Week of February 16, 2009

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

• Sonnet Unit readings, analysis, and notes: Sonnets about Sonnets; Sonnets by William Shakespeare; Poems and Holy Sonnets by John Donne
• John Donne Aphorism Scramble; notes from literary criticism by Theodore Redpath (1956); "The Broken Heart" and 1995 AP Essay Question
• http://www.highlandschools.org/teachers/vturner/poetsAPexam.pdf
• http://www.teacherweb.com/CA/EastlakeHighSchool/MrsBshara/APPoetryquestions1970-2007.pdf
• http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/printedbooksNew/index.cfm?TextID=donne&PagePosition=202
• http://www.canfieldwatercolors.com/hearts/index.htm
• Schedule final test date for Sonnet Unit (200 pts.)
• Original Sonnet (200 pts.) due February 24/25

Third quarter due dates for AP Literary Analysis Research Paper:

• --Consult 12AP Research Assignment 08-09 and HCPSS High School Writing and Style Guide
• --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
• --Research Paper academic sources include 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 Tuesday--compose five original examples of antithesis (30 pts.)
• Media Center Topic Selection and Research--Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday