December 3-7, 2012

Greetings Students!

The year is passing so quickly, I scarce can believe how little time remains in this term! Ere we know it, midterms will be upon us. With that matter at hand, we will need to do as much as we can in preparation.
Below are the lessons for this week:

Pre-APEnglish 10

We have finished our study of Julius Caesar, but not our work. This Monday (and possibly part of Tuesday) you will share/present your "Shakespeare in Six" projects. Remember this counts in the test category. Be sure that you have written your two to three sentence rationale/explanation for each quotation/illustration. These rationals are part of your project and part of your grade. Tape your rationale sheet to the back of your S in S illustrations.

You will also be responsible for vocabulary lesson 8. As you recall, we postponed this lesson until Monday, Dec. 3, so that you could write your timed essays on Friday. Be sure to study!

A special note for Adrian and Victor who have just returned to class: Welcome back! We are so glad you guys are well and able to come to school. I have put several quizzes on Julius Caesar on the Pearson Successnet page for you. Check your to do list.

In order to prepare us for those midterm exams and for the new end of course exams, we will spend time this week looking at what you are expected to know. These reviews include reading and analyzing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama (plays). You will be expected to understand figurative language, theme, tone, and effective syntax and diction as well as have a firm grasp on grammar and mechanics. I have practice activities that we will do together in class that should help you master these skills.

I also hope to begin our study of American Literature starting with Native American myths. Please review the assigned reading on your Pearson Successnet. I have assigned the historic background information and Native American texts.

Don't forget your allusions quiz this Friday.

See you in class!

Mrs. SO

English 12

We have finished with Canterbury Tales, and we are on to Arthurian Legend. You text has only one Arthurian lesson containing two stories, the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the story of Arthur's death, Le Morte de Arthur, but I think everyone needs a bit more background than those texts alone offer, so Monday I will  give a lecture on the basics of Arthurian Legend. Be sure to pay attention and take notes.

I have assigned the aforementioned texts in your Pearson Successnet. Be sure to review the vocabulary. We will do at least one of the reading warmups in class, but it is a good idea for you to practice the other one on your own.

Don't forget that, as always, we have a vocabulary quiz on Friday, so study Lesson 9. Also, study for your allusions quiz on Friday.

See you in Class!

Mrs. SO

AP English Literature and Composition 12

So much reading and so little time. I hope you are all actively reading Atonement at home. I expect to have a class discussion on the remainder of the book by the end of next week. I have posted questions for a scored discussion on Edmodo.

In class, we will continue reading Othello. Expect a project on that text when we finish. I will post two essays that I wrote about the play on Edmodo, and we will discuss my arguments and whether you agree with them in part, in whole, or not at all. The two essays deal with a close reading of the Willow Song in Act IV and and important exchanging of vows in Act III.

You will have both your vocabulary quiz from lesson 58 and your allusions quiz on Friday.

See you in Class!