In Context

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Week of March 29, 2010

Objectives:
Demonstration of the ability to compose in a variety of modes by developing content, employing specific forms, and selecting language appropriate for a particular audience and purpose by:
Composing an analytical literary documented paper incorporating critical scholarly journal articles (12AP)
Composing a literary or non-literary documented paper supported by research (12H)

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

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

  • Tuesday, March 30--Objective Test (200) on Acts 4 & 5 of Hamlet (vocabulary, characters, setting, plot, quotes)
  • HW due before Spring Break--Friday Reflections (50)--Two thoughtful, insightful pages (typed and double spaced)
  • Introduction to novel The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
  • Thursday--Senior Takeover Day
  • HW-- Independent completion of rhetorical research paper (check below for revised due dates)
  • 12H Research Assignment
  • REVISED 12H Research Due Dates 2010
  • Rhetoric Overhead
  • Glossary of Grammatical & Rhetorical Terms: AP English Language and Composition Exam: 100 Key Terms (Glossary of Important Grammatical, Literary, and Rhetorical Terms) by