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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Week of 5/3-5/7
NOTE NEW DUE DATES DUE TO AP PANIC!
Monday: Visual Texts (The PowerPoints from class have been added to the Ning under Forums.)
Tuesday: Visual Texts
Wednesday: Review Synthesis samples. HW: Televison Synthesis DUE THURSDAY.
Thursday: Discuss synthesis. Discuss footnotes in MC. HW: MC practice.
Friday: Review MC practice.
Monday: (5/10): Speed Dating with Argument Prompts
Tuesday: (5/11): Term review. The Ten Commandments of the AP Test.
Wednesday: (5/12): Show your stuff!
HW: YOUR Modest Proposal paper will be due next Thursday, May 13. If you're not here, your paper needs to be.
Monday: Visual Texts (The PowerPoints from class have been added to the Ning under Forums.)
Tuesday: Visual Texts
Wednesday: Review Synthesis samples. HW: Televison Synthesis DUE THURSDAY.
Thursday: Discuss synthesis. Discuss footnotes in MC. HW: MC practice.
Friday: Review MC practice.
Monday: (5/10): Speed Dating with Argument Prompts
Tuesday: (5/11): Term review. The Ten Commandments of the AP Test.
Wednesday: (5/12): Show your stuff!
HW: YOUR Modest Proposal paper will be due next Thursday, May 13. If you're not here, your paper needs to be.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Big Think Interview With Tim O’Brien | Tim O'Brien | Big Think
Tim O'Brien discussing writing and The Things They Carried:
Big Think Interview With Tim O’Brien | Tim O'Brien | Big Think
Big Think Interview With Tim O’Brien | Tim O'Brien | Big Think
Week of 4/26-4/30
Monday: Finish MC test; discuss A Modest Proposal. HW due 5/3: Your own Modest Proposal.
Tuesday: "Ignorant and Irony-impaired" article; The New Yorker cover controversy.
Wednesday: "Raising the Bar" and "College Admissions" articles.
Thursday: Twain's "A War Prayer"
Friday: A Modest Proposal multiple choice
For Monday, 5/3: Your Modest Proposal due; Satire quiz.
Tuesday: "Ignorant and Irony-impaired" article; The New Yorker cover controversy.
Wednesday: "Raising the Bar" and "College Admissions" articles.
Thursday: Twain's "A War Prayer"
Friday: A Modest Proposal multiple choice
For Monday, 5/3: Your Modest Proposal due; Satire quiz.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Week of 4/19-4/23
Monday: Intro to Satire. John Cleese letter. HW: Watch The Daily Show: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-8-2007/class-warfare and complete questions.
Tuesday: Discuss The Daily Show episode. HW: Essay on Body Rituals.
Wednesday: Last POW of the year DUE! Discuss essay on Body Rituals. Intro to Swift and A Modest Proposal. Read A Modest Proposal and complete questions for Monday, 4/26.
Thursday: In-class AP Prompt.
Friday: In-class Multiple Choice practice test.
Homework: A Modest Proposal and questions.
Tuesday: Discuss The Daily Show episode. HW: Essay on Body Rituals.
Wednesday: Last POW of the year DUE! Discuss essay on Body Rituals. Intro to Swift and A Modest Proposal. Read A Modest Proposal and complete questions for Monday, 4/26.
Thursday: In-class AP Prompt.
Friday: In-class Multiple Choice practice test.
Homework: A Modest Proposal and questions.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Week of 4/12-4/16
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a productive yet restful break.
Monday: Steps in Speeech Analysis: http://prezi.com/tmf3b5d-9p-y/. Discuss Judge Sweat's Whiskey speech. HW: Annotate "A Time to Rejoice, and a Time to be Heartbroken." HW for Wednesday: Write a rhetorical analysis of the speech you posted to the Ning, proving that it is the best speech ever. Post it as a comment on the video.
Tuesday: Discuss "A Time to Rejoice, and a Time to be Heartbroken." Discuss Queen Elizabeth speech.
Wednesday: Rhetorical analysis of classmate's posted speech. HW: MLK's "I Have a Dream" annotation.
