In Context

Friday, December 7, 2007

Week of December 10, 2007

English 12 AP/GT~Periods 2 and 3~Literary Analysis of British and World Literature, Advanced Composition, Creative Writing, Preparation for the AP English Literature and Composition Exam, Independent Literary Criticism and MLA Research

  • Independent Research Topic sign-up from AP Book List 1981-2007
  • Review of British Romanticism using student developed graphic organizers (50 pts.)
  • Weds. 12/12--English Academic Support period
  • TEST Thurs. 12/13 on The Romantic Age, Poems, and Poets--Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats (200 pts.)
  • Preview film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice

English 11 Honors~Periods 4A and 4B~Themes in American Literature, Daybook and Creative Writing, College Prep Composition with 6+1 Writing Traits, Vocabulary Study, Preparation for the PSAT and SAT Tests, MLA Research Mastery

  • VW TEST Unit 5 (100 pts.): 4A--Tues. 12/11; 4B--Weds. 12/12
  • English Academic Support period: 4B--Weds. 12/12; 4A--Thurs. 12/13
  • Complete PowerPoint notes (.ppt available under Classroom Documents) and readings from American Literature anthology on The Modern Age; review; TEST (200 pts.): 4B--Tues. 12/18; 4A--Weds. 12/19
  • Continue in-class discussion imagery, themes, and narrative technique in Their Eyes
  • SAT Prep
  • Modern American Poetry
  • Daybook Entries 21-30 due BEFORE Winter Break (100 pts.)
  • Independent reading of Chapters 11-17 of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston due AFTER Winter Break