Welcome back! It's December already, and our second-to-last week
before finals. Please review grades in Illuminate early and submit any missing work for partial credit by December 12. This week, we'll turn in term papers, continue reading Gatsby, and work on our argument unit.
MONDAY: Review term paper checklist. Discuss Chapter 5 of Gatsby. Review Fallacy types and continue taking notes. Fallacy exercise. HW: Revise term paper -- review grammar, MLA formatting, style, and go through the checklist with your paper. The rubric is also available for viewing on Turnitin.com. Read Gatsby Chapter 6 for Friday and note any particularly memorable or impactful passages.
TUESDAY: Brief definition of civil argument/discourse. Close reading of Amy Domini's "Why Investing in Fast Food May Be a Good Thing" with discussion questions. Read arguable claims exercise for Thursday. DUE: Rhetorical Historical Term Paper due by 11:59 p.m. on Turnitin.com. HW: Finish reading claims exercise for Thursday, be ready to discuss. Read Gatsby chapter 6 for Friday.
WEDNESDAY: AP Gatsby multiple choice practice: review test-taking strategies, take multiple choice test. HW: Finish multiple choice test at home if you didn't finish in class and bring to class for Thursday.
THURSDAY: Discuss multiple choice answers and explanations as a class. HW: Find a review of a movie, TV show, song, concert, or video game and identify the claim. What criteria does the reviewer use to justify a thumbs-up or thumbs-down? Please bring the review to class for Friday.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Go over arguable claims passage in class. Take notes: types of claims (fact, value, policy). Share and discuss pop culture reviews/claims. DUE: Gatsby Chapter 6. HW: Read Gatsby Chapter 7 for Monday, and outline a response to the following free response essay question:
In The Great Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan says that she hopes her daughter will be "a beautiful little fool." Daisy believes that, in some cases at least, ignorance is bliss. The contradictory attitude is the commonly-stated belief that "Knowledge is power." Write a carefully reasoned, persuasive essay that demonstrates which of these two ideas is the more valid. Use specific references from your observation, reading, or experience to develop your position.
Please bring your written outlines to class on Monday for discussion.
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Sunday, November 23, 2014
November 24-26
We have a short week for the Thanksgiving holiday. We'll focus on the Rhetorical Historical term paper -- writing a conclusion, making revisions, and MLA formatting, as well as continuing with Gatsby.
MONDAY: Finish Gatsby activity. Conclusions/revisions of term paper on laptops. HW: Rework your conclusion, continue working on term paper.
TUESDAY: MLA formatting on laptops, style revisions. Instructions about how to insert pictures into Word documents. Last day to work in class on laptops. HW: Check for any needed style revisions, work on MLA formatting on term paper.
WEDNESDAY: Silent debate as practice for argument materials beginning in December. HW: Finish term paper -- due Tuesday, December 2 at 11:59 p.m. on Turnitin.com Read Gatsby chapter 5. Continue working on independent reading, 500 pages total logged by December 15.
Have a wonderful and well-deserved Thanksgiving holiday. I look forward to seeing everyone in December!
MONDAY: Finish Gatsby activity. Conclusions/revisions of term paper on laptops. HW: Rework your conclusion, continue working on term paper.
TUESDAY: MLA formatting on laptops, style revisions. Instructions about how to insert pictures into Word documents. Last day to work in class on laptops. HW: Check for any needed style revisions, work on MLA formatting on term paper.
WEDNESDAY: Silent debate as practice for argument materials beginning in December. HW: Finish term paper -- due Tuesday, December 2 at 11:59 p.m. on Turnitin.com Read Gatsby chapter 5. Continue working on independent reading, 500 pages total logged by December 15.
Have a wonderful and well-deserved Thanksgiving holiday. I look forward to seeing everyone in December!
Sunday, November 16, 2014
November 17-21
This week we'll finish drafting the Rhetorical Historical Term Paper, and continue with The Great Gatsby and learning fallacy types. This is our last full week before Thanksgiving (!)
MONDAY: Overview of term paper and timeline. Work time on laptops. DUE: (Guideline) you should have an introductory paragraph and body paragraphs describing three sources by now. HW: Continue work on term paper, drafting up body paragraphs for the 6 required sources, first draft due Thursday. PLEASE make your term paper available over the Internet so you can access it and work on it in class. (Upload it to Google Docs or Dropbox, use another accessible server, or e-mail it to yourself.) Read Gatsby through Chapter 4 for Friday.
