Week of April 30, 2012
11th Academic English
This week we will finish up our work with Modern and Postmodern American Literature found in the literature anthology.  We will discuss biographical information on John Updike, then read his short story, "The Brown Chest."  You'll also take a quiz on this information on Tuesday.  On Thursday, you will take Vocabulary Quiz #16, will turn in Newsweek summary #12, and will work on the final vocabulary list for the year, Vocabulary List #17.  Friday, you will take a test on everything from the Modern and Postmodern periods.

12th Academic English
Monday through Wednesday of this week we will continue our analysis of British Modern and Postmodern literature.  We will discuss "The Fiddle" by Sillitoe, then work with Virginia Woolf's short story, "The Lady In The Looking Glass," pp. 1158-1163.  We will also begin work with D. H. Lawrence's piece, "The Rocking Horse Winner," pp. 1176-1189.  On Thursday, you will take Vocabulary Quiz #16, will turn in Newsweek summary #12, and will work on Vocabulary List #17, the final list of the school year!  By Friday, you should finish reading Frankenstein.  We will discuss the project requirements at that time.  Make sure you keep up with work as the end of your final year in high school is very quickly coming to a close!