Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Agenda for 30 September 2015



1. Review baseline APMC
2. Mark passages for APMC quiz
3. 35-45 minutes to take APMC quiz

Next class
                Review synth essay
                Grade and discussion of AP exam
Tuesday, October 6
                Re-write synth essay

Reminders
                PSAT is Wednesday, October 15
                Sign up in 102 or main office with $15, before or after school

                Money due by Monday, October 12

Monday, September 28, 2015

Agenda for 28 September 2015

1. Discuss purpose in "Into the Wild"
2. Persona focus assignment
     Complete for homework

Next class
     Review APMC baseline
     APMC quiz

Friday, October 2
     Discuss synthesis essay

     4th period-Pep Rally in the gym


Reminders
     Sign up for PSAT in guidance, Room 102, $15 ASAP

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Agenda for 24 September 2015


1. Review arg essay and prompt
2. Re-write arg essay
                Can replace baseline score

Next class
                Discussion of ITW
                Persona focus assignment
Reminders
                Progress reports on Friday
                PSAT-Wednesday, October 14, $15

                                

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Agenda for 22 September 2015


1. Review rhetorical strategies
2. Mark practice passage as a class, 1st half
3. Mark second half of passage in pairs
4. Rhetorical analysis essay on ITW

Next class
                Review argument essay
                Revise and re-write argument essay for higher score
                Progress reports to be sent home
Monday, September 25
                Chapter 1-8 discussion
                Persona focus assignment

Reminders:
                Your RA essay today can replace your baseline RA score

                When we review the synth essay, you will have the opportunity to revise that for a higher 
                     score as well.

Friday, September 18, 2015

Agenda for 18 September 2015


1. Finish speeches
2. Intro to Jon Krakauer
                Bias
3. Brief discussion of book
4. Who is Chris McCandless?

For homework: epigraph assignment and Who is Chris McCandless worksheet, available on the side bar on the "Into the Wild" page

Next class
                Discuss CH. 1-5 of the book

                Practice RA 

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Agenda for 16 September 2015


1. Finish speeches
Next class
                Background to Krakauer
                **Bring your book to class!**
Reminders
                Grades will be updated by the end of the week

                Next week to review and revise argument essays

Monday, September 14, 2015

Agenda for September 14, 2015


1. Speech presentations
2. Pictures at 8 am
3. Speech presentations
4. Turn in summer reading, if applicable
                Turn in to Turnitin.com by midnight tonight.
                Hard copy and no digital? -5 points until you turn it in
                Digital and no hard copy? -5 points until you turn it in
                Must turn in before September 28 for any credit
                Not eligible for amnesty
Next class
                Continue speech presentations
                Background on Krakauer and Into the Wild

                                Please bring your books to class

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Agenda 10 September 2015


1. Achieve 3000 
     
2. Work on computers for debate
                Should be working quietly until everyone is finished with Achieve
                Phones should stay in holder until both people in your pair are finished

Next Class
                Debate presentations (will take 2 classes)
                                Remember to have:
                                                Copies for every student in the class and me
                                                                1-30 copies (includes mine)
                                                                3-25 copies (includes mine)
                                                                4- 29 copies (includes mine)
An annotated copy for me (explaining PASTA or rhetorical triangle), 3-5 rhetorical terms, and type of appeal with explanations for why rhetorical terms and types of appeal were best.
Reminders
                Grades will be updated today
                Picture day is Monday, September 14
                                1st period- 8am

                                3rd period-11am

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Agenda for 8 September 2015


1. Check for ITW book
    Can email, tweet, picture to me of you holding book or receipt by midnight for full credit
2. RA essay notes
3.  Review Price RA
4. Revise thesis and body paragraph, if time
     New piece of paper
           Thesis statement
             Re-write 1 body paragraph, following assertion, evidence, commentary
Next class
Achieve and debate work day
Debates on 14 and 16 September

Makeup summer reading assignment due on 14 September, online by midnight

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Agenda AP Lang 3 September 15


1. Rhetorical Triangle Notes
2. Types of appeal notes
3. Rhetorical terms
4. Debate Introduction
                Divide into pairs

Reminders and Next Class info
Remember to submit your summer reading assignment, some credit is better than no credit!
“Into the Wild” book due in class on Tuesday, 8 September, checking for points
8 September 15-RA essay notes, review Price RA

10 September-Achieve 3000 and debate work day



Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Agenda 1 September 2015

1. Turn in summer reading assignment
If you turned in your assignment today, on time, it must be turned by midnight, TONIGHT, to receive full credit. Full credit is 65 points.
If you do not turn it in by midnight, you will lose 5 points for each class it is late, until you do submit it.
If you did not turn in your hard copy today, but you turn it in online tonight by midnight, you will lose only lose 5 points, if you bring it to me tomorrow. If you do not turn it in tomorrow, the following policy will apply.
For each day both parts are late, you will lose 10 points per class, until 8 September. You may not turn in the assignment after 8 September. It is not eligible for amnesty day. This does not apply to students completing the makeup assignment.
2. Brief synthesis essay introduction
3. Write synthesis essay

Next class and reminders
You have until Friday to sign up for Schoology. All other digital signups should have been completed. If you have not signed up for all the things, you have until midnight tonight. Otherwise, any signups after this today will only receive half credit.

Next class

                Rhetorical triangle notes, rhetorical terms, debate introduction