WEEK OF 3/15/10 9TH LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR POETRY STUDY.  THERE ARE NO NEW VOCABULARY WORDS THIS WEEK.

YOUR POETRY PROJECT IS DUE THIS WEEK ON MARCH 16.  YOU MUST TURN IT IN ON THIS DATE.  I HAVE ATTACHED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS PAGE.

9TH LIT POETRY UNIT

3/16

• EOCT REVIEW
• *******  POETRY PROJECT DUE **********
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY STUDY WITH THESE POEMS FROM THE TEXT:  400, 897, 904, 908

3/18

• EOCT REVIEW
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY STUDY:  920, 926, 945, 940
• POETRY UNIT TEST ON FRIDAY, MARCH 26

WEEK OF 3/15/10 AP LIT

THIS WEEK WE COMPLETE OUR STUDY OF THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, ALL OF US IN AGREEMENT THAT IT IS A TERRIFIC NOVEL.  NOW WE ARE READY TO START ON JANE EYRE BY CHARLOTTE BRONTE.

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR AP TESTS BY MARCH 18.

NO VOCABULARY OR POETRY ANALYSIS THIS WEEK! 

A DAY

3/15   (BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH!)

• COMPLETE DISCUSSION OF DORIAN GRAY AND PREPARE FOR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT.
• DISCUSS LAST WEEK’S GRADED MULTIPLE CHOICE.
• BEGIN JANE EYRE.
• DISCUSS CLIMAX OF OTHELLO.

3/17  (HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!)

• DORIAN GRAY IN-CLASS ESSAY AS SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE NOVEL
• CONTINUE WITH STUDY OF OTHELLO.
• JANE EYRE, TIME PERMITTING.

3/19

• JANE EYRE
• COMPLETE OTHELLO AND WORK ON QUOTE SHEET WHICH YOU WILL RECEIVE IN CLASS.

THIS CLASS MEETS IN ROOM 110 ON MONDAY BEGINNING AT 8:25.

B DAY

3/16

• COMPLETE DISCUSSION OF DORIAN GRAY AND PREPARE FOR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT.
• DISCUSS LAST WEEK’S GRADED MULTIPLE CHOICE ON “TERMINUS”
• BEGIN JANE EYRE.
• OTHELLO ACT IV

3/18

• DORIAN GRAY IN-CLASS ESSAY AS SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• CONTINUE WITH STUDY OF OTHELLO AND WORK ON QUOTE SHEET YOU RECEIVE IN CLASS.

THIS CLASS MEETS ON MONDAY, MARCH 22, FROM 1:55 UNTIL 3:25.

WEEK OF 3/8/10 9TH LIT/COMP

THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE OUR STUDY OF POETRY AND OUR REVIEW FOR THE EOCT.  YOU NEED YOUR BOOK IN CLASS EACH DAY.

ALL  POETRY PROJECTS ARE DUE ON MARCH 16.  YOUR WORK ON THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON YOUR OVERALL GRADE SO DO YOUR VERY BEST AND COMPLETE YOUR WORK ON TIME.

VOCAB UNIT 11

1. RACONTEUR
2. REBUTTAL
3. RECLUSE
4. RECONCILE
5. REDUNDANT
6. REITERATION
7. RENOUNCE
8. REPLETE
9. REPUDIATE
10. RESIDUAL

3/8

• EOCT DAILY REVIEW
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY UNIT WITH POETRY FROM TEXTBOOK:  122, 189, 286, 292-295
• VOCABULARY CARDS FOR WORDS 1-5

3/10

• EARLY RELEASE DAY
• POETRY UNIT:  400  (REWRITE OF POEM IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE), 897, 904
• VOCABULARY CARDS FOR WORDS 6-10 WITH SENTENCES FOR ALL 10 WORDS DUE ON FRIDAY

3/12

• VOCABULARY SENTENCES DUE
• VOCAB 11 QUIZ
• EOCT REVIEW
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY STUDY:  908
• POETRY UNIT TEST NEXT WEEK ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18

WEEK OF 3/8/10 AP LIT

ARE YOU ANXIOUS TO KNOW THE ENDING OF DORIAN GRAY?  THIS WEEK YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.  REMEMBER MAGICAL REALISM!!!!!!  WE WILL HAVE OUR FINAL DISCUSSIONS AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

********DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR YOUR AP TEST BY MARCH 18.*******

NEXT BOOK STUDY:  JANE EYRE BY CHARLOTTE BRONTE, A NOVEL WHICH OFTEN APPEARS ON THE AP TEST

VOCAB UNIT 22

1. HERMETIC  (ADJ)
2. NEMESIS  (N)
3. PRIMORDIAL (ADJ)
4. FINESSE  (N)
5. HOARY  (ADJ)

MLA LINK:

MLA7 QUICK REFERENCE

A DAY

3/9

• HOD ESSAY DUE — FINAL COPY, WORKS CITED PAGE, COPY OF RESEARCH ARTICLE
• CONTINUE READING OTHELLO:  COMPLETION OF ACT II AND BEGINNING OF ACT III
• GRADED POETRY MULTIPLE CHOICE

3/11

• DORIAN GRAY 12-20:  QUIZ, FINAL DISCUSSION
• IN-CLASS ESSAY ON THE NOVEL ON MONDAY, MARCH 15  (IDES OF MARCH!)
• ANALYSIS:  “AFTER APPLE-PICKING” (883) WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FROST’S USE OF SYMBOLISM
• VOCAB 22 QUIZ
• OTHELLO:  AFTER COMPLETING THE READING OF ACT III, SELECT, WRITE ABOUT, AND DEFEND YOUR CHOICE OF THE CLIMAX OF THE PLAY

B DAY

3/8

• READING AND DISCUSSION OF OTHELLO III

3/10

• EARLY RELEASE DAY
• OTHELLO:  SELECT AND DEFEND YOUR CHOICE OF THE CLIMAX OF THE PLAY IN AN OUT-OF-CLASS WRITING ASSESSMENT
• GRADED POETRY MULTIPLE CHOICE

3/12

• DORIAN GRAY FINAL QUIZ AND DISCUSSION
• IN-CLASS AP-STYLE ESSAY ON MARCH 16
• VOCAB 22 QUIZ
• ANALYSIS:  “AFTER APPLE-PICKING” WITH A FOCUS ON FROST’S USE OF SYMBOLISM

WEEK OF 3/1/10 9TH LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE WITH OUR STUDY OF POETRY SO YOUR TEXTBOOK IS NECESSARY IN CLASS EACH DAY.

YOUR POETRY PROJECT IS DUE ON MARCH 16.  SEE THE SYLLABUS FOR THE POETRY UNIT FOR PRECISE INFORMATION.

VOCAB UNIT 11

1. RACONTEUR
2. REBUTTAL
3. RECLUSE
4. RECONCILE
5. REDUNDANT
6. REITERATIN
7. RENOUNCE
8. REPLETE
9. REPUDIATE
10. RESIDUAL

3/2

• EOCT DAILY REVIEW
• USING TEXTBOOK, CONTINUE WITH POETRY UNIT:  122, 189, 226

3/4

• EOCT DAILY REVIEW
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY UNIT AND ACTIVITIES
• POEMS FROM TEXTBOOK:  292, 293, 295

WEEK OF 3/1/10 AP LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE OUR STUDY OF OTHELLO DURING CLASS WHILE YOU READ THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY OUTSIDE OF CLASS.

VOCAB UNIT 21

1. PLEBIAN  (ADJ)
2. SYCOPHANTIC  (ADJ)
3. CRASS  (ADJ)
4. VITRIOLIC  (ADJ)
5. DESULTORY  (ADJ)

A DAY

3/1

• EDIT POETRY ESSAY IN SMALL GROUPS; NEW VERSION OF PAPER DUE BY FRIDAY FOR BONUS CREDIT
• OTHELLO:  REVIEW FINAL SCENE OF ACT II; BEGIN STUDY OF ACT II  (PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE WAY IAGO MANIPULATES OTHELLO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACT).

3/3

• REVIEW AND QUIZ OF DORIAN GRAY, CHAPTERS 5-11
• COMPLETION OF ACT III OF OTHELLO
• IN WRITING, EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICE FOR THE CLIMAX OF THE PLAY.

3/5

• VOCAB 21 QUIZ
• ANALYSIS:  “I DIED FOR BEAUTY”  (841)
• DISCUSSION OF THE CLIMAX OF OTHELLO
• CONTINUE WITH ACT IV

B DAY

3/2

• HEART OF DARKNESS ESSAY DUE
• EDIT POETRY ESSAY IN SMALL GROUPS; REWRITE DUE FOR BONUS CREDIT BY MONDAY
• OTHELLO:  REVIEW OF CONCLUSION OF ACT II; BEGIN ACT III

3/4

• VOCAB 21 QUIZ
• POETRY ANALYSIS:  “I DIED FOR BEAUTY”  (841)
• DORIAN GRAY:  REVIEW AND QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 5-11
• OTHELLO:  CONTINUE ACT III; IN WRITING, EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICE FOR THE CLIMAX OF THE PLAY.

