It's finals week! Below is everything you need to know for 3rd period:
TUESDAY: (meet with each class for 45 minutes) Part I of the final: Multiple choice. There will be 3 Huckleberry Finn questions, then 2 AP-style passages and questions following each (approximately 25, for a total of 28 multiple choice questions). Once you finish, please work quietly until the class period is over (feel free to work on Part II of the final, the argument prompt, or to study for another final).
Journals will be collected in the bin at the end of class. If
you were absent on any given day, just put the date at the top with a
note that says "Absent."
Due:
Huckleberry Finn reading, Chapters 18-21 (through page 136).
THURSDAY at 10:05 a.m. Work time for the argument essay prompt
provided in class last Thursday. This will be due to Turnitin.com by 12:00 p.m. (noon), the end time of the 3rd period final. There will be time in class to work on
the essay and upload (approximately 2 hours). The laptop cart will be
in the room for you to use.
Good luck during finals week! Rest up over the weekend (hopefully) and I look forward to continuing our Argument unit on Monday, January 25.
Monday, January 18, 2016
Monday, January 11, 2016
January 11-15, 2016
It's the last week before finals! We've already worked hard to lay the foundation of the argument unit, and students are outlining and brainstorming challenging prompts. We'll continue with Huckleberry Finn, the argument unit, and preparing for the final.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Red herring fallacy video. Discuss Huckleberry Finn reading, through Chapter 17. There will be two Huck Finn questions included on the current events quiz this week. Go over Boorstin prompt outlines, read sample essays. Revise a student's Boorstin essay. Review fallacies, act out a few more group scenes. Learn 3 more fallacies.
Due: Boorstin outline. Huck Finn through Chapter 17.
Homework:
Revise one paragraph of the Boorstin student essay provided in class for Thursday.
Read and mark up Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech for Thursday, looking for rhetorical devices/appeals.
Study for Current Events Quiz for Thursday, January 14 covering Sunday, January 10 through Wednesday, January 13. The e-mails are here.
Make sure you're caught up with the Learnerator homework from Winter Break. I'll be updating the Gradebook with completion credit.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up - review rhetorical analysis terms. Current events/Huck quiz. Look at Boorstin rewrites. Receive argument essay prompt that will count as the final. Read and discuss i class briefly. Read article about the writing of the "I Have a Dream" speech. Look at student notes/annotations for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. View the delivery of the speech. Working in groups, write a practice rhetorical analysis outline about the speech (contest).
If time, read and analyze Robert Kennedy's "Remarks on the Assassination of MLK" speech.
Due:
Mark up Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech with annotations, noting rhetorical devices/appeals.
Boorstin essay revisions - will be turned in for credit with your own outline.
Homework: read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 18-21 (through page 136). There will be three Huck Finn questions on the first part of the final, given Tuesday, January 19. Part I will include multiple choice questions for two passages. (50% correct = full credit on the multiple choice.)
Work on the argument essay prompt provided in class. This will be due to Turnitin.com by Thursday, January 21 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). There will be time in class to work on the essay and upload (approximately 2 hours). The laptop cart will be in the room for you to use.
Journals will be collected at the end of Tuesday's class for participation credit. If you were absent on any given day, just put the date at the top with a note that says "Absent." No need to find out what the prompt was for that day.
NOTE: The final will be given in 2 parts:
Part I: Tuesday, January 19: Multiple Choice
3 Huckleberry Finn questions
2 multiple choice passages followed by questions. (50% correct = full credit)
Part II: Thursday, January 21
Argument take-home essay due to Turnitin.com by noon. You will have time during the two-hour final to complete the essay and laptops will be provided.
Enjoy the three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday! I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Red herring fallacy video. Discuss Huckleberry Finn reading, through Chapter 17. There will be two Huck Finn questions included on the current events quiz this week. Go over Boorstin prompt outlines, read sample essays. Revise a student's Boorstin essay. Review fallacies, act out a few more group scenes. Learn 3 more fallacies.
Due: Boorstin outline. Huck Finn through Chapter 17.
Homework:
Revise one paragraph of the Boorstin student essay provided in class for Thursday.
Read and mark up Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech for Thursday, looking for rhetorical devices/appeals.
Study for Current Events Quiz for Thursday, January 14 covering Sunday, January 10 through Wednesday, January 13. The e-mails are here.
