feb 21 -25

AP English
Turn in essay/view Much Ado About Nothing-this is your selection of Shakespeare for the term/
Examining the synthesis essay/writing the synthesis essay

English 11
read p. 844 answer 1-11; read p. 848 Carl Sandburg; read p. 849 "Chicago"; p. 850 answer questions 1-5
read p. 855 Arna Bontemp; read p. 856 "A Black man talks of reaping"; answer questions 1-5;
Introduction to In Cold Blood the nonfiction novel; read assigned pages of In Cold Blood; prepare for quiz over chapter selections.
English 12
Study your handout on the novel-know this sheet

Complete homework read pp. 563-594; answer questions p. 594 1-15; Complete Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing - remember the movement of comedy is from chaos to order and the play ends in marriage. This is the reverse of the tragedy as you saw in Macbeth. Next we will look at Parody in Cervantes Don Quixote; Tone in Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women; and finally address the question: How does eighteenth century literature demonstrate the significant role played by reason and common sense in dealing with society's problems and the universal truths of the human experience? Interspersed within this we will work on your research paper-MLA format, parenthetical citations, works cited page, sources etc.
French 1/2
Prepare-toi pour un examen exercises
test over unit 5
Begin the French Film of Pere Dumas' novel The Count of Monte Cristo. The Count of Monte Cristo (Paris, 1844–45), by French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas, is one of the most popular novels ever written.The Count of Monte Cristo is a very powerful book. So powerful in fact, that was controversial when it was first released. The Catholic church in France condemned it because of its powerful message it presented the reader. This theme was one of revenge and vengeance. Edumund Dantes is a new type of hero- the Byronic Hero.  The book begins in 1815 and this was a time of great disruption. There was confusion all over the land in regards to who led France, King Louis or Napoleon. The citizens of France became divided by the two ruling parties. Royalists and the Bonapartist cut at each others throats in order to declare that their ruler was supreme.
Dumas got the idea for The Count of Monte Cristo from a true story, which he found in a memoir written by a man named Jacques Peuchet. Peuchet related the story of a shoemaker named Francois Picaud, who was living in Paris in 1807. Picaud was engaged to marry a rich woman, but four jealous friends falsely accused him of being a spy for England. He was imprisoned for seven years. During his imprisonment a dying fellow prisoner bequeathed him a treasure hidden in Milan. When Picaud was released in 1814, he took possession of the treasure, returned under another name to Paris and spent ten years plotting his successful revenge against his former friends.

Intro to Shakespeare
Performances, Playhouses, and Players from The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare. read and discuss the terms authentic to the plays and playhouses, noble support for the players, Puritan aversion to the playhouses and players, gender in the theater. Answer questions on Midsummer Night's Dream. Begin Much Ado About Nothing. Both plays address gender roles, marriage, the meaning of true love, and the foundations of a happy marriage. One of the points Shakespeare makes is that the choice of a marriage partner should be made by those entering into the marriage, not by their parents. I know this seems strange to 21st century lovers, however this was a social convention even into the 20th century.