World Lit Nov. 17-Nov. 21

Monday-Students Peer-edited their research papers.
Tuesday- Students were assigned Macbeth Project--DUE MONDAY AFTER BREAK
Wednesday-Students had the class to work on research papers, projects, or ask any questions about either.
Thursday-Students had the class to work on research papers, projects, or ask any questions about either.
Friday- We watching Invisible Children and filled out the worksheet, which was due at the end of class. Link for documentary:

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/invisible-children/

 

AP Lang Nov. 17- Nov. 21

A Day
Monday- Part II of In Cold Blood Multiple Choice Quiz, discussed letter Perry's father wrote to Parole Board; students SOAPSToned and DIDLSed for next class.
Wednesday- Vocab 11 Quiz; Groups discussed correct answers to Multiple Choice Questions; Began writing Group Essay about Part II of In Cold Blood--Thesis and Body paragraph only
Friday- Groups finished analysis body paragraphs

B Day
Tuesday- Vocab 11 Quiz; Groups discussed correct answers to Multiple Choice Questions; Began writing Group Essay about Part II of In Cold Blood--Thesis and Body paragraph only
Thursday- Groups finished analysis body paragraphs

AP Lang 11/17/14

We looked at the letter from Perry's father and SOAPSTone and DIDLS it. Students are to complete the worksheet to analyze the letter and fill in the chart on my Google + for the details Capote gives about Perry and Dick in all of Part 2.

World Lit 11/17/14

Today students had an opportunity to peer review their rough drafts of their research papers. The final paper is due Friday November 21, 2014.

Ap Land November 3- November 7

A Day
Wednesday-Vocab Quiz; Watched Rear Window
Friday-Finished Rear Window; Introduced Synthesis; Bring article and thesis to class on Monday

B Day-
Monday-Vocab Quiz; Watched Rear Window
Thursday- Finished Rear Window; Discussed Synthesis; conference about thesis statements; Bring article and thesis to class on Monday

World Lit November3- November 7

World Lit

Monday- Intro'ed Vocab 9- Read Macbeth
Tuesday- Teacher workday
Wednesday-Wrote make-up essay for A Thousand Spendid Suns test; read Macbeth
Thursday- Worked on interpreting the dagger soliloquy and performing it
Friday- Vocab 9 quiz; Read through Act II Scene iv in Macbeth, assigned "Macselfie" Assignment (on Google Drive)

AP Lang- Feminist Commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZfltpUhP30

World Lit October 20- October 24

Monday- We introduced Vocab Week 7. We learned how to MLA Format a paper and create an annotated bibliography.
Tuesday- Students finished annotated bibliographies and started creating an outline for their research paper.
Wednesday- Students continued working on their outlines
Thursday- Students finished working on their outlines and began writing their introduction paragraph. I began conferencing with students about their outlines.
Friday- Students completed a web quest and TPCASTT on Three of Shakespeare's Sonnets. The link to the web quest is at the top of my blog. The finished introduction, web quest, and TPCASTT are due Monday.

AP Language Octobeer 20- October 24

A Day
Tuesday- We took Vocab 7 Quiz, discussed argument and watched a 60 Minutes piece on Redshirting.
Thursday- In class students DIDLS/Soapstoned the first two and a half pages of In Cold Blood. We discussed how Capote used language to involve the reader. Students are to review and take notes on the background material in the In Cold Blood file on my Google Drive.


B Day
Monday- We took Vocab 7 Quiz, discussed argument and watched a 60 Minutes piece on Redshirting. We also discussed synthesis
Wednesday- In class students DIDLS/Soapstoned the first two and a half pages of In Cold Blood. We discussed how Capote used language to involve the reader. Students were to review and take notes on the background material in the In Cold Blood file on my Google Drive.
Friday- Students took the Vocab 8 Quiz and the Quiz over background information from In Cold Blood. Students then got the answers to the AP Multiple Choice Practice Test that they took last week. Students then worked in groups to determine the method for finding the correct answer according to college board.

