Friday, October 24, 2014
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
Use the videos and handout to answer the questions on the worksheet
http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=61628
Monday, October 6, 2014
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
http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Fiction-and-Scientific-Themes-in-The-Road-by-Cormac-McCarthy
Friday, October 3, 2014
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.
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.
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.
Friday, September 26, 2014
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.
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.)
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.)
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