Grade 9 English
- Play "I Have Who Has" with the literary terms, paying special attention to the following 35 terms, which have been prioritized:
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.
HOMEWORK: Continue to study the aforementioned literary terms and write a dialogue between two characters named "Perspicacious" and "Apathetic" of no fewer than 10 lines each. Also, bring a book for SSR (Sustained Silent Reading).
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Play "I Have Who Has" with the games your group created around the 155 literary terms
HOMEWORK: Study the literary terms and further acquaint yourself with TECWIT and with these essay tips compiled/created after reading your last in-class, timed-write essay.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read and afterward complete a "Read with a Purpose" ticket
- Share dialogue between "Perspicacious" and "Apathetic," and write a short dinner scene between "Magnanimous," "Malevolent," "Perspicacious" and "Apathetic."
HOMEWORK: Ponder the pros and cons of "young love'" and "love at first sight," perhaps while having dinner with perspicacious people.
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- With a partner, write a scene between at least two characters whose names are literary terms. See a full description of the assignment here.
HOMEWORK: Study the literary terms and further acquaint yourself with TECWIT (and all the aspects therein) and these essay tips written after reading your last timed-write essay. Also, complete your scripted (or partially improvised) scene in preparation for an in-class presentation.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or enjoy SSR (Sustained, Silent Reading)
- Complete a Romeo and Juliet Act II cloze activity and discuss the balcony scene
- Play "I Have Who Has?"
HOMEWORK: Continue to study the 35 lit terms that we prioritized in class, and think about the themes in Romeo and Juliet and how they do and do not relate to your life.
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Share the scene(s) you wrote using the literary terms as character names
- Work in literature circles to explicate "The Concrete River" by Luis J. Rodriguez.
HOMEWORK: Think about the "why" that hides behind every "what"; study the literary terms.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Share the scene(s) you wrote using the literary terms as character names
- Continue to explicate "The Concrete River" by Luis J. Rodriguez.
HOMEWORK: Think about the "why" that hides behind every "what"; study the literary terms for a quiz that will likely take place next Thursday.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in journals and/or enjoy SSR (Sustained, Silent Reading)
- Review literary terms
- Discuss the future of Romeo and Juliet
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Continue to unravel "The Concrete River" in preparation for Monday's timed-write essay.
HOMEWORK: Read thoroughly this chapter on poetry analysis and these essay tips, and come to class on Monday with extra pep in your step and zeal in your schpiel.