AP Literature
We had our final work with The Stranger today in class as well as a circle discussion to review some of our main themes and takeaways from the novel. I was really happy to see you all in the circle room as you tried something new, listened and respected each other, and you all engaged in creative and critical discussion about the novel. Молодец! Wonderful! All of this discussion is key in preparing for Q3 next class - Hopefully you see the connection to the various themes.
Tonight you should spend some time at AP Classroom. Look at your Unit 1 MCQ - What did you get wrong? Why did you get it wrong? Why is the correct answer the better answer? Be sure that you're looking at the specific verbs and adjectives/adverbs - that's usually the difference between better and best.
Prepare for Q3 (The FRQ) by reviewing your annotations. Checking in on your back covers and understanding connections between those elements is key. Also, be sure to look at the practice we did in class related to Q3.
Lastly - we'll start Dostoevsky on Friday. Get yourself a copy of the novel - or save the link here for a copy of it. Remember, no matter how you read, you are still expected to annotate. We'll be reading this book fast - it's a quick read.
AP Research
Today was a workday for all of us. I was reviewing your proposals and you were working with each other or on your own. I'm planning to sit with you at the beginning of next week to go through your proposals and address feedback. As you are working this week, don't forget that we have a new reflection posted.
I would highly suggest that you all spend the time that you need this week working through your method. Do you have a firm understanding of what data you need to collect and how you are going to get it? How are you taking these generalized methods and making them specific to your question and study?
You'll have the chance to recoup your points this week if you missed any. Please review your work as it is returned to you. I'll hopefully have them all returned to you on Google Classroom by the end of tomorrow.
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Monday, November 18, 2019
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 14 November
AP Lit
Today in class we had a great time discussing elements of rationality and irrationality in the text and the way in which they are connected to some of the major themes of this novel. Are there ways that these ideas also connect to some of our philosophies as well?
From there we spent the great majority of class preparing for our assessment on The Stranger. Next week you'll have our Unit Multiple Choice Practice as well as the Free Response. The free response essay will be a Question 3 and you'll be expected to use The Stranger for your response.
For tonight, construct your book card for The Stranger. Read Chapter 5. Be ready for our final class on The Stranger in which we'll make a circle and some big discussions.
AP Research
Today we had an assessment followed by working time. I was happy with what I saw on the assessment. If you missed something, it was probably because you were confusing unethical practices with poor method design. Remember that if we're working in the spirit of ethics, we are doing what is needed. There are some issues that we can't correct, but we need to be able to explain them clearly.
Tonight your first priority is to complete your DRAFT proposals. Submit that to Google Classroom so that I can read and review. After that, it's time to start constructing the pieces for your beast. Think about your method. Conference with your peer. Log your work and conferences! Think about your consent forms and instruments. Keep grinding away!
Today in class we had a great time discussing elements of rationality and irrationality in the text and the way in which they are connected to some of the major themes of this novel. Are there ways that these ideas also connect to some of our philosophies as well?
From there we spent the great majority of class preparing for our assessment on The Stranger. Next week you'll have our Unit Multiple Choice Practice as well as the Free Response. The free response essay will be a Question 3 and you'll be expected to use The Stranger for your response.
For tonight, construct your book card for The Stranger. Read Chapter 5. Be ready for our final class on The Stranger in which we'll make a circle and some big discussions.
AP Research
Today we had an assessment followed by working time. I was happy with what I saw on the assessment. If you missed something, it was probably because you were confusing unethical practices with poor method design. Remember that if we're working in the spirit of ethics, we are doing what is needed. There are some issues that we can't correct, but we need to be able to explain them clearly.
Tonight your first priority is to complete your DRAFT proposals. Submit that to Google Classroom so that I can read and review. After that, it's time to start constructing the pieces for your beast. Think about your method. Conference with your peer. Log your work and conferences! Think about your consent forms and instruments. Keep grinding away!
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
AP English Literature 11/12
AP English Literature
We had a great class detecting theme changes in Part 1 and 2 of The Stranger. I some of us were confused about how to analyze why meanings change or how they change and that is OKAY. We are just getting started with high-level analysis and this will only make us grow as readers and writers.
I appreciate that we all put our best feet forward today and worked with such a complex novel.
Homework:
Read Chapter 4 Part 2 of The Stranger- Make note of a memorable scene from Parts 1 and/or 2 that you may use to answer an essay question. (You can even think of more than one...but make sure you at least have one in mind!)
And, a few reminders:
1. Show annotations to me or Mr. Miller this week.
2. Please make-up your unit test this week if you have not already!
3. Next Wednesday: MCQ and FRQ test!
Have a great night and stay dry!
We had a great class detecting theme changes in Part 1 and 2 of The Stranger. I some of us were confused about how to analyze why meanings change or how they change and that is OKAY. We are just getting started with high-level analysis and this will only make us grow as readers and writers.
I appreciate that we all put our best feet forward today and worked with such a complex novel.
Homework:
Read Chapter 4 Part 2 of The Stranger- Make note of a memorable scene from Parts 1 and/or 2 that you may use to answer an essay question. (You can even think of more than one...but make sure you at least have one in mind!)
And, a few reminders:
1. Show annotations to me or Mr. Miller this week.
2. Please make-up your unit test this week if you have not already!
3. Next Wednesday: MCQ and FRQ test!
Have a great night and stay dry!
