February 20-23, 2007
ENGLISH 11
Continue work on Research Paper
Outline Due Monday, 2-26-07
2-20-07
1. Scheduling
2. Check notes and works cited
HW: Read and answer questions: Wagner Matinee, IAR pp. 223-237
2-21-07
1. Finish checking notes; vocab quiz - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2. Discuss Wagner Matinee, IAR pp. 223-237
HW: Read and answer questions: Winter Dreams, p. 841-860 in textbook
2-22-07
1. Discuss Winter Dreams, p. 841-860
HW: Work on research paper
2-23-07
Background on 1930s - O Brother Where Art Thou
1. Use Nine Act Structure and Heroic Cycle to critique film.
HW: Complete Film Critique Questions
Work on 1920s-1930s Research Paper (PDF) or (http://tinyurl.com/2yxfzc)
AP ENGLISH 12
Reading Application – Literary Text 2, 3, 4, 5
Analyze the historical, social and cultural context of setting.
Explain how voice and narrator affect the characterization, plot and credibility.
Evaluate the author’s use of point of view in a literary text.
Analyze variations of universal themes in literary texts.
To identify and define poetry terms
To correctly label sonnet form
2-20-07 - British Poetry
1. John Donne poems
HW: John Donne poem analysis
2-21-07 - British Poetry
1. John Donne writing activity
2. British poetry
2-22-07
1. Review British poetry
2-23-07 - Poetry Assessment
1. Poetry Test