Greetings APEs!
This is a B week, so we get to meet three times! And we have so much to do during those meetings. On Tuesday, we will have our final allusions quiz. On Wednesday, we will have our quiz on the N and O words from your SAT word list. On both those days, we will read and discuss as much of Hamlet as is humanly possible.
As you know, I will be absent on Friday because I will be learning how to produce podcasts. I hope to incorporate this new skill into our classes in some way, either by making instructive podcasts or by having YOU make informative ones...or BOTH. While I am out, you will watch the first two acts of Hamlet produced by Kenneth Branagh. This version, in my opinion, while lengthy, is the best for AP students because it is complete, and unlike most other versions, does not cut the Fortinbras story line, which I consider invaluable in understanding Hamlet's shift in....oops, no spoilers. We'll discuss that in class!
See you soon!
Mrs. SO
Sunday, February 26, 2012
PreAPENGLISH 10: February 27-March 2, 2012
Greetings young APEs!
I can hardly believe that March is upon us! We have so little time to do so much! This week, I will be away on Thursday and Friday for podcast production training, which I hope to implement in our class this year. Some of you have learned this skill in Mrs. Jones' class this year, so you can help me teach those who don't have her class. I am considering using the format for research presentations, but may also incorporate in in some other way.
Since graduation exams are just a few weeks away, in addition to our study of Age of Reason literature, including Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia Convention and Thomas Paine's The Crisis, No. 1, we will continue with our language usage review. Expect a practice grad exam on the day I am out. I will grade the practice exam, so do your best. I will also use the results to find the areas that need more reinforcement before the real test. Last week we reviewed capitalization, apostrophe, comma, colon and semicolon rules. This week we will tackle misplaced modifiers, parallel structure, sequencing, and active/passive voice, most of which is review.
So much to do, so little time....
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
I can hardly believe that March is upon us! We have so little time to do so much! This week, I will be away on Thursday and Friday for podcast production training, which I hope to implement in our class this year. Some of you have learned this skill in Mrs. Jones' class this year, so you can help me teach those who don't have her class. I am considering using the format for research presentations, but may also incorporate in in some other way.
Since graduation exams are just a few weeks away, in addition to our study of Age of Reason literature, including Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia Convention and Thomas Paine's The Crisis, No. 1, we will continue with our language usage review. Expect a practice grad exam on the day I am out. I will grade the practice exam, so do your best. I will also use the results to find the areas that need more reinforcement before the real test. Last week we reviewed capitalization, apostrophe, comma, colon and semicolon rules. This week we will tackle misplaced modifiers, parallel structure, sequencing, and active/passive voice, most of which is review.
So much to do, so little time....
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
English 12: February 27-March 2, 2012
Greetings Seniors!
This is a B week, so we will meet twice. As you know, on Monday you have the test for which we reviewed last week. It covers the historical background for the British Renaissance period and the shorter works, including poetry, essays, and speeches from that period.
On Thursday, while I am away getting podcast production training, you will view Hamlet, and upon my return next week we will discuss the play and begin our study of Milton's Paradise Lost.
Next week I will also give you the information you need for your research papers.
No vocabulary quiz this week. You will have one next week.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
This is a B week, so we will meet twice. As you know, on Monday you have the test for which we reviewed last week. It covers the historical background for the British Renaissance period and the shorter works, including poetry, essays, and speeches from that period.
On Thursday, while I am away getting podcast production training, you will view Hamlet, and upon my return next week we will discuss the play and begin our study of Milton's Paradise Lost.
Next week I will also give you the information you need for your research papers.
No vocabulary quiz this week. You will have one next week.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
English 12: February 21-24
Greetings Seniors!
This year is FLYING by!
Here we are nearing the end of February, and we still have so much to do. This week we meet twice, and both days are full.
On Wednesday, we will review vocabulary for the quiz on lesson 18 on Thursday.
We will also read the excerpts from Margaret Cavendish's "Female Orations." If time permits, we will review for a test on the shorter works from the Renaissance period that we have read, and the test will be Thursday. If time does not permit, the review will be Thursday, and the test will be Monday of next week.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
This year is FLYING by!
Here we are nearing the end of February, and we still have so much to do. This week we meet twice, and both days are full.
On Wednesday, we will review vocabulary for the quiz on lesson 18 on Thursday.
We will also read the excerpts from Margaret Cavendish's "Female Orations." If time permits, we will review for a test on the shorter works from the Renaissance period that we have read, and the test will be Thursday. If time does not permit, the review will be Thursday, and the test will be Monday of next week.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
English 10: February 21-24
Hello Sophomores!
I hope you had a fine holiday weekend. Now that we are back, we really must focus our attention on preparing for the fast-approaching graduation exams. I particularly would like to focus on comma rules, semicolon rules, and colon rules this week. Be sure to bring your workbooks.
We also will be reviewing the vocabulary for lesson 17, and we will have a quiz on that lesson on Friday.
In reading, we will focus on finding main ideas and reading for details, patterns of ideas, and word meaning in from context clues.
In literature, we will read Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia Convention and, if time permits, Thomas Paine's The Crisis No.1. After reading both texts, we will create a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the two.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
I hope you had a fine holiday weekend. Now that we are back, we really must focus our attention on preparing for the fast-approaching graduation exams. I particularly would like to focus on comma rules, semicolon rules, and colon rules this week. Be sure to bring your workbooks.
We also will be reviewing the vocabulary for lesson 17, and we will have a quiz on that lesson on Friday.
In reading, we will focus on finding main ideas and reading for details, patterns of ideas, and word meaning in from context clues.
In literature, we will read Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia Convention and, if time permits, Thomas Paine's The Crisis No.1. After reading both texts, we will create a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the two.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
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