Make sure you're caught up with the Learnerator homework from Winter Break. I'll be updating the Gradebook with completion credit.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up - review rhetorical analysis terms. Current events/Huck quiz. Look at Boorstin rewrites. Receive argument essay prompt that will count as the final. Read and discuss i class briefly. Read article about the writing of the "I Have a Dream" speech. Look at student notes/annotations for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. View the delivery of the speech. Working in groups, write a practice rhetorical analysis outline about the speech (contest).
If time, read and analyze Robert Kennedy's "Remarks on the Assassination of MLK" speech.
Due:
Mark up Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech with annotations, noting rhetorical devices/appeals.
Boorstin essay revisions - will be turned in for credit with your own outline.
Homework: read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 18-21 (through page 136). There will be three Huck Finn questions on the first part of the final, given Tuesday, January 19. Part I will include multiple choice questions for two passages. (50% correct = full credit on the multiple choice.)
Work on the argument essay prompt provided in class. This will be due to Turnitin.com by Thursday, January 21 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). There will be time in class to work on the essay and upload (approximately 2 hours). The laptop cart will be in the room for you to use.
Journals will be collected at the end of Tuesday's class for participation credit. If you were absent on any given day, just put the date at the top with a note that says "Absent." No need to find out what the prompt was for that day.
NOTE: The final will be given in 2 parts:
Part I: Tuesday, January 19: Multiple Choice
3 Huckleberry Finn questions
2 multiple choice passages followed by questions. (50% correct = full credit)
Part II: Thursday, January 21
Argument take-home essay due to Turnitin.com by noon. You will have time during the two-hour final to complete the essay and laptops will be provided.
Enjoy the three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday! I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday.
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Happy New Year!
Happy 2016! I'm excited to come back to such an interesting and excellent group of students. I've done a lot of reading over the break - for myself, but also many, many essays! I should have the term paper grades posted in about a week. So far, they have been of very high quality and a pleasure to read.
This week, we will "re calibrate" by looking at a rough schedule for the remainder of the year and going over the structure of the AP exam coming up in May. We'll then continue with the Argument unit and check in with Huckleberry Finn.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Receive vocabulary words for the quiz on Friday. Re-calibrate - rough overview of units left in the year and AP exam structure. Learnerator feedback from students. Argument unit notes: claims of fact, claims of value, claims of policy. Read sample argument, annotate and discuss. Go over Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 11.
Due:
1. Learnerator, please complete the following:
Under the sections "Rhetoric" and "Author's Meaning and Purpose" complete "Was the World Made for Man" by Mark Twain.
2. Please read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 11 and be ready to discuss the book's style and content.
Homework: Identify the different types of claims in the Quindlen argument handout.
Finish Huckleberry Finn raft project for Wednesday, January 6.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over Quindlen argument handout and review. Read over previous AP argument essay prompts and analyze structure and evidence used.
Due: Huckleberry Finn raft project.
Homework: Read Huckleberry Finn, chapters12-14. Why do you think Twain included the conversation between Jim and Huck about people speaking French vs. cats and cows communicating differently? How can we tell what Huck thinks of Jim, and how Jim thinks of Huck?
FRIDAY: Vocabulary quiz. Go over evidence/examples as a whole class. Argument - fallacy notes. Fallacy exercises. Check in/discuss Huckleberry Finn.
Due: Huckleberry Finn, chapters 12-14. Be ready to discuss the following: Why do you think Twain included the conversation between Jim and Huck about people speaking French vs. cats and cows communicating differently? How can we tell what Huck thinks of Jim, and how Jim thinks of Huck?
Homework: Using notes from class this week, create a detailed outline for your response to Boorstin's quote in the "dissent vs. disagreement" argument prompt including examples and evidence. Be prepared to share on Tuesday.
Read Huckleberry Finn Chapters 15-17.
This week, we will "re calibrate" by looking at a rough schedule for the remainder of the year and going over the structure of the AP exam coming up in May. We'll then continue with the Argument unit and check in with Huckleberry Finn.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Receive vocabulary words for the quiz on Friday. Re-calibrate - rough overview of units left in the year and AP exam structure. Learnerator feedback from students. Argument unit notes: claims of fact, claims of value, claims of policy. Read sample argument, annotate and discuss. Go over Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 11.
Due:
1. Learnerator, please complete the following:
Under the sections "Rhetoric" and "Author's Meaning and Purpose" complete "Was the World Made for Man" by Mark Twain.
2. Please read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 11 and be ready to discuss the book's style and content.
