END OF QUARTER...START PHASING INTO REVIEWS WITH AP CLASSROOM UNIT PROGRESS CHECKS ON MC QUESTIONS, AND ADDITIONAL PRACTICE ESSAYS ALL THREE TYPES, REVIEW ALL THE TIPS AND STRATEGIES, USE THE 2020 RA ESSAY PROMPTS AND FEEDBACKS, AND SCHEDULE IN FULL REVIEW VIDEOS WE HAVE NOT YET DONE FOR ALL THREE TYPES OF ESSAYS...THIS IS ASSUMING WE ARE DOING A FULL NORMAL EXAM!
MAKE SURE WHEN CREATING QUIZZES THAT i SET THE START DATE FOR 7:30 AM.
ASSIGN AP CLASSROOM UNIT 4 SKILLS DAILIES AND QUIZZES FOR 1A, 2A, 3B, 4B, 5C, 6C WITH DISCUSSION THREADS
ALSO UNIT 5 SKILLS DAILIES AND QUIZZES-SEE COLLEGE BOARD
ADDITIONAL RA PRACTIC-TEXT below has tons of text prose samples for RA practice...students can choose 1-2 from the medium and 1-2 fromthe high lexile leveled examples to practice annotating for structure, RHS and Rhet choices/strats/devices and their effectiveness/persuasiveness.
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IN MID FEB: to go with synthesis essay from unc chapel hill on quotations-excellent doc https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/quotations/
IN MID FEB, TEACH CITATIONS AND TOOLS IN GOOGLE DOC...use citation tool for creating the works cited page. otherwise, remember to follow the AP essay 1 in text citation model as explained in the prompt (which is not mla)
IN MID FEB, TEACH CITATIONS AND TOOLS IN GOOGLE DOC...use citation tool for creating the works cited page. otherwise, remember to follow the AP essay 1 in text citation model as explained in the prompt (which is not mla)
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PARODY: a special kind of mockery
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WEBSITE: skeleton lovers
WEBSITE: Bruegel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
INTRO TO ESSAY using Twain and Douglass short essays
https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans/introducing-essay-twain-douglass-and-american-non-fiction
ww.uen.org/lessonplan/view/31419
CLAIMS AND LINE OF REASONING PRACTICE
https://www.uen.org/core/displayLessonPlans.do?courseNumber=4300&standardId=70988
STRUCTURE, DETAILS, USING SOAPSTONE FOR RHET SIT AND MORE
https://www.uen.org/lessonplan/view/31302
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B. WAR POETRY: ARGUMENT PRACTICE INFORMAL DEBATES
Let's look at and discuss two poems about war. One is subtle and metaphorical; the other is direct and graphic. (See LINKS&DOCS) for poems and debate topics.
SEE VIDEOS OF BOTH POEMS READ ALOUD
READ AGAIN, ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON ATHLETE DYING YOUNG IN SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
THEN INFORMAL DEBATE...COME UP TO PODIUM TO DEFEND, CHALLENGE, OR QUALIFY THE TOPICS FOR EACH POEM
TO AN ATHLETE DYING YOUNG by A.E. Housman
Alfred Edward Housman, usually known as A. E. Housman, was an English classical scholar and poet, best known to the general public for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Lyrical and almost epigrammatic in form, the poems wistfully evoke the dooms and disappointments of youth in the English countryside.
Born: March 26, 1859, Bromsgrove, United Kingdom
Died: April 30, 1936, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Education: Bromsgrove School, St John's College, Oxford
DULCE ET DECORUM EST by Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War.
Born: March 18, 1893, Oswestry, United Kingdom
Died: November 4, 1918, Sambre–Oise Canal, France
Education: Wakeman School
FIND AND REPOST JAKE GYLLENHALL VIDEO
HOW TO CONTRAST IDEAS use with Twain 2 views of a river lesson uen
Let's look at and discuss two poems about war. One is subtle and metaphorical; the other is direct and graphic. (See LINKS&DOCS) for poems and debate topics.
SEE VIDEOS OF BOTH POEMS READ ALOUD
READ AGAIN, ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON ATHLETE DYING YOUNG IN SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
THEN INFORMAL DEBATE...COME UP TO PODIUM TO DEFEND, CHALLENGE, OR QUALIFY THE TOPICS FOR EACH POEM
TO AN ATHLETE DYING YOUNG by A.E. Housman
Alfred Edward Housman, usually known as A. E. Housman, was an English classical scholar and poet, best known to the general public for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Lyrical and almost epigrammatic in form, the poems wistfully evoke the dooms and disappointments of youth in the English countryside.
Born: March 26, 1859, Bromsgrove, United Kingdom
Died: April 30, 1936, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Education: Bromsgrove School, St John's College, Oxford
DULCE ET DECORUM EST by Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War.
Born: March 18, 1893, Oswestry, United Kingdom
Died: November 4, 1918, Sambre–Oise Canal, France
Education: Wakeman School
FIND AND REPOST JAKE GYLLENHALL VIDEO
HOW TO CONTRAST IDEAS use with Twain 2 views of a river lesson uen
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QUARTER THREE:
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WEBSITE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION OPTIONS AS WELL
6 sources required: one visual (cartoon, photo, illustration/art, infographic or advertisement); one fiction novel; and six non fiction texts-at least two are opposing opinion for your counterclaim with accompanying rhetorical precis (typed summaries following a certain format-HANDOUT)
NOTE: YOU MUST QUOTE FROM ALL 6 SOURCES IN YOUR 3RD QUARTER FICTION PROJECT SYNTHESIS ESSAY. ON THE ACTUAL AP SYNTHESIS ESSAY #1, YOU ONLY HAVE TO QUOTE FROM 3 OF THE GIVEN SOURCES (THEY WILL USUALLY GIVE YOU 7-8 SOURCES TOTAL SO YOU HAVE SOURCES REPRESENTING MULTIPLE POINTS OF VIEW ON THE TOPIC.
NOTE: YOU MUST QUOTE FROM ALL 6 SOURCES IN YOUR 3RD QUARTER FICTION PROJECT SYNTHESIS ESSAY. ON THE ACTUAL AP SYNTHESIS ESSAY #1, YOU ONLY HAVE TO QUOTE FROM 3 OF THE GIVEN SOURCES (THEY WILL USUALLY GIVE YOU 7-8 SOURCES TOTAL SO YOU HAVE SOURCES REPRESENTING MULTIPLE POINTS OF VIEW ON THE TOPIC.
1. TOPIC: Where to find a TOPIC: SEE LINKS&DOCS FOR WEBSITES to get you started on choosing a topic.
a. You must pre-approve a novel choice not on that list BEFORE Jan 31
VIDEOS: Synthesis Essay
a. You must pre-approve a novel choice not on that list BEFORE Jan 31
VIDEOS: Synthesis Essay
Click Here for additional VIDEOS FROM THIS SERIES
E. INTRO TO ACT PREP link (see Areas of Focus)
You can purchase materials on this site, but they also have FREE practice passages in English, Reading, Math, and Science. We will do the 5 English and 5 Reading practice passages in class to help prepare you for the March 3 ACT as well as the style questions on the MC exam AP Language.
