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.
Monday, April 18, 2011
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.
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