Friday, March 26, 2010

Spring break assignment

I hope you enjoy your Spring break!
As we discussed, you may want to take this time to review, reflect on, and further your understanding of the various literary elements and techniques we have covered this year.

Please feel free to reach me by email if you have any questions.

You will have a major assessment on Friday, April 9

Sunday, March 14, 2010

MLA

This is a great link regarding MLA style, and how to cite works

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Weekly update: Looking ahead to the week of March 8

By now you should have read chapters 1-5 of The Turn of the Screw.
Thursday into Friday you will be taking a practice multiple choice AP examination. By Friday ,we will continue our discussion of the text. Please read through chapter 8 and keep up with journals. Next week you will have an in-class free-response essay. I also look forward to your literary debates on the Turn of the Screw! Conventional ghost story? psychological study? I look forward to your analysis and arguments on the subject, and will be supplementing our discussions with critical essays on the topic.