04/25/2012

Today in class:

• We discussed the Practice Multiple Prose (Church) Section
• I handed out three AP exam prompts, so please get them tomorrow if you were absent today. Find a time over the weekend to write all three essays back to back. Time yourself for 40 minutes per essay. When finished, put all the essays in a large envelope and turn in to me Monday. I will randomly choose one to grade.

Mrs. Johnson

04/23/2012

Finish the novel this week!
Wednesday: AP Review Session: Poetry (Room 101)
Thursday: 7pm Clockworks downtown session

Mrs. J

04/19/2012

Here is the link for the chapter 3 notes. Please read up to chapter 5 by Monday

AP Review Session Wednesday in Room 101 2:40 til whenever
AP Review Session Thursday at Clockworks downtown 7 til they kick us out:)


***Bring all notes!!!

Mrs. J

04/19/2012

Here are the notes for chapter three with the sub tomorrow. I told the sub that you could access them on my blog, so hopefully you're here accessing them.
Please read up to chapter 5 by Monday.

Chapter Three Portrait Notes

***AP Review Session Wednesday April 25th 2:40-4:40 or so in room 101 (Bring Poetry flashcards and notes; we'll start there)
***AP Review Session Thursday April 26th at Clockworks downtown from 7 til they kick us out:)

See you at Oly Pageant (well some of you:))/all of you have a great weekend!


Mrs. J

04/18/2012

Please read up through the first half of chapter three... missed you today...see you tomorrow!

Mrs. Johnson

04/10/2012

Today I handed out the Portrait packets, so if you need an extra copy or were absent, here you are:
Portrait Packet

Additionally, each student chose a research topic for tonight's homework. The assignment description is in the packet, but the assignment is to write a one page report on your chosen topic. If you were absent and wish to catch up tonight, then simply choose a topic and turn it in tomorrow. If you want more direction, then talk to me tomorrow, and turn it in Thursday.
Tomorrow, we will pick up where we left off with the Wuthering Heights presentations. Thank you for your patience with that.
Additionally, I would like all the letters to students by Monday please, so I can get those organized.

Thank you,

Mrs. J

04/06/2012

Hello again,

I am so thankful to have my blog back or at least from home. Anyway, I added a new "tab" called: Critical Analysis Essays from works read in class. If you click on that tab, you'll find a link to the baby Moocow story that opens Portrait. That particular story is incredibly important to the meaning of the entire novel, so eventually, I will ask you to read this analysis essay and write on it, as well as discuss it in class; however, in the meantime, it's a good place to start for answers about the novel.
Again, while you have the weekend, either purchase or make a journal this weekend that means something as well as personifies/embodies/and or symbolizes you!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Johnson

P.S. We will have a guest speaker, who lived in Scotland for four years, traveled to Ireland, is a history major, and currently a grad student at OSU; she will address the following topics: Parnell, Homerule, conflict in Dublin then and now, and if time, going to University internationally, so I hope you can be there Tuesday!

04/05/2012

Yah! My blog worked! Oh Happy Day!

This weekend:

• Obviously purchase Joyce's novel if you don't have one.
• Purchase/decorate/make a personalized journal to bring with you to class every day of the James Joyce Unit. This journal will hold any notes on historical references/your own stream of consciousness writing/ and prompts of key aspects of the novel for you to write on along the way.  
• Finish Wuthering Heights Analysis paper as the deadline is Monday. Don't forget to include a Works Cited Page your paper as well.
• Also due Monday: your timed 40 minute AP Exam prompt of your choice.

***Great job on presentations! I look forward to hearing the remaining ones on Monday and finishing up discussion on our final presentation today from that very intelligent psychologist:)

Mrs. Johnson

04/02/2012

You will now find an example of guidelines for the Wuthering Heights Research Paper under the Essay Example Link and also right here:)Wuthering Heights Guidelines

04/02/2012

I haven't forgotten about the Wuthering Heights Guidelines; in fact, I am typing up an example now:) It's taking awhile because I decided to type an introduction to an essay also:)


Mrs. Johnson