12+British+Literature

Check out this poetry contest opportunity! Queens Library Poetry Contest **Expectations**
 * Calling All Poets!**
 * 1. All homework is done completely, carefully, and on time.**


 * 2. Reading is homework.**


 * 3. Careful reading includes note-taking. I expect you to take notes as you read so that you can thoughtfully contribute to class discussion. Include questions you have, passages you feel are important (and why), and page numbers.**


 * 4. No cheating of any kind.**


 * 5. You take advantage of the resources SJB has for you, whether they be my time, the library, or the Internet connections. If you don’t know something, find it out. Do not use ignorance as an excuse.**


 * 6. You are computer literate. You know how to attach a file to an e-mail correctly. You know how to check your e-mail regularly. You know how to check the wikispace regularly. (If you this does not apply to you, see #5.)**


 * 7. You have printer ink at home and/or understand that the printers at school sometimes jam; therefore you print out early enough to not miss the due date.**


 * 8. On time means in class when handing in an assignment or for an assignment we will go over in class. For e-mailed assignments, the deadline is 5pm (not 11:59 pm) unless stated otherwise in the assignment's directions.**


 * 9. You read my e-mails and wikispace directions carefully; you listen to my instructions in class carefully. You ask questions when you are confused. “I didn’t know” is not a viable excuse.**


 * 10. You are ready to learn!**

=VOCABULARY = **Vocabulary Plan; __Vocabulary Workshop__ Level G**

**Unit Dates** Independent Reading Log Complete this form every Friday. Independent Reading Log
 * What to do and when is it due?**
 * **“Regular” Units:** || **Unit Reviews:** || **Word Study:** ||
 * **Monday** “Choosing the Right Word” || **Monday** “Vocabulary for Comprehension” || **Monday** “Idioms” (or “Proverbs” or “Adages,” depending on the unit) ||
 * **Tuesday** “Synonyms” & “Antonyms” || **Tuesday** “Two-Word Completions,” || **Tuesday** “Denotation and Connotation” ||
 * **Thursday** “Completing the Sentence” & “Vocabulary in Context” || **Thursday** || **Thursday** “Classical Roots” ||
 * **Friday** Quiz || **Friday** Quiz || **Friday** Quiz ||
 * **Week of** || **Week of** ||
 * September 14 Unit 1 || CUMULATIVE REVIEW OF 1-9 WILL BE ON THE MIDTERM EXAM ||
 * September 21 Unit 2 ||  ||
 * September 28 Unit 3 || February 1 Unit 10 ||
 * October 5 Review 1-3 || February 8 Unit 11 ||
 * October 19 Unit 4* There is no school on Monday. Have Monday’s and Tuesday’s work done for Tuesday.The quiz will be on Monday 10/26 || March 22 Unit 12 ||
 * October 26 Unit 5* SPECIAL SCHEDULE: Monday's work due 10/27; Tuesday's work due 10/29; Thursday's work due 11/2; Quiz 11/3 || February 29 Review 10-12 ||
 * November 9 Unit 6 || March 7 Word Study; Quiz on 1-12 ||
 * November 16 Review 4-6* Due to the shortened periods for the Honors Assembly on Friday, the quiz will be on Monday 11/23 || April 4 Unit 13 ||
 * November 30 Word Study; Quiz on units 1-6. || April 11 Unit 14 ||
 * December 7 Unit 7 || April 25 Unit 15 ||
 * December 14 Unit 8 || May 9 Review 13-15 ||
 * January 4 Unit 9 || May 16 Word Study; Quiz on 1-15* Possible snow holiday on Friday; the quiz will be on Monday, 5/23. ||
 * January 11 Review 6-9 || ALL VOCABULARY WORDS WILL BE ON THE FINAL EXAM. ||

**Arthurian Legend Books to Try:** Green, Roger Lancelyn. //King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table// Stewart, Mary. //The Crystal Cave//. Bradley, Marion Zimmer. //The Mists of Avalon// Steinbeck, John. //The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights// White, T. H. //The Once and Future King//

=Thursday, April 14th= Watch this presentation on research skills. Take notes. Be ready to discuss and ask questions tomorrow after the quiz.

