"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary"
Advanced Placement English 12
Week of March 26
Tuesday - Finish reading Pride and Prejudice
Wednesday - Last day to hand in Friday's essay
Thursday - Test on Pride and Prejudice
Friday - Bring All But My Life to class
Week of March 19
Monday - Finish Volume II of Pride and Prejudice
Tuesday - Complete Study Guide for Volume II of Pride and Prejudice
Wednesday - Read Chapters 1-3 of Volume III
Thursday - Essay test on Volume II
Week of February 13
Analysis of The Merchant of Venice
Test on The Merchant of Venice, Thursday, February 16
Bring a copy of Pride and Prejudice to class on Wednesday, February 22
Week of January 30
Monday - Complete Act II of The Merchant of Venice
Tuesday - Quiz on Act II of The Merchant of Venice. Washington Square essay is due.
Wednesday - Act III, scenes 1 and 2. Analysis of Washington Square
Thursday - Analysis of Washington Square. Act III, scenes 3, 4, and 5.
Friday- Washington Square project due
Washington Square test on Thursday, February 9.
Week of January 23
Monday - Chapters 25-26 of Washington Square, Act I, scenes i and ii of The Merchant of Venice
Tuesday - Chapters 27-28 of Washington Square, Act I, scene iii of The Merchant of Venice
Wednesday - Chapters 29-30 of Washington Square,quiz on Act I of The Merchant of Venice
Thursday- Chapters 31-32 of Washington Square, Act II, scenes i and ii of The Merchant of Venice
Friday- Chapters 33-35 of Washington Square, Act II, scenes iii, iv, and v of The Merchant of Venice
Please Note:
*Quotation Project is due February 3
*"Initial Reaction Worksheet due Friday, January 27
*Washington Square essay due Tuesday, January 31
Happy New Year
Week of January 3
Reading Assignments for the Week
Thursday - Chapters 14 and 15 , Washington Square
Friday - Chapters 16 and 17, Washington Square
Writing Assignments for the Week
Complete the second page of "Comparing Two Stories: "Appointment with Love" and "The Chaser"
Study Guide questions for Washington Square
Week of December 12
Reading Assignments for the Week
"How Much Land Does a Man Need?" - Leo Tolstoy
"The Other Wife" - Colette
Washington Square - Chapters 1 and 2
Writing Assignments for the Week
Langston Hughes packet
Writing About Literature, #1, page 228, due Thursday
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, December 15, quiz on Washington Square, Chapters 1 and 2
"How Much Land Does a Man Need?" - Leo Tolstoy
"The Other Wife" - Colette
Washington Square - Chapters 1 and 2
Writing Assignments for the Week
Langston Hughes packet
Writing About Literature, #1, page 228, due Thursday
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, December 15, quiz on Washington Square, Chapters 1 and 2
Week of November 28
Reading Assignments for the Week
Act II of Death of a Salesman
Writing Assignments for the Week
Character Sketches due Tuesday, December 6
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Wednesday, November 30, quiz on Act I of Death of a Salesman
Reading Assignments for the Week
Act II of Death of a Salesman
Writing Assignments for the Week
Character Sketches due Tuesday, December 6
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Wednesday, November 30, quiz on Act I of Death of a Salesman
Week of November 14
Reading Assignments for the Week
A Doll's House - Act III
Writing Assignments for the Week
Completion of the Study Guide for A Doll's House
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, November 17, a test on A Doll's House
Reading Assignments for the Week
A Doll's House - Act III
Writing Assignments for the Week
Completion of the Study Guide for A Doll's House
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, November 17, a test on A Doll's House
Week of November 7
Reading Assignments for the Week
A Doll's House - Act I and II
"Mother to Son", "Harlem", "Dinner Guest: Me", "Who's Passing for Who?"
Writing Assignments for the Week
Study Guide for A Doll's House
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, quiz on A Doll's House
Reading Assignments for the Week
A Doll's House - Act I and II
"Mother to Son", "Harlem", "Dinner Guest: Me", "Who's Passing for Who?"