TUESDAY: Term paper - conclusions. Return in-class essay and discuss in detail. Fallacies. HW: Continue work on term paper, drafting up body paragraphs for the 6 required sources. PLEASE make your term paper available over the Internet so you can access it and work on it in class. Read through the end of Chapter 4 of Gatsby.
WEDNESDAY LUNCH: The AP Writing Center in Room B200 is available for drop-in help. Ms. Garcia, the other Visiting Professors, the other AP teachers, and I will be in the room helping students one-on-one with writing. This is the last time before the paper is due that the writing center is available.
WEDNESDAY: Work time on laptops for drafting the term paper. I will be walking around the room, available to help, and Ms. Garcia will be in the room helping students one-on-one as well. DUE: PLEASE have your term paper available over the Internet so you can access it and work on it in class. (Upload it to Google Docs or Dropbox, use another accessible server, or e-mail it to yourself.) HW: Please complete and print out a draft of your term paper for Thursday.
THURSDAY: Peer review of term paper. DUE: Printout of term paper brought to class. HW: Make first round of edits based on peer review. Finish chapter 4 of Gatsby for Friday.
FRIDAY: NO CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ THIS WEEK -- Gatsby quiz chapters 1-4 instead. Discuss Gatsby chapters 1-4 with character activity. DUE: Upload draft of term paper to Turnitin.com with one starred paragraph for teacher comments by Sunday night at 8pm. HW: Edit and revise term paper draft and begin MLA formatting.
MONDAY: Overview of term paper and timeline. Work time on laptops. DUE: (Guideline) you should have an introductory paragraph and body paragraphs describing three sources by now. HW: Continue work on term paper, drafting up body paragraphs for the 6 required sources, first draft due Thursday. PLEASE make your term paper available over the Internet so you can access it and work on it in class. (Upload it to Google Docs or Dropbox, use another accessible server, or e-mail it to yourself.) Read Gatsby through Chapter 4 for Friday.
TUESDAY: Term paper - conclusions. Return in-class essay and discuss in detail. Fallacies. HW: Continue work on term paper, drafting up body paragraphs for the 6 required sources. PLEASE make your term paper available over the Internet so you can access it and work on it in class. Read through the end of Chapter 4 of Gatsby.
WEDNESDAY LUNCH: The AP Writing Center in Room B200 is available for drop-in help. Ms. Garcia, the other Visiting Professors, the other AP teachers, and I will be in the room helping students one-on-one with writing. This is the last time before the paper is due that the writing center is available.
WEDNESDAY: Work time on laptops for drafting the term paper. I will be walking around the room, available to help, and Ms. Garcia will be in the room helping students one-on-one as well. DUE: PLEASE have your term paper available over the Internet so you can access it and work on it in class. (Upload it to Google Docs or Dropbox, use another accessible server, or e-mail it to yourself.) HW: Please complete and print out a draft of your term paper for Thursday.
THURSDAY: Peer review of term paper. DUE: Printout of term paper brought to class. HW: Make first round of edits based on peer review. Finish chapter 4 of Gatsby for Friday.
FRIDAY: NO CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ THIS WEEK -- Gatsby quiz chapters 1-4 instead. Discuss Gatsby chapters 1-4 with character activity. DUE: Upload draft of term paper to Turnitin.com with one starred paragraph for teacher comments by Sunday night at 8pm. HW: Edit and revise term paper draft and begin MLA formatting.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
November 10 - 14
Welcome! Here is the agenda for the week:
MONDAY: Brainstorm and draft the "hook" and rest of introductory paragraph of the Rhetorical Historical term paper. DUE: Source Packet, including 1. 8 sources printed out with SOAPSTONE/LAD analysis, 2. Working thesis (typed -- still a draft), 3. Bibliography or Works Cited in MLA format. HW: Finish draft of introductory paragraph for Wednesday. Bring sources and draft to class every day.
TUESDAY: Veteran's Day Holiday! No school today.