//Macbeth// Research 1. You have a choice of two topics. These are topics, not theses. Decide what you have to argue about one of these topics to create a thesis.
 * Macbeth as an atypical tragic hero
 * o Watch this PowerPoint presentation to learn the character traits of a tragic hero.
 * Character analysis of Macbeth

2. Find at least five quotations from the play that pertain to your topic. Write them on notecards. 3. Choose at least two of the following articles from the Bloom’s Literature database (accessible from the SJB-Library wikispace (www.SJB-Library.wikispaces.com, click “Research,” then “Bloom’s Literature”). Read it carefully. Take notes.

A. C. Bradley, “The Atmosphere of //Macbeth//” L. C. Knights, “Macbeth: A Lust for Power” Henry N. Paul, “Macbeth’s Imagination” Harold Bloom, “Bloom on //Macbeth//” A. C. Bradley, “Macbeth’s Imagination” Wayne C. Booth, “Macbeth as Tragic Hero” Susan Snyder, “Theology as Tragedy in //Macbeth//” Mark Van Doren, “The ‘Strange’ World of //Macbeth// Redeemed” Arthur F. Kinney, “Apocalyptic References in //Macbeth//”

4. Choose at least two articles from one of the print resources in the SJB library. Read it carefully. Take notes.

//Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations//, “Theology as Tragedy” Cleanth Brooks, “The Naked Babe and the Cloak of Manliness” from //The// //Well Wrought Urn// in //Blooms’ Shakespeare Through the Ages//

//Readings on Macbeth,// Ed. Clarice Swisher, Greenhaven Press D. J. Palmer, “//Macbeth//’s Rich Visual Effects” Caroline E. E. Spurgeon, “Shakespeare’s Imagery Heightens Emotions” L. C. Knights, “Poetry of Evil” Gareth Lloyd Evans, “The Facets of Macbeth’s Imagination”

//Shakespearean Criticism// Volume 29 See articles by Kenneth Muir and Laroque Robert Heilman, “The Criminal as Tragic Hero” E. A. J. Honigman, “Macbeth, the Murderer as Victim” Maynard Mack, “The Voice in the Sword” Volume 20: Articles/Commentary on Productions

Volume 44: Cunningham, “The Scottish Play, Hero, and Villain” Kirsch, “Macbeth’s Suicide” Robert G. Hunter, “‘Macbeth’ in Shakespeare and the Mystery of God’s Judgment”

Volume 69 Richard S. Ide, “The Theatre of the Mind: An Essay on //Macbeth//” Lisa Low, “Ridding Ourselves of Macbeth”

Volume 80 Julian Markels, “The Spectacle of Deterioration: //Macbeth// and the ‘Manner’ of Tragic Imitation” Miguel Bernad, “The Five Tragedies in //Macbeth//”

5. Choose a fifth source, either print or online. Read it and take careful notes.

//Macbeth// topic: Monday, April 18 (homework grade) Thesis and //Macbeth quotations//: Thursday, April 21 (quiz grade) Source cards (Bibliography cards): Monday, April 25 (quiz grade) Note cards: Monday, May 2 (quiz grade) Outline: Monday, May 8 (quiz grade) Introductory Paragraph: Friday, May 13 (quiz grade) First Draft: Tuesday, May 17 (test grade) Final Paper: Tuesday, May 24 (test grade)
 * Due Dates:**
 * Complete this [|form] to submit your choice.

=PowerPoint Assignments= May 9: May 10: May 11: May 16:

= Final Exam Review Topics: = Vocabulary Units 1-15 Plagiarism MLA Citation format Works Cited page creation // Oedipus Rex // //Macbeth// "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" Ben Jonson's poems Robert Herrick's poems John Donne's poems Andrew Marvell's poem