Pre AP English I & English I

Think About it Thursday:  Please be watching the Google Classroom for the weekly quotes.  You will write your paragraph reflections and turn them in there.

Literary Term of the Week:  The new chart for the 4th quarter literary terms is in the Google Classroom.  I will share the new terms and their definitions in the lesson plans posted here on my blog.  If you would like to participate in extra credit, find an example of the terms in literature and email them to me along with the title and author of the work in which you found the terms.

1. Pathetic Fallacy:  the treatment of inanimate objects as if they had human feelings, thoughts, or sensations.  In the discussion of literature, pathetic fallacy is similar to personification.  Pathetic fallacy is most often used to describe weather in a story.
2. Prologue:  an introduction to a story that usually sets the tone and acts as a bit of a background or a sneak peek into the story. Prologues are typically a narrative spoken by one of the characters and not from the part of the author.

SAT Vocabulary:  It is time for list 9.  The list has some modified instructions since we are online.  You will submit your flashcards in the Google Classroom either through screenshots, Google Slides, or a Quizlet link. Let me know what questions you may have. Flashcards are due Friday the 24th.

Shakespearean Sonnets:  Watch the Prezi over Shakespearean Sonnets posted in the Google Classroom and take notes in your English journal.  You will then choose a topic from those provided, write an original sonnet, and submit in the Classroom.

Literature:  It is time to begin Romeo & Juliet! The full text is available online at this link  https://bit.ly/RomeoandJulietfulltext or you may choose to read the No Fear Shakespeare version which provides the original text and a modern translation side-by-side at this link https://bit.ly/NoFearShakespeareRomeoandJuliet.

• There will be study questions for each scene and a Queen Mab assignment posted in the Google Classroom with individual due dates.
• I will also host an online reading through Zoom Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m. beginning Wednesday, April 22nd.  I will post the link for that meeting in the Google Classroom, on my blog, and if possible, through Remind.
• If you would like to be assigned a role to read aloud, please contact me.  I’ll do my best to get everyone the part they would like.

SSR/Book Talk Reading:  Please spend at least 30 minutes each week reading.  We will have Book Talks in May even if we have to use flipgrid once again.  You need to be reading!

Pre-AP English I only

Romeo & Juliet:  There are two additional assignments for Pre-AP students as follows:

1. Life in Elizabethan England Speech Assignment posted in the Google Classroom.  Speeches due 4/17
2. Memorization of Act I Prologue DUE 5/8  Hopefully, these will be done in person! 😉

I miss you all very much! Be well and wash your hands!