Monday-Thursday, May 9-12, 2011

American Lit has continued reading TTTC -- on Friday, the students should be through page 224 (212 in the Black Book). Thursday, the students watched "LBJ goes to War" and completed a viewing guide.

Friday, May 6, 2011

American Lit:

Sorry for the lack of updates! In TTTC, students are to have read up to page 123 (117 for the black/blue book) and completed pages 1-6 in the TTTC study guide.

British Lit:

YOU'RE DONE!!!

Monday, May 2, 2011

American Lit began Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried (TTTC). Homework: pp.1-26.

British Lit finished "Dead Poets Society" and discussed how the film portrays individuals challenging authority. Homework: have BNW/Study Guide complete and DPS paragraph finished.

Monday, April 18, 2011

American Lit read "Letter from Birmingham Jail," pp.1144-1156, completing a worksheet as they went along. Homework: 1-6, 8.

British Lit completed the study guide questions 7-9. Homework: Read chapters 10-11 of BNW. 

Friday, April 15, 2011

American Lit took their Modernism test today.

British Lit completed study guide questions for chapters 5-6; homework is to read chapers 7-9 of BNW. Reading schedule and extra credit information are posted on Edline.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

American Lit reviewed for the Modernism test TOMORROW.

British Lit completed study guide chapters 3-4 and were assigned 5-6 for homework.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

American Lit had their Guided Reading for Unit 6 checked. Then, they read "Adam" by Kurt Vonnegut and received a front-and-back worksheet as classwork. Homework: read "Why the Soldiers Won't Talk" pp.1114-1118 and answer questions 1, 2, 4, 6 on p. 1120.

British Lit: complete study guide chapters 1-2 and read BNW chapters 3-4.

Monday-Tuesday, April 11-12, 2011

American Lit: Flannery O'Connor questions 1-9 were checked; in some classes, "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" was discussed. On Tuesday, students had their  vocab 12 hw checked and completed a guided reading for Unit 6 (tonight's homework).

British Lit: Reviewed for Romanticism test and then took that test (on Tuesday). Homework: Read BNW 1-2. 

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

American lit peer-reviewed a rough draft copy of their paper and looked at the procedure for turnitin.com. Tomorrow their research papers are due with the following:
-- Rough draft with peer review sheet
-- 2 Final Copies
-- Note-cards

All this should be in a folder with pockets.

British Lit began John Keats, reading "When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be."

Monday, April 4, 2011

American Lit got back their Regionalism/Naturalism tests; looked at a sample of the Works Cited page; got a theme for "The Death of the Hired Man," and began reading T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."

British Lit began Shelley, reading "Ozymandias" and "Ode to the West Wind."

Friday, April 1, 2011

CHALLENGE DAY!!

American Lit took the Vocab 10/11 test, then read Robert Frost's "The Death of the Hired Man."

British Lit watched King Lear. 

Thursday, March 31, 2011

American Lit took the Harlem Renaissance Test.

British Lit read "She Walks in Beauty" and "When We Two Parted." The students answered the questions after each poem.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

American Lit reviewed for their Harlem Renaissance test tomorrow; they finished Sandburg ("Chicago," "Grass") and moved on to Robert Frost ("Stopping by the Woods..." and "Nothing Gold Can Stay").

British Lit finished Coleridge and began Lord Byron.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

American Lit turned in their note-cards with their sources highlighted today. Their classwork (and homework, if you were absent): —

• Read P. 880 for background on Edgar Lee Masters
• —Read 886 – “Lucinda Matlock”
• —Answer questions 1-4 on 887
• —Read pp. 888-892 – Carl Sandburg
• —Answer questions 1-5 on p. 893

British Lit: Senior meeting today. Homework: Read "Kubla Kahn" in your textbook. READ IT ALOUD. The note-cards will be turned in on Thursday. 

Monday, March 28, 2011

American Lit began Modernism today with a presentation on the movement. Then, they began reading Edwin Arlington Robinson's "Richard Cory" and "Miniver Cheevy."

British Lit finished "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Homework: p. 819 1-10.

Friday, March 25, 2011

American Lit took our Vocab 11 quiz. Homework p.865 1-7 was checked. We watched a documentary on Zora Neale Hurston and discussed documentary technique, such as footage selection and camera movement. Homework for Monday: 15 Note-Cards due to be checked.

British Lit took a pop quiz (open notes) on Wordsworth/Coleridge and then went over the quiz. We then continued "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

Thursday, March 24 2011

American Lit read "How It Feels to be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston. Homework: p. 865 1-7.

British Lit continued "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

American Lit brought their sources -- printed -- and their works cited page and a stack of blank notecards. They received instruction on how the note-cards should be written and worked throughout the period on them. Homework: read Toomer and Bontemps and complete the worksheet.

