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...
May 2nd
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SENIOR Speech Assignment -AP-G1/W6 - Final Formal...
May 2nd
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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...
Apr 13th
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...
Apr 13th
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...
Mar 9th
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...
Feb 14th
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...
Feb 3rd
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...
Feb 3rd
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Owl - Verb Tense →
This site provides verb tense charts, clarification of verb tenses, and helpful grammar tips.
Feb 2nd
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...
Feb 2nd
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...
Jan 31st
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...
Jan 31st
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.
Jan 31st
Renaissance-The Elizabethan World →
This site provides historial information, links to the cultural lifestyles, literature, art, scientific inventions, and the politics of the period.
Jan 31st
LaRenaissance →
This site provides historical background for the European Renaissance with examples are writers, poets, artist, and scientific thinkers.
Jan 31st
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.
Jan 31st
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.
Jan 31st
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...
Jan 31st