Period 1--ELA B 30
Again, we continued with some of the Beowulf boasts for the first part of class. Then, we continued looking at how to write a formal essay which they will have to start on Monday.
Period 2--AP 30
We looked at the 2000 AP exam and considered best practices in how to write comparative essays, anticipating that perhaps this year, the AP question on poetry will require comparison. The students went through the two poems comparing the Sirens from The Odyssey and a poem by Margaret Atwood. We analyzed it together and then the students were given past students' responses to the question. We didn't completed this exercise before the bell rang, but will do so tomorrow.
Period 3--AP 10
In an effort to move along, the annotations are assigned for May 13th. The students will have to work on their own for this. We reviewed (via their AP Handbook) how to practice making thesis statements with the use of old AP exams. We looked at the 2006 AP exam and they were given time to create a thesis statement for the question. We will continue with the prose responses tomorrow.
Period 4--History 10
We are still continuing with the English civil war and Glorious Revolution. We have finished up with Elizabeth I and James I, and have moved on to the trouble created by Charles I.
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