WEEK OF 2/22/10 AP LIT

THIS WEEK YOU WILL READ DORIAN GRAY OUTSIDE OF CLASS TO BE PREPARED FOR DISCUSSION AND QUIZZES. 

NO VOCABULARY OR POETRY ANALYSIS!  BOTH WILL RESUME FOR NEXT WEEK.

A DAY

2/23

• DORIAN GRAY 1-4 QUIZ WITH REVIEW OF THESE CHAPTERS AND IMPORTANT QUOTES
• SAMPLE AP MULTIPLE CHOICE ON 2 POEMS AND A PIECE OF PROSE
• CONTINUE WITH READING AND DISCUSSION OF OTHELLO.

2/25

• DISCUSS SAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE.
• CONTINUE WITH OTHELLO.

B DAY

2/22

• DORIAN GRAY  1-4 QUIZ
• SAMPLE AP MULTIPLE CHOICE ON 2 POEMS AND 1 PIECE OF PROSE
• CONTINUE WITH READING OF OTHELLO.

2/24

• DISCUSS POETRY MULTIPLE CHOICE.
• REVIEW DORIAN GRAY.
• CONTINUE WITH OTHELLO.

2/26

• CONTINUE WITH OTHELLO.
• BEGIN POETRY ESSAY EDITING PROCESS.

WEEK OF 2/22/10 9TH LIT / COMP

WE WILL STUDY POETRY THIS WEEK.  DON’T FORGET YOUR POETRY PROJECT DUE ON MARCH 16.  THE COMPLETE POETRY UNIT PLAN WITH PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS IS ATTACHED TO THIS WEEK’S BLOG.

9TH LIT POETRY UNIT

2/22

• ESSAY REVISION DUE WITH 1ST DRAFT ATTACHED
• GA TEST PREP QUIZ TO HELP PREPARE FOR THE EOCT
• READ AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR THESE POEMS:  “AN ANCIENT GESTURE” (1052-53), QUESTIONS 1, 2, 3, 4; “SIREN SONG” (1054-55), QUESTIONS 2, 3, 5; “ITHACA” (1059-60), QUESTIONS 2, 3, 4, 5.

2/24

• UNIT VOCABULARY CARDS AND SENTENCES
• CONTINUE STUDY OF POETRY AND POETIC ELEMENTS.

2/26

• VOCABULARY 10 QUIZ
• CONTINUE WITH POETRY  UNIT.

WEEK OF 2/16/10 9TH LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK WE BEGIN OUR POETRY UNIT AND CONTINUE TO REVIEW FOR THE EOCT.

VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS ARE DUE NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR REVIEW.

VOCAB UNIT 10

1. PRECLUDE
2. PREDECESSOR
3. PRESUMPTUOUS
4. PREVAILING
5. PREVALENT
6. PROMINENT
7. PROVINCIAL
8. PROVOKE
9. PURGATION
10. QUARRY

2/16

• BENCHMARK RL1
• USA TEST PREP QUIZ
• EDITING ASSIGNMENT FOR PERSUASIVE ESSAY  (DUE ON THURSDAY)

2/18

• ANSWER QUESTIONS ON EDITING ESSAY
• BEGIN POETRY UNIT SO TEXTBOOKS NEEDED.

WEEK OF 2/16/10 AP LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK YOU MUST BEGIN READING THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY BY OSCAR WILDE.  ALSO, BRING YOUR CLASSBOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY AS WE WILL USE IT TO STUDY OTHELLO. 

NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK!

A DAY

2/17

• IN-CLASS POETRY ESSAY
• BEGIN STUDY OF OTHELLO WITH REVIEW OF ELEMENTS OF TRAGEDY AND READING OF ACT I.

2/19

• OTHELLO ACT I
• BEGIN DISCUSSING DORIAN GRAY, CHAPTERS 1-4; QUIZ ON TUESDAY, FEB. 23

B DAY

2/16

• COMPLETE READING OF SELECTED SONNETS:  710, 783, 981, 985
• IN-CLASS POETRY ESSAY

2/18

• BEGIN OTHELLO:  BACKGROUND AND ACT I
• BEGIN READING DORIAN GRAY; QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 1-4 ON MONDAY, 2/22.

2/18