just keep feasting!

• Frankenfeast-- Tuesday
• editing wrap up or ch 4 questions, 151-160
• repeat:  ^^^

Continue drafting paper!

• meet with WK to edit
• work work work
• paper due Friday, 1159 PM

Lit analysis continues!

• Reminder:  in your notebooks, around p 8 is a list of power words for writing literary analyses.  Check it out.
• In our google shared folder, you will find two pieces that may help you in drafting your paper:
• characterization explained
• outline idea (make a copy and name it yours)
• WRITE!  QUOTE HUNT!
• rough 5 paragraphs due Monday

Tried for intelligent discussion

• For those who are FINISHED reading through 23, discuss novel
• For those who are NOT keeping up, get out.  read.   
• hw:  follow the calendar

Some unsolicited advice...

• college/life advice
• purple pages of MC question stems, p 14-15 in notebooks, flue
• Reading time
• read thru 16 for tomo

Frankenday

• review 11-13 with one statements shrinklit, hashtags and theme connections
• take notes in booklet, discuss
• read through 16 for Friday

Analysis writing #2

• 2011 Analysis prompt -- timed writing
• read thru 13 for tomo

ch 10 comics

• Review Ch 9 -- one sentence and #
• Chaminoux pics
• Ch 10 comics
• plan the rest of the week
• through 13 for Wed.  and 16 for Friday

Movement

• good news network, just because we need it
• Review 8, notes in Frankenbooklet
• Read 9-10 for Monday
• Let's bring back SOAPSTone Fridays!

extra credit opp!

• extra credit opp:  find a political cartoon and SOAPSTone it! for tomorrow!
• work through 6-7 as discussion
• read 8 tonight
• read thru 10 for Monday

judging the essays, day 2

• finish score discovery on 2013 analysis essays
• get essays back
• self evaluate
• get real scores
• breathe.

Monday- Tuesday

Monday:

• reviewed chapter 4 through themes
• chapter 5 it's alive!  Watch movie clips
• hw:  reading schedule out there:  through 7 for Wed.

Tuesday:

• reviewed ballot; voted in mock election
• JUDGED AP examples of Analysis 2013 essay 

hw:  reading schedule out there:  through 7 for Wed.

Read, already!

• review map -- Geneva, Switzerland
• characters:  Vic's parents
• Reading time -- thru 3 by tomo

Academic reading tips

• List of strategies for tough reading in Frankenbooklet
• Discuss through Letter 4
• Watch movie -- just the letters
• hw:  read through ch 3 by Wed.

Mary Shelley!

• listen to Shelley's intro
• finish gluing into booklet, getting it set up
• read letters 1-3 HW

all the analysis things

• pick 2 favorite power phrases
• get 2014 prompt to read, annotate, create thesis
• finish tonight if you haven't

Analysis continues...

• vocab 3 words
• Work through Capote examples in 5 for a 5
• Get copies of Alcott's "Soldier"  
• HW:
• work prompt
• annotate piece toward prompt focus
• write thesis

I like your tone!

• Tone sheet: 
• glue into notebooks
• read through, apply personal examples
• begin to apply to Capote's blurb
• no hw

Analysis Analysis

• check hw
• read first 3 pages of 5 for 5
• take notes on chart in workbook for analysis essay
• get a strong notion of what the essay entails
• begin reviewing $80 pages from hw -- power phrases
• no hw

So much analysis

• share and turn in SOAPSTone
• $80text
• read 48-68
• activity on 63 and 68; no actual outlines or essays

clock probs

• check hw
• clock pairs
• begin reviewing $80 Birdish questions with 12:00 partner
• hw: SOAPSTone -- 1 article 

10/5

• check hw
• watch Elizabeth I speech, discuss
• notes from ch 2   $80text in notebook
• read 44-48; finish questions; create 4-6 questions: hw

finish presentations

• Presentations -- finish extra book sell it!
• Chapter 2 in $80 text
• read 39-44, annotate,  do activity on p 43 due tomo

• Vocab 3 word review
• review directions:  
• SOAPSTone:  you are looking at your OWN speech
• EPL: these are the elements you are USING IN YOUR SPEECH.  Use 2 of the 3
• Be ready to present on Monday!