F. PAST PROMPTS FOR THE FREE RESPONSE ESSAY 1: SYNTHESIS
HOMEWORK
1. STUDY 37 Essential AP Lang terms and any additional terms in the Rhetorical Handbook covered or assigned in class.
2. You will need to choose and sign up for your Q3 Fiction Project novel title and a relevant social issue topic that ties in with your novel in some way NO LATER THAN Jan 31st.
You will also need to BRING NOVEL to class for prep points on Jan 31.
3. PLAN READING & RESEARCH TIME INTO YOUR SCHEDULE TO PACE YOURSELF ON THIS PROJECT.
4. Complete online the AP Classroom QUIZ 5 before next class.
5. Plan to bring your novel EVERY DAY to class this quarter. It can be in a print, digital, or audio format.
WEEK OF JAN 27-31
HOMEWORK HEADS UP & STARTERS EACH CLASS
STARTER: HAS EVERYONE SIGNED UP FOR THEIR NOVEL?
ANNOUNCEMENT:
MOCK AP EXAM IS FEBRUARY 12.
MEET IN ATRIUM AT 11:20 (you will miss part of A lunch, so eat fast).
BRING 2 blue and/or black pens, 2 pencils with erasers, water bottle, and a snack to eat during the 10 minute break.
WEAR comfy clothes.
NOTE: you will be done at approximately 2:50, so make prior arrangements to ensure you complete the exam!
TWO TEXT REMINDERS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED.
A. INTRO: SATIRE
Satire is WRITING that USES humor, mockery, exaggeration, sarcasm, and/or irony to expose human vices or social policy/practice in order to bring about change.
You can purchase materials on this site, but they also have FREE practice passages in English, Reading, Math, and Science. We will do the 5 English and 5 Reading practice passages in class to help prepare you for the March 3 ACT as well as the style questions on the MC exam AP Language.
F. PAST PROMPTS FOR THE FREE RESPONSE ESSAY 1: SYNTHESIS
HOMEWORK
1. STUDY 37 Essential AP Lang terms and any additional terms in the Rhetorical Handbook covered or assigned in class.
2. You will need to choose and sign up for your Q3 Fiction Project novel title and a relevant social issue topic that ties in with your novel in some way NO LATER THAN Jan 31st.
You will also need to BRING NOVEL to class for prep points on Jan 31.
3. PLAN READING & RESEARCH TIME INTO YOUR SCHEDULE TO PACE YOURSELF ON THIS PROJECT.
4. Complete online the AP Classroom QUIZ 5 before next class.
5. Plan to bring your novel EVERY DAY to class this quarter. It can be in a print, digital, or audio format.
WEEK OF JAN 27-31
HOMEWORK HEADS UP & STARTERS EACH CLASS
STARTER: HAS EVERYONE SIGNED UP FOR THEIR NOVEL?
ANNOUNCEMENT:
MOCK AP EXAM IS FEBRUARY 12.
MEET IN ATRIUM AT 11:20 (you will miss part of A lunch, so eat fast).
BRING 2 blue and/or black pens, 2 pencils with erasers, water bottle, and a snack to eat during the 10 minute break.
WEAR comfy clothes.
NOTE: you will be done at approximately 2:50, so make prior arrangements to ensure you complete the exam!
TWO TEXT REMINDERS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED.
A. INTRO: SATIRE
Satire is WRITING that USES humor, mockery, exaggeration, sarcasm, and/or irony to expose human vices or social policy/practice in order to bring about change.
There are two types of SATIRE:
Horatian satire is more witty and tolerant. It addresses silly, mundane topics, hopes to make people laugh at themselves and/or others, is gentle and bemused in tone. Example: Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
Horatian satire is more witty and tolerant. It addresses silly, mundane topics, hopes to make people laugh at themselves and/or others, is gentle and bemused in tone. Example: Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
- Named after the Roman satirist Horace
- Named after Roman satirist Juvenal
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VERBAL IRONY video link
We will also look at examples in the satire A Modest Proposal
DRAMATIC IRONY video link
NOTE: DIFFERENT IN A POEM THAN IN A PLAY
NOW LET'S READ ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SATIRES OF ALL TIME...
We will also look at examples in the satire A Modest Proposal
DRAMATIC IRONY video link
NOTE: DIFFERENT IN A POEM THAN IN A PLAY
NOW LET'S READ ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SATIRES OF ALL TIME...
HERE IS HOW TO PROCEED IN YOUR QUAD:
1. Put desks in quads; grab a Chromebook, and open a blank Google Doc. Title it "Modest Proposal" and organize your notes into 10 sections labeled like so: INTRO, PAGES 622-23, PAGE 624, PAGE 625, PAGE 626, PAGE 627, PAGE 628, PAGE 629, PAGE 630, PAGE 631
2. Open link to the text HERE and read first two pages of introduction quietly.
3. In your Googledoc under your INTRO header, answer the following:
a. When and where was Jonathan Swift born?
b. If you were to ask Swift what his top three "passions/interests" were, what do you think he would say based on your reading?
c. What was the name of his popular satire published anonymously in 1726 and at what two things did Swift "vent his fury?"
4. NOW ON TO THE TEXT...
a. First, read page 624 quietly on your own.Then with your group, quickly paraphrase the text in your own words for any needed clarity,
b. Then, answer all questions and summarize all information in the margin of that page on your Googledocs under your headline PAGE 624.
c. Then also answer this question: what different TYPES of evidence (CDs) does Swift employ to build his "proposal" or line of reasoning?
Personal experience? Anecdotes? Current Events? Expert Opinion? Historical Precedent? Quantitative Data such as numbers, stats, percentages/measurements)?
d..REPEAT THIS PROCESS through page 631.
5. Submit your assignment in CANVAS by midnight 2/3 Monday
6. FINALLY, take a look at the cartoons related to this satire, LOL...ick.
1. Put desks in quads; grab a Chromebook, and open a blank Google Doc. Title it "Modest Proposal" and organize your notes into 10 sections labeled like so: INTRO, PAGES 622-23, PAGE 624, PAGE 625, PAGE 626, PAGE 627, PAGE 628, PAGE 629, PAGE 630, PAGE 631
2. Open link to the text HERE and read first two pages of introduction quietly.
3. In your Googledoc under your INTRO header, answer the following:
a. When and where was Jonathan Swift born?
b. If you were to ask Swift what his top three "passions/interests" were, what do you think he would say based on your reading?
c. What was the name of his popular satire published anonymously in 1726 and at what two things did Swift "vent his fury?"