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 7 November
AP Literature
Today in class we had a lot of great work going on related to themes and the way that they are developed through a text. We really enjoyed seeing the work that you did and the questions that you developed related to this text.
Tonight/This Weekend there's Chapter 3. Be sure that you're looking at the themes, topics, motifs, and Mersault. What's changing? How is it changing? Why is the change important?
If your tests or annotations are missing, be sure that they are complete by the end of the week. Any missing projects should also be turned in this week to be considered on-time. We'll hopefully have everything back to you next week.
AP Research
Today we had our next ethical dilemma as well as our work with the DRAFT proposal form (simple really is better). I enjoyed having the opportunity to conference with you today. If we didn't talk today, then we'll talk on Tuesday. The ethical dilemma assessment will fall on Thursday!
Be sure that you are updating your PREP folder as we are working in this unit. Your expert adviser research should go in Weekly Work; there should also be the Planning Out the Work document that should be updated daily. Today, if we conferenced, be sure to log that in the conferences folder.
The proposal folder should also be populated. There's the DPS proposal form, copies of any questions or surveys, consent forms, and the DRAFT form.
Today in class we had a lot of great work going on related to themes and the way that they are developed through a text. We really enjoyed seeing the work that you did and the questions that you developed related to this text.
Tonight/This Weekend there's Chapter 3. Be sure that you're looking at the themes, topics, motifs, and Mersault. What's changing? How is it changing? Why is the change important?
If your tests or annotations are missing, be sure that they are complete by the end of the week. Any missing projects should also be turned in this week to be considered on-time. We'll hopefully have everything back to you next week.
AP Research
Today we had our next ethical dilemma as well as our work with the DRAFT proposal form (simple really is better). I enjoyed having the opportunity to conference with you today. If we didn't talk today, then we'll talk on Tuesday. The ethical dilemma assessment will fall on Thursday!
Be sure that you are updating your PREP folder as we are working in this unit. Your expert adviser research should go in Weekly Work; there should also be the Planning Out the Work document that should be updated daily. Today, if we conferenced, be sure to log that in the conferences folder.
The proposal folder should also be populated. There's the DPS proposal form, copies of any questions or surveys, consent forms, and the DRAFT form.
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Homework for B-Day / 5 November
AP Literature
As we discovered in class today, this book isn't all gloom and doom. There's a bright side to absurdism too as it leads us to a certain amount of satisfaction with our life as it is. We recognize what we can fix and what we can't. We also learn to accept ourselves for who we are, no matter what others may say or think.
Take this with you as you go into Chapter Two. Look at how Mersault and others react to the idea of change. Why is change an important idea in this book? How could it connect to our philosophies?
Don't forget that if you missed the Part One test that it should be made up this week. We are also missing annotations from some of you. If your pop-culture/philosophy project is missing, be sure that it is complete and shared/turned in to Ms. Metcalf by the end of the week.
AP Research
Today was all about making sure that we work with a mind on making the most ethical choices that we can given the limitations that we face. Remember that this class is a process and that it will reveal a lot of moments for us to reflect on the work that we have done so far. Take this time to reflect. Have you checked for ethics in your BoK? How about your expert advisers? Are you asking the right questions? Are you citing everything?
Next class we're going to have a workshop on method and development of the method. I'll also be conferencing with each of you about your work so far this quarter - be ready for our conversation!
As we discovered in class today, this book isn't all gloom and doom. There's a bright side to absurdism too as it leads us to a certain amount of satisfaction with our life as it is. We recognize what we can fix and what we can't. We also learn to accept ourselves for who we are, no matter what others may say or think.
Take this with you as you go into Chapter Two. Look at how Mersault and others react to the idea of change. Why is change an important idea in this book? How could it connect to our philosophies?
Don't forget that if you missed the Part One test that it should be made up this week. We are also missing annotations from some of you. If your pop-culture/philosophy project is missing, be sure that it is complete and shared/turned in to Ms. Metcalf by the end of the week.
AP Research
Today was all about making sure that we work with a mind on making the most ethical choices that we can given the limitations that we face. Remember that this class is a process and that it will reveal a lot of moments for us to reflect on the work that we have done so far. Take this time to reflect. Have you checked for ethics in your BoK? How about your expert advisers? Are you asking the right questions? Are you citing everything?
Next class we're going to have a workshop on method and development of the method. I'll also be conferencing with each of you about your work so far this quarter - be ready for our conversation!
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 31 October
Happy Halloween from Ofdaniel and Boris the Russian peasant! Enjoy the evening and the long weekend! Remember that since we had an assessment in AP Literature there are no posts in Google Classroom. If you were absent, be sure that you have scheduled your make-up test.
AP Literature
This weekend there are two things to complete in order to prepare for Tuesday. First, finish your mini-project on Pop Culture and Philosophy. Remember that in this assignment you are applying the game plan to a piece of pop culture to argue that it is indicative of one of our three key philosophies. Your piece of pop culture should be cited.
Be clear in your claims about the piece. Use clear examples. Explain how they lead to the philosophy.
Additionally, spend time with Mersault in prison. Read Chapter 1 of Part Two. How does the new setting make Mersault feel? How is irony at play? What changes do you notice from Part One to Part Two?
AP Research
Be sure that this weekend you begin to work on your work moving forward and that you organize your PREP folder completely. Remember that there should start to be content in more of your sub-folders like PROPOSAL and CONFERENCES. Also, the Planning Out the Work log should reflect all the tasks you've completed in the first quarter.
