Week of April 7, 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

• 4th Quarter begins
• Monday, April 7--Reading Day in lieu of Academic Support Day Wednesday
• Tuesday & Wednesday--Finish AP Literary Research Presentations & Student Study Guides (200 pts.); bulletin board graphic related to research paper (50 pts.)
• Independent reading of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce due for objective assessment on Monday, April 14 (200 pts.)--Modern Narrative Technique Unit
• James Joyce and Stream of Consciousness discussion & activities begin
• Friday, just for fun--"The Reduced Shakespeare" DVD of Hamlet

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

• 4th Quarter begins
• The Scarlet Letter in-class discussion and activities--Characterization, Quotes, Symbolism, and Themes in the novel
• In-class readings from Adventures in American Literature anthology--The Beginnings of the American Tradition (to 1760)
• Followup practice of VW Unit 9 vocabulary
• This year's LAST Academic Support Day in English--Wednesday, April 9
• HW--Junior RESUME Writing Unit--second and FINAL revision due Tuesday and Wednesday (25 pts.)
• HW--Independent reading of The Scarlet Letter, Chapters 13 to 19