January 7, 2013 - January 11, 2013

Monday, January 7th:
Review:
Anaphora, Enjambment, Feminine Rhyme, Internal Rhyme, Masculine Rhyme, Slant Rhyme
Multiple Choice Questions on "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell
A.P. Writing Strategies:
Opening paragraphs

Tuesday, January 8th:
Continue working on A.P. writing strategies:
Structure of A.P. essay
Excerpt from MARY BURTON by Elizabeth Gaskell
For homework: Multiple Choice questions over excerpt from Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN; due Wednesday, January 9th

Wednesday, January 9th:
Go over multiple choice questions over FRANKENSTEIN
Continue working on A.P. writing strategies:
Continue working on excerpt from MARY BURTON

Thursday, January 10th:
Due to so many students being absent today, the essay will be postponed to tomorrow. Those students who are here will continue analyzing the excerpt from MARY BURTON in preparation for the essay tomorrow. We will analyze the prompt, and the excerpt for point of view, characterization, dialogue, and selection of detail.  We will also discuss the vocabulary, and the social mores of the time.

Friday, January 11th:
Timed essay on the excerpt from MARY BURTON.
Assignment:
Multiple Choice questions on excerpt from FRANKENSTEIN.  This will be due on Monday, January 14th.
Vocabulary Unit 2; due on Tuesday, January 15th

Preview for Next Week:
Monday, January 14th:
Break into groups for SOCRATIC CIRCLE on Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN. Each person in the group writes five questions and corresponding answers on the novel.  The questions should be in-depth, and each question should relate to one of the following areas: theme, character, tone, point of view, the Gothic/Romantic genre, figurative language and how it relates to the other areas of theme, character, tone, pov and the Gothic/Romantic genre.

Tuesday, January 15th:
Vocabulary Unit 2 will be due
Begin the Socratic Circle

Wednesday, January 16th:
The reading logs for FRANKENSTEIN is due today.
The Romantic Era Packet is due today. 







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