This weekend research THREE potential Expert Advisers. These should be people you could actually contact. You can have more than one and they can be shared. Create a Google Doc in WEEKLY WORK and explain why they are a good adviser for you. Do research into the work they do.
Don't forget that you should be working on your PROPOSAL Draft daily as well as your REFLECTION for the week on today's lesson. Do a bit every day and this will get done!
AP Literature
This weekend there are two things to complete in order to prepare for Tuesday. First, finish your mini-project on Pop Culture and Philosophy. Remember that in this assignment you are applying the game plan to a piece of pop culture to argue that it is indicative of one of our three key philosophies. Your piece of pop culture should be cited.
Be clear in your claims about the piece. Use clear examples. Explain how they lead to the philosophy.
Additionally, spend time with Mersault in prison. Read Chapter 1 of Part Two. How does the new setting make Mersault feel? How is irony at play? What changes do you notice from Part One to Part Two?
AP Research
Be sure that this weekend you begin to work on your work moving forward and that you organize your PREP folder completely. Remember that there should start to be content in more of your sub-folders like PROPOSAL and CONFERENCES. Also, the Planning Out the Work log should reflect all the tasks you've completed in the first quarter.
This weekend research THREE potential Expert Advisers. These should be people you could actually contact. You can have more than one and they can be shared. Create a Google Doc in WEEKLY WORK and explain why they are a good adviser for you. Do research into the work they do.
Don't forget that you should be working on your PROPOSAL Draft daily as well as your REFLECTION for the week on today's lesson. Do a bit every day and this will get done!
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Homework for B-Day - Starting Q2 - 29 October
AP Literature
Next class we will have our The Stranger, Part One, Unit Assessment. The sample exam tasks that you had today are very indicative of the work you will do on Thursday. A few important reminders:
1. Review all of the slides and notes on Google Classroom that have been made available.
2. Annotate your books as you study and review. We've highlighted a lot of important passages. Do you have annotations which align with those passages? Do your covers reflect the work that we've been doing in class?
3. Be ready for the exam by using the review pack. Be able to answer all of the questions. Know what's expected of you!
Please remember to bring your novels/annotations for Part One. If they are on paper, bring those. Remember that these need to be reading notes, and not just your notes from class. If you have questions related to the assessment, see us before the fact.
AP Research
Today we worked to understand the main parts of Q2 and then to break the major steps into smaller and achievable goals. Set a timeline for yourself. Hold yourself accountable. Be sure that you are able to explain and justify the choice that you have made. This is an important element of being productive. Remember that 15 November is a line in concrete. We must have the proposal complete in its DRAFT form by that day.
Next class we will have our The Stranger, Part One, Unit Assessment. The sample exam tasks that you had today are very indicative of the work you will do on Thursday. A few important reminders:
1. Review all of the slides and notes on Google Classroom that have been made available.
2. Annotate your books as you study and review. We've highlighted a lot of important passages. Do you have annotations which align with those passages? Do your covers reflect the work that we've been doing in class?
3. Be ready for the exam by using the review pack. Be able to answer all of the questions. Know what's expected of you!
Please remember to bring your novels/annotations for Part One. If they are on paper, bring those. Remember that these need to be reading notes, and not just your notes from class. If you have questions related to the assessment, see us before the fact.
AP Research
Today we worked to understand the main parts of Q2 and then to break the major steps into smaller and achievable goals. Set a timeline for yourself. Hold yourself accountable. Be sure that you are able to explain and justify the choice that you have made. This is an important element of being productive. Remember that 15 November is a line in concrete. We must have the proposal complete in its DRAFT form by that day.
Friday, October 25, 2019
AP English Literature 10/25
AP English Literature
Great job with our discussion today! I enjoyed hearing your reactions to one of my favorite video clips. I hope the clip from The Newsroom was insightful and thought-provoking. If you want to watch and/or share the clip, the video is on Google Classroom.
Homework for this weekend:
Read Chapter 6 of The Stranger. Bring questions about the text to class.
Next week:
1. Test on The Stranger Part 1 (Chapters 1-6) on Thursday!
2. We will review for the test on Tuesday!
2. After the test on Thursday, we will work on our Philosophies and Pop Culture mini project. I would like them turned in at class next Thursday or the following Tuesday. Follow the Game Plan format. Make sure to cite your sources!
Have a great weekend! Do something fun:)
Great job with our discussion today! I enjoyed hearing your reactions to one of my favorite video clips. I hope the clip from The Newsroom was insightful and thought-provoking. If you want to watch and/or share the clip, the video is on Google Classroom.
Homework for this weekend:
Read Chapter 6 of The Stranger. Bring questions about the text to class.
Next week:
1. Test on The Stranger Part 1 (Chapters 1-6) on Thursday!
2. We will review for the test on Tuesday!
2. After the test on Thursday, we will work on our Philosophies and Pop Culture mini project. I would like them turned in at class next Thursday or the following Tuesday. Follow the Game Plan format. Make sure to cite your sources!
Have a great weekend! Do something fun:)
Monday, October 21, 2019
Homework for Monday - 21 October - B Day
AP Literature
Ignore your bookmarks! We are reading Chapter Four and Five tonight for homework. We'll make it up to you with Chapter Six, since that one is a bit lengthier. Be sure as you read to continue to follow your motifs (find them in the body of the text) and keep paying attention to how our philosophies are coming into play (especially as you notice tone and other narrative elements).
