Please return novels!

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Feedback on yesterday's Stand Alone Text paragraph.
2. Stand Alone Text paragraph 2 and multiple choice questions (due at the end of class).
*General theme statement *Specific thesis statement that includes title, author, and takes a position on the question (in this case, the character's struggle between independence and conforming to her family's wishes).
3. Tomorrow, lit device quiz #2, introduction to synthesis text assignment.

English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. Read Act II.
2. Film adaptation of first Act (-00:21).
3. Study lit devices for quiz tomorrow (including metaphor, simile, dramatic irony, equivocation, paradox - some examples will be from Macbeth).

English 11(4)
The Crucible
1. Finish reading Act I.
2. Study lit devices for quiz tomorrow.
*Tomorrow: Analysis of Act I.

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Literary Device Quiz 1.
2. Stand Alone Text paragraph (due at the end of class).

English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. Literary Device Quiz 1.
2. More on theme, motif.
3. Read Act I.

English 11(4)
The Crucible
1. Literary Device Quiz 1.
2. T. Notes - background, analysis, theme.
3. Read p. 1-17.

English 12
Provincial Prep
1. Essays returned, feedback.
*Last day to hand in 1984 late/missing work. Please return novels ASAP.*
2. Literary Device review:
- allegory - alliteration - allusion - colloquial - hyperbole - irony (3 forms) - metaphor - simile - symbolism - tone
*be able to define and provide example for each*
**Review all literary device terms **Review types of poems and types of essays**
3. Multiple Choice Strategies
4. Stand Alone Text
- Read text and create theme and thesis statements.
- Support your thesis with 4-6 introduced, integrated, explained, and cited quotations
- Use transitions and elevated vocabulary - Show the marker that you understand both the surface and implied concepts.
*Continued tomorrow.*

English 11(2)
Macbeth
1. Essays returned. Feedback.
*Last day to hand in late A Separate Peace work. Please return novels ASAP.*
2. Literary Device review:
- allegory - alliteration - allusion - colloquial - hyperbole - irony (3 forms) - metaphor - simile - symbolism - tone
*be able to define and provide example for each*
**Review all literary device terms **Review types of poems and types of essays**
3. Macbeth background, dictated notes.
4. T.Notes Summary and Analysis
*More notes tomorrow, begin Act I.*

English 11 (4)
The Crucible
1. Essays returned. Feedback.
*Last day to hand in late Lord of the Flies work. Please return novels ASAP.*
2. Literary Device review:
- allegory - alliteration - allusion - colloquial - hyperbole - irony (3 forms) - metaphor - simile - symbolism - tone
*be able to define and provide example for each*
**Review all literary device terms **Review types of poems and types of essays**
3. Background to Salem Witch Trials.

*Deadline to hand in missing work (from the current unit) for credit is Monday, January 12th.*
**All classes review literary devices nightly for the rest of January - you will be quizzed regularly!**

English 12
1984
1. Complete essay. Hand in essay and outline.
2. Return novels.
*Next week: Provincial Exam Prep.
Provincial Exam Format:
A. Stand Alone Text (usually a poem or short story).
- Multiple Choice questions.
B. Paragraph on Stand Alone Text.
- 150+ wds - theme and thesis statements - quotation integration
C. Synthesis Text 1
- Multiple Choice questions.
D. Synthesis Text 2
- Multiple Choice questions.
E. Paragraph - Synthesis Texts 1 & 2.
- 300+ words - Short intro & conclusion paragraphs (containing theme & thesis statements).
- Quotation integration (examples from both texts).
F. Original Composition (Essay)
- 300+ wds - 4-6 paragraphs - Address topic in a creative and sophisticated way.
- Choice of format: narrative, expository, persuasive or combination.

English 11(2)
A Separate Peace
1. Complete essay. Hand in essay and outline.
2. Return novels.
*Next week: Macbeth.
Final Exam Format:
A. Stand Alone Text (usually poem or short story).
- Multiple Choice Questions
B. Synthesis Text 1
- Multiple Choice Questions
C. Synthesis Text 2
- Multiple Choice Questions.
D. Paragraph on Synthesis 1 & 2 texts
- 200+ words - Short intro & conclusion paragraphs (containing theme & thesis statements).
- Quotation integration - comparing/contrasting examples from both texts, concentrating on theme.
E. Original Composition Essay
- 300+ wds - 4-6 paragraphs - Address topic in a creative and sophisticated way.
- Choice of format: narrative, expository, persuasive or combination.

English 11(4)
Lord of the Flies
1. Complete essay. Hand in essay and outline.
2. Return novels.
*Next week: The Crucible.
Final Exam Format:
A. Stand Alone Text (usually poem or short story).
- Multiple Choice Questions
B. Synthesis Text 1
- Multiple Choice Questions
C. Synthesis Text 2
- Multiple Choice Questions.
D. Paragraph on Synthesis 1 & 2 texts
- 200+ words - Short intro & conclusion paragraphs (containing theme & thesis statements).
- Quotation integration - comparing/contrasting examples from both texts, concentrating on theme.
E. Original Composition Essay
- 300+ wds - 4-6 paragraphs - Address topic in a creative and sophisticated way.
- Choice of format: narrative, expository, persuasive or combination.

Have a great long weekend! (Tomorrow is Pro.D.)

English 12
1984
1. Modern-day examples of Big Brother:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYmEFoN8UJ8 *watch on own time*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMoeXktRb8E *watch in-class*
2. In-Class Essay (novels and one-page, one-sided outline allowed).
*Hand in essays and outlines at the bell - you will have tomorrow's class to finish.*

English 11 (2)
A Separate Peace
1. In-Class essay (novels and one-page, one-sided outline allowed).
*Hand in essays and outlines at the bell - you will have tomorrow's class to finish.*

English 11 (4)

Lord of the Flies

1. In-Class essay (novels and one-page, one-sided outline allowed).
*Hand in essays and outlines at the bell - you will have tomorrow's class to finish.*

English 12
1984
1. Book Three test (mostly closed-book).
2. Essay outlines.
*In-Class essay tomorrow and Thursday.*
**You may use your novel and your one-page, one-sided outline into the in-class essay.**

English 11 (2)
A Separate Peace
1. Essay outlines.
*In-Class essay tomorrow and Thursday.*
**You may use your novel and your one-page, one-sided outline into the in-class essay.**

English 11 (4)
Lord of the Flies
1. Essay outlines.
*In-Class essay tomorrow and Thursday.*
**You may use your novel and your one-page, one-sided outline into the in-class essay.**

*Please note: Today's original schedule is moved up one day.*

English 12
1984
1. Complete film adaptation.
2. Tomorrow: Closed book test (book 3). No notes, novels, or answers allowed.
3. Tomorrow: Complete essay outlines, final analysis, comments.
4. Wednesday & Thursday: In-Class Essay.

English 11 (2)
A Separate Peace
1. Complete A River Runs Through It.
2. Discuss essay topics and outlines.
3. Tomorrow: Complete outlines in-class.
4. Wednesday & Thursday: In-Class Essay.

English 11 (4)
Lord of the Flies
1. Essay topics and outlines.
2. Tomorrow and Wednesday: In-Class Essay.