Language Arts II Honors (Periods 1, 2, and 6)

Course Description

Language Arts II Honors provides an in-depth study of language skills, sentence development, paragraph development, essay writing, and literary research writing. It includes instruction in listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills, as prescribed. Experiences in literature are provided in the genres of short story, novel, poetry, non-fiction, drama, and legend. This course meets the requirements for Language Arts II. Students are expected to manage up to 60 minutes per academic class of daily homework, plus weekend and/or long-term assignments.

 

 

LA II Honors – Week 20

 

Mon 1/29        In class writing – research novel (Skim novel this week.) 

            HW:    WL 10

                        Read tragedy handout

Textbook – Literary History and Before You Read pp. 660-662 – TB – “Why is Oedipus a tragedy?”

                       

Tue 1/30          Check WL 10

Read Antigone Prologue – Discuss Oedipus and his tragedy

            HW:    Read Parodos

                        Quote sheet for Prologue and Parodos          

 

Wed 1/31        Discuss Parodos

                        Read Scene 1

            HW:    Read Ode 1 - TB

                        Quote sheet for Scene 1 and Ode 1

 

Thu 2/1           Discuss Ode 1

Read Scene 2

            HW:    Read Ode 2 – TB and “Impossible things should not be tried at all.”  Respond.

                        Quote sheet for Scene 2 and Ode 2

 

Fri 2/2             Research paper assigned

                        Close Reading questions

HW:    Bib card HW #1

            Bring your YLHS Style Guide to class on Monday

            Study WL 10

 

LA II Honors – Week 21

 


Mon 2/5          WL 10 quiz

                        Correct Bib HW #1

            HW:    Bib card #2 (due Wed)

                        Rev Ode 2 and quotes

 

Tue 2/6            Discuss Ode 2/Read Scene 3 

            HW:    Bib card #2

                        Read Ode 3/TB and quotes

                       

Wed 2/7          Correct Bib card #2

                        Bib Quiz

            HW:    Review Ode 3

                       

Thu 2/8           Discuss Ode 3/Read Scene 4

            HW:    Read Ode 4/TB and quotes

 

Fri 2/9 Review Bib card format

                        Bib card practice       

            HW:    Read notetaking packet