4. NOW ON TO THE TEXT...
a. First, read page 624 quietly on your own.Then with your group, quickly paraphrase the text in your own words for any needed clarity,
b. Then, answer all questions and summarize all information in the margin of that page on your Googledocs under your headline PAGE 624.
c. Then also answer this question: what different TYPES of evidence (CDs) does Swift employ to build his "proposal" or line of reasoning?
Personal experience? Anecdotes? Current Events? Expert Opinion? Historical Precedent? Quantitative Data such as numbers, stats, percentages/measurements)?
d..REPEAT THIS PROCESS through page 631.
5. Submit your assignment in CANVAS by midnight 2/3 Monday
6. FINALLY, take a look at the cartoons related to this satire, LOL...ick.
D. FRIDAY 1/31-OTHER SATIRE
Reminder: finish up your Modest Proposal assignment and submit to CANVAS by midnight 2/3
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Reminder: finish up your Modest Proposal assignment and submit to CANVAS by midnight 2/3
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
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2. See My Dog the Paradox cartoon at the bottom of this column. This cartoon is from The Oatmeal linked below. (PG-13 site, mostly language) so peruse as you see fit.
THE OATMEAL
3. For "fake news" that is meant to be taken as "fake news," LOL, see The Onion. (PG-13 for thematic elements)
THE ONION
HOMEWORK
1. Bring your FICTION NOVEL every day to class to read in any free time and on scheduled work days this quarter.
2. WORK ON FICTION PROJECT-reading your novel, filling out reading log, researching sources on your "social topic" related to your novel. Remember the research website links under the cheeseburgers photo on the right side and near the top of this page :)
WEEK OF FEB 3-7 (2 days)
HOMEWORK HEADS UP & STARTERS EACH CLASS
A. (15 minutes) QUICK CLASS SHARE OUT MODEST PROPOSAL
1. The thesis statement. Types of evidence used in Swift's argument and how he develops a line of reasoning/argument.
2. Use of Verbal Irony and Sarcasm AS SUCCESSFUL RHETORICAL CHOICES :)
B. (60 minutes) PRINCETON REVIEW CHAPTER 5 concludes & practice in class synthesis essay:
1. Review "It's Time to Read" section and remember tips: +/-, read the source box, and hi-lite for "best of show" words/phrases for possible use in your essay.
2. Start timer 55 minutes to read and annotate prompt/sources and to plan/write essay on AI.
C. This essay will be graded on participation points today.
D. THE AMERICAN RENAISSANCE (aka The New England Renaissance) before REALISM & NATURALISM came along and ruined everything.
GRAB A CHROMEBOOK, OPEN A BLANK GOOGLEDOC, AND CALL IT "Transcendentalism"
1. Take notes on CRASH COURSE US HISTORY #15: 19TH CENTURY REFORMS and the search for Utopia
2. Jot down your top fave three characteristics of ROMANTICISM (roughly 1800-1840) and briefly explain why you liked those three the best :)
Some of the main characteristics of Romanticism and its art/literature include a focus on the writer or narrator’s emotions, intuitions/wisdom and inner world-an examination of the inner feelings, intuitions and emotions in literature, especially poetry; celebration of nature as a teacher/healer, beauty, and imagination; rejection of modernism, materialism, and industrialization in favor of a rustic/pastoral life, more emotion, less rationalism, and less obedience to social conventions (accepted/understood rules & practices of social interaction); idealization of women, children, an organic, simple rural life; inclusion of supernatural or mythological elements; interest in the past, especially folk traditions and the classical Greek and Roman eras; frequent use of personification; experimental use of language and verse forms, including blank verse and an emphasis on common language as opposed to more elite and academic diction; a focus on Individuality/Democracy/Personal Freedom and an emphasis on individual spiritual experience of the "sublime" as opposed to institutionalized religions--"sublime" defined as "physical, moral, intellectual, metaphysical, aesthetic, spiritual, or artistic “greatness which has such great magnified that it cannot be calculated, measured, or imitated. Sublimity is usually associated with the power it has on the perceiver’s senses, mind, and imagination...The emphasis here was on the mixture of ecstasy and terror that an encounter with the sublime generates., such as standing on the edge of a cliff, witnessing a tornado, climbing a snowcapped mountain.
3. On your Googledoc, summarize the introduction on ROMANTICISM & TRANSCENDENTALISM below. Include key concepts of Transcendentalism
A religious, philosophical and literary movement, Transcendentalism arose in New England in the middle of the nineteenth century. Critics generally cite 1836 to 1846 as the years when the movement flourished, although its influence continued to be felt in later decades, with some works considered part of the movement not being published until the 1850s. Transcendentalism began as a religious concept rooted in the ideas of American democracy. When a group of Boston ministers, one of whom was Ralph Waldo Emerson, decided that the Unitarian Church had become too conservative, they espoused a new religious philosophy, one which privileged the inherent wisdom in the human soul over church doctrine and law.
Transcendentalism was a distinctly American movement in that it was tied into notions of American individualism. In addition to the theme of American democracy, transcendentalist literature also promotes the idea of nature as divine and the human soul as inherently wise. Transcendentalism also had a political dimension, and writers such as Thoreau put their transcendentalist beliefs into action through acts of civil disobedience to the government. The nineteenth century was a volatile one, beginning with the hope and promise of democracy and the development of an American identity and moving towards mass devastation and division by the middle of the century. Slavery and the Civil War, women’s rights, growing industrialism and class division— all of these events were influential and each had a role to play in the transcendentalist movement, as well as the changing points of view from the REALISM and NATURALISM movement that would take over in the later half of the 19th century.
The concept of Self-Wisdom
Quite simply, Transcendentalism is based on the belief that human beings have self-wisdom and may gain this knowledge or wisdom by tuning in to the ebb and flow of nature. Transcendentalism revolves around the self, specifically the betterment of the self. Where Emerson and his followers differed from earlier philosophical and religious beliefs was in the idea that human beings had innate knowledge and could connect with God directly rather than through an institution such as organized religion. Transcendentalism celebrated the self, an important step in the construction of American identity, better understood as the notion of American individualism—one of the cornerstones of American democracy.
(SOURCE: eNOTES)
4. Click on Leaves of Grass and take A FEW minutes to scan over Walt Whitman's exuberant poem, looking for a good "one-liner" to put on a Whitman T-shirt. Write your one-liner on your googledoc.
For this next part, we are using the Windows and Mirrors textbooks! If you miss class, you will need to come in during Charger Time to make up the assignment, or to take pictures of the pages you need to make up the assignment. Books cannot be checked out.
ON YOUR GOOGLEDOC, COMPLETE 5-10 below:
5. Look over the New England Renaissance TIMELINE page 122,23. then in your notes, choose and jot down three events from each colored row: AMERICAN LIT (RED), AMERICAN HISTORY (BLUE) AND WORLD HISTORY (GREEN). You will have a total of 9 events jotted down.
