Good Morning Everyone! Welcome to Week 2!
This week we're going to proceed much as last week with our schedule and recordings. See below for information related to your own particular class.
AP English Literature (9-10 am): Today we'll review some important information and the assignments in AP Classroom that are unlocked. Then, we'll take a look at the released materials from Friday from College Board. Through the week we'll continue to look at the released materials in our own way, review important skills, and maybe get into some of our own text choices (what we're reading, other authors outside of the AP released ones). Remember that there is an important announcement from College Board on Friday related to AP Exams
AP Research (10-11 am): This is a working week. If you are needing to complete revisions to earlier steps in your process due to school closing, come and check in so that we can get some of that done together. If you are continuing to move forward as normal, remember that I'm available for drafting and review. Please think about times that would work in the next two weeks as possible peer editing times - especially if the normal window for this class doesn't fit in your schedule.
Russian (11-12 pm): I'll be unlocking new assignments on DuoLingo today and then we'll be looking at some of the verb conjugation work that pairs logically with the work we did on plurals. First we're mining for verbs from our vocabulary list, then conjugating and reviewing. This week we'll focus more on translation and using the language to accomplish key skills since we've reviewed the case functions/declensions.
See your specific classes for handouts/posts/recordings. Don't forget that I have office hours this week from 1-3 PM. I won't be available Monday after 2:30 PM because of a Leadership Team meeting. Below you'll find our Zoom room link!
Monday, March 30, 2020
Thursday, March 26, 2020
March 26 - Zoom Lessons/Recordings and General Information
Happy Thursday Everyone! Though do the days of the week really mean much to anyone anymore? Today I posted recordings on Google Classroom for each of the groups. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns related to any of this.
Remember that I'm available from 1-3 PM for Office Hours. We can review this work or just chat about anything you'd like.
AP English Literature: Today we took a look at the poem posted by College Board and the writing task. We did some close reading and analysis to really deal with how elements of a poem's structure are connected to meaning. Tomorrow we'll take a look at some of the materials posted for today as well as other feedback related to AP Classroom assignments.
AP Research: Today we built two calendars and discussed what a final assessment may look like given that there are no more PODs. One calendar is for those who aren't really affected by the school closure/national shutdown; the other is for those on the other side of that line. Please keep in mind that we still have working days in our calendar where you can conference and ask questions.
Russian Language: We discussed the main usages for nominative, genitive, and prepositional cases as well as some new/review vocabulary. A lot of what we're doing is just reviewing and reinforcing the basics. Tomorrow we'll go over the other cases. Remember that you have access to DuoLingo for free and you can join our class so that you can do focused lessons. Ask for the code if you need it.
Remember that I'm available from 1-3 PM for Office Hours. We can review this work or just chat about anything you'd like.
AP English Literature: Today we took a look at the poem posted by College Board and the writing task. We did some close reading and analysis to really deal with how elements of a poem's structure are connected to meaning. Tomorrow we'll take a look at some of the materials posted for today as well as other feedback related to AP Classroom assignments.
AP Research: Today we built two calendars and discussed what a final assessment may look like given that there are no more PODs. One calendar is for those who aren't really affected by the school closure/national shutdown; the other is for those on the other side of that line. Please keep in mind that we still have working days in our calendar where you can conference and ask questions.
Russian Language: We discussed the main usages for nominative, genitive, and prepositional cases as well as some new/review vocabulary. A lot of what we're doing is just reviewing and reinforcing the basics. Tomorrow we'll go over the other cases. Remember that you have access to DuoLingo for free and you can join our class so that you can do focused lessons. Ask for the code if you need it.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Signing Off - Wednesday the 25th
I was going to do this thing where I recorded a Zoom message, but then I realized today that it takes forever to upload those, so it's best to do that sparingly and as needed.
I'm signing off for today! Thank you students for attending class and for sending emails and messages. I am so appreciative and thankful for all of you. Please help me by reaching out to your classmates. Let them know what's going on, check in on each other, and let them know that I'm here to support you as much as I can!
Please continue to complete the form related to the AP Examination posted below. I've also recorded lessons and have another tomorrow to be uploaded. As content for more of those recordings - I created a Needs Assessment form. Let me know what else we can do in the mornings to review and reinforce what we know.
Keep working on your assignments posted on Google Classroom and AP Classroom as much as you can! I always enjoy reading what you write and giving feedback to help you grow further.
Take care of yourselves and your loved ones! I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
I'm signing off for today! Thank you students for attending class and for sending emails and messages. I am so appreciative and thankful for all of you. Please help me by reaching out to your classmates. Let them know what's going on, check in on each other, and let them know that I'm here to support you as much as I can!
