2 & 3
Drama Wed & Thu
• Sit with play group to discuss what day to present: Thur or Fri. and sign up for time.
• Rehearse with blocking and props
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg , log
• Essential Vocab quiz 9-18:
Read “The Seafarer” aloud
Connect AngloSaxon Pd to literature
Invasions >warriors fighting, sailing
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg , log
• Essential Vocab quiz 9-18:
14. heathen
15. theme
16. epic
17. imagery
18. point of view
• Grendel Test
AP Literature
• AR rdg & log
• Read Macbeth in groups
• HW Pick 2 quotes from what you read today and list as you did the first 5
• HW: Reading record card for summer novel
• Video Act 2 & 3
Drama Wed & Thu
• Sit with play group to discuss what day to present: Thur or Fri. and sign up for time.
• Rehearse with blocking and props
Tue, 9/21/10
Tue, 9/21/10
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg , log
• Grendel Test
• Essential Vocab quiz tomorrow
14. heathen
15. theme
16. epic
17. imagery
18. point of view
AP Literature Tue & Thu
• AR rdg & log
• Read Macbeth in groups
• HW Pick 2 quotes from Act 3 and list as you did the first 5
• HW: Reading record card for summer novel
• Video Acts 2 & 3
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg , log
• Grendel Test
• Essential Vocab quiz tomorrow
14. heathen
15. theme
16. epic
17. imagery
18. point of view
AP Literature Tue & Thu
• AR rdg & log
• Read Macbeth in groups
• HW Pick 2 quotes from Act 3 and list as you did the first 5
• HW: Reading record card for summer novel
• Video Acts 2 & 3
Mon, 9/20/10
Mon, 9/20/10
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg , log
• Essential Vocab:
14. heathen
15. theme
16. epic
17. imagery
18. point of view
• Reading Analysis Assessment
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg , log
• Essential Vocab:
14. heathen
15. theme
16. epic
17. imagery
18. point of view
AP Literature Tue & Thu
• Check quotations Acts 1&2
• Check more MC from Practice Test 1
Drama Wed & Thu
• Return Blocking work
• Get handouts and review
• Work on your scene and let us know when you are ready.
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg , log
• Essential Vocab:
14. heathen
15. theme
16. epic
17. imagery
18. point of view
• Reading Analysis Assessment
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg , log
• Essential Vocab:
14. heathen
15. theme
16. epic
17. imagery
18. point of view
AP Literature Tue & Thu
• Check quotations Acts 1&2
• Check more MC from Practice Test 1
Drama Wed & Thu
• Return Blocking work
• Get handouts and review
• Work on your scene and let us know when you are ready.
Fri, 9/17/10
Fri, 9/17/10
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg, log
• Finish reading Grendel and answer qstns 1-10 p 10.
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg
• Go over answers to p10, #s 1-10
AP Literature Tue & Thu
• Check MC Practice Test 1 and go over a few questions.
• HW: Quotations Acts 1&2 Pick 5 good quotations. Write the quote, document parenthetically (Act, scene, lines), tell who is speaking and to whom, the situation, & why you like the quote.
• Read aloud Act 3
Drama
• SSRFF
• Discuss questions from Thursday work.
• Get back Stage Direction Quiz for The Patient.
• Get handout and discuss the 15 areas of the stage and how to remember them.
• Take blocking quiz
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg, log
• Finish reading Grendel and answer qstns 1-10 p 10.
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg
• Go over answers to p10, #s 1-10
AP Literature Tue & Thu
• Check MC Practice Test 1 and go over a few questions.
• HW: Quotations Acts 1&2 Pick 5 good quotations. Write the quote, document parenthetically (Act, scene, lines), tell who is speaking and to whom, the situation, & why you like the quote.
• Read aloud Act 3
Drama
• SSRFF
• Discuss questions from Thursday work.
• Get back Stage Direction Quiz for The Patient.
• Get handout and discuss the 15 areas of the stage and how to remember them.