Thursday: View and discuss "I Have a Dream." View and discuss RFK's speech on the death of MLK.
Friday: In-class AP prompt.
Let me know if you are attending the full-length practice exam on Saturday morning. Yes, I know it's the morning after the senior formal. Tough decision, I guess! The exam is right around the corner! We will start testing at 8; I will bring bagels (yes, that's a bribe). Testing takes 3 hours and 15 minutes, so you'll be done by 11:30. I need confirmation by Thursday.
Monday: Steps in Speeech Analysis: http://prezi.com/tmf3b5d-9p-y/. Discuss Judge Sweat's Whiskey speech. HW: Annotate "A Time to Rejoice, and a Time to be Heartbroken." HW for Wednesday: Write a rhetorical analysis of the speech you posted to the Ning, proving that it is the best speech ever. Post it as a comment on the video.
Tuesday: Discuss "A Time to Rejoice, and a Time to be Heartbroken." Discuss Queen Elizabeth speech.
Wednesday: Rhetorical analysis of classmate's posted speech. HW: MLK's "I Have a Dream" annotation.
Thursday: View and discuss "I Have a Dream." View and discuss RFK's speech on the death of MLK.
Friday: In-class AP prompt.
Let me know if you are attending the full-length practice exam on Saturday morning. Yes, I know it's the morning after the senior formal. Tough decision, I guess! The exam is right around the corner! We will start testing at 8; I will bring bagels (yes, that's a bribe). Testing takes 3 hours and 15 minutes, so you'll be done by 11:30. I need confirmation by Thursday.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Week of 3/29-4/1
Monday: Synthesis response due. Read, comment on, and score essay written on your prompt. Share with writer. HW due Tuesday: Source chart on same-sex parents. HW due Thursday: synthesis response.
Tuesday: Discuss use of sources: articles on same-sex parents.
Wednesday: Discuss use of sources: sample AP synthesis.
Thursday: Synthesis response due. Review samples.
Over break...finish lit circle book. Read and post on Erasmus's In Praise of Folly. Also, find a video clip of your favorite speech. Use www.americanrhetoric.com or any other site that works for you. Post it to the Ning. No doubles~review the others before you post!
Tuesday: Discuss use of sources: articles on same-sex parents.
Wednesday: Discuss use of sources: sample AP synthesis.
Thursday: Synthesis response due. Review samples.
Over break...finish lit circle book. Read and post on Erasmus's In Praise of Folly. Also, find a video clip of your favorite speech. Use www.americanrhetoric.com or any other site that works for you. Post it to the Ning. No doubles~review the others before you post!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Week of 3/23-3/26
Tuesday: Synthesis question due. Discuss Death Penalty essays...rhetorical strategies.
Wednesday: Dam letters.
Thursday: In-class AP prompt: rhetorical strategies.
Friday: Review samples of prompt.
Due Monday: Synthesis response. Read your book and add to the forum discussions.
Wednesday: Dam letters.
Thursday: In-class AP prompt: rhetorical strategies.
Friday: Review samples of prompt.
Due Monday: Synthesis response. Read your book and add to the forum discussions.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Week of 3/15-3/19
Monday: Discussion of 1984 ~ Issues...Synthesis. Review of samples from Postman prompt. Score own essay. Pick next book.
Tuesday: Bring all research materials to class, including Brave New World and 1984. Work on Synthesis question. Due Tuesday, March 23.
Wednesday: In-class AP Multiple Choice Test
Thursday: Review MC test.
Friday: Read "The Penalty of Death" and "The Unquiet Death of Robert Harris." Examine effectiveness of arguments. Complete essay #4. HW: Complete synthesis packet on issue.
Tuesday: Bring all research materials to class, including Brave New World and 1984. Work on Synthesis question. Due Tuesday, March 23.
Wednesday: In-class AP Multiple Choice Test
Thursday: Review MC test.
Friday: Read "The Penalty of Death" and "The Unquiet Death of Robert Harris." Examine effectiveness of arguments. Complete essay #4. HW: Complete synthesis packet on issue.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Week of 3/8-3/12
Monday: Finish Fallacy presentations; evaluation of letters due: identify fallacies and rhetorical appeals and determine effectiveness.