6. SUMMARIZE main concepts related to the New England Renaissance pages 125-26
7. HAIKU: read your handout, then write a haiku using one of the following words in any part of speech: TRANSCEND, NATURE, SUBLIME, IDEAL, SOLITUDE, ORGANIC, REFLECTION, CONTEMPLATION, DISCOVERY, INTUITION, IMAGINATION, BEAUTY, HARMONY, AMERICAN, SPIRITUAL, INDIVIDUALISM, REFUGE, SANCTUARY, SOLACE
ON YOUR GOOGLEDOC, COMPLETE 5-10 below:
5. Look over the New England Renaissance TIMELINE page 122,23. then in your notes, choose and jot down three events from each colored row: AMERICAN LIT (RED), AMERICAN HISTORY (BLUE) AND WORLD HISTORY (GREEN). You will have a total of 9 events jotted down.
6. SUMMARIZE main concepts related to the New England Renaissance pages 125-26
7. HAIKU: read your handout, then write a haiku using one of the following words in any part of speech: TRANSCEND, NATURE, SUBLIME, IDEAL, SOLITUDE, ORGANIC, REFLECTION, CONTEMPLATION, DISCOVERY, INTUITION, IMAGINATION, BEAUTY, HARMONY, AMERICAN, SPIRITUAL, INDIVIDUALISM, REFUGE, SANCTUARY, SOLACE
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TOGETHER AS A CLASS...
8. let's look over the slideshow ART CONNECTION: ROMANTIC ERA PAINTINGS. What aspects of Romanticism do these paintings display?
9. Video: *History: Romanticism and Transcendentalism
10. Video: *5 pillars of Transcendentalism via Disney :)
HOMEWORK
1. STUDY 37 Essential AP Lang terms and any additional terms in the Rhetorical Handbook covered or assigned in class.
2. WORK ON FICTION PROJECT-reading log #1 due 2/14
WEEK OF FEB 10-14
STARTER: Fill out ANSWER SHEETS for Mock Exam coming up 2/12
Sign ups for "organic" snacks on Feb. 14. Nuts, berries and other dried or fresh fruit, whole grain crackers, cheese sticks, granola, seeds and chocolate, small paper bowls.
A. 20 minutes to Finish up Transcendentalism googledoc #s 1-7 (or read in your novels if you are done); 25 minutes to do #s 8-10 together and SHARE out some Haikus with the class.
Submit this googledoc to CANVAS in class if done, or no later than midnight.
B. ACT 5 practice passages: READING
Grab a Chromebook, click on ACT link under Areas of Focus and work through READING PASSAGES 1-3 (30 minutes)-
FEB 12
Period 2: Study day...reading log/reading in your novel
Afternoon Mock AP exam in Atrium 11:20a.m.-2:50 p.m.
Periods 3 and 4: Mock AP exam
FEB 14 VALENTINE'S DAY Group Activity WITH NUTS, BERRIES, FRUIT, CHOCOLATE AND A FEW LOVE POEMS!
OFFER: BUMP UP YOUR GANDHI ESSAY SCORE BY COMPLETING A CM STRETCHER DOC ON THE TEXT.
8. let's look over the slideshow ART CONNECTION: ROMANTIC ERA PAINTINGS. What aspects of Romanticism do these paintings display?
9. Video: *History: Romanticism and Transcendentalism
10. Video: *5 pillars of Transcendentalism via Disney :)
HOMEWORK
1. STUDY 37 Essential AP Lang terms and any additional terms in the Rhetorical Handbook covered or assigned in class.
2. WORK ON FICTION PROJECT-reading log #1 due 2/14
WEEK OF FEB 10-14
STARTER: Fill out ANSWER SHEETS for Mock Exam coming up 2/12
Sign ups for "organic" snacks on Feb. 14. Nuts, berries and other dried or fresh fruit, whole grain crackers, cheese sticks, granola, seeds and chocolate, small paper bowls.
A. 20 minutes to Finish up Transcendentalism googledoc #s 1-7 (or read in your novels if you are done); 25 minutes to do #s 8-10 together and SHARE out some Haikus with the class.
Submit this googledoc to CANVAS in class if done, or no later than midnight.
B. ACT 5 practice passages: READING
Grab a Chromebook, click on ACT link under Areas of Focus and work through READING PASSAGES 1-3 (30 minutes)-
FEB 12
Period 2: Study day...reading log/reading in your novel
Afternoon Mock AP exam in Atrium 11:20a.m.-2:50 p.m.
Periods 3 and 4: Mock AP exam
FEB 14 VALENTINE'S DAY Group Activity WITH NUTS, BERRIES, FRUIT, CHOCOLATE AND A FEW LOVE POEMS!
OFFER: BUMP UP YOUR GANDHI ESSAY SCORE BY COMPLETING A CM STRETCHER DOC ON THE TEXT.
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STARTER: LOVE POEMS then submit your Reading Log #1 for Q3 Fiction project
A. WALDEN DAY
AMERICAN TRANSCENDENTALIST HENRY DAVID THOREAU (1817-1862; born Concord, MA)
TAKE NOTES ON NOTEBOOK PAPER not a googledoc. Number your answers to match 1-7 below
1, Watch the HENRY DAVID THOREAU VIDEO and jot down 3 things that stand out to you.
2. Read Page 168 bio in the Mirrors and Windows textbook, and jot down three facts about Thoreau. Then read and quickly summarize the Introduction to excerpt from Walden page 169.
3. After we work together on section 1 of the Walden excerpt as a class, we will count off "2-8" to form groups to work with a section of the text.
a. In your group, read your assigned section quietly aloud, stopping to paraphrase and clarify as you go; in your notebook
b. write down a basic quick SUMMARY of how your section depicts life in the woods using at least ONE direct quote from your section in your summary.
4. ALSO annotate for at least one rhetorical CHOICE Thoreau uses to describe his life in the woods, such as his style/syntax (sentence/paragraph structure, length, sentence variety, repetition of words or phrases), selection of and attention to specific details, use of figurative or descriptive language, creating a specific tone through word choices, and/or the use of rhetorical appeals (logos, pathos, ethos) OR ANYTHING ELSE that could be called a rhetorical choice. :)
5. CLASS SHARE OUT-IN YOUR NOTES SUMMARIZE A LIST OF what, according to Thoreau's observations, are the benefits and pleasures of living this simple life in nature? Are there any drawbacks mentioned?
6. WRAP UP: William Wordsworth poetry moment: "The World Is Too Much With Us;" how does this poem reflect the philosophies of the Romantic and Transcendentalist?
7. VIDEO: (ABOUT 9 MINUTES) contemporary "romanticism" is seen in the Green Movement where we move from the static contemplation and appreciation of nature to the renewal and rescue of nature. TAKE NOTES, THEN SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENT WHICH COVERS #S 1-7
B. ACT 5 practice passages: READING
Grab a laptop, click on ACT link and work practice passages 1, and 2 (20 MINUTES TIMED) in the READING sections. Homework will be practice passage 3. (Time yourself about 10 minutes).
