Week 34 (May 16, 19):
7th Literature:
Study for your test over Peter Pan which will be on Tuesday of next week.
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT (for E.C.) : Complete six "Six-word memoirs."
9th English:
Enjoy your summer!
11th English:
"Lancelot mused a little space
He said, 'God in his mercy lend her grace
The Lady of Shalott."
"And so we beat on, boats against the current borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Don't forget the Lady, the Lost "I," the Lone Inventor, or the Green Light!
Have a great summer!
Week 33 (May 9, 12):
7th Literature:
Finish reading Peter Pan.
9th English:
Finish reading Romeo and Juliet
Review your recitation
11th English:
Finish reading The Great Gatsby.
Study for your final by review the characters, images, and symbols explored in The Great Gatsby. Also review lit crit notes.
Week 32 (May 2, 5):
7th Literature:
Review "All the World's a Stage". Be prepared for a recitation quiz on Tuesday.
Finish reading chapter 11 of Peter Pan. Read chapters 12-14.
9th English:
Read III.2- IV.1.
Be prepared for a quiz over Acts I and II of Romeo and Juliet
Review your recitation.
11th English:
Read p.113- 151 in The Great Gatsby.
Be prepared for a quiz over chapter 7.
Say your recitation piece from memory outloud several times.
Week 31 (April 25, 28):
7th Literature:
Review "All the World's a Stage". Be prepared for a recitation quiz on Tuesday.
Read chapter 8-10 of Peter Pan. Be sure to read chapters 8 and 9 together.
9th English:
Finish reading Act II.
Be prepared for a recitation quiz over Mark Antony's Funeral Oration.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences over I.5-II.2 on a separate sheet of paper:
1. At which moment does the urgency begin?
2. Use text evidence to describe how the Pilgrim’s Hands sonnet is the creation of a world within a world. What diction is used to establish two worlds that are distant from each other?
3. Read II.2.33-36. These may be the most famous lines in the entire play (perhaps in the Shakespeare-verse). Why are these words so radical and significant? What is Juliet calling Romeo to do? (Hint: read lines 37-65).
4. Why does Juliet not want Romeo to swear by the moon? What is she afraid of?
5. Once again, the second encounter of Romeo and Juliet is interrupted. Describe what language indicates this interruption.
11th English:
Read ch. 5-6 in The Great Gatsby.
Be prepared for a quiz over chapters 4 and 5 (yes, even though you read chapters 5 and 6 for homework).
Say your recitation piece from memory outloud several times. Be prepared for a recitation quiz.
Week 30 (April 21):
7th Literature:
Review "All the World's a Stage". Be prepared for a recitation quiz on Wednesday.
Read chapter 5-7 of Peter Pan. Be prepared for a quiz over these chapters on Tuesday.
9th English:
Read Act II.1-2 of Romeo and Juliet. Also read the prologue of Act II.
Review Mark Antony's Funeral Oration stopping with, "I must pause till it come back to me." Be prepared for a recitation quiz.
11th English:
Read p.39-69, stopping with the break in the top/middle of p. 69.
Say your recitation piece from memory outloud several times. Be prepared for a recitation quiz.
Week 29 (April 4, 14):
7th Literature:
Finish memorizing "All the World's a Stage". Be prepared for a recitation quiz on Tuesday.
Read chapter 3-4 of Peter Pan.
9th English:
Read Act I.4 of Romeo and Juliet
Review Mark Antony's Funeral Oration stopping with, "I must pause till it come back to me." Be prepared for a recitation quiz.
11th English:
Study your Literary Criticism notes for a quiz over Lit Crit on Tuesday. Focus on being able to define what each school is.
Say your recitation piece from memory outloud several times. Be prepared for a recitation quiz.
Week 28 (March 28, 31):
7th Literature:
Finish memorizing "All the World's a Stage".
Read chapter 1-2 of Peter Pan
9th English:
Review your Intro to Romeo and Juliet notes.