You should complete two more vocabulary cards based on these chapters. If you missed the first two, you can turn them in on Wednesday.
If there are any grades that are missing in the gradebook, those must be submitted by Wednesday for credit. Be aware of what your gradebook says and if there is an error, let us know.
Be sure to update your covers as you read (we discussed plenty of characters today).
AP Research
Today we worked well to develop our web of subtopics branching from our question as well as the details that support those subtopics. Be sure that you are using your BoK and AB to fill out the details and pair those with sources. This is the beginning of the end of your introduction.
Parallel work to this is our poster and pitch. Next class we'll have a quick lesson to finish the LIT REVIEW and then we will spend time preparing for posters and pitches. Remember that the work on posters and pitches is the final grade of the quarter.
Ignore your bookmarks! We are reading Chapter Four and Five tonight for homework. We'll make it up to you with Chapter Six, since that one is a bit lengthier. Be sure as you read to continue to follow your motifs (find them in the body of the text) and keep paying attention to how our philosophies are coming into play (especially as you notice tone and other narrative elements).
You should complete two more vocabulary cards based on these chapters. If you missed the first two, you can turn them in on Wednesday.
If there are any grades that are missing in the gradebook, those must be submitted by Wednesday for credit. Be aware of what your gradebook says and if there is an error, let us know.
Be sure to update your covers as you read (we discussed plenty of characters today).
AP Research
Today we worked well to develop our web of subtopics branching from our question as well as the details that support those subtopics. Be sure that you are using your BoK and AB to fill out the details and pair those with sources. This is the beginning of the end of your introduction.
Parallel work to this is our poster and pitch. Next class we'll have a quick lesson to finish the LIT REVIEW and then we will spend time preparing for posters and pitches. Remember that the work on posters and pitches is the final grade of the quarter.
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 17 October
AP Literature
Today we had a great day working into Camus and the ideas of existentialism and absurdism at play in The Stranger. This is one of my favorite novels, and I'm so excited to take you through it. As you are reading Chapter Two and Three this weekend, continue to annotate around the ideas that we started with today in class - but be sure to find more too and add to your lists. As you read, I would also direct you to the notes we've done on absurdism and existentialism. This will help you make sense of a lot of this text. Please complete two vocabulary cards from Camus this weekend.
The other thing to take care of this weekend is any missing or incomplete work (especially as it refers to the Unit 1 Exam). If you haven't yet presented your project, be sure that this is settled as soon as you can.
AP Research
Today we had a workday in class related to our introduction development. Remember that we will give our pitches and our posters next week, and they can't be presented late, so it must be done on time. All of this work should be in your Assessment Task Drafts (poster, pitch, and your outline introduction).
Next class I'll be going over Annotated Bibliography scores and feedback. I'm very happy with what I have seen so far. I think that there's a lot of great work going on in 309.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Homework for B-Day Students - 15 October
AP Literature
A pretty easy night tonight as you don't have much to do. Be sure that your projects are complete and that you are ready to present them this week. We can't grade your final product until you complete your presentation.
Tonight, it would be a good idea to find time to work with Camus. Get to know him by doing some preliminary research on his biography, his beliefs, and his philosophy. Jot down some notes since we'll be getting into the text next class and understanding him will help us a lot in understanding the text he's written.
Additionally, remember what I said about your recommendation letters. Be sure you have my correct email in as I do not have a Common App account with Daniel _ Miller.
AP Research
We're moving quickly to the end of the quarter and the end of our second unit. Next week we will be presenting our FIRST poster and pitch. For the poster, you need to work only through the required elements in the slides from today and your pitch is only three sentences (though filled out with details).
Don't forget to create a document in your PREP folder in the Assessment Task Drafts Folder. Go through the nine elements of an introduction and write a definition of this element and its purpose in the academic paper. This is the beginning of your introduction outline which we will continue to work through next week.
Remember that all Annotated Bibliographies should be in this week. I will be conferencing with you on Monday about your work, so be sure that what you need to have in is in.
A pretty easy night tonight as you don't have much to do. Be sure that your projects are complete and that you are ready to present them this week. We can't grade your final product until you complete your presentation.
Tonight, it would be a good idea to find time to work with Camus. Get to know him by doing some preliminary research on his biography, his beliefs, and his philosophy. Jot down some notes since we'll be getting into the text next class and understanding him will help us a lot in understanding the text he's written.
Additionally, remember what I said about your recommendation letters. Be sure you have my correct email in as I do not have a Common App account with Daniel _ Miller.
AP Research
We're moving quickly to the end of the quarter and the end of our second unit. Next week we will be presenting our FIRST poster and pitch. For the poster, you need to work only through the required elements in the slides from today and your pitch is only three sentences (though filled out with details).
Don't forget to create a document in your PREP folder in the Assessment Task Drafts Folder. Go through the nine elements of an introduction and write a definition of this element and its purpose in the academic paper. This is the beginning of your introduction outline which we will continue to work through next week.
Remember that all Annotated Bibliographies should be in this week. I will be conferencing with you on Monday about your work, so be sure that what you need to have in is in.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 11 October
AP Literature
Here we go into philosophy which may make you pull your hair out. Or you may just realize that nothing really matters and hair is just a social construct. Anyway, here we go into Unit 2. Remember that we'll start reading The Stranger by Albert Camus on Thursday - please secure a copy by then. We have some in class you can use if needed.
