View Gatsby.

HW: Poetry packet - American Dream poetry and Harlem Renaissance - If you can't download, please email Mrs. Rumfelt and she can send it to you.

Poetry Packet - pdf

Poetry Packet - Word 2007

Finish BAP presentations.

Finish reading "The Dancers" and discuss staging the play.

If you were absent today, complete the following assignment at home.

For this assignment you will look at art, poetry, and music from the Harlem Renaissance. Your assignment is on your handout, but you can access all the links here.
MUSIC LINKS:
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_ellington_duke.htm

http://www.pbs.org/jazz/beat/ - look at Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong

1. Look at the following paintings and photograph:
Street Life, Harlem by William H. Johnson
Jeunesse by Palmer Hayden
Evening Attire by James VanDerZee
Respond to the paintings and photograph. In your response, include such things as the colors, mood, composition, and feelings the paintings express.
2. Listen to Langston Hughes' poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." Respond to the poem.

3. Go to the Harlem Renaissance Websites list and choose one of the following artists, musicians, or poets.
1. artist Jacob Lawrence
2. artist William H. Johnson
3. musician Duke Ellington
4. musician Bessie Smith
5. poet Langston Hughes

6. poet Countee Cullen

In addition to the resources for specific artists, look at the general websites included at the beginning of the list - many of these contain information about the artists as well.

HW: Poetry Seminar on Wednesday!

Shakespeare Notes - please get from Mrs. Rumfelt or a classmate if you were absent.

Bring Romeo and Juliet book to class for the rest of the semester.

Introduce Romeo and Juliet.

Read the Prologue and complete analysis.If you were absent you can download the handout here:
Download Prologue handout.

Discuss Harlem Renaissance art from yesterday.

Read poems in literature book.Download assignment here: Harlem Renaissance Poetry Assignment

HW: Prepare for poetry seminar tomorrow. Bring all work from Monday and Tuesday as well as Spring Break work.

Poetry Seminar: Harlem Renaissance and the American Dream

If you were absent, you will need to see Mrs. Rumfelt to make up this assignment.

Discuss Prologue.

Work on pre-reading activity.

HW: Finish pre-reading visual interpretation for Thursday.

Read Act 1.1 and discuss.

Download handout here: Download Act 1.1 Notes Handout

Notes on Modernism and Imagist Poetry

Modernism Poetry Assignment

If you were absent, please use the criticisms provided in the links below:

Criticisms on "anyone lived in a pretty how town"

HW: Prepare for group presentations tomorrow!

Love and Marriage Handout - Download handout here.

Read Act 1.2, watch the film.

HW: Finish the handout through Scene 2.

Hand out final project. If you were absent, please download the assignment here: Download final project assignment.

Start Modernism presentations.

HW: Read "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and complete assignment.

Download Prufrock assignment.
Download poem.

Finish Modernist poetry presentations.

Start discussing Prufrock.

EOCT Pre-test

Discuss EOCT Schedule

EOCT Practice

Act 1.3-4

Act 1.4-5 handout

HW: Finish Act 1.3 handout. All Act I handouts due on FRIDAY.

Finish discussing Prufrock.

Modernism: Hills Like White Elephants - read, annotate, and answer questions.
Discussion Questions for Hills Like White Elephants

Hills Like White Elephants

EOCT Practice Test

Start discussing Hills Like White Elephants

Go over EOCT Practice Test - if you were absent, you need to pick up a reflection sheet and your answers from Mrs. Rumfelt.

View Act 1.4-5

HW: All Act One worksheets due FRIDAY.

EOCT Review Sheet - Grammar and Writing

Download review sheet here.

Review literary periods.

For more grammar review, try these links from OWL at Purdue:

Gerunds
Participles
Infinitives

Discuss "Hills Like White Elephants"

Listen to and view Act 1.5.

ALL ACT ONE HANDOUTS DUE TOMORROW!

You will be turning in the following handouts:
1. Prologue Reading Log
2. Act 1.1 Notes
3. Love and Marriage Chart (Act 1.1-3)
4. Act 1.4-5 Reading Log

HW: Finish Act One handouts.

AP Prompt Practice Assignment - Download assignment here.

Go over synthesis essay #2.

HW: Finish AP Practice Prompt Assignment.

Turn in all Act One handouts.

EOCT Practice - finish first practice test reflection

EOCT Practice #2: Grammar and Writing

HW: Review notes from class for EOCT.

Prompt Practice: Go over Prompt #1

HW: Review for EOCT

Finish EOCT Prep

View Act 1.5 in Romeo and Juliet

Continue discussing prompt packet.

HW: Prepare for EOCT.

5th: EOCT

6th: In-class work day for final project.

6th: EOCT

5th: In-class work day for final project.

Read Act 2.1-2.3 and complete handout.

If you were absent, download the handout here: Act 2.2-2.3 handout.

Course Terms Group Work

Download assignment here if you were absent: Course Terms Assignment