Tuesday: Analyze sample essays from Lapham prompt. Score own.
Wednesday: Read and discuss essay, "Should This Student Have Been Expelled?"; letter response due Friday.
Thursday: Reading of 1984 due. Discussion of issues.
Friday: In-class writing--AP prompt. Letter due.
Tuesday: Analyze sample essays from Lapham prompt. Score own.
Wednesday: Read and discuss essay, "Should This Student Have Been Expelled?"; letter response due Friday.
Thursday: Reading of 1984 due. Discussion of issues.
Friday: In-class writing--AP prompt. Letter due.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Week of 3/1-3/5
UPDATED DUE TO SNOW DAYS!!
Monday: Discuss Part 1 of 1984. Be prepared to show how your issue is being presented. Discuss "Big Brother Meets Big Mother."
Tuesday: In-class AP Prompt: Argument
Wednesday: Discuss "Love is a Fallacy." "Assumptions" handout due. Review. Read and discuss "Wanted: Someone to Play God."
Thursday: Discuss Part 2 of 1984. Be prepared to show how your issue is being presented.
Friday: Fallacy handout is DUE. Present. HW: Examine the rhetorical appeals and fallacies in solicitations from organizations (handout).
Monday: Discuss Part 1 of 1984. Be prepared to show how your issue is being presented. Discuss "Big Brother Meets Big Mother."
Tuesday: In-class AP Prompt: Argument
Wednesday: Discuss "Love is a Fallacy." "Assumptions" handout due. Review. Read and discuss "Wanted: Someone to Play God."
Thursday: Discuss Part 2 of 1984. Be prepared to show how your issue is being presented.
Friday: Fallacy handout is DUE. Present. HW: Examine the rhetorical appeals and fallacies in solicitations from organizations (handout).
Monday, February 22, 2010
Week of 2/22-2/26
Monday: Review elements of argumentation. Outline response to selected topic.
Tuesday: Part 1 of 1984 due. Discuss issues.
Wednesday: Review and outline AP argument prompt.
Thursday: In-class AP prompt.
Friday: Review prompt and essays.
Due Monday: Read "Big Brother Meets Big Mother." Annotate. Read Part 2 of 1984 for Thursday, 3/4.
Tuesday: Part 1 of 1984 due. Discuss issues.
Wednesday: Review and outline AP argument prompt.
Thursday: In-class AP prompt.
Friday: Review prompt and essays.
Due Monday: Read "Big Brother Meets Big Mother." Annotate. Read Part 2 of 1984 for Thursday, 3/4.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Week of 2/17-2/19
Due Wednesday, 2/17: Ning POW
Due Thursday, 2/18: Reseach on issue
Wednesday: BNW issue discussions
Thursday: Finalize discussions; review of research
Friday: Intro to Synthesis
Due Monday: Read "Argument and Persuasion" handout
Due Tuesday: Read Part 1 of 1984
Due Thursday, 2/18: Reseach on issue
Wednesday: BNW issue discussions
Thursday: Finalize discussions; review of research
Friday: Intro to Synthesis
Due Monday: Read "Argument and Persuasion" handout
Due Tuesday: Read Part 1 of 1984
Monday, February 8, 2010
Week of 2/8-2/12
Monday-Friday: Present issues in Brave New World. What argument was Huxley making about the various issues he presents?
Due: By class time Wednesday, 2/10: NING POW.
Due: Thursday, 2/11, PMI and thesis statement.
Due: Wednesday, 2/17, NING POW.
Due: Thursday, 2/18, research on issue.
Due: By class time Wednesday, 2/10: NING POW.
Due: Thursday, 2/11, PMI and thesis statement.
Due: Wednesday, 2/17, NING POW.
Due: Thursday, 2/18, research on issue.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Week of 2/1-2/5
All week...discussions of key issues in Brave New World. All should be prepared to address their assigned issue.
Begin to find articles that show the relevance of your issue in today's society.
