AP Language and Compostion

Your blogs for the last three weeks will be assesed on a three point scale in the following categories:

Consistency

Development

Application of Class Themes

Friday Creative Writing

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/573/03/

Homework 2.25.08 - 2.29.08 Pre AP 10th Grade ELA

Monday
Read sections 1-15 of Epicetetus' The Handbook and write one blog entry.

Tuesday
Please remember to bring in your persuasive essay drafts.
Read sections 16-30 of Epictetus' The Handbook and write one blog entry.

Wednesday
Revise your essay based on today's lesson for next Wednesday.
Finish Epictetus' The Handbook and write one blog entry.

Thursday
Read Part I of The Waste Land. After completing your reading, listen to T. S. Eliot read the poem. How does his reading differ from yours? What does he accent? What does he enjamb?

Friday
Finish The Waste Land this weekend. This in fact the largest reading assignment we've had thus far and should be treated as such. I would like to see an extremely focused and detailed blog entry about this poem.

Homework 2.25.08-2.29.08 Senior English

Monday
Read Part Two, Chapter Four and write a blog entry.
See "Killing An Arab" video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD1uGPkxQfA

Tuesday
Finish The Stranger and write a final blog entry about the entire novel.
Remember that your drafts will be due tomorrow.

Wednesday
Read sections 1-15 of The Handbook and write one blog entry.

Thursday
Read sections 16-30. Be sure to make at least one connection with The Stranger if you haven't already.
*There will be a reading quiz on Friday. Also, bring in your copies of The Stranger to return.

Friday
In preparation for next Friday's in class compartive essay explain a few connections you've made between the film and our reading. You may want to refer to wikipedia or imdb for directors' names, etc.

Pre AP 10th Grade ELA

Homework 2.18.08 - 2.22.08

Monday
Read pages 119-136 and write one blog entry.


Tuesday
Read pages 136-153 and write one blog entry.

Wednesday
Revise your persuasive essay based on your partner's criticisms.

Thursday
Read pages 154-182 and write one blog entry.

Friday
Read page 182-to end and write one blog entry. Include details from:
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1609650,00.html

Senior English 2.18.08 - 2.22.08

Monday
Read Part One, Chapter Six and write one reading blog entry.

Tuesday
Read Part Two, Chapter One and write one reading blog entry.

Wednesday
Revise your personal essay draft based on your partners' critcism for next Wednesday.

Thursday
Read Part Two, Chapter Two and write one reading blog entry.

Friday
Read Part Two, Chapter Three and write one reading blog entry. Be sure to mention today's film in regards to the novel.

Senior English

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