Friday, February 2, 2007

Happy Groundhog Day--of course, this is a day in which Florida faced some very inclement weather, resulting in fatalities in northern regions of Central Florida. While the levels of rain and thunderstorms are supposed to abate as the day progresses, I encourage each of you to be extremely careful out there.

AP Literature: "Ode on a Grecian Urn" and creative project for Romanticism.

Gifted English IV: Rosencrantz preparatory to a quiz on Monday.

Gifted English II: Two written activities: Elements of Style assessment, followed by a quiz on Othello. Both are open-book and are gauged to measure your understanding and synthesis.

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Advanced Placement Literature and Composition: First period will take the Jane Eyre test and begin Keats. Fourth and fifth will work with the "Chapman" poem and make a transition into "When I Have Fears" with a discussion of art and literature.

Gifted English IV: Progress further into Rosencrantz; Hamlet analysis papers due today by 3 p.m.; in-class writing assignment.

Gifted English II: "Janet Waking" as a class opener, followed by a brief discussion of language and power and a transition into the fight scene between Cassio and Montano in Othello, Act II.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Due to National Honor Society tapping this morning, first period will be taking the Jane Eyre test tomorrow instead of today.

First period: Finish reviewing the passages in the beige practice book for multiple choice.

Gifted English IV: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.

Gifted English II: The Elements of Style, rules 14, 15, and 16, and Othello.

AP Literature: Jane Eyre test and "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer"