AP Lit

I collected the what/so what charts for Gatsby.

If you were absent today, pick up the handout on comedic elements. Also watch the Russell Peter's video on YouTube called Beating Your Children and list the number of comedic elements he uses.

Pick up a copy of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Also, pick up your mock exams.
If you'd like to write an AP Lit mock Monday night with Mr. Dewar's class, you may.
You must let me know though so I make you a copy of the exam. It begins at 3:45 and it includes pizza.

We'll watch the play Monday and Tuesday and then have three days to practice the open-ended essay question. You will need to submit the what/sowhat chart and then in class next week, write the composition on Gatsby.

See you Monday. Have a great weekend.

Writing 12

What a  wonderful presentation. Thanks to Jack and to Kaylaa. Check out more Raymond Carver on line or ask Mrs. Tweedie to order a book for you. J and K, could you please return any books that you borrowed? Thanks.

Homework: Bring the poems you plan to read on May 2 and/or June 6 to class Tuesday so that you can use the time to practice as we do the exercises that Sandy will teach us.

Also, you need to edit/complete the Two Strangers stories for May 11.

Bill Gaston comes to class May 7. Check the dates of your author presentations. This would be a good weekend to read. It will relax and inspire you.

Next on our agenda: post card stories and monologues. Yay.

English 10

Great job reading Act 2. Make sure you have good notes.

Read Act 2, Scene 4 and make notes, highlight the key notes.

Lit 12

Be sure that you know who is to present on bookclub days. Two groups presented today as the boarders were absent. Boarders, get together in your bookclub groups and present the second section to each other and hand in the notes. Sydney, get the notes from Elliot.

Keenan, I need your notes from today's presentation.

Keep note of key quotes as you will be required to create a quotation log.
We'll be in the lab for two days. First day you respond to quotes. Second day, you write the essay.
Deadlines come sooner than we expect. Check your calendars.

Next class: Robbie Burns and William Blake.

Next bookclub: Day 4: Friday, May 4.

English 9

You are such an amazing group of people. I am always delighted by how much we accomplish in one period.

Homework: Choose five great poems from the Claremont Reviews you took home with you. Post it note them. Next class we'll begin our anthology project. I'll book a computer lab. Arrive knowing why you like it--stucture, theme, imagery, reminds you of someone, inspires you etc.

This weekend work on your story. Is it as good as you can make it? What do you need to alter/revise?

I collected all the short story texts today. If you still have your text at home, please return it to me on Monday.

Due Monday: Last day for USSR forms for April. Typed, edited short story. Can't wait to read them.

Thanks for listening to my poems. You'll be reading your poems aloud at the end of the unit. We bring food to share and imagine we are in a poetry cafe.

If you want to be inspired, ask for persmission to come to the theatre in EITHER period 4 or 5 next Wed. May 2. We have four astonishing professional poets coming to the school and Writing 12 students will be reading their work as well. It will give you a lot of ideas for writing your own poems.

Your entire period 4 or 5 class is welcome to come. Your teacher simply needs to email Ms. McCachen to tell her you are coming. It's to celebrate National Poetry Month.
Yay.

English 9

Today we read our USSR books for 15 minutes. Next, each student edited two stories.

Make sure to correct/revise tonight so that your story will be ready for Thursday.

BRING A COPY OF THE EDITED STORY TO CLASS. TITLE IT BUT DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON IT.

Thursday, during class, you will fill out a contest entry form and staple it to your story. Good luck. Be sure to keep an electronic copy safe so that if you do win, you will be able to send them a copy.

Your edited short story is due Monday, April 30. Be sure that you have met all of the criteria.

English 10A

I collected the love/hatred paragraphs based on your analysis of Act 1.

Shelfari was due April 15th so be sure to update your account.

The final Shelfari date is May 31. There is an award for our top reader so you may want to list all the books you have read this year or add them to your bookshelf so we can ascertain a winner.

We read Act 2's prologue and scene 1 but mostly we tried to ascertain our own prejudices regarding love. We could not agree on much although Richard's Venn diagram seemed to calm us down and return the passionate discussion to a milder skepticsm that may be masquerading as rationalism.

Tonight: USSR--update Shelfari and keep reading. There is not a lot of homework during the Shakespeare unit so it is a great opportunity to read those books on your to-do lists.

We did comment on Romeo's symbolic representation of love. In order to follow love in Act 2, he must separate himself from his friends. Is that wise? Mercutio says, The ape is dead.

What part of Romeo has died and what part has come alive? We began reading the balcony scene.
Romeo's depiction of Juliet is filled with light imagery. Why?