Homework: Identify the different types of claims in the Quindlen argument handout.
Finish Huckleberry Finn raft project for Wednesday, January 6.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over Quindlen argument handout and review. Read over previous AP argument essay prompts and analyze structure and evidence used.
Due: Huckleberry Finn raft project.
Homework: Read Huckleberry Finn, chapters12-14. Why do you think Twain included the conversation between Jim and Huck about people speaking French vs. cats and cows communicating differently? How can we tell what Huck thinks of Jim, and how Jim thinks of Huck?
FRIDAY: Vocabulary quiz. Go over evidence/examples as a whole class. Argument - fallacy notes. Fallacy exercises. Check in/discuss Huckleberry Finn.
Due: Huckleberry Finn, chapters 12-14. Be ready to discuss the following: Why do you think Twain included the conversation between Jim and Huck about people speaking French vs. cats and cows communicating differently? How can we tell what Huck thinks of Jim, and how Jim thinks of Huck?
Homework: Using notes from class this week, create a detailed outline for your response to Boorstin's quote in the "dissent vs. disagreement" argument prompt including examples and evidence. Be prepared to share on Tuesday.
Read Huckleberry Finn Chapters 15-17.
Monday, December 14, 2015
December 14 - 18
It's the last week of 2015!
This week, we'll finish the Rhetorical Historical Term paper, continue reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and continue with Argument.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Collect Grapes projects from wall, turn in Grapes book to class. Rough draft peer editing in rounds. Argument notes - types of evidence/article - I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read by Francine Prose.
Due: Full rough draft of paper.
Homework: Work on drafts, upload starred rough draft with starred/marked paragraph for teacher notes to Turnitin.com by Wednesday night, December 16 at 10:00 p.m.
Finish reading "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read by Francine Prose." What kind of evidence does she use? Is this an effective argument, in your view?
WEDNESDAY: Discuss "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read". Notes: satire vs. parody, examples. Periodic sentences.
Homework: Work on drafts, upload starred rough draft with starred/marked paragraph for teacher notes to Turnitin.com by Wednesday night, December 16 at 10:00 p.m.
FRIDAY: (minimum day, 35 minutes) Metonymy and synechdoche. Check-in term papers. Discuss reading/Learnerator multiple choice practice over break.
Homework:
1. Please upload the Rhetorical Historical Term Paper by Sunday, December 20 at 11:59 p.m. to Turnitin.com with visuals, the text of the paper, and Works Cited all included.
2. Learnerator, please complete the following: (see sign up on the right hand navigation bar if you need instructions)
Under the sections "Rhetoric" and "Author's Meaning and Purpose" complete "Was the World Made for Man" by Mark Twain.
3. Please read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 11 and be ready to discuss the book's style and content after break.
4. If you're up for it, the homework for January 6 is a short "Huckleberry Finn Raft Project". You can get a jump on that if you have time over the break.
Thanks for a wonderful 2015. I hope you have a fabulous (and well-deserved) Winter Break.
I look forward to seeing you next year!
This week, we'll finish the Rhetorical Historical Term paper, continue reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and continue with Argument.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Collect Grapes projects from wall, turn in Grapes book to class. Rough draft peer editing in rounds. Argument notes - types of evidence/article - I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read by Francine Prose.
Due: Full rough draft of paper.
Homework: Work on drafts, upload starred rough draft with starred/marked paragraph for teacher notes to Turnitin.com by Wednesday night, December 16 at 10:00 p.m.
Finish reading "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read by Francine Prose." What kind of evidence does she use? Is this an effective argument, in your view?
WEDNESDAY: Discuss "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read". Notes: satire vs. parody, examples. Periodic sentences.
Homework: Work on drafts, upload starred rough draft with starred/marked paragraph for teacher notes to Turnitin.com by Wednesday night, December 16 at 10:00 p.m.
FRIDAY: (minimum day, 35 minutes) Metonymy and synechdoche. Check-in term papers. Discuss reading/Learnerator multiple choice practice over break.
Homework:
1. Please upload the Rhetorical Historical Term Paper by Sunday, December 20 at 11:59 p.m. to Turnitin.com with visuals, the text of the paper, and Works Cited all included.
2. Learnerator, please complete the following: (see sign up on the right hand navigation bar if you need instructions)
Under the sections "Rhetoric" and "Author's Meaning and Purpose" complete "Was the World Made for Man" by Mark Twain.
