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Monday, January 27th- Make-up 5th and 6th Hour Exams
Friday, January 24th- 5th and 6th Hour Exams- No School (Icy Roads)
Thursday, January 23rd- 3rd and 4th Exams
Wednesday, January 22nd- 1st and 2nd Hour Exams
Tuesday, January 21st
Learning Target: Students will be able to present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically, making strategic use of digital media in presentations.
- Discuss which educational systems have the "best" elements based on our class research
- Another perspective- Girls' education in Vietnam (pre-2012)
Homework: Make hot cocoa and read a book or study for exams if you are taking them
- Discuss which educational systems have the "best" elements based on our class research
- Another perspective- Girls' education in Vietnam (pre-2012)
Homework: Make hot cocoa and read a book or study for exams if you are taking them
Monday, January 20th- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
Friday, January 17th
Learning Target: Students will be able to present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically, making strategic use of digital media in presentations.
- Global education research presentations
- Discuss exam format (25 multiple choice questions and written section- RA prompt)
- Final exit slip!
Homework: None- Thanks for working hard this semester :)
- Global education research presentations
- Discuss exam format (25 multiple choice questions and written section- RA prompt)
- Final exit slip!
Homework: None- Thanks for working hard this semester :)
Thursday, January 16th
Learning Target: Students will be able to present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically, making strategic use of digital media in presentations.
- Global education research presentations
Homework: None- Thanks for working hard this semester :)
- Global education research presentations
Homework: None- Thanks for working hard this semester :)
Wednesday, January 15th
Learning Target: Students will be able to present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically, making strategic use of digital media in presentations.
- Global education research presentations
Homework: None- Thanks for working hard this semester :)
- Global education research presentations
Homework: None- Thanks for working hard this semester :)
Tuesday, January 14th
Learning Target: Students will be able to present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically, making strategic use of digital media in presentations.
- Global education research presentations
Homework: None- Thanks for working hard this semester :)
- Global education research presentations
Homework: None- Thanks for working hard this semester :)
Monday, January 13th
Learning Target: Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts.
- Test #6
Homework: Continue working on global education projects- One group member needs to submit slides to turnitin.com by tomorrow morning at 7 AM
Also, please print your works cited page to submit the day of your presentation
- Test #6
Homework: Continue working on global education projects- One group member needs to submit slides to turnitin.com by tomorrow morning at 7 AM
Also, please print your works cited page to submit the day of your presentation
Friday, January 10th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- AP "Quiz" on "Pre-Game"
- Discuss text and MC questions
- Study vocab and terms / Discuss how/when you plan to finish/rehearse project
Homework: Study for Test #6 on Monday and work on projects / Have a great weekend!
Upcoming: Test 6- Monday, January 13th
Presentations are due to turnitin.com by Tuesday, January 14th
- AP "Quiz" on "Pre-Game"
- Discuss text and MC questions
- Study vocab and terms / Discuss how/when you plan to finish/rehearse project
Homework: Study for Test #6 on Monday and work on projects / Have a great weekend!
Upcoming: Test 6- Monday, January 13th
Presentations are due to turnitin.com by Tuesday, January 14th
Thursday, January 9th
Learning Target: Students will be able to gather relevant information form a variety of print and digital sources. They will then assess the credibility and relevance of each source with respect to their research project and provide proper citations.
- Conduct research on your chosen country's educational system
- We will begin presentations on Tuesday, January 14th
Homework: Review your vocab and all rhetorical terms for Test 6 next Monday / Continue working on presentations
Upcoming: Test 6- Monday, January 13th
Presentations are due to turnitin.com by Tuesday, January 14th
- Conduct research on your chosen country's educational system
- We will begin presentations on Tuesday, January 14th
Homework: Review your vocab and all rhetorical terms for Test 6 next Monday / Continue working on presentations
Upcoming: Test 6- Monday, January 13th
Presentations are due to turnitin.com by Tuesday, January 14th
Wednesday, January 8th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine and write an argument analyzing an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Review strengths and weaknesses of past projects briefly using rubric
- Visual Analysis: Faulty charts and graphs
- Read Dave Zirin excerpt
- Any questions about vocab or rhetorical terms before Monday's test?
Homework: This week you should be reviewing your vocab and all rhetorical terms for Test 6 next Monday
Upcoming: Test 6- Monday, January 13th
Presentations are due to turnitin.com by Tuesday, January 14th
- Review strengths and weaknesses of past projects briefly using rubric
- Visual Analysis: Faulty charts and graphs
- Read Dave Zirin excerpt
- Any questions about vocab or rhetorical terms before Monday's test?
Homework: This week you should be reviewing your vocab and all rhetorical terms for Test 6 next Monday
Upcoming: Test 6- Monday, January 13th
Presentations are due to turnitin.com by Tuesday, January 14th
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Tuesday, January 7th- Meet in the Upper Collab
Learning Target: Students will be able to gather relevant information form a variety of print and digital sources. They will then assess the credibility and relevance of each source with respect to their research project and provide proper citations.
- Conduct research on your chosen country's educational system
- Tomorrow we will meet in the classroom
- We will begin presentations on Tuesday, January 14th
Homework: This week you should be reviewing your vocab and all rhetorical terms for Test 6 next Monday
Upcoming: Test 6- Monday, January 13th
- Conduct research on your chosen country's educational system
- Tomorrow we will meet in the classroom
- We will begin presentations on Tuesday, January 14th
Homework: This week you should be reviewing your vocab and all rhetorical terms for Test 6 next Monday
Upcoming: Test 6- Monday, January 13th
Monday, January 6th- Meet in the Upper Collab
Learning Target: Students will be able to gather relevant information form a variety of print and digital sources. They will then assess the credibility and relevance of each source with respect to their research project and provide proper citations.
- Conduct research on your chosen country's educational system
- Meet in the upper collab tomorrow as well to continue working on the project
- We will begin presentations on Tuesday, January 14th
Homework: This week you should be reviewing your vocab and all rhetorical terms for Test 6 next Monday
Upcoming: Test 6- Monday, January 13th
- Conduct research on your chosen country's educational system
- Meet in the upper collab tomorrow as well to continue working on the project
- We will begin presentations on Tuesday, January 14th
Homework: This week you should be reviewing your vocab and all rhetorical terms for Test 6 next Monday
Upcoming: Test 6- Monday, January 13th
Friday, December 20th
- Choose countries for group project that we will start after break
- Exit slip
Homework: Have a wonderful break!
Upcoming: Winter Break! :)
Test 6 (week after we return from break)
- Exit slip
Homework: Have a wonderful break!
Upcoming: Winter Break! :)
Test 6 (week after we return from break)
Thursday, December 19th
Learning Target: Students will be able to initiate and participate effectively in a collaborative discussion, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
- Scored discussion of A Thousand Splendid Suns or Reading Lolita in Tehran
Homework: None!
Upcoming: WINTER BREAK! :)
- Scored discussion of A Thousand Splendid Suns or Reading Lolita in Tehran
Homework: None!
Upcoming: WINTER BREAK! :)
Wednesday, December 18th
Learning Target: Students will be able to reflect on their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts. They will also be able to track their growth and analyze areas in need of continued improvement.
- Test corrections for Test 5
Homework: Finish reading your book tonight!
Upcoming: Scored Discussion Tomorrow
- Test corrections for Test 5
Homework: Finish reading your book tonight!
Upcoming: Scored Discussion Tomorrow
Tuesday, December 17th- Meet in the Media Center
Learning Target: Students will be able to write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
- Finish "Classic" Literature essay by 11:59 tonight
- Complete Progress Check #4
Homework: Finish "Classic" Literature assignment by 11:59 PM on Tuesday
Upcoming: Finish reading your book by Thursday's class
W- Test 5 Corrections
TH- TSS/RL Assessment #2
F- Last day before break
- Finish "Classic" Literature essay by 11:59 tonight
- Complete Progress Check #4
Homework: Finish "Classic" Literature assignment by 11:59 PM on Tuesday
Upcoming: Finish reading your book by Thursday's class
W- Test 5 Corrections
TH- TSS/RL Assessment #2
F- Last day before break
Monday, December 16th- Meet in the Media Center
Learning Target: Students will be able to write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
- "Classic" Literature essay
Homework: Finish "Classic" Literature assignment by 11:59 PM on Tuesday
Upcoming: Finish reading your book by Thursday's class
T- "Classic" Lit or Progress Check #4
W- Test 5 Corrections
TH- TSS/RL Assessment #2
F- Last day before break
- "Classic" Literature essay
Homework: Finish "Classic" Literature assignment by 11:59 PM on Tuesday
Upcoming: Finish reading your book by Thursday's class
T- "Classic" Lit or Progress Check #4
W- Test 5 Corrections
TH- TSS/RL Assessment #2
F- Last day before break
Friday, December 13th- Wellness Day (1/2 Day)
Thursday, December 12th
Learning Target: Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts.
