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AssignmentsWeek of April 17thDue Thursday, April 20th
Read "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in Volume D. Due Wednesday, April 19th Read the following Blake poems:
In class on Tuesday, April 18th Quiz on vocab units 19-22. Week of April 10thIn class on Thursday, April 13th
Download and complete the in-class writing assignment for Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. Assignment due, in MLA format WITH Works Cited, to Turnitin.com by midnight. Due Wednesday, April 12th Read the following poems by William Blake in Volume D:
Week of April 3rdDue Monday, April 10th
Bring Norton Volume D, along with R & G. Due Wednesday, April 5th Vocabulary Units 21 and 22, exercises 2, 3, and 5 due in class. Due Monday, April 3rd Finish reading Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead; locate your copy of The Norton Anthology of English Literature Volume D and bring it to class. Week of March 27thDue Wednesday, March 29th
Complete Vocab units 19 and 20, exercises 2, 3, and 5, all. Due Tuesday, March 28th Finish reading Act II of R & G. Week of March 20thNo vocabulary assignment due this week. Students should finish Act I of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Thursday, March 23rd.
Week of February 20thMs. Herrick is still working on thesis statement comments and will continue doing so throughout the day on Saturday. Thanks for your patience.
Due Monday, February 27th Review R&G 11-21 for class on Monday. Revise thesis statements according to Turnitin.com comments and begin working on a complete draft for Tuesday's peer review. Due Wednesday, February 22nd
Due Tuesday, February 21st Read pg. 11-21 in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (up to the Player's and troupe's entrance - end after Guil's bit about the unicorn). |
Past Assignments
Week of February 6th
For Thursday, February 9th
Read stanzas 20-54 (pg. 885-893) in Book I, canto ix of The Faerie Queene in Norton B.
For Wednesday, February 8th
Prepare for a vocabulary quiz on units 11-14. Additionally, in preparation for a brief conversation on sonnets and Renaissance poetry, read the following poems in Norton B:
Read stanzas 20-54 (pg. 885-893) in Book I, canto ix of The Faerie Queene in Norton B.
For Wednesday, February 8th
Prepare for a vocabulary quiz on units 11-14. Additionally, in preparation for a brief conversation on sonnets and Renaissance poetry, read the following poems in Norton B:
- Wyatt, "Whoso list to hunt" (649)
- Wyatt, "Who list his wealth and ease retain" (658)
- Howard, "Th'Assyrian's king, in peace with foul desire "(664-665)
- Spenser, "Sonnet 75" (989)
- Spenser, "Sonnet 76" (989)
- Raleigh, "The Nymph's Reply" (1024)
- Raleigh, "What is our life?" (1025)
Upcoming
In the next few weeks, we will work on:
- Writing (Shakespeare, conventions)
- Sonnets and late Renaissance poetry (Norton B)
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Stoppard); any edition will do. Please have this text by Friday, February 10th.
- From Houston Public Libraries (links #1 and #4 are the actual play)
- From Barnes & Noble (use "Pick Up In Store" feature to see if it's in stock at a physical store)
- From Amazon
- From Samuel French
- You may also have some success finding a copy at Half-Price Books (call ahead to check inventory)
Week of January 23rd
Due Wednesday, January 25th
Complete Vocab units 13 and 14, exercises 2, 3, and 5, all.
Complete Vocab units 13 and 14, exercises 2, 3, and 5, all.
Week of January 16th
Due Wednesday, January 18th
Vocab Units 11 and 12, exercises 2, 3, and 5 (all), are due in class.
Vocab Units 11 and 12, exercises 2, 3, and 5 (all), are due in class.
Week of January 9th
Watch King Lear, following characterization, love/duty, "natural", and foils for the characters in Hamlet.
Week of January 2nd
Due Monday, January 9th
Finish all reading of Hamlet and King Lear. We will finish watching Lear on Monday and begin our discussion.
Due Thursday, January 5th
Read all of Hamlet in your Oxford Shakespeare text. Consider the theme of duty and select three moments/passages from the text - consider the breadth of the play - which you feel reveal/reflect on something interesting about duty. We will use this theme to combine a discussion of Hamlet and Lear.
Finish all reading of Hamlet and King Lear. We will finish watching Lear on Monday and begin our discussion.
- It is worth your time to consider the characterization of the major characters in these plays, and how you might present them (dress, tone of voice, physical characteristics and movement, attitudes toward other characters) if you were to direct or act these plays yourself.
Due Thursday, January 5th
Read all of Hamlet in your Oxford Shakespeare text. Consider the theme of duty and select three moments/passages from the text - consider the breadth of the play - which you feel reveal/reflect on something interesting about duty. We will use this theme to combine a discussion of Hamlet and Lear.