Grade 9 English
- Read a letter
- Play "I Have, Who Has?"
- Discuss the future
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Read a letter
- Read and complete "TECWIT Is All You Need" w/"How to Read a Narrative," SOAPStone, and 155 literary terms
- Discuss the future
HOMEWORK: Emulate a literary hero by acting in a heroic manner consistent with that hero. Be prepared to discuss your specific deed and how it relates to that hero; complete the questionnaire (pg. 2 of TECWIT)
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in a private journal
HOMEWORK: Write a dialogue between two characters named "Magnanimous" and "Malevolent." Make sure the characters behave like their names.
Example:
MAGNANIMOUS: Sorry I was late. I was saving a baby from a house fire. How can I make it up to you? I know! Let me give you one of my kidneys.
MALEVOLENT: First of all, I started that house fire because, well, for no reason really. I just felt like it. Second, I don't want a single speck of your DNA anywhere near me for pretty much the same reason.
Have each character speak at least 10 times.
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Turn in questionnaire (pg. 2 of TECWIT)
- Share stories of heroism
- Play "I Have, Who Has?"
- Make your own version of "I Have Who Has" using 70-80 literary terms
HOMEWORK: Bring your game to beta test in class. It is officially due Monday and should be ready to play.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal
- Share your dialogue
- Preview literary terms
HOMEWORK: Study the 35 lit terms that we prioritized in class:
Cliche, antagonist, foil, onomatopoeia, situational irony, rising action, hyperbole, personification, symbolism, syntax, alliteration, paradox, metaphor, diction, simile, dramatic irony, tone, foreshadowing, oxymoron, denouement, verbal irony, theme, protagonist, ambiguity, inference, nemesis, point of view, bias, denotation, fact, connotation, climax, opinion, allusion, imagery.
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Share hero stories, where applicable, and continue to ponder the question: "How would a 15th-century knight's definition of "hero" differ from an 18th-century Romantic poet's?"
- Take a Q3 Midterm Assessment (later enjoy this Self-Reflection Feedback Form
- Beta test "I Have, Who Has?"
HOMEWORK: Study the aforementioned lit terms in prep for "I Have, Who Has?" which we will play on Monday. Because we might play like the Maya, come prepared to win.