- Distribute Vocab 6
- Recitation day: Read your book or complete Progress Check #4 on your phone
- Discuss group project that we will begin after break
Homework: Read your book
Upcoming: Finish reading your book this week!
M- "Classic Lit"
T- "Classic" Lit or Progress Check #4
W- Test 5 Corrections
TH- TSS/RL Assessment #2
F- Last day before break
- Distribute Vocab 6
- Recitation day: Read your book or complete Progress Check #4 on your phone
- Discuss group project that we will begin after break
Homework: Read your book
Upcoming: Finish reading your book this week!
M- "Classic Lit"
T- "Classic" Lit or Progress Check #4
W- Test 5 Corrections
TH- TSS/RL Assessment #2
F- Last day before break
Wednesday, December 11th
Learning Target: Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts.
- Test #5
Homework: Read your book
Upcoming: Finish reading your book by Monday, 12/16 (we will not assess reading until mid-week)
- Test #5
Homework: Read your book
Upcoming: Finish reading your book by Monday, 12/16 (we will not assess reading until mid-week)
Tuesday, December 10th
Learning Target: Students will be able to initiate and participate effectively in a collaborative discussion, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
- Scored discussion of A Thousand Splendid Suns or Reading Lolita in Tehran and connections to The Great Gatsby
Homework: Study vocab and review terms for Test 5 tomorrow!
Upcoming: Test 5 on Wednesday!
TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
- Scored discussion of A Thousand Splendid Suns or Reading Lolita in Tehran and connections to The Great Gatsby
Homework: Study vocab and review terms for Test 5 tomorrow!
Upcoming: Test 5 on Wednesday!
TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
Monday, December 9th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze how the writer/director's choices to structure the film contribute to its overall meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
- Finish watching The Great Gatsby
Homework: Read your book!
Upcoming: Scored Discussion Tomorrow and Test 5 on Wednesday!
W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
- Finish watching The Great Gatsby
Homework: Read your book!
Upcoming: Scored Discussion Tomorrow and Test 5 on Wednesday!
W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
Friday, December 6th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze how the writer/director's choices to structure the film contribute to its overall meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
- Go over answers to Test 4
- Continue watching The Great Gatsby
Homework: Read your book!
Next Week:
M- Gatsby / T- Scored Discussion / W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
- Go over answers to Test 4
- Continue watching The Great Gatsby
Homework: Read your book!
Next Week:
M- Gatsby / T- Scored Discussion / W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
Thursday, December 5th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze how the writer/director's choices to structure the film contribute to its overall meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
- Rhetorical Terms for Test 5
- Start watching The Great Gatsby
Homework: Finish 3 page research assignment- Due: Thursday, 12/5 at 11:59 PM to turnitin.com (Please bring printed copy tomorrow!)
Next Week:
M- Gatsby / T- Scored Discussion / W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
- Rhetorical Terms for Test 5
- Start watching The Great Gatsby
Homework: Finish 3 page research assignment- Due: Thursday, 12/5 at 11:59 PM to turnitin.com (Please bring printed copy tomorrow!)
Next Week:
M- Gatsby / T- Scored Discussion / W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
Wednesday, December 4th
- 1st Hour- Meet in the Classroom
- 2nd Hour- Meet in the Upper Collab
- 4th Hour- Meet in the Media Center (tables)
- 5th Hour- Meet with counselors in the Media Center (White Lab)
Homework: Continue working on today's research assignment- Due: Thursday, 12/5 at 11:59 PM
Get a copy of A Thousand Splendid Suns if you have not already. Otherwise, Reading Lolita in Tehran will be provided by RHS for you to read instead.
Upcoming:
W- 1st and 5th Hour EDPs / Research and Writing Day 2
TH- Rhetorical Terms for Test 5 / Gatsby (TH-M)
Next Week: M- Gatsby / T- Scored Discussion / W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
- 2nd Hour- Meet in the Upper Collab
- 4th Hour- Meet in the Media Center (tables)
- 5th Hour- Meet with counselors in the Media Center (White Lab)
Homework: Continue working on today's research assignment- Due: Thursday, 12/5 at 11:59 PM
Get a copy of A Thousand Splendid Suns if you have not already. Otherwise, Reading Lolita in Tehran will be provided by RHS for you to read instead.
Upcoming:
W- 1st and 5th Hour EDPs / Research and Writing Day 2
TH- Rhetorical Terms for Test 5 / Gatsby (TH-M)
Next Week: M- Gatsby / T- Scored Discussion / W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
Tuesday, December 3rd
- 1st and 5th Hours- Meet in the Lower Collab
- 2nd and 4th Hours- Meet in the Classroom (EDPs with Counselors)
Homework: Continue working on today's research assignment- Due: Thursday, 12/5 at 11:59 PM
Get a copy of A Thousand Splendid Suns if you have not already. Otherwise, Reading Lolita in Tehran will be provided by RHS for you to read instead.
Upcoming:
W- 1st and 5th Hour EDPs / Research and Writing Day 2
TH- Rhetorical Terms for Test 5 / Gatsby (TH-M)
Next Week: M- Gatsby / T- Scored Discussion / W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
- 2nd and 4th Hours- Meet in the Classroom (EDPs with Counselors)
Homework: Continue working on today's research assignment- Due: Thursday, 12/5 at 11:59 PM
Get a copy of A Thousand Splendid Suns if you have not already. Otherwise, Reading Lolita in Tehran will be provided by RHS for you to read instead.
Upcoming:
W- 1st and 5th Hour EDPs / Research and Writing Day 2
TH- Rhetorical Terms for Test 5 / Gatsby (TH-M)
Next Week: M- Gatsby / T- Scored Discussion / W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
Monday, December 2nd- Meet in the Upper Collab Today!
Learning Target: Students will be able to conduct research to answer a question and synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
- Conduct research on the influence of religious and social customs of the Middle East
- Focused Research: See handout provided for details
- Share findings: Papers should be about 3 pages (double spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman). Include a work cited page with at least two sources.
Homework: Continue working on today's research assignment- Due: Thursday, 12/5 at 11:59 PM
Get a copy of A Thousand Splendid Suns if you have not already. Otherwise, Reading Lolita in Tehran will be provided by RHS for you to read instead.
Upcoming:
T- 2nd and 4th Hour EDPs / Research and Writing Day 2
W- 1st and 5th Hour EDPs / Research and Writing Day 2
TH- Rhetorical Terms for Test 5 / Gatsby (TH-M)
Next Week: M- Gatsby / T- Scored Discussion / W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
- Conduct research on the influence of religious and social customs of the Middle East
- Focused Research: See handout provided for details
- Share findings: Papers should be about 3 pages (double spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman). Include a work cited page with at least two sources.
Homework: Continue working on today's research assignment- Due: Thursday, 12/5 at 11:59 PM
Get a copy of A Thousand Splendid Suns if you have not already. Otherwise, Reading Lolita in Tehran will be provided by RHS for you to read instead.
Upcoming:
T- 2nd and 4th Hour EDPs / Research and Writing Day 2
W- 1st and 5th Hour EDPs / Research and Writing Day 2
TH- Rhetorical Terms for Test 5 / Gatsby (TH-M)
Next Week: M- Gatsby / T- Scored Discussion / W- Test 5 / TH- Classic Lit / F- 1/2 Day
Reading Schedule for TSS (roughly 35 pages of reading per night in week 1 and 22 pages per night in week 2):
Checkpoint 1 (Scored Discussion): By Monday, 12/9, read up to p. 256 (Ch. 36) (We will likely have scored discussion on Tuesday though)
Checkpoint 2 (Written Quiz): By Monday, 12/16, finish book
Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!
