Week of September 21, 2009

English 12 Essential Curriculum Objectives:

1. The student will interpret literary text by describing the multitude of cultural and linguistic influences that have shaped the English tradition. G/T
   
2. The student will understand the interrelationship of literary elements such as plot, characterization, setting, point of view, mood, tone, and theme.
   
3. The student will understand inferences of literary text through analyzing mood, tone, theme, diction, imagery, and motifs. G/T
4. The student will compose an authentic response to a personal college essay question.
   

English 12 AP/GT~Periods 2, 3, 4A~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

• HW--Independent Reading of Parts 4 & 5 of Jude the Obscure due Thursday 9/24 for Quiz (100) and Discussion
• Introduction to The Camelot Project at the University of Rochester
• guineveremenuatthecamelotproject
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "Guinevere" from Idylls of the King
• tennyson'sguinevere
• American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) and "Guenevere"
  
• sarateasdale'sguenevere
• thevictorianage
• Tennyson PowerPoint--12AP/GT
• In-Class College Essay Activities, Prompts/Topics
• College Essay Rubric: Rough Draft (50) due in class for Peer Editing 10/1
  

English 12 Honors~Period 4B~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

• HW--Introductory Essay (100) due Monday 9/21
• HW--Independent Reading of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (pgs. 73-138) due Wednesday 9/23 for Quiz #2 (100) and Discussion
  
• In-Class SAT Multiple Choice Practice, Follow-up Analysis, and Discussion
• In-Class College Essay Activities, Prompts/Topics