Review Mark Antony's Funeral Oration stopping with, "I must pause till it come back to me."
11th English:
Study for your test over Frankenstein which will be Tuesday, April 1.
Review your notes over Literary Criticism.
Say your recitation piece from memory outloud several times. Be prepared for a recitation quiz this coming week.
Week 27 (March 21, 24):
7th Literature:
Continue memorizing "All the World's a Stage". Memorize up to line 163, ending with "And whistles in his sound."
Study for your test over As You Like It which will be on Wednesday, March 26
9th English:
Study for your test over Pride and Prejudice which will be on Wednesday, March 26.
Review Mark Antony's Funeral Oration stopping with, "I must pause till it come back to me." Be prepared for a recitation quiz on Tuesday.
11th English:
Review notes and study for your test over Frankenstein which is planned for Thursday, March 27.
Say your recitation piece from memory outloud several times. Be prepared for a recitation quiz this coming week.
Week 26 (March 14, 17):
7th Literature:
Continue memorizing "All the World's a Stage". Memorize up to line 157, ending with "And so he plays his part."
9th English:
Finish reading Pride and Prejudice. Be prepared for a comprehension quiz over the end of the novel.
Complete your response question from class if you have not already done so. Be sure it is hand written.
Review Mark Antony's Funeral Oration stopping with, "I must pause till it come back to me." Be prepared for a recitation quiz next week.
11th English:
Finish reading Frankenstein. Be prepared for a quiz over your reading.
Say your recitation piece from memory outloud several times. Be prepared for a recitation quiz this coming week.
Week 25 (March 7, 10):
7th Literature:
Continue memorizing "All the World's a Stage". Memorize up to line 153, ending with "Even in the cannon's mouth."
Complete your reading questions from class on Tuesday over Act III.1-2.
9th English:
Read up to p. 339 in Pride and Prejudice.
Review Mark Antony's Funeral Oration stopping with, "I must pause till it come back to me." Be prepared for a recitation quiz next week.
11th English:
Read up to page 127 in Frankenstein. Be prepared for a quiz over your reading.
Say your recitation piece from memory outloud several times. Be prepared for a recitation quiz on Tuesday.
Week 24 (Feb. 28, March 3):
7th Literature:
Continue memorizing "All the World's a Stage". Memorize up to line 149, ending with "Made to his mistress' eyebrow."
9th English:
Read up to p. 291 in Pride and Prejudice.
Finish memorizing Mark Antony's Funeral Oration stopping with, "I must pause till it come back to me." Be prepared for a recitation quiz next week.
11th English:
Read Ch. 14 of Frankenstein.
Say your recitation piece from memory outloud several times. Be prepared for a recitation quiz on Tuesday.
Week 23 (Feb. 21, 24):
7th Literature:
Study for your test over Acts I-II of AYLI which will be on Thursday of next week (Feb. 27)
9th English:
Study for your Pride and Prejudice comprehension quiz over Ch. 36-41 which will be on Tuesday of next week (Feb. 25).
Study for your Pride and Prejudice Volume I-II test which will be on Thursday of next week (Feb. 27).
11th English:
Read Ch. 13 of Frankenstein.
Study for your quiz over Ch. 8-13 of Frankenstein which will be on Tuesday of next week (Feb. 25).
Say your recitation piece from memory outloud several times.
Week 22 (Feb. 19):
7th Literature:
Continue memorizing "All the World's a Stage". Memorize up to line 144, ending with "in the nurse's arms."
9th English:
Read Ch. 1 of Volume III in Pride and Prejudice.
Review your recitation piece up to line 99 in your recitation piece so far, ending with "And sure he is an honorable man."
11th English:
Read up to p. 80 of Frankenstein.
Finish memorizing your recitation piece. Say the recitation piece from memory outloud several times.
Week 21 (Feb. 14, 17):
7th Literature:
Study for your quiz over Act II.
