This is the home of Schulenberg's AS10 class. It is at this site where you may find homework assignments from class, inquiry requests, and supporting documents for class material.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Class the next few days: April 28-May 1

1. EOC testing will take place on Thursday, April 30th (Multiple Choice) and Friday, May 1st (Writing).

  • Before THURSDAY review the literary terms and the list of concepts addressed on the EOC. Refresh on parallelism, tone, mood, juxtaposition, inferences, symbolism, theme. 
  • Remember: to help you answer questions about WRITING... think like a READER. To answer questions about READING.... think like a WRITER. 
  • Before FRIDAY, review the narrative outline structure. Also review your transitions list
2. Taming of the Shrew for MONDAY- 
  • Pick 2 questions from each of the following schools of literary theory: Formalism, Marxism, Archetypal, Feminism, Psychoanalytic. 
  • Apply each of these questions to the first 2 acts of Taming. Put your findings in your notes. Leave some space for following acts. 
  • Once you are done with this... and only after you have completed the questions... start reading Acts 3-4. You should have a much more comprehensive view of the play as you move forward. Still apply these question as you read.. add to your notes. You will be able to balance the bigger picture of the play once stopping after act 2 and building a strong literary foundation to move forward.
3. Socratic seminar on MONDAY. 

Monday, April 20, 2015

Class today: April 20th

I have a sick little bug at home..
Please open the following PowerPoint. Read through and take very careful notes.
Shakespeare Intro PowerPoint
This needs to be done for tomorrow.

You need to make sure that all of your EOC practice that you have been assigned through USA Test Prep has also been completed.

Friday, April 17, 2015

EOC TEST PREP- 4/17

Today we are going to do a FULL TEST...
Go to http://www.usatestprep.com/Home
Click on EOC, English II
Click on take practice test...
Take FULL test!

Thursday, April 16, 2015

After your Greek Tragedy/Aristotle Test- 4/16

After you are done with your test, please click on the USA TEST PREP link: USA TEST PREP

1. Go to "assignments" tab. You will see practice for 4/16. You will need to complete these practice activities. These are areas that we are showing weakness. They report back to me, remember?

You will have until 4/18 to complete.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Scoring guide for Oedipus Rex presentation!

Oedipus Stasimon Scoring Guide 

1. Toga J  (5)                              _____

2. Clarity in presentation (10)      _____
-          Annunciation and pronunciation is clear and accurate!
-          Audible

3. Rehearsed  (10)                       _____
-          Appropriate pauses and emphasis
-          Look at audience
-          Demonstrate comfort with the stasimon 
-     Organized 

4. Comprehension (10)                _____
-          Reflect tone of stasimon in oral reading AND explanation 
-     Understands the structure of the stasimon and its relationship to meaning 
-          Demonstrate understanding of the stasimon with context to entire play 

5. Significant structural/ Tragic elements (10)         ______
-          Identify a minimum three specific tragic elements from stasimon (direct quotes)
-     Show analysis of how the structure of the stasimon interacts with the tragedy structure
-          Explain the significance of the quotes to the overall stasimon and text

6. Poetic value (10)                      ______
-          Identify a minimum of three specific poetic elements (beyond tragedy/tone) from stasimon (direct quotes)
-     Show analysis of how the poetic elements impact the meaning of the stasimon/play

-          Explain how the quotes demonstrate certain specific poetic elements

Monday, April 6, 2015

Stasimon Assignment: April 6th

1. You will be partnered with a classmate for this assignment.
2. On Thursday you will be performing a reading of the stasimon with your partner. After you are done reading the stasimon, you will break the stasimon down for your classmates. You are going to teach it.
3. Today (Monday), you will do a close reading of your assigned stasimon. While you are scrutinizing it, look for/ be able to explain/do the following:

  • Be able to summarize the different structural components of the stasimon.
  • Be able to identify and explain the historical/cultural allusions that Sophocles mentions within this stasimon (research)
  • Be able to identify poetic/literary devices used within the stasimon and explain their significance to the overall chorus/play.. For example- tone, symbolism, theme, mood, allusions, deus ex machina, any Aristotelian conventions of tragedy
  • Be able to explain the relevance/context of his stasimon to the entire play
  • Be able to explain how this specific stasimon works into the Aristotelian definition of tragedy.
4. Have the above done before Tuesday... on Tuesday, you will be meeting/discussion/planning with your partner in how you will present on Thursday. Tuesday will be more about the presentation than the content.

5. Figure out how to appropriately tie a toga. Yes, I am fully aware of the history of togas.. this is not for historical accuracy.. this is more for my entertainment..
Toga History

Kommos: Kommos Wiki

Thursday, April 2, 2015

EOC Narrative Practice

1. You need to review the following narrative writing structure (outline). Narrative Writing Structure
2. Make sure the outline and its components are written down in your EOC notes. When you come into EOC test, you will need to be able to write the outline out FULLY with all of its necessary components. This will be for a grade from me.
3. You will next review thoroughly the scoring guide for the EOC narrative paper.  In your notes, where your "strengths/weaknesses" are located.. I want you to examine the scoring guide and identify your strengths from this scoring guide.. and then your weaknesses. NARRATIVE RUBRIC
4. Open Google Docs... and you will need to construct a FULL OUTLINE mirroring the structure that I have provided. You need to have EACH COMPONENT represented!
5. When your outline is completely executed, start your writing sample directly under your outline.
6. When you are DONE... with another color type, you are going to LABEL the components of the narrative in your writing sample. This will clearly identify if you are executing the narrative successfully, or not..
7. This will then need to be shared with the folder I have shared with you. Please put your name in the title of the document.

Your prompt: 
If you could go back to August 2014, what advice would you give yourself at the beginning of your sophomore year? 

Advanced Scale Score Cut:
225-250
Reading — In addition to demonstrating, understanding, and applying the skills at the Proficient level, students at this level consistently:
- Apply a variety of strategies to determine literal and connotative meanings of words
- Analyze and evaluate inferences, conclusions, and generalizations
- Interpret ideas within text
- Summarize and evaluate abstract themes
- Analyze and explain effectiveness of text features
- Evaluate the author’s use of text’s organizational patterns
- Analyze and evaluate the effect of figurative language, tone, purpose and author’s style
- Analyze and evaluate strategies and evidence used in texts
- Evaluate the relevance, accuracy, and purpose of information in graphics and charts

Writing — In addition to demonstrating, understanding, and applying the skills at the Proficient level, students at this level:
- Demonstrate an effective and thorough organizational structure
- Use an effective focus (main idea) that is maintained throughout their writing
- Use effective transitions in and between paragraphs
- Effectively and thoroughly support the controlling idea
- Use precise and effective language
- Employ an effective style for the task, purpose, and audience throughout their writing
- Show an adequate command of the conventions of English