Tuesday, November 26th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of drama.
- Julius Caesar parody presentations
- Exit slip
Homework: Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break! Find a good book to read :)
Upcoming: Test #5 will be in the second week of December
Don't forget to make a decision about purchasing A Thousand Splendid Suns (recommended) or borrowing Reading Lolita in Tehran (free). You will need the book in class when we return from Thanksgiving break.
- Julius Caesar parody presentations
- Exit slip
Homework: Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break! Find a good book to read :)
Upcoming: Test #5 will be in the second week of December
Don't forget to make a decision about purchasing A Thousand Splendid Suns (recommended) or borrowing Reading Lolita in Tehran (free). You will need the book in class when we return from Thanksgiving break.
Monday, November 25th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of drama.
- Assign Test 5 vocab
- Julius Caesar parody presentations
Homework: Find a good book to read :)
Upcoming: Test #5 will be in the second week of December
Don't forget to make a decision about purchasing A Thousand Splendid Suns (recommended) or borrowing Reading Lolita in Tehran (free). You will need the book in class when we return from Thanksgiving break.
- Assign Test 5 vocab
- Julius Caesar parody presentations
Homework: Find a good book to read :)
Upcoming: Test #5 will be in the second week of December
Don't forget to make a decision about purchasing A Thousand Splendid Suns (recommended) or borrowing Reading Lolita in Tehran (free). You will need the book in class when we return from Thanksgiving break.
Friday, November 22nd
Learning Target: Students will be able to reflect on their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts.
- Debrief synthesis prompt and analyze student samples (pass back argument essays with feedback too)
- Current event brainstorm
- Finalize parody project plans
Homework: Finish Caesar Parody Project
Upcoming: Final videos should be shared with me (through Google Drive or a YouTube link) by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24.
Don't forget to have ONE group member submit your script to turnitin.com and please bring me a printed copy on Monday!
- Debrief synthesis prompt and analyze student samples (pass back argument essays with feedback too)
- Current event brainstorm
- Finalize parody project plans
Homework: Finish Caesar Parody Project
Upcoming: Final videos should be shared with me (through Google Drive or a YouTube link) by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24.
Don't forget to have ONE group member submit your script to turnitin.com and please bring me a printed copy on Monday!
Thursday, November 21st
Learning Target: Students will be able to reflect on their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts.
- Test 4
Homework: Work on Caesar Parody Project
Upcoming: Final videos should be shared with me (through Google Drive or a YouTube link) by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24.
Don't forget to have ONE group member submit your script to turnitin.com too.
F- Debrief synthesis, current event brainstorm, parody project plans to film (if not yet complete)
- Test 4
Homework: Work on Caesar Parody Project
Upcoming: Final videos should be shared with me (through Google Drive or a YouTube link) by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24.
Don't forget to have ONE group member submit your script to turnitin.com too.
F- Debrief synthesis, current event brainstorm, parody project plans to film (if not yet complete)
Wednesday, November 20th- Amnesty International Visit After School Today!
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze author's organization and purpose in constructing a text.
- AP Classroom- Progress Check #3 (Multiple choice is mandatory and FRQ is optional)
- Plan parody project or study vocab/rhetorical terms using time remaining
Homework: Study vocab/terms for tomorrow's test
Upcoming: Final videos should be shared with me (through Google Drive or a YouTube link) by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24.
Don't forget to have ONE group member submit your script to turnitin.com too.
TH- Test 4
F- Debrief synthesis, current event brainstorm, parody project plans to film (if not yet complete)
- AP Classroom- Progress Check #3 (Multiple choice is mandatory and FRQ is optional)
- Plan parody project or study vocab/rhetorical terms using time remaining
Homework: Study vocab/terms for tomorrow's test
Upcoming: Final videos should be shared with me (through Google Drive or a YouTube link) by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24.
Don't forget to have ONE group member submit your script to turnitin.com too.
TH- Test 4
F- Debrief synthesis, current event brainstorm, parody project plans to film (if not yet complete)
Tuesday, November 19th
Learning Target: Students will be able to write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
- Synthesis write: Honor Codes
- Meet in the Media Center tomorrow!
Homework: Work on Caesar Parody Project and study vocab/terms for Thursday's test
Upcoming: Final videos should be shared with me (through Google Drive or a YouTube link) by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24.
Don't forget to have ONE group member submit your script to turnitin.com too.
W- Progress Check #3 / Study vocab and terms for tomorrow's test!
TH- Test 4
F- Debrief synthesis, current event brainstorm, parody project plans to film (if not yet complete)
- Synthesis write: Honor Codes
- Meet in the Media Center tomorrow!
Homework: Work on Caesar Parody Project and study vocab/terms for Thursday's test
Upcoming: Final videos should be shared with me (through Google Drive or a YouTube link) by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24.
Don't forget to have ONE group member submit your script to turnitin.com too.
W- Progress Check #3 / Study vocab and terms for tomorrow's test!
TH- Test 4
F- Debrief synthesis, current event brainstorm, parody project plans to film (if not yet complete)
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Monday, November 18th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine the point of view or purpose in a text and identify bias in order to evaluate a source. They will then be able to synthesize these sources in order to begin constructing their own arguments.
- Synthesis (Honor Codes): Setting the purpose for our reading/thinking
- Identify POV/bias and main ideas of your assigned text
- Engage in "conversations" with other groups' texts from the perspective of your source
- Whole-group debriefing: Now what? How can you "enter the conversation" with your own argument, using the sources to support your ideas?
Homework: Work on Caesar Parody Project and study vocab/terms for Thursday's test
Upcoming: Final videos should be shared with me (through Google Drive or a YouTube link) by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24.
Don't forget to have ONE group member submit your script to turnitin.com too.
- Synthesis (Honor Codes): Setting the purpose for our reading/thinking
- Identify POV/bias and main ideas of your assigned text
- Engage in "conversations" with other groups' texts from the perspective of your source
- Whole-group debriefing: Now what? How can you "enter the conversation" with your own argument, using the sources to support your ideas?
Homework: Work on Caesar Parody Project and study vocab/terms for Thursday's test
Upcoming: Final videos should be shared with me (through Google Drive or a YouTube link) by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24.
Don't forget to have ONE group member submit your script to turnitin.com too.
Friday, November 15th- Meet in the Media Center
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of drama.
- Meet in the Media Center (tables) to type parody scripts
- Use "No Fear Shakespeare" for digital copy of the play- Click here for link
- Exit Slip
Homework: Review vocab and rhetorical terms for next Thursday's test / Work on parody project scripts
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for Thursday, 11/21
Parody Projects due by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24 (preferably before)
- Meet in the Media Center (tables) to type parody scripts
- Use "No Fear Shakespeare" for digital copy of the play- Click here for link
- Exit Slip
Homework: Review vocab and rhetorical terms for next Thursday's test / Work on parody project scripts
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for Thursday, 11/21
Parody Projects due by 5 PM on Sunday, 11/24 (preferably before)
Thursday, November 14th
Learning Target: Students will be able to write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
- AP In-Class Write: Argument (Artifice prompt)
- Book Hook: Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Homework: Meet in the Media Center tomorrow!
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for Thursday, 11/21
F- Type parody scripts in the Media Center (tables)
- AP In-Class Write: Argument (Artifice prompt)
- Book Hook: Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Homework: Meet in the Media Center tomorrow!
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for Thursday, 11/21
F- Type parody scripts in the Media Center (tables)
Wednesday, November 13th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine and write an argument analyzing an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Read Stephanie Ericsson's "The Way We Lie" (classification essay)
- Exigence for essay? Who is her audience?
- Practice MC quiz
Homework: Study your vocab and rhetorical terms / Make a decision about A Thousand Splendid Suns or Reading Lolita in Tehran
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for Thursday, 11/21
TH- In-Class Write
F- Type parody scripts in the Media Center (tables)
- Read Stephanie Ericsson's "The Way We Lie" (classification essay)
- Exigence for essay? Who is her audience?