• Take blocking quiz
Thu, 9/16/10
Thu, 9/16/10
AP Literature
• AR rdg,
• Hand in list of significant ideas from article p335
• Hand in Response 5
• Editing Quiz
• DVD Macbeth
• HW Complete practice MC quiz
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg, log
• Quiz Anglo-Saxon Period
• Read Beowulf aloud or silently
• Answer questions p 10 #s 1-10 and hand in at the end of class.
Drama Wed & Thu
SSRFF
• Read A Marriage Proposal p 520. Before you start, write the names and descriptions of the 3 characters on a sheet of paper. Underneath each name, draw a face for that character.
• Answer Dev.Comp.Skills 1-7 Dev. Skills in Critical Thinking p533 Dev.Wrtg Skills, #2, p533
AP Literature
• AR rdg,
• Hand in list of significant ideas from article p335
• Hand in Response 5
• Editing Quiz
• DVD Macbeth
• HW Complete practice MC quiz
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg, log
• Quiz Anglo-Saxon Period
• Read Beowulf aloud or silently
• Answer questions p 10 #s 1-10 and hand in at the end of class.
Drama Wed & Thu
SSRFF
• Read A Marriage Proposal p 520. Before you start, write the names and descriptions of the 3 characters on a sheet of paper. Underneath each name, draw a face for that character.
• Answer Dev.Comp.Skills 1-7 Dev. Skills in Critical Thinking p533 Dev.Wrtg Skills, #2, p533
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tue, 9/14/2010
Tue, 9/14/2010
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg, log,
• Voc Qz 4-13
• Notes on Anglo Saxon Pd
Five groups of people
• Read Beowulf aloud
AP Literature
• AR rdg, log, postponed to Thur
• Hand in Response 4 & discuss
• Hand in sheet w/name and what you want to work on in your essays
• Check MC, Effective Wrtg & hand in
• Quiz Porter, Evil, Hecate pp283 & 315
• Read aloud
• HW: Response 5
• Read The Knocking at the Gate p335. List ideas significant to you.
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg, log,
• Voc Qz 4-13
• Notes on Anglo Saxon Pd
Five groups of people
• Read Beowulf aloud
AP Literature
• AR rdg, log, postponed to Thur
• Hand in Response 4 & discuss
• Hand in sheet w/name and what you want to work on in your essays
• Check MC, Effective Wrtg & hand in
• Quiz Porter, Evil, Hecate pp283 & 315
• Read aloud
• HW: Response 5
• Read The Knocking at the Gate p335. List ideas significant to you.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Mon, 9/13/ 2010
English 12-Pd 1&4
• AR rdg , log
• Essential Vocab:
10. Figurative
11. Literal
12. Inference
Review 1-9
AP Literature
• Hand in Response 3 & discuss
• Check MC & Effective Writing
• HW: MC 21-25 & Response 4
• HW: Read Macbeth’s Porter p 283, also The King’s Evil & Hecate p 315
• HW: Read comments on returned summer book essays. Know what you want to work on to get essay grade Tues.
Drama
• Patient group work on learning lines
• Jewels group, get scripts, work on learning lines
• AR rdg , log
• Essential Vocab:
10. Figurative
11. Literal
12. Inference
Review 1-9
AP Literature
• Hand in Response 3 & discuss
• Check MC & Effective Writing
• HW: MC 21-25 & Response 4
• HW: Read Macbeth’s Porter p 283, also The King’s Evil & Hecate p 315
• HW: Read comments on returned summer book essays. Know what you want to work on to get essay grade Tues.
Drama
• Patient group work on learning lines
• Jewels group, get scripts, work on learning lines
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Thu, 9/9/2010
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg, log
• Any more essays?
• Editing Quiz
• Six Traits +1 notes
• Write definitions for concrete & abstract
AP Literature
• Discuss questions Act 5
• Quiz Act 5
• Hand in Acts 3 & 4 study questions
• Check 17 study questions Act 5
• Get answers to check for HW and write score
• Read aloud
• HW: Free Response 1 and MC questions 1-10.
Drama Wed & Thu
• Jewels groups answer questions pp 720 & 726 as a group for quiz tomorrow.
