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Week 1:5 (Sept. 15-19)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template for Poetry Responses, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, Jane Eyre Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, 10 Tips for the AP Lit Multiple Choice, Paradise Lost, An Exploration of Romanticism Through Art and Poetry

Freshmen (All Periods): Proofreading Expectations, Literary Analysis Task #1, my.hrw.com, E-text of “Night Calls”, E-text of “A Story”, In-Class Text-based Questions

Great Expectations (Honors): Notes, Vocab, Theme Log, Audiotext, Graphic Novelization (Ch. 1-2)

Of Mice and Men (2nd Period): Notes, Vocab

Week 6:3 (May 5-9)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, AP Score Calculator, Practice Exam #2, “Cathedral” Multiple Choice Practice (and the Key for your personal review), Major Works Poster Packet (2014), MWPP (2013)

Freshmen: TKAM Journal Entry Instructions, TKAM E-text, TKAM Vocab List, TKAM Theme Log, Wheel of Feels, Literature Terms, 10 Types of Plagiarism, Proofreading Expectations, Vocab Presentation Instructions, Turnitin Registration Instructions / RJ Essay: Outline & Rubric, Citation & Weaving Examples, Sample Essay, Writing About Literature, Essay-Writing, Quote-Weaving, MLA Template

FAIR Testing Today’s Key: EA7898

Week 6:2 (Apr. 28-May 2)

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AP Literature: Reading Schedule, Guide for Monday’s Lit Term Quiz, Major Works Data Sheet Template, Open Response Lists, Literary Time Periods Review, The Stranger Journal Tips, Practice Exam #2, Tone List, Saturday Practice Exam Scoring Worksheet, AP Score Calculator / Practice Exam Dates: April 26th (8:30-12:00)

To Kill a Mockingbird: Journal Entry Instructions, Notes, E-text, Vocab List, Theme Log / Romeo and Juliet: E-text, Thesis Notes, Thesis Guidelines, Thesis Generator, Subordinating Conjunctions, Writing About Literature, Outline Generator, Essay-Writing, Quote-Weaving, Citation & Weaving Examples, Sample RJ Essay, Essay Outline & Rubric / Misc: Soliloquy Colormarking, Help with Colormarking, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, Wheel of Feels, Literature Terms, 10 Types of Plagiarism, Proofreading Expectations, Vocab Presentation Instructions, Turnitin Registration Instructions

Week 6:1 (Apr. 21-25)

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AP Literature: Reading Schedule, Major Works Data Sheet Template, Open Response Lists, Literary 3×3 Instructions, Literary Time Periods Review, AP Score Calculator, The Stranger Journal Tips, Wednesday’s Sonnet Handout, Practice Exam #1 (key for multiple-choice section), Practice Exam #2 (multiple-choice section only, key included); Fairy Tale Lit-Crit: Literary Criticism Sheets, MLA Template, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “The Snow Queen”, “The Princess and the Pea”, “The Little Gingerbread Man”, “Puss in Boots”, “The Ugly Duckling”; Practice Exam Dates: April 19th (8:30-12:00), April 26th (8:30-12:00)

Romeo and Juliet: Act IV Journal, Scene Performance Project Info, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, Thesis Notes, Thesis Guidelines, Thesis Generator, Writing About Literature, E-text, Theme Log, Quote-Weaving, Essay-Writing, Sample Essay, Essay Outline & Rubric / To Kill a Mockingbird: Notes, Colormarking, Help with Colormarking, Theme Log, Vocab List (with Period-Specific Word Assignments); Other: SAT Vocab #3, FCAT Lab/Time Assignments, ePAT (flassessments.com/ePAT)

Week 5:1 (Mar. 3-7)

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Mr. Benton

Seniors: Literary Criticism Handouts, Reading Schedule, Atonement Prompts, Monday’s Syntax Practice, Senior Activity Calendar

Freshmen, complete one journal question daily: RJ Act I Journal Questions #5-28 and RJ Act II Journal Questions (typed responses submitted to Turnitin.com), Turnitin Registration Instructions, RJ Vocab List, RJ E-Text, RJ Audio-play, RJ Theme Log, Language Tricks, Tips for Reading Shakespeare

Week 4:6 (Feb. 24-28)

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Mr. Benton

Seniors: Poems for Poetry Response, MLA Template, Reading Schedule (4:5-6:3), Literary Criticism Handouts (All), Atonement Prompts, Close Reading Poem & Questions (“To My Coy Mistress”), Lit Notes (All)

Freshmen, complete one journal question daily: RJ Act I Journal Questions #5-28 (typed responses submitted to Turnitin.com), Turnitin Registration Instructions, RJ Vocab List, RJ E-Text, RJ Audio-play, RJ Theme Log, Language Tricks, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, Informational Text Analysis Task #1, More Info on the Japanese-American Internment

Week 2:6 (Nov. 4-8)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Mr. Benton

Seniors: Reading Schedule for 2:1-6, Poems for the 2nd Six Weeks, MLA Template, Notes on Postmodernism and Watchmen, Watchmen Journal, Watchmen Sketches, Watchmen Prompts, Reading Schedule for 3:1-4, Poems for the 3rd Six Weeks, Watchmen E-text (Huge One-Time PDF Download), The Doomsday Clock, Literary 3×3 Guidelines, Literary 3×3 Examples

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Freshmen: GE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29, Citing and Weaving Examples, GE Theme Log, GE E-Text (Whole Novel), SAT Vocab #1, GE Audiotext, GE Graphic Novelization for Ch. 30-36, Thesis Notes, GE Paper Outline and Rubric, GE Ch. 37-38 Quiz Preview

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Week 2:5 (Oct. 28-Nov. 1)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Mr. Benton

Seniors, to clarify, the journal is due by 11:59 PM Wednesday; the essay is due by 11:59 PM Saturday: Reading Schedule 2:1-6, 2nd Six Weeks’ Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Hamlet Notes, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, Hamlet Response Journal, Hamlet Essay Prompts, Hamlet Essay Rubric

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Hamlet Audioplay: Act I (≈:50), Act II (≈:37), Act III (≈:58), Acts IV-V (≈1:23)

Freshmen: GE Journal Questions for Ch. 1-10, GE Journal Questions for Ch. 11-20 (1st period, 2nd period, 4th period, 5th period, and 6th period), GE Journal Questions for Ch. 20-29, Woven and Cited Quote Examples, GE Theme Log, GE E-Text (Whole Novel), GE Audiotext, GE Graphic Novelization for Ch. 26-31, SAT (“PB”) Vocab #1

Week 2:1 (Sept. 30-Oct. 4)

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Mr. Benton

Seniors: 2nd Six Weeks’ Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Frankenstein Response Journal, Reading Schedule 2:1-6, Frankenstein Audiotext, “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” E-text, Tone Words, Open Response Prompts

Freshmen: Proofreading Expectations, GE Vocab List, Theme Log, Colormarking #5, Theme Analysis #1 (Instructions, Prompt, and Rubric), GE Ch. 1-10 Journal Questions, GE Audiotext, GE Graphic Novelization for Ch. 11-13