Greetings Young APES!
This year has veritably flown by!
We have SO much left to do! Not only must we complete our research papers, but we must also learn all about the American Romantics, Transcendentalists, and Anti-Transcendentalists! Do not forget to bring in your bibliography and note cards on the assigned day (see link)!
After we discuss the stories we have read by Irving/Knickerbocker/Oldstyle/Crayon, we will read two poems by William Cullen Bryant that illustrate the connection the Romantics felt with Nature: "To a Waterfowl" and "Thanotopsis."
We will also read two stories by Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher," which will will analyze for symbolism and artistic merit, and a frame story, "The Oval Portrait," which we will compare to Anti-Transcendentalist author, Nathanial Hawthorne's "The Birthmark." By comparing and contrasting these two stories, you should be able to discern the differences between Romanticism and Anti-Transcendentalism, which so many misguided souls lump together as one movement.
Be sure to read all the aformentioned texts at home for class discussion.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
Monday, April 30, 2012
English 10: April 30-May 4, 2012
Greetings Sophomores!
This year is dashing past us! We have only three weeks before exam week!
This week we will continue our study of American Romanticism and finish reading "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Devil and Tom Walker."
We will also read two poems by William Cullen Bryant, "To a Waterfowl" and "Thanatopsis."
These poems illustrate the Romantics' focus on nature as a means to understanding.
You also should be working on your Career Research Papers. You should have already shown me your source sheet or cards. Your NOTE cards are due on Friday of this week. They count as an essay grade, so don't neglect them. I will not accept them late. If you have forgotten how to make note cards, see the link on the side of my blog.
This week we will also be working in small reading groups. While I work with a few students at a time, the rest of you will be reading from your text books or reviewing grammar exercises. I will need your cooperation so that we can all become stronger readers.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
This year is dashing past us! We have only three weeks before exam week!
This week we will continue our study of American Romanticism and finish reading "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Devil and Tom Walker."
We will also read two poems by William Cullen Bryant, "To a Waterfowl" and "Thanatopsis."
These poems illustrate the Romantics' focus on nature as a means to understanding.
You also should be working on your Career Research Papers. You should have already shown me your source sheet or cards. Your NOTE cards are due on Friday of this week. They count as an essay grade, so don't neglect them. I will not accept them late. If you have forgotten how to make note cards, see the link on the side of my blog.
This week we will also be working in small reading groups. While I work with a few students at a time, the rest of you will be reading from your text books or reviewing grammar exercises. I will need your cooperation so that we can all become stronger readers.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
English 12: April 30-May 5 2012
Greetings Seniors!
Only two weeks remain until finals! I hope you are using your time wisely.
As you know, you have a research paper due NEXT WEEK. Some of you are working towards that goal, and I am very proud of your progress. Some are falling behind. This is not a project to ignore! Note cards are due Thursday of this week at the latest to earn any credit. They count as a 40 pt. ESSAY grade, so do not neglect to do them. I have guidelines for creating note cards on the sidebar of my blog. I also have demonstrated proper use of note cards in class. Your ROUGH DRAFT is also due Thursday. Be CERTAIN to bring a hard copy for peer review. Your FINAL COPY is due MONDAY MAY 7, 2012
Monday you will have your test on the Restoration period. I hope you all studied! After your test, you will read the background information for Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of the poets from the British Romantic Period. We will begin reading Rime of the Ancient Mariner in class on Thursday and complete it and have a short test on that work and possibly a few other poems from the period next Thursday. If we have time for more poems, I will post the appropriate information on next week's blog.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
Only two weeks remain until finals! I hope you are using your time wisely.
As you know, you have a research paper due NEXT WEEK. Some of you are working towards that goal, and I am very proud of your progress. Some are falling behind. This is not a project to ignore! Note cards are due Thursday of this week at the latest to earn any credit. They count as a 40 pt. ESSAY grade, so do not neglect to do them. I have guidelines for creating note cards on the sidebar of my blog. I also have demonstrated proper use of note cards in class. Your ROUGH DRAFT is also due Thursday. Be CERTAIN to bring a hard copy for peer review. Your FINAL COPY is due MONDAY MAY 7, 2012
Monday you will have your test on the Restoration period. I hope you all studied! After your test, you will read the background information for Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of the poets from the British Romantic Period. We will begin reading Rime of the Ancient Mariner in class on Thursday and complete it and have a short test on that work and possibly a few other poems from the period next Thursday. If we have time for more poems, I will post the appropriate information on next week's blog.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
Thursday, April 26, 2012
APEnglish 12: April 23-27, 2012
Greetings APE's!
As you know, we have just completed our discussions of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. As usual, you must complete a Major Works Data Sheet for this play. (Friday, April 27). Since some have indicated they have already done one for Hamlet, which I did not actually assign, I have decided to accept either/or on this MWDS assignment.
You have been reading Heart of Darkness at home (or should have been), and your MWDS for this novella is due. Please upload it to Moodle no later than Tuesday evening, April 24. If for some reason you cannot access Moodle, please email me or bring me a hard copy.
On Tuesday, bring the thesis statements you practiced for homework to class. You will select one of these for an in-class essay on R&G are D. I will return your Hamlet essays. Those of you who failed to turn one in will see the deficit on your progress report. It is imperative that you do all your assignments.
On Friday we will discuss Heart of Darkness in class, including a character analysis of the African mistress. Please review the following links prior to discussion:
Achebe, Chinua. "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'" Massachusetts Review. 18. 1977
As you know, we have just completed our discussions of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. As usual, you must complete a Major Works Data Sheet for this play. (Friday, April 27). Since some have indicated they have already done one for Hamlet, which I did not actually assign, I have decided to accept either/or on this MWDS assignment.
You have been reading Heart of Darkness at home (or should have been), and your MWDS for this novella is due. Please upload it to Moodle no later than Tuesday evening, April 24. If for some reason you cannot access Moodle, please email me or bring me a hard copy.
On Tuesday, bring the thesis statements you practiced for homework to class. You will select one of these for an in-class essay on R&G are D. I will return your Hamlet essays. Those of you who failed to turn one in will see the deficit on your progress report. It is imperative that you do all your assignments.
On Friday we will discuss Heart of Darkness in class, including a character analysis of the African mistress. Please review the following links prior to discussion:
Achebe, Chinua. "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'" Massachusetts Review. 18. 1977
"Heart of Darkness"--by Mark Dintenfass
The Symbol of the Wilderness in Heart of Darkness--by David Dunson
Edit: A number of you will be on a field trip Friday, so we will practice multiple choice questions on HoD after the character analysis activity. Those who miss the class must complete the MC questions at home.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
English 12: April 23-27, 2012
Greetings Seniors!
I hope you had a restful weekend, because the coming days will be full!
Progress reports go home this week.
Your research should be underway. I will check your bibliography cards this Thursday. By next week, everyone should have completed note cards. Please see the link above for specific dates for your class.
To review how to make note cards, see the link on the side of my blog page.
We will finish our study of the Restoration period, and review for a test Thursday. Your test will be Monday, April 30.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
I hope you had a restful weekend, because the coming days will be full!
Progress reports go home this week.
Your research should be underway. I will check your bibliography cards this Thursday. By next week, everyone should have completed note cards. Please see the link above for specific dates for your class.
To review how to make note cards, see the link on the side of my blog page.
We will finish our study of the Restoration period, and review for a test Thursday. Your test will be Monday, April 30.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
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