Thank you for a terrific first semester. You wrote two take-home essays, two in-class essays, and a term paper in addition to numerous outlines, journals, and of course in-class skits.
This week, we will continue through the Argument essay and Huckleberry Finn. We have been through the most challenging argument essay type and the essays you wrote for Part II of your final were outstanding - some really terrific evidence and examples. Looking ahead, I'm excited about The Great Gatsby, units about gender and the environment, and transitioning into Synthesis, our final type of essay prior to the AP exam on May 11.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab/grammar overview. Go over multiple choice, Part I of final. Go over certainty vs. doubt essays (Part II of final). Induction vs. deduction. Argument example using induction/deduction. Go through your certainty essay - inductive, deductive, or a combination?
Due: n/a
Homework: Read Huck Finn, Chapters 22 and 23 (page 136-152) and take notes. What is Mark Twain implying about our need for entertainment and how to capture the interest of a crowd?
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Discuss Huck Finn reading. The Declaration of Independence as an argument - read through and note how the argument is constructed, look for logos, ethos, pathos.
Due: Huck Finn, chapters 22 and 23.
Homework:
Huck Finn Chapters 24-31, page 159-219
Go through argument notes. On February 3, (Wednesday), we will write our first in-class argument essay.
FRIDAY: No school for students. Professional Day for teachers and staff. Enjoy :-)
Monday, January 25, 2016
Monday, January 18, 2016
Finals Week: January 19-22
It's finals week! Below is everything you need to know for 3rd period:
TUESDAY: (meet with each class for 45 minutes) Part I of the final: Multiple choice. There will be 3 Huckleberry Finn questions, then 2 AP-style passages and questions following each (approximately 25, for a total of 28 multiple choice questions). Once you finish, please work quietly until the class period is over (feel free to work on Part II of the final, the argument prompt, or to study for another final).
Journals will be collected in the bin at the end of class. If you were absent on any given day, just put the date at the top with a note that says "Absent."
Due:
Huckleberry Finn reading, Chapters 18-21 (through page 136).
THURSDAY at 10:05 a.m. Work time for the argument essay prompt provided in class last Thursday. This will be due to Turnitin.com by 12:00 p.m. (noon), the end time of the 3rd period final. There will be time in class to work on the essay and upload (approximately 2 hours). The laptop cart will be in the room for you to use.
Good luck during finals week! Rest up over the weekend (hopefully) and I look forward to continuing our Argument unit on Monday, January 25.
TUESDAY: (meet with each class for 45 minutes) Part I of the final: Multiple choice. There will be 3 Huckleberry Finn questions, then 2 AP-style passages and questions following each (approximately 25, for a total of 28 multiple choice questions). Once you finish, please work quietly until the class period is over (feel free to work on Part II of the final, the argument prompt, or to study for another final).
Journals will be collected in the bin at the end of class. If you were absent on any given day, just put the date at the top with a note that says "Absent."
Due:
Huckleberry Finn reading, Chapters 18-21 (through page 136).
THURSDAY at 10:05 a.m. Work time for the argument essay prompt provided in class last Thursday. This will be due to Turnitin.com by 12:00 p.m. (noon), the end time of the 3rd period final. There will be time in class to work on the essay and upload (approximately 2 hours). The laptop cart will be in the room for you to use.
Good luck during finals week! Rest up over the weekend (hopefully) and I look forward to continuing our Argument unit on Monday, January 25.
Monday, January 11, 2016
January 11-15, 2016
It's the last week before finals! We've already worked hard to lay the foundation of the argument unit, and students are outlining and brainstorming challenging prompts. We'll continue with Huckleberry Finn, the argument unit, and preparing for the final.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Red herring fallacy video. Discuss Huckleberry Finn reading, through Chapter 17. There will be two Huck Finn questions included on the current events quiz this week. Go over Boorstin prompt outlines, read sample essays. Revise a student's Boorstin essay. Review fallacies, act out a few more group scenes. Learn 3 more fallacies.
Due: Boorstin outline. Huck Finn through Chapter 17.
Homework:
Revise one paragraph of the Boorstin student essay provided in class for Thursday.
