- 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
29 February 2016
Those 5 chapters
24 February 2016
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
23 February 2016
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
22 February 2016
Back to a Monday. Eww.
- Collected Chs. 1-9 questions
- 4D and 4E questions in the AP Practice book
- Reading time
18 February 2016
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
17 February 2016
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)
15 February 2016
Yay 4 day week!
- Put analysis info. into Caged Bird booklets
- Crafted calendar
- Reading time
11 February 2016
'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
10 February 2016
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
Review Classical, Inductive, Deductive
--Toulmin ??? Wait, what?
Discuss Stanton's argument
Read 131-137; be ready for activity on 137
09 February 2016
08 February 2016
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
05 February 2016
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.
04 February 2016
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!
02 February 2016
01 February 2016
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