Time-- SLOW DOWN! January is nearly spent. (Doesn't that sound Shakespearean to you?) Anyway, we are now TWO days behind, but again... did I mention pajama days??? I'll take them. :) We'll get it all done.
Monday, 1/28
Finish Mac I
Hopefully start Mac II
Tuesday, 1/29
Mac II
Wednesday, 1/30
Mac II
Thursday, 1/31
1- AP Test prac
2- TT
Friday, 2/1
Mac III
Lit terms quiz 2
The lit terms are published to the post right before this one!
Posted by A. Davis at 5:01 AM 0 comments
These are for a quiz on Friday, Feb. 1. I just thought you might want them early to have two weeks to study them since they are a bit harder than the first ones. I'm mixing grammar/multiple choice type terms with true literary terms AND literary time periods for this week. You're welcome. Also, meet the irony brothers.
Asyndeton
Confessional poetry
Irony
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
Verbal irony
Impressionism
Surrealism
Telegraphic sentence
Hyperbole
Posted by A. Davis at 8:57 PM 3 comments
Although being off schedule makes me nuts, being off schedule for a pajama day at home makes it a little better. ;) It's time for ...............................
MACBETH!!!!
I know yall say I am excited about everything (and I AM!!!), but seriously... Macbeth is awesome.
Anyway, this week's schedule is:
Monday, 1/21
OFF
Tuesday, 1/22
Lit Terms quiz leftover from Friday off
PROJECTS DUE!
Mac Act I
Wednesday, 1/23
Mac Act I
Thursday, 1/24
1-TT
2-AP Test Practice
Friday, 1/25
Mac Act II
Posted by A. Davis at 5:19 AM 0 comments
First of all, for you non-twits, this is what I just tweeted:
Dear AP: I loved every moment of today. I am so glad we weren't home for flooding. You guys are awesome! #5virtueblogpostisup
But for real... though I do love a good day at home, today's class was just perfect. Discussion was awesome over Sir Gawain, your questions were relevant and insightful, you took us beyond the text... I LOVED IT ALL!!! So, thank you.
I had mentioned that I had wanted you to list your 5 Virtues that either govern your life or that you would like to have govern your life. Please feel free to answer this question in the comments section since we didn't get time to do it in class.
I will list my 5 below. I had a difficult time narrowing mine down to 5, but here they are.
Faith
Order
Intention
Relationship
Goodness
Posted by A. Davis at 8:40 AM 4 comments
Well, I messed up first thing this week, so today and tomorrow are a little off. (Well, technically I messed up at the end of last week...) I am so excited to do Macbeth with you guys!!! I really think you are going to love it and get so much out of it. In fact, I love all of this Unit 3.
Monday, 1/14
Sir Gawaine/Le Morte (IN CLASS) :(
Brief intro to Unit 3
Tuesday, 1/15
Talk about Gawaine, Le Morte
Wednesday, 1/16
Macbeth Intro Seminar
Thursday, 1/17
1- Archetypes
2- TT
Friday, 1/18
Macbeth Act I
Lit Terms Quiz-- WHAT??? Yes. I am starting a new cram-for-the-AP-test-probably-what-we-should-have-done-all-year lit terms quiz each week or every other week. It is replacing the vocabulary that I tossed this year. You will get ten lit terms each week (or every other week). You need to both memorize the definition AND be able to either provide or recognize examples. This week's words are easy AND located on the blog post immediately below this one. :)
Posted by A. Davis at 5:26 AM 2 comments
I'm going easy in Week 1. Most of these are words you at least vaguely know. Become very familiar not only with the definition, but with examples of these. :)
Motif
Parallel Structure
Allusion
Conceit
Parable
Free Verse
Diction
Romance (not of the Friday night/Valentine's Day variety)
Couplet
Connotation
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Step 1: Pick a sonnet. It does not have to be written by Shakespeare (or Petrarch), but it DOES need to fit the sonnet form and be a well-written poem. The websites below will help you come up with one. Do NOT take too long to find one, but DO select a sonnet that you like and understand.
Shakespearean
Other sonnets (click on the poet's name and it will take you to that page, then you can click on sonnets written by that poet)
Step 2: Annotate the sonnet using the comments feature of the word processing program. First, copy and paste the sonnet into the document (including title and poet). Next, break it apart (the longer version of what you will do during the AP test on the poetry question), making notes and analysis. The websites below will help in this process. I am hoping we all know how to use the comments feature because I couldn't find a website with a tutorial for whatever generic version of word processing is on these machines...
Annotation Guides
Mr. Prestney, whom you probably wish was your teacher...
English 228 with a great example of what an annotated poem LOOKS like...
Posted by A. Davis at 5:51 AM 0 comments
We're back, and we're better than ever!!! :) I am truly happy that I get to spend one last semester with you. It was so nice yesterday, in the midst of a day of the unknown, to get to relax during 2nd period with people I already know I love. Haha! Anyway, like I told you yesterday, this next unit is a pretty easy one and I expect you to really get to relax and have fun with Macbeth.
Tuesday, 1/8
Sonnet Partner work
MC for H/W
Wednesday, 1/9
Computer lab activity (annotate a sonnet)
Thursday, 1/10
1-TT
2-Archetypes
Friday, 1/11
Sonnet AP question practice
JOURNALS DUE
Posted by A. Davis at 5:20 AM 1 comments
I want to use this blog as a multi-purpose blog for my English IV AP class. I will be posting the weekly schedule on here, as well as any assignments. My favorite part is probably to showcase wonderful writing and projects! I also will probably post some school/class news at times. Finally, and the most important part to you twenty-eight over-achievers, is that I will be putting a few postings per unit and the students are required to post a comment (a THOUGHTFUL comment) every unit. These comments should take the form of an online discussion, where you read all of the comments before yours and then make a contribution. Each unit will have a blogging grade attached to it. I am looking forward to the semester both in the classroom as well as online! :)
