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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

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

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

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

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Mon, Mar 7, 2011

Mon, Mar 7, 2011

AP Literature
• Hand in HW
• MC Exam
• Finish HW assigned Fri

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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