Monday, Feb. 1: Talking Character

* Open

• Think and be ready to respond: Name a favorite character from thy years of reading and viewing?  What do you enjoy about this character?

 


* Character Fodder

• "The Fiery Wooing of Sir Mordred" link here
• Annotations
• Highlight and label five ways that Wodehouse develops character in this story.

HW:

• Finish the story and annotations if you did not in class
• Take Notes on All Bold Words for Story Ch. 3 (due block day)
• Finish Your One-Page Proposal This Week (or don't and get stuck with too much work next week)
• 10 Definition Due Block Day

Perrine's Hardback Book

Hi students,

If you would like to buy Perrine's literature, here are two ways:

• Used for as little as $10
• New edition ($200) or rent it as a hardback book for as little as $32. 

Either edition is fine:

Out of Class Experience (required for AP; extra credit for English 4)

Assignment Due Date: March 2

Upcoming Possibilities (I may not mention any again this quarter):

• Contests:
• Coastal Commission Poetry (Jan. 30): Theme: "California Coast"
• Farm Bureau Poetry (Feb. 24): Theme: "Grown in Santa Cruz and the Pajaro Valley"

• Gilroy Library

•  Saturday, February 13^th at 3pm Local Author Visit by Claudia Melendez Salinas: Learn about the inspiration behind her novel, A Fighting Chance about growing up Latino in a poor barrio.
  
  
  Saturday, February 13^th at 3:30pm Poetry Readings: Read or listen to original poems. 
  
  
  
   

Sample Student Essays for Refreshment

If you would like examples of what high to low scoring essays look like for a poetry prompt, you may study these.  The poem is older and more traditionally formed than the piece you will have, but it will help to review:

Free-Response Questions (just read the poem; it is a Renaissance sonnet)

Sample Essay Responses to the Poem

Enjoy,

Mr. S

Week 24: Block