HOMEWORK
1. STUDY 37 Essential AP Lang terms and any additional terms in the Rhetorical Handbook covered or assigned in class.
2. Finish your ACT practice passages 1-3 if necessary for the READING section.
3. WORK ON FICTION PROJECT
WEEK OF FEB 17-21
A. WALDEN DAY
AMERICAN TRANSCENDENTALIST HENRY DAVID THOREAU (1817-1862; born Concord, MA)
TAKE NOTES ON NOTEBOOK PAPER not a googledoc. Number your answers to match 1-7 below
1, Watch the HENRY DAVID THOREAU VIDEO and jot down 3 things that stand out to you.
2. Read Page 168 bio in the Mirrors and Windows textbook, and jot down three facts about Thoreau. Then read and quickly summarize the Introduction to excerpt from Walden page 169.
3. After we work together on section 1 of the Walden excerpt as a class, we will count off "2-8" to form groups to work with a section of the text.
a. In your group, read your assigned section quietly aloud, stopping to paraphrase and clarify as you go; in your notebook
b. write down a basic quick SUMMARY of how your section depicts life in the woods using at least ONE direct quote from your section in your summary.
4. ALSO annotate for at least one rhetorical CHOICE Thoreau uses to describe his life in the woods, such as his style/syntax (sentence/paragraph structure, length, sentence variety, repetition of words or phrases), selection of and attention to specific details, use of figurative or descriptive language, creating a specific tone through word choices, and/or the use of rhetorical appeals (logos, pathos, ethos) OR ANYTHING ELSE that could be called a rhetorical choice. :)
5. CLASS SHARE OUT-IN YOUR NOTES SUMMARIZE A LIST OF what, according to Thoreau's observations, are the benefits and pleasures of living this simple life in nature? Are there any drawbacks mentioned?
6. WRAP UP: William Wordsworth poetry moment: "The World Is Too Much With Us;" how does this poem reflect the philosophies of the Romantic and Transcendentalist?
7. VIDEO: (ABOUT 9 MINUTES) contemporary "romanticism" is seen in the Green Movement where we move from the static contemplation and appreciation of nature to the renewal and rescue of nature. TAKE NOTES, THEN SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENT WHICH COVERS #S 1-7
B. ACT 5 practice passages: READING
Grab a laptop, click on ACT link and work practice passages 1, and 2 (20 MINUTES TIMED) in the READING sections. Homework will be practice passage 3. (Time yourself about 10 minutes).
HOMEWORK
1. STUDY 37 Essential AP Lang terms and any additional terms in the Rhetorical Handbook covered or assigned in class.
2. Finish your ACT practice passages 1-3 if necessary for the READING section.
3. WORK ON FICTION PROJECT
WEEK OF FEB 17-21
A. ACT READING PRACTICE PASSAGES 1-5 & ENGLISH 1, 2
B. POTPOURRI
1. Q3 FICTION PROJECT QUICK REVIEW: SYNTHESIS ESSAY RESOURCES: OWL WEBSITE FOR MLA formatting, MLA works cited page sample, in text citations in MLA format for your embedded/integrated quotes, how to embed/integrate review and the rhetorical precis format for your 4 non fiction text sources.
HANDOUT-RHETORICAL PRECIS. ALSO LINKED ABOVE FOR THE FORMAT AND AN EXAMPLE OF A RHETORICAL PRECIS
B. POTPOURRI
1. Q3 FICTION PROJECT QUICK REVIEW: SYNTHESIS ESSAY RESOURCES: OWL WEBSITE FOR MLA formatting, MLA works cited page sample, in text citations in MLA format for your embedded/integrated quotes, how to embed/integrate review and the rhetorical precis format for your 4 non fiction text sources.
HANDOUT-RHETORICAL PRECIS. ALSO LINKED ABOVE FOR THE FORMAT AND AN EXAMPLE OF A RHETORICAL PRECIS
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Q3 FICTION PROJECT WORK DAY.
HOMEWORK
1. WORK ON FICTION PROJECT
WEEK OF FEB 24-28
HOMEWORK HEADS UP & STARTERS EACH CLASS
STARTER: Self Reliance Quote 3 page 190-paraphrase practice
B. POETRY SLAM PREP DAY-get into 7 groups of your choice
CLASS ACTIVITY-INTRODUCE POETS...SEE MINI BIOS UNDER LINKS&DOCS
- HANDOUT (also under Links&Docs)-Count off and assign 7 groups to a poet and a poem to present to class next time; wear black shirt and/or beanie and be ready to snap:
- WALT WHITMAN: “A Noiseless Patient Spider”
- EMILY DICKINSON: “I Felt a Funeral in my Brain”
- EDGAR ALLEN POE: (EXCERPT) “Annabelle Lee”
- LORD BYRON (GEORGE GORDON): “She Walks in Beauty Like the Night”
- PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY: “Ozymandias”
- JOHN KEATS: “Bright Star”
- WILLIAM BLAKE: “The Tyger”
IF THE WEATHER IS OK, WE CAN PRACTICE OUTSIDE IN THE AMPHITHEATER DURING THE LAST 20 MINUTES OF CLASS.
IF YOU HAVE A BLACK SHIRT, WEAR IT ON SLAM DAY. BE PREPARED TO "SNAP" FOR POEM PERFORMANCES YOU ENJOYED.
C. POETRY SLAM DAY-FEB 27
1. 10 minutes prep/run through poems/me prep backdrops
2. POEMS "SLAMMED" AND SNAPPED
3. FINISH SHOWING Supplement VIDEOS: Ozymandias, She Walks in Beauty (DPS), The Honest Truth about Poe, I Felt a Funeral in my Brain, Annabelle Lee, The Tyger, Noiseless Patient Spider, Bright Star, and Billy Collins Poetry in Motion.
HOMEWORK
1. STUDY 37 Essential AP Lang terms and any additional terms in the Rhetorical Handbook covered or assigned in class.
2. WORK ON FICTION PROJECT-4 annotated articles (annotated means margin summary/commentary notes plus best of show quotes), 4 rhetorical precis, and copy of visual rhetoric all due for a prep check beginning of class on 3/11. Save it all in a Google Drive so you can show me quickly on the chromebook :)
3. REMINDER: ACT FOR ALL JUNIORS IS TUESDAY, MAR 3
4. PREPARE YOUR BOOK PRESENTATIONS FOR MARCH 19--HERE'S THE RUBRIC:
PRESENTATION RUBRIC AP FICTION PROJECT
- Talk about the following elements in any way and in any order you wish
- Title of novel and a brief bio of the author-very brief
- A “book jacket” summary of the novel-no major spoilers
- 2 quotes from literary/book critics about your novel-usually these are in the front cover of the book
- A little about the social issue you picked that related to the novel in some way
- The merits and flaws, if any, of the book in your opinion
- Your favorite character in the book and why
- 1 excerpt/quote from the book you found compelling
- Some kind of “audience engagement” element, such as a survey, a Q&A, and “audience volunteer” moment, or any other little activity that gets the audience involved
- TIME IT FOR 6-7 MINUTES
DO NOT PANIC!
