May 2008
2 posts
INFORMATIVE/PERSUASIVE SPEECH MODELS-
Friesz-Informative Model Kids On The Block Student Stats
I. INTRODUCTION.
A. Attention Device: The Greeks originated the term “stigma” to refer to bodily signs designed to expose something unusual and bad about the moral status of the person.
B. Credentials: Later in christian times, two layers of metaphors were added to the term.
1. A blemish or birthmark became a bodily...
SENIOR Speech Assignment -AP-G1/W6 - Final Formal...
April 2008
2 posts
INVISIBLE MAN - RALPH ELLISON - MARCH 5-APRIL 1,...
EC: Vocab/Postcard - Historical Connection. READ: Excerpts from: Ernest Kaiser, “A Critical Look at Ellison’s Fiction & at Social & Literary Criticism by and about the Author.” Black World. December 1970 [a special Ralph Ellison issue]). 31 May 2007. http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/kaiser-on-ellison.html Socratic Seminar: April 1, 2008 (G) Mar 31, 2008...
AP POETRY PROJECT - DUE: MON APRIL 21 (G) -...
AP Poetry Booklet Assignment
Due: Mon/Tues - April 21(G) 22(W), 2008: Poetry project: Turn in - Booklet Format ! If you are absent - the poetry project must be turned in on the due date or prior to the due date. NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO WORKS CITED = ZERO. REMEMBER ALL WORK (PICTURES, WORDS, IDEAS) MUST BE GRANTED CREDIT.
1. Chose three poets not covered in...
March 2008
1 post
Outside Shakespearean Play - Power Point: Due...
ASSIGNMENT: CREATE A POWER FOLLOWING THE RUBRIC (10-12 SLIDES).
ASSIGNMENT: CREATE A CINQUAIN (FORMAT - TITLE (FIVE LINES) + NAME (DATE), TO INCLUDE A CITE FROM THE TEXT, BASED ON A CHARACTER FROM THE PLAY. TYPE THE CINQUAIN - AND CREATE A VISUAL (COMPUTER, DRAW, COLLAGE) THAT IS EQUAL TO THE MOMENT CAPTURED IN THE CINQUAIN FROM THE PLAY.
TITLE
NOUN
CREATE TWO ADJECTIVES
VISUAL THREE WORDS...
February 2008
5 posts
AP English - Schedule (All Students Have A Print...
AP 12 English Literature - Mrs. Friesz
Kecoughtan High School-Hampton City Schools
Syllabus - 2nd Semester Jan 30, -Jun 12,2008
bfriesz@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us - HW # 848-2156
Web Page: www.kecoughtan.org - Click on: Class Pages
ASSIGNMENTS AND RESEARCH LINKS ARE POSTED!
“Writing Without Effort is Read Without Pleasure” - Samuel Johnson
In case of bad weather, remember syllabus work...
A Tale of Two Cities - Dickens Assignment
AP Headliner January 10/11, 2008
A Victorian Marvel
Mrs. Friesz’s Assignments: Jan 10-Feb 19 08 Reading Log Due: G/Feb 7/W/Feb 8
Socratic Seminar: G/Feb 11/W Feb 12
MC/timed writing test: G Feb 15/W Feb 19
A Tale of Two Cities
written 1859
Dickens’ 12th novel, serialized in ALL THE YEAR ROUND in weekly parts from April 30 to November 26 1859.
CHARLES DICKENS - A Tale...
AP - Writers Workshop REDO - Paragraph
Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perfect! ~Owens Lee Pomeroy
Literature is alive - Use present tense to analyze! Use this website to assist you!
Read: DiYanni- “Critical Theory: Approaches to the Analysis and Interpretation of Literature” - pages 1885-1957
G1 - REDO - RD - Tuesday 2/5/08 with final typed paragraph with works cited...
Owl - Verb Tense →
This site provides verb tense charts, clarification of verb tenses, and helpful grammar tips.
Welcome - HW#848-2156 - email:...
AP Students,
Welcome to second semester English 12 AP Literature and Composition. AP Central http://apcentral.collegeboard.com, is a resource you should use to assist you with skill enhancement. This semester you will study poetry, drama, prose, multiple choice test skills, complete writing workshops with self-analysis of grammar/content style, practice timed writings, and have formal oral...
January 2008
8 posts
Cornell University Library- Division of Rare... →
The strength of the 18th-century French holdings at Cornell is based on the foundation laid in 1891 by Andrew Dickson White with the gift of his collection of French Revolutionary pamphlets, books, manuscripts, newspapers, and prints. Since White’s time, major additions have continued to extend the range and depth of original 18th-century French materials at Cornell, many of them made...
The Connecticut Society of The Sons of the... →
King George’s Head This old illustration depicts Patriots tearing down the statue of King George III that was standing on Bowling Green in New York City. This took place on July 9, 1776. Before July 9, 1776 an equestrian statue of King George II stood menacingly on Bowling Green in New York City. On that date Patriots toppled the structure and cut it into pieces, many of which were melted...
The Victorian Web: An Overview →
This site is rich with historical, literary, author biographies, poets, cultural events, theatre, art, technology, and embraces the colonialization politics of the Victorian Period. Please use this site to assist with topics for your Research Paper.
Renaissance-The Elizabethan World →
This site provides historial information, links to the cultural lifestyles, literature, art, scientific inventions, and the politics of the period.
LaRenaissance →
This site provides historical background for the European Renaissance with examples are writers, poets, artist, and scientific thinkers.
Sonnets →
This site provides analysis insight into the technical literary devices, “writer’s purpose”/theme, and format, Mr. Shakespeare uses to create his English Sonnets.
Basic Sonnet Forms →
This site explains the different Sonnet frames (Italian, Spenserian, and English also known as Shakespearian or Elizabethan), and provides examples of each with clear explanations.
Folger's Library (William Shakespeare) →
The Folger is known for its wide array of scholarly and public programs. These include plays, concerts, literary readings, family activities, and exhibitions, as well as numerous K-12 and college programs for students and teachers. Advanced scholars participate in a variety of Folger Institute seminars and colloquia. The Folger’s major publications include award-winning exhibition catalogs, the...