Freshman English I/cp and honors
The Home Stretch!
It's gotten to that time of the school year when there are more days behind us than ahead of us.
In the two months of the final marking period, the freshmen have two major pieces of literature yet to study: To Kill a Mockingbird and The Taming of the Shrew. This first week back from the extended spring break, we have explored the various poetic styles and topics in our anthologies, and next week we enter the world of Scout and Atticus Finch as we read that wonderful novel. This is a work studied by both the college prep and honors students. Both this novel and the Shakespearean play are core works for all freshmen.
Vocabulary study and grammar exercises continue to be daily routines. College prep. students are in level D and honor students are still in level E. Each student has his own book to take home for practice assignments and study at this time.
Senior English:
For the AP seniors, we are coming to the end of a very difficult year. Additionally, this is the time of year when seniors are making important decisions about their futures.
In class, we have been exploring the poetry of e. e. cummings and will continue to mine the anthology for interesting pieces to fuel our literary discussions and analytical writings. Several titles are being offered, namely Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Fences by August Wilson, and The Things They Carried by Timothy O'Brien.
We continue to study vocabulary on a regular basis and prepare for the AP Engish exam.
I look forward to hearing from you with any concerns that you might have.
My schedule:
Block 1 - R.E.A.
Block 2 - AP English IV
Block 3 - CP English I
Block 4 - CP English I
Block 5 - CP English I
Block 6 - R.E.A.
Block 7 - Honors English I
Block 8 - CP English I
