English 12: April 9-13

Greetings Seniors!
This is an A week, so I will meet with you three times. We have so much to do in the little time remaining this year.
On Monday, I will discuss with you the required research paper. You must select an author that we have studies, or one approved by me, and research his or her life. In your paper, you will discuss how the events of your chosen author's life affected his or her writing.

For a review of the format for bibliography and note cards, see the research paper guidelines beginning on page 240 of your literature textbook. I will explain these guidelines in class.

Remember that you have a tool that will help with creating properly formatted MLA citations at citationmachine.net. I encourage you to use this tool. I also encourage you to visit the Alabama Virtual Library for resources on your chosen author. The best database for literary sources is reached by clicking on the "Literature Resources from Gale" link.

This week we will also begin a study of the Restoration (of the monarchy) and 18th Century Literature. Be sure to read the introduction to this unit at home. Much of the literature from this period is satire. The first piece we will read and discuss is Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal." We will also read selections by Alexander Pope, the inventor of the Heroic Couplet and author of the Mock Epic The Rape of the Lock, Daniel Defoe, and Voltaire.

Like I said...so much to do!

See you in class!

Mrs. SO