November 19-20, 2007
English 11
Nov. 19, 2007
Read and discuss Thoreau and Emerson selections, pp. 363 and 369; define Words to Know
HW: Answer questions following Thoreau and Emerson selections, pp. 367 & 378
More Thoreau Sources
Nov. 20, 2007
View Dead Poets Society video
HW: Begin reading Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
AP English 12
Nov. 19, 2007
Written assessment over Grapes of Wrath
HW: Read The Bear
Nov. 20, 2007
View selections from Grapes of Wrath video
HW: Read The Bear
LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
OH GLI A.1 "Recognize and identify how authors clarify meanings of words through context and use definition, restatement, example, comparison, contrast and cause and effect to advance word study."
OH GLI D.6 "Recognize characteristics of subgenres including satire, parody and allegory and explain how choice of genre affects the expression of a theme or topic."
OH GLI D.7 Analyze the characteristics of various literary periods and how the issues influenced the writers of those periods