Read and mark up Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech for Thursday, looking for rhetorical devices/appeals.
Study for Current Events Quiz for Thursday, January 14 covering Sunday, January 10 through Wednesday, January 13. The e-mails are here.
Make sure you're caught up with the Learnerator homework from Winter Break. I'll be updating the Gradebook with completion credit.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up - review rhetorical analysis terms. Current events/Huck quiz. Look at Boorstin rewrites. Receive argument essay prompt that will count as the final. Read and discuss i class briefly. Read article about the writing of the "I Have a Dream" speech. Look at student notes/annotations for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. View the delivery of the speech. Working in groups, write a practice rhetorical analysis outline about the speech (contest).
If time, read and analyze Robert Kennedy's "Remarks on the Assassination of MLK" speech.
Due:
Mark up Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech with annotations, noting rhetorical devices/appeals.
Boorstin essay revisions - will be turned in for credit with your own outline.
Homework: read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 18-21 (through page 136). There will be three Huck Finn questions on the first part of the final, given Tuesday, January 19. Part I will include multiple choice questions for two passages. (50% correct = full credit on the multiple choice.)
Work on the argument essay prompt provided in class. This will be due to Turnitin.com by Thursday, January 21 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). There will be time in class to work on the essay and upload (approximately 2 hours). The laptop cart will be in the room for you to use.
Journals will be collected at the end of Tuesday's class for participation credit. If you were absent on any given day, just put the date at the top with a note that says "Absent." No need to find out what the prompt was for that day.
NOTE: The final will be given in 2 parts:
Part I: Tuesday, January 19: Multiple Choice
3 Huckleberry Finn questions
2 multiple choice passages followed by questions. (50% correct = full credit)
Part II: Thursday, January 21
Argument take-home essay due to Turnitin.com by noon. You will have time during the two-hour final to complete the essay and laptops will be provided.
Enjoy the three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday! I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Red herring fallacy video. Discuss Huckleberry Finn reading, through Chapter 17. There will be two Huck Finn questions included on the current events quiz this week. Go over Boorstin prompt outlines, read sample essays. Revise a student's Boorstin essay. Review fallacies, act out a few more group scenes. Learn 3 more fallacies.
Due: Boorstin outline. Huck Finn through Chapter 17.
Homework:
Revise one paragraph of the Boorstin student essay provided in class for Thursday.
Read and mark up Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech for Thursday, looking for rhetorical devices/appeals.
Study for Current Events Quiz for Thursday, January 14 covering Sunday, January 10 through Wednesday, January 13. The e-mails are here.
Make sure you're caught up with the Learnerator homework from Winter Break. I'll be updating the Gradebook with completion credit.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up - review rhetorical analysis terms. Current events/Huck quiz. Look at Boorstin rewrites. Receive argument essay prompt that will count as the final. Read and discuss i class briefly. Read article about the writing of the "I Have a Dream" speech. Look at student notes/annotations for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. View the delivery of the speech. Working in groups, write a practice rhetorical analysis outline about the speech (contest).
If time, read and analyze Robert Kennedy's "Remarks on the Assassination of MLK" speech.
Due:
Mark up Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech with annotations, noting rhetorical devices/appeals.
Boorstin essay revisions - will be turned in for credit with your own outline.
Homework: read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 18-21 (through page 136). There will be three Huck Finn questions on the first part of the final, given Tuesday, January 19. Part I will include multiple choice questions for two passages. (50% correct = full credit on the multiple choice.)
Work on the argument essay prompt provided in class. This will be due to Turnitin.com by Thursday, January 21 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). There will be time in class to work on the essay and upload (approximately 2 hours). The laptop cart will be in the room for you to use.
Journals will be collected at the end of Tuesday's class for participation credit. If you were absent on any given day, just put the date at the top with a note that says "Absent." No need to find out what the prompt was for that day.
NOTE: The final will be given in 2 parts:
Part I: Tuesday, January 19: Multiple Choice
3 Huckleberry Finn questions
2 multiple choice passages followed by questions. (50% correct = full credit)
Part II: Thursday, January 21
Argument take-home essay due to Turnitin.com by noon. You will have time during the two-hour final to complete the essay and laptops will be provided.
