I hope you are ready for a busy week. Now that the classroom competition for Poetry Out Loud has been completed, we will turn our focus to more traditional tasks.
See you in class!
Pre-APEnglish 10
This week will certainly be full! We are beginning a unit on the Shakespearean tragedy The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. I have a number of reasons for selecting this text, but my primary goals are for you, by the time we have finished, to understand and compare the rhetorical devices and strategies used by political factions, evaluate those strategies for their effectiveness. I also want your to be able to analyze the various characters and make judgement calls about them as well as hypothesize Shakespeare's purpose in creating said characters, including those who are foils. We will examine and recognize the structure of the Shakespearean tragedy and Moreover, by the time we complete this play, you should be able to relate the events of this quasi-history to the world in general, in other words, you should be able to create a thematic statement about the play and defend that statement.
Of course we won't be able to do all those things in one, or even two weeks. But I just wanted to set some clear guidelines for you to consider while reading.
In addition to our plunge into Shakespeare, we will also review the new SAT vocabulary for this week's Friday quiz, and we will have a Foundation Friday lesson on distinguishing fact, opinion, and bias in a nonfiction text.
English 12
This week we will finally write those college entrance/personal essay. Over the weekend you were to have selected a topic by locating the topic required by one of the colleges to which you would like to apply. I have created a Write to Learn topic for your essay so you can get some feedback before submitting your essay for grading. This is an important assignment, not just for my class, but also for your future, so please take it seriously. Have a third party proofread for you before your final submission. Use an essay checklist like this one for evaluating your essay. Your essays will be due on Friday, September 28. Do not expect to work on them in class.
Monday we will review the vocabulary lesson two for your quiz on Friday. Be sure to study your words.
Tuesday-Friday we will begin our study of British literature. I have assigned several passages in your online text. We will read some in class, but what we do not finish, you will need to read at home. I hope to complete the following this week:
- Introduction: The Old English and Medieval Periods (A.D. 449-1485)
The Seafarer / The Wanderer / The Wife's Lament- Focus on Literary Forms: Epic
APEnglish Literature and Composition
This week will conclude our short story boot camp. We will discuss as fully as possible the remaining texts from our list. Be prepared each day to discuss the assigned texts in a scholarly fashion. Bring questions or comments for the class. Do NOT come unprepared. We will not have the opportunity to read in class, so you must read and prepare ahead of time.
Once Upon a Time
Miss Brill (Monday after vocabulary quiz)
Desiree's Baby (Tuesday...be prepared to annotate.)
Hills Like White Elephants (Already discussed)
The Japanese Quince (Already discussed)
Where are You Going Where Have You Been (Wednesday)
The Yellow Wallpaper (Thursday)
I Stand Here Ironing (Thursday)
"Clothes" (Friday and Monday Oct 1. We will use the handout below.)
I have included links to those stories we've already address for your easy location of said texts. Select passages that you think warrant discussion and be prepared to discuss them. We will also use this handout on analyzing fiction.
Also, don't forget that you will also have your second vocabulary quiz this Friday. Your lesson for this week is here.
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