Over the weekend you should finish your visual representation related to your oppression work. These visuals are due on Tuesday. You can present to the class, or to your teachers privately. We are also reading a short story this weekend - Susan Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers". As you read pay attention to the three philosophies at play in the story as well as the way that dialogue is used. Try and apply the philosophies as you read.
By this point, everything from Unit 1 should be complete. If you have questions or concerns, see us.
AP Research
Your work is the same as your colleagues in A-Day. The main goal is your annotated bibliography entries by Sunday. There's also your sixth reflection question. Remember that next week we'll be moving on into pitches and poster projects, the work in the Annotated Bibliography will really help you here. There are going to be many workshop days ahead, which will be helpful for us all!
Here we go into philosophy which may make you pull your hair out. Or you may just realize that nothing really matters and hair is just a social construct. Anyway, here we go into Unit 2. Remember that we'll start reading The Stranger by Albert Camus on Thursday - please secure a copy by then. We have some in class you can use if needed.
Over the weekend you should finish your visual representation related to your oppression work. These visuals are due on Tuesday. You can present to the class, or to your teachers privately. We are also reading a short story this weekend - Susan Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers". As you read pay attention to the three philosophies at play in the story as well as the way that dialogue is used. Try and apply the philosophies as you read.
By this point, everything from Unit 1 should be complete. If you have questions or concerns, see us.
AP Research
Your work is the same as your colleagues in A-Day. The main goal is your annotated bibliography entries by Sunday. There's also your sixth reflection question. Remember that next week we'll be moving on into pitches and poster projects, the work in the Annotated Bibliography will really help you here. There are going to be many workshop days ahead, which will be helpful for us all!
Friday, October 4, 2019
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 4 October 2019
AP Literature
For those of you using Native Son as one of your sources for your outline, the end-text citation is as follows:
Native Son. By Nambi E. Kelley, directed by Colette Robert, 26 Sep. 2019, Playmakers Repertory Company, Chapel Hill. Performance.
Remember that your Oppression Outlines are due to Google Classroom by Sunday. You should submit online. If you are working in a group and submitting one outline for the group, be sure that it is clear who did what. These outlines will guide your final product due Friday. Remember that these products should communicate your argument but not rely on the written word to do so. Consider how organization, layering, and key details can help you here.
Other than that we'll have the second part of our assessment on Tuesday - the essay. You'll have approximately 55 minutes to complete your response. Please secure a copy of The Stranger as soon as possible. Remember that you want the one by Vintage International so that we have the same translator.
If you were absent from today's class be sure to go to AP Classroom and complete the Unit 1 MCQ.
AP Research
Today in class we had time to work before finishing the Manzanar paper and reviewing the essential elements of the academic paper. Be sure that you are using the instructions document as you are working and beginning to write.
Over the weekend there are several things to be working on. The first is your Annotated Bibliography. Be sure that you're using the templates as you write. Focus on the best sources that you've found. As you write, how will you be able to discover more that you may find. Remember that the Annotated Bibliography will set us up well for the Literature Review - an essential component of your paper.
I would also direct you to Google Classroom for the Reflection Questions. Please complete Reflection 5 this weekend. If you are missing earlier reflections, please complete those and send me a link when they are complete.
For those of you using Native Son as one of your sources for your outline, the end-text citation is as follows:
Native Son. By Nambi E. Kelley, directed by Colette Robert, 26 Sep. 2019, Playmakers Repertory Company, Chapel Hill. Performance.
Remember that your Oppression Outlines are due to Google Classroom by Sunday. You should submit online. If you are working in a group and submitting one outline for the group, be sure that it is clear who did what. These outlines will guide your final product due Friday. Remember that these products should communicate your argument but not rely on the written word to do so. Consider how organization, layering, and key details can help you here.
Other than that we'll have the second part of our assessment on Tuesday - the essay. You'll have approximately 55 minutes to complete your response. Please secure a copy of The Stranger as soon as possible. Remember that you want the one by Vintage International so that we have the same translator.
If you were absent from today's class be sure to go to AP Classroom and complete the Unit 1 MCQ.
AP Research
Today in class we had time to work before finishing the Manzanar paper and reviewing the essential elements of the academic paper. Be sure that you are using the instructions document as you are working and beginning to write.
Over the weekend there are several things to be working on. The first is your Annotated Bibliography. Be sure that you're using the templates as you write. Focus on the best sources that you've found. As you write, how will you be able to discover more that you may find. Remember that the Annotated Bibliography will set us up well for the Literature Review - an essential component of your paper.
I would also direct you to Google Classroom for the Reflection Questions. Please complete Reflection 5 this weekend. If you are missing earlier reflections, please complete those and send me a link when they are complete.
Friday, March 18, 2016
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 18 March
English II
Make sure that if you are going on the field trip in May that you have submitted your permission slip by Tuesday. I'll be opening space on the bus to other classes after Tuesday.
For the weekend make sure that you read Chapter Four and that you complete your detail grabber and vocabulary for the chapter. Also, you have your progress reports. If there is late work that you want to do for credit, take care of that. I'll collect rubles next week from anyone who wants to bring up their grades with those extra credit points.
Make sure as well, everyone, that you have finished all four paragraphs of your essay. I know that some of you are behind on this. This will be the final grade for the quarter and needs to be complete.
AP English III
For the weekend you have your reading of Chapters 20 through 22. This will be our last section of reading before Spring Break. You'll also need to do the analysis post for these chapters based on your motifs. Pay close attention to Tod Clifton - he's so important here.
