In Context

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Week of October 20, 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

  • Oscar Wilde's Comic Technique in The Importance of Being Earnest: Adventures in English Literature anthology, pages 711 to 751
  • For definitions of Victorian vocabulary in the play, see Study Guide at http://www.scr.org/season/07-08season/playgoers/earnestguide.pdf
  • For notes on comedy, see Study Guide at http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/novelwise_hs_te_version/find/bytitlepdf/import_1/im6817_1.pdf
  • See 2002 movie trailer at http://www.alltrailers.net/the-importance-of-being-earnest.html
  • English Academic Support Day--Wednesday, October 22
  • Test (200 pts.) on Alfred, Lord Tennyson--PowerPoint notes, biographical info, AP multiple choice notes, and analysis of poems--scheduled for Wednesday, October 29 & Thursday, October 30--format will include fill-in sentence completions, quotes from poems, short essays, and one extended essay. Students absent on the day of the test may expect to complete a reformatted test on the day of their return to class.
  • Comprehension Test (100 pts.) on Jude the Obscure--plot, characters, and setting--scheduled for Thursday, November 6
  • End of 1st Quarter (47 days)--Monday, November 3

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
  • NYT Critics' Pick at http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/36363/One-Flew-Over-the-Cuckoo-s-Nest/overview
  • College Essay peer editing and teacher conferencing this week
  • English Academic Support Day--Wednesday 10.22.08
  • Towson Online Writing Support at http://www.towson.edu/ows
  • HW Reading and Notations (30 pts.)--Cuckoo's Nest, Part 4 (pgs. 249 to 311) due Friday, October 24
  • Cuckoo's Nest Final Essay Test (200 pts.) scheduled for Wednesday, October 29 and Thursday, October 30
  • College Essay Final Draft (200 pts.) due Thursday, November 6
  • End of 1st Quarter (47 days)--Monday, November 3

Just for fun--Pumpkin Picassos at http://abcnews.go.com/search?searchtext=Pumpkin%20Picassos&type=