Week of November 16th.....

Honors American Literature:
We had a blast at the Booth Museum. It was so great and the students got to hear Sam Renken read some of his Cowboy poems. Students will now write their own Cowboy poem, essay, narrative poem or short story based on what we learned on our visit.

AP Literature:
We are going to begin our discussion of looking at Literature through a critical lens. The first approach we are going to explore is Feminism as we read The Awakening. We will read some of the foundation documents of the Feminist movement in literature.

Week of November 9th....

Honors American Literature and AP Literature:

This week, we will have our Units 5-8 Vocabulary quiz. Also, Honors American Literature will be taking our field trip on Thursday to Booth Western Art Museum.


Regular American Literature:
We will begin our discussion of Puritan poetry.

Week of November 2nd....

Honors American Literature and  American Literature:

We will continue to watch and discuss The Crucible as needed to complete our understanding of how different versions treat the themes of the play different.

AP Literature:
We will finish our first major unit by practicing AP multiple choice questions and discussing grades and rewrites. Students have about a month to pay their AP deposits for tests they want to take.