March 17-20, 2008
English 11
3-17-08
Read Newsweek and complete quiz or essay for extra credit.
3-18-08 to 3-20-08
View "O Brother Where Are Thou?" and complete worksheet.
HW: Choose an Independent Novel to read following Spring Break.
AP English 12
3-17-08
Read aloud "Proof" - beginning p. 1969.
3-18-08 to 3-20-08
View "Proof" video.
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.