3/7/11

Freshmen:
New vocab.
A few prologues.
Continued reading R & J, Act 2, scene 4.

AP Lit:
New vocab.
Reviewed the creative Oedipus assignment.
Began reading Act1, scene 1 of Hamlet.
BRING YOUR ANTHOLOGY TO CLASS THIS WEEK!!!

3/4/11

Freshmen:
Prologues, vocab quiz and then some SSR time.

AP Lit:
Vocab quiz, then we watched this and this, then I assigned this.
HW: The creative Oedipus assignment may be completed in groups and is due on Wednesday. Be sure you bring your Norton anthology to class with you on Monday.

3/3/11

Freshmen:
You turned in your R & J paragraphs and then we looked at a few anonymous samples on the projector.  Then, we read Act 2, scene 3 of the play.
HW: Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz!

AP Lit:
On demand essay #8.
HW: Study your vocab.

3/2/11

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Freshmen:

Finished 2.2, talked about paragraphs.

HW: Final draft of your 5 part paragraph should be typed, double-spaced, MLA format, etc.

AP Lit:

Turned in Oedipus Study Questions and Character Analysis assignment. Had some time to discuss with others the light/dark and blind/sight motifs in Oedipus. Be ready to write an essay about this tomorrow!

3/1/2011

Freshmen:
Continued with R & J 2.2 and handout...

AP Lit:
Character analysis assignment-- for Oedipus, Jocasta, Creon, Tiresias AND the Chorus, choose 2 - 4 short passages or lines that are most important/significant/revealing about each character. Copy the passages/lines and explain what they reveal and why they are important to the play.
HW: Character analysis AND study questions are due on Wednesday.