Saturday, April 9, 2011
FCAT Week Work
Novel Notes need to be "mostly completed" by end of the week, to be checked during your quiz...
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Serious Concerns
We must take some time to reach a consensus regarding the 2011 AP Lit T shirt! Please choose your one favorite T shirt logo and top choice of color (purple seems to be a favorite so far).
So, that's two items you need to post: 1st choice logo and color preference.
:-)
Due Monday 3pm
So, that's two items you need to post: 1st choice logo and color preference.
:-)
Due Monday 3pm
Sunday, March 27, 2011
"A Thunderstorm in Town"
Read this poem, research a little (if some words are unknown to you, and to find out who "she" is) and post:
1. Abstract noun
2. Theme
3. How did Hardy achieve what he achieved for you?
Due Wednesday 3pm
1. Abstract noun
2. Theme
3. How did Hardy achieve what he achieved for you?
Due Wednesday 3pm
Jane Eyre new envelope quotations
Same as last week, but address your two new envelope numbers.
Due Thursday 3pm.
Due Thursday 3pm.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Jane Eyre
Post a quotation (or passage reference) to support your envelope items. One for each item # is fine, and be sure to explain why you chose each quotation.
Due Thursday by 3pm.
Due Thursday by 3pm.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Dysart
What are some of Dysart's inner conflicts?
Offer a suggestion, and then post a question you have about the play's themes.
Due Thursday (as your outline is due Wednesday)
Offer a suggestion, and then post a question you have about the play's themes.
Due Thursday (as your outline is due Wednesday)
Saturday, February 26, 2011
T Shirt Time!
This week's required blog post is a suggestion (or a few suggestions) for the class T Shirt. We cannot have artwork or the cost becomes prohibitive, so text only. Suggestions may come from works studied, favorite quotations, literary allusions, literary malapropisms, class gaffs, AP references--it's up to you!
This post is due Friday 3/4/11 by 3pm
This post is due Friday 3/4/11 by 3pm
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Just thinking....
Read Thomas Hardy's poem, "The Man he Killed"
( http://www.bartleby.com/103/3.html )
and post your questions/reactions.
Due Tuesday (yes, TUESDAY) by 3:00.
( http://www.bartleby.com/103/3.html )
and post your questions/reactions.
Due Tuesday (yes, TUESDAY) by 3:00.
The Tool Box sentence "quiz"
Using your Tool Box as a guide, complete the following sentences for the poem, "Daily" by Nye and be prepared to write them in a timed "Ninja quiz"...
The poet's use of ________ emphasizes the idea of ___________ .
(Example: The poet's use of biblical allusion emphasizes the idea of salvation.)
The _______________ tone of the poem reflects Nye's message of _____________ .
The _______________ diction underscores the poet's view of ________________ .
Choosing colors such as "blue" and "brown" suggests _________________, which supports an idea of ____________________ .
The diligence with which the speaker performs her daily "chores" illustrates Nye's suggestion ______________ .
The poet's use of ________ emphasizes the idea of ___________ .
(Example: The poet's use of biblical allusion emphasizes the idea of salvation.)
The _______________ tone of the poem reflects Nye's message of _____________ .
The _______________ diction underscores the poet's view of ________________ .
Choosing colors such as "blue" and "brown" suggests _________________, which supports an idea of ____________________ .
The diligence with which the speaker performs her daily "chores" illustrates Nye's suggestion ______________ .
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Can't give up the vocabulary!
malapropism (know some examples)
milquetoast
a Sisyphean effort/task/attempt
hifalutin
zeitgeist
tacit and taciturn
trivial and triviality/ies
misanthrope
Wagnerian
curmudgeon
Be a vocabulary Ninja--prepared to battle (or to take a quiz) at any moment !
milquetoast
a Sisyphean effort/task/attempt
hifalutin
zeitgeist
tacit and taciturn
trivial and triviality/ies
misanthrope
Wagnerian
curmudgeon
Be a vocabulary Ninja--prepared to battle (or to take a quiz) at any moment !
Important distinction
Please know the difference between verbal irony, situational irony and dramatic irony. Then post an example of each from your choice of "works of literary merit" (preferably from our class texts).
Due Wednesday by 3pm.
Due Wednesday by 3pm.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
The Victorian Era
The Victorian Era spans over 60 years so we need to be careful when making sweeping statements about this time. Bronte's Jane Eyre was published in 1847, Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbevilles in 1891, and Wilde's The Importance of being Earnest in 1895--all under the Victorian Era umbrella.
We will be steeping ourselves in all things Victorian (yes, the class Tea Time with crumpets and cucumber sandwiches is coming soon!) so begin with some research on the social mores of the time around Wilde's writing and production of the play. What were society's views on the poor and charity? How about ideas on marriage and the pursuit of love? How about sex?
