Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Essay #2 Response
Today students spent the entire period commenting on each other's essay drafts. Absent students should get me drafts ASAP and (along with those students who did not have drafts today) should arrange their own response groups.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Act 1
Today we spent the period discussing the happenings of Act 1 of King Lear. After talking a bit about essay rough drafts (which are due in class tomorrow), we read a bit of Act 2 (due Wednesday).
Essay Due Dates:
Essay Due Dates:
- Rough Draft w/ cover sheet 2/12
- Option Draft Drop Box Opens 2/13
- Final Drafts, typed w/ cover sheet, Due 2/26 (2/20 for extra credit)
Friday, February 8, 2013
King Lear
Today we talked a bit about Shakespeare and King Lear and then started Act 1 aloud in class. You should finish Act I over the weekend.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Story Time & Timed Writings
After finishing "Cap O Rushes" (and handing in the study guides for Frankenstein and the critique assignment), students spent the rest of the period on the Frankenstein timed writing.
Bring King Lear tomorrow!
Bring King Lear tomorrow!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Last of Frankenstein
Today we finished the essay critique presentations from yesterday, spent some time on a final discussion of theme in Frankenstein, and wrapped up the day with a bit of prereading for King Lear.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Critiques: Day 2
Today students met by essay group and shared their impressions and notes, preparing to present to their peers. We began presentations in both classes.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Essay Critiques
After revisiting the style conversation from Friday, students spent the period reading essays on Frankenstein. The essays and the assignment are available at Moodle.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Multiple Choice Madness
Today we spent the entire period in a last look at the multiple choice questions from the final.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Multiple Choice and More Frankness
Today we started our look at the multiple choice section of the final with some group work. We will share that work in class tomorrow. We also talked a bit more about symbol, motif, and style in Frankenstein.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
PC Review & More Frank-ness
Today we wrapped up our examination of the final exam timed writing by turning our focus on the students' own essays. For the rest of the period we discussed Frankenstein (see the slide below).
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday and Tuesday
Aside from a warm-up on and discussion of how Frankenstein fits in the Romantic Period, these two days have been spent looking at the essay prompt from the final exam.
Essay #2 Due Dates:
Essay #2 Due Dates:
- Topics Posted to Moodle (with topic poll) 2/1
- Topic Responses at Moodle 2/4
- Complete Roughs in class with a cover sheet 2/12
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Period 4: Remaining Poems
Thursday
- "Addressed to a Young Man..." Coleridge (You'll have to scroll down a bit.)
- "Bright Star" Keats
- "Bright Be the Place of Thy Soul" Byron (It's quite far down the page.)
- "To the Moon" Smith
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Presentations Tomorrow
The poems and poetry HW are listed below. All of the poems should be easy to find. Just Google them. Here are the first two:
Period 3
Period 4
I'll post the rest if I have time.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
New Moodle Link
Here is the new Moodle link, as promised.
Those of you who are still having trouble, let me know and we can have them reset it manually.
See you tomorrow.
Mr. Staiano
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Work Time
Today students had essentially the entire period to find poems and begin their individual poetry analyses.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Papers and Poetry
Today we discussed essays, which were returned, and students did the reflective activity below. We also started the next poetry project.
Monday, January 7, 2013
An Introduction to the Romantic Movement
Today we spent the period talking about the Romantic Movement (notes are at Moodle and due dates are below.)
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