Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Separate Peace/Hobbit Paragraphs

The first writing assignment is due Thursday as a rough draft.
Students can download extra handouts (page 1) (page 2) if they want to do more than one rough.
This should be a completed rough draft. If you need help, you can use the Literary Essay Essentials or the Pre-AP Survivor's Guide
The final draft, typed, is due Tuesday, September 2nd. Students who will have excused absences on Friday should e-mail their rough draft to me as well as bring it to class on Thursday, so I can send you a digital copy back to fix for your final draft.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Writing/Literary Elements

Now that we are finished with A Separate Peace, it is time to focus on the core elements of writing and literature.
During class, we will be operating from the Organization handout received on Monday (this will not be online because it is copyrighted material specifically for our class).
Tuesday is the "Worldview" lecture, a good general examination into why people do what they do.
Wednesday and possibly Thursday (Wednesday is a half day) is the Archetypes lecture.
For more details, get the planner now.
Root Test #1 is Friday, so be sure to study!!!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Separate Peace Ends; Writing Unit, Hobbit Begins

We are in the process of completing the introductory unit on A Separate Peace
Students can get the study questions for Chapters XI-XIII here.
You can also get an early look at the Archetype lecture by downloading it now. However, do not print it out...you will be getting a copy next week.
The Separate Peace test is FRIDAY, August 22nd. You should have completed reading the novel by then, although the study questions are due on Monday.

Please be sure to look throughout the year at the Key Honors Links and/or Honors English 9 handouts for the latest handouts, including support for assignments we do in class!

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Separate Peace: Week Two

We are now well into Separate Peace. Get the planner for the next two weeks and stay ahead of your assignments.
Chapter 4 study questions are now available
Chapter 5-6 questions are also now available
Get: Chapter 7 questions; Chapter 8-9 questions, Chapter 10 questions

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

A Separate Peace, a New Start

We start the new school year running as we leap into the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles.
First, be sure to have the following items:
Syllabus: (English 9H Foundations)
Weekly Planner (Aug. 6-15th, 2008)
You will want a copy of Pre-AP Survivor's Guide, which is only available for download.

Separate Peace study questions are now available!
Chapter 1
Chapter 2-3

More information concerning the novel will be in the next post. Welcome to Mr. Tyler's honors classes!