Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Snakes on a Plane comes out in two days!!! Now, I realize that it is not only a rated-R film, but quite possibly a bad one, but I just can't resist the title. I am a fan of intriguing titles; Pride and Prejudice has terrific alliteration, and Heart of Darkness is mysterious and compelling. And then there's Snakes on a Plane--plot summary, yes, but simple, powerful, and direct.

AP Literature: Review multiple choice passages (period one) and dig into "Prufrock," with more Prufrockian depths explored in periods four and five. I drew such an amazing work of art on the board today. Thanks go to Juan for sassing it up a bit with further artistic expression.

Gifted English IV: Frankenquiz, pp. 1-45, followed by distribution of the "Tintern Abbey" writing assignment, which is due Friday.

Gifted English II: Quick-quiz on "RMS Titanic," followed by Mark Leyner as Author of the Day. We dug more into non-fiction, discussed the Nuns in Canada phenomenon, and started Lewis Thomas's "On Warts." Focus papers due today by three p.m.