In Context

Friday, September 19, 2008

Week of September 22, 2008

English 12 AP/GT~Periods 3, 4A, 4B~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
  • College Essay Peer Editing and Teacher Conferencing
  • Towson Online Writing Support at http://www.towson.edu/ows
  • Schedule due date for College Essay Final Draft (200 pts.)
  • Matching Objective Quiz (100 pts.) on The Victorian Age--Wednesday 9/24
  • Tennyson PowerPoint and Notes
  • Tennyson Poems--"The Lady of Shalott," "The Eagle," "Tears, Idle Tears," "Crossing the Bar"; Selections from In Memoriam and from Idylls of the King (Guinevere)
  • The Bedford Reader, Ninth Edition (2006) Essays (Narration, Description, Combination Methods)--"Fish Cheeks" (1987) by Amy Tan; "Fly-Fishing for Doctors" (1998) by Ethan Canin; and "Once More to the Lake" (1941) by E.B. White


English 12 Honors~Period 2~Literary Analysis of British and American Literature, Application of the Reading Apprenticeship Model, Collegiate Writing with 6+1 Writing Traits, Creative Writing, Vocabulary Study, Preparation for the SAT and the AP Language and Composition Exam, and MLA Research

  • The Official SAT Question of the Day at http://apps.collegeboard.com/qotd/question.do
  • Continued application of the Reading Apprenticeship Model and "Talking to the Text" in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) by Ken Kesey
  • Class discussion and analysis of novel
  • Cuckoo's Nest Matching Objective Quiz (100 pts.) Tuesday 9/23 on Characters; Organization/Sections/Sequence of Events; Imagery; Flashbacks to The Dalles; Vocabulary; Point of View/Narrator
  • College Essay Models; Rubric; Organizational Patterns
  • Schedule due date for College Essay Rough Draft (50 pts.)
  • Towson Online Writing Support at http://www.towson.edu/ows
  • Homework--Read and annotate pages 98 to 138 of novel (Conclusion of Part 1) for Friday 9/26