Please continue to complete the form related to the AP Examination posted below. I've also recorded lessons and have another tomorrow to be uploaded. As content for more of those recordings - I created a Needs Assessment form. Let me know what else we can do in the mornings to review and reinforce what we know.
Keep working on your assignments posted on Google Classroom and AP Classroom as much as you can! I always enjoy reading what you write and giving feedback to help you grow further.
Take care of yourselves and your loved ones! I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
AP Students - Form to Complete
Dear AP Students -
Please complete this form so that I can see potential needs for completing AP Examinations at home. This is a MUST DO. If you do not respond to the form I will make contact to check on your needs. Please help me by telling others about this form. You should do this for each of your AP classes.
I've also posted this in Google Classroom.
Please complete this form so that I can see potential needs for completing AP Examinations at home. This is a MUST DO. If you do not respond to the form I will make contact to check on your needs. Please help me by telling others about this form. You should do this for each of your AP classes.
I've also posted this in Google Classroom.
Monday, March 23, 2020
Starting Week 1 - Assignments Posted / Online Lessons
Dear Students -
Assignments have been posted in Google Classroom for all classes for this week. I'll be available tomorrow via ZOOM and will post the link and schedule for online classes this week tomorrow.
You can also email me questions or leave comments on the class posts in Google Classroom. Remember that all previously assigned work is on PAUSE for the time being. You can submit any of this work and we can conference over it and review it together. This is a great thing to do this week in the afternoons during open time.
AP Students have access to free online lessons that align with topics to be covered on the modified AP Examinations. Currently for my students there are only lessons for AP English Literature. When there are lessons for Research, I'll post those too. Here is the schedule:
AP English Literature and Composition:
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 12−12:45 p.m. ET: Explain the function of structure in a text.
Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 12−12:45 p.m. ET: Explain the function of contrasts within a text.
Friday, March 27, 2020 - 12−12:45 p.m. ET: Explain the function of specific words and phrases in a text.
I hope that you all are doing well. I look forward to seeing some of you this week during our online classes and meeting times.
Assignments have been posted in Google Classroom for all classes for this week. I'll be available tomorrow via ZOOM and will post the link and schedule for online classes this week tomorrow.
You can also email me questions or leave comments on the class posts in Google Classroom. Remember that all previously assigned work is on PAUSE for the time being. You can submit any of this work and we can conference over it and review it together. This is a great thing to do this week in the afternoons during open time.
AP Students have access to free online lessons that align with topics to be covered on the modified AP Examinations. Currently for my students there are only lessons for AP English Literature. When there are lessons for Research, I'll post those too. Here is the schedule:
AP English Literature and Composition:
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 12−12:45 p.m. ET: Explain the function of structure in a text.
Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 12−12:45 p.m. ET: Explain the function of contrasts within a text.
Friday, March 27, 2020 - 12−12:45 p.m. ET: Explain the function of specific words and phrases in a text.
I hope that you all are doing well. I look forward to seeing some of you this week during our online classes and meeting times.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
March 21 - Outline of Week 1 / AP Updates
Dear Students,
Monday is an annual leave day for teachers. I will have the assignments posted for the week as well as the schedule for my availability during the week posted for you then. If you need to reach me outside of the scheduled time for your class, feel free to drop me an email to set up an alternative time for meeting. Please check your AP Classroom pages (AP English students) as well as Google Classroom pages for work and announcements.
I will be available daily on ZOOM at certain periods for each of my classes. Consider these classroom hours where you can drop in and we can work to review material, go over work that you have already submitted, or whatever else you may need. You might want to go ahead and get ZOOM set up on your computer now. Here is my schedule for Week 1:
Monday - No Availability (Annual Leave Day)
Tuesday through Thursday - Morning 9:00 am - 12:00 pm // Afternoon 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Friday - Morning 9:00 am - 12:00 pm // Afternoon 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Mornings will be scheduled for each of the classes (please see Google Classroom) and afternoons are drop-in time. Remember to come to my ZOOM ROOM (sorry, ya'll, but the dad jokes are going to get worse before they get better).
AP Updates - The College Board has made significant changes to the examinations this year in order to accommodate the loss of instructional time due to COVID-19. Here are an outline of those changes as it applies to English and Research. Full information is at their website!
AP English Literature - At home examination consisting of free-response questions that cover Units 1-7 (don't worry, we've covered these as AP Units do not equal Mr. Miller Units). The examination will be 45 minutes.
