11/24/15

• Short Fiction: Turn in symbol assignment homework for "The Nightingale and the Rose".

• Poem of the Week: Complete the "Thanksgiving Poem Assignment" on Google Classroom. The class code is u2nn6c

Have a great Thanksgiving Break!

11/20/15

• POW: AP Multiple choice practice

• Short Fiction: 
• Discussion of plot sections
• Notes & assignment on types of symbols in "The Nightingale and the Rose". Assignment is due Tues. 11/24/15: Locate symbols of various types in "The Nightingale and the Rose". Find at least 4. For each, explain:
• what is being symbolized and how
• the type of symbol
• the significance of the symbol to the story as a whole

• FYI: The College Board alerted me through email that the U.S. legislature is voting to change a policy that affects AP testing. If it is not renewed, there may be no more subsidies of the test fees and the tests will cost $92 each. The College Board is asking interested parties to contact their U.S. Representatives to voice their opinion about blocking this change. You can help! Go to either or both of these links and urge your congressperson to express interest in retaining the AP Exam Test Fee subsidies for low-income students. The bill is called Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
• Ruben Hinojosa
• Filemon Vela

11/18/15

• POW: "The Writer" by Richard Wilbur. For Fri. 11/20/15, complete a full analysis. 

• Short Fiction: We read "The Nightingale and the Rose" by Oscar Wilde. HW for Fri. 11/20/15 is to complete a second reading, annotating for all elements of fiction.

11/16/15

• POW: "The Writer" by Richard Wilbur. For Wed. 11/18/15, determine the most prominent poetic elements (metaphor, imagery, repetition, etc.) and how they are working in the poem. For Fri. 11/20/15, complete a full analysis.

• Short Fiction:
• Characterization diagrams turned in.
• In class assignment: (finish for homework)  Make a list of oppositions that are present in “56-0” by T.C. Boyle. Choose one set of oppositions that seems most prominent in the story. Then write the first draft of an essay that analyzes the ways the two opposing elements are presented in the short story and how the opposition brings meaning to the work as a whole.

11/12/15

• POW: Multiple choice practice for "Mad Girl's Love Song" by Sylvia Plath

• Short Fiction Study:
• Character study assignment due Mon. 11/16/15
• Here are some sites where you can make infographics for free in case you are going in that direction:
• Infogram
• Vennage
• Clarification question / response assignment due Sun. 11/15/15 by 11:59 pm. Post one clarifying question about "56-0" on Google Classroom and answer the questions of two classmates. Enroll using the code u2nn6c

11/10/15

• POW: "Mad Girl's Love Song" by Sylvia Plath. For Thurs. determine the form of the poem. Complete a full analysis (vocab., figurative language & effect, shift, topic, poetic idea)

• Short Fiction Study- 
• Class notes on critical articles on "The Yellow Wallpaper" and notes on schools of literary criticism.
• HW due Thurs., read "56-0" by T.C. Boyle, focusing on character and setting. Mark your story for elements of fiction.

11/6/15

• Italian sonnet essay test

• Short fiction- 
• 3 clarification questions turned in
• HW due Tues. 11/10/15: Read two of the articles in this booklet of critical essays about "The Yellow Wallpaper".  Prepare to overview the main points of the two you chose with the class on Tuesday. Look up words you don't know to make sure the article makes sense to you.

11/4/15

• POW: On Friday, we will have an essay test on the Italian sonnet form.

• Final college admissions essays are due TODAY BY 11:59 PM

• "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Discussion / notes
• Themes turned in
• Viewing / discussion of these video interpretations of the story:
• Film Festival- animated
• Student Film- live action
• Claymation
• "Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

11/2/15

• We will not have a poem today. Instead, there will be an essay test on Italian sonnet on Friday, 11/6/15.

• Check in with your counselor in lab 127 regarding your Apply Texas application. (Most students took the majority of class with this.)

• Write at least three clarifying questions for “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Clarifying questions are questions to which you might not know the answer but realize that the answer(s) would clarify meaning in the story.

• Examine your notes on the elements of fiction in “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Which two elements are most prominent in this piece? You may use the broad categories (plot, character, figurative language…) or the specific elements (conflict, third person omniscient, simile…). On a piece of paper, write all of your insights for each of these two elements—one on the front and one on the back.

• Homework due Wed. 11/4/15:                                   
• A. Write two themes for “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Use the Theme handout to make sure what you write is an actual theme of the story.
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• B. Turn in final draft of college admission essay if you have not already received a grade (check the portal). I will not accept them after Wednesday. A zero on this assignment will reduce your six weeks grade at least ten points. You can check this list to see if you still need to turn in your final paper.