June 12, 2008
Pd 4 & 5 only:
Submitted textbook
Completed Poetry Exam
Updated Writing Portfolio – “Record Sheet” & collation of writing materials, including essay writing notes and research paper handouts
Welcome to the world of Language Arts! This year's ( 2012-2013) blog has been created for AP Literature & Composition (Pds. 1 & 6) & Language Arts 3 (Pds. 3, 4 & 5). Lesson plans are provided for absentee students, those who forgot the homework assignment or day's agenda & for parents who want to be in the know! Thanks for checking in!! It's going to be a stellar year!!!!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
6/11 lesson plans
June 11, 2008
Pd 3 only:
Submitted textbook
Completed Poetry Exam
Updated Writing Portfolio – “Record Sheet” & collation of writing materials, including essay writing notes and research paper handouts
Pd 3 only:
Submitted textbook
Completed Poetry Exam
Updated Writing Portfolio – “Record Sheet” & collation of writing materials, including essay writing notes and research paper handouts
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
6/10 lesson plans
June 10, 2008
Pds. 1 & 6:
Poetry exam completed
Writing portfolios updated
Textbook submitted
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Study, study, study for finals
Please bring writing handouts (essay notes & research notes) for your writing portfolio tomorrow or during your final
Welcome to submit textbook any time, inclusive of final exam period; may want to keep as review resource til final
Pds. 1 & 6:
Poetry exam completed
Writing portfolios updated
Textbook submitted
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Study, study, study for finals
Please bring writing handouts (essay notes & research notes) for your writing portfolio tomorrow or during your final
Welcome to submit textbook any time, inclusive of final exam period; may want to keep as review resource til final
Monday, June 09, 2008
6/9 lesson plans
June 9, 2008
Pds. 1 & 6:
Poetry exam format & review methods given (see a peer asap, if absent)
Sonnet handouts returned & discussed
Poetry worksheet returned
Explication handout given (may use during exam tomorrow)
Bring textbook to return tomorrow during finals please
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Poetry exam format & review methods given (see a peer or me asap, if absent)
Poetry Application activity distributed, discussed and used as review practice
Please bring writing handouts (essay notes & research notes) for your writing portfolio tomorrow or during your final
Welcome to submit textbook any time, inclusive of final exam period; may want to keep as review resource til final
Pds. 1 & 6:
Poetry exam format & review methods given (see a peer asap, if absent)
Sonnet handouts returned & discussed
Poetry worksheet returned
Explication handout given (may use during exam tomorrow)
Bring textbook to return tomorrow during finals please
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Poetry exam format & review methods given (see a peer or me asap, if absent)
Poetry Application activity distributed, discussed and used as review practice
Please bring writing handouts (essay notes & research notes) for your writing portfolio tomorrow or during your final
Welcome to submit textbook any time, inclusive of final exam period; may want to keep as review resource til final
Friday, June 06, 2008
6/6 lesson plans
June 6, 2008
Pds. 1 & 6:
Poetry Revisited: “Fire & Ice,” “Mending Wall,” “Chicago,” “anyone lived in a pretty how town,” & “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”
Sonnet Packet returned & completed
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Units 13-15 Vocab. Exam (please schedule asap, if absent)
Homework – begin reviewing in orange textbook poetry terms (Use Poetry Review Sheet) and visit poems we’ve read & not read for application of terms and interpretation
Pds. 1 & 6:
Poetry Revisited: “Fire & Ice,” “Mending Wall,” “Chicago,” “anyone lived in a pretty how town,” & “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”
Sonnet Packet returned & completed
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Units 13-15 Vocab. Exam (please schedule asap, if absent)
Homework – begin reviewing in orange textbook poetry terms (Use Poetry Review Sheet) and visit poems we’ve read & not read for application of terms and interpretation
Thursday, June 05, 2008
6/5 lesson plans
June 5, 2008
Pds. 1 & 6:
Chpt. 11 discussion & notes (see a peer, if absent)
Wrap up sonnet worksheet
Read chpt. 12 with poems 150 & 151
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Submitted & corrected Unit 16 exercises (if absent, see me asap)
Completed the poetry review worksheet: symbol applied to “The Road Not Taken;” ballad applied to “The Wreck of the Hesperus”
Discussed and applied sound devices – alliteration, assonance, & consonance
Sound devices worksheet completed – in class assignment only (see me asap, if absent )
Homework – study flashcards, vocab. quizzes (13, 14 & 15), & exercises for Qtr. vocab. exam
Pds. 1 & 6:
Chpt. 11 discussion & notes (see a peer, if absent)