AP Research - No Presentation/Oral Defense, you'll just submit your academic paper as your examination score. The deadline to submit has been pushed by about a month to May 26 at 11:59 Eastern Time. This should give those of you who need time to make and execute contingency plans the ability to do so.
Monday is an annual leave day for teachers. I will have the assignments posted for the week as well as the schedule for my availability during the week posted for you then. If you need to reach me outside of the scheduled time for your class, feel free to drop me an email to set up an alternative time for meeting. Please check your AP Classroom pages (AP English students) as well as Google Classroom pages for work and announcements.
I will be available daily on ZOOM at certain periods for each of my classes. Consider these classroom hours where you can drop in and we can work to review material, go over work that you have already submitted, or whatever else you may need. You might want to go ahead and get ZOOM set up on your computer now. Here is my schedule for Week 1:
Monday - No Availability (Annual Leave Day)
Tuesday through Thursday - Morning 9:00 am - 12:00 pm // Afternoon 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Friday - Morning 9:00 am - 12:00 pm // Afternoon 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Mornings will be scheduled for each of the classes (please see Google Classroom) and afternoons are drop-in time. Remember to come to my ZOOM ROOM (sorry, ya'll, but the dad jokes are going to get worse before they get better).
AP Updates - The College Board has made significant changes to the examinations this year in order to accommodate the loss of instructional time due to COVID-19. Here are an outline of those changes as it applies to English and Research. Full information is at their website!
AP English Literature - At home examination consisting of free-response questions that cover Units 1-7 (don't worry, we've covered these as AP Units do not equal Mr. Miller Units). The examination will be 45 minutes.
AP Research - No Presentation/Oral Defense, you'll just submit your academic paper as your examination score. The deadline to submit has been pushed by about a month to May 26 at 11:59 Eastern Time. This should give those of you who need time to make and execute contingency plans the ability to do so.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
March 18 - Update - DPS Announcement
Dear Students,
I hope that you all are doing well during this time. I know that my own anxieties have been activated over the last few days, but I'm doing what I can in order to mitigate those worries and keep myself and others safe and healthy. I've been reading outside, doing some work to set up these next few weeks for us, and spending time with Zoe.
Durham Public Schools has given us further guidance about what instruction will look like during this time. We teachers are not permitted to give grades for assignments given or collected during this time. This is a time for us to focus on reviewing the information and skills we have already learned. For this reason I am suspending the assignments already given to you all. All of the work that was to be collected to close out the third quarter will be collected at a later date. I would suggest that you finish these assignments quickly (if you can) so that you can submit them to be scored at a later date.
Beginning on Monday I will start to post lessons/activities/materials in our various Google Classroom pages. I will also post a schedule of my availability via phone, Google Hangout, and Zoom conference for those of you who need to ask questions or would like to review the activities with me. I will give you feedback for whatever you submit, but no grades will be given during this time.
If you have assignments from earlier in the quarter that you would like to resubmit, please wait until we have further guidance about grades during this quarter. I will collect any work, but I will not be able to issue grades until I have further feedback about this situation.
As always, please reach out if you need something. I'll do what I can!
DM
I hope that you all are doing well during this time. I know that my own anxieties have been activated over the last few days, but I'm doing what I can in order to mitigate those worries and keep myself and others safe and healthy. I've been reading outside, doing some work to set up these next few weeks for us, and spending time with Zoe.
Durham Public Schools has given us further guidance about what instruction will look like during this time. We teachers are not permitted to give grades for assignments given or collected during this time. This is a time for us to focus on reviewing the information and skills we have already learned. For this reason I am suspending the assignments already given to you all. All of the work that was to be collected to close out the third quarter will be collected at a later date. I would suggest that you finish these assignments quickly (if you can) so that you can submit them to be scored at a later date.
Beginning on Monday I will start to post lessons/activities/materials in our various Google Classroom pages. I will also post a schedule of my availability via phone, Google Hangout, and Zoom conference for those of you who need to ask questions or would like to review the activities with me. I will give you feedback for whatever you submit, but no grades will be given during this time.
If you have assignments from earlier in the quarter that you would like to resubmit, please wait until we have further guidance about grades during this quarter. I will collect any work, but I will not be able to issue grades until I have further feedback about this situation.
As always, please reach out if you need something. I'll do what I can!
DM
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Russian Update // Русские новости
Russian Students
I'm going to set up DuoLingo classroom spaces for you all to access lessons to keep up with recent topics. See the attachments on Google Classroom for instructions on how to access.