Writing Assignments for the Week
Study Guide for A Doll's House
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, quiz on A Doll's House
Week of October 24
Reading Assignments for the Week
Our Town - Act II and Act III
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Tuesday, a quiz on "The Trout"
Writing Assignments for the Week
Monday - Complete "Focus on Style" worksheet
Tuesday - Worksheet page 124, Part C and Part D
Wednesday - O'Faolain's Themes in "The Trout" worksheet, Part A and Part B
Thursday - O'Faolain's Lyrical Realism (short essay...due Friday...no excuses)
Our Town - Act II and Act III
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Tuesday, a quiz on "The Trout"
Writing Assignments for the Week
Monday - Complete "Focus on Style" worksheet
Tuesday - Worksheet page 124, Part C and Part D
Wednesday - O'Faolain's Themes in "The Trout" worksheet, Part A and Part B
Thursday - O'Faolain's Lyrical Realism (short essay...due Friday...no excuses)
Week of October 17
Reading Assignments for the Week
Act I and Act II of Our Town
"The Trout"
Writing Assignments for the Week
Monday - worksheets, Plot Analysis in "The Trout", Character and Characterization in "The Trout"
Tuesday - worksheet, Story -Telling in "The Trout"
Thursday - one page brief for Our Town
Act I and Act II of Our Town
"The Trout"
Writing Assignments for the Week
Monday - worksheets, Plot Analysis in "The Trout", Character and Characterization in "The Trout"
Tuesday - worksheet, Story -Telling in "The Trout"
Thursday - one page brief for Our Town
Week of October 11
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, October 13, test on Antigone
Reading Assignments for the Week
Act I of Our Town
Thursday, October 13, test on Antigone
Reading Assignments for the Week
Act I of Our Town
Week of October 3
Reading Assignments for the Week
Antigone
"The Door"
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, October 6, test on Othello
Friday, October 7, quiz on "The Door"
Writing Assignments for the Week
Monday, October 3, complete the multiple choice section for "The Door"
Tuesday, October 4, complete the worksheet,Diction, Syntax, and Meaning in "The Door"
Thursday, October 6, complete the worksheet, Future Shock and "The Door"
Antigone
"The Door"
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, October 6, test on Othello
Friday, October 7, quiz on "The Door"
Writing Assignments for the Week
Monday, October 3, complete the multiple choice section for "The Door"
Tuesday, October 4, complete the worksheet,Diction, Syntax, and Meaning in "The Door"
Thursday, October 6, complete the worksheet, Future Shock and "The Door"
Week of September 26
Reading/Writing Assignments for the Week
Analysis of Othello
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Friday, September 30, a test on Othello
Analysis of Othello
- character
- plot
- style
- theme
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Friday, September 30, a test on Othello
Week of September 19
Reading Assignments for the Week
Acts III and IV of Othello
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Wednesday, September 21, quiz on Act III of Othello
Friday, September 23, quiz on Act IV of Othello
Writing Assignments for the Week
Essay - Discuss in what sense the Duke is using the word "black" in:
"If virtue no delighted beauty lack
Your son - in - law is far more fair than black."
Then discuss how you think Othello is intending "black" to be interpreted in the following two examples:
"...her name , that was as fresh
As Dian's visage, is now begrimmed and black
As mine own face..." (3.3.387-9)
"Arise black vengeance..." (3.3.448)
Identify other uses of black in the play and discuss their meaning in the context of who uses the word, and when.
Acts III and IV of Othello
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Wednesday, September 21, quiz on Act III of Othello
Friday, September 23, quiz on Act IV of Othello
Writing Assignments for the Week
Essay - Discuss in what sense the Duke is using the word "black" in:
"If virtue no delighted beauty lack
Your son - in - law is far more fair than black."
Then discuss how you think Othello is intending "black" to be interpreted in the following two examples:
"...her name , that was as fresh
As Dian's visage, is now begrimmed and black
As mine own face..." (3.3.387-9)
"Arise black vengeance..." (3.3.448)
Identify other uses of black in the play and discuss their meaning in the context of who uses the word, and when.