If you were absent today you must make sure to complete the AP Multiple Choice practice before Thursday's class. Tuesday afternoon is a good time for you to make up this assessment. Also - make sure that if you haven't conferenced with me about your paper that you settle that on Monday or Tuesday at the latest.
Make sure that if you are going on the field trip in May that you have submitted your permission slip by Tuesday. I'll be opening space on the bus to other classes after Tuesday.
For the weekend make sure that you read Chapter Four and that you complete your detail grabber and vocabulary for the chapter. Also, you have your progress reports. If there is late work that you want to do for credit, take care of that. I'll collect rubles next week from anyone who wants to bring up their grades with those extra credit points.
Make sure as well, everyone, that you have finished all four paragraphs of your essay. I know that some of you are behind on this. This will be the final grade for the quarter and needs to be complete.
AP English III
For the weekend you have your reading of Chapters 20 through 22. This will be our last section of reading before Spring Break. You'll also need to do the analysis post for these chapters based on your motifs. Pay close attention to Tod Clifton - he's so important here.
If you were absent today you must make sure to complete the AP Multiple Choice practice before Thursday's class. Tuesday afternoon is a good time for you to make up this assessment. Also - make sure that if you haven't conferenced with me about your paper that you settle that on Monday or Tuesday at the latest.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Homework for A-Day Students: Weekend Edition - 17 March 2016
Remember that when we return next week we will have a four day week. The grading period ends on Thursday, and I will leave for Europe on Friday meaning that the last day you have to do anything for your grade is Thursday.
Russian II/III
Russian II Students should finish working on the rough draft for the weather report. Follow the format and use the vocabulary from the new unit since this is the vocabulary that you will need to know for upcoming quizzes and tests. Remember to focus on using the dative case appropriately, as well as adjectives versus adverbs. I'll check your work next class.
Russian III Students should finish the exercise we began in the textbook. Please remember to write out all of the forms of the short form adjective and to mark the stresses. This will help us to complete the other practice exercise on this topic.
Russian I
I'm very impressed at how much faster a lot of you are getting with your work on cases. Keep practicing! It's the only way to get faster. This weekend you should write the rough draft (черновик) for your political candidate. Remember to cover all of the information and to use your adjectives and your cases. Remember to use vocabulary that you know and focus on sentence structures. Next week we will put these together and move on to finishing this unit. I am looking at you having your unit exam the week we return from Spring Break.
English II
For homework you should begin the drafting of Paragraphs Three and Four for your mini-essay. The third paragraph focuses on your example from The Stranger and your last paragraph is your conclusion. Use the outline that we created in class.
You should also read Chapter Three. It's a bit lengthy. Fill in your detail organizers as you read and make sure to find any new vocabulary that you can use.
Russian II/III
Russian II Students should finish working on the rough draft for the weather report. Follow the format and use the vocabulary from the new unit since this is the vocabulary that you will need to know for upcoming quizzes and tests. Remember to focus on using the dative case appropriately, as well as adjectives versus adverbs. I'll check your work next class.
Russian III Students should finish the exercise we began in the textbook. Please remember to write out all of the forms of the short form adjective and to mark the stresses. This will help us to complete the other practice exercise on this topic.
Russian I
I'm very impressed at how much faster a lot of you are getting with your work on cases. Keep practicing! It's the only way to get faster. This weekend you should write the rough draft (черновик) for your political candidate. Remember to cover all of the information and to use your adjectives and your cases. Remember to use vocabulary that you know and focus on sentence structures. Next week we will put these together and move on to finishing this unit. I am looking at you having your unit exam the week we return from Spring Break.
English II
For homework you should begin the drafting of Paragraphs Three and Four for your mini-essay. The third paragraph focuses on your example from The Stranger and your last paragraph is your conclusion. Use the outline that we created in class.
You should also read Chapter Three. It's a bit lengthy. Fill in your detail organizers as you read and make sure to find any new vocabulary that you can use.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Homework for A Day Students - 15 March 2016
Russian II/III
Tonight all of you should continue spending time working on your vocabulary for the new unit. Your homework is geared to have you continue this work.
Russian II Students - Using your new knowledge of the dative case work through exercises four and five. In exercise four you need to write out everything including the numbers. In exercise five, pay attention to the use of adjectives versus adverbs.
Russian III Students - Finish working through the first exercise on nationalities and then read pages 460 to 464 and take notes on the concept before we talk through it next class.
Russian I
Tonight I want to make sure that you all do a few things for me. First, to any of you who didn't finish the writing about your bedroom in class, make sure that is complete for me next class. Evidence of translator use will result in a zero on this assignment. Second, make sure that you are working with your charts tonight - start to memorize and start to practice so that this information starts to stick in your head.
We likely won't do the unit exam until after Spring Break. That being said, we will have a final speaking assignment to go over all of this. That is exercise twenty-two. Select a presidential candidate and plan a eight sentence description. For tonight you should complete a vocabulary list to describe your candidate. I will check your vocabulary list next class.
English II
Tonight you have two things to do: First, finish reading Chapter One - we have about three pages left to finish. Many of you didn't get your sound imagery from the chapter - pay attention to the voices. That'll work for the sound imagery. Then, make sure that you go on and read Chapter Two - complete your detail grabbers as you read.