WEDNESDAY: Draft first body paragraph of Rhetorical Historial term paper in class. DUE: (Guideline -- do not turn in.) Draft of introductory paragraph (hook, brief information about event/issue, and thesis) should be completed by now. HW: Finish writing draft of first body paragraph and type up to turn in on Friday.
THURSDAY: Pick up The Great Gatsby from the textbook room. Overview of argument prompt. Fallacies: Emotional fallacies. HW: Type up and print out first body paragraph to turn in on Friday. Study for current events quiz. Word Words vocabulary sheet due on Friday if you haven't already turned it in.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Read Gatsby, work on body paragraphs. DUE: First body paragraph, typed. "Word Words" Vocabulary sheet. HW: Read chapters 1-3 in Gatsby. For Monday, you should have an introductory paragraph and body paragraphs drafted that cover 3 of your sources.
MONDAY: Brainstorm and draft the "hook" and rest of introductory paragraph of the Rhetorical Historical term paper. DUE: Source Packet, including 1. 8 sources printed out with SOAPSTONE/LAD analysis, 2. Working thesis (typed -- still a draft), 3. Bibliography or Works Cited in MLA format. HW: Finish draft of introductory paragraph for Wednesday. Bring sources and draft to class every day.
TUESDAY: Veteran's Day Holiday! No school today.
WEDNESDAY: Draft first body paragraph of Rhetorical Historial term paper in class. DUE: (Guideline -- do not turn in.) Draft of introductory paragraph (hook, brief information about event/issue, and thesis) should be completed by now. HW: Finish writing draft of first body paragraph and type up to turn in on Friday.
THURSDAY: Pick up The Great Gatsby from the textbook room. Overview of argument prompt. Fallacies: Emotional fallacies. HW: Type up and print out first body paragraph to turn in on Friday. Study for current events quiz. Word Words vocabulary sheet due on Friday if you haven't already turned it in.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Read Gatsby, work on body paragraphs. DUE: First body paragraph, typed. "Word Words" Vocabulary sheet. HW: Read chapters 1-3 in Gatsby. For Monday, you should have an introductory paragraph and body paragraphs drafted that cover 3 of your sources.
Monday, November 3, 2014
November 3 - 7
It's November already! This week we will work on the Rhetorical Historical term paper, as well as the argument prompt.
MONDAY: PowerPoint: Thesis Types. View examples of Rhetorical Historical term paper theses and write out your own. Peer review. Determine what sources will support the thesis and which ones are still needed. HW: Write thesis statement sentence(s) for Wednesday. Be prepared to show 6 sources with SOAPSTONE/LAD for Friday.
TUESDAY: Last day in the Computer Lab to gather sources for term paper.
WEDNESDAY: Vocabulary activity/thesis workshop. DUE: Rough draft of thesis statement. HW: Finish vocabulary activity.
THURSDAY: Read and annotate first argument article for Friday. HW: Finish reading and annotating articles, vocabulary activity, and come to class with 6 sources for the term paper with SOAPSTONE/LAD analysis.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Discuss article. DUE: Annotated Francine Prose article. HW: Finish RH term paper Source Packet including 8 articles, printed out with SOAPSTONE/LAD analysis, typed working thesis, and typed bibliography in MLA format for Monday. Read Chapter Two in McGraw Hill: Reading and Writing Effective Arguments.
MONDAY: PowerPoint: Thesis Types. View examples of Rhetorical Historical term paper theses and write out your own. Peer review. Determine what sources will support the thesis and which ones are still needed. HW: Write thesis statement sentence(s) for Wednesday. Be prepared to show 6 sources with SOAPSTONE/LAD for Friday.
TUESDAY: Last day in the Computer Lab to gather sources for term paper.
WEDNESDAY: Vocabulary activity/thesis workshop. DUE: Rough draft of thesis statement. HW: Finish vocabulary activity.
THURSDAY: Read and annotate first argument article for Friday. HW: Finish reading and annotating articles, vocabulary activity, and come to class with 6 sources for the term paper with SOAPSTONE/LAD analysis.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Discuss article. DUE: Annotated Francine Prose article. HW: Finish RH term paper Source Packet including 8 articles, printed out with SOAPSTONE/LAD analysis, typed working thesis, and typed bibliography in MLA format for Monday. Read Chapter Two in McGraw Hill: Reading and Writing Effective Arguments.
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