It's the last week before Spring Break; I'm noticing the wear and tear the semester is taking on many of the students. Hang in there!
This week, we'll continue with Synthesis, finish Gatsby and enjoy the movie, and begin reading for the next "Man and Nature/The Environment" unit. There will be some Learnerator and reading/annotating homework at the end of the week, but I'm hoping the students have a chance to rest up for the weeks after Break right before AP exam(s).
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Current event discussion. Gatsby discussion - Chapters 7 and 8 with movie clips. Gatsby AP multiple choice practice passages and questions. Strategies for multiple choice.
Due: Gatsby Chapters 7 and 8 read.
Synthesis College essay due to Turnitin.com last Saturday, March 26 by 11:00 p.m.
Homework: Finish Gatsby, (Chapter 9). Have journals ready for a journal check. Bring books to class.
WEDNESDAY: Turn in journals for journal check. Watch The Great Gatsby movie (2013), bring food to share.
Due: Turn in journals, Gatsby books.
Homework: n/a
FRIDAY: (minimum A Day) Announcements/homework. Enjoy the end of the movie The Great Gatsby (2013).
Due: Any outstanding Gatsby books.
Homework: Read and annotate excerpts from Walden by Henry David Thoreau, and answer questions 1,3,7 and 20. This pdf isn't the best quality; please do your best to work with it, printing it out or turning your tablet/laptop/pc/phone as needed.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Sunday, March 20, 2016
March 21 - 25
After an introduction to the Synthesis essay last week, we'll charge full speed ahead and draft the first take-home essay this week. We will also spend some time with The Great Gatsby.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over outlines for the College Synthesis essay, view samples. Begin reading Chapter 6 of Gatsby and acting it out in class.
Due: Read Gatsby, Chapter 5 and read, annotate, and outline a response to a new synthesis prompt about college (use question one only from the link).
Homework: Finish Gatsby, Chapter 6 for Thursday. NOTE: There will be Gatsby questions on the quiz this week!
Finish draft of Synthesis essay and upload to Turnitin.com by Saturday, March 26 at 11:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab/grammar/Gatsby quiz. Gatsby - begin reading Chapter 7 out loud in class and acting it out. Check-in and work time for first take-home synthesis essay.
Due: Gatsby, Chapter 6 finished.
Homework: Finish reading Gatsby, Chapter 7 and 8 for Monday.
Finish draft of Synthesis essay and upload to Turnitin.com by Saturday, March 26 at 11:00 p.m.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over outlines for the College Synthesis essay, view samples. Begin reading Chapter 6 of Gatsby and acting it out in class.
Due: Read Gatsby, Chapter 5 and read, annotate, and outline a response to a new synthesis prompt about college (use question one only from the link).
Homework: Finish Gatsby, Chapter 6 for Thursday. NOTE: There will be Gatsby questions on the quiz this week!
Finish draft of Synthesis essay and upload to Turnitin.com by Saturday, March 26 at 11:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab/grammar/Gatsby quiz. Gatsby - begin reading Chapter 7 out loud in class and acting it out. Check-in and work time for first take-home synthesis essay.
Due: Gatsby, Chapter 6 finished.
Homework: Finish reading Gatsby, Chapter 7 and 8 for Monday.
Finish draft of Synthesis essay and upload to Turnitin.com by Saturday, March 26 at 11:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2016
March 14-18
It's already mid-March, and almost everyone has signed up for the AP exam - thank you for being so conscientious. This week we'll get into Gatsby and begin the third type of essay in preparation for the AP exam: synthesis.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up - Gatsby argument prompt. Review a new "claim of policy" type argument prompt as a class. Review Chapters 1 and 2 of Gatsby - view 3 film versions of Myrtle's introduction (1974, 2000, and 2013), and (using rhetorical devices) discuss which is the best version, vote. Character song activity - share, caucus, share group decisions for class for a song that best matches each character. Begin reading Chapter 3 of Gatsby.
Due: Chapters 1 and 2 of Gatsby read. Character song assignment.
Homework: Finish Gatsby, Chapter 3. Read sample essays for the last in-class argument prompt from the College Board and score them for Wednesday, including a reason for the score (3-5 sentences).
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Review in-class argument essays from last week. Notes: Intro to the Synthesis Essay - the third and last type of essay you'll write at the AP exam. Gatsby casting exercise. If time: rhetorical analysis of Super Tuesday II speeches as a class.
Click here for a sample Synthesis prompt (question 1)
Due: Finish Gatsby, Chapter 3. Read sample essays for the last in-class argument prompt from the College Board and score them for Wednesday, including a reason for the score (3-5 sentences).