- Practice MC quiz
Homework: Study your vocab and rhetorical terms / Make a decision about A Thousand Splendid Suns or Reading Lolita in Tehran
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for Thursday, 11/21
TH- In-Class Write
F- Type parody scripts in the Media Center (tables)
Tuesday, November 12th- Snow Day (Move Progress Check #3 to next week)
Monday, November 11th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of drama.
- Discuss Act 4 and read the end of Act 5
- Plan parody project and watch student samples
Homework: Meet in the Media Center (tables) tomorrow / Make a decision about A Thousand Splendid Suns or Reading Lolita in Tehran
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for the week of 11/18-11/22
T- Progress Check #3 / Plan parody project- Meet in the Media Center (tables)
W- Honor Code (synthesis)- Preparation and warm-up activity
TH- In-Class Write
F- Type parody scripts in the Media Center (tables)
Use "No Fear Shakespeare" for digital copy of the play- Click here for link
- Discuss Act 4 and read the end of Act 5
- Plan parody project and watch student samples
Homework: Meet in the Media Center (tables) tomorrow / Make a decision about A Thousand Splendid Suns or Reading Lolita in Tehran
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for the week of 11/18-11/22
T- Progress Check #3 / Plan parody project- Meet in the Media Center (tables)
W- Honor Code (synthesis)- Preparation and warm-up activity
TH- In-Class Write
F- Type parody scripts in the Media Center (tables)
Use "No Fear Shakespeare" for digital copy of the play- Click here for link
Friday, November 8th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of drama.
- Open-Book Quiz on Act 3
- Assign Julius Caesar parody project / Read part of Act IV
Homework: Review vocab and rhetorical terms for Test 4 / Make a decision about A Thousand Splendid Suns or Reading Lolita in Tehran
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for the week of 11/18-11/22
- Open-Book Quiz on Act 3
- Assign Julius Caesar parody project / Read part of Act IV
Homework: Review vocab and rhetorical terms for Test 4 / Make a decision about A Thousand Splendid Suns or Reading Lolita in Tehran
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for the week of 11/18-11/22
Thursday, November 7th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of drama.
- Visual Literacy: Approval Ratings and Trust in Government (poll data and political cartoons) / Compare to popularity of Caesar and the Senate
- Close reading of funeral speeches (Brutus and Antony)
- Read the rest of Act III and discuss
Homework: Review Act III and your close readings of the speeches for tomorrow's open-book quiz
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for the week of 11/18-11/22
- Visual Literacy: Approval Ratings and Trust in Government (poll data and political cartoons) / Compare to popularity of Caesar and the Senate
- Close reading of funeral speeches (Brutus and Antony)
- Read the rest of Act III and discuss
Homework: Review Act III and your close readings of the speeches for tomorrow's open-book quiz
Upcoming: Test #4 is scheduled for the week of 11/18-11/22
Wednesday, November 6th- Start of Quarter 2!
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of drama.
- Watch "The Great Conspiracy against Julius Caesar" (6 min) / Etymology: "Julius" and "Caesar" / Roman Calendar
- Read Act III, Scene 1
- Test 4 rhetorical terms
Homework: Review vocab and rhetorical terms / Read something!
Upcoming: Act III Quiz on Julius Caesar on Friday / Test # 4 is scheduled for the week of 11/18-11/22
- Syntax: Excerpt from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- Watch "The Great Conspiracy against Julius Caesar" (6 min) / Etymology: "Julius" and "Caesar" / Roman Calendar
- Read Act III, Scene 1
- Test 4 rhetorical terms
Homework: Review vocab and rhetorical terms / Read something!
Upcoming: Act III Quiz on Julius Caesar on Friday / Test # 4 is scheduled for the week of 11/18-11/22
- Syntax: Excerpt from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Monday, November 4th and Tuesday, November 5th- No School (Professional Development)
Julius Caesar Visual Vocab: Word Definitions and Etymologies
Level 1:
Select a word or character name, define it using etymonline.com, and provide context or a quote from the text that uses that word.
Level 2:
Create a symbol that represents your word.
OR
Illustrate your word meaning or the scene in which it occurs.
Level 3:
Explain how your symbol/illustration represents/depicts the word meaning.
OR
Explain how/why the word is significant to the work. Consider why the author chose that specific word choice over others. Does the word have significance or meaning that surprised you or seems important?
Level 1:
Select a word or character name, define it using etymonline.com, and provide context or a quote from the text that uses that word.
Level 2:
Create a symbol that represents your word.
OR
Illustrate your word meaning or the scene in which it occurs.
Level 3:
Explain how your symbol/illustration represents/depicts the word meaning.
OR
Explain how/why the word is significant to the work. Consider why the author chose that specific word choice over others. Does the word have significance or meaning that surprised you or seems important?
Friday, November 1st- End of Quarter 1
Learning Target: Students will be able to reflect on their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts. They will also be able to track their growth and analyze areas in need of continued improvement.
- Test corrections for Test 3
- Exit slip
Homework: Enjoy your long weekend! Read something :)
Upcoming: Continue reading Julius Caesar / End-of-Quarter Current Event Brainstorm (potential evidence for argument/synthesis essays)
- Test corrections for Test 3
- Exit slip
Homework: Enjoy your long weekend! Read something :)
Upcoming: Continue reading Julius Caesar / End-of-Quarter Current Event Brainstorm (potential evidence for argument/synthesis essays)
Thursday, October 31st
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful.
- Tone: "O" / Stress in Shakespearean lines
- Summarize end of Act I and 1st scene of Act II /Close reading of Act II, Scene 1 speech
- Read Act II, Scene 2 (8 min of audio)
- Word etymologies and visual vocab- Ex. "Shakespeare" or "salty"
Homework: None / Read something :)
Upcoming: Test corrections tomorrow and then a four-day weekend!
- Tone: "O" / Stress in Shakespearean lines
- Summarize end of Act I and 1st scene of Act II /Close reading of Act II, Scene 1 speech
- Read Act II, Scene 2 (8 min of audio)
- Word etymologies and visual vocab- Ex. "Shakespeare" or "salty"
Homework: None / Read something :)
Upcoming: Test corrections tomorrow and then a four-day weekend!
Wednesday, October 30th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful.
- Introduce Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (historical background, etc.)
- Read Act I and summarize first scene of Act 2
- Model speech annotations and preview word etymologies'
- Book Hook: Schindler's List (Did you see that the House of Representatives passed a bill to formally acknowledge the Armenian genocide?)
Homework: None / Read something :)
Upcoming: Test corrections on Friday!
- Introduce Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (historical background, etc.)
- Read Act I and summarize first scene of Act 2
- Model speech annotations and preview word etymologies'
- Book Hook: Schindler's List (Did you see that the House of Representatives passed a bill to formally acknowledge the Armenian genocide?)
Homework: None / Read something :)
Upcoming: Test corrections on Friday!
Tuesday, October 29th
Learning Target: Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts.
- Test #3
Homework: None
Upcoming: Begin Julius Caesar- Historical background and start reading
- Test #3
Homework: None
Upcoming: Begin Julius Caesar- Historical background and start reading
Monday, October 28th
Learning Target: Students will be able to initiate and participate effectively in a collaborative discussion, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
- Book hooks: New classroom library selections
- Comparing rhetoric of a film like Hotel Rwanda to a documentary like Ghosts of Rwanda (20 min)
- Discuss ethical questions and rhetorical differences between film and documentary (Rhetorical Situation)
- Political cartoon discussion
Homework: Review vocab and rhetorical terms for tomorrow's test
Upcoming: Test 3 is tomorrow!
- Book hooks: New classroom library selections
- Comparing rhetoric of a film like Hotel Rwanda to a documentary like Ghosts of Rwanda (20 min)
- Discuss ethical questions and rhetorical differences between film and documentary (Rhetorical Situation)
- Political cartoon discussion
Homework: Review vocab and rhetorical terms for tomorrow's test
Upcoming: Test 3 is tomorrow!
