January 7-11, 2013

Greetings Students,

Thank you for all your words of concern and encouragement over my husband's illness. They are much appreciated. Below you will find the lesson plans for this week. 

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 review the earliest of American literature: Native American Myths.

Then we will read excerpts from two "histories" from early colonists, William Bradford and William Byrd. We will look at these two texts comparatively and discuss the differences between Puritan and non Puritan writing. The former text is on Successnet, and the latter I have uploaded to Edmodo.


Check Edmodo for your vocabulary lesson 10 words.


English 12

This week you will continue your study of the British Renaissance 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.

In particular this week, we will review poetry from Marlowe, Raleigh, John Donne, and of course, Shakespearean sonnets.  I will, as I stated, post your reading assignments on Successnet.


See Edmodo for your vocabulary lesson 10.

APEnglish Literature and Composition

Your vocabulary lesson 57 has been uploaded to Edmodo. Don't forget to upload your major works data sheet to Edmodo. It is due before school on the 11th.

This week we will first review the MC questions you did last Friday, then we will continue our study of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Come prepared to read and discuss.
You will have more 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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