Wednesday and Thursday

Wednesday:

• 3 vocab words
• Got first two pages of power verbs for analysis, glued into notebooks
• everyone left for band or academic assembly

Thursday:

• 3 vocab words
• last two pages of power verbs for analysis, glued into notebooks
• Got into pairs for speeches on extra book; worked on SOAPSTone and got confused.  Going to work on it tomo and present Monday
• hw:  finish 2 visual SOAPSTone

Power phrasing

• Vocab 3 words
• Power phrases -- pull solid analysis phrasing from chapter 1 $80
• Partner speech directions.  Choose book and partner. TBC tomo
• hw:  2 SOAPSTone with visuals by Friday

Monday -- focus on visuals

• Shapes/ favorite books parade
• $80 textbook:  read 21-29
• SOAPSTone: 2 visuals for Friday

Wed- Friday

Mr. Rasmussen as a sub:

• Finish diagnostic test MC questions/ correct
• Write a letter regarding reading LotF -- use EPL to persuade people to want to read it -- due online or Friday in my hand
• SOAPSTone due Friday

Friday:

• Book shapes as social contract
• vocab learning
• SOAPSTone discussion and turn in
• hw:  finish book, SOAPSTone for next Friday

9/20 Tuesday

• good things
• first 3 vocab terms
• Diagnostic test  -- next chunk (Kennedy)
• Notes on EPL in notebooks, personal examples
• HW:  just SOAPSTone for Friday

multiple guess move on

• glue terms in; review which ones YOU know:  highlite.
• take notes from part 3 in 5 for 5 p, 17
• with partner, take 2nd portion of diagnostic:  p 21 with partner
• hw:  read 7-17 in $80 of knowledge

End of the 2nd week!

Thursday:

• review The Skimm
• Share the SOAPSTone

Friday:

• Finish SOAPSTone
• get terms glued into back of notebook

$80 of whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

• read and discuss chapter 1 in textbook copies.
• SOAPSTone discuss
• hw:  find article; SOAPSTone it to share tomo

give it a try!

• Glue in SOAPSTone
• Review MC diagnostic test (Chapter 3 in 5 for 5)-- read first section with a partner; try questions
• get chapter 1 of $80 -- we will start reading it tomo
• HW:  find a current events article to SOAPSTone for tomo

Week 2 Begins!

Week 1: lots of team building, pretesting, timed writing 1, syllabussing

Monday:

• Ordering of books
• Nicknames/stix
• Get schedule for first semester -- inside cover of notebook
• Make chart about what Test covers
• Read ch 1 -- notes on chart -- 5 for 5
• No homework! (Unless you haven't finished the summer reading assignment)

SL wrap up -- Plan project -- Due Wed. during exam time

2 hr block! READ-O-Rama!

follow schedule, through ch 17 by Tuesday

Oh, Pearl, you sweet thing!

• quiz ch 4-6, questions in the booklet
• Burrows guest speak about Pearl
• start reviewing the chapters
• HW:  follow the schedule for reading!

Read thru ch 6 in Scarlet Letter

SL chapter 3

• fill out questions
• analyze chapter 3 for all codes
• get schedule for rest of the year

SL mean women

• chapter 2 analysis -- in circle 
• discuss SAT scores
• evaluate class
• hw:  read ch 3
• extra credit opp: use ignominy correctly in a sentence to me on twitter: @msjwk

Custom House speedy!

• review history notes
• Custom House intro, watch 2 clips
• read Shmoop review/summary
• take bullet notes -- 5
• get characters into booklet
• get codes on back of booklet
• hw:  bring SL books!

Begin the Red Letter...

