In Context

Friday, October 3, 2008

Week of October 6, 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 Final Draft (200 pts.) rolling due date from October 3 to October 10
  • Oral in-class reading and discussion of two paired texts--Sara Teasdale's "Guenevere" and Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King (Guinevere)
  • Additional readings from the Victorian Age in Adventures in English Literature anthology: Robert Browning, Matthew Arnold, Thomas Hardy, A.E. Housman, Charles Dickens, and Oscar Wilde
  • To be scheduled: Essay Test (200 pts.) on Alfred, Lord Tennyson--PowerPoint notes, biographical info, and analysis of poems

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

  • Continued application of the Reading Apprenticeship Model and "Talking to the Text" in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) by Ken Kesey
  • Cuckoo's Nest Essay Test (100 pts.) on Part 1--Monday & Tuesday
  • College Essay Models; Rubric; Organizational Patterns
  • College Essay Rough Draft (50 pts.) due for peer editing this week
  • Towson Online Writing Support at http://www.towson.edu/ows
  • HW Reading and Notations (30 pts.)--Cuckoo's Nest, Part 2 (pgs. 141 to 190) due Friday, October 10