I'm going to set up DuoLingo classroom spaces for you all to access lessons to keep up with recent topics. See the attachments on Google Classroom for instructions on how to access.
Friday, March 13, 2020
Updates for All Classes - 13 March - Before the Closure
AP Research
Welcome to crazy town everyone. Over the next few days (or weeks) I hope that all of you stay safe and secure. Remember to think and be smart. Don't panic. Plan! Don't freak out. Focus!
You should continue to move forward with your work for this class as it related to your Academic Paper and Presentation/Oral Defense. I have posted the reflection questions in the document to take you to the end of the quarter. Additionally, I have posted PREP Check 3.2 to outline what is due for your final PREP Check. Be aware that you will need to be creative in your approach to peer editing during this time, but I think that you can do it.
Once I have an idea of the expectation related to instruction, I'll let you know. Let's just keep moving forward with what we know we need to do. Remember, 46 days are left until we submit!
AP Literature
If you did not complete your sonnet group projects today and submit them, please be sure that they are submitted by the end of the day on Monday so that I can assess them and get them in the gradebook for you all. Remember that we will not be evaluating each other as members of the group. Since we are not able to present in person, I would like for you to submit a recording of what you would say to accompany your slide. You could also submit a video with your slides if you would like.
Outside of this be sure that you are finishing Twelfth Night in advance of our timed writing on this text. I'll post reading and analysis guides for you next week. The timed writing will likely be the final assessment for Q3. We will return and jump into our independent novels. Go ahead and get started on your pamphlet, heck, go ahead and read a few extra books if you can!
Stay safe during this time, I'll keep you all updated as I learn more.
Russian I
Today in class we took time to work on our floor plan projects to close out Quarter 3. If you did not finish and submit your floor plan project, there is a space for you to turn it in electronically on Google Classroom.
Advanced Russian
I hope to see all of you very soon. Stay tuned to this website as well as your Google Classroom pages as that's where I'll be posting my updates for our classes.
Welcome to crazy town everyone. Over the next few days (or weeks) I hope that all of you stay safe and secure. Remember to think and be smart. Don't panic. Plan! Don't freak out. Focus!
You should continue to move forward with your work for this class as it related to your Academic Paper and Presentation/Oral Defense. I have posted the reflection questions in the document to take you to the end of the quarter. Additionally, I have posted PREP Check 3.2 to outline what is due for your final PREP Check. Be aware that you will need to be creative in your approach to peer editing during this time, but I think that you can do it.
Once I have an idea of the expectation related to instruction, I'll let you know. Let's just keep moving forward with what we know we need to do. Remember, 46 days are left until we submit!
AP Literature
If you did not complete your sonnet group projects today and submit them, please be sure that they are submitted by the end of the day on Monday so that I can assess them and get them in the gradebook for you all. Remember that we will not be evaluating each other as members of the group. Since we are not able to present in person, I would like for you to submit a recording of what you would say to accompany your slide. You could also submit a video with your slides if you would like.
Outside of this be sure that you are finishing Twelfth Night in advance of our timed writing on this text. I'll post reading and analysis guides for you next week. The timed writing will likely be the final assessment for Q3. We will return and jump into our independent novels. Go ahead and get started on your pamphlet, heck, go ahead and read a few extra books if you can!
Stay safe during this time, I'll keep you all updated as I learn more.
Russian I
Today in class we took time to work on our floor plan projects to close out Quarter 3. If you did not finish and submit your floor plan project, there is a space for you to turn it in electronically on Google Classroom.
Advanced Russian
I hope to see all of you very soon. Stay tuned to this website as well as your Google Classroom pages as that's where I'll be posting my updates for our classes.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 12 March 2020
AP Literature
Today in class we had a day for group work. First we completed our review of Act 3, Scene 4 via a translation into a more modern context. From there, we went into our Sonnet Group Presentations in order to prepare for the final presentations on 3/24 and 3/26. Please be sure that you have downloaded and shared the templates amongst your group. The project is due by 3/23.
Over the weekend, prepare for your assessment on Act II, III, and Sonnets. There are also vocabulary cards due. This also is a great weekend to get ahead on your reading for the Companion Novel Assignment.
Stay safe! Stay sanitized! I'm sorry that our field trip was cancelled, I'll have refunds to you as soon as I can.
AP Research
Today was a day to kick-off Unit 5. This unit's goal is for us to have ample time in class for us to finish the work that we are doing in this classroom. Remember that your paper is the key because the POD is based off of your paper. I hope that our reading of a paper today was helpful for you. The takeaways related to the METHOD/LIT REVIEW/RESULTS and connections between these sections were key. You may find it helpful to reflect on all the papers we've read today as you consider what you need moving forward. If you need another sample paper, please ask and I'll find what I can.
