February 4-8, 2008
English 11
2-4-08 to 2-7-08
Of Mice and Men - reading quiz and discussion of setting and characters.
HW: Continue reading Of Mice and Men; work on English 11 Research Paper (PDF)
Due: 3-5-08
Super Bowl Ads: 2008
2-8-08
Mice and Men Vocab.Quiz; View Of Mice and Men video
HW: Continue reading Of Mice and Men; work on English 11 Research Paper (PDF) Due: 3-5-08
AP English 12
2-4-08
BNW discussion
HW: Work on BNW Brave New World Research Paper
2-5-08
Begin British pastoral poetry - Christopher Marlowe, p. 1135 and Sir Walter Raleigh, p.1221 Bedford Reader.
Author background at Beford LitLinks
HW: Brave New World Research Paper
2-6-08 to 2-7-08
Continue discussion British Romantic poetry
HW: Brave New World Research Paper
2-8-08
BNW in-class essay test
HW: Brave New World Research Paper
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.