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Honors British Lit. Week of January 30

  KEEP READING TO LEARN ABOUT THE SENSE AND SENSIBILITY FREE AUDIOBOOK! 

FRIDAY'S Test grade (1/27) - will not be finalized until Tuesday's essay is completed and graded.

Monday - DVD - biography on the life of Jane Austen- Take notes using handout and turn in at the end of class.

SCRAPBOOKS ARE DUE TOMORROW AND ANNOTATED ESSAY.

Tuesday - in class essay test - using your annotated essay on "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

TURN IN SCRAPBOOKS!!- MAJOR GRADE.

Wednesday - Bring Sense and Sensibility to class. Introduction and handouts.

Do you like audio books? Sense and Sensibility is available for free at:

http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/book/sense-and-sensibility-by-jane-austen

You need to read the text while listening. You want to build your text reading skillS and experience the vocabulary and sentence structure. This develops all essential critical reading and SAT skills. 

Thursday and Friday - novel study continues

 

 

 

Honors British Lit. Week of January 23

Weekend Homework  (1/21/22)- check out the online textbook; you need your copy of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen by Wed. Jan. 25th.

Test - Friday, 1/27- 10 short answer and 20 mutiple choice; Review all notes - The Romantic Period; Coleridge and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"; page 818 all liteary terms and the 6 vocabulary words; be sure you can identify and apply the use of narrative poetry, alliteration, consonance, assonance, and internal rhyme. All this information is also in your notes!

Essay portion of test is Tuesday, 1/31- you will turn in your scrapbook and use your annotated critical essay to write your own response.

Monday - Continue Reading and Analysis of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"; Scrapbook Project explained-due Tuesday, January 31

Tuesday - Continue Reading and Analysis of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

Wednesday -Continue Reading and Analysis of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"/Sense and Sensibility reading assignment.

Thursday- wrap-up and review for test

Friday - Test on history of romanticism and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

Monday - 1/30- Biography - Jane Austen - video notes

Tuesday - 1/31- Scrapbook project due; essay test

Honors British Lit.- Week of January 16

                       British Literature - The Romantic Period

                                                                 

Homework - Please have a copy of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - target date- Tuesday, January 17th. It is easier if you have the edition annotated by David M. Shapard,  published by Anchor Books, as the pages in this book will be referenced; local bookstores have copies or try Amazon.com or other online book sellers; some students have secured "apps" as well.  Free online book at Project Gutenberg:

Sense and Sensibility:  http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/161   

Study for your vocabulary test on Wednesday, January 18, Extra credit- make flash cards or clip art page(example shown in class).

Flash cards - A great SAT strategy! On one side record the word and  make a picture (draw or clip art) on the other side record all the information from your handout: pronunciation, part of speech, definitions, sentence, synonyms, and antonyms. 

Monday - Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday - The Romantic period - powerpoint and reading handout.

Wednesday - Unit 8 Vocabulary quiz - wrtite definitions, parts of speech, write original sentences.

Start "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Coleridge.

Thursday -  "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Coleridge.

Friday - "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Coleridge.

Honors British Lit. Week of January 10

 

Hello and welcome to Honors British Literature spring semester!

Students may access the textbook online at home. Codes are located on the syllabus and here: 

https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp

user i.d. - cobb student i.d. #

password - cobb2012

Students also have the option to check out an older version of the textbook for home use.

Please be sure to review the syllabus and returned signed by Friday, January 13th.

Please have a copy of Sense and Sensibility by Tuesday, January 17th. It is easier if you have the book annotated by David M. Shapard,  published by Anchor Books, as the pages in this book will be referenced.

Tuesday - review syllabus

Wednesday- SAT vocabulary unit 8

Thursday - PSAT review day!

Friday - The Romantic and Victorian Period

Monday - 1/16 = Martin Luther King Day

 

 

Honors British Lit. Week of December 19

 

                                           

How to read your book at home!                                                   

1.  Use the gray book or

2. green book on line: TRY THE ONLINE QUIZZES FOR TEST REVIEW

https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp

user i.d. - cobb student i.d. #

password - cobb2012

Final Exam Handout :  Download Honors British Literature Final 2011

Monday - Review for final exam; 7th period final

Tuesday - Review for final exam; 3rd and 4th period final

Wed. - 4th and 5th period final

Thursday - 1st and 2nd period final

Happy Holidays and have a great winter break! Thank you to all my wonderful students!

 

Honors British Lit. Week of December 12

How to read your text book at home!!!

1. Use the gray book or

2. green book on line: TRY THE ONLINE QUIZZES FOR TEST REVIEW

https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp

user i.d. - cobb student i.d. #

password - cobb2012

Monday 12/12 - TEST - Major Grade: 40 MULTIPLE CHOICE (80 POINTS) 1 ESSAY (20 POINTS)

Multiple Choice, short answer, essays- includes literary history and vocabulary (recorded on your handouts).