Wrap up sonnet worksheet
Read chpt. 12 with poems 150 & 151
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Submitted & corrected Unit 16 exercises (if absent, see me asap)
Completed the poetry review worksheet: symbol applied to “The Road Not Taken;” ballad applied to “The Wreck of the Hesperus”
Discussed and applied sound devices – alliteration, assonance, & consonance
Sound devices worksheet completed – in class assignment only (see me asap, if absent )
Homework – study flashcards, vocab. quizzes (13, 14 & 15), & exercises for Qtr. vocab. exam
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
6/4 lesson plans
June 4, 2008
Pds. 1 & 6:
“Up to Now Understanding” Activity (see me asap, if absent)
Sonnet, Sonnet Activity (see me asap, if absent)
Read chpt. 11 with poems, excluding #132, 136 & 139
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Poetry Continues as follows: lyrical(lyric) poetry applied to “Theme for English B;” rhyme, rhythm, couplet, alternating rhyme applied to “The Dark Hills” & “Uphill;” onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, consonance applied to “A Dream Deferred”
Homework – study flashcards & complete Unit 16 exercises, including word lab
Pds. 1 & 6:
“Up to Now Understanding” Activity (see me asap, if absent)
Sonnet, Sonnet Activity (see me asap, if absent)
Read chpt. 11 with poems, excluding #132, 136 & 139
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Poetry Continues as follows: lyrical(lyric) poetry applied to “Theme for English B;” rhyme, rhythm, couplet, alternating rhyme applied to “The Dark Hills” & “Uphill;” onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, consonance applied to “A Dream Deferred”
Homework – study flashcards & complete Unit 16 exercises, including word lab
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
6/3 lesson plans
June 3, 2008
Pds. 1 & 6:
Discussion & Notes – Chpt. 4 & poems 32, 33, 36 & 40 (see a peer, if absent)
Application Activity (if absent, see me asap)
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Poetry Continues as follows: figurative language, literal language, imagery, & sensory words applied to “I wandered lonely as a cloud”; free verse applied to “Song of the Open Road”; blank verse, meter, iamb, & iambic pentameter applied to The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet; epic applied to The Odyssey ;completed all definitions using textbook then read poems and located/applied poetry terms in them
Homework – study flashcards & complete Unit 16 exercises, including word lab
Pds. 1 & 6:
Discussion & Notes – Chpt. 4 & poems 32, 33, 36 & 40 (see a peer, if absent)
Application Activity (if absent, see me asap)
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Poetry Continues as follows: figurative language, literal language, imagery, & sensory words applied to “I wandered lonely as a cloud”; free verse applied to “Song of the Open Road”; blank verse, meter, iamb, & iambic pentameter applied to The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet; epic applied to The Odyssey ;completed all definitions using textbook then read poems and located/applied poetry terms in them
Homework – study flashcards & complete Unit 16 exercises, including word lab
Monday, June 02, 2008
6/2 lesson plans
June 2, 2008
Pds. 1 & 6:
Discussion & notes for Chpt. 3 & poems, 24, 27, 30 & 31 (see a peer, if absent)
Read chpt. 4 & poems 32, 33, 34, 36 & 40
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Distributed “Poetry Review” Handout (we will know & apply all of these, and a couple more additions, in preparation for our poetry exam)
Discussed & applied “narrative poetry,” “hypebole,” & “rhyme scheme” to “Casey at the Bat”
Discussed & applied “dramatic monologue”(put term & definition for “dramatic poetry” next to it), “simile,” “metaphor,” “personification” to “Incident in a Rose Garden” – pg. 146
We completed the definitions on the review sheet prior to applying the terms to the poem; definitions can be found in the “Literary Handbook”
Homework- Study all 60 flashcards (Units 13, 14 & 15) for Vocab. qtr. exam on Fri. & complete Unit 16 exercises, including “word lab 4” , pgs. 167-178 for Thurs.
Pds. 1 & 6:
Discussion & notes for Chpt. 3 & poems, 24, 27, 30 & 31 (see a peer, if absent)
Read chpt. 4 & poems 32, 33, 34, 36 & 40
Pds. 3, 4 & 5:
Distributed “Poetry Review” Handout (we will know & apply all of these, and a couple more additions, in preparation for our poetry exam)
Discussed & applied “narrative poetry,” “hypebole,” & “rhyme scheme” to “Casey at the Bat”
Discussed & applied “dramatic monologue”(put term & definition for “dramatic poetry” next to it), “simile,” “metaphor,” “personification” to “Incident in a Rose Garden” – pg. 146
We completed the definitions on the review sheet prior to applying the terms to the poem; definitions can be found in the “Literary Handbook”
Homework- Study all 60 flashcards (Units 13, 14 & 15) for Vocab. qtr. exam on Fri. & complete Unit 16 exercises, including “word lab 4” , pgs. 167-178 for Thurs.
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