WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR NOVEMBER 8TH, 2004
AP ENGLISH


Monday, November 8th:

I forgot to remind you but the second literary term paragraph was due on Friday, November 5th. The third one will be due on November 19th.

Brief grammar review over parts of speech. I will give you a handout from English Workshop; “Subject Complements”; pages 143 - 144; exercises 9 and 10.
This will be due on Tuesday, November 9th.

We will also go over the prompt for the poem, “On the Subway” by Sharon Olds.
The essay will be due on Friday, November 12th.

We will go over the vocabulary review homework, units 1 - 3 review. This will be due on Monday, November 15th.

I really will bore you today over the history of the English language. We will divide into collaborative groups, read, discuss, analyze, make posters, etc., and make presentations over the history of the English language.



Tuesday, November 9th:

We will continue our foray into the misty past of the English language, and you will continue your presentations.


Wednesday, November 10th:

We will go over in Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition “Verbals and Verbal Phrases”; pages 64 - 68; exercises 6, 7, and 8. This will be due on Tuesday, November 16th.


We will finish up our wild adventures into the dark, dangerous and frequently bloody history of the English language, and I will deliver a brief overview and wrapping up over the history of the English language today. We will look at a few examples of poetry and other forms of writings from the early misty past of English.


Thursday, November 11th, Veterans’ Day:

No school today. Yeah! So spend the day instead in gratitude to those soldiers who have fought and are still fighting for the ideals of freedom and democracy.


Friday, November 12th:

Your essay on “On the Subway” due today! We will do cleanup on any left over work this week; then, we will take a look at some ancient poetry and Beowulf.



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