AP Lang Argument Rubric- New | |
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Hotel Rwanda Background | |
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Friday, October 25th
Learning Target: Students will be able to write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
- In-Class Write (Argument): Rwandan Genocide
- Submit to turnitin.com at the end of the hour
Homework: Study your vocab and rhetorical terms for Tuesday's test
Upcoming: Test 3 will be Tuesday, 10/29
- In-Class Write (Argument): Rwandan Genocide
- Submit to turnitin.com at the end of the hour
Homework: Study your vocab and rhetorical terms for Tuesday's test
Upcoming: Test 3 will be Tuesday, 10/29
Thursday, October 24th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze how the writer/director's choices to structure the film contribute to its overall meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
- EOS Survey (half of class period)
- Rhetoric of Film: Hotel Rwanda (20 minutes left)
- Remember: You will have an in-class writing based on the film tomorrow
Homework: Meet in the Media Center (tables) tomorrow!
Upcoming: Test 3 will be Tuesday, 10/29
- EOS Survey (half of class period)
- Rhetoric of Film: Hotel Rwanda (20 minutes left)
- Remember: You will have an in-class writing based on the film tomorrow
Homework: Meet in the Media Center (tables) tomorrow!
Upcoming: Test 3 will be Tuesday, 10/29
Wednesday, October 23rd
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze how the writer/director's choices to structure the film contribute to its overall meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
- Rhetoric of Film: Hotel Rwanda (and provide brief context of event)
- Remember: You will have an in-class writing based on the film on Friday.
Homework: None / Relevant current events?
Upcoming: Test 3 will be sometime mid-next week
- Rhetoric of Film: Hotel Rwanda (and provide brief context of event)
- Remember: You will have an in-class writing based on the film on Friday.
Homework: None / Relevant current events?
Upcoming: Test 3 will be sometime mid-next week
Tuesday, October 22nd
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze how the writer/director's choices to structure the film contribute to its overall meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
- Book hooks: Battle of the Books selections
- Rhetoric of Film: Hotel Rwanda (and provide brief context of event)
- Remember: You will have an in-class writing based on the film on Friday.
Homework: None / Relevant current events?
Upcoming: Test 3 will be sometime mid-next week
- Book hooks: Battle of the Books selections
- Rhetoric of Film: Hotel Rwanda (and provide brief context of event)
- Remember: You will have an in-class writing based on the film on Friday.
Homework: None / Relevant current events?
Upcoming: Test 3 will be sometime mid-next week
Monday, October 21st
Learning Target: Students will be able to reflect on their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts. They will also be able to track their growth and analyze areas in need of continued improvement.
- Share exemplar corrections for Test 1
- Test corrections for Test 2
- Discuss context of Rwandan genocide
Homework: None / Relevant current events?
Upcoming: Test 3 will be in the last week of October
- Share exemplar corrections for Test 1
- Test corrections for Test 2
- Discuss context of Rwandan genocide
Homework: None / Relevant current events?
Upcoming: Test 3 will be in the last week of October
Friday, October 18th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Test 3 rhetorical terms (4)
- Discuss "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldúa
- Compare content and style between this text and clips from Walkout
Homework: Read something and catch up on current events / Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming: Test 3 will be in the last week of October
- Test 3 rhetorical terms (4)
- Discuss "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldúa
- Compare content and style between this text and clips from Walkout
Homework: Read something and catch up on current events / Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming: Test 3 will be in the last week of October
Get a head start before Thursday's class: Read "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldúa (click here)
Thursday, October 17th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Book Hook: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (non-fiction)
- Briefly discuss Tuesday's synthesis prompt and watch video clip
- Read "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldúa and complete assignment
Homework: Finish reading today's essay and complete assignment
Consider how each perspective offered unique insights, culminating in a complex, synthesized understanding of the Armenian Genocide.
Various sources/perspectives of the Armenian Genocide that we've studied:
Initial research (secondary sources / general overview), documentary (majority male testimonies and emphasis on controversy), young Peter's sections of Black Dog of Fate (impact on future generations in U.S.), "Dovey's Story" in Black Dog of Fate (retelling of female survivor's testimony
- Book Hook: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (non-fiction)
- Briefly discuss Tuesday's synthesis prompt and watch video clip
- Read "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldúa and complete assignment
Homework: Finish reading today's essay and complete assignment
Consider how each perspective offered unique insights, culminating in a complex, synthesized understanding of the Armenian Genocide.
Various sources/perspectives of the Armenian Genocide that we've studied:
Initial research (secondary sources / general overview), documentary (majority male testimonies and emphasis on controversy), young Peter's sections of Black Dog of Fate (impact on future generations in U.S.), "Dovey's Story" in Black Dog of Fate (retelling of female survivor's testimony
Wednesday, October 16th- PSAT (shortened schedule in afternoon)
- Assign Vocab #3
Homework: Consider reading Anzaldúa essay before Thursday's class to avoid last minute homework
Upcoming: Anzaldúa (TH), Walkout (F)
Homework: Consider reading Anzaldúa essay before Thursday's class to avoid last minute homework
Upcoming: Anzaldúa (TH), Walkout (F)
Tuesday, October 15th
Learning Target: Students will understand how to synthesize multiple sources into a cohesive product.
- Read and annotate documents (15 min)
- Synthesis Essay and APUSH DBQ / "They Say, I Say" packet (Resources tab)
- Outline and write first AP Synthesis Essay: Bilingual Education
Homework: Consider reading Anzaldúa essay before Thursday's class to avoid last minute homework
Upcoming: PSAT tomorrow (distribute vocab 3), Anzaldúa (TH), Walkout (F)
- Read and annotate documents (15 min)
- Synthesis Essay and APUSH DBQ / "They Say, I Say" packet (Resources tab)
- Outline and write first AP Synthesis Essay: Bilingual Education
Homework: Consider reading Anzaldúa essay before Thursday's class to avoid last minute homework
Upcoming: PSAT tomorrow (distribute vocab 3), Anzaldúa (TH), Walkout (F)
Monday, October 14th
Learning Target: Students will be able to reflect on their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts and
- Test 2
Homework: None
Upcoming: Synthesis (T), PSAT (W), Anzaldúa (TH), Walkout (F)
- Test 2
Homework: None
Upcoming: Synthesis (T), PSAT (W), Anzaldúa (TH), Walkout (F)
Friday, October 11th- 1/2 Day (PD)
Learning Target: Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts.
- Syntax: Excerpt from Down These Mean Streets- Piri Thomas
- Review vocab and terms for Test 2 on Monday!
Homework: Study your vocab and rhetorical terms / Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming: Test #2 is Monday, 10/14
Next week: Test 2, Synthesis, PSAT, Anzaldúa, Walkout
- Syntax: Excerpt from Down These Mean Streets- Piri Thomas
- Review vocab and terms for Test 2 on Monday!
Homework: Study your vocab and rhetorical terms / Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming: Test #2 is Monday, 10/14
Next week: Test 2, Synthesis, PSAT, Anzaldúa, Walkout
Thursday, October 10th- Conferences
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze author's organization and purpose in constructing a text.
- AP Classroom- Progress Check #2 (Multiple choice is mandatory and FRQ is optional)
- 2nd Hour (PSAT Pre-Bubbling): Please complete progress check #2 before Monday for homework
Homework: Study your vocab and rhetorical terms / Meet in the Media Center (White Lab) tomorrow!
Upcoming: Test #2 is Monday, 10/14
F- Review vocab and terms for Monday's test (1/2 Day)
Next week: Test 2, Synthesis, PSAT, Anzaldúa, Walkout
- AP Classroom- Progress Check #2 (Multiple choice is mandatory and FRQ is optional)
- 2nd Hour (PSAT Pre-Bubbling): Please complete progress check #2 before Monday for homework
Homework: Study your vocab and rhetorical terms / Meet in the Media Center (White Lab) tomorrow!
Upcoming: Test #2 is Monday, 10/14
F- Review vocab and terms for Monday's test (1/2 Day)
Next week: Test 2, Synthesis, PSAT, Anzaldúa, Walkout
Richard Rodriguez- Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood | |
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Rodriguez Questions- Due: Wednesday | |
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Wednesday, October 9th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze author's organization and purpose in constructing a text.
- Syntax: Excerpt from The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
- Discuss Rodriguez’s “Aria: Memory of a Bilingual Childhood” (Focus: How the argument is built) and connect to "Mother Tongue" essay
- Rhetorical modes: Description, Narration, Compare/Contrast/Argument
- Practice MC "Quiz" on Rodriguez essay
Homework: Study your vocab and rhetorical terms / Meet in the Media Center (White Lab) tomorrow!