Tonight, complete Reflection 23. This is the end of Week 23. Tonight you should complete writing through to METHOD (perhaps revising based on what we saw today) and start to outline your RESULTS section. We'll be doing some PEER EDITING on the 18th after our next work day. Be ready!
Today in class we had a day for group work. First we completed our review of Act 3, Scene 4 via a translation into a more modern context. From there, we went into our Sonnet Group Presentations in order to prepare for the final presentations on 3/24 and 3/26. Please be sure that you have downloaded and shared the templates amongst your group. The project is due by 3/23.
Over the weekend, prepare for your assessment on Act II, III, and Sonnets. There are also vocabulary cards due. This also is a great weekend to get ahead on your reading for the Companion Novel Assignment.
Stay safe! Stay sanitized! I'm sorry that our field trip was cancelled, I'll have refunds to you as soon as I can.
AP Research
Today was a day to kick-off Unit 5. This unit's goal is for us to have ample time in class for us to finish the work that we are doing in this classroom. Remember that your paper is the key because the POD is based off of your paper. I hope that our reading of a paper today was helpful for you. The takeaways related to the METHOD/LIT REVIEW/RESULTS and connections between these sections were key. You may find it helpful to reflect on all the papers we've read today as you consider what you need moving forward. If you need another sample paper, please ask and I'll find what I can.
Tonight, complete Reflection 23. This is the end of Week 23. Tonight you should complete writing through to METHOD (perhaps revising based on what we saw today) and start to outline your RESULTS section. We'll be doing some PEER EDITING on the 18th after our next work day. Be ready!
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Homework for A Day Students - 11 March 2020
AP Research
Today was a day to kick-off Unit 5. This unit's goal is for us to have ample time in class for us to finish the work that we are doing in this classroom. Remember that your paper is the key because the POD is based off of your paper. I hope that our reading of a paper today was helpful for you. The takeaways related to the METHOD/LIT REVIEW/RESULTS and connections between these sections were key. You may find it helpful to reflect on all the papers we've read today as you consider what you need moving forward. If you need another sample paper, please ask and I'll find what I can.
Tonight, complete Reflection 23. This is the end of Week 23. Tonight you should complete writing through to METHOD (perhaps revising based on what we saw today) and start to outline your RESULTS section. We'll be doing some PEER EDITING on the 17th after tomorrow's work day. Be ready!
Russian I
Today we had a great day learning some new grammar/vocabulary as well as playing with dominoes to see the matches we can make in Russian for agreement. Remember that some of our words can be wild-cards -- they work with any gender and case.
For tonight you should finish your house project floor plan and a rough draft paragraph. You'll turn this in to me on Friday before the quiz so that I can check for completion and mark any errors. We will have our quiz on Friday - it will cover adjectives and their endings. I think that you'll be prepared if you keep studying your charts.
Outside of this, focus on vocabulary. We'll be wrapping up the quarter soon. Be sure to check for any missing work.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had a day to work with music and find lots of language related to our verbs of motion. I enjoyed seeing a lot of you really listening intently, and finding that you were able to understand a bit of these songs once you focused on the grammar you know. This is a great type of activity to learn how to use language and grammar more conversationally.
Tonight, you should all focus on your projects. You should walk into class with a ROUGH DRAFT of one of your stages of your journey. Use the slides to see the example. Follow the template and remember that you're writing only A and B type sentences for the stages.
Your unit examination is going to fall on the 23rd of March. The projects will be due shortly. I'll have a unit study guide for you soon.
Today was a day to kick-off Unit 5. This unit's goal is for us to have ample time in class for us to finish the work that we are doing in this classroom. Remember that your paper is the key because the POD is based off of your paper. I hope that our reading of a paper today was helpful for you. The takeaways related to the METHOD/LIT REVIEW/RESULTS and connections between these sections were key. You may find it helpful to reflect on all the papers we've read today as you consider what you need moving forward. If you need another sample paper, please ask and I'll find what I can.
Tonight, complete Reflection 23. This is the end of Week 23. Tonight you should complete writing through to METHOD (perhaps revising based on what we saw today) and start to outline your RESULTS section. We'll be doing some PEER EDITING on the 17th after tomorrow's work day. Be ready!
Russian I
Today we had a great day learning some new grammar/vocabulary as well as playing with dominoes to see the matches we can make in Russian for agreement. Remember that some of our words can be wild-cards -- they work with any gender and case.