3. Please read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 11 and be ready to discuss the book's style and content after break.
4. If you're up for it, the homework for January 6 is a short "Huckleberry Finn Raft Project". You can get a jump on that if you have time over the break.
Thanks for a wonderful 2015. I hope you have a fabulous (and well-deserved) Winter Break.
I look forward to seeing you next year!
Friday, December 4, 2015
December 7-11
We continue with our Rhetorical Historical term papers this week, begin our Argument Unit, and reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Discuss Huckleberry Finn and the controversy over the "n" word. Check-in for Step 6 - write 2 body paragraphs - of the term paper. Intro to argument unit, define claim, discuss types of claims, evidence. Discuss Atlantic article with SOAPS. Read and annotate the article "Letter to Jerry Seinfeld from a Politically Correct College Student" in class and discuss how the argument is crafted. Discuss current climate on college campuses.
Due: Read the article from The Atlantic "The Coddling of the American Mind" and be ready to discuss the authors' claim and how they support their argument (evidence, examples).
Rough draft of 2 body paragraphs of the term paper.
Homework:
Study for current events quiz.
++Note: You'll leave journals in class at the end of the period on Thursday.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Current events quiz - last quiz of 2015. Huckleberry Finn reading out loud in class. Go over writing body paragraphs and the conclusion of the paper. Go to computer lab for last portion of class to work on Rhetorical Historical term paper. Leave journals in class container for points.
Homework:
1. Finish writing a rough draft of the body paragraphs - step 7 - approximately 2-3 more for a total of 4-5 body paragraphs, 6 sources minimum, and conclusion (Step 8). Please come to class with a full draft for Monday.
2. Read the rest of chapters 1-3 of Huckleberry Finn (pages 1-14 - just get a feel for it). Come with answers to the following questions on a separate sheet of paper:
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Discuss Huckleberry Finn and the controversy over the "n" word. Check-in for Step 6 - write 2 body paragraphs - of the term paper. Intro to argument unit, define claim, discuss types of claims, evidence. Discuss Atlantic article with SOAPS. Read and annotate the article "Letter to Jerry Seinfeld from a Politically Correct College Student" in class and discuss how the argument is crafted. Discuss current climate on college campuses.
Due: Read the article from The Atlantic "The Coddling of the American Mind" and be ready to discuss the authors' claim and how they support their argument (evidence, examples).
Rough draft of 2 body paragraphs of the term paper.
Homework:
Study for current events quiz.
++Note: You'll leave journals in class at the end of the period on Thursday.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Current events quiz - last quiz of 2015. Huckleberry Finn reading out loud in class. Go over writing body paragraphs and the conclusion of the paper. Go to computer lab for last portion of class to work on Rhetorical Historical term paper. Leave journals in class container for points.
Homework:
1. Finish writing a rough draft of the body paragraphs - step 7 - approximately 2-3 more for a total of 4-5 body paragraphs, 6 sources minimum, and conclusion (Step 8). Please come to class with a full draft for Monday.
2. Read the rest of chapters 1-3 of Huckleberry Finn (pages 1-14 - just get a feel for it). Come with answers to the following questions on a separate sheet of paper:
- How does Huck show his age?
- How does he relate to the African American character Jim in these earliest chapters?
- How is the novel NOT politically correct? Does this make it a little painful to read?
Sunday, November 29, 2015
November 30 - December 4
This week, it's December!
Online classes are becoming more and more ubiquitous (vocab word this week), but there are certain things that can only be done in a classroom with peers. This week, I look forward to a lively Socratic Seminar involving the themes of The Grapes of Wrath. The purpose is to explore ideas and make connections to events outside of the book. I believe the ideas we explore could be good fodder for your SAT, ACT and of course AP exams later this year.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Thesis check-in for term paper. Discuss Step 5 of the term paper - the components of the intro paragraph (hook, basic information, thesis). Socratic Seminar exploring ideas on the Discussion Questions handout.
Due: The Grapes of Wrath Discussion Questions handout filled out. Rough draft (1-4 sentences) thesis statement ready to share.
Homework: Study for vocab quiz on Friday. Complete rough draft of intro paragraph for Friday.
WEDNESDAY: Junior conferences take up most of the period. Return Grapes of Wrath, pick up Huckleberry Finn. Literary analysis terms: metonymy and synechdoche.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocabulary quiz. Check-in intro paragraphs for the term paper. Begin writing body paragraphs. Intro Huckleberry Finn.
