Please make sure to
register by this Sunday March 3rd. Any student who registers after this
date will have a $50 late registration fee. If you need financial assistance, have any
questions, or need to take the late testing day, please see Ms.
Hafer in the main office.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Monday, February 25, 2019
February 25 - March 1
This week, we will march (March?) forward, continuing with the argument unit and gearing up for another in-class prompt. This class has excelled in finding high quality, original examples and evidence so far, and I'm really impressed with some of the brainstorms from last week. This is a critical skill in the pre-writing process and it will serve you well.
The areas we need to work on are writing out good essay drafts by hand, and the multiple choice portion, which we'll address going forward.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: If you haven't already, please sign up for the AP Language exam. So far 11 out of 37 students have signed up. You can sign up through Sunday, March 3. On Monday, March 4th at 12:00 a.m. there will be an additional $50 charged as a late fee.
Here is the link:
SECOND IMPORTANT REMINDER: No current events quiz this week. We have a shortened week due to scheduling, and an in-class essay on Friday instead.
MONDAY: Attendance. Junior guidance sessions. After the session, your counselors will help you sign up for next year's classes, then you'll return to class one at a time.
Due: n/a
Homework: For Wednesday, February 27, please read and annotate the challenging "Professions for Women" from the Gender Packet, as well as "There is No Unmarked Woman." Note the types of evidence and examples provided and come with opinions for class discussion.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over the reading. Discussion about the complex issue of the gender pay gap and possible underlying reasons, view statistics. Read blog entry from a young professional about what she wishes she'd known about negotiating her salary (beneficial for everyone in class, not just the women). Speaking and listening: small group activity - improve the blogger's suggestions for phrases that could be used during a conversation with a potential employer that are respectful and effective in negotiations of salary, terms, etc. when accepting a position. Whole class discussion/comparison.
Extension: If you have time, click here for a challenging and informative video from the Stanford Business School about negotiation. I learn something new every time I listen to the lecture.
Due: Please read and annotate the challenging "Professions for Women" from the Gender Packet, as well as "There is No Unmarked Woman." Note the types of evidence and examples provided and come with opinions for class discussion.
Homework: Please put together one index card of notes written in pen that you will use for the argument essay on Friday. Note: there is no quiz on Friday.
FRIDAY: Video argument: how women are portrayed in ads. Analyze how the argument was made, evaluate. "I Want a Wife" rhetorical analysis and discussion.
Due: Optional: one index card of notes written in pen to be turned in with essay. Keep these for Tuesday.
Homework: Please read and annotate "A Challenge for Girls Today: Moving Beyond 'How do I look?'", page 17 of the Gender Unit packet, and take your time completing "The Gettysburg Address" passage and questions in Albert i.o. For full credit, your accuracy should be at least "passing" or 50%.
The areas we need to work on are writing out good essay drafts by hand, and the multiple choice portion, which we'll address going forward.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: If you haven't already, please sign up for the AP Language exam. So far 11 out of 37 students have signed up. You can sign up through Sunday, March 3. On Monday, March 4th at 12:00 a.m. there will be an additional $50 charged as a late fee.
Here is the link:
SECOND IMPORTANT REMINDER: No current events quiz this week. We have a shortened week due to scheduling, and an in-class essay on Friday instead.
MONDAY: Attendance. Junior guidance sessions. After the session, your counselors will help you sign up for next year's classes, then you'll return to class one at a time.
Due: n/a
Homework: For Wednesday, February 27, please read and annotate the challenging "Professions for Women" from the Gender Packet, as well as "There is No Unmarked Woman." Note the types of evidence and examples provided and come with opinions for class discussion.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over the reading. Discussion about the complex issue of the gender pay gap and possible underlying reasons, view statistics. Read blog entry from a young professional about what she wishes she'd known about negotiating her salary (beneficial for everyone in class, not just the women). Speaking and listening: small group activity - improve the blogger's suggestions for phrases that could be used during a conversation with a potential employer that are respectful and effective in negotiations of salary, terms, etc. when accepting a position. Whole class discussion/comparison.
Extension: If you have time, click here for a challenging and informative video from the Stanford Business School about negotiation. I learn something new every time I listen to the lecture.
Due: Please read and annotate the challenging "Professions for Women" from the Gender Packet, as well as "There is No Unmarked Woman." Note the types of evidence and examples provided and come with opinions for class discussion.
Homework: Please put together one index card of notes written in pen that you will use for the argument essay on Friday. Note: there is no quiz on Friday.
FRIDAY: Video argument: how women are portrayed in ads. Analyze how the argument was made, evaluate. "I Want a Wife" rhetorical analysis and discussion.
Due: Optional: one index card of notes written in pen to be turned in with essay. Keep these for Tuesday.
Homework: Please read and annotate "A Challenge for Girls Today: Moving Beyond 'How do I look?'", page 17 of the Gender Unit packet, and take your time completing "The Gettysburg Address" passage and questions in Albert i.o. For full credit, your accuracy should be at least "passing" or 50%.
Monday, February 18, 2019
February 18 - 22
Welcome to the beginning of the Gender Unit! I'm looking forward to some
interesting discussions and debates as we explore different
perspectives and the current events in this area. We will also be honing
our argument essay skills and getting ready to write another argument essay.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Notes: types of claims. Compare the "ideal" man/woman brainstorm from other classes. Discuss the first two articles in the AP Gender Unit Packet, cite evidence. Small group activity - practice brainstorming evidence and examples, present findings to class. Group outlines to prompt from reading homework. Addressing the element of time in an argument prompt.
Due: Please read and annotate "Being a Man" and "Many Ways to Be a Girl, but One Way to Be a Boy..." (pages 1-5 in the AP Gender Unit packet). Come with opinions about the reading for Tuesday's activity.
Please complete a new assignment on Albert i.o. - "Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth.
Homework: Read "Why Johnny Won't Read" and create a short, original outline response to the following prompt:
Bauerlain and Stotsky assert that the changes in assigned books for students in grades K-12 have contributed to an alarming decrease in reading for boys. To what extent does the K-12 reading curriculum choices in schools contribute to the widening gender gap between girls and boys?
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering AP vocab, grammar, and reading. Share outlines and opinions about "Why Johnny Won't Read." Read "Just Walk on By" and then share experiences and observations about this topic. Read and analyze the argument in "I Want a Wife" and participate in think/pair/share discussion questions.
Due: Read "Why Johnny Won't Read" and create a short, original outline response to the following prompt: Bauerlain and Stotsky assert that the changes in book choices for students in grades K-12 have contributed to an alarming decrease in reading for boys. To what extent does the K-12 reading curriculum choices in schools contribute to the widening gender gap between girls and boys?
Homework: On Monday, February 25, the class will go to Junior Guidance Counseling to sign up for classes for next year.
For Wednesday, February 27. please read and annotate the challenging "Professions for Women" from the Gender Packet, as well as "There is No Unmarked Woman." Come with opinions for class discussion.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Notes: types of claims. Compare the "ideal" man/woman brainstorm from other classes. Discuss the first two articles in the AP Gender Unit Packet, cite evidence. Small group activity - practice brainstorming evidence and examples, present findings to class. Group outlines to prompt from reading homework. Addressing the element of time in an argument prompt.
Due: Please read and annotate "Being a Man" and "Many Ways to Be a Girl, but One Way to Be a Boy..." (pages 1-5 in the AP Gender Unit packet). Come with opinions about the reading for Tuesday's activity.
Please complete a new assignment on Albert i.o. - "Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth.
Homework: Read "Why Johnny Won't Read" and create a short, original outline response to the following prompt:
Bauerlain and Stotsky assert that the changes in assigned books for students in grades K-12 have contributed to an alarming decrease in reading for boys. To what extent does the K-12 reading curriculum choices in schools contribute to the widening gender gap between girls and boys?
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering AP vocab, grammar, and reading. Share outlines and opinions about "Why Johnny Won't Read." Read "Just Walk on By" and then share experiences and observations about this topic. Read and analyze the argument in "I Want a Wife" and participate in think/pair/share discussion questions.
Due: Read "Why Johnny Won't Read" and create a short, original outline response to the following prompt: Bauerlain and Stotsky assert that the changes in book choices for students in grades K-12 have contributed to an alarming decrease in reading for boys. To what extent does the K-12 reading curriculum choices in schools contribute to the widening gender gap between girls and boys?
Homework: On Monday, February 25, the class will go to Junior Guidance Counseling to sign up for classes for next year.
For Wednesday, February 27. please read and annotate the challenging "Professions for Women" from the Gender Packet, as well as "There is No Unmarked Woman." Come with opinions for class discussion.
Friday, February 8, 2019
February 11-15
I hope everyone enjoyed the three-day weekend (the first one)! Here's the agenda for the week:
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Finish year 2219 activity. Go through Huckleberry Finn as a book and discuss chapters. Read the first part of Chapter 16. Introduce extra credit opportunity with Huckleberry Finn reading. Discussion and activity: trigger warnings.
Due: Please read the following two articles about controversial topics at college and trigger warnings. Note the speakers in both cases, and come with your own opinions about whether or not trigger warnings should be given before teachers assign books and speakers come to colleges. We'll discuss and then use this as a basis for a group activity on Tuesday.
The Coddling of the American Mind
An Open Letter to Jerry Seinfeld from a Politically Correct College Student
Homework: Please complete the Huckleberry Finn raft assignment.
Study for the Current Events Quiz on Thursday, February 14, covering the TheWeek.com's emails from Sunday, Feb. 10 - Wednesday, Feb. 13.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Current Events Quiz. Practice outlining AP argument prompt in class. English class-style Valentine's Day celebration. Intro: AP Gender Unit, receive AP Gender Unit packet of essays. "Ideal man"/"Ideal woman" activity.
Due: Huckleberry Finn raft assignment.
Homework For Tuesday:
Please read and annotate "Being a Man" and "Many Ways to Be a Girl, but One Way to Be a Boy..." (pages 1-5 in the AP Gender Unit packet). Come with opinions about the reading for Tuesday's activity.
Please complete a new assignment on Albert i.o. - "Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Finish year 2219 activity. Go through Huckleberry Finn as a book and discuss chapters. Read the first part of Chapter 16. Introduce extra credit opportunity with Huckleberry Finn reading. Discussion and activity: trigger warnings.
Due: Please read the following two articles about controversial topics at college and trigger warnings. Note the speakers in both cases, and come with your own opinions about whether or not trigger warnings should be given before teachers assign books and speakers come to colleges. We'll discuss and then use this as a basis for a group activity on Tuesday.
The Coddling of the American Mind
An Open Letter to Jerry Seinfeld from a Politically Correct College Student
Homework: Please complete the Huckleberry Finn raft assignment.
Study for the Current Events Quiz on Thursday, February 14, covering the TheWeek.com's emails from Sunday, Feb. 10 - Wednesday, Feb. 13.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Current Events Quiz. Practice outlining AP argument prompt in class. English class-style Valentine's Day celebration. Intro: AP Gender Unit, receive AP Gender Unit packet of essays. "Ideal man"/"Ideal woman" activity.
Due: Huckleberry Finn raft assignment.
Homework For Tuesday:
Please read and annotate "Being a Man" and "Many Ways to Be a Girl, but One Way to Be a Boy..." (pages 1-5 in the AP Gender Unit packet). Come with opinions about the reading for Tuesday's activity.
Please complete a new assignment on Albert i.o. - "Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth.
Saturday, February 2, 2019
February 4 - 8
It's already February! This month, we'll continue the argument unit, survey selected chapters from Huckleberry Finn and discuss related issues, and begin a unit containing essays about gender. I'm looking forward to many good debates around these topics, especially in this class!
Unfortunately, I have been pulled into a meeting on Tuesday morning and will miss class that day. I've scheduled several other items that need to be completed by the end of February on that day, and will be back with your latest round of graded essays on Thursday.
TUESDAY: First 15 minutes of class: scheduling presentation from the counseling office with form for next year's classes. AP exam sign-up information presentation by Ms. Hafer with forms and deadlines. Healthy kids survey on Chromebooks. Journal warm-up. Remaining time in class to read Huckleberry Finn and work on raft assignment.
Click here for the link to the Healthy Survey.
Due: Please read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 1 - 7.
Homework: Please read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 8 - 11 and Chapter 15.
Work on the raft assignment, which is due on Thursday, February 14.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocabulary Quiz. Receive argument essays back, with samples. Go over Huckleberry Finn reading, characters, scenes, prose. Read the first part of Chapter 16, where Huck wrestles with his conscience about whether or not to turn Jim in as a runaway slave. Group activity: the year 2319.
Due: Please read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 8 - 11 and Chapter 15.
Homework for Tuesday, February 12: Please read the following two articles about controversial topics at college and trigger warnings. Note the speakers in both cases, and come with your own opinions about whether or not trigger warnings should be given before teachers assign books and speakers come to colleges. We'll discuss and then use this as a basis for a group activity on Tuesday.
The Coddling of the American Mind
An Open Letter to Jerry Seinfeld from a Politically Correct College Student
Homework for Thursday, February 14:
Huckleberry Finn raft assignment
Unfortunately, I have been pulled into a meeting on Tuesday morning and will miss class that day. I've scheduled several other items that need to be completed by the end of February on that day, and will be back with your latest round of graded essays on Thursday.
TUESDAY: First 15 minutes of class: scheduling presentation from the counseling office with form for next year's classes. AP exam sign-up information presentation by Ms. Hafer with forms and deadlines. Healthy kids survey on Chromebooks. Journal warm-up. Remaining time in class to read Huckleberry Finn and work on raft assignment.
Click here for the link to the Healthy Survey.
Due: Please read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 1 - 7.
Homework: Please read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 8 - 11 and Chapter 15.
Work on the raft assignment, which is due on Thursday, February 14.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocabulary Quiz. Receive argument essays back, with samples. Go over Huckleberry Finn reading, characters, scenes, prose. Read the first part of Chapter 16, where Huck wrestles with his conscience about whether or not to turn Jim in as a runaway slave. Group activity: the year 2319.
Due: Please read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 8 - 11 and Chapter 15.
Homework for Tuesday, February 12: Please read the following two articles about controversial topics at college and trigger warnings. Note the speakers in both cases, and come with your own opinions about whether or not trigger warnings should be given before teachers assign books and speakers come to colleges. We'll discuss and then use this as a basis for a group activity on Tuesday.
The Coddling of the American Mind
An Open Letter to Jerry Seinfeld from a Politically Correct College Student
Homework for Thursday, February 14:
Huckleberry Finn raft assignment
Enjoy the three-day holiday for President Lincoln's birthday!
I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
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