For tonight you should finish your house project floor plan and a rough draft paragraph. You'll turn this in to me on Friday before the quiz so that I can check for completion and mark any errors. We will have our quiz on Friday - it will cover adjectives and their endings. I think that you'll be prepared if you keep studying your charts.
Outside of this, focus on vocabulary. We'll be wrapping up the quarter soon. Be sure to check for any missing work.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had a day to work with music and find lots of language related to our verbs of motion. I enjoyed seeing a lot of you really listening intently, and finding that you were able to understand a bit of these songs once you focused on the grammar you know. This is a great type of activity to learn how to use language and grammar more conversationally.
Tonight, you should all focus on your projects. You should walk into class with a ROUGH DRAFT of one of your stages of your journey. Use the slides to see the example. Follow the template and remember that you're writing only A and B type sentences for the stages.
Your unit examination is going to fall on the 23rd of March. The projects will be due shortly. I'll have a unit study guide for you soon.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Homework for B Day Students - 10 March 2020
AP Literature
Today in class we had time to review the various ways in which language is manipulated to create meaning in Shakespeare's sonnet as well as in key moments of Act 3. We finished our day by watching the comedy come alive as worked through the Globe Theatre production.
For tonight you should spend time reviewing Act II and III in advance of the assessment on Monday. Remember that vocabulary cards will also be collected. The tenth card can be one of your own choosing. Remember that we have multiple major assignments coming up soon to prepare for including a timed writing, MCQ, and our group presentation. Next class you should be coming in with a clear idea of what your portion of the presentation will be.
AP Research
Today was our final working day for this unit. Hopefully by the end of today you were able to get to the point that you are either done with your POD/PAPER through to the data section. If you don't have this complete, I hope that you have a clear plan by which to complete this.
I will be checking all PREP Documents for you today. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Be sure that you are continuing to work as you can daily to maintain your progress toward your eventual goals.
Our next drafting workshop will occur on March 16. We'll take another look at another sample paper before then. We also have another round of pitches coming up soon! Be ready to keep going through the process!
Today in class we had time to review the various ways in which language is manipulated to create meaning in Shakespeare's sonnet as well as in key moments of Act 3. We finished our day by watching the comedy come alive as worked through the Globe Theatre production.
For tonight you should spend time reviewing Act II and III in advance of the assessment on Monday. Remember that vocabulary cards will also be collected. The tenth card can be one of your own choosing. Remember that we have multiple major assignments coming up soon to prepare for including a timed writing, MCQ, and our group presentation. Next class you should be coming in with a clear idea of what your portion of the presentation will be.
AP Research
Today was our final working day for this unit. Hopefully by the end of today you were able to get to the point that you are either done with your POD/PAPER through to the data section. If you don't have this complete, I hope that you have a clear plan by which to complete this.
I will be checking all PREP Documents for you today. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Be sure that you are continuing to work as you can daily to maintain your progress toward your eventual goals.
Our next drafting workshop will occur on March 16. We'll take another look at another sample paper before then. We also have another round of pitches coming up soon! Be ready to keep going through the process!
Monday, March 9, 2020
Homework for A-Day -- Spring Forward -- 9 March 2020
AP Research
Today was our final working day for this unit. Hopefully by the end of today you were able to get to the point that you are either done with your POD/PAPER through to the data section. If you don't have this complete, I hope that you have a clear plan by which to complete this.
I will be checking all PREP Documents for you today. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Be sure that you are continuing to work as you can daily to maintain your progress toward your eventual goals.
Our next drafting workshop will occur on March 13. We'll take another look at another sample paper before then. We also have another round of pitches coming up soon! Be ready to keep going through the process!
Today was our final working day for this unit. Hopefully by the end of today you were able to get to the point that you are either done with your POD/PAPER through to the data section. If you don't have this complete, I hope that you have a clear plan by which to complete this.
I will be checking all PREP Documents for you today. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Be sure that you are continuing to work as you can daily to maintain your progress toward your eventual goals.
Our next drafting workshop will occur on March 13. We'll take another look at another sample paper before then. We also have another round of pitches coming up soon! Be ready to keep going through the process!
Russian I
We did so many things today in our classroom today! We were designing our Russian houses, we were practicing with our grammar through a quick exercise review, and we were also doing some culture as we celebrated International Women's Day. I hope that the women in your lives enjoy the cards you wrote for them.
