Week of February 4, 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

• AA READ-IN 2.04.08--Poet Robert Hayden (1913-1980) and 1966 poem "Those Winter Sundays"
• Reader-response discussion of parent-child relationships; thematic connection to King Lear
• Continuation of in-class oral reading of King Lear
• Vocabulary for Acts III-V
• Literary techniques--imagery, characterization, theme
• AP multiple choice practice
• 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

• AA READ-IN 2.04.08--Poet Robert Hayden (1913-1980) and 1966 poem "Those Winter Sundays"
• Reader-response discussion of parent-child relationships; thematic connection to The Crucible
• Continuation of in-class oral reading and discussion of The Crucible (1952) by Arthur Miller
• Discussion of class FYI handouts (Literature Connections, McDougal Littell, 1997)--"Guilt," "Young Goodman Brown," "The Crucible Background," "Acts One to Four"
• In-class daybook writing #31 to 35 (100 pts.)--focusing on IDEAS (6+1 Traits): promoting increased student choice, originality, depth of content, and sophisticated writing style as criteria: "Brighten It Up" emphasis
• Practice, review, and study of VW Unit 7
• VW Unit 7 test (100 pts.)
• SAT Practice
• HW--Character chart (35 pts.); VW Unit 7 practice exercises (30 pts.) and study
• Completion of daybook entries as needed
• 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