We took the SLO (Final Exam) in the computer lab, then exited British Literature for the last time: "sadder and wiser," as Coleridge would say.
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2, 6: We annotated both Wilfred Owen's "Anthem for Doomed Youth" and Siegfried Sassoon's "Wirers" as a class. Mrs. Firth also distributed a selection of literary criticism about "Wirers" before distributing the essay prompt for the final exam tomorrow (unavailable online; text a classmate). Report to Lab 2107 tomorrow for the final exam and come prepared with your essay already written. You may have a handwritten copy that you type yourself in the lab, or you can email it to yourself and copy/paste your finished product. The essay should have an intro, a minimum of two body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
3, 4, 7: We watched a brief video about the role of trench warfare and barbed wire on the Western Front during WWI, and then went on to annotate both Wilfred Owen's "Anthem for Doomed Youth" and Siegfried Sassoon's "Wirers" as a class. Mrs. Firth also distributed a selection of literary criticism about "Wirers" before distributing the essay prompt for the final exam tomorrow (unavailable online; text a classmate). Report to Lab 2107 tomorrow for the final exam and come prepared with your essay already written. You may have a handwritten copy that you type yourself in the lab, or you can email it to yourself and copy/paste your finished product. The essay should have an intro, a minimum of two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. 2, 6: Mrs. Firth introduced the Modern Period as it relates to Great Britain. We watched a brief video about the role of trench warfare and barbed wire on the Western Front during WWI, and then did a cursory reading of Wilfred Owen's "Anthem for Doomed Youth." We will revisit this poem on Monday.
3, 4, 7: No instruction due to concurrent AP Econ and AP Human Geography exams. A NOTE ABOUT YOUR FINAL EXAM: It will be the British Lit Post-SLO, and we will do it in the computer lab (2107) on Tuesday, May 17. The exam will count as 10% of your final grade. All classes: We took the Victorian Period Unit Exam and Mrs. Firth introduced British Modernism in anticipation of our study of war poetry next week.
A NOTE ABOUT YOUR FINAL EXAM: It will be the British Lit Post-SLO, and we will do it in the computer lab (2107) on Tuesday, May 17. The exam will count as 10% of your final grade. All classes: We read Robert Browning's "Porphyria's Lover" as a class, and then took notes/had a discussion about the poem. Mrs. Firth recommends that you read the Shmoop entry about "Porphyria's Lover" and/or listen to this Scottish podcast about the poem if you missed class.
THE VICTORIAN PERIOD UNIT EXAM IS TOMORROW, MAY 12. The study guide is available here. A NOTE ABOUT YOUR FINAL EXAM: It will be the British Lit Post-SLO, and we will do it in the computer lab onTuesday, May 17. The exam will count as 10% of your final grade. All classes: We read Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess" as a class and answered the corresponding study questions. Mrs. Firth strongly recommends reading Shmoop's line-by-line analysis of "My Last Duchess" and perhaps watching the Shmoop introductory video about the poem before trying to answer the analysis questions.
2, 6: We finished and turned in the Great Expectations Reading Guide Chapters 49-59. Mrs. Firth then gave unsolicited advice for the next 30 minutes.
3, 4, 7: We discussed the two alternate endings to Great Expectations, and then Mrs. Firth gave unsolicited advice for the next 30 minutes. 2, 6: We continued our study of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (GE) by answering the first nine questions of the GE Reading Guide over Ch. 49-59, and then we watched about 15 minutes' worth of the BBC/Masterpiece Theatre production of Great Expectations (available here online).
3, 7: We split into groups to work on Group Response #9, and then when everyone finished, we watched a few minutes of the BBC/Masterpiece Theatre production of Great Expectations (available here online). 4: No class due to Senior Luncheon. THE VICTORIAN PERIOD UNIT EXAM IS NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 12. The study guide is available here. A NOTE ABOUT YOUR FINAL EXAM: It will be the British Lit Post-SLO, and we will do it in the computer lab onTuesday, May 17. The exam will count as 10% of your final grade. 2, 6: We took the GE Reading Quiz #5 over chapters 41-50. We continued our study of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (GE) by finishing and turning in the GE Reading Guide Ch. 38-48, and then we watched about 15 minutes' work of the BBC/Masterpiece Theatre production of Great Expectations (available here online). Mrs. Firth distributed the final GE Reading Guide over Ch. 49-59.
3, 7: We took the GE Reading Quiz #5 over chapters 41-50. Because so many students were out taking the AP Calculus exam, we put off our next group response until Friday and watched 30 minutes or so of the BBC/Masterpiece Theatre production of Great Expectations (available here online). 4: We took the GE Reading Quiz #5 over chapters 41-50. Even though several students were out taking the AP Calculus exam, we went forward with Group Response #9 because our class will not meet on Friday due to the Senior Luncheon. We spent most of C lunch, however, watching the BBC/Masterpiece Theatre production of Great Expectations (available here online). THE VICTORIAN PERIOD UNIT EXAM IS NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 12. The study guide is available here. A NOTE ABOUT YOUR FINAL EXAM: It will be the British Lit Post-SLO, and we will do it in the computer lab onTuesday, May 17. The exam will count as 10% of your final grade. 2, 6: 2, 6: We continued our study of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (GE) by answering the first 5-6 questions of GE Reading Guide Ch. 38-48, and then we watched about 15 minutes' work of the BBC/Masterpiece Theatre production of Great Expectations (available here online).
3, 4, 7: We continued our study of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (GE). All groups of woodland creatures who had not finished/turned in Group Response #7 AND Group Response #8 did so, and then we watched 30 minutes or so of the BBC/Masterpiece Theatre production of Great Expectations (available here online). THE VICTORIAN PERIOD UNIT EXAM IS NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 12. The study guide is available here. A NOTE ABOUT YOUR FINAL EXAM: It will be the British Lit Post-SLO, and we will do it in the computer lab onTuesday, May 17. The exam will count as 10% of your final grade. |
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