Tonight for homework our main goal is to prepare for Friday's quiz. You'll be quizzed on your adjective case endings. Can you do the exercises? Can you finish them? This is a great practice for you. Also, use the example paragraph to complete a rough draft of your project paragraphs. Come in next class with at least one of your paragraphs done.
Wednesday will be our last review day before our quiz on Friday.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had a day to work on our projects (and to look at an example version of the writing) as well as to review our translations related to verbs of motion in our chapters. Tonight, there are a few tasks for you to complete in order to prepare for Wednesday.
First, remember that your reassessments of your quiz are due next class. You can also put rubles on your assessment. We will be taking our unit exam around the 23rd of March, so remember that these quizzes are your way to prepare. Second, you should be able to write the rough drafts for your projects tonight. Follow the project guidelines and the sample paragraph. That will help a lot as you finish your work.
Next class we'll spend time with some real Russian texts that use verbs of motion, should be an interesting day to say the least.
Friday, March 6, 2020
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Homework for A Day Students - Weekend - 5 March
AP Research
Dear students! Please turn in your documents for your PREP Check 3.1 to Google Classroom. If you don't turn them in by Sunday, I'll go hunting in your portfolio for what I need. As a reminder you should submit your:
Dear students! Please turn in your documents for your PREP Check 3.1 to Google Classroom. If you don't turn them in by Sunday, I'll go hunting in your portfolio for what I need. As a reminder you should submit your:
- Data Sets/Planned Data Sets (depending on where you are in the collection process)
- Task Log
- Reflections to Number 21
- Record of Communication (Expert Adviser and Participants - If none, say none.)
- Paper Draft to Method Section
This is forty points for completion. This is also a good weekend to check on everything! Be sure that you have POD Slides started, you've revised your paper, you're continuing to get ahead for what you have coming next!
Russian Classes
I hope that you all enjoyed your day with Russian culture and investigations. If you did not turn in your work to the substitute today in class, then give it to me on Monday. Remember that next week we will have quizzes (Russian I) and the days to complete our grammar/vocabulary project (Russian I-IV). This weekend is a good one to study vocabulary, complete exercises, and work on your projects.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Homework for B-Day Students -- 4 March 2020
AP Literature
Today we read and discussed various features of Sonnet 55 (including meter, scanning, caesura, assonance, enjambment, and other devices). The best way to get a handle on iambic pentameter is to memorize a perfectly metrical line and always have it ready to hand (mine is: "she is as in a field a silken tent"). Some lines in Shakespeare are not always perfect, which can affect meaning. Then you all gave me some great starts for your pitches for the sonnet projects. We will keep fine-tuning this as we go along, but I was impressed by your attention to the companion sonnets. We then began watching a different version of TN, Act 3 scene 1. This scene is pretty complicated! We did not get to discuss it in its entirety. I would like everyone to use the viewing guide to review/reread the scene, in addition to Scenes 2 and 3, for Friday. We will also talk about Sonnet 94. Be sure to annotate!!! Point out devices, key words, images, anything that stands out, and comment on what you observe. See you Friday!
AP Research
Today we read and discussed various features of Sonnet 55 (including meter, scanning, caesura, assonance, enjambment, and other devices). The best way to get a handle on iambic pentameter is to memorize a perfectly metrical line and always have it ready to hand (mine is: "she is as in a field a silken tent"). Some lines in Shakespeare are not always perfect, which can affect meaning. Then you all gave me some great starts for your pitches for the sonnet projects. We will keep fine-tuning this as we go along, but I was impressed by your attention to the companion sonnets. We then began watching a different version of TN, Act 3 scene 1. This scene is pretty complicated! We did not get to discuss it in its entirety. I would like everyone to use the viewing guide to review/reread the scene, in addition to Scenes 2 and 3, for Friday. We will also talk about Sonnet 94. Be sure to annotate!!! Point out devices, key words, images, anything that stands out, and comment on what you observe. See you Friday!
AP Research
Good Afternoon All! Today was a day to begin our conferences and our check on data check. We will finish these on Friday with Mr. Ellison leading the conversation. I want to remind all of you that you are having your first PREP Check this weekend. I'll be looking at four folders for documentation. These are as follows:
1. Research Records - I should see data sets here. Even if they are blank, they should be here.
2. Records of Communication - Participants and Expert Advisers should be logged here.
3. Weekly Work - 21 Reflections. Task Log updated to most recent tasks.
4. Assessment Task Drafts - A draft through the method section.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Homework for (Super) Tuesday - 3 March 2020 - A Day
AP Research
Good Morning All! Today was a day to begin our conferences and our check on data check. We will finish these on Thursday. I want to remind all of you that you are having your first PREP Check this weekend. I'll be looking at four folders for documentation. These are as follows:
1. Research Records - I should see data sets here. Even if they are blank, they should be here.
2. Records of Communication - Participants and Expert Advisers should be logged here.
3. Weekly Work - 21 Reflections. Task Log updated to most recent tasks.
4. Assessment Task Drafts - A draft through the method section.
Russian I
Today in class we had a day to review our case endings and to begin on our grammar and vocabulary project - The House of My Dreams / Дом Моей Мечты. For this project you need five rooms and two items. You should use adjectives to describe everything, especially in your writing. We'll take a look at a sample paragraph next week.