Upcoming: Test #2 is Monday, 10/14
- Syntax: Excerpt from The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
- Discuss Rodriguez’s “Aria: Memory of a Bilingual Childhood” (Focus: How the argument is built) and connect to "Mother Tongue" essay
- Rhetorical modes: Description, Narration, Compare/Contrast/Argument
- Practice MC "Quiz" on Rodriguez essay
Homework: Study your vocab and rhetorical terms / Meet in the Media Center (White Lab) tomorrow!
Upcoming: Test #2 is Monday, 10/14
Tuesday, October 8th
Learning Target: Students will be able to identify an author's argument analyzing his point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Debrief yesterday's argument prompt
- Quick Notes: Rhetorical Modes
- Rodriguez questions to prepare for tomorrow's discussion
Homework: Finish Rodriguez questions if not completed in class
Upcoming: Test #2 is Monday, 10/14
- Debrief yesterday's argument prompt
- Quick Notes: Rhetorical Modes
- Rodriguez questions to prepare for tomorrow's discussion
Homework: Finish Rodriguez questions if not completed in class
Upcoming: Test #2 is Monday, 10/14
Monday, October 7th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine and write an argument analyzing an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Notes: Types of argument
- AP In-Class Write: Argument (Mencken prompt)
- Assign progress check #2 (2nd Hour only)
Homework: Read Rodriguez essay- See pdf posted above
Upcoming: Test #2 is Monday, 10/14
Label what type of argumentation model you think you used at the top of your response.
1. One-Point- Uses examples to support position in agreement or disagreement with the prompt
2. (Re-) Definition- Ex. Defining “entertainment” or "ruin" as part of argument
3. Consequences- Examines the consequences of the issue in each body paragraph rather than simply agreeing/disagreeing
4. Yes… but… - A qualified response addresses the counterargument as a way to craft an argument (more than just an "Although" thesis; the qualified argument must extend as part of the line of reasoning throughout the essay)
- Notes: Types of argument
- AP In-Class Write: Argument (Mencken prompt)
- Assign progress check #2 (2nd Hour only)
Homework: Read Rodriguez essay- See pdf posted above
Upcoming: Test #2 is Monday, 10/14
Label what type of argumentation model you think you used at the top of your response.
1. One-Point- Uses examples to support position in agreement or disagreement with the prompt
2. (Re-) Definition- Ex. Defining “entertainment” or "ruin" as part of argument
3. Consequences- Examines the consequences of the issue in each body paragraph rather than simply agreeing/disagreeing
4. Yes… but… - A qualified response addresses the counterargument as a way to craft an argument (more than just an "Although" thesis; the qualified argument must extend as part of the line of reasoning throughout the essay)
Types of Argument | |
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Friday, October 4th- Pep Assembly (35 minute classes)
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine and write an argument analyzing an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Practice MC "Quiz" on Amy Tan essay (Timed: 5 minutes)
- Study your vocab and terms for Test 2
- Exit slip
Homework: None!
Upcoming: Test #2 has been moved to Monday, 10/14.
- Practice MC "Quiz" on Amy Tan essay (Timed: 5 minutes)
- Study your vocab and terms for Test 2
- Exit slip
Homework: None!
Upcoming: Test #2 has been moved to Monday, 10/14.
Thursday, October 3rd
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine and write an argument analyzing an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Identity and Language / Code-Switching 1 & 2
- Socratic Discussion: Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue"
- Book hook: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman
Homework: None!
Upcoming: Test #2 is being moved later due to PSAT pre-bubbling next Thursday. The new test date is Monday, 10/14.
- Identity and Language / Code-Switching 1 & 2
- Socratic Discussion: Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue"
- Book hook: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman
Homework: None!
Upcoming: Test #2 is being moved later due to PSAT pre-bubbling next Thursday. The new test date is Monday, 10/14.
Click here to read "Mother Tongue"
"Mother Tongue" Questions- Due: Thursday | |
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Wednesday, October 2nd
Learning Target: Students will be able to reflect on their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts.
- Read "Mother Tongue" and answer 7 questions- Due: Tomorrow
- Socratic discussion on the text tomorrow
Homework: Finish "Mother Tongue" questions by tomorrow!
Upcoming: TH- Socratic Discussion
F- Vocab story? (Pep assembly)
Test #2 is the next Thursday, 10/10
"President Woodrow Wilson Presents an Idea to the War Congress"
- Read "Mother Tongue" and answer 7 questions- Due: Tomorrow
- Socratic discussion on the text tomorrow
Homework: Finish "Mother Tongue" questions by tomorrow!
Upcoming: TH- Socratic Discussion
F- Vocab story? (Pep assembly)
Test #2 is the next Thursday, 10/10
"President Woodrow Wilson Presents an Idea to the War Congress"
Tuesday, October 1st
Learning Target: Students will be able to reflect on their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts.
- Syntax: Excerpt from The House on Mango Street- Sandra Cisneros
- Test 1 Performance Analysis and corrections
- Distribute "Mother Tongue" questions- Due: Thursday
Homework: You may choose to start tomorrow's assignment on "Mother Tongue" to ensure that you avoid homework tomorrow night
Upcoming:
W- "Dovey's Story" Quiz and read "Mother Tongue" (7 questions)
TH- Socratic Discussion
F- Vocab story? (Pep assembly)
Test #2 is the next Thursday, 10/10
"President Woodrow Wilson Presents an Idea to the War Congress"
- Syntax: Excerpt from The House on Mango Street- Sandra Cisneros
- Test 1 Performance Analysis and corrections
- Distribute "Mother Tongue" questions- Due: Thursday
Homework: You may choose to start tomorrow's assignment on "Mother Tongue" to ensure that you avoid homework tomorrow night
Upcoming:
W- "Dovey's Story" Quiz and read "Mother Tongue" (7 questions)
TH- Socratic Discussion
F- Vocab story? (Pep assembly)
Test #2 is the next Thursday, 10/10
"President Woodrow Wilson Presents an Idea to the War Congress"
Monday, September 30th
Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Armenian Genocide Memorial- Conan Clip of Visit with Sona
- Read "Dovey's Story"
- Test 2 rhetorical terms and vocab list 2
Homework: Read something and check global current events
Upcoming: T- Test Corrections and Syntax: “President Woodrow Wilson Presents an Ideal to the War Congress”
W- "Dovey's Story" Quiz and read "Mother Tongue" (7 questions)
TH- Socratic Discussion
F- Vocab story? (Pep assembly)
Test #2 is the next Thursday, 10/10
- Armenian Genocide Memorial- Conan Clip of Visit with Sona
- Read "Dovey's Story"
- Test 2 rhetorical terms and vocab list 2
Homework: Read something and check global current events
Upcoming: T- Test Corrections and Syntax: “President Woodrow Wilson Presents an Ideal to the War Congress”
W- "Dovey's Story" Quiz and read "Mother Tongue" (7 questions)
TH- Socratic Discussion
F- Vocab story? (Pep assembly)
Test #2 is the next Thursday, 10/10
Friday, September 27th
Learning Target: Students will be able to reflect on their understanding of this unit's vocabulary, rhetorical terms, and concepts.
- Test 1
Homework: None / Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming: Test #2 is tentatively scheduled for 10/10 (Vocab 2 is now posted and will be distributed in class on Monday)
- Test 1
Homework: None / Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming: Test #2 is tentatively scheduled for 10/10 (Vocab 2 is now posted and will be distributed in class on Monday)
Thursday, September 26th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Take MC practice quiz and discuss "Shooting an Elephant"
- Discuss AP Classroom Unit 1 progress check
- Review vocab/terms for Test 1
Homework: Review vocab words and rhetorical terms (syntax, diction, connotation, denotation) for TOMORROW'S test
Upcoming: Test 1 - Tomorrow!
- Take MC practice quiz and discuss "Shooting an Elephant"
- Discuss AP Classroom Unit 1 progress check
- Review vocab/terms for Test 1
Homework: Review vocab words and rhetorical terms (syntax, diction, connotation, denotation) for TOMORROW'S test
Upcoming: Test 1 - Tomorrow!