Review all handouts and notes on The Canterbury Tales- "The Prologue" and "The Pardoner's Tale"; King Arthur- medieval romance and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"

 Extra Credit - Sir Gawain's pentangle project - due Monday 12/12 - Be creative- design your own vision of the pentangle!

Download Pentangle -Sir Gawain

After the test,  start readig "Morte D"Arthur" which we will discuss the rest of the week.

Also, the rest of the week we will discuss grammar- subject -verb agreement, parallelism, pronoun agreement and more on the Final Exam 12/21 and 12/22.

Honors British Lit. Week of December 5

How to read your text book at home!!!

1. Use the gray book or

2. green book on line:

https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp

user i.d. - cobb student i.d. #

password - cobb2012

Homework Due Monday 12/05: DO BOTH!    

1. Complete cube and acrostic poem as explained in class on Thursday- this relates to your character from "The Prologue". Quiz grade - neat, creative, colorful!! Follow all directions on handout.

Download Canterbury Tales cubing 

2. Review subject verb agreement packet and highlight key points; complete all 3 exercises. These questions are in SAT format.

Monday - all homework is due; review and discuss  "The Prologue" and "The Pardoner's Tale";H.W.-  start discussion on King Arthur- start to read "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" - first 3 pages and questions handout due tomorrow.

MONDAY, DEC. 12 - TEST ON CANTERBURY TALES AND KING ARTHUR

Tuesday - Today we reviewed- "The Prologue" and "The Pardoner's Tale" .H.W.-12/6- Read the next three pages of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and complete handout due 12/07.

Wednesday- 12/07- Homework check at start of class. Intro. to King Arthur and medieval romance and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" powerpoints.

The rest of the week will revolve around King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and grammar review-details to follow.

Extra Credit - Sir Gawain's shield pentangle project- due Monday 12/12.

Thursday and Friday - read and discussed "Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght"; also watched a dvd that explained the symbolism in the story.

Honors British Literature Week of November 21

Happy Thanksgiving!

DUE MONDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2011 - Literary Terms II Dictionary and crossword puzzle. The terms handout is uploaded on last week's blog. This was classwork on Friday, Nov. 18th.

Also, be sure you have read the background on The Canterbury Tales- classwork on Thursday, Nov. 17th - online textbook codes are on last week's blog.

LITERARY TERMS TEST -All 50 terms will be tested on Friday, December 2, 2011

Monday - We read part of "The Prologue" and completed character chart. We also reviewed some literary terms. H.W. - review chart and add to as needed

Tuesday - Finish reading "The Prologue" - finish chart for homework- will check Thursday for a grade; finished review of literary terms

Need help??

No Fear - The Canterbury Tales - "The Prologue"

http://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/lit/the-canterbury-tales/general-prologue/

Wednesday -  SAT Vocabulary 3 Packet due at the end of class.  H.W. -Complete The Canterbury Tales Character Chart.

Thursday - The Canterbury Tales Character Chart is due at the strat of class. "The Pardoner's Tale" read and review. H.W. - study for literary term test.

Friday - Literary term test; start SAT grammar

 

British Lit. Honors Week of Nov. 14

Happy Thanksgiving!

Due  Friday  - Canterbury Tales questions handout (was started in class - finish for homework)- Log into the green British Lit. textbook at : www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

                              User i.d. - Cobb County student #

                              Password: cobb2012

Download Literary History  - Canterbury Tales handout

Due Thursday 11/17 - Literary Terms Dictionary I - that was started in class Wed. 11/16

Download Literary Terms .Dictionary I 

Thursday 11/17 - Introduction to The Canterbury Tales - complete handout. 

Friday 11/18 - Complete Literary Dictionary II - due Monday 11/28 - literary term test - Wed. 11/30 

 Download Lit Terms .Dictionary II

MAJOR GRADE - PAPER AND SUBMISSION TO TURNITIN.COM DUE WED. NOVEMBER 16TH -SEE BELOW

Before you turn your paper in:
1- go to turnitin.com - using the user name and password you created last month - find your class- click- find the Macbeth paper assignment -click- and upload your paper.

2. Print out a hard copy of your paper - highlight the thesis statement

3. Attach a copy of your journal atricle to your paper; in the article- highlight quotes or areas you paraphrased.

_____________________________________________________________

Use your MLA template made in the lab (in September)- Here's the directions link:

Download MLA Manuscript Format - Word 2007

Monday - 11/14- Typed rough draft is due!!! This is a quiz grade. Peer Edit today.

As discussed in class:

Be sure you bring your paper to class.  If you cannot print at home, copy your paper to a flash drive and e-mail a copy of the paper to yourself. One of these two procedures should work so you can print your paper at school.  If you need to print your paper at school, report to the writing lab between 7:45 and 8:15, there is not time during class to print out papers.

