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First Semester Exam Schedule
January 14-17, 2008
English 11
Work on Oral History narratives - Great Questions List
Oral History Links
English 11 1st Sem Exam Review
AP English 12
Work on Book Reviews
The New York Times Book Review
Writing a Book Review - The OWL at Purdue
Guide to Writing Book Reviews
English 11
Dec. 17, 2007
Finish Slave Narratives assignment.
Introduce Oral History assignment: use Great Questions Link and Great Questions List from StoryCorps to interview a person who is important to you. Type, record or film answers to Interview Questions
HW: Read pp. 558-571; answer questions 1-8, p. 571; read pp. 581-589, questions p. 591.
Dec. 18-19, 2007
Watch Night John video
Dec. 20, 2007
Read Paul Auster's Auggie Wren's Christmas Story
Dec. 21, 2007
Watch excerpts from "Smoke"
AP English 12
Dec. 17-19, 2007
Present Hamlet soliloquies
HW: Memorize Hamlet soliloquies
Dec. 20-21, 2007
Short fiction selections - read, view and discuss
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.
English 11
Dec. 10, 2007
Introduction to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; watch Born to Trouble video
HW: Read Toni Morrison Introduction to Huck Finn
Dec. 11-12, 2007
Listen to Huck Finn
HW: Read background information on Mark Twain
Dec. 13, 2007
View Mark Twain video
HW: Review for Huck assessment
Dec. 14, 2007
Huck Assessment
HW: Choose holiday reading selection
AP English 12 - National Inclusion Week
Dec. 10, 2007
Introduce Hamlet
HW: Memorize Hamlet
Dec. 11-12, 2007
Read Hamlet
HW: Memorize Soliloquy from Hamlet
Dec. 13, 2007
Hamlet written assessment
HW: Memorize Soliloquy from Hamlet
Dec. 14, 2007
View alternate Hamlet versions
HW: Memorize Soliloquy from Hamlet; choose and read independent novel
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.
English 11 - National Inclusion Week
Dec. 3, 2007
Introduction to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; watch Born to Trouble video
HW: Read Toni Morrison Introduction to Huck Finn
Dec. 4-7, 2007
Listen to Huck Finn
HW: Read background information on Mark Twain
AP English 12 - National Inclusion Week
Dec. 3, 2007
Drama Terms Quiz; discuss elements of drama; read Oedipus
HW: Read Drama selections from Bedford Reader
Dec. 4-6, 2007
Read Hamlet
HW: Memorize Soliloquy from Hamlet
Dec. 7, 2007
Discuss Independent Novel choices; AP Language Synthesis Question practice
HW: Write introduction to AP Language Synthesis question
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.