Begin memorizing "All the World's a Stage". Memorize up to line 143, ending with "His acts being seven ages."
9th English:
Finish reading Volume II in Pride and Prejudice.
Memorize up to line 99 in your recitation piece so far, ending with "And sure he is an honorable man." Be prepared for a recitation quiz on Tuesday.
11th English:
Read up to p. 70 of Frankenstein.
Finish memorizing your recitation piece. Say the recitation piece from memory outloud several times.
Be prepared for a quiz over your recitation on Tuesday.
Week 21 (Feb. 11):
7th Literature:
Review the Keys to Reading Shakespeare
9th English:
Review your recitation piece so far, up to "Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?". Be prepared for a recitation quiz on Wednesday.
11th English:
Finish memorizing your recitation piece. Say the recitation piece from memory outloud several times.
Be prepared for a quiz over your recitation on Wednesday.
Week 20 (Feb. 7, 10):
7th Literature:
Finish reading Act II of As You Like It.
Be prepared for a comprehension quiz over Act II (specifically over the events that happen in this act).
9th English:
Read up to p. 215 (Ch. 39) in Pride and Prejudice.
Review your recitation piece so far. Be prepared for a recitation quiz.
11th English:
Read up to p. 60 of Frankenstein.
Finish memorizing your recitation piece. Say the recitation piece from memory outloud several times.
Be prepared for a quiz over your recitation on Tuesday.
Week 19 (Jan 31, Feb. 3):
7th Literature:
Study for a quiz over Iambic Pentameter
9th English:
Read p. 137-167 in Pride and Prejudice.
Review your recitation piece so far.
11th English:
Read up to p. 40 of Frankenstein.
Review recitation piece, ending with "Thus Conscience doth make cowards of us all." Say the recitation piece from memory outloud several times.
Be prepared for a quiz over p. 1-29 of Frankenstein on Tuesday.
Week 18 (Jan 24, 27):
7th Literature:
Study notes over Act I of AYLI for a quiz on Tuesday over Act I.
9th English:
Read up to Ch. 22 in Pride and Prejudice.
Review your recitation piece up to "Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?"
11th English:
Read up to p. 40 of Frankenstein.
Review your whole recitation piece, ending with "Thus Conscience doth make cowards of us all." Say the recitation piece from memory outloud several times.
Week 17 (Jan 17, 20):
7th Literature:
Complete Act I. Scene 2 Reading Guide of AYLI. We will work on Scene 3 Reading Guide in class next week.
9th English:
Read up to Ch. 18 in Pride and Prejudice.
Continue memorizing your recitation piece up to "Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?"
Be prepared for a quiz over ch. 1-14 of Pride and Prejudice
11th English:
Review your Literary Time Period Notes. Be prepared for a quiz over these time periods.
Finish reading the Author's Intro of Frankenstein.
Continue to memorize of III.1.56-80 of your recitation piece, ending with "No traveller returns, puzzles the will..." Say the recitation piece from memory outloud several times.
Week 16 (Jan 10, 13):
7th Literature:
Read Act I. Scene 3 of AYLI
9th English:
Read up to Ch. 14 in Pride and Prejudice. Complete the Reading Guide for ch. 11-14. See below if you need the questions:
1.) Follow the death of Mr. Bennet, what is the name and profession of the man who will claim Longbourne estate? Why does he get to inherit Longbourne?
2.) Who is Lady Catherine and describe Mr. Collins's dispositioin towards her?
3.) Describe Mr. Collins.
4.) Describe what Mr. Bennet perceives (thinks) about Mr. Collins.
11th English:
Review your Literary Time Period Notes. Be prepared for a quiz over the Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance/Reformation Time Periods.
Continue to memorize of III.1.56-74 of your recitation piece, ending with "That patient merit of th' unworthy takes." Say the recitation piece from memory outloud several times.
