Week of February 11, 2008

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

• Completion of in-class oral reading of King Lear
• Vocabulary for Acts IV and V
• Literary techniques--tragedy, catharsis, catastrophe, imagery, characterization, theme
• Essay--"Shakespeare's Moral Vision" (1969) by K.H. Grose and B.T. Oxley, ARCO Literary Critiques
• HW--Review of daily in-class reading and vocabulary; independent reading of Hamlet
  February 7 & 11--Independent literary research paper conferencing
  February 15--Thesis statement due (50 pts.)
  February 19--Research outline due (50 pts.)
  February 20--King Lear test (200 pts.)
  February 25--Research paper rough draft due for peer editing (100 pts.)
  February 29--AP Independent Literary Research Paper due (700 pts.)

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

• Completion of in-class oral reading and discussion of The Crucible (1952) by Arthur Miller, Acts 3 and 4
• Discussion of class FYI handouts (Literature Connections, McDougal Littell, 1997)--"Guilt," "Young Goodman Brown," "The Crucible Background," "Acts One to Four"
• Schedule final test on The Crucible and Related Readings
• Daybook entries #31 to 35 due by the end of this week (100 pts.)
• HW--Related Readings from text--"Guilt" (1967; a historical essay by Clifford Lindsey Alderman) and "Young Goodman Brown" (a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne); review of in-class readings and FYI materials