Homework for the week of April 27, 2009

Monday, April 27, 2009: In class, multiple choice practice
homework: work on scenes

Tuesday, April 28, 2009: In class, discuss multiple choice and analyze poem
homework: finish essay and bring in your typed scenes for Candido.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009:
In class: the actors will read your scripts
homework: finish your essay if you did not do so and bring in a poem to read aloud for Poem in Your Pocket Day...be ready to discuss the poem in literary terms using the steps we've learned to help us analyze a poem.

Thursday, April 30, 2009:
In class: Reading poems in class to honor the love of poetry.
Homework: Bring in your index cards about the works of literature you know

Friday, May 1, 2009:
In class: Review--open question practice
homework: Another essay practice! I know, I know.

Tips for Scene Writing

1) Try not to have too many characters. No more than four.
2) Write about something that is familiar to you.
3) Keep it simple.
4) It doesn't have to be chronological. Plays can jump forward or backward in time.
5) Dialogue! Remember there isn't a whole lot of descriptive writing. It's all stage directions and dialogue unless your character is singing or giving a vivid image of something he or she sees/has seen/ would like to see one day.
6) Turning point. Remember to focus on a play in which the character changes by the end of the piece.

HAVE FUN!

Homework for the Week of April 20, 2009

Tuesday: In class, we reviewed the AP sample multiple choice questions as well as the techniques to use when analyzing a poem. We discussed "La Belle Dame Sans Merci."
Homework: Prepare your scenes for Candido. You should write at least two scenes.

Wednesday: Candido comes to school.
Homework: You should work on your scenes

Thursday: Boys vs. Girls review for the AP examathon.
Homework: Please study your terms

Friday: In class timed essay practice and check-in to evaluate how to play it next week. Homework: TBD