September 27 - October 1

HEY GUYS LETS LEARN SOMETHING THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

French I/II
Here is the link for chapter 2 vocabulary 2. we will have this test on Friday October 1
http://quizlet.com/1189619/bien-dit-ch-2-voc-2-flash-cards/
Here is the link to The Taking of Power by Louis XIV: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+taking+of+power+by+louis+xiv&aq=0
This week we will continue to work with chapter 2. We will be working with indirect objects this week.
This is a link to the handout I will give you in class on the daily routine of Louis XIV. We will translate in class and discuss the terms. http://www.lescolombesduroisoleil.com/La-vie-quotidienne-de-Louis-XIV.html
This relates the daily routine or La vie quotidienne of  Louis XIV. To understand a nation, you must first understand its history. Here is another link of 50 questions about France: http://www.understandfrance.org/France/Understanding.html  I think you will find these very informative.

English 11 AP
This week we will work through the essays by Jonathan Swift. We will be looking for elements of rhetoric within the essays.  Be sure to answer the questions on the handout before coming to class. This is important if we are to have an informed discussion. I will show a video on THESIS STATEMENTS. We will practice writing a well formed thesis statement. Additionally, we will view a video of Plato's Allegory of the Cave and read Susan Sontag's Essay "In Plato's Cave." If you want to read ahead here is a link to questions we will use to analyze the text : http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/rgunnar/ap.cfm?subpage=350087
This is a link to a powerful powerpoint on the essay: http://www.carrieacosta.com/class/advanced/in_platos_cave.pdf

Here is the link for the 2nd SAT vocabulary: http://quizlet.com/2321798/sat-vocab-2-flash-cards/ Please study as we will have a test on Friday October 1st. READ ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! READ THE GREAT GATSBY OVER FALL BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

English 11
This is the link for the 2nd  SAT vocabulary words: http://quizlet.com/2321798/sat-vocab-2-flash-cards/ You will have a test on Thursday over these so be sure and study. Also we will have a Unit test over Realism, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, The Notorious Jumping Frogs, and To Build a Fire. I will review for this on Monday and the test will be on Thursday.
READ ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! READ THE GREAT GATSBY OVER FALL BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Myth and Legend
This week will finish our study of Oedipus and take a test over Greek Mythology. After fall break we will begin the study of Arthurian Legends and we will have a guest speaker talk to us about the legend of the WEREWOLF around Halloween.

Senior English
This week we will complete our reading of Beowulf and take a test over the Anglo Saxon Myth (this will include the characteristics of the Epic and the Hero) on Friday. On Tuesday you will take the test over the vocabulary from Beowulf: http://quizlet.com/1249583/beowulf-vocabulary-words-flash-cards/  I THOUGHT YOUR BOASTS WERE EXCELLENT!