ESSAY WRITING CAN BE MASTERED!
Links & Docs
JANUARY ASSIGNMENTS
When you are tempted to watch the movie instead of reading the book...
Q3 Fiction/Social Issue Project
See links below for topic ideas and information as a starting point.
OWL resource for MLA formatting and Works Cited page.
Visual Rhetoric: satirical cartoons
Horatian or Juvenalian?
FEBRUARY ASSIGNMENTS
ROMANTIC ERA PAINTINGS: LUSH, EMOTIVE, and ENAMORED with NATURE
For Romantic artists, a new emphasis on emotion marked a departure from the restraint typically found in the Neoclassical period that preceded them. Impassioned responses to nature at both its most terrifying and beautiful, along with patriotism, nationalism, and the struggle for independence became popular subjects for artists of the era.
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The British Romantic Poets
William Blake (1757 –1827) Poet, artist, and mystic. Blake wrote Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience, The Four Zoas, and Jerusalem. Blake is not considered a classical, romantic poet, but his new style of poetry and mystical experience of nature had a significant influence on the growth of romanticism. TYGER, TYGER
Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) Scottish romantic poet who was influential in the development of romantic poetry. He wrote in both English and Scottish (Scots) and also contributed to radical politics.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 –1834) English romantic poet and a member of the “Lakes Poets.” Coleridge’s famous poems included The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Christabel and Kubla Khan. Coleridge helped to bring to England the concept of German idealism. (an important strand of Romanticism)
Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788 – 1824) English romantic poet, who led a flamboyant, extravagant lifestyle – traveling across Europe. His works included Don Juan, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage and She Walks in Beauty.
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 –1822) English romantic poet, and friend to John Keats. Famous works include Queen Mab, Prometheus Unbound and Adonais – his tribute to Keats. Shelley was also an atheist and radical political writer.
John Keats (1795 – 1821) English Romantic poet. One of his best-known works is Endymion: A Poetic Romance (1817). Famous poems include; A Thing of Beauty (Endymion), Bright Star, When I Have Fears, Ode To A Nightingale.
William Blake (1757 –1827) Poet, artist, and mystic. Blake wrote Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience, The Four Zoas, and Jerusalem. Blake is not considered a classical, romantic poet, but his new style of poetry and mystical experience of nature had a significant influence on the growth of romanticism. TYGER, TYGER
Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) Scottish romantic poet who was influential in the development of romantic poetry. He wrote in both English and Scottish (Scots) and also contributed to radical politics.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 –1834) English romantic poet and a member of the “Lakes Poets.” Coleridge’s famous poems included The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Christabel and Kubla Khan. Coleridge helped to bring to England the concept of German idealism. (an important strand of Romanticism)
Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788 – 1824) English romantic poet, who led a flamboyant, extravagant lifestyle – traveling across Europe. His works included Don Juan, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage and She Walks in Beauty.
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 –1822) English romantic poet, and friend to John Keats. Famous works include Queen Mab, Prometheus Unbound and Adonais – his tribute to Keats. Shelley was also an atheist and radical political writer.
John Keats (1795 – 1821) English Romantic poet. One of his best-known works is Endymion: A Poetic Romance (1817). Famous poems include; A Thing of Beauty (Endymion), Bright Star, When I Have Fears, Ode To A Nightingale.
Poets of the American Romantic Era
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) American poet and author. Poe is considered an influential member of the American Romantic movement. He wrote fiction, poetry, essays and literary criticism.
Walt Whitman (1819 – 1892) American poet. Wrote Leaves of Grass, a groundbreaking new style of "free verse" poetry. Whitman was a bridge between the movements of transcendentalism and realism.
Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886) American female poet. Led secluded lifestyle, and left a legacy of many, short vivid poems, often on themes of death and immortality.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) American poet and author. Poe is considered an influential member of the American Romantic movement. He wrote fiction, poetry, essays and literary criticism.
Walt Whitman (1819 – 1892) American poet. Wrote Leaves of Grass, a groundbreaking new style of "free verse" poetry. Whitman was a bridge between the movements of transcendentalism and realism.
Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886) American female poet. Led secluded lifestyle, and left a legacy of many, short vivid poems, often on themes of death and immortality.
website: billy collins ted talk: poetry in motion
MARCH ASSIGNMENTS
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AMERICAN LEGION-sponsored National Oratory Champions
WEEK OF MAR 2-6
HOMEWORK HEADS UP & STARTERS EACH CLASS
STARTER: Self Reliance Quote 4 page 190-paraphrase practice
STARTER: Self Reliance Quote 5 page 191-paraphrase practice
REMINDER: JUNIORS TAKE THE ACT-MARCH 3, A DAY
Bring pencils with erasers, water bottle and picture ID. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ACCESS YOUR PHONE DURIG THE EXAM OR THE BREAK BETWEEN TESTS.
Wear comfy clothes, get a good night's sleep, and eat a good breakfast, like oatmeal and OJ, or fruit and a chocolate protein shake, or a fried egg sandwich with cheese, tomato, and avocado on whole wheat, or...
A. ACT is MARCH 3
B. STARTER: A LOOK AT humorous WRITING choosing figurative language and vivid description to convey an experience of eating sugar free gummy bears.
C. Small Group CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE ASSIGNMENT (HANDOUT) Complete ALL but the full argument essay AND submit to CANVAS by Sunday midnight at the latest--the assignment is called "Civil Disobedience." Hang on to packet AND BRING TO CLASS NEXT TIME.
HOMEWORK HEADS UP & STARTERS EACH CLASS
STARTER: Self Reliance Quote 4 page 190-paraphrase practice
STARTER: Self Reliance Quote 5 page 191-paraphrase practice
REMINDER: JUNIORS TAKE THE ACT-MARCH 3, A DAY
Bring pencils with erasers, water bottle and picture ID. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ACCESS YOUR PHONE DURIG THE EXAM OR THE BREAK BETWEEN TESTS.
Wear comfy clothes, get a good night's sleep, and eat a good breakfast, like oatmeal and OJ, or fruit and a chocolate protein shake, or a fried egg sandwich with cheese, tomato, and avocado on whole wheat, or...
A. ACT is MARCH 3
B. STARTER: A LOOK AT humorous WRITING choosing figurative language and vivid description to convey an experience of eating sugar free gummy bears.
C. Small Group CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE ASSIGNMENT (HANDOUT) Complete ALL but the full argument essay AND submit to CANVAS by Sunday midnight at the latest--the assignment is called "Civil Disobedience." Hang on to packet AND BRING TO CLASS NEXT TIME.
