30 October - Last Grey Day

English 11

Thanks for a great end of the week today in English 11. Today's class was focused on writing and especially on the development of our topics for our research work in this unit. We discussed the importance of specificity when it comes to our research topics. We need to be as specific as possible when it comes to the scope and context of our problem. Remember to ask questions like Where? When? What type or kind? Who? These questions will help you to focus in on a particular part of a larger problem that you can really examine in an assignment like this.

By the end of the weekend, be sure that you've completed your brainstorming assignment. I'll take a look and give feedback to the good of the group next class. We'll revise from there. We'll also take some time next class to have our discussion on our unit and texts so far. There are a few more readings that we have ahead of us, but this is a great time for us to review what we've read so far before moving on. Great work this quarter, everyone! I'm excited to move us forward into Q2.

Homework for B-Day Students - 24 September

AP Literature

Next class we have our field trip! Remember that the procedures for the trip are outlined on the slides for today. The play, Native Son, will provide a lot of great evidence related to oppression and will be a useful source in your final project. I encourage you to grab evidence from it for your work.

Next week we have our outlines due as well as our final two stories. You'll be reading "The Destructors" by Graham Greene from Perrine's Literature - It starts on page 111. Pay attention to oppression, power, and irony in this text.

Also, please be sure that you have submitted the FRQ practice on AP Classroom as well as any other missing assignments from your progress report.

AP Research

Today we worked through understanding how to build an annotated bibliography and the usefulness of it for us. I armed you with many templates that you can use to work forward. Be sure that you have submitted your source list as well as your reflection. I'll be scoring these tonight and tomorrow.

As we move forward, be aware that there are many assignments in this unit. It's imperative that you work regularly to complete all of these tasks. As always, use me as you need me.