- Sonnet Unit readings, analysis, and notes: Sonnets about Sonnets; Sonnets by William Shakespeare; Poems and Sonnets by John Donne
- Academic Support Day in English--Wednesday, February 11
- Original Sonnet (200 pts.) due February 24/25
- Reminder--return novels and English literature anthologies
- Consult 12AP Research Assignment 08-09 and HCPSS High School Writing and Style Guide
- Third quarter due dates for AP Literary Analysis Research Paper:
--Thesis statement (50 pts.)--February 12
--Comprehensive topic outline with revised thesis (50 pts.)--March 2
--MLA format review in class; individual after-school conferencing scheduled as needed
--Rough draft with MLA documentation for peer editing (100 pts.)--March 16
--Final electronic draft sent to turnitin.com
--Works Cited and Works Consulted pages required with final draft
--Final draft with rubric and self-assessment due in class (700 pts.)--March 23 to March 27
--Research papers will be graded during fourth quarter
--Reminder--Research Paper academic sources: primary text; author info; time period info; *literary techniques and themes = MAJOR FOCUS of research
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 English Language and Composition Exam, and MLA Research
- Argument and Persuasive Writing Unit: preparation for 12H Research Paper
- Guidelines for 12H Rhetorical Research Assignment
- Consult 12H Research Assignment 08-09 and HCPSS High School Writing and Style Guide
- Overview of CHS online databases at infotrac.galenet/resources
- Continued emphasis and discussion of rhetorical devices found in persuasive writing; consult http://www.nt.armstrong.edu/terms.htm for illustrated examples
- Homework for discussion on Monday--read and identify three examples of rhetorical devices found in six essay prompts from the AP English Language and Composition Exam (2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2004) (60 pts.)
- In-class study of Chapter 20: "Argument" from Models for Writers, Ninth Edition (2007)
- Academic Support Day in English--Wednesday, February 11
- Reminder--return Wuthering Heights novels