FOR SALE! Complete handbook for this blog and its resources

I have recently compiled an Adobe pdf version of this entire Blog site plus some additional materials. The book is 580 pages in length and approx 7.5 Mb in file transfer size. The book spans 2008 - 2012 and covers various aspects of teaching ESL and EFL classes as well as mainstream English. It includes lesson plans, resource links, work sheets, student examples, Exam links (IGSE / IB etc).  I a presently taking pre-orders at € 10 each. The book is printable therefore the resources and examples can be used in your classes. It covers age groups Key Stage 3 -5 / US Grades 8 - 12 as well as college and University under graduate levels. This is a valuable resource for teachers and student teachers.

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Shakespeare Study Guides – (Cummings)

For everyone who is interested in excellent Shakespeare guides and materials I really recommend Cummings Study Guides. We have recommended these materials in the past and are pleased to pass along that there have been many major updates and expansions to the original materials.

In their own words……

Plays, Sonnets, Poems

Play Summaries and Analysis: Plot summaries of all the plays, including those of doubtful or joint authorship, such as Edward III, The Two Noble Kinsmen, Sir Thomas More (partly written by Shakespeare), and Cardenio (probably partly written by Shakespeare). Criticism, sources, settings, dates, themes, and other information. 
Sonnet Summaries and Analysis: Definition, origin, and development of the sonnet form. Comparison of the Shakespearean sonnet with the Petrarchan sonnet. Analysis of the rhyme scheme of the Shakespearean sonnet. Common sonnet themes. Discussion of the "young man," "the dark lady," and the "rival poet" referred to in the sonnets. Sonnets and sexuality. 
Narrative and Complaint Poems: Background information, themes, style, and summaries of Shakespeare's long narrative poems—Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece—and the complaint poem, A Lover's Complaint (with an annotated text). Analysis of The Phoenix and the Turtle.

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A Free Resource Posted by Michael J. Cummings (mcum.mings@mail.com)
Recommended as a Shakespeare Resource by The New York Times

Year End Paperwork

 

The last day of school will be FRIDAY JUNE 6th, 2008

REPORT cards will be issued on FRIDAY JUNE 13th, 2008 and should be collected by students on that date.

 

SUMMER SCHOOL: students will be advised who 'should' attend summer school during the next 2 weeks. Summer school will be held between MONDAY 9th of June and FRIDAY 20th of June between the hours of 09:00 and 12:00 - Monday - Friday only.

Summer Reading - MIST Recommendations: Pre Senior (Going into Y 12)

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Directions: Read one of the following books during the summer if you will be in World Literature or Honors World Literature. You will be tested in English class when you return to school. To prepare yourself, take notes on the book. Be sure to take notes on minor and major characters, the setting of the story, and plot events. AP students, see separate list.

World Literature (Choose one)

The Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckStory of Wang Lung's growth from adolescence and poverty to old age and wealth in pre-Communist China.

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanFascinating vignettes about four Chinese-born women and their American-born daughters; magical tales of women living in two cultures.

Madame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertProject Gutenberg eBookFamous French novel about Emma Bovary, who, dissatisfied with the lack of glamour in her middle class life, searches for romance and excitement and becomes entangled in a web of deceit.

Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala MarkandayaA moving and realistic story of the unbelievable challenges of growing up as a girl/woman in a village of India.

The Merry Wives of Windsor by William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg eBook This romantic comedy entwines wise women, mistaken identities, jealousy and good old fashioned wooing! See the adventures of Falstaff, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page portrayed on stage this summer at the Great Lakes Theater Festival.

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonWonderful story of a black woman's discovery of dignity and love in the prejudiced South of the 1930's.

Honors World Literature

(Choose one book from the list above, and also read the following)

Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton The compassionate story of Zulu pastor Steven Kumalo and his son Absalom.

AP World Literature

Read the following novel and one other work.

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy(Penguin edition only, translated by Pevear & Volokhonsky) Sensual, rebellious Anna renounces a respectable marriage for a passionate and destructive romantic involvement.