Week 5:3 (Mar. 18-22)

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Freshmen: RJ Audioplay, RJ E-text, RJ Vocab List, RJ Theme Log, Two Days; RJ Journal Entries: Act I Journal, Act II Journal, Act III Journal (All three entries are due the Monday we return from break with 35% off for each late day regardless of absence; journals turned in by this Friday will earn a 20% bonus as long as the raw score is >75%.)

Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poem Packet, Waiting for Godot Prompts, Existentialism Notes, Major Works Data Sheet, E-text of “The Sandbox” (While you read, consider elements of the absurdist play that connect to existentialist themes and techniques covered in the notes.); Miscellaneous: Eliminating Wordiness, Writing a Good Thesis Statement, Wikipedia Entry on Edward Albee (Author of “The Sandbox”)

Week 5:2 (Mar. 11-15)

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Freshmen: RJ Audioplay, RJ E-text, RJ Vocab List, RJ Theme Log, Two Days, RJ Act I Journal, RJ Act II Journal; Gettysburg Address: Text of the Speech, Prompt & Rubric, Turnitin.com Registration Instructions, MLA Template, Help with Quote-Weaving, Help with MLA Format

Seniors: Reading Schedule, DS E-text, DS Prompts, Poem Packet; Extras: Eliminating Wordiness, Good Theses

Week 5:1 (Mar. 4-8)

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Freshmen: RJ Audioplay, RJ E-text (Entire Play), RJ Vocab List (All Acts), RJ Theme Log, RJ Act I Journal Questions #5-28, “Gettysburg Address” Materials, “Gettysburg Address” Audio, “Gettysburg Address” PowerPoint (PDF), How to Weave Quotes

Seniors: Reading Schedule, DS E-text, DS Prompts, Poem Packet, Tone Words & Review Packet

Week 4:6 (Feb. 25-Mar. 1)

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Freshmen: RJ Audioplay, RJ Vocab List, RJ Theme Log, RJ Act I Journal Questions #5-28, Language Tricks

Seniors: For Monday’s “Fairy Tale Literary Criticism”, select one of these fairy tales: “Snowdrop” (Snow White), “Rapunzel”, “Rumpelstiltskin”, “Ashenputtel” (Cinderella), “Hansel and Grethel”, “Briar Rose” (Sleeping Beauty), and then select one of the schools of thought (e.g. Freudian, Jungian, Marxist, Post-Colonial, Feminist) included in this Literary Criticism PDF.  Study the notes and carefully read the story through that lens.  Write a brief (5-ish paragraphs) essay in which you analyze the meaning of the narrative; print it for class on Monday.

Here’s the reading schedule for weeks 4:6 to 5:5.

(Also, here’s a Death of a Salesman e-text in case you need it for Thursday’s quiz.)

Week 4:5 (Feb. 19-22)

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Seniors: 4:3-5 Reading Schedule, Poem Packet, “The Dead” (Joyce) E-text , “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (Oates) E-text, “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” (Dylan) Audio, Death of a Salesman (Miller) E-text, Literary Criticism

Fairy Tales: Snowdrop (Snow White), Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Ashenputtel (Cinderella), Hansel and Grethel, Briar Rose (Snow White)

Week 4:4 (Feb. 11-15)

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Freshmen: Sophomore Registration Form, SPHS Curriculum Guide, Class of 2016 Graduation Requirements; Journal Contents: Literature Terms, “Poison” Journal Questions, “Harrison Bergeron” Journal Questions, RJ Prologue Colormarking, RJ Theme Writing & RJ Journal Questions #1-4; Others: RJ Vocab List, RJ Notes, Perfect Mate, RJ Theme Log, Love Connection

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Seniors: 4:3-5 Reading Schedule, Poem Packet, HD Notes

Week 4:3 (Feb. 4-8)

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Freshmen: Sophomore Registration Form, SPHS Curriculum Guide, Class of 2016 Graduation Requirements, Literature Terms, “Poison” Journal Questions, “Harrison Bergeron” Journal Questions, RJ Prologue Colormarking, RJ Theme Writing & RJ Journal Questions #1-4, RJ Vocab List, RJ Audioplay, RJ E-text, Perfect Mate, RJ Theme Log

Seniors: Beloved Prompt List, HD Notes, 4:3-5 Reading Schedule, 11 Tips for AP Lit Multiple Choice

Week 4:2 (Jan. 28-Feb. 1)

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Freshmen: Sophomore Registration Form, SPHS Curriculum Guide, Class of 2016 Graduation Requirements, Literature Terms, Romeo and Juliet Prologue, Short Story Vocab List, Vocabulary Presentation Instructions, “Poison” Journal Questions, “Harrison Bergeron” Journal Questions, Romeo and Juliet Vocab List
Seniors: AP Syllabus, Reading Schedule for 3:5-4:2, Poetry Response Instructions, Second Semester Poem Packet, Beloved Prompt List, Heart of Darkness Notes

Week 4:1 (Jan. 22-25)

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Freshmen: Honors Syllabus, Literature Terms, Personal Paragraphs, RJ Prologue, SS Vocab List, Vocabulary Presentation Instructions
Seniors: AP Syllabus, Reading Schedule for 3:5-4:2, Literature Notes, Poetry Response Instructions, Second Semester Poem Packet, Exam Essay Rubric; Beloved: Response Journal, Prompt List