Reading Assignments for the Week
Acts I and II of Othello
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Tuesday, September 13, quiz on Act I of Othello
Friday, September 16, quiz on Act II of Othello
Writing Assignments for the Week
Due Thursday, September 15
If you were a newspaper journalist reporting on the destruction of the Turkish fleet and Othello's expected triumphant return, what kind of article would you write? Write the front page news. Your newspaper might contain news of the routing of the Turkish fleet, the storm, the fears for Othello's safety, a profile of Othello, a report on his recent marriage and interviews with witnesses and friends.
Due Friday, September 16
In both Act I and Act II, a crucial judgement is made and "justice" publicly dispensed. Locate each judgement, and the participants in each case. Identify the motive, the "evidence" presented and the consequences of the ruling made. What key similarities and/or differences are there? Present your findings in an essay.
Honors English 11
Week of March 26
Tuesday - Re-read chapters 3 - 5. Complete all worksheets
Wednesday - Read Chapters 6 -9. Complete all worksheets
Thursday - Quiz on Wuthering Heights
Friday - Read chapters 10 -14
Week of March 19
Monday - Read Chapters 2-4 of Wuthering Heights
Complete worksheet, "A View of a Home and Its Inhabitants"
Tuesday - Read Chapters 5-7 of Wuthering Heights
Complete "I Am Heathcliff" and "A Contrasting Home and Its Inhabitants" worksheets
Wednesday - Read Chapters 8-9 of Wuthering Heights
Complete "Catherine and Healthcliff Mature" worksheet
Thursday - Quiz on Chapters 1-9 of Wuthering Heights
Week of February 13
Macbeth Essay - The struggle between opposing forces, or conflict, is necessary to any plot. What are the conflicts in this play so far? Are some conflicts more important than others? Make a list of the conflicts and arrange them in order, ending with the most important. Then write an essay in which you identify and describe each conflict. Assume you are writing for someone who does not understand the play.
Remember... you are writing the introductory paragraph first. Please underline your thesis statement.
Week of January 3
Reading Assignments for the Week
"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
"The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"
"To His Son"
from The Faerie Queen
Sonnet 1
Sonnet 26
Sonnet 75
Writing Assignments for the Week
Tuesday, questions 1-3 for "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
complete "Language" worksheet
Wednesday, questions for "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" and "To His Son"
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, quiz on "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
Friday, quiz on "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" and "To His Son"
Reading Assignments for the Week
"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
"The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"
"To His Son"
from The Faerie Queen
Sonnet 1
Sonnet 26
Sonnet 75
Writing Assignments for the Week
Tuesday, questions 1-3 for "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
complete "Language" worksheet
Wednesday, questions for "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" and "To His Son"
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, quiz on "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
Friday, quiz on "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" and "To His Son"
Week of November 28
Reading Assignments for the Week
The Pardoner's Tale
The Nun's Priest's Tale
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Make-up quiz for The Prologue is Tuesday, November 29
Thursday, December 1, quiz on The Pardoner's Tale
Writing Assignments for the Week
Monday - Exercise B (2) on handouts.
Tuesday - Questions, page 164
Wednesday - Analysis Sheet for The Nun's Priest's Tale
Friday - Pilgrim sketch is due
Reading Assignments for the Week
The Pardoner's Tale
The Nun's Priest's Tale
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Make-up quiz for The Prologue is Tuesday, November 29
Thursday, December 1, quiz on The Pardoner's Tale
Writing Assignments for the Week
Monday - Exercise B (2) on handouts.
Tuesday - Questions, page 164
Wednesday - Analysis Sheet for The Nun's Priest's Tale
Friday - Pilgrim sketch is due
Week of November 14
Reading Assignments for the Week
The Prologue from The Canterbury Tales
Writing Assignments for the Week
Textbook, page 139 (Recalling, Interpreting, Applying , and Analyzing Literature)
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Friday(possibly Monday, November 21) quiz on The Prologue
Due Wednesday, November 23
Write a tale you think one of the pilgrims might tell. Choose a pilgrim and study his or her sketch carefully. When you are sure you understand the pilgrim's character, write a tale that he or she might tell. You may modernize the tale, if you wish, setting it in the present. However, make sure the message of the tale fits the character of the pilgrim.
