Friday, August 19, 2005

The end of our second week together. . .my, how time flies.

AP Literature: Go over the requirements for Focus Paper #2 and discuss in class. Also, I will give you the FRQs for the past twenty-something years from College Board.

Gifted IV: Anglo-Saxon riddles.

Gifted II: Literary vocabulary quiz and introduction to the ironic Tim O'Brien tale "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" No author today--we'll talk more about O'Brien on Monday.

Have a good, safe weekend!

Looking ahead:

APees need to acquire Oedipus Rex by Sophocles ASAP. We will begin the transition into Greek tragedy next week. Gifted IIs need to get a hold of The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, and Gifted IVs need Huxley's Brave New World for their second outside reading. If you cannot get these books due to personal problems, see me quietly and I will loan you mine.