Today we did a practice exam attempting to score 100% on the multiple choice.
Section D is due tomorrow--Do everything you can do to achieve a 6!
Topic: A person's view of the world may change over time.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
English 11: No specific homework tonight
We watched to the end of Parker's film version of Othello. Tomorrow we will read Act 3, Scene 3 in detail. If you know that you struggle with the language, a good way to get ahead is to read the No Fear Shakespeare version on-line.
You can also read the side panels in your Othello text as they really do help.
You can also read the side panels in your Othello text as they really do help.
Lit 12: Smith and Atwood today
We took notes on the authors and read and discussed the poems.
We have now finished unit 4. Final unit 4 test is Thursday. We'll review tomorrow and Wednesday. Re-read the selections that you found most difficult. We will go through them all one more time. It's key that you understand them well. Be sure to have key quotes and key techniques in your notebook.
Tomorrow I will return your essays and we will discuss how to prepare for the essay section of the final exam.
We have now finished unit 4. Final unit 4 test is Thursday. We'll review tomorrow and Wednesday. Re-read the selections that you found most difficult. We will go through them all one more time. It's key that you understand them well. Be sure to have key quotes and key techniques in your notebook.
Tomorrow I will return your essays and we will discuss how to prepare for the essay section of the final exam.
AP Lit: English 12 exam prep
Today, we went over each section of the mock in great detail and I hope you are feeling clear about where you need to focus in order to get a 90% or better on the final exam.
Tomorrow, we will read three passages and complete the multiple choice and then tomorrow night, you will write another section D creative composition.
If you know you will be busy tomorrow night, you may write it this evening:
Look again at the rubric. Plan. Read the samples. Imagine. Look at the three types of openings. Which one do you prefer? Why? Be sure to refer to the topic in an indirect manner and avoid sentimental or cliched situations.
Think of personal events that are memorable. You can then fictionalize the events to meet the criteria. You must use literary devices for a 6.
Tomorrow, we will read three passages and complete the multiple choice and then tomorrow night, you will write another section D creative composition.
If you know you will be busy tomorrow night, you may write it this evening:
A person's view of the world may change over time.
Look again at the rubric. Plan. Read the samples. Imagine. Look at the three types of openings. Which one do you prefer? Why? Be sure to refer to the topic in an indirect manner and avoid sentimental or cliched situations.
Think of personal events that are memorable. You can then fictionalize the events to meet the criteria. You must use literary devices for a 6.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Lit 12: in-class essay today
If you were absent today, you may write the essay after school Wed.
You must bring a note to explain today's absence in order to write the test at a later date.
Tomorrow: We'll read the final two poems on the core list and create a plan for review.
I have not yet heard about a change in date for the Lit exam but we must change the date.
If it's changed to the first Monday, we'll have the pizza cram at lunch and during period 3 on the 14th of June.
You must bring a note to explain today's absence in order to write the test at a later date.
Tomorrow: We'll read the final two poems on the core list and create a plan for review.
I have not yet heard about a change in date for the Lit exam but we must change the date.
If it's changed to the first Monday, we'll have the pizza cram at lunch and during period 3 on the 14th of June.
English 11: Attendance is crucial. Do not miss one day.
Today we had a test on the passages you read and made notes about on the weekend. If you have not already done so, check Friday's blog, make notes, read and analyze the passages so you will be prepared to write the test.
YOU MAY WRITE THE TEST AT LUNCH OR AFTER SCHOOL TOMORROW IF YOU WERE ABSENT TODAY IF YOU BRING A NOTE EXPLAINING YOUR ABSENCE TODAY.
Homework: Skip Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2. Read Act 3, Scene 3, the famous seduction of Othello by Iago.
Iago plants the terrible seed of doubt in Othello's mind.
How?
That's your job to discover.
Post-it note key passages. Come to class with three ways Iago uses to plant this seed of jealousy.
Take note of the diction, any juxtapositions, imagery, symbols, line breaks etc.
YOU MAY WRITE THE TEST AT LUNCH OR AFTER SCHOOL TOMORROW IF YOU WERE ABSENT TODAY IF YOU BRING A NOTE EXPLAINING YOUR ABSENCE TODAY.
Homework: Skip Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2. Read Act 3, Scene 3, the famous seduction of Othello by Iago.
Iago plants the terrible seed of doubt in Othello's mind.
How?
That's your job to discover.
Post-it note key passages. Come to class with three ways Iago uses to plant this seed of jealousy.
Take note of the diction, any juxtapositions, imagery, symbols, line breaks etc.
AP Lit: Poetry Workshop
Whitney and Adam will need to get together to workshop due to their absence today.
Poetry Criteria:
1. The poem has something to say.
2. It says it well.
3. No sentimental elements. No Hollywood cliches.
4. A clear understanding of sound, structure, and rhetorical devices is evident (personification, rhythm, juxtaposition, caesura, enjambement, allusion, imagery, metaphor, simile etc)
5. Insight--mature and engaging material (It is clear that you care about the poem).
6. Use of language is unique--not too wordy, not too vague.
Four good copies of poems written during our unit are due on Wednesday. Also, include all the edited drafts for each poem.
Create a title page for your manuscript that has a title. What would you call your first book of poetry?
Examples:
Painting the Yellow House Blue
More Watery Still
White Mountain
Songs of Degrees
Inventing the Hawk
The Great Fires
Poetry Criteria:
1. The poem has something to say.
2. It says it well.
3. No sentimental elements. No Hollywood cliches.
4. A clear understanding of sound, structure, and rhetorical devices is evident (personification, rhythm, juxtaposition, caesura, enjambement, allusion, imagery, metaphor, simile etc)
5. Insight--mature and engaging material (It is clear that you care about the poem).
6. Use of language is unique--not too wordy, not too vague.
Four good copies of poems written during our unit are due on Wednesday. Also, include all the edited drafts for each poem.
Create a title page for your manuscript that has a title. What would you call your first book of poetry?
Examples:
Painting the Yellow House Blue
More Watery Still
White Mountain
Songs of Degrees
Inventing the Hawk
The Great Fires
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