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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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 ¶.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.