Tuesday - Finalize paper; start literary term review- Many students will be at the Renaissance Festival third and fourth period.

Wednesday -

MAJOR GRADE - PAPER AND SUBMISSION TO TURNITIN.COM DUE WED. NOVEMBER 16TH

Honors British Literature Week of Nov. 7th

MAJOR GRADE - PAPER DUE WED. NOV 16TH AND SUBMISSION TO TURNITIN.COM

Each day this week you will receive a grade for having your work prepared.

Monday - 11/14- Typed rough draft is due!!!Peer Edit

Friday-11/11 - I will be in my room at 7:45 for extra help. Your homework is due - a draft of all body paragraphs of your paper including paraphrases and direct quotes. Today we will discuss MLA format and the works cited page. Class time for writing. This weekend you must complete your typed rough draft.

SAVE TIME - USE YOUR MLA TEMPLATE MADE IN CLASS IN SEPTEMBER TO TYPE YOUR PAPER!!!!

Thursday - I will be in my room at 7:45 for extra help. Your homework is due - a draft of at least 2 body paragraphs of your paper. Today we will discuss the literary present, introductions, and conclusions. Class time for writing more body paragraphs and introduction.

Wednesday - today we discussed and checked our "working" thesis and journal articles.  If you did not have your article today- you must have it tomorrow- only academic data bases may be used: GALE, JSTOR, or EBSCO.  We learned how to use the data bases on Monday in the writing lab.

Next, we talked about how to organize the content of our "body" paragraphs. Students had time to write in class. H.W. - Students must draft at least 2 body paragraphs for homework and have at the start of class tomorrow.  A handout was received in class explaining all of this.

Monday - grade for outline; if you were absent on Friday - you have until Wed. to turn in the outline. We went to the writng lab today to explore the academic data bases. Students were asked to enroll in JSTOR from home. ARTICLE IS DUE AT THE START OF CLASS ON WED.  YOU CANNOT GO TO THE NEXT STEP OF YOUR PAPER WITHOUT YOUR ARTICLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once you enroll in JSTOR you do not need to go through the Cobb Virtual Library.

Tuesday - Student Holiday

For Wed. 11/09 - As discussed in class, bring your article to class to annotate for a grade. Begin writing body paragraphs.

Thursday. 11/10 - you must have at least 2 body paragraphs to receive credit today. We will discuss introductions and conclusions.

Friday- 11/11 - all body paragraphs must be completed by the start of class today. ENTIRE ROUGH DRAFT DUE ON MONDAY 11/14.

Paper is due Wed. Nov. 16th as well as submission to Turnitin.com

This week the class will work on their Macbeth literary analysis paper.  We have brainstormed various themes and motifs by creating an electronic outline.

Monday -  Your electronic outline is due at the start of class.  See Friday's blog if you were absent, it contains directions on what to do.

Continue working on literary analysis paper. Journal article is due on Wed. 11/09.  Try to register for JSTOR from home if you are having trouble at school - directions on Friday's Blog.

Tuesday - teacher workday - find your article- you cannot do your class assignment on Wed. without article.

Wednesday - Annotate journal atricle; discusss writing strategies.

Honors British Literature Week of October 31, 2011

 Friday- 11-04 - Writing Lab Assignment

Brainstorm topics for your literary analysis by creating a virtual outline- Assignment #1:

Download Macbeth Themes Outline -11-04

 Register and explore JSTOR  an academic data base - Assignment #2:

Download JSTOR 11-4

Macbeth Motifs PowerPoint:

Download Motifs_in_Macbeth 

We will work on our paper over the next week - Due Date Wed. Nov. 16th - Major Grade

10/31- 11/03

This week we will review for our Macbeth test  (Wed. Nov. 2) and prepare to write a literary analysis.

TEST ESSAY - PREPARE AS EXPLAINED IN CLASS - YOU CANNOT ANSWER THE QUESTION UNLESS YOU RESEARCH YOUR QUOTES FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!

Macbeth Powerpoint for review: 

Download Macbeth-PPT 

 Extra Credit Poster-Quote Analysis due Wed. Nov. 2:

Download Extra Credit Macbeth - Nov, 2 

Download Quotes Macbeth

Monday - Last SAT vocabulary words - #77 -97  from Macbeth are due.  We will review vocabulary and discuss test essay on paradox and equivocation.  Finish review crossword puzzle.

Tuesday - review game for Macbeth; review essay components 

Wednesday - Macbeth test 50 m/c content and voc. plus essay.

Thursday - review MLA, themes and motifs for Macbeth

Friday - Computer Lab to Outline themes and motifs of Macbeth; quote analysis