Mrs. B's English Page

Monday, January 23, 2012

Renaissance Theatre Notes

We are beginning our next literature unit on Macbeth. The following is a link to a PDF file of the note presentation in class.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-W0zZj9cB0tOWY0OTc2NzYtMzdiMi00MjIwLTk0MGMtNmZlYTcwNzA0NDQ3

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Parents,

I am trying something new. The following is a link to a Google document. It is the same file as the class presentation; however, I believe that students will be able to access this file from school where they cannot view the flash files at school. If there are any problems with this file, please let me know.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-W0zZj9cB0tNmI5Nzg4YzctM2IzYS00YmYzLWJjNzktMzBiMGYyOGQ3NDIw

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

All Things Term Paper

Here you will find files related to the term paper. Every thing from examples to rubrics.

Sample Paper

How to do Sources

Sample Outline

Grade Breakdown

Rough Draft Rubric

Typing Instructions

Final Copy Rubric

Classroom Presentation

Monday, October 24, 2011

Renaissance Background Notes

Friday, September 30, 2011

Notes in Word

For students having trouble downloading the slide shows. These notes do NOT have everything that the slide shows do. When I typed these, I did not include all the lecture notes on the literature.

How to Make an A in English IV

Parents,
I cannot stress the importance of reading for your student to be successful in this class. English IV is a literature-based class not a grammar class. I will, of course, touch on grammar, but the focus of the class is the literature of Great Britain.

Tests will focus on the literature and essays will be about the literature. Upper-level essays demonstrate that students have, in fact, read the material, paid attention in class, and understand what the literature is about. As you can see, the literature will affect a large portion of the students' overall averages.

If your student's grade falls below your acceptable limit, check to see if he/she is doing the reading. The majority of the homework for this class is reading assignments. If your child does not read the literature, then he/she is most likely going to finish the class with a "D" or possibly a low "C."

Now, I cannot guarentee an "A" if your student does read--that depends on the amount of effort the student puts into the assignment. However, I can guarentee that your student will NOT make an "A" if he/she is not reading.