Film Literature Week of February 27, 2012

Continue Viewing Human Spirit Category

• Steel Magnolias
• La Vita e Bella (Life is Beautiful)
• Sourl Surfer
• The Help

What do we as the viewer learn about the human condition?
How does film reflect our culture?

• prepare visual representation of The Human Spirit

AP Lang & Comp Week of February 27, 2012

Finish looking at synthesis example: Why we fight?

• Debrief and Discuss

Notes on Synthesis

• unpacking the question
• creating source chart
• annotating 2011 question: Locavore
• drafting Locavore synthesis essay
• peer review
• AP sample review
• prep for graded synthesis (week of 3/5)

English 10R Week of February 27, 2012

Begin reading Taming of the Shrew

• Read Act I
• Complete Study Guide
• Complete Vocabulary & find examples throughout the play
• Quiz after Act I (possibly Friday 3/2)
• Read Act II

English 11 Week of February 27, 2012

Begin reading Macbeth

• Complete Act I this week and begin Act II
• Find literary examples from each Act and create a chart
• use 25 vocab words given in class
• Quiz after reading Act I (Thursday 3/1)
• Quiz after Act II (Friday 3/2--possibly)

Film Literature Week of February 20, 2012

Monday--No School

• Human Spirit
• Finish Steel Magnolias
• journal #5
• View La Vita e Bella

AP Lang & Comp Week of February 20, 2012

Monday--No School

Continue looking at the synthesis essay

• documentary Why We Fight

English 10R Week of February 20, 2012

Monday--No School

• Continue to work on independent novel study
• presentations begin Friday
• Begin vocabulary for Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew
• Read Act I

English 11 Week of February 20, 2012

Monday--No School

• Begin Shakespeare's Macbeth
• view The Reduce Shakespeare Company
• go over vocabulary that will be used throughout the play
• hand out books
• begin Act I (should take approximately 1 week)
• assign roles

Film Literature Week of February 13, 2012

• Finsh viewing Divine Secrets...
• Begin concepts of freedom synthesis essay (due Friday)
• Begin viewing the HUMAN SPIRIT Category

AP Lang & Comp Week of February 13, 2012

• Continue working on Synthesis group essays
• View documentary Why We Fight
• sample of synthesis

English 10R Week of February 13, 2012

Work on Independent Novel Study

• putting together "Book Talk" presentations
• 1st round of presentations begin next Friday, February 24

English 11 Week of February 13, 2012

Continue putting final touches on interviews, peer edits, getting final book put together.

Film Literature Week of February 6, 2012

Concepts of Freedom

• What is freedom?
• How does one visualize freedom?
• recognize cinematography
• What significance does it have it film?
• Finish category of FREEDOM with culminating essay
• Begin reading And Then There Were None

AP Lang & Comp Week of February 6, 2012

• Debrief the Edible Argument
• Begin reading about SYNTHESIS essay
• PH AP Language and Composition
• overview pp. 187-191
• sample pp. 192-201
• practice
• Final argument essay
• Preparation for DBQ
• Begin reading Wuthering Heights

English 10R Week of February 6, 2012

Independent Novel Study

• Journals
• Read

Letter Writing

• Letter to Abigail Adams

English 11 Week of February 6, 2012

• Begin transcribing interviews
• 1st editing due Wednesday
• Rewrite Thursday
• 2nd editing Friday
• Begin preparations for making book
• cover design?