Web Quest

Here is the link for the Shakespeare's Sonnets Webquest

Use the videos and handout to answer the questions on the worksheet

http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=61628

AP Lng Socratic Seminar website

You are to have read and annotated two of the six articles from this website for class on Wednesday (B Day) and Thursday (A Day). Be prepared to discuss them and the rest of The Road in a Socratic Seminar.



http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Fiction-and-Scientific-Themes-in-The-Road-by-Cormac-McCarthy

World Lit Sept 29- Oct. 3

World Lit

Monday-We introduced vocab for week 5. We read chapters 38-40 in A Thousand Splendid Suns in class independently and did summaries for each page.
Tuesday-We read chapters 41-43 in class independently and answered essential questions for  the section.
Wednesday-We read chapters 44-45 in class independently and did summaries for each page.
Thursday- We read through the end of Part Three in A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Friday- We took the Vocab Week 5 quiz and discussed A Thousand Splendid Suns. Students then read Cinderella by The Brothers Grimm and filled out a chart based on analyzing the story from a feminist perspective (available on Google Drive). Students are to finish A Thousand Splendid Suns over the weekend.

AP Lang Sept 29- Oct 3

A Day
Monday-Introduced morality in The Road and found quotes from the book about morality. We then annotated two articles by Leonard Pitts about Sept 11 for ethos pathos and logos. We introduced the writing topic for this section of The Road.
Wednesday- We started the thesis statements. I gave feedback about them and there was a junior/senior class meeting
Friday- Vocab 5 quiz. We then discussed morality in The Road. Students then finalized their thesis statements began writing their body paragraphs.

B Day
Tuesday-Introduced morality in The Road and found quotes from the book about morality. We then annotated two articles by Leonard Pitts about Sept 11 for ethos pathos and logos. We introduced the writing topic for this section of The Road.
Thursday-We then discussed morality in The Road. Students then wrote their thesis statements and I gave feedback on them. Then students began writing their body paragraphs.

World Lit Sept. 22- Sept. 26

Monday- In class silent reading (I had a sub due to Georgia State Writing Test Tutoring)
Tuesday- In class silent reading through chapter 30 (I had a sub due to Georgia State Writing Test Tutoring)
Wednesday-Students took a quiz over the beginning of Part II through Chapter 30 in A Thousand Splendid Suns. We then participated in the Carnival put on by students in AP statistics classes.
Thursday- We read in class and discussed how to analyze literature through the Feminist Theory Lens.
Friday-We read in class. Students are to have read through Ch. 37 (until ch. 38) for Monday.

Ap Lang Sept 22- Sept 26

A Day
Tuesday- Prepared for the Georgia High School Writing Test
Thursday-Looked at Ms. Dial's and Ms. Wood's arguments regarding pets in costumes and analyzed them for tone, diction, and rhetorical style. HOMEWORK- Write a persuasive response on the subject of dressing pets up in costumes from the point of view of a pet. (Must be in English. I don't speak dog.)

B DAY
Monday- Prepared for the Georgia High School Writing Test
Wednesday- Prepared for the GHSWT.
Friday-Looked at Ms. Dial's and Ms. Wood's arguments regarding pets in costumes and analyzed them for tone, diction, and rhetorical style. HOMEWORK- Write a persuasive response on the subject of dressing pets up in costumes from the point of view of a pet. (Must be in English. I don't speak dog.)

Week 4- World Lit

Monday- We began presentations and wrote a high school writing test practice essay.
Tuesday-Students had a second chance to finalize projects
Wednesday- Presentations
Thursday- Background material on "A Thousand Splendid Suns"
Friday- Begin reading A Thousand Splendid Suns

Week 4- AP Lang

A Day
Tuesday-We worked on a voice lesson and conferences/got feedback on Eat, Pray, Love essays
Thursday-We are writing the summer reading summative essays in class.

B Day
Monday- We had a vocab quiz, Annotated Pitts' "Dumbing down America" article, and SOAPSTones and DIDLSed the first two pages of The Road. Through page 60 is due next Wednesday.
Wednesday-We worked on a voice lesson and conferences/got feedback on Eat, Pray, Love essays
Friday-We are writing the summer reading summative essays in class.

