January 3-4, 2013

Greetings Students:

Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a great holiday. It's the new year, and we should all resolve to learn as much as possible and perform to our best abilities (and, yes, that includes you senioritis sufferers.)

Pre-APEnglish 10

We will be beginning a whole new phase in literature. Make sure you check your Pearson Successnet page for assignments. This week you will be introduced to the earliest of American literature: Native American Myths. No vocabulary this week.

English 12

This week you will be introduced to the British Rennaissance and Reformation period. Be sure to check your successnet page for reading assignments, particularly if you miss class.

This unit will focus on excerpts from the King James Bible, Shakespearean drama, sonnets and Christopher Marlowe. We will also learn some about the historical background and how literature is shaped by society and the writer's relationship to literature.

No vocabulary this week.

APEnglish Literature and Composition

No vocabulary this week. Don't forget to upload your major works data sheet to Edmodo. It is due before school on the 11th.

This week we will begin a study of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Come prepared to read and discuss.
You will have both MC questions and an essay to write on this text in addition to a Shakespeare in Six project. Start thinking about creative ways to complete your Sin6.

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