Monday 10/20 Finish reading A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Tuesday 10/21 Work on revising your timed writing (Arun at the Beach) if you would like to and start working on the study questions/reviewing for the Tale of Two Cities exam. You may earn up to 10 points extra credit on the exam by thoroughly writing out answers to the study questions before the exam. The exam will be on Monday October 27.
Wednesday 10/22 Finish revising your timed writing—due Thursday (but optional). Work on the study questions and choose your essay topic. Pre-writing is due at the end of the period on Friday.
Thursday 10/23 Read in your IR book--all IR tests must be passed by next week (Thursday 10/30 is the last day). Schedule a test now and avoid the end of the quarter rush.
Friday 10/24 Finish studying for the exam on A Tale of Two Cities and work on the first draft of your essay, due Wednesday.
Week 8
Monday
10/13 Read to page 217 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Tuesday
10/14 Read to page 231 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Wednesday
10/15 Read to page 247 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Thursday
10/16 Read to page 268 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Friday
10/17 Read in your IR book. We’ll finish the entire novel Monday night, so get a head start this weekend if you want.
Week 7
Monday
10/6 Read to page 126 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Tuesday
10/7 Read to page 143 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Wednesday
10/8 Read to page 161 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Thursday
10/9 Read to page 180 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Friday
10/10 Read in your IR book. Read to page 199 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion Monday.
Week 6
Monday
9/29 Read to page 37 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Tuesday
9/30 Read to page 54 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Wedensday
10/1 Read to page 73 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Thursday
10/2 Read to page 90 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Friday
10/3 Read in your IR book. Read to page 108 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion Monday.
Week 5
Monday
9/22 Carefully write a paragraph analyzing the diction in the assigned passage. Bring in your $10 to pay for your AP English books this year, if you have not done so already.
Tuesday
9/23 Revise your paragraph analyzing Irving's diction based on class discussion. Make it much, much better than your first version--see me today if you need ideas for improvement. Finish #3 and #4 from Improving your own Diction.
Wednesday
9/24 Read to the end of page 7 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Write a paragraph analyzing Conrad's use of imagery in passage #3 of the Imagery page. Be sure to write carefully (using a topic sentence, direct quotations, and a careful analysis of the effect of the imagery on the meaning of the passage). Write as well as you can, paying attention to your own diction and clarity of thought.
Thursday
9/25 Read to page 20 in A Tale of Two Cities. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Friday
9/26 Read in your IR book and get a lot of reading done because we’ll be reading a lot in A Tale.
