Greetings APEs!
I hope you had a great weekend. I have your timed essays on my desk as I type. I know requiring two essays in one class is a challenge, but it is the best way to prepare you for the constraints of the AP exam, which will be upon us before we know it. I hope to get those graded quickly and back to you.
As you know we have been reading The Importance of Being Earnest, which is something of a farce/comedy of manners. A genuine comedy of manners would be a bit more subtle in it's humor, but like this play, would satirize society and social mores. We should finish the play this week and move on to a day of poetry analysis on Friday, so bring your Perrine's literature books that day. I will delay an essay on the play until next week and will likely assign two essays again, one from the play, and one on a poetry selection. Expect these essays on Wednesday of next week.
Also, continue with your at-home reading of The Heart of Darkness. We will begin our class discussion of the novella next Friday.
See you in class,
Mrs. SO
Monday, March 28, 2011
English 10 (All Classes):March 27-April 1, 2011
Welcome back Sophomores,
I hope you had a great weekend. We have a great deal to read and learn about this week, so remember to bring your books every day.
If you have me on Monday, you'll take the test the B class took last Friday on The Age of Reason authors and texts. Hope you studied well. The rest of the week will be spent as follows:
We will begin a new unit on the Romantic period. This is a really exciting movement in literature that is a direct rejection of the previous one. This is not to say that reason was rejected altogether, but rather that a realization that rationalization did not solve many of the ills people were facing came into play, and people began to look instead back to intuition, nature and imagination for both answers and escape. This is a great period that includes the first American fiction, both novels (such as the Leatherstocking Tales) and short stories. This period also includes some amazing poetry that we will read and analyze together.
This movement in literature brings us some of America's most memorable writing by authors such as Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and Edgar Allan Poe. We will be reading some of each of these authors, including Irving's "Rip Van Winkle," which is considered the first American short story. Since this particular story is not in your text book, I am including a link to it here. I expect you to read it for homework and come to class prepared to discuss it.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
I hope you had a great weekend. We have a great deal to read and learn about this week, so remember to bring your books every day.
If you have me on Monday, you'll take the test the B class took last Friday on The Age of Reason authors and texts. Hope you studied well. The rest of the week will be spent as follows:
We will begin a new unit on the Romantic period. This is a really exciting movement in literature that is a direct rejection of the previous one. This is not to say that reason was rejected altogether, but rather that a realization that rationalization did not solve many of the ills people were facing came into play, and people began to look instead back to intuition, nature and imagination for both answers and escape. This is a great period that includes the first American fiction, both novels (such as the Leatherstocking Tales) and short stories. This period also includes some amazing poetry that we will read and analyze together.
This movement in literature brings us some of America's most memorable writing by authors such as Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and Edgar Allan Poe. We will be reading some of each of these authors, including Irving's "Rip Van Winkle," which is considered the first American short story. Since this particular story is not in your text book, I am including a link to it here. I expect you to read it for homework and come to class prepared to discuss it.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
English 12: March 27-April 1, 2011
Good morning Seniors!
Welcome to another of the final few weeks of your high school career! I certainly hope you all had a restful weekend. Below is a list of the tasks I hope for us to accomplish this week.
On Monday we will be reading excerpts from Paradise Lost. This epic is pretty difficult, so we will stop often and review. For your better understanding of the text, I am including here a study guide with summaries. It also contains some amazing artwork inspired by the text that we will look at during class. Because we will be reading most every day for the rest of the year, be sure to bring your literature books every day from here on out.
On Wednesday we will continue with our study of Paradise Lost and take a look at Bunyons's Pilgrim's Progress. This text is an allegory in the truest sense of the word. You will note how each character's name indicates the concept or theme he symbolizes.
Thursday we will have quizzes on lessons 16-17 in your vocabulary workbook, so be sure to do the practice activities. We will also read and overview of the Enlightenment period, so again, bring your books.
See you in class.
Mrs. SO
Welcome to another of the final few weeks of your high school career! I certainly hope you all had a restful weekend. Below is a list of the tasks I hope for us to accomplish this week.
On Monday we will be reading excerpts from Paradise Lost. This epic is pretty difficult, so we will stop often and review. For your better understanding of the text, I am including here a study guide with summaries. It also contains some amazing artwork inspired by the text that we will look at during class. Because we will be reading most every day for the rest of the year, be sure to bring your literature books every day from here on out.
On Wednesday we will continue with our study of Paradise Lost and take a look at Bunyons's Pilgrim's Progress. This text is an allegory in the truest sense of the word. You will note how each character's name indicates the concept or theme he symbolizes.
Thursday we will have quizzes on lessons 16-17 in your vocabulary workbook, so be sure to do the practice activities. We will also read and overview of the Enlightenment period, so again, bring your books.
See you in class.
Mrs. SO
Monday, March 21, 2011
English 10 (All Classes): March 21-25, 2011
Welcome back from the weekend, Sophomores,
This should prove a busy week. We will be finishing up the Age of Reason unit by reading the short story "Harrison Bergeron," a modern story, and looking at it in the context of the Declaration of Independence and by reading an excerpt from Letters from an American Farmer. After a review, you will have a test on this period (Thursday or Friday). So be prepared.
The next unit is a fun one, in my estimation, because we finally get to the point in US literature when fiction is introduced. We will read a few of the earliest short stories and excerpts from early novels and we will learn to recognize the characteristics of Romanticism. Look forward to some fun and interesting discussion in this coming unit.
See you soon!
Mrs. SO
This should prove a busy week. We will be finishing up the Age of Reason unit by reading the short story "Harrison Bergeron," a modern story, and looking at it in the context of the Declaration of Independence and by reading an excerpt from Letters from an American Farmer. After a review, you will have a test on this period (Thursday or Friday). So be prepared.
The next unit is a fun one, in my estimation, because we finally get to the point in US literature when fiction is introduced. We will read a few of the earliest short stories and excerpts from early novels and we will learn to recognize the characteristics of Romanticism. Look forward to some fun and interesting discussion in this coming unit.
See you soon!
Mrs. SO
English 12: March 21-25, 2011
Greetings Seniors, and welcome back from the (ahem) long weekend.
I hope you have enjoyed your study of Hamlet. I consider it one of Shakespeare's greatest works. This Thursday we will have a test on the play and Monday we will review for it. After the test review, we will move on to the Neoclassical period, also know as the Age of Enlightenment or the Restoration period, since this was the time when the monarchy was restored. This new period is characterized by an interest in logic. Some of the key authors from this time:
We will certainly read excerpts from Milton's Paradise Lost and the pamphlet "A Modest Proposal" by Swift.
Looking forward to seeing you and learning lots!
Mrs. SO
I hope you have enjoyed your study of Hamlet. I consider it one of Shakespeare's greatest works. This Thursday we will have a test on the play and Monday we will review for it. After the test review, we will move on to the Neoclassical period, also know as the Age of Enlightenment or the Restoration period, since this was the time when the monarchy was restored. This new period is characterized by an interest in logic. Some of the key authors from this time:
- Alexander Pope
- Daniel Defoe
- Jonathan Swift,
- Samuel Johnson
- John Bunyan
- John Milton
We will certainly read excerpts from Milton's Paradise Lost and the pamphlet "A Modest Proposal" by Swift.
Looking forward to seeing you and learning lots!
Mrs. SO
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