British Lit continued Romanticism by finishing Wordsworth and beginning Coleridge. Their sources are due are Thursday, with their works cited and notecards.

Monday, March 22, 2011

American Lit reviewed "How to Pick a Decent Website," covered Vocab 11, and then continued the Harlem Renaissance by reading "Any Human to Another" and "Storm Ending." Sources due on Wednesday.

British Lit reviewed "How to Pick a Decent Website" and then continued Wordsworth by finishing "Tintern Abbey" and reading "The World Is Too Much With Us."

Wednesday, March 16 2011

American Lit took the unit 4 test today. Tomorrow, they will continue Langston Hughes.

British Lit was assigned its research paper and began Robert Burns. Homework: p.773, 1-2, 5-6, 8-10

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

American Lit received the assignment for the research paper, then finished the historical essay by reading the section on "The Harlem Renaissance." Homework: STUDY FOR THE TEST.

British Lit finished William Blake and did a media study of his artwork. No homework.

Monday, March 14, 2011

American Lit began Unit 5 by discussing the "questions of the times" and beginning the "Historical Essay." Students were required to take notes on the essay as they read and discussed. Unit 4 Test on Wednesday.

British Lit learned about the "process of Romantic Poetry," and then began William Blake, reading "The Lamb," "The Tyger," and "The Chimney Sweeper" (2).

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

American Lit began Naturalism with "The Law of Life" by Jack London. Homework: voc 10 exercises and journals tomorrow.

British Lit finished the paraphrase worksheet and began the Romantic period.

**The projects for American Lit have been posted, except for a few projects from 3rd period.

Monday, February 28, 2011

American Lit continued "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" and were assigned 1-9 on page 685.

British Lit continued their work on paraphrasing "Elegy Written..." and were given the review questions 1-4 and 6-7 at the end of the selection for homework.

Friday, February 25, 2011

American Lit took their grammar quiz dealing with commas, colons, and semicolons. Then, they began "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte. No homework this weekend.

British Lit covered the worksheet dealing with Boswell's account "The Life of Samuel Johnson." Next, it read "Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard" by Thomas Gray. Homework is to paraphrase stanzas 23-32.

Wednesday and Thursday, February 23-24, 2011

American Lit has been presenting their Great Gatsby projects. Homework on Wednesday: "The Notorious Jumping Frog..." worksheet. Grammar quiz on Friday.

British Lit finished "The Dictionary of Samuel Johnson" and begun "The Life of Samuel Johnson."

Tuesday, February 19, 2011

American Lit listened to "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain. Projects DUE TOMORROW.

British Lit got back the AQWF tests and turned in the Golden Age of Satire Essay. Next, they listened to a brief lecture on the development of standard English and began Samuel Johnson's "Dictionary of the English Language." Vocab 9 Test tomorrow.

Monday, February 18, 2011

American Lit went over the extra credit assignment (posted on edline) and outlined unit 4.

British Lit finished "Candide" in the textbook and began a worksheet finding examples of different types of humor in "Candide."

Friday, February 18, 2011

American Lit took the vocab 9 test today. Next, we discussed the "Questions of the Times" on page 616-17. Finally, some of the classes started to outline unit 4. Homework: FINISH YOUR RESEARCH for the presentation.

British Lit worked on a writing assignment from page 657 which dealt with the Golden Age of Satire. This assignment is due on Tuesday, typed. Then, we began to read "Candide" by Voltaire.

Thursday, February 17 2011

American Lit took the Great Gatsby test today. Tomorrow, they will take the vocab 9 test.

British Lit took the AQWF test today. "The Rape of Lock" questions, p.607 1-8 and 10, will be due tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 16 2011

American Lit reviewed for the Gatsby test on Thursday; then, they covered semicolons and colons in a small packet. Finally, they were allowed to convene with their Gatsby Project group to divvy up the work.

British Lit reviewed for the AQWF Test on Thursday and then continued and finished "The Rape of Lock." They began to do the review questions 1-8 and 10.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

American Lit received instructions regarding the 1920's presentation due NEXT WEDNESDAY. Groups will be assigned tomorrow. Next, the students watched several scenes from The Great Gatsby and noted 5 differences between the book and the movie. This sheet was turned in.

British Lit took a last reading quiz on AQWF and had their p.620 1-7 HW checked. Then, they got background on Neoclassicism and Pope, and began "The Rape of Lock."

Monday, February 14 2011

American Lit took the vocab 9 quiz and finished (or nearly finished) our discussion of The Great Gatsby. The test for The Great Gatsby will be on Thursday.

