Final Exam Review 2012

Week #17 Final Exam Week

Review for final exam. Ace it!!!

Antigone by Sophocles

Week #16 December 10-14, 2012

Literature: Antigone by Sophocles
Writing: Final Exam Essay
Vocabulary: Refer to your final vocab list

Homework:

• STUDY for final Exam.

SCHEDULE of Final Exam

Dec. 18 - 2nd and 5th

Dec. 19 - 3rd and 7th

Dec. 20 - 4th and 6th

Dec. 21 - 1 and 8th

Monday-Friday

• Read and analyze archetypes in Antigone.
• Understand and analyze Greek Drama elements.
• Write final exam essay (if not done yet).
• Review for final exam.

Greek Drama, Antigone, Sophocles

Week #15 December 3-7, 2012

Literature: Greek Drama, Antigone by Sophocles
Vocabulary: Final Exam vocabulary words - Note: Please refer to the list I will provide this week.

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes on verbs that reveal - Due: Dec. 4

Monday-Tuesday

• Take the OMM and vocab unit test.
• Read about Greek drama in the Literature textbook.

Wednesday-Friday

• Read Antigone.
• Analytically answer guide questions and provide text evidence for each response.

Expository, Literary, and Persuasive Essay

Week #14 November 26-30, 2012

Literature: Greek Drama introduction
Writing: Expository, Literary, and Persuasive Writing
Vocabulary: Verbs that reveal -  acknowledges, clarifies, demonstrates, discloses, exhibits, exposes, illustrates, opens, shows, unveils

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes on verbs that communicate - due: Nov 27

Monday-Friday

• Monday and Tuesday will be test days for a writing test.
• This week, we will look at different samples of essays and peer review our own.
• We will also look at examples of SARs and peer review our own.
• Towards the end of the week, we will study an introduction to Greek Drama.

Of Mice and Men video

Week #13 November 19-20, 2012

Video Literature: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (Film with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich)
Vocabulary: Same as last week

Homework:

• SAT vocab words - verbs that communicate : due Nov. 27

Monday-Tuesday

• View the Of Mice and Men film.

Wednesday-Friday

• Thanksgiving holiday

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Reading Assessment

Week #12 November 12-19, 2012

Literature: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Writing: Short Answer Response (SAR)
Vocabulary: VERBS THAT COMMUNICATE - acquaints, advertises, announces, appeals, betrays, breaks, concludes, connects, corresponds, declares

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes on SAT/OMM Week 4 - due: Nov. 13

Monday-Tuesday

• Take a common reading assessment and practice SAR.

Wednesday

• Early dismissal. Activity is TBA.

Thursday-Friday

• Go over the common assessment.
• Identify vocabulary word functions.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Week #11 November 5-9, 2012

Literature: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Writing: Expository or Persuasive Essay
Vocabulary: SAT/OMM week 4 - taciturn, succinct, garrulous, prattle, narcissistic, supercilious, ostentatious, platitude, lackluster

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes for SAT/OMM Week 3 - due: Nov. 6

Monday

• Take an open notes test.
• Continue reading the novel.

Tuesday - Friday

• Continue reading, annotating, and discussing the novel.