Week of August 30, 2010

English 12 AP/GT~Periods 2, 3, 4A~Literary Analysis of British and World Literature, Advanced Composition, Creative Writing, Senior Writing Project, Preparation for the AP English Literature and Composition Exam, Independent Literary Criticism and MLA Research

• Welcome and Introductions
• Slide Presentation--A Few Favorite Things
  
• "August Morning" by Albert Garcia
  
• Course Overview, Policies, Expectations (See Classroom Documents below)
  
• "Postcards from the Edge" HW (50) due Wednesday 9/1
  
• Analysis and discussion of "Blackberry Picking" by Seamus Heaney
• Introductory Essay Assignment HW (100) due Tuesday 9/7
  
• AP Multiple Choice
• Jude the Obscure (1895) by Thomas Hardy; Reading Schedule

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, Senior Writing Project, Vocabulary Study, Preparation for the SAT and the AP Language and Composition Exam, Independent Rhetorical Analysis and MLA Research

• Welcome and Introductions
• Slide Presentation--A Few Favorite Things
  
• "August Morning" by Albert Garcia
  
• Course Overview, Policies, Expectations (See Classroom Documents below)
  
• "Postcards from the Edge" HW (50) due Thursday 9/2
• Reading Survey HW (50) due Wednesday 9/8
  
• Intro to Ken Kesey and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962); Reading Schedule