British Lit took the vocab 9 quiz. Next, they finished their All Quiet on the Western Front study guides. Finally, they worked on the review questions for "A Modest Proposal," p. 620, 1-7. These are for homework. The AQWF test will be Thursday.

Thursday, February 10 2011

American Lit reviewed for the ACT writing section today, receiving an ACT packet and discussing sample prompts and essay. Homework: Finish Gatsby and study for the vocab 9 quiz.

British Lit finished "A Modest Proposal" and completed the worksheet, "An Interview with Jonathon Swift." Homework: study for the vocab 9 quiz.

Tuesday, February 8 2011

Today, American lit finished and reviewed their comma packets. Next, they began reviewing for the ACT writing section. Homework: GG ch. 8.

British Lit took a reading quiz on chapters 6-10 and reviewed the worksheet for "The Spectator." They began to discuss "satire." Homework: finish chapter 10 and be ready to have the Samuel Pepys and Joseph Addison worksheets checked.

Monday, February 7 2011

American Lit had their vocab 9 HW checked today while they continued working on their comma packets. They discussed chapters 5 and 6 and were assigned chapter 7 for homework. They will have a vocab 9 quiz on Thursday.

British Lit answered study guide questions for chapter 9 of AQWF. Next, they read "The Spectator" (588-593) and answered the worksheet questions. Homework: pages 231-252 (first half of chapter 10) from AQWF. They will have a vocab 9 quiz on Thursday.

Thursday, February 3 2011

American Lit discussed chapter 5 of GG. Homework: read chapter 6 of GG.

British Lit discussed chapter 8 of AQWF and began a worksheet on "The Diary of Samuel Pepys."

**The make up day was moved to Friday**

**Vocab 9 HW will be checked on Friday**

Wednesday, February 2 2011

American Lit received their Civil War Lit tests back, then took a reading quiz on chapters 3-4 of The Great Gatsby. Then, they discussed chapter 4. Homework: read chapter 5 and complete vocab 9 exercises.

British Lit discussed chapter 7 of AQWF and finished "The Diary of Samuel Pepys." Homework: read chapter 8 of AQWF and complete vocab 9 exercises.

TOMORROW IS MAKE-UP DAY.

Monday-Tuesday January 31-February 1, 2011

Mr. Carruth was out on Monday. American Lit reviewed Vocab 9 and began the exercises. They then continued The Great Gatsby. British Lit also reviewed Vocab 9 and continued All Quiet on the Western Front. 


On Tuesday, American Lit read vocab 9 definitions and then discussed chapter 3 of GG. Homework: Chapter 4.

British Lit reviewed the note-taking worksheet for Unit 3 and then began "The Diary of Samuel Pepys." Homework: finish chapter 7 of All Quiet on the Western Front. 

Friday, January 28 2011

American Lit took the Vocab 8 Test and then discussed chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby. Homework: Chapter 3 of Gatsby. 


British Lit took the Vocab 8 Test and then discussed chapter 6 of AQWF and the historical essay of Unit 3. Homework: Chapter 7 of AQWF. 

Thursday, January 27 2011

American Lit wrote a journal, then took a reading quiz on chapter 1. Afterwards, we discussed chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, noting especially Fitzgerald's characterization. Homework: read chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby, and study for the vocab 8 test.

 British Lit read Unit 3 and filled out a note-taking worksheet. Then, students finished chapter 6 of AQWF and answered the study guide questions. Homework: be completely caught up on AQWF and study for the Vocab 8 test.

Wednesday, January 26 2011

American Lit worked on their comma usage packets for a portion of the class, and then received background information on The Great Gatsby. Their homework is to read chapter 1.

British Lit took a reading quiz on chapters 4-5 and then discussed chapter 5. Their homework is chapter 6.

Tuesday, January 25 2011

American Lit took their 30-minute compare/contrast essay today. They also received a packet with worksheets dealing with comma usage.

British Lit read "Flanders Field," and discussed Chapter 4 of AQWF. Homework for tomorrow is to read chapter 5.

For all classes, the vocab 8 test has been moved to Friday.

Monday, January 24 2011

American Lit took the Unit 3 test today and received the "Essay Writing Structure" sheet. Tomorrow they will write their essay from p. 535.

British Lit took a quiz on chapters 1-3 of AQWF. Next, they watched a clip from "Full Metal Jacket" and compared it to chapter 3's incident with Himmelstoss. Finally, they discussed chapter 3 and were assigned chapter 4 for homework.

Friday, January 20 2011

American Lit continued and finished "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," as well as reviewing for the test on Monday. The Vocab 8 quiz was taken.

British Lit took their Vocab 8 quiz and then discussed chapter 2 of AQWF and continued reading.

