Since we incorporated AP multiple choice practice and timed essay writing, we did not discuss as many short stories as I anticipated. For this reason, we are still participating in a short story boot camp. As you already know, this reading workout will culminate in an analytical essay based on one or a combination of the stories we have read. The next stories we read will be "Fifteen Minutes in the Life of Larry Weller," which I will give you in a handout, "Miss Brill," found on page 134 of your texts, "The Cask of Amontillado," pg. 528, "A Rose for Emily," pg. 81, "The Yellow Wallpaper," pg. 588, and "I Stand Here Ironing," pg. 608." We will also read the story "Once Upon a Time." Please come prepared to discuss each of these stories.
While we may not get to all of these stories in one week, we will discuss them, so read ahead.
On Tuesday, we will evaluate the timed essays you wrote on Friday. On Friday we will have a vocabulary quiz on the E words from your SAT vocabulary list.
Thanks to those of you who showed up on Saturday, Sept. 17 for the first AP Prep Session. Happy Birthday, TOM! I'll be awarding extra credit points based upon the time your spent with us.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
English 12: September 19-23
Greetings Seniors, and welcome to week SEVEN!
It amazes me the speed with which time flies! We have so much to do, and so very little time in which to do it!
First of all, bring your workbooks to review lesson six words for a quiz on Thursday.
Secondly, don't forget to read pages 1-18 in your textbooks at home and become very familiar with this background for your upcoming test on Beowulf and other epics, including The Epic of Gilgamesh.
In addition to the epic test, which should fall sometime next week or the week following, you will be writing and performing your own EPIC BOAST. Please follow the instructions carefully. This can be great fun!
Also, don't forget that class competition for Poetry Out Loud is rapidly approaching. Be prepared to recite your poem next week!
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
It amazes me the speed with which time flies! We have so much to do, and so very little time in which to do it!
First of all, bring your workbooks to review lesson six words for a quiz on Thursday.
Secondly, don't forget to read pages 1-18 in your textbooks at home and become very familiar with this background for your upcoming test on Beowulf and other epics, including The Epic of Gilgamesh.
In addition to the epic test, which should fall sometime next week or the week following, you will be writing and performing your own EPIC BOAST. Please follow the instructions carefully. This can be great fun!
Also, don't forget that class competition for Poetry Out Loud is rapidly approaching. Be prepared to recite your poem next week!
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
English 10: September 19-23
Hello Sophomores!
Welcome to week SEVEN! Time is veritably whirling by! It's almost time for class Poetry Out Loud Competition. Be sure to have your poem memorized for recitation by next week.
This week, we will have a short test on Native American Literature and we will move on to early colonial literature. We will start by looking at a history and an journal from two different colonists, William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, which tells the early history of Plymouth colony in Massachusetts, and William Byrd's History of the Dividing Line, a journal which satirizes the colonists of Jamestown, Virginia. You will learn the difference between a history and a journal, how to recognize satire and what it is used for, and some of the problems of the early colonists. Be prepared to compare and contrast these two writers and their ideas about the colonists. Also, be prepared, based on Byrd's description, to compare Native American religion to that of the Virginia colonists, and from that comparison, draw a conclusion about Byrd's purpose in presenting the Native American religion.
In addition to these activities, we will continue our review of verbals. You will likely have quizzes on each, gerunds, participles, and infinitives. When we finish our unit on the phrase, you will have a test on verbals, appositives, and prepositional phrases.
One last thing to remember: we will review lesson seven in vocabulary, so bring your workbooks and study for Friday's quiz.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
Welcome to week SEVEN! Time is veritably whirling by! It's almost time for class Poetry Out Loud Competition. Be sure to have your poem memorized for recitation by next week.
This week, we will have a short test on Native American Literature and we will move on to early colonial literature. We will start by looking at a history and an journal from two different colonists, William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, which tells the early history of Plymouth colony in Massachusetts, and William Byrd's History of the Dividing Line, a journal which satirizes the colonists of Jamestown, Virginia. You will learn the difference between a history and a journal, how to recognize satire and what it is used for, and some of the problems of the early colonists. Be prepared to compare and contrast these two writers and their ideas about the colonists. Also, be prepared, based on Byrd's description, to compare Native American religion to that of the Virginia colonists, and from that comparison, draw a conclusion about Byrd's purpose in presenting the Native American religion.
In addition to these activities, we will continue our review of verbals. You will likely have quizzes on each, gerunds, participles, and infinitives. When we finish our unit on the phrase, you will have a test on verbals, appositives, and prepositional phrases.
One last thing to remember: we will review lesson seven in vocabulary, so bring your workbooks and study for Friday's quiz.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
PreAPEnglish 10: September 19-23
Greetings future APEs!
This week's blog will look much like last weeks, since, sadly, we were unable to complete all the tasks I had planned. Such is life sometimes. Time whizzes by us.
We have lots to do in the coming days. My hope is that we will finish reading and viewing The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. In lieu of a traditional test, you will be writing an essay and doing a more creative presentation. The essay will be in class and timed. I will give you more information about it later.
The details of the presentation can be found here. Due date to be announced.
Of course finishing Julius Caesar means we will be taking up American lit soon, so be prepared to bring your texts upon my instruction.
In addition to these activities, you should also study your vocabulary lesson 4 words or a quiz on the last class day of the week.
And don't forget Poetry Out Loud class competition is Sept. 26-30!
See you soon!
Mrs. SO
This week's blog will look much like last weeks, since, sadly, we were unable to complete all the tasks I had planned. Such is life sometimes. Time whizzes by us.
We have lots to do in the coming days. My hope is that we will finish reading and viewing The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. In lieu of a traditional test, you will be writing an essay and doing a more creative presentation. The essay will be in class and timed. I will give you more information about it later.
The details of the presentation can be found here. Due date to be announced.
Of course finishing Julius Caesar means we will be taking up American lit soon, so be prepared to bring your texts upon my instruction.
In addition to these activities, you should also study your vocabulary lesson 4 words or a quiz on the last class day of the week.
And don't forget Poetry Out Loud class competition is Sept. 26-30!
See you soon!
Mrs. SO
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Week Six English 12: September 12-16
Hello Seniors!
Time is certainly flying! Week six is upon us! I hope you are enjoying your study of Beowulf and the history leading up to the first English text. As promised, I am posting the long PPT from class online. I will give you your test on the historic background Thursday to be completed and returned by Monday, Sept. 19. Thursday in class we will begin reading the excerpts from Beowulf found in your texts. We will examine more closely the elements of the Epic, and the epic hero.
One aspect we will examine is the epic boast. You will be writing and performing your own boasts, so be prepared to make yourselves sound EPIC.
And don't forget Poetry Out Loud class competition is the last week of September.
So litle time....
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
Time is certainly flying! Week six is upon us! I hope you are enjoying your study of Beowulf and the history leading up to the first English text. As promised, I am posting the long PPT from class online. I will give you your test on the historic background Thursday to be completed and returned by Monday, Sept. 19. Thursday in class we will begin reading the excerpts from Beowulf found in your texts. We will examine more closely the elements of the Epic, and the epic hero.
One aspect we will examine is the epic boast. You will be writing and performing your own boasts, so be prepared to make yourselves sound EPIC.
And don't forget Poetry Out Loud class competition is the last week of September.
So litle time....
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
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