Week 16 (Jan 8):
All Classes:
Greetings, students! Over the Christmas Break each year, I read a Shakespeare play. This year, I read The Winter's Tale. I thought it was appropriate, and it turns out it was more timely than I thought as we are being blasted by winter! This was one of those plays I had never read. I have many thoughts, but for now I will just say that Shakespeare once again delivers a masterful exploration of the theatre. For today, I will just leave you with a thought provoking section that gives the play its namesake. In this section, Perdita is giving out flowers (you can hear echoes of Ophelia in Hamlet if you have read Hamlet) against the backdrop of the season of winter. Winter is often a season unloved, much like one of the flowers she is handing out (carnations and streak'd gillyvors). Yet, buried within this season and hidden within these flowers is this kind of art that transforms things. Art (theatre for Shakespeare) has the power to transform, or rather- the aim to transform.
Read the following section for today (no additional assignment):
PERDITA
...You're welcome, sir.
Give me those flowers there, Dorcas. Reverend sirs,
For you there's rosemary and rue; these keep
Seeming and savour all the winter long:
Grace and remembrance be to you both,
And welcome to our shearing!
POLIXENES
Shepherdess,
A fair one are you--well you fit our ages
With flowers of winter.
PERDITA
Sir, the year growing ancient,
Not yet on summer's death, nor on the birth
Of trembling winter, the fairest
flowers o' the season
Are our carnations and streak'd gillyvors,
...
and I care not
To get slips of them.
POLIXENES
Wherefore, gentle maiden,
Do you neglect them?
PERDITA
For I have heard it said
There is an art which in their piedness shares
With great creating nature.
Week 15 (Jan 6):
7th Literature:
Review your Intro to Shakespeare notes.
Review Act I. Scene 1-2 of AYLI
9th English:
Read up to Ch. 12 in Pride and Prejudice. Complete the Reading Guide for ch. 7-11.
11th English:
Review your Literary Time Period Notes
Continue to memorize of III.1.56-74 of your recitation piece, ending with "That patient merit of th' unworthy takes." Say the recitation piece form memory outloud several times.
Week 14 (Dec. 13, 16):
7th Literature:
Complete your reading guide questions for Act I. Scene 1 of As You Like It.
9th English:
Complete your ch. 1-6 reading guide, due on Tuesday of next week (Dec. 17)
Review Mark Antony's Funeral Oration, stopping at "He was my friend, faithful and just to me;" (III.2.85).
Read Ch. 6-10 of Pride and Prejudice
11th English:
Study for your Hamlet final.
Continue to memorize of III.1.56-74 of your recitation piece, ending with "That patient merit of th' unworthy takes."
OPTIONAL additional assignment due next Thursday (Dec. 19) :
Task: Answer the following questions in an essay response format. You must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of how the traceable is developed throughout and across the play. This is to be done on your own with no additional assistance other than your notes and the text itself.
A.) Select one of the following “traceables”:
I/Aye/Eye
Threes
Dreams/shadows/ambition
Action vs. paralysis
Knowing/signs/observing/marking
Ears/eyes- deception and perception
B.)What is Shakespeare saying about (traceable)? OR specifically how does Shakespeare USE (traceable) to communicate a given theme(s) IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PLAY? Use text evidence and complete sentences to support your answer. In other words, trace Shakespeare’s use of this concept throughout the play to demonstrate a theme.
C.) Why does it matter to us? Make an imperative application. Tell a theme or a lesson derived from your traceable that can be universally applied. This should be a one sentence statement followed by an explanation.
Week 13 (Dec. 6, 9):
7th Literature:
Review your intro to Shakespeare notes for a quiz on Tuesday.
9th English:
Continue to memorize Mark Antony's Funeral Oration, starting with "Friends, Romans, countrymen..." and stopping at "He was my friend, faithful and just to me;" (III.2.85).
Read Ch. 1-5 of Pride and Prejudice
Begin working on your reading guide, which will be due on Thursday of next week (Dec. 12)
11th English:
Begin studying for your Hamlet final.
