Read
Unit 9 The Twentieth Century
Read Chapters 26-27
Literature
Read Unit 8 in English Literature- The Victorian Era pg 332-360
Write a literature paragraph and answer questions from readings.
Prepare
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Homework Due February 6, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Homework Due January 30th
Read
Unit 8 The Middle Modern World
Read Chapters 25
Literature
Read Unit 7 in English Literature- The Romantic Age pg 291-331
Write a literature paragraph and answer questions from readings.
Study
quizlet
Prepare
Notebook Check in class
Come prepared to study and discuss neoclassicism and literature.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Homework Due January 23rd
Read
Unit 8 The Middle Modern World
Read Chapters 23-24
Literature
Read Unit 7 in English Literature- The Romantic Age pg 252-290.
Review poetry terms from Unit 1.
Write a literature paragraph and answer questions from readings.
Come prepared to study and discuss neoclassicism and literature.
Literature Paragraph
Literature Paragraph
Take a poem or other piece of literature from the weeks assignments and explain the meaning, importance, and interpretation of the piece. At a minimum, you should have at least 5-7 sentences in your paragraph.
To write the paragraph you should find outside sources about the work and author. Make sure to site these sources on your paper.
These can be turned in handwritten or printed by the next week in class.
Title or Subtitle should be:
The name of the work and the author
Should include several of the following:
Importance of the work
Cultural Context
Definitions of important terms or meanings of key phrases
Interpretation
Explanation of analogies or figurative language
Setting
Various facts, details and examples
Theme
Form
Must include:
Topic sentence
Thesis
Genre
Closing sentence
Source citations
Homework Policy
Homework Policy
The class blog
–The best source for up to date assignments
Student notebooks
- Personalize
- Keep up to date notes from both
o Lectures
o Reading Assignments
Avoiding assignment disasters
•Stay on top of your assignments
•Quickly complete cumulative assignments
•Don’t freak out
•Plan for the future
Quarter outline
•Communicate
by email or text
Assignments
Watch your formatting
If I can’t open it or its not attached
It won’t get graded
Know the late work policy
–One week late = 10% off
–Two weeks late = 20% off and contact parents
–Three weeks late = 0 and contact parents
Testing
Complete at home
Grade at home
Send email with score along with 10 things you didn’t know
Reading Competition
Read a book from the high-school or Jr. High list and be entered into a drawing for gift cards and other fun stuff. Email me with suggestions.
Make sure all books are parent approved first
Friday, January 13, 2012
Third Quarter Course Outline
| | Dates | Topics | Assignments |
| Week 1 | 1/16 | Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassic | HWC- Unit 8 The Middle Modern World Chapters 23-24 Lit- Unit 7 The Romantic Age pg 252-290 Literature paragraph and questions |
| Week 2 | 1/23 | Intro to Literature Notebook | HWC Unit 8 The Middle Modern World Chapter 25 Lit- Unit 7 The Romantic Age pg 252-290 Literature paragraph and questions |
| Week 3 | 1/30 | Early Modern Art | HWC Unit 9 The Twentieth Century Chapters 26-27 Lit- Unit 8 The Victorian Era pg. 332-360 Literature paragraph and questions |
| Week 4 | 2/6 | Lit pt. 2 Introduction to Music | HWC Unit 9 The Twentieth Century Chapter 28 Lit- Unit 8 The Victorian Ear pg. 361-390 Literature paragraph and questions |
| Week 5 | 2/13 | Twentieth Century Art Notebook | HWC Unit 9 The Twentieth Century Chapter 30 Lit- Unit 8 The Victorian Era pg. 391-440 Literature paragraph and questions Begin Essay |
| Week 6 | 2/20 | Music part 2 | HWC Unit 9 The Twentieth Century Chapter 30 Lit- Unit 9 The Twentieth Century pg. 442-462 Literature paragraph and questions Finish Essay |
| Week 7 | 2/27 | Quarter-final Notebook | REA: Practice Test 1 Lit- Unit 9 The Twentieth Century pg 463-478 Literature paragraph and questions |
| Week 8 | 3/5 | Review | Lit- Unit 9 The Twentieth Century pg 479-501 Literature paragraph and questions |
HWC = The Humanities in Western Culture
Lit= English Literature
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