Enjoy the three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday! I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday.
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Happy New Year!
Happy 2016! I'm excited to come back to such an interesting and excellent group of students. I've done a lot of reading over the break - for myself, but also many, many essays! I should have the term paper grades posted in about a week. So far, they have been of very high quality and a pleasure to read.
This week, we will "re calibrate" by looking at a rough schedule for the remainder of the year and going over the structure of the AP exam coming up in May. We'll then continue with the Argument unit and check in with Huckleberry Finn.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Receive vocabulary words for the quiz on Friday. Re-calibrate - rough overview of units left in the year and AP exam structure. Learnerator feedback from students. Argument unit notes: claims of fact, claims of value, claims of policy. Read sample argument, annotate and discuss. Go over Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 11.
Due:
1. Learnerator, please complete the following:
Under the sections "Rhetoric" and "Author's Meaning and Purpose" complete "Was the World Made for Man" by Mark Twain.
2. Please read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 11 and be ready to discuss the book's style and content.
Homework: Identify the different types of claims in the Quindlen argument handout.
Finish Huckleberry Finn raft project for Wednesday, January 6.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over Quindlen argument handout and review. Read over previous AP argument essay prompts and analyze structure and evidence used.
Due: Huckleberry Finn raft project.
Homework: Read Huckleberry Finn, chapters12-14. Why do you think Twain included the conversation between Jim and Huck about people speaking French vs. cats and cows communicating differently? How can we tell what Huck thinks of Jim, and how Jim thinks of Huck?
FRIDAY: Vocabulary quiz. Go over evidence/examples as a whole class. Argument - fallacy notes. Fallacy exercises. Check in/discuss Huckleberry Finn.
Due: Huckleberry Finn, chapters 12-14. Be ready to discuss the following: Why do you think Twain included the conversation between Jim and Huck about people speaking French vs. cats and cows communicating differently? How can we tell what Huck thinks of Jim, and how Jim thinks of Huck?
Homework: Using notes from class this week, create a detailed outline for your response to Boorstin's quote in the "dissent vs. disagreement" argument prompt including examples and evidence. Be prepared to share on Tuesday.
Read Huckleberry Finn Chapters 15-17.
This week, we will "re calibrate" by looking at a rough schedule for the remainder of the year and going over the structure of the AP exam coming up in May. We'll then continue with the Argument unit and check in with Huckleberry Finn.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Receive vocabulary words for the quiz on Friday. Re-calibrate - rough overview of units left in the year and AP exam structure. Learnerator feedback from students. Argument unit notes: claims of fact, claims of value, claims of policy. Read sample argument, annotate and discuss. Go over Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 11.
Due:
1. Learnerator, please complete the following:
Under the sections "Rhetoric" and "Author's Meaning and Purpose" complete "Was the World Made for Man" by Mark Twain.
2. Please read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 11 and be ready to discuss the book's style and content.
Homework: Identify the different types of claims in the Quindlen argument handout.
Finish Huckleberry Finn raft project for Wednesday, January 6.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over Quindlen argument handout and review. Read over previous AP argument essay prompts and analyze structure and evidence used.
Due: Huckleberry Finn raft project.
Homework: Read Huckleberry Finn, chapters12-14. Why do you think Twain included the conversation between Jim and Huck about people speaking French vs. cats and cows communicating differently? How can we tell what Huck thinks of Jim, and how Jim thinks of Huck?
FRIDAY: Vocabulary quiz. Go over evidence/examples as a whole class. Argument - fallacy notes. Fallacy exercises. Check in/discuss Huckleberry Finn.
Due: Huckleberry Finn, chapters 12-14. Be ready to discuss the following: Why do you think Twain included the conversation between Jim and Huck about people speaking French vs. cats and cows communicating differently? How can we tell what Huck thinks of Jim, and how Jim thinks of Huck?
Homework: Using notes from class this week, create a detailed outline for your response to Boorstin's quote in the "dissent vs. disagreement" argument prompt including examples and evidence. Be prepared to share on Tuesday.
Read Huckleberry Finn Chapters 15-17.
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