Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Complete a "Read with a Purpose" ticket
- Continue working with a partner answering questions about "Oscar and the Big Fish" using as a guide "How to Read a Narrative"
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 on THURSDAY.
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Correct the literary terms test
- Debrief the practice AP exam
HOMEWORK: Study these 155 literary terms in preparation for another test on Thursday.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Continue working with a partner answering questions about "Oscar and the Big Fish" using as a guide "How to Read a Narrative."
HOMEWORK: Study the literary terms for a test on Thursday, and spend some time perusing this CST-prep Standards Review page.
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Debrief the practice AP exam a bit more
- Guess the meters of various students' one-stanza poems
- Explicate with a partner the villanelle "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas
HOMEWORK: Study the literary terms for the TEST ON THURSDAY and acquire Waiting for Godot so you have it in class by next Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
NO SCHOOL - STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Play "I Have, Who Has?"
- Take a quiz on the 35 (36) prioritized literary terms
HOMEWORK: Further peruse this CST-prep Standards Review page
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Take the new and improved lit term test (same words, different order)
IF YOU MISSED THE PRACTICE AP EXAM, TAKE THE MAKE-UP EXAM TODAY, THURSDAY, AT 1:55 IN MS. BADER'S ROOM. MS. BADER AND I WILL BOTH PROCTOR.
HOMEWORK: Write a poem about Los Angeles or any other place. Be sure to capture the essence of the place by including many specifics. Don't tell us simply that it is "amazing" or "beautiful" or "awesome" or "splendid," instead describe it more precisely, providing a plethora of details that lead the reader to conclude that it is amazing (or awful). Choose from one of these poetic forms.
Sign up for the AP exam at the student store. The deadline without paying a late fee is Monday, March 25.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Write a personal narrative about an important life change
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Enjoy fabulous guest, Mike "The Poet" Sonksen
HOMEWORK: Continue to expand your vocabulary; further explore these poetic forms.