October 18-22

French I/II
This week we will complete unit two. We will review the construction of the passe compose with etre and avoir, review and practice irregular past participles, and prepare for a unit test on Friday. Please review all materials of chapter two before coming to class on Tuesday. This is a link to practice the passe compose of avoir and etre verbs on quizlet:  http://quizlet.com/31933/u2-french-verbs-passe-compose-with-avoir-etre-flash-cards/    PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU PRACTICE THIS VERB VOCABULARY

English 11

This will be a short week for you and we have much to do. On Thursday you will have a test over the Great Gatsby vocabulary on Wednesday. This is the link to study that was posted last week:  http://quizlet.com/2467438/great-gatsby-h-m-king-flash-cards/
 we will view a documentary on F. Scott Fitzgerald and you will compare and contrast characterizations from the Gatsby with the author's life. Additionally, I will show you the opulent mansions on what was know as "the gold coast" of Long Island in the 1920s contrasting these with sharecroppers homes of the South, and a documentary on the effects of prohibition. All of these will demonstrate the ROAR of the 1920s and the disparity that remained between the classes

English AP
We will continue our work on the Great Gatsby. Wednesday vocabulary test over Gatsby: http://quizlet.com/2467438/great-gatsby-h-m-king-flash-cards/
This week we will view a documentary on F. Scott Fitzgerald and you will compare and contrast characterizations from the Gatsby with the author's life. Additionally, I will show you the opulent  mansions on what was know as "the gold coast" of Long Island in the 1920s  contrasting  these with share croppers homes in the South.,  and a documentary on the effects of prohibition. All of these will demonstrate the ROAR of the 1920s and the disparity that remained between the classes
 Friday you will write your second timed essay.
Myth and Legend
We will continue our study of Arthurian legends.
test over Arthurian vocabulary: http://quizlet.com/2319058/king-arthur-flash-cards/
we will continue to look at how the these legends helped shape the British character
and the characteristics of the medieval romance
each of will be assigned a particular legend to teach to the class. More later on this!
SENIOR ENGLISH .....AWAY TO CANTERBURY 
this should be a rollicking good time tra la la....
WEDNESDAY-VOCAB TEST ON CHAUCER'S CANTERBURY TALES
GO TO THIS WEBSITE AND READ ABOUT "THE GREAT VOWEL SHIFT" THAT OCCURRED IN CHAUCER'S TIME: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A980624  (the Anglo-Saxons wore 'boats' on their 'fate' while the English wear 'boots' on our 'feet'.)
HANDOUT OF OLD/MIDDLE/AND MODERN ENGLISH
GENERAL PROLOGUE INTRODUCTION OF THE CHARACTERS AND THEIR POSITION IN THE ESTATES SATIRE - WORK SHEET
KNIGHT'S TALE (COURTLY LOVE)
WIFE OF BATH TALE
MILLER'S TALE