Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Complete a "Read with a Purpose" ticket
- Complete this cloze summary of Romeo and Juliet
HOMEWORK: Study the prioritized literary terms: 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 for a test TOMORROW.
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Write a timed-write essay
HOMEWORK: Study these 155 literary terms for Thursday's test. Reread this chapter on poetry.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - CAHSEE SCHEDULE
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Take a quiz on the 35 prioritized literary terms
HOMEWORK: Preview "How to Read a Narrative" in preparation for Thursday.
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Study prosody and apply what you learn
HOMEWORK: Write a one-stanza love poem to a person or thing; we will all guess the meter of the poem that you bring; study the literary terms for Thursday's test.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - CAHSEE SCHEDULE
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Study prosody and apply what you learn
HOMEWORK: Write a one-stanza love poem to a person or thing; we will all guess the meter of the poem that you bring; study the literary terms for Thursday's test.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Read "Oscar and the Big Fish" with a partner and answer the "How to Read a Narrative" questions that pertain to character, plot, tone, theme and symbolism.
HOMEWORK: Familiarize yourself with this CST-prep Standards Review page
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Take lit term test
HOMEWORK: Read this chapter on essay-writing; continue to expand your vocabulary by using literary terms in your daily life -- in conversations, essays, text messages and emails; sign up for the AP exam at the student store. The deadline for signing up without paying a late fee is March 25.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Review "Oscar and the Big Fish"
- Play "I Have, Who Has?"
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Analyze/critique my essay on "The Concrete River." Note that it is merely a sample and not a definitive or ideal sample. Ponder the elements you find curious, admirable, subpar, etc. We will read more samples as time goes on, including those from students who earned 5's on the AP exam
- Tackle a few multiple-choice questions
HOMEWORK: Take the practice AP exam this weekend and further solidify your AP test-taking skills, keeping in mind that after this practice test you will still have several weeks to deepen your content knowledge.