November 26-30, 2007
English 11
Nov. 26, 2007
View "Dead Poets Society"
HW: Review "Self-Reliance," "Civil Disobedience," and "Walden"; Define Words to Know p. 381; begin Self-reliant Individual essay
Nov. 27, 2007
Continue viewing "Dead Poets Society"
HW: Answer questions p. 392; vocab. exercises A & B p. 393; Continue Self-reliant Individual essay
Nov. 28, 2007
Finish discussion of transcendentalism
HW: Continue Self-reliant Individual essay
Nov. 29, 2007
Discuss Poe
HW: Read "Masque of the Red Death"; Continue Self-reliant Individual essay
Nov. 30, 2007
Listen to "Masque of the Red Death"
HW: Finish Self-reliant Individual essay
AP English 12
Nov. 26, 2007
Discuss "The Bear"; copy drama terms
HW: Define drama terms; read "Ode on a Grecian Urn" in Daybook; read "Barn Burning"
Nov. 27, 2007
RDiscuss "The Bear"; copy drama terms
HW: Read "The Buck"
Nov. 28, 2007
Discuss “The Buck” by Joyce Carol Oates
Identify ways character is introduces; Identify themes
HW: Read Stephen Crane poems
Nov. 29, 2007
Read and discuss Crane poetry – listen to Gary Paulsen audio
Essay assignment Cormac McCarthy
Nov. 30, 2007
Discuss Crane poetry
HW: Read Cormac essay
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.