AP Lit: Students will receive a new vocabulary list (test next Tuesday). We will also continue reading and reviewing chapters 30-39 of “Great Expectations”
English 1: We will be starting our next unit: Greek Mythology/The Odyssey. There will be Powerpoints, group work, and reading of some famous ancient Greek myths
Poetry: We will start the week with sharing our “Dead Poets” poems. We will then take a closer look at the poetry of Walt Whitman
As always, check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lessons and downloadable handouts.
Thanksgiving is coming up. Start thinking about what you are thankful for – and then say thank you to those who have helped you out!
AP Lit: We will continue to read “Great Expectations” and there will be a couple of study guides and other assignments this week
English 1: We will finish the movie for “Of Mice and Men” and we will have a writing assignment that we will work on (due Friday). We may also begin our next unit (Greek Mythology/The Odyssey)
Poetry: We will begin the week watching “The Dead Poet’s Society”. Then we will start our next unit: American Poets
As always, check the above drop-down menus for more detailed assignments and downloadable content
AP Lit: We will continue reading and discussing “Great Expectations”. Expect a vocab test on Friday!
English 1: Students will be having a vocab test on Tuesday. We will also continue reading from “Of Mice and Men”. There will be study guides for the book which students will have to complete.
Poetry: We will start the week with a study of Denotation vs. Connotation. We will end the week with Meter
As always, check the above drop-down menus for more detailed daily lessons and downloadable handouts.
Halloween is next week! Do you have your costume yet? I do….
Wednesday, all students will either be testing, or for seniors, working on graduation related activities. Freshmen will be taking the EXPLORE test. Sophomores and Juniors will be taking the PSAT test
Parent Conferences are Wednesday (4-8pm), and Thursday (8-12pm)
This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:
AP Lit: We will read “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe. We will also begin reading “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens
English 1: We will read something from Poe, and begin reading “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck
Poetry: We will read something from Poe, and we will begin analyzing poems for sound devices
Check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lessons and downloadable material.
AP Lit will be wrapping up the short story unit. There will be an essay later in the week
English 1: We will be also wrapping up our short story unit this week. There will be a multiple-choice test on Thursday. Next up will be “Of Mice and Men”
Poetry: We will begin our unit on Figurative Language
As always, check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lessons and downloadable handouts.