Wednesday, September 25th
Learning Target: Students will be able to develop and strenthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
- AP Classroom: Unit 1 Progress Check (MC and FRQ)
- Performance analysis and reflection
Homework: Meet in the Media Center again tomorrow / Study vocab/terms for Test 1 next Friday!
Upcoming: Test 1- Friday, 9/27 (study your vocab and four rhetorical terms)
Project Lit Club's first meeting on Wednesday, 9/25 after school in Ms. Sherburn's room (C120)
TH- Practice MC and Test 1 review
F- Test 1
- AP Classroom: Unit 1 Progress Check (MC and FRQ)
- Performance analysis and reflection
Homework: Meet in the Media Center again tomorrow / Study vocab/terms for Test 1 next Friday!
Upcoming: Test 1- Friday, 9/27 (study your vocab and four rhetorical terms)
Project Lit Club's first meeting on Wednesday, 9/25 after school in Ms. Sherburn's room (C120)
TH- Practice MC and Test 1 review
F- Test 1
Tuesday, September 24th- Meet in the Media Center
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Write Orwell rhetorical analysis essay and submit to turnitin.com by the end of the hour
Homework: Meet in the Media Center again tomorrow / Study vocab/terms for Test 1 next Friday!
Upcoming: Test 1- Friday, 9/27 (study your vocab and four rhetorical terms)
Project Lit Club's first meeting TOMORROW (9/25) after school in Ms. Sherburn's room (C120)
- Write Orwell rhetorical analysis essay and submit to turnitin.com by the end of the hour
Homework: Meet in the Media Center again tomorrow / Study vocab/terms for Test 1 next Friday!
Upcoming: Test 1- Friday, 9/27 (study your vocab and four rhetorical terms)
Project Lit Club's first meeting TOMORROW (9/25) after school in Ms. Sherburn's room (C120)
Monday, September 23rd
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and identify bias in order to evaluate a source.
- Discuss Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" / "Detail" excerpt
- Debrief Chavez prompt and rhetorical précis from Friday / Define "exigence"
- Analogy Practice #2
Homework: Meet in the Media Center tomorrow / Study vocab/terms for Test 1 next Friday!
Upcoming: Test 1- Friday, 9/27 (study your vocab and four rhetorical terms)
- Discuss Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" / "Detail" excerpt
- Debrief Chavez prompt and rhetorical précis from Friday / Define "exigence"
- Analogy Practice #2
Homework: Meet in the Media Center tomorrow / Study vocab/terms for Test 1 next Friday!
Upcoming: Test 1- Friday, 9/27 (study your vocab and four rhetorical terms)
Friday, September 20th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and identify bias in order to evaluate a source.
- Book hooks: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
- Rhetorical Analysis: Read Chavez passage, outline ideas, and write a rhetorical précis (4 sentences)
- Exit slip
Homework: Finish "Shooting an Elephant" questions before Monday / Study vocab/terms for Test 1 next Friday!
Upcoming: Test 1- Friday, 9/27 (study your vocab and four rhetorical terms)
Click here to read Chavez letter to grape industry leader
Khan Academy: Saturday, September 21, is Official SAT Practice Test Day for the October 5th SAT®. Taking a full practice test is key to building the experience and endurance you'll need to do well on your real test. Official SAT Practice will help you get ready! Research shows using Official SAT Practice for six to eight hours is associated with an average 90-point increase from the PSAT/NMSQT® to the SAT—30 points higher than the average for students who don’t use Official SAT Practice.
- Book hooks: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
- Rhetorical Analysis: Read Chavez passage, outline ideas, and write a rhetorical précis (4 sentences)
- Exit slip
Homework: Finish "Shooting an Elephant" questions before Monday / Study vocab/terms for Test 1 next Friday!
Upcoming: Test 1- Friday, 9/27 (study your vocab and four rhetorical terms)
Click here to read Chavez letter to grape industry leader
Khan Academy: Saturday, September 21, is Official SAT Practice Test Day for the October 5th SAT®. Taking a full practice test is key to building the experience and endurance you'll need to do well on your real test. Official SAT Practice will help you get ready! Research shows using Official SAT Practice for six to eight hours is associated with an average 90-point increase from the PSAT/NMSQT® to the SAT—30 points higher than the average for students who don’t use Official SAT Practice.
Thursday, September 19th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6
- Discuss analogy practice
- Rhetorical analysis overview video (Discuss similarities and differences between AP Lang and SAT essays)
- Read and annotate Rachel Carson essay / Plan a hypothetical essay response
- Discuss student sample essays
Homework: Finish "Shooting an Elephant" questions before Monday
Upcoming: Test 1- Friday, 9/27 (study your vocab and four rhetorical terms)
- Discuss analogy practice
- Rhetorical analysis overview video (Discuss similarities and differences between AP Lang and SAT essays)
- Read and annotate Rachel Carson essay / Plan a hypothetical essay response
- Discuss student sample essays
Homework: Finish "Shooting an Elephant" questions before Monday
Upcoming: Test 1- Friday, 9/27 (study your vocab and four rhetorical terms)
Wednesday, September 18th- Junior and Senior Meetings Today
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- Read "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell and answer 7 questions on rhetoric and style- SEE FILE BELOW
- You may either hand write answers or type and submit to turnitin.com
- Finish analogy practice questions before start of class tomorrow
Homework: Finish questions on "Shooting an Elephant" if not completed in class- DUE: MONDAY
Upcoming: TH- Introduce RA and discuss analogies / F- Chavez RA (4 sentences not a full essay)
Test 1 is tentatively scheduled for next Friday, 9/27 (study vocab and 4 rhetorical terms)
- Read "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell and answer 7 questions on rhetoric and style- SEE FILE BELOW
- You may either hand write answers or type and submit to turnitin.com
- Finish analogy practice questions before start of class tomorrow
Homework: Finish questions on "Shooting an Elephant" if not completed in class- DUE: MONDAY
Upcoming: TH- Introduce RA and discuss analogies / F- Chavez RA (4 sentences not a full essay)
Test 1 is tentatively scheduled for next Friday, 9/27 (study vocab and 4 rhetorical terms)
Click here to read "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell
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Tuesday, September 17th
Learning Target: Students will be able to write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1
- Written response quiz on Black Dog of Fate
- Finish analogy practice, study vocab, read a book, or work on homework when done with quiz
Homework: None / Review vocab and rhetorical terms for Test 1 (9/25-9/27)
Upcoming: Junior Meeting is 2nd Hour on Wednesday / Senior Meeting is 3rd Hour on Wednesday
W- Read Orwell essay and answer questions by the start of class on Monday / 11th and 12th Meetings!
TH- Introduce RA
F- Chavez RA (4 sentences not a full essay)
- Written response quiz on Black Dog of Fate
- Finish analogy practice, study vocab, read a book, or work on homework when done with quiz
Homework: None / Review vocab and rhetorical terms for Test 1 (9/25-9/27)
Upcoming: Junior Meeting is 2nd Hour on Wednesday / Senior Meeting is 3rd Hour on Wednesday
W- Read Orwell essay and answer questions by the start of class on Monday / 11th and 12th Meetings!
TH- Introduce RA
F- Chavez RA (4 sentences not a full essay)
Monday, September 16th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6
- Rhetorical terms for Test 1 (next week)
- Detail: Excerpt from Dreaming in Cuban- Cristina Garcia (relate to Black Dog of Fate)
- Read "Tahn on Crabtree Lane" (p. 45-58) in Black Dog of Fate
- Analogy practice for Test 1
Homework: None / Review vocab and rhetorical terms for Test 1 (9/25-9/27)
Upcoming: Junior Meeting is 2nd Hour on Wednesday / Senior Meeting is 3rd Hour on Wednesday
- Rhetorical terms for Test 1 (next week)
- Detail: Excerpt from Dreaming in Cuban- Cristina Garcia (relate to Black Dog of Fate)
- Read "Tahn on Crabtree Lane" (p. 45-58) in Black Dog of Fate
- Analogy practice for Test 1
Homework: None / Review vocab and rhetorical terms for Test 1 (9/25-9/27)
Upcoming: Junior Meeting is 2nd Hour on Wednesday / Senior Meeting is 3rd Hour on Wednesday
Friday, September 13th
Learning Target: Students will be able to write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1
- Finish reading first section of Black Dog of Fate / Work on vocab for Test 1
- Brief discussion of yesterday's reading
- Exit slip
Homework: Read something and stay informed! / Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming: We will have a quiz related to this first section and one other short chapter of Black Dog of Fate next week
Test 1 will be sometime in the final week of September, so start studying your vocab!
