Welcome! The class worked really hard last week on the in-class Douglass essay, and I'm excited to go through them. We'll work on some extension activities this week after reading Douglass, and then work on a special mini-unit covering impactful Supreme Court cases next week.
This is the last week to sign up and pay for the AP exam. Be sure to finish the process if you haven't already, and contact me if you have any questions.
Here's what's on the agenda for the week:
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Discussion about Wesley Yang's "Paper Tigers." Race in the classroom: video about types of books in high school vs. college, discussion. Notes: paradox, irony, videos covering irony.
Due: Finish reading Wesley Yang's "Paper Tigers."
Homework: Please read "On Laziness" on pages 32-33 in the Rhetorical Analysis Packet.
Study for vocab quiz on Thursday.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering vocabulary, grammar, and "Paper Tigers" reading. Special Halloween activities.
Due: Read "On Laziness" on pages 32-33 in the Rhetorical Analysis Packet.
Homework: Please read George Orwell's "Killing an Elephant" from the Rhetorical Analysis Packet, pages 34-37 and note any rhetorical devices utilized by Orwell to support his main point.
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