In Context

Friday, October 10, 2008

Week of October 13, 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
  • Oral in-class reading and discussion of two paired texts--Sara Teasdale's "Guenevere" and Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King (Guinevere)
  • Oscar Wilde's Comic Technique in The Importance of Being Earnest: Adventures in English Literature anthology, pages 711 to 751
  • Test (200 pts.) on Alfred, Lord Tennyson--PowerPoint notes, biographical info, and analysis of poems--scheduled for Thursday, October 23
  • Comprehension Test (100 pts.) on Jude the Obscure--plot, characters, and setting--scheduled for Wednesday, October 29

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
  • College Essay Rough Draft (50 pts.) due for peer editing and teacher conferencing this week
  • Towson Online Writing Support at http://www.towson.edu/ows
  • HW Reading and Notations (30 pts.)--Cuckoo's Nest, Part 3 (pgs. 193 to 245) due Thursday, October 16