Week 3- World Lit

Monday- We read Book 24 of The Iliad and took notes as a class.
Tuesday- The summative group project for The Hero Unit was assigned and students had the opportunity to begin working in their groups.
Wednesday- We reviewed for the test on Friday
Thursday- Students worked in groups.
Friday- The Iliad/Hero Unit test

Week 3- AP LANG

A Days
Monday- We read and annotated an excerpt from Eat, Pray, Love and wrote an analytical paragraph discussing style's impact on meaning.
Wednesday- Analytical paragraphs were returned with feedback and students were to expand paragraph into an analytical essay. Students were to read excerpt from The Glass Castle for homework.
Friday- Students took vocab quiz 2, annotated "Dumbing Down America" and we discussed effective annotation. Students also saw an example analysis paragraph about excerpt from The Glass Castle. Students annotation (SOAPSTone and DIDLS) the first two pages of The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

B Days
Tuesday- We read and annotated an excerpt from Eat, Pray, Love and wrote an analytical paragraph discussing style's impact on meaning.
Thursday- Analytical paragraphs were returned with feedback and students were to expand paragraph into an analytical essay. Students were to read excerpt from The Glass Castle for homework.

Week 2-World Lit

World Lit
Monday: Epic Conventions and introduction to The Iliad and began reading Book 1 with guided notes.
Tuesday: Continued reading The Iliad in partners. Students were responsible for completing accompanying questions for Book 6.
Wednesday: Students continued reading The Iliad and completing questions.
Thursday: Continued reading The Iliad in partners. Students were responsible for completing accompanying questions for Book 22.
Friday: Applied the Hero's Journey archetype to other works of fiction

Week 2 AP Lang 8/11-8/15

A Days

Tuesday: We wrote group analysis paragraphs on Night. We then peer revised them and rewrote them. Students were then to read and DIDLS "Introductions" by David Sedaris
Thursday: We began class with a Vocab quiz,then we wrote group analysis paragraphs on "Introduction" by David Sedaris. We then peer revised them and rewrote them. Students were then to read and DIDLS an excerpt from Eat, Pray, Love.

B Days
Monday: We finished the song tone shift assignment and discussed the difference between changing tone and changing meaning. We then discussed tone versus style.Students finished up class by DIDLS-ing an excerpt from Night.
Wednesday: We wrote group analysis paragraphs on Night. We then peer revised them and rewrote them. Students were then to read and DIDLS "Introductions" by David Sedaris
Friday: We began class with a Vocab quiz,then we wrote group analysis paragraphs on "Introduction" by David Sedaris. We then peer revised them and rewrote them. Students were then to read and DIDLS an excerpt from Eat, Pray, Love.

Week of August 4 WEEK ONE World Lit

Monday- Introduction to class, began lit terms power point.

Tuesday- Finished lit terms power point, read an article about the historical background of "The Iliad" and discussed it with partners.

Wednesday- Discussed heros, read "The Life and Times of Hercules" and answered discussion questions with a partner, took notes about archetypes

Thursday- Finished archetyps notes, worked in groups to create a poster representing different characters from "The Iliad," an e-mail to me was due at midnight so that I could add you to my Google+ circle

Friday- Completed the character list for "The Iliad," played "Who's Who of 'The Iliad'" BINGO.

Week of August 4- WEEK 1 AP LANG

AP LANG A DAY

Monday- Introduction to class, 6 word memoir
Wedsnesday- Voice lessons warm up, completed a SOAPSTone and DIDSL for two pieces telling about Stephen King's car accident and compared in terms of tone, manipulated the words from a favorite song to change the tone.
Friday- Finished the song lyric assignment, discussed difference between tone and style, and completed a DIDSL for an excerpt from Night, compared King's and Wiesel's style and tone.

AP LANG B DAY

Tuesday- Introduction to class, 6 word memoir
Thursday- Voice lessons warm up, completed a SOAPSTone and DIDSL for two pieces telling about Stephen King's car accident and compared in terms of tone, manipulated the words from a favorite song to change the tone.