• Make booklets
• Read history packet, take notes on pg 20
• Bring books

Today is the day!

AP Lang test today!
Pizzzzzza!

AP practice AGAIN!

• review diagnostic test 4+ 5
• correct Test C
• plan for FINAL review for next week -- get copies of MC or essays or both

Practice!

• turn in judgment of 2013 synthesis essays
• actually write 2012 sythesis essay!
• give at least 1/2 hour to multiple choice diagnostic test from Barrons.

judging -- synthesis

• judge 2014 essays
• 15 min. timed reading/ preparing 2013 essays synthesis
• get other essays to judge

begin synthesis study

• Begin 2015 essay #1
• read sources/ question in 15 min.
• read 3 examples -- judge for 1-9
• chapter 4 packet -- read thru p. 152

rhetorically analyze AGAIN

Choose 3 rhetorical device examples form the favorite essay ( Horses or Keller) and then write 3 sentences after each one –

1.       Focus on why the chosen piece of text IS that rhetorical device

2.       Why that device is effective here in the essay, specifically focused on the message of the essay

3.       Do THAT ^^ again, only being more specific and academic.

Grammar hammar

Review comma test probs ch 27

review and review more

• review first 2 sections in practice test 1 AP 5 for 5
• reread chapter one from $80text -- Rhetoric, especially EPL as hw
• finish paper for Caged Bird as hw

DST should stop existing

• Brainstorm for Paper
• Finding quotes
• SAT Prep with Reading or W+L 

BREATHE! you can write a paper in a week!

• Yellow paper directions (pg 10 in booklet)
• take notes on paper on p 11
• complain, get WK to pare it down to 3 pages
• take SAT prep if and only if you want extra help

See you Tuesday.  Work.

Writing and Language wrap up

• review argument paper scores & chart them
• finish Drill 1
• correct and analyze
• hw:  finish novel for Monday

rhetorical judging

• journal 29-31
• choose one piece of rhetoric from each chapter
• name the rhetoric
• explain how the rhetoric contributes to Angelou's message/ argument
• Read student examples of "Creativity Class Argument" essay from collegeboard
• in pairs, give scores, positives and negatives
• compare in big group
• see real scores and responses
• Finish "Caged Bird" by Monday

snowdaze and Thursday and Friday

• 2 snow days of rest
• journal on 24-28, discuss
• Look at argument essay from 2015, brainstorm prompt, read examples

• review examples from yesterday
• Timed argument writing #4, "creativity class"
• read thru 31 for Monday

Those 5 chapters

• Poem:  "Invictus"
• Choose one chapter from 20-24
• choose one question from the AP questions, row 2 -- " Analysis Questions"
• find three pieces of text to defend the rhetorical devices question
• Read thru 28 for Thursday

Voice of Maya

• Q & A from Thompson regarding English 12
• Bill Moyer interview of Angelou 
• Discussion of quotes from 10-13
• handouts:  "We wear the mask" poem; ALPacket:  read first 3 pages: "narration"
• ch 5 of 500  questions -- if snow day, finish first 2 chunks
• reading schedule -- ch 19 by Friday

identity and voice

• SPS 500
• correct 4 C
• analyze your main issues -- what are you getting wrong?
• write on front and turn in for points
• Caged Bird
• review schedule and personal vocab 
• on pg. 4 in booklet -- theme analysis
• 5 quotes from either theme from ch 10-13
• Begin discussion

Back to a Monday. Eww.

• Collected Chs. 1-9 questions
• 4D and 4E questions in the AP Practice book
• Reading time

Homework: Thru Ch. 13 by tomorrow

ch 1-9

• Caged Bird:
• reading schedule for next week:  thru 13 by Tues; 19 by Friday
• work on questions for 1-9 (glued into booklet) -- DUE MONDAY
• answer 1 question for each chapter
• analyze 1 quote per chapter (can find own or use mine)
• if no quotes (short chapters) just answer 1 question

Maya Angelou's voice

• shore up booklets
• add personal vocab/allusions: p 19-20 (at least 20)
• journal on 1: listen to 60 second recap of novel, twice; take notes
• listen to prologue, read by Angelou, take notes on p 18 about Identity
• read -- plan on being through 9 by end of class tomo (bc of snow day, no quiz)

Yay 4 day week!

