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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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3/3/08
(E) |
*Second Vocabulary quiz -- Chapter 3
*Continue discussion of Blake's poem:
"the Lamb," "The Tyger," "The Chimney Sweeper," and "Infant
Sorrow."
*Begin review of background:
Wordsworth and the Lake Poets, pp. 614-622.
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*Read Wordsworth's "Lines Composed a Few
Miles Above Tintern Abbey," Page 667.
KEEP AN EYE ON RESEARCH PAPER DUE DATES
!!!!! THERE MAY NOT BE OTHER REMINDERS. |
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3/5/08
(A; 1:10) |
*Vocabulary -- Review pp. 61-68 in Chapter
3. Review exercises on pp. 65-66 in class.
*Complete notes on Wordsworth and the Lake
Poets.
*Group Activity: "Tintern Abbey."
Distribute and explain.
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*Vocabulary -- Quiz on Friday.
*Read Wordsworth's "The Prelude" and "The
World Is Too Much With Us," pp. 672-675.
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3/7/08
(C; First Friday) |
*Vocabulary --
Quiz on chapter 3
*Group reading and
discussion of "Tintern Abbey" as per group activity assignment. |
*Read Introduction to Coleridge, pp.
684-85. |
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3/11/08
(E) |
*Complete group
activity discussion of "Tintern Abbey."
*Begin discussion of
"The Prelude" and "The World Is too Much With Us." |
*See 3/7/08 |
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3/13/08
(A) |
*Vocabulary --
Continue review of words in Chapter 3, pp. 69-72.
*Complete discussion
of Wordsworth and begin background on Coleridge.
*Initial reading of "Kubla
Khan," p. 711. |
*Literature -- "Review and Assess," p. 712.
Complete questions 1-4. Print before coming to class.
*Quiz on Wednesday -- Vocabulary pp. 69-73. |
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3/17/08
(C) |
*Complete
vocabulary review for quiz #4 on Wednesday.
*Complete "Kubla
Khan" discussion.
*Distribute "The
Nightingale" by Coleridge for small group activity. |
*Vocabulary
quiz!
*Continue work on Research Paper!!!!
Keep an eye on the schedule!!!! |
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3/19/08
(E; Class Mtg) |
* Quiz
#4 in Chapter 3--Vocabulary
*Small groups resume.
*Large group discussion of "The Nightingale." |
*Continue work on Research Paper.
Watch your dates!!! |
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3/24/08
(A) |
*Vocabulary --
Continue work in Chapter 3 with words on pp. 80-83.
Review.
*Background on Byron
and "She Walks in Beauty. |
DATES TO WATCH:
3/26 -- Sentence outline of paper due!
4/1 -- Bring copies and ALL reference
materials used to class!
4/9 -- Rough drafts DUE!
No exceptions will be
made. If you are absent, email rough draft to me on the
date it is due!!!
* Read background on Shelley.
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3/26/08
(C) |
*Vocabulary --
Chapter 3, Review words on pp. 83-86.
*Background
information on Shelley and "Ozymandias."
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*Vocabulary -- Complete exercises
3.22,23,24,26 in text.
*Read "Ode on a Grecian Urn." What
elements make this an example of Romantic poetry? |
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3/28/08
(E) Friday |
Junior Picnic |
Bring all reference materials used in writing the research
paper to class. Bring the books or copies of pages with
bibliographic information. Staple all information
together. Books will be checked in class. Other
Xeroxed copies will be collected and not returned until papers
have been graded. Please be sure that you have copies for
your personal use. Place name on all submitted copies as
well as complete bibliographic information. |
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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4/1/08
(A)
Tuesday |
*Distribute info on outlines
*Check and collect resource materials
*Vocabulary -- Review assigned exercises 3.22,23, 23,24, 26 in
text.
*Literature -- Complete discussion of "Ode on a Grecian Urn" and
the elements of Romanticism reflected in it.
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*Vocabulary -- Quiz Thursday.
*Literature -- Austen's "On Making an Agreeable Marriage," p.
781. Complete "Review and Assess" questions on p. 783. Also,
read from "A Vindication of the Rights of Women" by Mary
Wollstonecraft on p. 784 and complete questions #1,4, and 6.
TEST NEXT MONDAY: Romantic Poetry. |
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4/3/08
(C)
Thursday |
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Distribute "20 Most Common Errors" and
review.
*Complete Romantic Poetry discussion with
Austen and Wollstonecraft. Review homework questions.
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TEST ON MONDAY -- Romanticism.
