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Today's Assignment

Day 9: AP Lit/Comp

8/31/2017

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Agenda

  1. Attendance
  2. Helen of Troy story time
  3. SOAPSTone: "To Helen" and "Helen" (Handouts are below)
  4. IMAGERY in "Meeting at Night" and "Parting at Morning" in the Perrine Book
  5. Ticket Out quiz
soapstone.pdf
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helen_poems.pdf
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Homework

  1. COMPLETE your summer reading and bring a hard copy of each part to me on Day 10.
  2. Vocabulary Test 2 is also on Day 10 so please study.

CCRS Grade 9

  • Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact. [RL.11-12.5]
  • Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on Grade 12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. [SL.11-12.1]
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Day 9: Senior English

8/31/2017

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Agenda

  1. Attendance
  2. Return Vocabulary Cards
  3. Kenning notes
  4. Read Beowulf
  5. Anglo-Saxon Hoard in Staffordshire video

Homework

Study for your Vocabulary Unit 2 Test

CCRS Grade 12

  • Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.) [RL.11-12.4]
  • Demonstrate knowledge of foundational works of European literature with a concentration in British literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics. [RL.11-12.9] 
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Day 8: AP Lit/Comp

8/29/2017

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Agenda

  1. Attendance
  2. Turn in one-pagers on poetry
  3. Finish Belle
  4. Class discussion: Belle
  5. Poetry in the Perrine textbook

Homework

  1. Work on/finish the summer reading assignment
  2. Read pages 744-753 in Perrine and be prepared to apply the information from the text to an in-class activity on Day 9.
BRING THE PERRINE BOOK NEXT TIME

CCRS Grade 12

  • By the end of Grade 12, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the Grades 11-College and Career Readiness (CCR) text complexity band independently and proficiently. [RL.11-12.10]
  • Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used. [SL.11-12.3]
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Day 8: Senior English

8/29/2017

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Agenda

  1. Attendance
  2. Turn in vocabulary cards (Unit 2)
  3. Finish Anglo-Saxon notes
  4. Old English/Middle English/Modern English examples
  5. Start reading Beowulf
  6. ​Exit ticket about epic characteristics

Homework

  1. Find a poem for Poetry Out Loud on www.poetryoutloud.org

CCRS Grade 12

  • Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. [RL.11-12.1]
  • Demonstrate knowledge of foundational works of European literature with a concentration in British literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics. [RL.11-12.9] 
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Day 7: AP Lit/Comp

8/25/2017

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Agenda

  1. Attendance
  2. Reading Quiz (postponed)
  3. Distribute Perrine Books
  4. Belle​ film assignment: in class

Homework

  1. Finish Summer Reading
  2. Read 724-732 in Perrine.
  3. Choose one poem from 733-742 and write a response to it using the questions provided OR one from the list on page 732. ONE PAGE ONLY, please.
BRING THE PERRINE BOOK NEXT TIME

CCRS Grade 12

  • Write informative or explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. [W.11-12.2]
  • Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. [W.11-12.2a]
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    • Poetry Out Loud
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      • CT Assignments
    • King Arthur Legends
    • Renaissance >
      • Sonnets
      • Macbeth >
        • Macbeth Assignments
    • Research Paper
    • The Importance of Being Earnest
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    • WorkKeys Practice
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  • AP Lit and Comp
    • AP Lit Vocabulary
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    • Definition Paper
  • Today's Assignment