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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 2:4 (Oct. 21-24)

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Mr. Benton

Seniors: Reading Schedule 2:1-6, Mythology Quiz Preview, 2nd Six Weeks’ Poetry Packet, MLA Template (New and Improved), Tone Words, Notes on Middle English through Early Modern English (The Elizabethan Era) and Hamlet, Hamlet Response Journal, Documentary with David Tennant, Hamlet Essay Prompts, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, Hamlet Act I Vocab

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

Freshmen: Literary Analysis Task, Figurative Language Review, GE Vocab List, 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), Weaving and Citing Guide, GE Theme Log, GE Audiotext, Colormarking #6, GE E-Text (Whole Novel), GE Graphic Novelization of Ch. 23-25

Week 2:3 (Oct. 14-18)

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Mr. Benton

Seniors: Reading Schedule 2:1-6, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein Audiotext, Tone Words, Mythology Quiz Preview

Hamlet: Prop Assignment (refer to your index card), Notes on Middle English through Early Modern English (The Elizabethan Era) and the Play Itself, Response Journal, Documentary with David Tennant, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, Act I Vocab

Freshmen: PSAT Tips, Literary Analysis Task (an in-class piece asking students to analyze how Shakespeare transformed Ovid’s story of “Phoebus and Daphne” in A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

Great Expectations: Vocab List, Journal Questions for Ch. 1-10, Journal Questions on Ch. 11-20 (1st period, 2nd period, 4th period, 5th period, and 6th period), Theme Log, Audiotext, Graphic Novelization for Ch. 19-22, Weaving and Citing Guide, Colormarking #6

Week 2:2 (Oct. 7-11)

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Mr. Benton

Seniors: Reading Schedule 2:1-6, Tone Words, 2nd Six Weeks’ Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Frankenstein Response Journal, Frankenstein Audiotext, Hamlet Prop Assignment, Hamlet Response Journal

Freshmen: Proofreading Expectations, GE Vocab List, Theme Log, 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 Audiotext, GE Graphic Novelization Ch. 14-18, Literary Analysis Task (of Ovid’s “Phoebus and Daphne” and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream), PSAT Tips

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

Week 1:6 (Sept. 23-27)

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Mr. Benton

Seniors: 2nd Six Weeks’ Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Jane Eyre Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein Response Journal, Paradise Lost E-Text, Reading Schedule 2:1-6, Rubric for Thursday’s In-Class Poetry Essay, Frankenstein Audiotext

Freshmen: GE Notes, GE Vocab List, GE Theme Log, Colormarking #4, Turnitin Registration Instructions and Theme Analysis #1, Proofreading Expectations, GE Graphic Novelization Ch. 3-7, GE Graphic Novelization Ch. 8-10, GE Audiotext

Week 1:5 (Sept. 16-20)

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Mr. Benton

Seniors, this is a pretty busy-looking week, but if you follow the reading schedule and complete the journal responses as you read through the novel, you’ll be fine. Remember to always follow MLA format in your poetry responses. The physical composition book (the vocab assignments) will not be due until the end of next week, but you should try to wrap up the JE assignment assignment and move on to the Frankenstein vocab if you haven’t already. Take note: we’ll be doing something really useful (i.e. beneficial for Friday’s assessment) in class on Tuesday. Here’s a nifty online-only handout that gives you 10 tips for the AP Lit multiple choice portion. And here’s a link for Paradise Lost.

Freshmen: Great Expectations Notes, Great Expectations Vocab List, Great Expectations Theme Log, Great Expectations Audiotext, Theme Writing #2, Colormarking #4, Great Expectations Graphic Novelization Ch. 1-2; Journal: Journal Expectations, Proofreading Expectations, Usage Notes, Literature Terms, Theme Writing #1, “The Scarlet Ibis” Questions, “The Cask of Amontillado” Questions