I hope everyone has a restful and meaningful Winter Break. Regardless of your faith background, and the individual requirements you may face during the holiday season, I hope that each of you takes this opportunity to reflect, recharge, and revisit your goals and values for the coming year.
Over the break, I encourage everyone to read for pleasure for at least twenty minutes a day, if you do not already do so.
Upcoming Titles:
Gifted English II: You need a copy of The Elements of Style by Strunk and White by mid-January, and our next text is The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. The play is in your textbook, but if you struggle with Shakespearean diction and syntax, you may acquire a copy of No Fear Shakespeare by SparkNotes (the only decent thing they do) or Barron's Julius Caesar Made Easy.
Gifted English IV: We're finishing Hamlet after the break, then moving immediately into Stoppard's revisionist text. I have copies for you of both titles.
AP Literature: Each of you has a copy of Frankenstein and the reading journal that will accompany it--due date is January 10. If you are looking for gift suggestions to give to your loved ones, upcoming titles you will need include Toni Morrison's Beloved and Jean Rhys's The Wide Sargasso Sea. Everything else will be given to you.
This blog is for AP English and Gifted students at William R. Boone High School in Orlando, Florida. If you have Ms. Hilley's class, check here for assignments!
