Kecoughtan HS - Mrs. Friesz's English 12

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My HW # is 848-2156 and email: bfriesz@sbo.hampton,k12.va.us. Please email questions regarding assignments.

Warriors - please visit this website http://www.kecoughtan.org to locate school information, event calendars, KHS news events, etc., but, most importantly, under the KHS Library are links for research. Mrs. Woods, our librarian, has worked diligently to provide students with valid search engines and sites to assist with research. There is also a link to the Hampton Public Library which adds additional research sites, especially "Find It Virginia." Happy Trails To You!

Welcome!

Welcome to second semester English 12 Mrs. Friesz. This semester students will study poetry, drama, prose, and formal oral presentations, while also building cloze reading, writing/analysis skills First on our agenda is Sonnets, then, Shakespeare’s Macbeth. We will also have outside reading assignments. Major Assignments will be posted on this site with due dates. Fourth Nine Weeks will end with my favorite and many previous students have also stated, their favorite assignment their: Senior Speech. I have posted some websites to assist students with research for this semester’s content.

Speeches start May 19, 2008 - but students will work on their topic, research, formal outline, and technology beginning the middle of April. Students will choose a book to read that relates to their topic and include information from the text in their 5-10 minute oral presentation. They must research their topic and support their topic with five sources. The topics have ranged from “Freshman 15” - to “Rock Climbing in Utah.” This is their topic choice! - but Appropriate. As we started the year - with their essay topic for their “college essay choice,” we end the year with their “topic choice.”

Reminders:

No work will be accepted late and if students are absent for a test or quiz, students must make up their work (if assigned previously), on the day of return. If it was assigned while they were absent, they have three days (G/W/G). There is a Black Appointment Book Available to Students - for appointments. Wednesdays from 2:45-3:30 is the normal make up day. If another day is needed, students must ask me if the date and time they desire is available, then make the appointment.”

If students are going on a field trip (or a pre-arranged) family trip, work must be completed and turned in prior to their trip (or the quiz/test) must be taken prior to their trip. Students must communicate and ask for assignments (earlier than - the afternoon prior to their field trip/pre-arranged trip).

Please email me if: K12Planet does not appear posted at least every two weeks, or if there are any concerns/questions - regarding assignments. Students may also sign up for K12Planet and have access. Please utilize this resource.

Remember this semester, Seniors, you have so many planned activities - Prom - After-Prom, Class Night, and the major date: June 12, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. - Graduation 08’. 08' Rates
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MACBETH - ENGLISH 12-AVERAGE W5/W8

MACBETH - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Students will study the tragedy Macbeth , reading handouts; reading the play at home and in class; taking quizzes; a test, and researching/writing a characterization analysis paper.

Due Dates: Date Grade

Macbeth - Quizzes - ACT I February 21, 2008 ______________
ACT II February 21, 2008 ______________
ACT III February 25, 2008 ______________
ACT IV February 29, 2008 ______________
ACT V March 4, 2008 ______________
Two Grades MC Test March 10, 2008 ______________

Research (Three outside sources)
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_______________________________* (One Grade) _______________
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Pre-Write - 1st RD March 4, 2008 ______________

Paper Conference ____________________________________

1st RD/Peer-Edit March 10, 2008 ______________
2nd RD/Peer-Edit March 12, 2008 ______________

Two Grades - Final Paper Due March 18, 2008 ______________

THIS PAPER IS DUE ON OR BEFORE THE DUE DATE. NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

MIN-RESEARCH CHARACTERIZATION PAPER: RESEARCH MACBETH OR LADY MACBETH’S CHARACTER. ANALYZE THROUGH LITERARY ELEMENTS - USING NINE CITES (3 PER PARAGRAPH) FROM THE TEXT MACBETH - AND THREE (3) FROM OUTSIDE VALID SOURCES, EITHER MACBETH’S CHARACTER FLAW OF ______ OR LADY MACBETH’S CHARACTER FLAW OF _______ PROVING THE THEME OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDY MACBETH. A TOTAL OF TWELVE (12) CITES WILL BE USED TO PROVE THIS PAPER. THIS PAPER IS DUE ON OR BEFORE THE DUE DATE. NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO RESEARCH OR NO WORKS CITED = ZERO FOR PAPER.