The other work for tonight is for you all to finish your writing planning sheets. Either from Chapter One of Part Two or from Chapters One through Six of Part One you should be able to find one quotation. Once you've found your quote that relates to your thesis statement, start working through the steps. First put it in your own words, then explain it so that I can see how it applies to your main idea. This will be the meat of your third paragraph which we will work on next class.
Tonight all of you should continue spending time working on your vocabulary for the new unit. Your homework is geared to have you continue this work.
Russian II Students - Using your new knowledge of the dative case work through exercises four and five. In exercise four you need to write out everything including the numbers. In exercise five, pay attention to the use of adjectives versus adverbs.
Russian III Students - Finish working through the first exercise on nationalities and then read pages 460 to 464 and take notes on the concept before we talk through it next class.
Russian I
Tonight I want to make sure that you all do a few things for me. First, to any of you who didn't finish the writing about your bedroom in class, make sure that is complete for me next class. Evidence of translator use will result in a zero on this assignment. Second, make sure that you are working with your charts tonight - start to memorize and start to practice so that this information starts to stick in your head.
We likely won't do the unit exam until after Spring Break. That being said, we will have a final speaking assignment to go over all of this. That is exercise twenty-two. Select a presidential candidate and plan a eight sentence description. For tonight you should complete a vocabulary list to describe your candidate. I will check your vocabulary list next class.
English II
Tonight you have two things to do: First, finish reading Chapter One - we have about three pages left to finish. Many of you didn't get your sound imagery from the chapter - pay attention to the voices. That'll work for the sound imagery. Then, make sure that you go on and read Chapter Two - complete your detail grabbers as you read.
The other work for tonight is for you all to finish your writing planning sheets. Either from Chapter One of Part Two or from Chapters One through Six of Part One you should be able to find one quotation. Once you've found your quote that relates to your thesis statement, start working through the steps. First put it in your own words, then explain it so that I can see how it applies to your main idea. This will be the meat of your third paragraph which we will work on next class.
Monday, March 14, 2016
14 March 2016 - B Day Homework
English II
The important things for you all to do tonight are to read Chapter Two of The Stranger and complete your detail grabber and your vocabulary for the chapter. Additionally, make sure that you have finished the back of your writing planning sheet - we'll have time next class to really work through the back and to start drafting those paragraphs.
The other thing to work on tonight is Study Island. I've unlocked one assignment for you all on theme. Feel free to work through this to collect your ribbons. I'll start paying you out for them soon.
AP English III
In the post below you have access to your collaborative vocabulary slides - start to put those together as soon as possible. Remember that you can do it on paper if you have issues with the posting. For tonight, you should all continue working on your rough drafts and final drafts of the research paper - I'll have documents for you next class to help you with the development of these.
Your next reading checkpoint with Invisible Man is next Tuesday - we'll need to be through Chapter 22. You'll need to have your analysis post done for that section of chapters.
The important things for you all to do tonight are to read Chapter Two of The Stranger and complete your detail grabber and your vocabulary for the chapter. Additionally, make sure that you have finished the back of your writing planning sheet - we'll have time next class to really work through the back and to start drafting those paragraphs.
The other thing to work on tonight is Study Island. I've unlocked one assignment for you all on theme. Feel free to work through this to collect your ribbons. I'll start paying you out for them soon.
AP English III
In the post below you have access to your collaborative vocabulary slides - start to put those together as soon as possible. Remember that you can do it on paper if you have issues with the posting. For tonight, you should all continue working on your rough drafts and final drafts of the research paper - I'll have documents for you next class to help you with the development of these.
Your next reading checkpoint with Invisible Man is next Tuesday - we'll need to be through Chapter 22. You'll need to have your analysis post done for that section of chapters.
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Weekend Homework - B Day Students - 10 March 2016
Yay for the beautiful weather and the weekend! It's going to be a good one! Here are your reminders for the weekend.
English II
Your quiz scores are in. To those of you whose essays I have misplaced, my apologies. Come check in with me tomorrow and I'll hopefully have your essay with my feedback or I can get a new copy from you and redo the work.
This weekend your goal is to finish the back of your writing planning sheet so that we can move on to draft paragraph three and the conclusion next week. Remember that you want to find a quotation from The Stranger which will help you to prove your thesis. Think about the book and try to find a scene that relates to your point, then find the specific quote.
Once you have your quote, you can go through the steps. We'll turn this into a paragraph next week.
Be sure as well that all of your other work is turned in. Don't fall behind this close to the end.
AP English III
This weekend you will be working on your blogs and your reading of Invisible Man. You will be reading Chapters 16 through 19 this weekend. Focus on the Brotherhood and the new characters that the Invisible Man meets - especially Brother Tod Clifton. He's a very important character. You should post your analysis post on your blog by the time we meet for class on Monday.
You also need to make sure to post your synthesis assignment for Chapters 8-15. Remember the goal of the post is to consider the meaning and purpose of the motifs. Consider your previous synthesis post as you do this - is it the same? different? stronger? weaker? What's going on with this?
Lastly, don't forget your research papers! You should be constantly revising and working more to push them forward.
English II
Your quiz scores are in. To those of you whose essays I have misplaced, my apologies. Come check in with me tomorrow and I'll hopefully have your essay with my feedback or I can get a new copy from you and redo the work.
This weekend your goal is to finish the back of your writing planning sheet so that we can move on to draft paragraph three and the conclusion next week. Remember that you want to find a quotation from The Stranger which will help you to prove your thesis. Think about the book and try to find a scene that relates to your point, then find the specific quote.