- Finish reading first section of Black Dog of Fate / Work on vocab for Test 1
- Brief discussion of yesterday's reading
- Exit slip
Homework: Read something and stay informed! / Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming: We will have a quiz related to this first section and one other short chapter of Black Dog of Fate next week
Test 1 will be sometime in the final week of September, so start studying your vocab!
Thursday, September 12th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6
- Book hook: Night by Elie Wiesel (Holocaust memoir) / Diction: Excerpt from Night
- Discuss the Armenian genocide and the politics of language
- Read Part 1: Grandmother of Black Dog of Fate by Peter Balakian (p. 3-32)
Homework: Choose a book to read and begin paying attention to global current events if not already
Upcoming: Quiz on Black Dog of Fate has been moved to next week
- Book hook: Night by Elie Wiesel (Holocaust memoir) / Diction: Excerpt from Night
- Discuss the Armenian genocide and the politics of language
- Read Part 1: Grandmother of Black Dog of Fate by Peter Balakian (p. 3-32)
Homework: Choose a book to read and begin paying attention to global current events if not already
Upcoming: Quiz on Black Dog of Fate has been moved to next week
Wednesday, September 11th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine the purpose and perspective of a documentary in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power or persuasiveness of the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6
- Book Hook: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (fiction)
- Collect Armenian genocide research (Highlight in-text citations in multiple colors and discuss purpose)
- Finish documentary
- Short written response to the documentary
Homework: None / Any relevant current events?
Upcoming: We will start reading Part 1 of Black Dog of Fate tomorrow (in class).
Friday, you will have a quiz (one written response question) on the reading.
- Book Hook: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (fiction)
- Collect Armenian genocide research (Highlight in-text citations in multiple colors and discuss purpose)
- Finish documentary
- Short written response to the documentary
Homework: None / Any relevant current events?
Upcoming: We will start reading Part 1 of Black Dog of Fate tomorrow (in class).
Friday, you will have a quiz (one written response question) on the reading.
Tuesday, September 10th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine the purpose and perspective of a documentary in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power or persuasiveness of the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6
- Documentary film as rhetoric
- Watch Armenian genocide documentary
- You will have a short in-class writing assignment based on this documentary tomorrow
Homework: Finish Armenian genocide research assignment- Due: Tonight by 11:59 PM
Please bring a printed copy of your assignment to class with you as well.
Upcoming: We will start reading Part 1 of Black Dog of Fate on Thursday (in class).
Friday, you will have a quiz (one written response question) on the reading.
- Documentary film as rhetoric
- Watch Armenian genocide documentary
- You will have a short in-class writing assignment based on this documentary tomorrow
Homework: Finish Armenian genocide research assignment- Due: Tonight by 11:59 PM
Please bring a printed copy of your assignment to class with you as well.
Upcoming: We will start reading Part 1 of Black Dog of Fate on Thursday (in class).
Friday, you will have a quiz (one written response question) on the reading.
Documentation and Formatting Checklist | |
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Monday, September 9th
Learning Target: Students will be able to conduct research to answer a question and synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7
- Conduct research on the Armenian genocide
- Focused Research: 1. What happened? 2. Why does it remain a controversial issue to this day?
- Share findings: Write 1.5 pages double-spaced submitted to turnitin.com by Tuesday at 11:59 PM
Homework: Finish today's assignment- Due: Tuesday night by 11:59 PM
Please bring a printed copy of your assignment to class with you on Wednesday as well.
- Conduct research on the Armenian genocide
- Focused Research: 1. What happened? 2. Why does it remain a controversial issue to this day?
- Share findings: Write 1.5 pages double-spaced submitted to turnitin.com by Tuesday at 11:59 PM
Homework: Finish today's assignment- Due: Tuesday night by 11:59 PM
Please bring a printed copy of your assignment to class with you on Wednesday as well.
Friday, September 6th
Learning Target: Students will understand more about the cultural backgrounds and individual identities of their classmates.
- Debrief yesterday's pre-assessment and purpose for this course
- Sociological Paradox 1: "A successful sociologist makes the familiar strange." - Dalton Conley
- Sociological Paradox 2: "What makes you an individual is your affiliation with multiple group identities."
- Gallery Walk: Artifacts / Discuss: To what extent are our identities static or flexible over the course of our lives?
- Exit slip
Homework: Read something that interests you and stay informed / Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming: Meet in the Upper Collab on Monday, 9/9
- Debrief yesterday's pre-assessment and purpose for this course
- Sociological Paradox 1: "A successful sociologist makes the familiar strange." - Dalton Conley
- Sociological Paradox 2: "What makes you an individual is your affiliation with multiple group identities."
- Gallery Walk: Artifacts / Discuss: To what extent are our identities static or flexible over the course of our lives?
- Exit slip
Homework: Read something that interests you and stay informed / Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming: Meet in the Upper Collab on Monday, 9/9
Unit 1 Essential Questions: Identity, Language, and Power
1. How do we form and shape our identities?
2. How does the language we use reveal who we are?
3. How does language influence the way we think, act, and perceive the world?
4. In what ways are language and power inseparable?
5. How does power influence what stories are told, who tells them, when they're told, and how many stories are told?
1. How do we form and shape our identities?
2. How does the language we use reveal who we are?
3. How does language influence the way we think, act, and perceive the world?
4. In what ways are language and power inseparable?
5. How does power influence what stories are told, who tells them, when they're told, and how many stories are told?
Thursday, September 5th
Learning Target: Students will be able to determine their baseline skills and use this baseline to track their growth over the course of this semester.
- AP Lang Pre-Assessment (25 MC and argument prompt)
Homework: Bring an artifact that is a symbolic representation of your identity TOMORROW!
Upcoming: Meet in the Upper Collab on Monday, 9/9
- AP Lang Pre-Assessment (25 MC and argument prompt)
Homework: Bring an artifact that is a symbolic representation of your identity TOMORROW!
Upcoming: Meet in the Upper Collab on Monday, 9/9
Wednesday, September 4th
Learning Target: Students will be able to respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, and justify their own views, making new connections in light of the evidence and reasoning presented.
- Detail: Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye excerpt
- Review class discussion guidelines and preview scored discussion rubric
- Apply discussion guidelines: Summer reading and connections to today's passage dealing with sweet and painful details in text
Homework: Brainstorm an artifact that is a symbolic representation of your identity to bring to class on Friday
Upcoming: AP Lang Pre-Assessment- Tomorrow
Friday: Bring an artifact that is a symbolic representation of your identity
- Detail: Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye excerpt
- Review class discussion guidelines and preview scored discussion rubric
- Apply discussion guidelines: Summer reading and connections to today's passage dealing with sweet and painful details in text
Homework: Brainstorm an artifact that is a symbolic representation of your identity to bring to class on Friday
Upcoming: AP Lang Pre-Assessment- Tomorrow
Friday: Bring an artifact that is a symbolic representation of your identity
Tuesday, September 3rd
Learning Target: Students will be able to collaboratively construct norms for classroom discussion.
- Introduction and course overview
- Classroom norms and procedures- Turnitin.com
- Create class discussion guidelines
- Identity: Choose and visually represent five key parts of your identity
Homework: Submit Summer Homework to turnitin.com tonight
You and a parent/guardian need to sign the student contract.
Upcoming: Summer reading discussion tomorrow
Thursday: AP Lang Pre-Assessment
Friday: Bring an artifact that is a symbolic representation of your identity
- Introduction and course overview
- Classroom norms and procedures- Turnitin.com
- Create class discussion guidelines
- Identity: Choose and visually represent five key parts of your identity
Homework: Submit Summer Homework to turnitin.com tonight
You and a parent/guardian need to sign the student contract.
Upcoming: Summer reading discussion tomorrow
Thursday: AP Lang Pre-Assessment
Friday: Bring an artifact that is a symbolic representation of your identity