Also, what does "It's very non U" mean?
Due Wednesday 3pm......yummm....tea time....
We will be steeping ourselves in all things Victorian (yes, the class Tea Time with crumpets and cucumber sandwiches is coming soon!) so begin with some research on the social mores of the time around Wilde's writing and production of the play. What were society's views on the poor and charity? How about ideas on marriage and the pursuit of love? How about sex?
Also, what does "It's very non U" mean?
Due Wednesday 3pm......yummm....tea time....
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Living Epic?
How can a work of Literature be a living epic..? Do a little research on The Ramayana. Why is it a "living" epic compared to Homer's The Iliad or The Odyssey or Milton's Paradise Lost? Broadly, what's it about? You may even want to watch some YouTube clips.
Posts due Wednesday by 3pm; rules of SWE apply.
Posts due Wednesday by 3pm; rules of SWE apply.
Third Quarter here we go! Easy does it.....
archetype
doppelganger
farce
duplicitous
disingenuous
aestheticism
doppelganger
farce
duplicitous
disingenuous
aestheticism
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
It's 2011...!
Goodness me, it is the year 2011. What would George Orwell think/say? It certainly is a brave, new world...Talking of which, Julie Taymor (director of Across the Universe) has just directed a new version of The Tempest starring Helen Mirren in the role of Prospero (now Prospera!). Field trip...?
Anyway, I do hope you all had a warm, happy holiday. And now for this week's ideas:
Instead of a vocab quiz this Friday, you will be doing the writing portion of your final exam. I know it's very early, but I will explain in class why this is necessary. So, in order to practice and prepare, we will do some small and enjoyable writing in class (is there such a thing, you say?) and then you are highly encouraged to schedule a writing appointment with me during A or B lunch or after school this week (Jan 4th , 5th or 6th). If I have already "conferenced" (wince) with you, then there is no need.
There is no blog this week, but a modified TP CASTT (no paraphrase) poem will be assigned. I might send it as an email. With all poetry, please TRY your best without racing to Google! If you try first, you will discover exactly what you are struggling with, or you might discover you are very talented at poetic interpretation. Either way, give it a good concerted effort first, and then
if you must....hit that search button. :-)
Otherwise, these few weeks before finals will be "light" so relax! Oh, and if anyone would like to get a head start on their independent novel, I will assign them this week.
Happy New Year!
:-)
Anyway, I do hope you all had a warm, happy holiday. And now for this week's ideas:
Instead of a vocab quiz this Friday, you will be doing the writing portion of your final exam. I know it's very early, but I will explain in class why this is necessary. So, in order to practice and prepare, we will do some small and enjoyable writing in class (is there such a thing, you say?) and then you are highly encouraged to schedule a writing appointment with me during A or B lunch or after school this week (Jan 4th , 5th or 6th). If I have already "conferenced" (wince) with you, then there is no need.
There is no blog this week, but a modified TP CASTT (no paraphrase) poem will be assigned. I might send it as an email. With all poetry, please TRY your best without racing to Google! If you try first, you will discover exactly what you are struggling with, or you might discover you are very talented at poetic interpretation. Either way, give it a good concerted effort first, and then
if you must....hit that search button. :-)
Otherwise, these few weeks before finals will be "light" so relax! Oh, and if anyone would like to get a head start on their independent novel, I will assign them this week.
Happy New Year!
:-)
Sunday, November 14, 2010
This week's quiz (supplemental info)
In addition to the "orange" sheet, please be prepared to identify works by the following artists:
El Greco, Toulouse Lautrec, and Edgar Degas (all mentioned in the poem).
Also be prepared to identify the following musical pieces:
Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain," Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," and Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries."
add to iPods :-)
Enjoy!
El Greco, Toulouse Lautrec, and Edgar Degas (all mentioned in the poem).
Also be prepared to identify the following musical pieces:
Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain," Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," and Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries."
add to iPods :-)
Enjoy!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Your POL Choice-Claim it!
State your name, the title of your choice of poem, and the name of the poet.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Oryx and Crake post
Go to Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake site:
http://www.oryxandcrake.co.uk/readingguide.asp
Choose ONE question, and post your answer. Due Wednesday 3pm.
http://www.oryxandcrake.co.uk/readingguide.asp
Choose ONE question, and post your answer. Due Wednesday 3pm.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Words 'o the week:
obsequious
erudite
ersatz
ennui
jingoism/jingoist
scathing
diatribe
lassitude
farcical
impetus
poignant
temerity
earnest
disparage
erudite
ersatz
ennui
jingoism/jingoist
scathing
diatribe
lassitude
farcical
impetus
poignant
temerity
earnest
disparage
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