Once you have your quote, you can go through the steps. We'll turn this into a paragraph next week.
Be sure as well that all of your other work is turned in. Don't fall behind this close to the end.
AP English III
This weekend you will be working on your blogs and your reading of Invisible Man. You will be reading Chapters 16 through 19 this weekend. Focus on the Brotherhood and the new characters that the Invisible Man meets - especially Brother Tod Clifton. He's a very important character. You should post your analysis post on your blog by the time we meet for class on Monday.
You also need to make sure to post your synthesis assignment for Chapters 8-15. Remember the goal of the post is to consider the meaning and purpose of the motifs. Consider your previous synthesis post as you do this - is it the same? different? stronger? weaker? What's going on with this?
Lastly, don't forget your research papers! You should be constantly revising and working more to push them forward.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Homework for B-Day Students: 8 March 2016
English II
Next class we have our quiz on The Stranger, "After the Deluge" by Soyinka, and "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Camus. You'll want to make sure that you've reviewed your notes on these stories and the information we went over in today's review game.
Pay close attention to vocabulary from Soyinka and from The Stranger. That'll be an important part of the quiz.
For tonight - you should make sure that you are studying and that you complete your writing planning sheet - especially the back. Make sure that you have found yourself a quotation from the book and thought about how this quote from The Stranger applies to your overall idea in your essay. Remember that this will follow up your personal example paragraph.
AP English III
There's a lot for you all to take care of today and I'll go through that in order of when it is due.
Next class we'll finish our seminar on Chapters 11-15 and we will discuss "Two Ways to Belong in America" - the article is at this link and in 50 Essays. Since we'll finish the seminar next class you will not have to post your analysis and synthesis posts until after next class. Make sure that you read Mukherjee and annotate it carefully. You have your next chunk of Invisible Man reading on Monday.
We're working through our rough drafts and writing conferences. Remember that the final due date for these packets is the first day after Spring Break. You must turn in all components in your final packet. I'll have the final rubric for you soon for the paper so that you have it for your final edits. Remember that the week of March 21 - 24 is free for second conferences by drop-in.
Keep in find the final project for our motifs and blogs. Hopefully you were able to settle down some of the key ideas for your murals.
Next class we have our quiz on The Stranger, "After the Deluge" by Soyinka, and "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Camus. You'll want to make sure that you've reviewed your notes on these stories and the information we went over in today's review game.
Pay close attention to vocabulary from Soyinka and from The Stranger. That'll be an important part of the quiz.
For tonight - you should make sure that you are studying and that you complete your writing planning sheet - especially the back. Make sure that you have found yourself a quotation from the book and thought about how this quote from The Stranger applies to your overall idea in your essay. Remember that this will follow up your personal example paragraph.
AP English III
There's a lot for you all to take care of today and I'll go through that in order of when it is due.
Next class we'll finish our seminar on Chapters 11-15 and we will discuss "Two Ways to Belong in America" - the article is at this link and in 50 Essays. Since we'll finish the seminar next class you will not have to post your analysis and synthesis posts until after next class. Make sure that you read Mukherjee and annotate it carefully. You have your next chunk of Invisible Man reading on Monday.
We're working through our rough drafts and writing conferences. Remember that the final due date for these packets is the first day after Spring Break. You must turn in all components in your final packet. I'll have the final rubric for you soon for the paper so that you have it for your final edits. Remember that the week of March 21 - 24 is free for second conferences by drop-in.
Keep in find the final project for our motifs and blogs. Hopefully you were able to settle down some of the key ideas for your murals.
Monday, March 7, 2016
Homework for A Day Students - 7 March 2016
English II
Good class today reading through Chapter Six of The Stranger. Now we're done with the first part and we can prepare for the quiz on Friday. Your quiz will cover Part One, Soyinka and "The Myth of Sisyphus" - we're going to review on Wednesday.
Tonight, make sure that your writing is done for the writing workshop. You should have the full writing planning sheet done with all steps filled in. You should have written your introduction and first body paragraph - use the outline that we discussed in class.
Russian I
Tonight you have some reading to do in the textbook. Read pages 81-85 and take note of the cultural information related to names in Russian. You should know how to form a Russian's last name for male and female members of the same family. You should know about middle names in Russian and you should know a bit about making first names into nicknames.
Russian II/III
For homework tonight make sure that you are working through the reading assignment (III) or the extra exercises with verbs of motion (II). We'll have more time on Wednesday to review in advance of the unit examination on Friday.
Good class today reading through Chapter Six of The Stranger. Now we're done with the first part and we can prepare for the quiz on Friday. Your quiz will cover Part One, Soyinka and "The Myth of Sisyphus" - we're going to review on Wednesday.
Tonight, make sure that your writing is done for the writing workshop. You should have the full writing planning sheet done with all steps filled in. You should have written your introduction and first body paragraph - use the outline that we discussed in class.
Russian I
Tonight you have some reading to do in the textbook. Read pages 81-85 and take note of the cultural information related to names in Russian. You should know how to form a Russian's last name for male and female members of the same family. You should know about middle names in Russian and you should know a bit about making first names into nicknames.
Russian II/III
For homework tonight make sure that you are working through the reading assignment (III) or the extra exercises with verbs of motion (II). We'll have more time on Wednesday to review in advance of the unit examination on Friday.
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