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HOMEWORK
1. BRING TO CLASS: COUNTERCLAIM TEMPLATE AND 6 TYPES OF EVIDENCE HANDOUT.
2. DUE MARCH 11 FOR YOUR FICTION PROJECT:
*4 annotated articles (YOU CAN PRINT THEM OUT AND ANNOTATE OR COPY/PASTE INTO A GOOGLEDOC AND USE THE HIGHLITER & EDITING TOOLS TO MARK QUOTES AND MAKE MARGIN COMMENTS)
*4 rhetorical precis, and copy of visual rhetoric all due for a prep check beginning of class on 3/11.
*Save it all in a Google Drive so you can show me quickly on a chromebook :)
3. DUE MARCH 17: Reading Log #2
WEEK OF MAR 9-13-(3 days)
HOMEWORK HEADS UP & STARTERS EACH CLASS
A. Classical Argument Essay practice-MAR 9
1. PREP Review 6 types of evidence. BASIC OREO, counterclaim template, and AP rubric for an argument essay (#3 on the AP exam).
2. (40 minutes timed) In-class argument essay on a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote from the 10 choices in your Civil Disobedience packet.
PROMPT: State a position where you defend (agree), challenge (disagree), or qualify (conditional) the claim made in the quote.
Include at least one OREO supporting your position and a counterclaim OREO which concedes then refutes an opposing viewpoint.
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO USE YOUR COUNTERCLAIM TEMPLATE AND TYPES OF EVIDENCE RESOURCES ON THIS ESSAY.
3. Using the AP rubric HANDOUT as your guide, read another student's essay and score from 1-6. Then self score your essay 1-6. HAVE YOU USED A VARIETY OF TYPES OF EVIDENCE? HAVE YOU BUILT AT LEAST TWO TRIPLE OREOS? HAVE YOU STATED YOUR POSITION CLEARLY AND STRONGLY IN YOUR THESIS STATEMENT? HAVE YOU INCLUDED A THOROUGH COUNTERCLAIM?
4. Turn in your essays and your Civil Disobedience packets for grading. NOTE: IF YOU DID NOT FINISH YOUR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE PACKET, YOU HAVE UNTIL WEDNESDAY TO GET IT DONE :)
B. MAR 11: PRINCETON REVIEW CHAPTER 8: RHETORIC & ELEMENTS OF STYLE
STARTER: GRAB CHROMEBOOK: Read NEWSELA assignment on the Corona Virus on CANVAS and follow the directions.
IN QUADS: Read, annotate, and study the practice question examples; pair share and quiz each other as you go along to compare notes to better learn the concepts.
C. MAR 11: PREP CHECK 4 ANNOTATED ARTICLES, 4 TYPED RHETORICAL PRECIS AND 1 VISUAL RHETORIC BEGINNING OF CLASS-show me on a Chromebook
D. MARCH 13: PRACTICE AP CLASSROOM UNIT 3 TEST AND LITERARY MAG OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT
1. Chromebook: take the AP Classroom unit 3 test THEN discuss missed questions with a friend...review the text together to find evidence to support the correct answers.
2. (Optional) The CCHS Literary Magazine is still looking for student submissions! 5 POINTS BONUS IF YOU SUBMIT--COPY ME IN for bonus 5 points at arna.bown@csddocsorg
Due: no later than March 22.
NOTE FROM OLIVIA KITTERMAN, English Sterling Scholar and Literary Magazine Editor:
"We would love it if you could give these prompts to your students and encourage them to write and submit. Doing so will allow them to be a published writer, which is great for resumes and bragging to friends. We will gladly take any writing, but here are some ideas if they are stuck. They can even try poetry! Or even submit their English essays! Please have them send their submissions to [email protected]. Thank you!"
First Sentence Prompts
Story Prompts:
HOMEWORK
1. LITERARY MAGAZINE ENTRIES: EMAIL A COPY TO ME FOR 5 BONUS POINTS no later than MARCH 22
2. FICTION PROJECT SYNTHESIS ESSAY due in CANVAS by midnight MAR 19. Include a picture of your visual rhetoric with the essay...put it right before your Works Cited page and label it "Visual Element A". Please email with any questions or concerns, or talk to me before school or after :)
3. Fiction novel readng log #2 is due March 17-bring to class
NEXT WEEK END OF QUARTER 3: WE WILL HAVE A TIMED SYNTHESIS PRACTICE ESSAY FROM a past AP EXAM MAR 17
MAR 17, 19, 23
March 17: collect reading log 2 and REVIEW & COLORIZE YOUR SYNTHESIS ESSAY ON AI (OR WIND) using different colored pencils to mark the following:
March 17-(55 minutes)
Princeton Review prompt on global citizenship
(synthesis essay#1)TURN IT INTO BASKET.
March 19-Q3 Fiction Project Group Presentations
March 23-if necessary, finish presentations, then do the Science of Sleep project:
1. Get in quads, then individually, read the Pathways magazine and write a rhetorical precis on your own paper.
2. HANDOUT blueprint
In a small group, brainstorm ideas, evidence and reasoning for an argument essay in the form of a letter on the following topic: How should schools use the science of circadian rhythms to improve students' lives?
3. Use the magazine text for evidence plus find one or two additional research articles online to fill in the Blueprint handout. (When I googled "high schools should start later," I found some great links to look at).
4. Together, compose an argument essay in the form of a letter using the blueprint you constructed as a group as a guide.
5. Everyone should contribute ideas for the letter
6. Assign one person to type and print the letter as you pow-wow.
7. Don't embarrass us by having spelling errors or awkward syntax in the letter. Make it clear, intelligent, and persuasive.
8. Printed letters are due on MARCH 27 in class for group signatures.
9. Letters will be signed and delivered to the district to
Dr. Robert M. Dowdle
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and School Performance
HOMEWORK:
1 Read the little introduction below:
Herman Melville, who worked aboard a whaleship out of New Bedford for four years, drew on his own experiences at sea when he wrote the great whaling novel Moby Dick. This excerpt linked below includes the famous first paragraph of the novel and a portion of a confrontation between Captain Ahab and the great white whale, Moby Dick, which Ahab has been pursuing for years aboard the whaleship Pequod.
2. Assignment: Read the excerpt from Moby Dick HERE
3. Assignment: go to CANVAS and complete the assignment called Moby Dick-due by midnight on March 30
1. BRING TO CLASS: COUNTERCLAIM TEMPLATE AND 6 TYPES OF EVIDENCE HANDOUT.
2. DUE MARCH 11 FOR YOUR FICTION PROJECT:
*4 annotated articles (YOU CAN PRINT THEM OUT AND ANNOTATE OR COPY/PASTE INTO A GOOGLEDOC AND USE THE HIGHLITER & EDITING TOOLS TO MARK QUOTES AND MAKE MARGIN COMMENTS)
*4 rhetorical precis, and copy of visual rhetoric all due for a prep check beginning of class on 3/11.
