April 21-25, 2008
English 11
4-21-08
Read and discuss poems, pp. 820-831 textbook
HW: Read Independent Novel to read - Due 5-12-08
Poetry Anthology Requirements and Poetry Rubric- Due 4-30-08.
Poetry Resources
4-22-08 - Earth Day
Read nonfiction related to Earth Day; view excerpts from An Inconvenient Truth; read, define vocabulary and discuss NYTimes essay by Michael Pollan - "Why Bother?" April 20, 2008
4-23-08
Read, define vocabulary and discuss "Farming as a Labor of Love" By Lisa Kerschner, NEWSWEEK Apr 28, 2008 PDF
HW: Read Independent Novel to read - Due 5-12-08; work on Poetry Anthology - Due 4-30-08.
4-24-08
Choose a selection from Spoon River Anthology to memorize.
(Alternate source: Spoon River Anthology on Bartleby.com).
HW: HW: Read Independent Novel to read - Due 5-12-08; work on Poetry Anthology - Due 4-30-08.
4-25-08
Quiz over poems, pp. 820-831; "Why Bother? and "Farming as a Labor of Love."
HW: Read Independent Novel
AP English 122
4-21-08
Share Creative Writing Assignment
4-22-08 to 4-24-08
AP Exam Review - poetry, short fiction
4-25-08
Loaded Gun video - Emily Dickinson
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.