river oaks [english]

In case you've lost your handout, here's the review material for your English II final exam: Below is fairly exhaustive list of the literature we have covered this semester. Although I have tried to list everything, it’s possible that I’ve left something off the list. You are responsible for everything that has been assigned, whether we tested on the material or not. Read through the shorter selections, study your notes, and remember that the final constitutes 20% of your semester average . Mark Twain Life and Times From The Autobiography of Mark Twain (658) From Life on the Mississippi (669) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Study Guide) Women’s Voices, Women’s Lives Introduction to Unit (742-44) Willa Cather “A Wagner Matinee” (688) Emily Dickinson Author Study, including all poems (746-759) Charlotte Perkins Gilman “The Yellow Wallpaper” (765) Kate Chopin “The Story of an Hour” (783) The American ...

In case you don't know who John Green is, here's a video of his about the book we're reading. It is fairly typical of his video blog, but not so much of his own books -- including his latest, the heartbreaking but beautiful The Fault in Our Stars . In other words, if you're looking for something to read this summer, you could do worse. Plus, the video below happens to be a pretty interesting take on the Fahrenheit 451 . Enjoy. For his brother's response, CLICK HERE .

Yes, I know. We are not studying Hamlet ! But this was too good to pass up:

Just in case anyone checks this, the dress code for Monday is a River Oaks t-shirt or uniform.

The schedule for the next week is pretty simple: we finish the book! We are headed to see the film at around 8:30 on Monday, and your next assignment is to finish questions for Part One and to begin reading Part Two. We should be finished with our discussion by Thursday, so that we can review for the final on Friday. The exam for 451 will be absorbed into the final exam, which will also cover material from throughout the spring semester.

Updated Schedule: The talent show has thrown off our schedule a bit, so your MAUS exam is Wednesday.  Thursday is the awards ceremony, followed by the banquet. We will resume on Friday with an introduction to your next book: Fahrenheit 451 . Please purchase the book by Monday, May 6th.  

We are in the middle of  MAUS , and here are the next few days: Thursday - Read through Ch 4, turn in homework for Ch 3 & 4, take a QUIZ Friday - Read Ch 5 & 6 over the weekend Monday - Discuss the end of the book and review Tuesday - EXAM LINK to the documentary we viewed in class.

Seniors, the end is near, and there are a few assignments left to schedule. Here is a list of everything due in the next two weeks: Career Update - a one-page addendum to your research paper, updating your plans for college and beyond. Be sure to include what you originally planned and if that's changed. Whether plans have changed or not, please explain why and what steps you've taken towards reaching your goal -- i.e. where you've decided to attend and what major you've declared. This is due WEDNESDAY 4/24. Letter to Future Self - this is an OPTIONAL assignment, but I encourage you to take it seriously. As discussed in class, this letter will be sent to you in about five years. Think about what you'd like to tell yourself five years from now. For example, maybe it would be interesting to reflect on your plans at the time, what values you held dear, what you wanted to remember. In addition, you might think about your current likes/dislikes related to pop cultur...

As you know, I will be traveling to the state tournament in Jackson with the quiz bowl team tomorrow, so you will have a sub. Here's what will be happening: Sophomores will be taking a quiz on Frost and Hemingway. Afterwards, please read the handout from Scott McCloud's  Understanding Comics . Bring your copy of MAUS on Monday. Seniors will be writing the last in-class essay of the year! Bring your prompt and optional pre-written introduction and/or outline. No completed drafts allowed. See you Monday.

We will be reading poems by Frost and stories by Hemingway this week. You should have MAUS (Speigelman) on order; of not, there are copies available at Books-A-Million.

Please remember to turn in your typed draft of the analysis for submission!

Seniors You will write an in-class synthesis essay tomorrow. On Friday, we have a guest speaker who will talk about post-graduation plans and resumes. Sophomores Tonight read "How It Feels To Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston. We will have a quiz Friday on the Harlem Renaissance.

Sophomores You will have your EXAM on The Great Gatsby,  and all questions and definitions due are (optional credit). Seniors Your REVISION is due, with original attached, including a works cited page if sources are used.

I will be in and out with quiz bowl all day, so here is what you will be doing in class: Sophomores Turn in questions for ch 3-5 Take the QUIZ on ch 3-5 Read and work on questions for ch 6 Seniors Bring your annotated article! Write the rhetorical analysis essay in class

Sophomores You should be reading through chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby for Monday. The questions for ch 3-5 are due on Wednesday. Seniors Your essay revisions are due on Monday. Please include a works cited page and all previous drafts. The original page for the President's proposal is linked below: Fact Sheet: The President's Proposal to Reward Work by Raising the Minimum Wage

Sophomores The following are due tomorrow : Study questions for Ch 1-2 of GG Extra point assignment - one page, typed, with citation Seniors Optional grammar and mechanics worksheets are due, and we will have part two of the grammar exam. Your revision of the synthesis paper is due on Monday . Include all drafts with your final copy.

Sophomores By Friday, read through Ch 3 of  The Great Gatsby,  answer the questions, and define the vocabulary terms We will go over questions in class, and all definitions should come from Merriam-Webster . Expect a reading quiz... Seniors You will write a synthesis essay on Wednesday using the following sources: The president's proposal to raise minimum wage to $9.00 The article you summarized on Friday Ehrenreich's essay "Serving in Florida" (179-86) Your essay should cite all three sources and "synthesize" the information, making connections between the articles as well as supporting your thesis.

Sophomores If anyone would like to earn extra points by the end of the nine weeks, complete the following assignment by Friday, March 15th: Article Summary : Locate an article from a credible source on a topic related to the study of The Great Gatsby . Type a one-page summary of the article, formatted according to MLA (and including a citation for the article ). Sample topics include Fitzgerald, jazz in the 20's, prohibition, flappers, and the19th amendment.

Sophomores Answer #1-4 on p826 and define the following terms: husky, brawling, luring, wanton, coarse, cunning, and pitted. Read ahead, as we will be talking about the following poems tomorrow (and possibly Friday): "Lucinda Matlock" by Edgar Lee Masters "Richard Cory" and "Miniver Cheevy" by Edwin Arlington Robinson "We Wear the Mask" and "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar Seniors Print and bring an EDITORIAL on the issue of the proposed minimum wage increase. This is the basis for your essay on Friday, which will be a summary. Next week, we are reading an excerpt from Barbara Ehrenreich's book Nickel and Dimed .

Don't forget to buy a copy of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby before Monday. We will start reading and studying the novel next week.