Week 6:5 (May 21-25)

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:09:22 -0400

pre-AP & Honors English 1
Textbooks must be returned in class by the due date recorded above. This week, there will be a quiz on nine chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird. Stay on top of the reading! Posted below and to the left are the exam study guide and the three sets of journal questions due next Thursday:

AP Literature
By Monday, you should have submitted a revision of your senior paper that scores at least a 90% on Turnitin.com’s completion rubric. If your paper scores below that point on the rubric, it will be the final draft. In other words, if your essay is not yet 90% complete (by the rubric’s definition) on Monday, you will not be able to further revise the paper. Email with any questions. In-class activities exist to bring up your sixth 6 weeks grade. Conditions regarding the exam will be discussed this week.

Week 6:4 (May 14-18)

Sun, 13 May 2012 10:15:08 -0400

pre-AP & Honors English 1
Romeo and Juliet essays turned in earlier than the listed due date will be revisable in the coming weeks. The paper should be accompanied by the approved thesis, outline, theme log, and any earlier drafts or materials used in the development of the final paper. This week, there will be a quiz on six chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird (as well as the vocab presented in class last week). Students should be working at home on the journal questions for Ch. 1-6 that were given out in class last week and Ch. 7-10 (distributed on Monday). Lastly, students should keep up with reading and record a total of 15 theme-relevant quotes to their TKAM theme logs by Friday (Monday for 6th period).

AP Lit
Outside of classtime, your sole focus should be on revising your senior paper up to at least 90% completion (based on the rubric on Turnitin.com).

Week 6:3 (May 7-11)

Fri, 4 May 2012 14:20:26 -0400

pre-AP & Honors English 1
Your approved thesis must be fully fleshed out with a completed Romeo and Juliet Body Outline on Thursday. Before that however, there will be a quiz on 5 chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird (as well as the vocab presented in class last week). Finally, vocab presentations for words #21-30 are due on Friday.

AP English Literature
The exam is Thursday in my classroom at 8:00 (right after class). I aim to make our time in class together useful to you in terms of exam readiness. Try to be punctual and attentive; I know how hard this time of year can get. Outside of classtime, it would be prudent of you to begin revising your rough draft for instances of accidental plagiarism (as touched on in class last Tuesday). The final draft of the essay will be due on May 21st.

Week 6:2 (May 1-4)

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:28:01 -0400

pre-AP & Honors English 1
Students will need their copies of To Kill a Mockingbird throughout this week. Ten students have pre-selected vocab presentations due on Thursday; please refer to your TKAM vocab list. The grading period’s first quiz will cover the first three chapters of the novel, last week’s ten vocab words, as well as the PowerPoint notes (downloadable on the right of this page) given out last week in class. Finally, students should be working on adding quotes to their new TKAM Theme Logs as 5 recorded quotes are required on Thursday. In class this week, in addition to moving through the new novel, Mr. Benton will be providing instructions and examples for creating an outline based on students’ approved thesis statements for Romeo and Juliet; the final essay will be due in the coming weeks.

AP English Literature
Expect more exam prep this week. Stay focused, for you are nearing the home stretch. The final version of your senior paper will be due on Monday, May 21st (the week after AP exams).

Week 6:1 (Apr. 23-27)

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:07:42 -0400

Freshmen,
You will need a copy of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird in class throughout this week as we will be starting the unit on our final novel this first week of the new final period. In addition, we will be discussing the next step of the soon-to-be-paper on Romeo and Juliet in class throughout this week. Pay close attention to due dates. This is the home stretch.

Performance Order for Monday:

Downloadable handouts for TKAM:

Thesis Statement Help:

Thesis Builder
Thesis Requirements

Recommended Online Dictionary: