Week 3:7 (Feb. 17-20)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, MLA Template, Third Quarter Poems, Literary Criticism Handouts, Atonement Prompts

rj-listenFreshmen: Vocab Presentation Instructions, Proofreading Expectations, Weaving and Citing Examples, Literature Terms, SPHS Curriculum Guide, State Assessment Practice Tests, RJ Vocab List, RJ E-Text, RJ Audioplay, RJ Theme Log, Love Connection, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, Language Tricks, RJ Act I Journal Questions #5-28 (to be typed for Turnitin.com – not in the journal)

 

Week 3:6 (Feb. 9-13)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, MLA Template, Third Quarter Poems, Lady Windemere’s Fan Examples Essays, Earnest Close Reading Questions, Prose Essay Rubric

rj-listenFreshmen: Vocab Presentation Instructions, Proofreading Expectations, Usage Notes, Weaving and Citing Examples, Journal Expectations, Literature Terms, SPHS Curriculum Guide, State Assessment Practice Tests, RJ Vocab List, RJ E-Text, RJ Audioplay, RJ Theme Log, Perfect Mate, Love Connection, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, RJ Act I Journal Questions #5-28

Week 5:3 (Mar. 17-21)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Atonement Prompts, Senior Activity Calendar

Freshmen: RJ Act I Journal Questions #5-28, RJ Act II Journal Questions, RJ Act III Journal Prompt, Turnitin Registration Instructions, RJ Vocab List, RJ E-Text with Line Numbers, RJ Audio-play, RJ Theme Log, Two Days, Scene Performance Project Info

Week 5:2 (Mar. 10-14)

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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 criticism (e.g. Jungian, Freudian, Marxist) included in this Literary Criticism PDF.  Study the notes and carefully read the story through that lens, using the leading questions as the basis for your analysis.  Write a brief (5-ish paragraphs) essay (in MLA format) in which you analyze the meaning of the narrative; print it for class on Monday. Here are the reading schedule, Atonement prompts, a Senior Activity Calendar if you need them.

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 with Line Numbers, RJ Audio-play, RJ Theme Log, Two Days, Tuesday’s Film Adaptation Comparison Analysis

Week 5:1 (Mar. 3-7)

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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)

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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 4:5 (Feb. 18-21)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule (3:5-4:5), Poems for Poetry Response, MLA Template, Reading Schedule (4:5-6:3), Literary Criticism Handouts (All), Atonement Prompts

Freshmen: Sophomore Registration Form, SPHS Curriculum Guide; Romeo and Juliet: Notes, Vocab List (All Acts), E-Text (Whole Play), Audio-play, Theme Log, Love Connection, Act I Journal Questions #5-28, Language Tricks, Tips for Reading Shakespeare

Week 4:4 (Feb. 10-14)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule (3:5-4:5), Poems for Poetry Response, MLA Template, Practice Prose Prompt for 4:3-4, Rubric and Scored Samples for Practice Prose Essay on Lady Windemere’s Fan, Close Reading Questions on Earnest Excerpt

Freshmen: Sophomore Registration Form, Understanding PSAT Results, SPHS Curriculum Guide; Romeo and Juliet: Notes, Vocab List (All Acts), E-Text (Whole Play), Audio-play, Theme Log, Perfect Mate, Love Connection

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