*Save it all in a Google Drive so you can show me quickly on a chromebook :)
3. DUE MARCH 17: Reading Log #2
WEEK OF MAR 9-13-(3 days)
HOMEWORK HEADS UP & STARTERS EACH CLASS
A. Classical Argument Essay practice-MAR 9
1. PREP Review 6 types of evidence. BASIC OREO, counterclaim template, and AP rubric for an argument essay (#3 on the AP exam).
2. (40 minutes timed) In-class argument essay on a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote from the 10 choices in your Civil Disobedience packet.
PROMPT: State a position where you defend (agree), challenge (disagree), or qualify (conditional) the claim made in the quote.
Include at least one OREO supporting your position and a counterclaim OREO which concedes then refutes an opposing viewpoint.
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO USE YOUR COUNTERCLAIM TEMPLATE AND TYPES OF EVIDENCE RESOURCES ON THIS ESSAY.
3. Using the AP rubric HANDOUT as your guide, read another student's essay and score from 1-6. Then self score your essay 1-6. HAVE YOU USED A VARIETY OF TYPES OF EVIDENCE? HAVE YOU BUILT AT LEAST TWO TRIPLE OREOS? HAVE YOU STATED YOUR POSITION CLEARLY AND STRONGLY IN YOUR THESIS STATEMENT? HAVE YOU INCLUDED A THOROUGH COUNTERCLAIM?
4. Turn in your essays and your Civil Disobedience packets for grading. NOTE: IF YOU DID NOT FINISH YOUR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE PACKET, YOU HAVE UNTIL WEDNESDAY TO GET IT DONE :)
B. MAR 11: PRINCETON REVIEW CHAPTER 8: RHETORIC & ELEMENTS OF STYLE
STARTER: GRAB CHROMEBOOK: Read NEWSELA assignment on the Corona Virus on CANVAS and follow the directions.
IN QUADS: Read, annotate, and study the practice question examples; pair share and quiz each other as you go along to compare notes to better learn the concepts.
C. MAR 11: PREP CHECK 4 ANNOTATED ARTICLES, 4 TYPED RHETORICAL PRECIS AND 1 VISUAL RHETORIC BEGINNING OF CLASS-show me on a Chromebook
D. MARCH 13: PRACTICE AP CLASSROOM UNIT 3 TEST AND LITERARY MAG OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT
1. Chromebook: take the AP Classroom unit 3 test THEN discuss missed questions with a friend...review the text together to find evidence to support the correct answers.
2. (Optional) The CCHS Literary Magazine is still looking for student submissions! 5 POINTS BONUS IF YOU SUBMIT--COPY ME IN for bonus 5 points at arna.bown@csddocsorg
Due: no later than March 22.
NOTE FROM OLIVIA KITTERMAN, English Sterling Scholar and Literary Magazine Editor:
"We would love it if you could give these prompts to your students and encourage them to write and submit. Doing so will allow them to be a published writer, which is great for resumes and bragging to friends. We will gladly take any writing, but here are some ideas if they are stuck. They can even try poetry! Or even submit their English essays! Please have them send their submissions to [email protected]. Thank you!"
First Sentence Prompts
- She woke, shivering, in the dark of the night.
- His feet were already numb. He should have listened.
- The city burned, fire lighting up the night sky.
- The garden was overgrown now.
- He’d never noticed a door there before.
- He’d always hated speaking in public.
- Red eyes.
- The streets were deserted. Where was everyone? Where had they all gone?
Story Prompts:
- Everyone at your high school gained superpowers due to a freak accident. Unfortunately, you were at home sick that day.
- Write a story with the main character being the nicest person in the world, but the narrator hates him.
- If you could own any mythical animal to do your bidding for a day, what would it be? Write a story about it.
- Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them.
- “Never trust a survivor until you find out what they did to stay alive.”
- “Literally everything about this is illegal.”
- “Who are you?” “Demon to some. Angel to others.”
- You live in a world where you can buy bottled emotions.
- “Do you trust me?” “No.” “Smart man.”
HOMEWORK
1. LITERARY MAGAZINE ENTRIES: EMAIL A COPY TO ME FOR 5 BONUS POINTS no later than MARCH 22
2. FICTION PROJECT SYNTHESIS ESSAY due in CANVAS by midnight MAR 19. Include a picture of your visual rhetoric with the essay...put it right before your Works Cited page and label it "Visual Element A". Please email with any questions or concerns, or talk to me before school or after :)
3. Fiction novel readng log #2 is due March 17-bring to class
NEXT WEEK END OF QUARTER 3: WE WILL HAVE A TIMED SYNTHESIS PRACTICE ESSAY FROM a past AP EXAM MAR 17
MAR 17, 19, 23
March 17: collect reading log 2 and REVIEW & COLORIZE YOUR SYNTHESIS ESSAY ON AI (OR WIND) using different colored pencils to mark the following:
- your clear cut thesis statement (claim plus 2 supporting arguments)
- your CDs (direct quotes/paraphrasing/summarizing evidence)
- your CMs (all your interpretation and commentary on the evidence)
- any transition words and CVs used to help with the flow of your argument
- Counter Claim (see template)-this can be your 2nd oreo, just make sure both Oreos are triple-stuft and substantial.
- your rephrased thesis in the conclusion paragraph
March 17-(55 minutes)
Princeton Review prompt on global citizenship
(synthesis essay#1)TURN IT INTO BASKET.
March 19-Q3 Fiction Project Group Presentations
March 23-if necessary, finish presentations, then do the Science of Sleep project:
1. Get in quads, then individually, read the Pathways magazine and write a rhetorical precis on your own paper.
2. HANDOUT blueprint
In a small group, brainstorm ideas, evidence and reasoning for an argument essay in the form of a letter on the following topic: How should schools use the science of circadian rhythms to improve students' lives?
3. Use the magazine text for evidence plus find one or two additional research articles online to fill in the Blueprint handout. (When I googled "high schools should start later," I found some great links to look at).
4. Together, compose an argument essay in the form of a letter using the blueprint you constructed as a group as a guide.
5. Everyone should contribute ideas for the letter
6. Assign one person to type and print the letter as you pow-wow.
7. Don't embarrass us by having spelling errors or awkward syntax in the letter. Make it clear, intelligent, and persuasive.
8. Printed letters are due on MARCH 27 in class for group signatures.
9. Letters will be signed and delivered to the district to
Dr. Robert M. Dowdle
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and School Performance
HOMEWORK:
1 Read the little introduction below:
Herman Melville, who worked aboard a whaleship out of New Bedford for four years, drew on his own experiences at sea when he wrote the great whaling novel Moby Dick. This excerpt linked below includes the famous first paragraph of the novel and a portion of a confrontation between Captain Ahab and the great white whale, Moby Dick, which Ahab has been pursuing for years aboard the whaleship Pequod.
2. Assignment: Read the excerpt from Moby Dick HERE
3. Assignment: go to CANVAS and complete the assignment called Moby Dick-due by midnight on March 30