Gifted English II: Icarus Unit continues, after a comprehensive review of the 120 literary terms. We will have a multiple choice mastery test on Thursday. You need your Icarus packet and the yellow textbook, which should still be under each desk for your use. Last week we had Classic Rock Day, and now we are going to analyze the Auden poem as well as the Plath piece on the front of the packet. So much winged flight, so little time. . .Please note that graded work is in the box to be picked up; I will stop class early to distribute. If you need to make up an assignment please see me early in the week to ameliorate the woe.
AP Lit and Comp: TP-CASTT Analysis of "Preludes;" 5th period had made some serious headway in analysis on Friday and now we are going to tackle this difficult piece together as happy learning communities. The MacPaper is due on Friday, October 23 by 3 p.m.; we started drafting it last week in class and several of you have already approached me with terrific ideas for analysis. While we are Macpapering, we are going to start our introductory lecture materials on Hamlet; I want to to remind you that Hamlet is available in the lit anthology, but if you want the No Fear version (which some of you really appreciated re: Macplay) you need to go get it, like, totally, like, now. I have a few paperback versions of Hamlet available on a first-come, first-served basis. Hamlet is far more dense and difficult to understand than its Scottish counterpart, but it is worth it and will really shift your thinking about the human condition. (In fact, if you only read two things this year to prepare for the AP exam, I'd suggest Hamlet and Heart of Darkness, but I'm not saying that the other texts are valueless--ask Morgan H. from last year's AP class, who maintains that any AP question can be answered with The Awakening.) Literature can be life-altering, people, so keep reading.
Love to all; enjoy the rest of the weekend! Fall has finally arrived, albeit for a brief visit.
