February 17-20

Welcome!  I hope everyone enjoyed (or is enjoying) President's Day.  This week, we'll spend the majority of the time working through the synthesis process as we complete the take-home advertising prompt by Friday evening.  We'll be finishing Their Eyes Were Watching God and debating early next week. 

TUESDAY:  Pass back last argument in-class essay and go over results, rubric.  Pass back "baseline" in-class synthesis essay and the rubric, and look at a score "9" from the college board.  Overview of rubric for take-home synthesis advertising essay that you started on last week.  Check-in with Their Eyes Were Watching God.  HW:  Complete a draft of the synthesis essay for Thursday.  If it's in electronic form, make sure you can access it from the internet (on Thursday we'll be using the laptops in class to work on them).

WEDNESDAY:  Brief overview with synthesis tips/checklist.  Discuss advertising synthesis essay prompt and possible positions, including how advertising helps the economy and introduces the public to new products.  Watch "Killing Me Softly" video about the negative effects of the images of women in advertising.  HW: Complete a draft of the synthesis essay for Thursday.  If it's in electronic form, make sure you can access it from the internet (on Thursday we'll be using the laptops in class to work on them). 

THURSDAY:  Whiparound: thesis statements.  Each student will read their thesis statement from their draft out loud.  Receive sheet "Verbs in AP English, Academic Discource" to use in revisions of your essay.  Work time on laptops for draft revisions.  HW: Polish draft of synthesis advertising essay for Friday's due date on Turnitin.com.  Study for current events quiz, covering the "10 Things You Need to Know Today" from Tuesday through Thursday of this week.

FRIDAY: Current events quiz from TheWeek.com covering Tuesday-Thursday.  Read articles about gender-related current event and discuss/debate.  HW:  Read Chapters 17-19 of Their Eyes Were Watching God and finish "Debate Preparation" sheet for Monday.  Upload synthesis advertising essay by 11:59 p.m. on Turnitin.com.