Greetings Students!
I hope you had a restful weekend. We are now in the last week before SPRING BREAK! The year is winding down, but that does not mean the work is over. On the contrary. We have SO much left to do. So without further ado, find this week's plans below:
PreAPEnglish 10
This week will see a continuation of our study of colonial writing, including The Crisis by Thomas Paine and the Declaration of Independence. See your Pearson page for assignments. We will also read a short story, "Harrison Bergeron," by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and discuss it in the context of the speeches, pamphlets, and documents of the Revolution. Expect to write a short essay involving some of these documents, which will serve as your test on them. You will also have quizzes on Pearson, so check your "to do" list. Tuesday you will have a guest speaker who will address your future college plans. And Friday, you will have a vocabulary quiz. See Edmodo for your study guide.
English 12
This week you will begin your study of John Milton. We will read two of his sonnets and excerpts from his epic, Paradise Lost. Be sure to check your Pearson page for things "to do." Expect a Pearson test on Milton. And don't forget to complete the two tests already assigned for the carpe diem poets and for John Donne. These are due by FRIDAY. I will enter the grades then, and if you have not completed your work, it will not be accepted late, since you have had more than a week to complete it.
You will have a guest speaker on Wednesday to discuss college/career planning.
Friday you will have a quiz on the vocabulary that has been posted on Edmodo.
APEnglish 12
This week we will complete the prep packet on writing essays on comparative poems, the one with the two sonnets, "London, 1802" and "Douglass." On Tuesday, expect to write and essay on comparative poetry, hopefully using the skills reviewed in the aforementioned packet. I have given you a hard copy of the packet, but you can also find it either on Edmodo or at http://ed.edim.co/8480858/douglass_literature_poetry_analysis.pdf?Expires=1363619774&Signature=NdHmbQcy9BHAh-KCpfbTw6TwJm7UDXtE8z8qdqzg1mqWJCv7iQtnTVtdz2NTOud3F-7tLkYSw0N7RuSlUjSSP7TcjtqRAhMtj0dIEZUTJgYAfkqxBGKN1D5sinliXVqbEqWN-9JoxWfmtFPK4gGubLSKrQlsoyMGLRnoknrZK0o_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAI3N2VAFIZ34RBHFA.
Any remaining time will be spent analyzing poetry.
Check Edmodo for new vocabulary words for this Friday's quiz.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