• Patient group get scripts, memorize, practice
• AR rdg, log
• Any more essays?
• Editing Quiz
• Six Traits +1 notes
• Write definitions for concrete & abstract
AP Literature
• Discuss questions Act 5
• Quiz Act 5
• Hand in Acts 3 & 4 study questions
• Check 17 study questions Act 5
• Get answers to check for HW and write score
• Read aloud
• HW: Free Response 1 and MC questions 1-10.
Drama Wed & Thu
• Jewels groups answer questions pp 720 & 726 as a group for quiz tomorrow.
• Patient group get scripts, memorize, practice
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Wed, 9/8/10
Wed, 9/8/10
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg, log
• Any more essays?
• Discuss kinds of words, aka parts of speech
• Editing Handouts
• Six Traits +1 Quiz & hand in notes
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg, log
• Hand in essays: Final draft, Rough draft w/corrections in different color, Outline w/4parts: Main Idea , Intro Idea, Body Idea, & Conclusion Idea
• Editing handouts, Lesson as “quiz”
• Get back STAR & write zpd range in planner
• Notes on 6 Traits: 1. Ideas
Drama
• Separate into The Patient group and Jewels of the Shrine group.
• Practice reading parts for The Patient.
• Read Jewels in groups of 5.
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg, log
• Any more essays?
• Discuss kinds of words, aka parts of speech
• Editing Handouts
• Six Traits +1 Quiz & hand in notes
English 12-Pd 4
• AR rdg, log
• Hand in essays: Final draft, Rough draft w/corrections in different color, Outline w/4parts: Main Idea , Intro Idea, Body Idea, & Conclusion Idea
• Editing handouts, Lesson as “quiz”
• Get back STAR & write zpd range in planner
• Notes on 6 Traits: 1. Ideas
Drama
• Separate into The Patient group and Jewels of the Shrine group.
• Practice reading parts for The Patient.
• Read Jewels in groups of 5.
Tue, 9/7/10
Tue, 9/7/10
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg, log,
• College essay due 300-500 words
• Editing marks sheet
• Six Traits + 1: note #6. Sentence fluency
AP Literature
• AR rdg, log
• Discuss questions Act 4
• Quiz Act 4
• Check questions Acts 3 & 4
• Get answers Acts 3 & 4 to check for homework
• HW: Read Act 5 & answer study questions for Act 5
• Check your answers to study questions for Acts 3 & 4. Decide for yourself whether your got the same answer as the ones given & put with completion score.
English 12-Pd 1
• AR rdg, log,
• College essay due 300-500 words
• Editing marks sheet
• Six Traits + 1: note #6. Sentence fluency
AP Literature
• AR rdg, log
• Discuss questions Act 4
• Quiz Act 4
• Check questions Acts 3 & 4
• Get answers Acts 3 & 4 to check for homework
• HW: Read Act 5 & answer study questions for Act 5
• Check your answers to study questions for Acts 3 & 4. Decide for yourself whether your got the same answer as the ones given & put with completion score.
Friday, September 03, 2010
Fri, 9/3/2010
Fri, 9/3/2010
English 12 Pd 1
• Get STAR reading level and ZPD range
• Revise, peer edit, type essays
English 12 Pd 4
• AR rdg
• Revise, peer edit, type essays
AP Literature
• Questions on Act 3 discussed
• Quiz Act 3 or alternate quiz Tues
• Checking qstns Act 3 postponed till Tue.
• HW: Read Act 4 & get study questions due Tues
Drama
• Continue auditions
• Read “The Jewels of the Shrine” p 710
English 12 Pd 1
• Get STAR reading level and ZPD range
• Revise, peer edit, type essays
English 12 Pd 4
• AR rdg
• Revise, peer edit, type essays
AP Literature
• Questions on Act 3 discussed
• Quiz Act 3 or alternate quiz Tues
• Checking qstns Act 3 postponed till Tue.
• HW: Read Act 4 & get study questions due Tues
Drama
• Continue auditions
• Read “The Jewels of the Shrine” p 710
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