Also: Watch dates for Research
Paper. Rough drafts due 4/9/08! |
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4/7/08
(E) Monday |
*TEST:
Romantic Poetry Unit
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*ROUGH DRAFTS OF RESEARCH PAPERS DUE!
No Exceptions -- If you are absent,
please email rough draft. |
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4/9/08
(A; 1:10)
Wednesday |
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Early Dismissal – 1:10
*Research Paper – Distribute copy of sample
paper and review as a class.
*Vocabulary – Chapter 3, begin words on pp.
85-87.
*Background on the Victorian Period and its
writers. |
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*Literature –Read and outline 806-813. Be prepared for
a quiz.. |
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4/11/08
(C)
Friday |
*
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*Literature quiz on homework
reading.
*Begin Tennyson.
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*Continue work on research papers.. |
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SPRING BREAK (April
14-18) |
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4/22/08
(E)Tuesday |
Literature – Continue discussion of
Tennyson poems.
Powerpoint: Integrating quoted
material into research papers
SAT – Distribute usage exercise. Begin
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Vocabulary quiz on words, pp. 85-87
RESEARCH PAPER
SAT – Complete exercises..
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4/24/08
(A) Thursday |
Vocabulary – Quiz on pp. 85-87.
SAT – Complete review of homework
exercises.
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RESEARCH PAPER DUE!!!!!!
Attach final sentence outline,
list of works consulted, list of works cited. Paper-clip
together. (No folders, covers, etc.) |
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4/28/08
(C) Monday |
COLLECT RESEARCH PAPERS!!!!!!
SAT -- Complete usage exercise.
Literature -- Complete "In Memoriam" and continue with "The Lady
of Shalott."
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Complete homework on the Brownings for Friday.
Test on The Victorians --Next Thursday |
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4/30/08
(E; Class Mtg)
Wednesday |
Literature -- Continue discussion of "The Lady of Shalott."
Begin "Ulysses."
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Vocabulary quiz on pp. 92-94 on Tuesday, 5/8.
TEST -- The Victorians -- Next Thursday
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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5/2/08
(A; First Friday) |
Literature -- Complete "Ulysses." Begin The Brownings with
"Sonnet 43."
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TEST -- The Victorians -- Next Thursday |
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5/6/08
(C)
Tuesday |
Literature -- Complete study of Victorians with "Love Among the
Ruins."
Vocabulary -- continue review of Chapter 3 with review of words
on pages 92-94.
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TEST -- NEXT CLASS -- The Victorians |
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5/8/08
(E) Thursday |
Test-- The Victorians.
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Vocabulary quiz next class! |
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5/12/08
(A)Monday |
Vocabulary -- Quiz on pp 92-94.
Literature -- The End of an Era:
Hopkins (931) and Housman (933).
Begin "A Time of Rapid Change: The Modern
and Postmodern Periods (1901-Present)," p. 951. Introduce,
using timeline, pp. 952-53.
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Literature -- Read and outline pp. 954-962.
Print outlines before coming to class! |
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5/14/08
(C; 1:10)
Wednesday |
Vocabulary -- Review words on pp. 95-97.
Begin "A Time of Rapid Change: The Modern and Postmodern Periods
(1901-Present)," p. 951. Introduce, using timeline, pp.
952-53.
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LAST
vocabulary
quiz for junior English NEXT TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Literature --Read poems on pp.964-967. |
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5/16/08
(E) Friday |
Complete background notes on Yeats and the Modern Era.
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Vocabulary --
Last Quiz, pp. 95-97.
Literature -- Read "Sailing to Byzantium," pp.973-74 and
complete "Review and Assess" questions on 974. Bring
printed questions to class on Tuesday!
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5/21/08
(A)Tuesday |
Vocabulary -- Last quiz, pp.95-97.
William Butler Yeats: Review questions on 974 for "Sailing to
Byzantium.""The Lake Isle of Inisfree," "The Wild Swans at Coole,"
"The Second Coming."
Distribute additional poems.
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Read three distributed poems. Research and bring
information to class. |
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5/23/08
(C)Thursday |
Discussion of
three distributed poems. |
Read page 978-981 and 986-988. Also,
"The Hollow Men." |
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5/28/08
(E)
Wednesday |
Complete discussion of poems and
continue with introduction to Eliot and "The Hollow Men."
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Prepare questions for review. |
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5/30/08
(A)
Friday |
Review for final exam.
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Prepare for Final Exam |
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
6/5/08
(A4, A3) |
Exams A4, A3 |
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6/6/08
(A2, A1) |
Exams A2, A1 |
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