Continue to memorize of III.1.56-69 of your recitation piece, ending with "Of so long life." Be prepared for a recitation quiz on Tuesday.
Week 12 (Nov. 22, Dec. 2):
7th Literature:
Work on your Dynamic Character assignment, which is due Thursday, Dec. 5.
9th English:
Memorize Mark Antony's Funeral Oration, starting with "Friends, Romans, countrymen..." and stopping at "And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it." (III.2.80).
Study for your Julius Caesar test, which will be Wednesday, Dec. 4.
Note: The recitation section on your test will be up to III.2.80 (See above).
11th English:
Finishing reading Hamlet. As you read, keep in mind you are looking for the "I" of Hamlet. IF his "I" returns, several things will happen at once, including the breaking of the Antic Disposition. All eyes are on this question: WHAT, if anything, can deliver Hamlet from the Antic Disposition?
Memorize of III.1.56-64 of your recitation piece, ending with "Of so long life." Be prepared for a recitation quiz
Week 11 (Nov. 15, 18):
7th Literature:
Study for your test over The Secret Garden which will be on Tuesday, Nov. 19
While you are responsible for knowing all that you have read and all we have discussed in class, here are a few specifics that will help focus your study. Know the following:
Any gifts given to Mary and who gave them to her
The author of The Secret Garden and at least two other works she wrote
The names of the Sowerby children given in the novel (we do not know all of their names, just the names of 3).
Be able to identify Mr. Craven's character flaw(s).
Who is in charge at Misselthwaite and what they do(Mrs. Medlock, Mr. Pitcher, Mr. Roach)
Yorkshire and why it is important
What song the children sing in the garden and how it affects those in the garden when they sing it.
Dr. Craven and what will happen if Colin dies
Mrs. Craven's name
Susan Sowerby's role in keeping the garden (and the health of Mary and Colin) secret.
Vocabulary words, specifically contradict, accustomed, and imperious
Definition of Despair
The types of characters
The types of characterization
Why Mary and Colin understand the preciousness of the robin's eggs
Methods of indirect characterization
One of Colin's darkest miseries (p. 193)
Review when Mr. Craven goes into the Garden
What happens when Ben Weatherstaff discovers the children in the garden
The relationship between Mary's self-superiority and Yorkshire
Review Mary and Colin's first meeting
9th English:
Begin memorizing Mark Antony's Funeral Oration, starting with "Friends, Romans, countrymen..." and stopping at "So let it be with Caesar" (III.2.77).
Begin reviewing for your Julius Caesar test, which will be Wednesday, Dec. 4
11th English:
Be prepared for a comprehension quiz over III.2 - IV.3.
Review your memorization of III.1.56-64. Be prepared for a recitation quiz
Week 10 (Nov. 8, 11):
7th Literature:
Finish reading The Secret Garden
9th English:
Finish reading Julius Caesar.
Be prepared for a quiz over Act IV and over Rhetorical Techniques and Persuasive Appeals.
11th English:
Read Act III.4- IV.4
Be prepared for a comprehension quiz over III.2 - IV.3.
Memorize III.1.56-64. Be prepared for a recitation quiz on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Week 9 (Nov. 5- Election Day):
7th Literature:
Review Ch. 24-25 of The Secret Garden. Be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday over your reading.
Review notes over types of characters and characterization.
9th English:
Review Act IV of Julius Caesar.
Be prepared for a quiz over Act IV.
Review notes over Rhetorical Techniques and Persuasive Appeals. There will be questions over these notes on future tests and quizzes
11th English:
Review Act III. 2-3
Be prepared for a comprehension quiz over these scenes.
Begin memorizing Hamlet's soliloquy beginning with "To be, or not to be." Memorize up to III.1.60, stopping at "And by opposing end them?"
