Week of January 31, 2011

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)

• Sonnet Unit--Class Notes, A Study of Poetry Through the Sonnet, Great Sonnets (Ed. by Paul Negri, Dover Thrift Editions, 1994) Excerpts
• Merrill Moore Sonnets
  
• HW--Reading & annotating Shakespearean sonnets
• Introduction to John Donne and Metaphysical Poetry
• "The Broken Heart"
  
• HW--Reading & annotating John Donne sonnets
• Literary Analysis Research Paper
• AP Lit & Comp Titles 1981-2010: Research choices due Tuesday, Feb.1
  
• Research Paper Rubric
  
• HW due Thursday, Feb. 3--Word Crystals (30)
• HW--Original Sonnets due next week
  

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)

• Study of Rhetoric and Rhetorical Strategies
• Essay reading & analysis: "The Plastic Pink Flamingo" (1999)
  
• Essay reading & analysis: "On the Want of Money" (1827)
• Speech reading & analysis: "I Have a Dream" (1963)
  

[repetition of phrases & theme words; quotations & allusions; specific examples; metaphors]

• AP English Language and Composition Exam
  
• Rhetorical/Literary Analysis Research Paper
• HW due Friday, Feb. 4--Revised WH "Stairways" Poem (30) with Name, CHS Class of 2011, Title, and Corrections
  
• HW due Friday, Feb. 4--Word Crystals (30)

Week of January 25, 2011

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)

• Sonnet Unit--Class Notes, A Study of Poetry Through the Sonnet, Great Sonnets (Ed. by Paul Negri, Dover Thrift Editions, 1994) Excerpts
• Merrill Moore Sonnets
  
• HW--Reading & annotating Shakespearean sonnets
• Introduction to John Donne and Metaphysical Poetry
• "The Broken Heart"
  
• HW--Reading & annotating John Donne sonnets
• Literary Analysis Research Paper
• AP Lit & Comp Titles 1981-2010: Research choices due Tuesday, Feb.1
  
• Research Paper Rubric
  
• HW due Thursday, Feb. 3--Word Crystals (30)
  

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)

• Introduction to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Strategies
• Essay reading & analysis: "The Plastic Pink Flamingo" (1999)
  
• Essay reading & analysis: "On the Want of Money" (1827)
• AP English Language and Composition Exam
  
• Rhetorical/Literary Analysis Research Paper
  
• HW due Friday, Feb. 4--Word Crystals (30)