Due: Step 5: Intro paragraph rough draft.
Homework: Write 2 body paragraphs of the term paper for Tuesday (Step 6).
Read the article from The Atlantic found here: "The Coddling of the American Mind" and come to class prepared to discuss the current climate and national conversation on Tuesday. Look at how the authors make their argument - what is their claim and what type of evidence do they provide? The comments section of the article has a lively debate as well. (This article is very critical of the current college climate - during class on Tuesday we will read and discuss a letter to Jerry Seinfeld from a SDSU student that defends banning certain types of speech from campus.)
Online classes are becoming more and more ubiquitous (vocab word this week), but there are certain things that can only be done in a classroom with peers. This week, I look forward to a lively Socratic Seminar involving the themes of The Grapes of Wrath. The purpose is to explore ideas and make connections to events outside of the book. I believe the ideas we explore could be good fodder for your SAT, ACT and of course AP exams later this year.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Thesis check-in for term paper. Discuss Step 5 of the term paper - the components of the intro paragraph (hook, basic information, thesis). Socratic Seminar exploring ideas on the Discussion Questions handout.
Due: The Grapes of Wrath Discussion Questions handout filled out. Rough draft (1-4 sentences) thesis statement ready to share.
Homework: Study for vocab quiz on Friday. Complete rough draft of intro paragraph for Friday.
WEDNESDAY: Junior conferences take up most of the period. Return Grapes of Wrath, pick up Huckleberry Finn. Literary analysis terms: metonymy and synechdoche.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocabulary quiz. Check-in intro paragraphs for the term paper. Begin writing body paragraphs. Intro Huckleberry Finn.
Due: Step 5: Intro paragraph rough draft.
Homework: Write 2 body paragraphs of the term paper for Tuesday (Step 6).
Read the article from The Atlantic found here: "The Coddling of the American Mind" and come to class prepared to discuss the current climate and national conversation on Tuesday. Look at how the authors make their argument - what is their claim and what type of evidence do they provide? The comments section of the article has a lively debate as well. (This article is very critical of the current college climate - during class on Tuesday we will read and discuss a letter to Jerry Seinfeld from a SDSU student that defends banning certain types of speech from campus.)
Friday, November 20, 2015
November 24th/Thanksgiving Week
You've worked hard over the last 12 weeks and we've just completed the longest novel we'll read this year (Grapes of Wrath). Due to the Thanksgiving holiday and block scheduling, we'll meet once this week, on Tuesday and we will NOT have a quiz (vocab quiz next week on December 4).
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Discuss the controversial ending of Grapes of Wrath: was it fitting and effective, or too unsettling? Watch the last part of the 1940 movie as well as a student adaptation. Source packet check-in. Thesis overview for term paper: write a rough draft of your thesis and share it out loud. Carson essay review and class exercise improving a sample paragraph.
Due: Source packet due with all 8 sources with SOAPS + Tone and annotations, MLA formatted bibliography, and other requirements. The Grapes of Wrath finished.
Homework: Polish the thesis of the term paper and make sure it's accessible via Internet (either in Google Docs, your e-mail, or some other online provider). Answer the Grapes of Wrath discussion questions and be ready to discuss in a large roundtable on Monday, November 30. Read and review all of the Carson essay samples against the College Board essay scoring chart.
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Enjoy the holiday break, and get plenty of rest! I am thankful to have such a wonderful group of students and the opportunity to work with you. It's been a great year so far, thank you!
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Discuss the controversial ending of Grapes of Wrath: was it fitting and effective, or too unsettling? Watch the last part of the 1940 movie as well as a student adaptation. Source packet check-in. Thesis overview for term paper: write a rough draft of your thesis and share it out loud. Carson essay review and class exercise improving a sample paragraph.
Due: Source packet due with all 8 sources with SOAPS + Tone and annotations, MLA formatted bibliography, and other requirements. The Grapes of Wrath finished.
Homework: Polish the thesis of the term paper and make sure it's accessible via Internet (either in Google Docs, your e-mail, or some other online provider). Answer the Grapes of Wrath discussion questions and be ready to discuss in a large roundtable on Monday, November 30. Read and review all of the Carson essay samples against the College Board essay scoring chart.
Enjoy the holiday break, and get plenty of rest! I am thankful to have such a wonderful group of students and the opportunity to work with you. It's been a great year so far, thank you!
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