Reading Assignments for the Week
The Prologue from The Canterbury Tales
Writing Assignments for the Week
Textbook, page 139 (Recalling, Interpreting, Applying , and Analyzing Literature)
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Friday(possibly Monday, November 21) quiz on The Prologue
Due Wednesday, November 23
Write a tale you think one of the pilgrims might tell. Choose a pilgrim and study his or her sketch carefully. When you are sure you understand the pilgrim's character, write a tale that he or she might tell. You may modernize the tale, if you wish, setting it in the present. However, make sure the message of the tale fits the character of the pilgrim.
Week of November 7
Writing Assignments for the Week
Camelot Study Guide
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Wednesday, quiz on "Everyman"
Week of October 24
Reading Assignment for the Week
Medieval Ballads - "Sir Patrick Spens", Barbara Allan", "Get Up and Bar the Door", " The Twa Corbies"
Writing Assignments for the Week
Monday - Questions for "Sir Patrick Spens"
Tuesday - Questions for "Get Up and Bar the Door"
Wednesday - Questions for " The Twa Corbies" and "Barbara Allan"
Essay due Friday...Sir Gawain and Green Knight is one of the best chivalric romances of the Middle Ages. Write an essay in which you explain, first, what chivalry is and, second, how its ideals and code of conduct are represented in the poem. Support your explanations by referring not only to the character and conduct of Sir Gawain but also to those of other characters.
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Tuesday - Quiz on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Friday - Quiz on the Medieval Ballads
Week of October 17
Reading Assignment for the Week
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Writing Assignments for the Week
Monday - King Arthur essay
Wednesday - worksheet, Making Inferences About Chivalric Ideals, Understanding Medieval Romances
Thursday - Study Guide
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Tuesday - quiz on Le Morte D'Arthur
Week of October 11
Reading Assignments for the Week
Le Morte d' Arthur
Writing Assignments for the Week
Literary Criticism, page 201 in the textbook, due Thursday
Week of October 3
Reading Assignments for the Week
Le Morte d' Arthur
Writing Assignments for the Week
Students are working on a project. The date for presentations is October 11
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Thursday, October 6, test on Beowulf
Week of September 26
Reading Assignments for the Week
"The Battle with the Dragon"
Writing Assignments for the Week
Beowulf - Study Guide
Quizzes and Tests for the Week
Friday, September 30, test on Beowulf
Week of September 19
Reading Assignments for the Week
"The Coming of Beowulf"
"The Battle with Grendel"
"The Battle with Grendel's Mother"
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Friday, September 23, a quiz on the first three sections of Beowulf
Writing Assignment for the Week
Due Friday, September 23
Create a picture of a hero. First, list the qualities and characteristics you believe a hero should possess. Then, create an original drawing or cut and paste together images to form a portrait. In a paragraph, compare/contrast your idea of a hero with the qualities and characteristics you find in the hero of the poem. Be prepared to share your image of a hero with the class.
Write a composition in which you tell the incidents in Beowulf from Grendel's point of view.
Reading Assignments for the Week
"The Battle with the Dragon"
Writing Assignments for the Week
Beowulf - Study Guide
Quizzes and Tests for the Week
Friday, September 30, test on Beowulf
Week of September 19
Reading Assignments for the Week
"The Coming of Beowulf"
"The Battle with Grendel"
"The Battle with Grendel's Mother"
Tests/Quizzes for the Week
Friday, September 23, a quiz on the first three sections of Beowulf
Writing Assignment for the Week
Due Friday, September 23
Create a picture of a hero. First, list the qualities and characteristics you believe a hero should possess. Then, create an original drawing or cut and paste together images to form a portrait. In a paragraph, compare/contrast your idea of a hero with the qualities and characteristics you find in the hero of the poem. Be prepared to share your image of a hero with the class.
Write a composition in which you tell the incidents in Beowulf from Grendel's point of view.