• Put analysis info. into Caged Bird booklets
• Crafted calendar
• Reading time

Homework: Through Chapter Nine by Thursday --There will be a quiz!

'Merica

• analyze p 137 stamp pic from txtbook
• start making booklet for Caged Bird -- 6 pages
• journal on page one:  "Why Does the Caged Bird Sing?"  half page

Argument

Warm up -- Test A #4 MC Qs
Review  Classical, Inductive, Deductive
--Toulmin ???  Wait, what?
Discuss Stanton's argument
Read 131-137; be ready for activity on 137

workgrind

• 8:00 partner evaluate "argument 1" papers
• turn in
• read txtbook pkt: 111-125, annotate

shortened time

first argument paper -- to be reviewed.

• read 102-105 in 5 for 5 as review of grading
• exchange with 2:00 partner for review.  Partner grades but doesn't share grade

Goethe, or WK sounding like Stevie Nicks

• Review packet 4 of 500 questions  -- first 2 chunks
• present Fallacies pairs
• first attempt at argument essay -- essay #3 on Practice Test A from Barron's workbook 
• HW -- write the essay.  Take no more than 30 min.

Week is almost over!

• Most importantly, Trent's Mom made pancakes!
• Chapter Four packet: First two sections read and questions answered. Need to review answers tomorrow!

#sentenceprobs SYNTAX

new packet on syntax:  read and annotate, take some grammar notes

SPS

• Review MC Qs:  131-150
• SPS -- read in Textbook chapter 3 through page 111

Because Fridays

• check homework
• Idiom of the day
• correct 101-110; pull hair out
• try #Nat'sPlan on 111-120; correct; relearn terms; add terms to dictionary
• HW: finish chapter 3 packet:  next 3 chunks through question 150

yesterday and today

Yesterday

• Review ch 6 in 5 for a 5 workbook
• Read section of ch 3 regarding types of thesis statements
• Choose 2 of the last 5 argument prompts from the AP old tests chart.  Write thesis statements for those 2

Today:

• share thesis statements with 4:00 partners; choose best one of each
• write a NEW one based on a prompt you didn't use yet; share with class
• classify your 3 thesis statements based on ch 6 workbook
• read Chapter 9 in workbook for hw
•  Get MC questions packet 3 (in the 500 before the test); hw:  one section:  101-110. 

Begin the Argument!

• New Seats, new Clocks, new Stix, New YOU!
• Welcome Nate!
• review MC 81-100
• review workbook progress thus far 
• Read ch 6 in workbook for HW

SPS again, but with pictures

Ch 2 from Text -- analyzing pictures/ ads/ cartoons;
hw:  grab random ad, write thesis and find 3-4 pieces of evidence for thesis proof.

wrap up the speech, already!

finishing yesterday's assignment with the articles about the speech

obamarama

• Finish reading the speech, analyzing rhetoric
• read analysis of speech
• rhetoric
• positive
• negative

the day after the glorious snow day

turn in snow day hw
Rhetorical strategies in SOTU -- watch/read first chunk
analyze strats
no hw

Shoulda' been a snowday

• Review Tone in reading and writing p. 61 of text -- Groucho Marx letter
• purpose and devices to prove
• read example essay
• criticize essay
• Read next essay to develop thesis statement -- hw

Friday!

• Reviewed SAT writing
• Went over test we took yesterday
• Looking at analysis essays

So close to Friday

• Reviewed answers on the practice test taken yesterday
• Talked about AP Test Dates

Not as much Ugh today

• What effect or purpose is Virginia Wolfe trying to get across in "The Death of the Moth."
• Moths have feelings too.

Ugh x3

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