Assignment: Eng11: Contemporary poetry Date:Fri, Oct 31, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11Readings of contemporary examples of free verse
Assignment: Eng11 Poetry: traditional and free verse Date:Thu, Oct 30, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11Complete introduction to meters
Introduce free verse, with reading of “The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock”
Read other modern free verse
Assignment: Engn11: Poetry: Richard Hugo Date:Tue, Oct 28, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11Watch video: Kicking the Loose Gravel Home
Homework: Write a 100-word review of Richard Hugo’s poetry, focusing on one major aspect of his work that you like or dislike. Include quotes from one or more of these poems:
“Duwamish”
“White Center”
“The Milltown Union Bar”
“Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg”
“The Lady in Kicking Horse Reservoir”
“At the Cabin”
Assignment: Eng11: Intro to poetry Date:Mon, Oct 27, 2008
Cohort1. Your Crucible essay should be posted on your blog on OurSpace
2. Hand in your thesis/outline worksheet
3. Hand in the 6-page study guideIn class:
Begin introductory poetry unit.
Read “Where I’m From” poem
Begin Poetry MetersHomework:
“Where I’m From Poem” due by the beginning of the period Friday. It should be pasted into the “About Me” field on your OurSpace profile.Handouts:
The basics of poetry meter, with model poems
Writing Your Own Poem
Assignment: Eng11 Cohort: test over Benjamin Franklin Date:Thu, Oct 23, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11Test over the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Rewrites for The Crucible paragraphs due
Assignment: Eng11: Watch Crucible Date:Wed, Oct 15, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11In class: Watch film version of the Crucible
Homework: Work on your essay about the play. Essay must be posted today.
Assignment: Eng11: Watch Crucible Date:Tue, Oct 14, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11In class: Watch film version of the Crucible
Homework: Work on your essay about the play. Draft due Friday.
Assignment: Eng11: Watch Crucible Date:Mon, Oct 13, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11In class: Watch film version of the Crucible
Homework: Work on your essay about the play
Assignment: Crucible: Test: Date:Fri, Oct 10, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11Test: fill in “Plot to Theme” worksheet and complete “thesis/outline” worksheet
Crucible handouts
Use one of the 5 assigned questions to form your thesis
Assignment: Crucible: Test: Date:Fri, Oct 10, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11Test: fill in “Plot to Theme” worksheet and complete “thesis/outline” worksheet
Crucible handouts
Use one of the 5 assigned questions to form your thesis. Your essay should answer one of these questions:
1. How does Proctor’s major dilemma change in the course of the play?
2. How does Reverend Hale change during the play?
3. Compare or contrast the role of Abigail Williams with that of Elizabeth Proctor.
4. Which three characters are most to blame for the injustice that takes place in Salem?
5. Discuss Elizabeth as a symbol of truth.
Assignment: Crucible, Act IV Date:Thu, Oct 09, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11Hand in worksheet, Act III (motivation)
Read Act IV and do worksheet (Action and Character)
Crucible handouts
Assignment: Crucible, Act III Date:Wed, Oct 08, 2008
CohortHand in worksheet, Act II (status)
Read Act III and do worksheet (character motivation)
Crucible handouts
Assignment: Eng11 Cohort: Writing about The Crucible Date:Tue, Oct 07, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11Answer one of the questions about the Crucible by filling in a “paragraph frame” worksheet.
When you have finished, type your completed paragraph into your blog on Moodle.
Tag the blog entry “crucible”
Assignment: Crucible, Act II Date:Tue, Oct 07, 2008
AdvancedHand in worksheet over Act I (Conflicts)
Read Act II and complete worksheet (Characters’ status)
Crucible handouts
Assignment: Eng11 Adv: Begin The Crucible Date:Mon, Oct 06, 2008
CohortTurn in copies of Mary Rowlandson
Begin reading in class: The Crucible, p. 829
Assignment: Eng11 Cohort: The Crucible Date:Mon, Oct 06, 2008
English 11Begin video: The Crucible
Work on essay over the play
Assignment: Eng11: The Crucible Date:Mon, Oct 06, 2008
AdvancedEnglish 11Turn in copies of Mary Rowlandson
Read in class: The Crucible, Act I, p. 829
Assignment: Eng11 Adv and Reg: Rowlandson Essay Due Date:Wed, Oct 01, 2008
In class: Finish Rowlandson essay and do proofreading, using the proofreading checklist.
The Rowlandson essay should be finished and on your Moodle blog before you go to bed tonight.