Honors English 3 Vocabulary Week 10

is here.

Honors English 11 Test Study Guide

Familiarize yourself with the writing styles of Whitman, Emerson, Thoreau, and Poe.

Familiarize yourself with the major themes of "The Cask," "The Masque," "The Fall," "The Raven," "Chickamauga," "An Occurrence," and the poetry from Leaves of Grass.

Terms to be aware of are dramatic irony, symbolism, allegory, mood, tone, sardonic humor, point of view, free verse, parallel structure, Romanticism, etc.

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The Week In English: Week 9

English IV:

10/20: Journals; The Week in English; Macbeth Act I Quiz; Macbeth Act I Study Guide; Vocabulary Assignment
Homework: Read Macbeth Act II by 10/22; Vocabulary Homework Week 9
10/21: Journals; Vocab Check and Review; Macbeth Act I Film Study
Homework: Read Macbeth Act II
10/22: Journals Due; Macbeth Act II Quiz; Macbeth Act II Study Guide; Macbeth Soundtrack Assignment (due 11/03)
Homework: Read Macbeth Act III by 10/26
10/23: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz 9; Macbeth Act II film comparison

English 3:

10/20: Journals; The Week in English; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn quiz; Twain film cont.; Realism and Dialect in Huck Finn; Vocabulary Assignment
Homework: Read through chapter 29 by 10/23
10/21: Journals; Vocab Check; SAT Practice; MLA formatting review; Research Paper Final Revisions
Homework: Complete Research Paper by 10/23
10/22: Journals due; Unit Test III
Homework: Complete Research Paper
10/23: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 9; Motif and Allusion in Huck Finn
Homework: Read Through Chapter the Last

Honors English 11 Vocabulary Week 9

is here.

The Week in English: Week 8

English 3: Test Study Guide:

Pay attention to:
"The Cask of Amontillado"
-irony
-theme
"The Masque of the Red Death"
-allegory
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
-the nature of language
-imagery
-characterization
-foreshadowing
Whitman
Leaves of Grass Preface
-America's characterization
"Song of Myself"
-form (i.e. what makes free verse "free"?)
-language (who is Whitman emulating?)
"I Hear America Singing"
-who is America? Why are they singing?
"An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge"
-p.o.v.
"Chickamauga"
-imagery
-allegory
-tone/sardonic humor

-prepare to discuss a poem you have never before seen

English IV:

10/12: Journals; Shakespearean sonnet study; Vocabulary Assignment
Homework: Read Macbeth Act I; complete Vocabulary Assignment; Graduation Project Final Draft Due 10/16
10/13: Journals; Vocabulary Check and Review; Continue Macbeth assignment
HW: Continue Work on Final Draft
10/14: Journals; finish Macbeth assignment; work on Graduation Project draft
HW: Continue Work on Final Draft
10/15: Journals Due; Unit Test III
HW: Finish Final Draft
10/16: Turn in Final Draft; Journals; Vocabulary Quiz; Introduction to Macbeth; Macbeth Study Guide I

GP Seniors: What Advisors are Looking For

The following are from Mrs. Thornhill's email to the faculty:

note cards (approximately 50)

mla worksheet (not technically required, but possibly helpful for you)

scoring rubric for you to complete and return to them. please be
helpful in your criticism.

paper, typed and stapled
cover sheet
outline
4 - 6 pages of text
works cited page
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Extra scoring rubrics ("yes tests") are on my door.

Class of 2011 Graduation Project Timeline

Timeline:

Wednesday, October 21: Complete Project Plan with Faculty Advisor on or before this date. Have a serious dialogue at home with parent/guardian before a topic is chosen. Be sure you can write a research paper on the topic chosen. Be sure to choose products that have a relationship with the research topic and are a stretch, but actually attainable for you. Remember, YOU must identify a mentor who is an expert in your topic.

Wednesday, October 28: Complete Letter of Intent rough draft by this date (with or without Faculty Advisor)

Wednesday, November 4: Letter of Intent final draft due by this date - upload through Moodle and submit to Faculty Advisor in hard copy format in order for advisors to complete the letter evaluation.

Refer to the Graduation Project Handbook for more detailed instructions.

(From M. Huber)