Thesis: _______________________________________________________________________
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Teacher Approval __________ Date ________

PEER-EDITORS: IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CATCH GRAMMAR/CONTENT ERRORS AND TO FAIRLY GRADE PAPERS. GRANTING A 93A/100A ON A PAPER THAT HAS GRAMMAR/CONTENT ERRORS (EX: VT/RO/SF/PLOP) OR CONTENT ERRORS (NO/INCOMPLETE THESIS/CONTENT MISSING - DIRECT EVIDENCE + RESEARCH/TOPIC SENTENCES/SET UP OF EVIDENCE/PARAGRAPH CLOSE/UNIVERSAL VIEW), IS UNACCEPTABLE. CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IS A POSITIVE ON ROUGH DRAFTS TO HELP A PEER ENSURE A BETTER GRADE ON THEIR FINAL.

Grammar: Identify the problem you would like to eliminate. ___________________
PE - will focus to assist you.
PE - WRITE MAIN GRAMMAR PROBLEMS HERE AND ON PAPER. PE NAME ___DATE __
_________________________________________________________GRADE: ______

Grammar: Identify the problem you would like to eliminate. ___________________
PE - will focus to assist you.
PE - WRITE MAIN GRAMMAR PROBLEMS HERE AND ON PAPER. PE NAME ___DATE __
_________________________________________________________GRADE: ______

Outside Sources: Teacher must approve. No encyclopedias may be used. USE VALID CRITIQUES - RESEARCH ONLY. USE THE STRATEGIES TAUGHT TO VALIDATE THE SOURCE. PLEASE USE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT KHS AND THE PUBLIC/COLLEGE LIBRARIES IN THE AREA.

CITE PROPERLY: USE THE OWL SITE TO ASSIST YOU WITH THE PROPER FORMAT.

“The Purdue OWL Family of Sites.” 11 Dec. 2007. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue University. 17 December 2007. .

Assignments: Read/STUDY Text - Elements of Literature - Sixth Course and Handouts provided:

Text - “The Renaissance Theater” - pages 282-296
Text - “The Tragedy of Macbeth” — pages 297-299
Handout - “William Shakespeare’s Life” - Notebook - Literature Section
Handout - “Stage Diagram” - Know Terms
Handout - “About Macbeth” - Know the plot - and history of the play
Annotate - Study Guide Notes - Acts I-V
Answer Questions - Study Guide Questions - Acts I - V
Text - Read/Take Notes - William Shakespeare’s Macbeth - pages 300-391
Macbeth - ACT I - 300-319 - Blank Verse (318)
Read/Study Questions/Terms - ACT I - 318
Macbeth- ACT II - 319-333 - Allusion - Gunpowder Plot/Macbeth’s Porter - Read/Study Questions/Terms - ACT II - 333
Macbeth - ACT III - 334-351 - Climax
Read/Study Questions/Terms - ACT III - 351
Read - “Literature and Computer” - 340-341
Macbeth - ACT IV - 352-369 - “Dumb Show”
Read/Study Questions Terms - ACT IV - 369
Read “Hecate: Queen of the Night” - 368
Macbeth - ACT V - 370-390
Read/Study Questions/Terms ACT V - 387-389
Read “Soliloquies and Asides” 383
Read - “The Mystery of Evil” - 384-385
Read - “Macbeth and the Witches” - 386-387
Read - “Building Your Portfolio” 390-391
“Writer’s Notebook”
“Vocabulary: Mapping Meanings”
Read - “Expository Writing - Analyzing Causes and Effects” 459-465