Friday, March 9, 2012

APEnglish Literature 12: March 12-16, 2012

Greetings APEs!
This week we will continue our study of Hamlet.  On Tuesday, we will view the remainder of Act II. Before reading Act III, you will separate into groups and reach a consensus on the MC questions I distributed on Friday for Acts I and II of Hamlet.
It is my hope that we can read and discuss Hamlet in its entirety this week and complete all five acts multiple choice questions.

You should, by the time we have completed reading Hamlet, be able to develop a thematic statement about the play. I will also expect you to complete a MWDS for the play and upload it to Moodle.

See you in class!

Mrs. SO

English 10 AND Pre-APEnglish 10: March 12-16, 2012

Hello Young Sophomores!
This is our final week before graduation exams, so we will spend most of our time in review. We will be preparing for he reading portions specifically. With that goal in mind, we will review the following areas:
  • Understanding logical fallacies or false logic
  • Recognizing valid argument
  • Recognizing propaganda
  • Understanding an author's purpose
  • How to describe Mood and Tone, and understanding the difference
  • Determining THEME
  • Recognizing and understanding the use of Rhetorical Devices such as alliteration, analogy, euphemisms, hyperbole, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, rhyme, and simile
  • Recognizing different genres or types/categories of literature
  • Understanding proper sequence
  • Finding details and seeing causal relationships
As you can see, we have a lot to review.
Be prepared to take a Mock Exam this week.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

PreAPENGLISH 10 and Grade-Level English 10: March 5-9, 2012

Hello Sophomores!

When I returned from my podcast camp (guess who will be casting some pods...), I noted that several of the language tests I left were incomplete. I do not know if this was because of time constraints, but I will be giving you a few extra minutes to complete those in class.

This week, in addition to reviewing the aforementioned tests, we will be reading Thomas Paine's "The Crisis, No. 1" and excerpts from the declaration of independence. Should time permit, we will also review for the reading exam.

See you in class!

Mrs. SO

Monday, March 5, 2012

APENGLISH 12: March 5-9, 2012

Greetings APEs!

This will be a busy week. First, we must read as much of Hamlet as possible, and we must understand it. It is imperative that you understand the nuances of this play if you are to effectively write about it or understand the next play we are to read: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

Also, you will have a peer review of your Langston Hughes essay, so I suggest you have a working draft by Tuesday so you can participate. I will give you as much feedback as I can, but I also want you to work with your peers. The paper is due on Friday and must be uploaded to moodle. If for some reason you cannot upload your paper, contact me BEFORE it is late.

And don't forget your prep session for the exam is MARCH 17.

See you in class!

Mrs. SO

English 12: March5-9, 2012

Greetings Seniors!

I've just returned from pod-cast training and I am working on ideas for you to cast some pods, so to speak. We will learn more about them later.

This week we are finishing up Hamlet and moving on to the next great work of the Renaissance: Paradise Lost, Milton's epic about the fall of man. The story, as all true epics do, begins in medias res. You will learn not only the story, but the conventions of the epic form. After finishing this work, you will read excerpts from one of the most famous allegories ever written, John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.

Expect two quizzes this week: one on lesson 19 vocabulary and one on allusions.

See you in class!

Mrs. SO