I also reviewed the quiz goals for next week Wednesday. Make sure that you're reviewing your charts and grammar packets daily to be ready for the quiz. Working with the exercises that I've assigned are also helpful.
I'll be available for extra help on Monday and Tuesday for the quiz. You'll get progress reports on Thursday!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we did a bit of everything. We now have our paper that goes over ALL of the prepositions we can use with verbs of motion and Russian III/IV students learned the last few verbs of motion in the language. Remember - I will never ask you ask you about these words; they're just for extension and awareness.
From there we moved to review our translation exercise to see A, B and C type sentences and how to transform them into Russian. We finished with a review of our most recent quizzes and our newest project.
Next class we'll have time with Anna as well as time to work on the project assigned today. This will be your first in-class workshop, so remember there's just one left after that.
Good Morning All! Today was a day to begin our conferences and our check on data check. We will finish these on Thursday. I want to remind all of you that you are having your first PREP Check this weekend. I'll be looking at four folders for documentation. These are as follows:
1. Research Records - I should see data sets here. Even if they are blank, they should be here.
2. Records of Communication - Participants and Expert Advisers should be logged here.
3. Weekly Work - 21 Reflections. Task Log updated to most recent tasks.
4. Assessment Task Drafts - A draft through the method section.
Today in class we had a day to review our case endings and to begin on our grammar and vocabulary project - The House of My Dreams / Дом Моей Мечты. For this project you need five rooms and two items. You should use adjectives to describe everything, especially in your writing. We'll take a look at a sample paragraph next week.
I also reviewed the quiz goals for next week Wednesday. Make sure that you're reviewing your charts and grammar packets daily to be ready for the quiz. Working with the exercises that I've assigned are also helpful.
I'll be available for extra help on Monday and Tuesday for the quiz. You'll get progress reports on Thursday!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we did a bit of everything. We now have our paper that goes over ALL of the prepositions we can use with verbs of motion and Russian III/IV students learned the last few verbs of motion in the language. Remember - I will never ask you ask you about these words; they're just for extension and awareness.
From there we moved to review our translation exercise to see A, B and C type sentences and how to transform them into Russian. We finished with a review of our most recent quizzes and our newest project.
Next class we'll have time with Anna as well as time to work on the project assigned today. This will be your first in-class workshop, so remember there's just one left after that.
Monday, March 2, 2020
Homework for B-Day Students - 2 March 2020
AP Literature
Today we watched and discussed Twelfth Night 2.5. We discussed complexities in Malvolio's character and the various ways in which the comedy functions (physical, props, wordplay). We also talked about some strategies for comparing sonnets. Pitches Wednesday! Be sure to see the final slide to review your homework before next class. Read and be ready for that!
AP Research
Today was our day to start to talk about DATA! And I don't mean the android from Star Trek. Today we started to build our data tables - think about our organization - and consider how to make our data digestible to our readers (bite-sized). Take all of this forward as you're working this weekend. Remember that as we work we are building the next section of our paper - RESULTS.
I've posted Reflection 21 for you to complete. Remember that you should also check in on your previous POD Questions. Next week I'll be checking your PREP Folders for your first check - have everything ready and organized for me.
Today we watched and discussed Twelfth Night 2.5. We discussed complexities in Malvolio's character and the various ways in which the comedy functions (physical, props, wordplay). We also talked about some strategies for comparing sonnets. Pitches Wednesday! Be sure to see the final slide to review your homework before next class. Read and be ready for that!
AP Research
Today was our day to start to talk about DATA! And I don't mean the android from Star Trek. Today we started to build our data tables - think about our organization - and consider how to make our data digestible to our readers (bite-sized). Take all of this forward as you're working this weekend. Remember that as we work we are building the next section of our paper - RESULTS.
I've posted Reflection 21 for you to complete. Remember that you should also check in on your previous POD Questions. Next week I'll be checking your PREP Folders for your first check - have everything ready and organized for me.
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