Thursday, January 20 2011

American Lit did a journal, then checked Vocab 8 HW. Next, they read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," discussing especially point of view. Vocab 8 quiz tomorrow.

British Lit did a journal, then discussed chapter 1 of AQWF. Next, they worked on Vocab 8 exercises as classwork -- not homework. Vocab 8 quiz is tomorrow, as well as chapter 3 of AQWF for homework.

Wednesday, January 19 2011

American Lit received the memorization passage for the Unit 3 test (*below*) and had their Lincoln worksheet (front and back) checked for homework. The students then received notes about Realism, which can be found on pages 576-77 in the textbook in an expanded form. Then, the students began Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." Vocab 8 exercises are homework tonight.

British Lit took their 17th Century Test and were assigned AQWF Chapters 1-2 due for homework tomorrow. The study guide is NOT homework, but will serve to direct students in their reading.

**
"Tell All the Truth but Tell It Slant" -- Emily Dickinson

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant---
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise
As Lightening to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle graduallyOr every man be blind--- 

Tuesday, January 18 2011

American Lit had a guidance presentation for the first 30 minutes of class today. For the remainder of the period, students read the "Emancipation Proclamation" (p. 566) and completed the two-sided worksheet on the Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamation. This worksheet is homework. Vocab 8 homework will be due on Thursday.

British Lit briefly reviewed for the Unit 3 test (which is tomorrow). Then, they freewrote in their journals about their impressions of war. Finally, they read Chapter 1 of All Quiet on the Western Front (AQWF) and completed the study guide questions. No homework -- study for the test.

Tuesday-Friday, January 11-14

**My apologies to the classes (and especially absent students) for neglecting to update this blog. Mea culpa. 


American Lit:

• Tuesday: Students read and discuss the first four Dickinson poems listed in the book: "Because I could not Stop for Death," "Success of Counted Sweetest," "Much Madness is Divinest Sense," and "My Life Closed Twice Before It Closed." The last three poems will not be covered. 
• Wednesday: Students compared/contrasted Walt Whitman and Emily Dickenson, considering especially their form and style. Students also took a Vocab 7 Test and began Harriet Jacobs. The homework assigned was to finish reading "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" and complete questions 1-8 on page 558. 
• Thursday: Vocab Unit 8 was covered. Students continued working on the compare/contrast charts and reviewed questions 1-8 from pg. 558. 
• Friday: Students began reading Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" and "The Emancipation Proclamation." No homework. 

 British Lit:

• Tuesday: Students read the Cavalier Poets (Lovelace, Marvell, Herrick). 
• Wednesday: Students took a vocab 7 test and worked on Question Support sheets for Ben Jonson and the Cavalier Poets (two sides). Also, a writing assignment was assigned from page 529 (details on Edline under "Metaphysical Poet Writing Assignment"). This was due Friday.
• Thursday: Students continued working on the Question Support Sheets and the Writing Assignment
• Friday: Students turned in the Writing Assignment and began All Quiet on the Western Front with background and reading chapter 1. No homework. A study guide for AQWF was given, as well as a vocabulary sheet. 

Friday/Monday January 6/10 2011

American Lit continued Emily Dickinson's work today. The classes received three worksheets: Literary Analysis, Reading Strategy, and Question Support. None of these were for homework.

British Lit read Ben Jonson's "Song: To Celia" and "On My First Son," noting rhyme scheme.

Friday, January 7 2010

American Lit finished took the Vocab 7 Quiz, watched a clip from "Gone with the Wind" demonstrating the South's Romantic attitude upon entering the war, finished "Song of Myself," and began Emily Dickinson.

British Lit took the Vocab 7 Quiz, finished "The Altar" and analyzed "Death," and listened to an NPR story about Shakespeare's use in South African prisons.

Thursday January 6, 2011

American Lit continued reading Walt Whitman, nearly finishing "Song of Myself" (#s 1, 6, and 52). Vocab 7 Quiz tomorrow.

British Lit turned in the "Question Support" worksheet regarding John Donne and read "The Altar" by George Herbert. Vocab 7 quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 5 2011

American Lit finished "Organic vs. Fixed Form" and began Walt Whitman's work.

British Lit completed 3 worksheets on John Donne.

Tuesday, January 4 2011

American Lit covered Vocab Unit 7, reviewed the Guided Note-taking, and began Fixed vs. Organic form.

British Lit finished John Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," "Holy Sonnet 10," and "Meditation 17."

January 3, 2010

American Lit reviewed the midterm and began Unit 3 by completing a guided notetaking worksheet (for homework).

British Lit reviewed the midterm and began the Metaphysical Poets by reading John Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning."