April 8 - 12

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a spectacular Spring Break. I ate many good meals, caught up with friends and family, and read a couple of books for pleasure. Blue Zima, one of the Love + Death + Robots five-minute episodes on Netflix, was my favorite show I got to see over the past week.

I am really excited about our final (!) weeks together because the material is interesting (if I do say so myself) and I know this class will have many different ideas and opinions about it.

We have about five weeks before the AP exam. This class is in pretty good shape overall. I will go over the "plan of attack" and how we'll spend the next week making the most out of the time we have to prep.  Before the AP exam, we'll complete an entire practice exam and then go through each part together.

Here's what's on the agenda for the week:

MONDAY: (All periods, 58 minute-long class) Go over the calendar and game plan for the 5 weeks leading up to the AP exam. Journal warm-up - outline a prompt. Receive new vocabulary sheet for a a vocabulary/grammar/reading quiz on Friday (see class handouts). The Great Gatsby check-in and discussion. Gatsby nomination forms.

Due: Please read Chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Please finish Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby, (finish the book).

WEDNESDAY: (No late start due to CAASP.) Journal warm-up. 10:20 a.m.- 10:50 a.m. play preview. Gatsby - modern character creative assignment in groups. Complete an outline for a Gatsby-themed argument prompt. Gatsby casting for period 5.

Due: Please finish The Great Gatsby and be ready to discuss.

Homework: 1. Study for vocabulary, grammar, reading quiz. (Note: I removed the original outline assignment because I did not explain it in class. If you completed it anyway, please come and see me.)

FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz: vocabulary, grammar, Gatsby reading. Intro: Science and Nature Unit. Introduce sustainable food policy synthesis prompt and sources. View Source A: photo essay together as a class. Read Source B and discuss as a class.

Due: Study for quiz.

Homework: Read and annotating sustainable food source articles B, C, and E from the Science and Nature Packet (see Class Handouts on the right-hand sidebar for an electronic copy of these articles). Make sure you're thinking about the prompt itself and gathering possible quotes and opinions from each source.