Week of December 20, 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

Unit: The English Literary Tradition (Pgs. 24-27)
HCPSS English 12 Essential Curriculum (2009)

• Pride and Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen: Group Presentations (AP Essay Topics) due this week (200)
• Jane Austen/Pride and Prejudice Research Info
• Jane Austen's House Virtual Tour
• HW--P&P Presentations Paper due Jan. 5th: Self-Analysis (assessment of your role and your group's performance) and Class Analysis (objective highlights of other groups in your class); two typed, double-spaced pages of thoughtful, specific analysis (use presentation rubric for ideas about what categories to evaluate) (100)
  
• Per. 2--8 groups; Per. 3--6 groups; Per. 4A--6 groups
  

• HW--Over Winter Break, begin reviewing for Midterms:

1. Review style/literary elements, themes, research info: Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen
   
2. Review the 1st Generation of Romantic Poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake
   
3. Review the 2nd Generation of Romantic Poets: Byron, Shelley, Keats
4. Read and Study the POETS.org site: Romanticism & British Romantic Poets & Poems
5. Extra Credit Blog Photo due the week after Winter Break--Winter Wonders

• Happy Holidays!

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

Unit: The English Literary Tradition (Pgs. 24-27)
HCPSS English 12 Essential Curriculum (2009)

• HW--Independent reading of Wuthering Heights (1847) Chapters 21-25 by Emily Bronte due on Tuesday, Dec. 21th with completion of Study & Discussion Guide Questions for detailed, in-class discussion this week
• Wuthering Heights Online
  
• Preview vocabulary from the last section of the novel
• Survey Four Poems by Emily Bronte
• Revisit the "Stairways" poem by Colleen M. Webster; write a new version of her poem, adding "Name" to the "Fall" and "Hold" sections; write from the point of view of one of the second generation of children (Hareton Earnshaw, Cathy Linton, or Linton Heathcliff) in Wuthering Heights as he or she reflects upon a parent (100).
  

• HW--Finish reading Wuthering Heights novel--due Jan. 4th for class discussion
• HW--Over Winter Break, begin reviewing for Midterms: Style/literary elements, themes, vocabulary, research info, notes from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, "The Poison Tree," "Stairways," Wuthering Heights
  
• HW--Extra Credit Blog Photo due the week after Winter Break--Winter Wonders

• Happy Holidays!