We're heading into March! This month we'll complete our Supreme Court unit and pick up Gatsby, at the same time completing another in-class argument essay and move into our final essay type: synthesis.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Whole class practice outline for argument essay. Work time to meet with groups re: Supreme Court Project. At 1:55 p.m. students will go to Junior Conferences at the counseling office to sign up for their senior year schedules.
Due: draft of Supreme Court one-page research write-up.
Homework: Final draft of one-page Supreme Court write-up.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Brief, five-minute presentations by groups about their Supreme Court case, immediately followed by open note quiz. (This is in place of the regular vocabulary quiz this week.)
Due: Final draft of one-page Supreme Court write-up.
Homework for Tuesday, March 8: Learnerator for the following sections:
Section One: Rhetoric: Of Studies by Francis Bacon, 1-10
Section One: Rhetoric: Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau, 1-10
FRIDAY: Full multiple choice exam practice - students will take a multiple choice exam in one timed hour and then assess their performance in small groups. Work on Evidence/Example Worksheet in small groups. Receive vocab list for next week.
Due: n/a
Homework for Tuesday, March 8:
Add to the Evidence/Example Worksheet and bring to class on Tuesday.
Going through your notes from this unit, create a one-page "cheatsheet" about how to tackle an AP argument prompt. We will write an argument essay on Tuesday.
Learnerator for the following sections:
Section One: Rhetoric: Of Studies by Francis Bacon, 1-10
Section One: Rhetoric: Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau, 1-10
Get ready to sign up for the AP exam beginning March 6.
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