Week 9 (Nov. 1, 4):
7th Literature:
Read Ch. 24-25 of The Secret Garden. Be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday over your reading.
9th English:
Read Act IV of Julius Caesar.
Be prepared for a quiz over Act IV.
11th English:
Read Act III. 2-3
Be prepared for a comprehension quiz over these scenes.
Week 8 (Oct. 25, 28):
7th Literature:
Read Ch. 21-23 of The Secret Garden. Be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday over your reading.
9th English:
Finish reading Act III of Julius Caesar.
Be prepared for a quiz over III.1.
11th English:
Study for your test over Acts I-II of Hamlet which will be on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
Read Act III. Scene 1 of Hamlet.
Week 7 (Oct. 18, 21):
7th Literature:
Read Ch. 17-19 of The Secret Garden. Be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday over your reading.
9th English:
Complete Act II Questions
Read Act III.1-2 of Julius Caesar.
11th English:
Finish reading Act II of Hamlet. Read Act III. Scene 1 of Hamlet.
Be prepared for a comprehension quiz over your reading.
Week 6 (Oct. 11, 14):
7th Literature:
Read Ch. 13-16 of The Secret Garden. Be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday over your reading.
9th English:
Read Act II.1-2 of Julius Caesar
11th English:
Read II.1.1- II.2.358 Hamlet. Be prepared for a comprehension quiz over your reading.
Week 5 (Oct. 4, 7):
7th Literature:
Read Ch. 12 of The Secret Garden
Study for your test over Ch. 1-10 of The Secret Garden which will be on Wednesday, Oct. 9
9th English:
Complete any Act I.Scenes 1-2 questions you did not finish in class from this week. These are due on Tuesday (Oct. 8).
Study for a test over Act I of Julius Caesar that will be on Wednesday, Oct. 9
Finish reading II.1 of Julius Caesar.
11th English:
Finish reading Act I of Hamlet.
Week 4 (Sept. 27, 30):
7th Literature:
Read Ch. 9-11 of The Secret Garden
Prepared for a vocabulary quiz over your Secret Garden vocabulary words on Thursday (Oct. 3)
9th English:
Read II.1.1-191 of Julius Caesar.
11th English:
Read Hamlet Act I. Scene 3. Be prepared for a comprehension quiz over your reading and in-class notes from this week. Review openers from this week.
Week 3 (Sept. 20, 23):
7th Literature:
Read Ch. 4-7 of The Secret Garden
Be prepared for a reading comprehension quiz over your reading on Tuesday (Sept. 24)
9th English:
Finish reading Act I of Julius Caesar
11th English:
Study your Intro to Shakespeare notes. Be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday (Sept. 24)
Read Act I. 1-2 of Hamlet
Week 2 (Sept. 13, 16):
7th Literature:
Read Ch. 1-3 of The Secret Garden
Be prepared for a reading comprehension quiz over your reading on Tuesday (Sept. 17)
9th English:
Study your Intro to Shakespeare notes. Be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday (Sept. 17).
Finish reading Act I. Scene 1 of Julius Caesar
11th English:
Review "The Lady of Shalott"
Answer the following question in paragraph format (Due Tuesday; 2 paragraps minimum):
A.) Based on our class notes and class discussion, explain what the Lady of Shalott represents. What is she a representation of?
B.) Use text evidence from the poem to demonstrate how Tennyson constructs this picture. In other words, use lines from the poem to explain how Tennyson accomplishes your answer to Part A.
Week 1 (Sept. 6, 9):
7th Literature:
Review syllabus
Take syllabus home to parents, sign it, and have it prepared to turn in on Tuesday.
Review The Secret Garden Introduction notes
9th English:
Review syllabus
Take syllabus home to parents, sign it, and have it prepared to turn in on Tuesday.
Review Intro to Shakespeare Notes
11th English:
Take syllabus home to parents, sign it, and have it prepared to turn in on Tuesday.
Read "The Lady of Shalott"