Read assigned articles on Inductive/Deductive Reasoning and Patterns of Argument.
Complete Ning Pow for Feb. 13.
Begin to find articles that show the relevance of your issue in today's society.
Read assigned articles on Inductive/Deductive Reasoning and Patterns of Argument.
Complete Ning Pow for Feb. 13.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Week of 1/25-1/29
Monday: Period 6 exam
Tuesday: Period 4 and 7 exams
Wednesday: Review the exam. Course evaluation
Thursday: Reading day. FINISH Brave New World for Monday. Be prepared to present Huxley's stance on your issue using the text for passage analysis. Connect his views to our society.
Friday: Library day to finish researching your historical allusions.
Tuesday: Period 4 and 7 exams
Wednesday: Review the exam. Course evaluation
Thursday: Reading day. FINISH Brave New World for Monday. Be prepared to present Huxley's stance on your issue using the text for passage analysis. Connect his views to our society.
Friday: Library day to finish researching your historical allusions.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Week of 1/19-1/22
Monday: Finish your homework while I'm working hard! BNW--chapters 1-9 due. Prepare to discuss your topic.
Tuesday: Discuss BNW, chapters 1-9.
Wednesday: Final thoughts on exam.
Thursday: Period 3 exam
Monday: Period 6 exam.
Tuesday: Discuss BNW, chapters 1-9.
Wednesday: Final thoughts on exam.
Thursday: Period 3 exam
Monday: Period 6 exam.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Week of 1/11-1/15
Monday: Discuss "Black Men and Public Spaces"
Tuesday: Discuss "Politics and the English Language" and questions
Wednesday: Discuss "Television: The Plug-in Drug"
Thursday: In-class Writing: AP Prompt/midterm practice
Friday: Review samples of prompt; score own essay
Continue reading Brave New World. Chapters 1-9 due on Tuesday, 1/19. Be prepared to discuss your allusions and your topic.
Exam: Period 3--Jan. 21
Exam: Period 6--Jan. 25
Exam: Two AP Prompts: one rhetorical analysis focusing on modes; one rhetorical analysis comparing two known passages with focus on diction and syntax. Overall focus: how do methods work to achieve overall purpose?
Tuesday: Discuss "Politics and the English Language" and questions
Wednesday: Discuss "Television: The Plug-in Drug"
Thursday: In-class Writing: AP Prompt/midterm practice
Friday: Review samples of prompt; score own essay
Continue reading Brave New World. Chapters 1-9 due on Tuesday, 1/19. Be prepared to discuss your allusions and your topic.
Exam: Period 3--Jan. 21
Exam: Period 6--Jan. 25
Exam: Two AP Prompts: one rhetorical analysis focusing on modes; one rhetorical analysis comparing two known passages with focus on diction and syntax. Overall focus: how do methods work to achieve overall purpose?
Monday, January 4, 2010
Week of 1/4-1/8/2010
Happy New Year and welcome back!
Monday: Review Catcher in the Rye. Introduce Brave New World. HW: "Girl" essay. Read intro to Definition Mode. By FRIDAY midnight: Respond to a Catcher in the Rye blog that took a position different from yours.
Tuesday: Definition mode. "Meaning of a Word"
Wednesday: "How to Tame a Wild Tongue"
Thursday: Footnotes--AP practice
Friday: Introduction to Cause/Effect mode; "Safe-Sex Lies." HW: Read "Black Men and Public Spaces."
By Sunday midnight, respond to the comments on your blog.
READ Brave New World! Follow the calendar.
Monday: Review Catcher in the Rye. Introduce Brave New World. HW: "Girl" essay. Read intro to Definition Mode. By FRIDAY midnight: Respond to a Catcher in the Rye blog that took a position different from yours.
Tuesday: Definition mode. "Meaning of a Word"
Wednesday: "How to Tame a Wild Tongue"
Thursday: Footnotes--AP practice
Friday: Introduction to Cause/Effect mode; "Safe-Sex Lies." HW: Read "Black Men and Public Spaces."
By Sunday midnight, respond to the comments on your blog.
READ Brave New World! Follow the calendar.
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