Homework: Read Gatsby, Chapter 4 and be ready to discuss the controversial Wolfsheim character - what do you think Fitzgerald's intentions are with this character?
Study for Current Events Quiz.
FRIDAY: 5 minutes of study time for the Current Events Quiz. Current Events Quiz. Receive vocab sheet for next week. Go through sample synthesis prompt as a whole class and read sample essays. Discuss Gatsby, Chapter 4 and begin reading and acting out Chapter 5.
Due: Read Gatsby, Chapter 4 and be ready to discuss the controversial Wolfsheim character - what do you think Fitzgerald's intentions are with this character? Study for Current Events Quiz.
Homework: Read Gatsby, Chapter 5 and read, annotate, and outline a response to a new synthesis prompt about college (use question one only from the link).
MONDAY: Journal warm-up - Gatsby argument prompt. Review a new "claim of policy" type argument prompt as a class. Review Chapters 1 and 2 of Gatsby - view 3 film versions of Myrtle's introduction (1974, 2000, and 2013), and (using rhetorical devices) discuss which is the best version, vote. Character song activity - share, caucus, share group decisions for class for a song that best matches each character. Begin reading Chapter 3 of Gatsby.
Due: Chapters 1 and 2 of Gatsby read. Character song assignment.
Homework: Finish Gatsby, Chapter 3. Read sample essays for the last in-class argument prompt from the College Board and score them for Wednesday, including a reason for the score (3-5 sentences).
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Review in-class argument essays from last week. Notes: Intro to the Synthesis Essay - the third and last type of essay you'll write at the AP exam. Gatsby casting exercise. If time: rhetorical analysis of Super Tuesday II speeches as a class.
Click here for a sample Synthesis prompt (question 1)
Due: Finish Gatsby, Chapter 3. Read sample essays for the last in-class argument prompt from the College Board and score them for Wednesday, including a reason for the score (3-5 sentences).
Homework: Read Gatsby, Chapter 4 and be ready to discuss the controversial Wolfsheim character - what do you think Fitzgerald's intentions are with this character?
Study for Current Events Quiz.
FRIDAY: 5 minutes of study time for the Current Events Quiz. Current Events Quiz. Receive vocab sheet for next week. Go through sample synthesis prompt as a whole class and read sample essays. Discuss Gatsby, Chapter 4 and begin reading and acting out Chapter 5.
Due: Read Gatsby, Chapter 4 and be ready to discuss the controversial Wolfsheim character - what do you think Fitzgerald's intentions are with this character? Study for Current Events Quiz.
Homework: Read Gatsby, Chapter 5 and read, annotate, and outline a response to a new synthesis prompt about college (use question one only from the link).
Sunday, March 6, 2016
March 7 - 11
This week, we'll write our third argument essay and begin The Great Gatsby. Be sure to register for the AP English Language and Composition exam between March 7 and March 12 to avoid late fees! (See sidebar for details and link on March 7.)
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up reviewing for argument essay. Go over evidence/example worksheet. Fifty-five minutes: in-class argument essay. Quiet work time until the time is up.
Feedback, pass back papers.
Due: 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
Homework: Learnerator: Sections One: Rhetoric: The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller, 1-10
Section Two: Author's Meaning and Purpose: The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller, 1-10
Study for vocab quiz.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab quiz. Gatsby intro, pick up The Great Gatsby from the library, character song assignment handed out. Go over multiple choice from last week, evidence and example worksheet.
Due: Learnerator: Sections One: Rhetoric: The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller, 1-10
Section Two: Author's Meaning and Purpose: The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller, 1-10
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 1 and 2 of The Great Gatsby. Complete Character Song Assignment.
SIGN UP FOR THE AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION EXAM BEFORE SUNDAY, MARCH 13 TO AVOID LATE FEES, PLEASE! (See sidebar for link to signup.)
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up reviewing for argument essay. Go over evidence/example worksheet. Fifty-five minutes: in-class argument essay. Quiet work time until the time is up.
Feedback, pass back papers.
Due: 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
Homework: Learnerator: Sections One: Rhetoric: The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller, 1-10
Section Two: Author's Meaning and Purpose: The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller, 1-10
Study for vocab quiz.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab quiz. Gatsby intro, pick up The Great Gatsby from the library, character song assignment handed out. Go over multiple choice from last week, evidence and example worksheet.
Due: Learnerator: Sections One: Rhetoric: The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller, 1-10
Section Two: Author's Meaning and Purpose: The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller, 1-10
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 1 and 2 of The Great Gatsby. Complete Character Song Assignment.
SIGN UP FOR THE AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION EXAM BEFORE SUNDAY, MARCH 13 TO AVOID LATE FEES, PLEASE! (See sidebar for link to signup.)
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