Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Portrait

Students are to read part II of Portrait by Thursday. Each student is responsible for at least 10 active reading questions in their journal.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Portrait

Students received A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man today. Students are to read part I by Monday and select a passage for discussion. We also covered the following definition:

Bildungsroman- A story in which the protagonist undergoes growth throughout the entire narrative, generally starting off by being removed or chased from their home. Their growth is often impeded by opposition of their desires by other characters.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Multiple Choice

Today students selected either a prose passage or a poem to use in a multiple choice practice test. Students are required to write 8-10 mc questions for their selection. The questions are due tomorrow. Their classmates will take their sample test tomorrow.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Today we discussed Pride and Prejudice.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Passage analysis

Today we annotated and discussed a passage from Lady Windermere's Fan. Students are to be prepared to discuss Pride and Prejudice tomorrow. 15 active reading questions are required.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Earnest/Ernest

Today we finished TIOBE. Students are to write a sentence explaining the meaning of the work as a whole and try to answer as many of their active reading questions as possible.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Today we finished reading act I of TIOBE. Students should have at least 10 questions in their active reading journals.