9/17/08
We analyzed the poetry of William Blake in class today, especially his use of imagery. Your pictures are very vivid (just what Blake intended, I'm sure. We did not take the quiz on Chapters 18-23 of P&P, so be prepared on Friday to take this quiz, as well as a quiz on Chapters 24-33 or Vol. 11, Chapters 1-10. Also, remember your literary vocabulary quiz (40 words) is Friday. See you then. Mrs. A.
9/15/08
We began the Romantic Period (1798-1832) today by discussing the introduction to the period and taking background notes. We also read about Robert Burns and listened to his two poems, "Afton Water" and "To A Mouse." You took a quiz on Chapters 1-17. For homework you are to read and complete the study guide questions for P&P Chapters 18-23 and be prepared for a quiz on these chapters. You are also to read about William Blake on pp. 645-6 and his poems on pp. 647-654. Remember to go outside tomorrow and enjoy the weather while you are reading poetry! Mrs. A.
9/11/08
We accomplished quite a bit of work today in English. You finished the OTHELLO presentations, reviewed the common usage errors in grammar, took the literary terms quiz, and began the study of Jane Austen and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Your homework is to read and complete the study guide questions for Chapters 3-17 of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and to read the Introduction to the Romantic Period in your textbooks (pp. 622-638). Remember you will have a quiz on the first seventeen chapters of P&P next class period (Monday), and you must bring your literature book to class. We will really use it this time! Have a good weekend (reading!), and I'll see you Monday. Good luck JAGS! ! ! Mrs. A.
9/09/08
Today you took the Othello test, using most of the class time. You also completed the Glossary of Usage Diagnostic Test, which we will go over Thursday, as well as finish the Othello presentations. Remember to complete the College Admissions form with essay and to bring your literature textbook to class Thursday. You also need a copy of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen for next Monday. We are extremely busy in English these days, so stay focused! Mrs. A.
9/05/08
Both vocabulary and Othello quizzes were taken today, and most of the groups presented their Othello projects. The remaining few groups will present on Tuesday after the Othello test. Be sure to study since tests count 60%. Have a good weekend, and I'll see you Tuesday. GO JAGS ! ! ! Mrs. A.
9/04/08
Yesterday we completed reviewing Acts IV and V of OTHELLO. Your presentations will be tomorrow, and I can't wait to see your creativity! Also, tomorrow is the quiz on Acts IV and V and Vocabulary Quiz 2. Don't forget to study for these quizzes! See you tomorrow. Mrs. A.
8/27/08
Today and Monday we finished Acts II and III of OTHELLO, and you took a quiz on all three acts. Your homework is to complete the Alternative Assessment handout for Acts I-III of OTHELLO, and you also have a quiz on the first ten words of the Literary terms list. See you Friday, Mrs. A.
8/21/08
We had quite a lively discussion in class today about marriages and the ideal partner. We completed Act I of OTHELLO, and second block began Act II. Your homework is to read Act II and answer the study guide questions for same. Also, be ready for a quiz on Act I and II of OTHELLO. Be sure you know the names of the characters (including how to correctly spell them!) Have a good weekend, and I'll see you Monday. Go Jags! Mrs. A.
8/20/08
Today we checked the Diagnostic Reading Test, and I was very pleased that so many of you made such a good score. Remember to carefully read the explanation for any that you missed, and we'll see how you do on the first practice test, which will be next week. We also reviewed background information on William Shakespeare and the Globe Theater before beginning OTHELLO. Your homework is to finish reading Act I of OTHELLO and answer the study guide questions for same. I hope you will enjoy this play! See you Thursday, Mrs. A.
Accelerated English IV
C. Alford
2008-2009
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Objectives:
The students will be able to:
1. deepen their understanding and enhance their pleasure of selected literary works.
2. develop critical standards for interpreting the effects writers create by the artful manipulation of language.
3. demonstrate knowledge of characters, action, structure, and language.
4. analyze figurative language such as imagery, symbolism, and tone in diverse literary works.
5. examine literary works in their historical context and in relation to their own lives and experience.
6. compose and revise expository, analytical, and argumentative essays, focusing on the critical analysis of literature.
7. develop stylistic maturity in composition—wide-ranging vocabulary, variety of sentence structure, and logical organization.
8. master good literary skills – speaking and listening
9. sharpen skills in the close reading of poetry through the contributions of sound and metrical devices.
10. compose and revise critical analyses that explicate poetry, including considerations of structure and style as they affect content.
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Course Outline:
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First Nine Weeks
A. Pre-testing of summer reading: A Tale of Two Cities, Murder in the Cathedral and Tess of the D’Ubervilles.
B. Drama: Othello
C. The Romantic Period (1798 – 1832)
Poetry: Thomas Gray, Robert Burns, William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, George Gordon, Lord Byron, Percy Bysske Shelley, John Keats
D. Prose: Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
E. Composition: Expository essays (3)
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Second Nine Weeks
A. Discussion and essay on Tess of D’Ubervilles – Thomas Hardy and A Tale of Two Cities-Charles Dickens
B. The Victorian Period (1833 – 1901)
Poetry: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Brwoning, Mathew Arnold, Rudyard Kipling, A. E. Housman
Prose: Charles Dickens “The Signalman”
Thomas Hardy “The Three Strangers”
C. Composition: Research Project Part I (Biography of major authors)
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Third Nine Weeks
A. Discussion and essay on Murder in the Cathedral –
T.S. Eliot
B. The Modern Period (1901 – 1945)
Poetry: William Butler Yeats, D.H. Lawrence, Robert Graves, W.H. Auden, Stephen Spender, Dylan Thomas
Prose: Joseph Conrad, Saki, E. M. Foster, Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce, Elizabeth Bowen, Graham Greene, George Orwell
Drama: George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion
C. Composition: Research Project Part II (annotated bibliography and major work data sheet)
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Fourth Nine Weeks
A. Contemporary Writers (1945 – Present)
Poetry: Philip Larkin, Ted Hughes, Stevi Smith, Elaine Feinstein, Seamus Heaney, Donald Davie, Molly Holden
Prose: William Trevor, Sean O’Faolain, P.G. Wodehouse, Doris Lessing, Nadine Gordimer, Alan Sillitoe, Margeret Drabble
B. Composition: Research Project Parts III and IV (Literary enalysis and presentation)
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