This is the second week of block schedule and the English SBAC testing will be administered Monday/Tuesday and Thursday/Friday. There will be no vocab or current events quiz this week. Please continue with Huckleberry Finn.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: SBAC testing. DUE: Please post any confusing multiple choice question numbers to the class website so we are sure to cover them on Wednesday. Huck Finn through chapter 25. HW: Huckleberry Finn, chapters 26-27.
WEDNESDAY: Green practices synthesis essay returned and discussed. Go over AP Practice Exam Multiple Choice questions. Huckleberry Finn check-in. HW: Read Huckleberry Finn, chapters 28-29. 1 paragraph FLT analysis of Green essay for Monday -- using the FLT sheet, what could you improve on the next synthesis essay?
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: SBAC testing. HW: One paragraph FLT analysis of Green essay for Monday -- using the FLT sheet, what could you improve on the next synthesis essay? Read Huckleberry Finn, chapters 29-36 for Monday.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Multiple Choice Practice Exam - Confusing Questions
If you would like more explanation for any of the AP Practice Exam Multiple Choice questions, please post your period number (5th or 6th) and the number of the question you'd like the class to discuss in the comments below.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
April 20 - 24
This is the first of two weeks of block scheduling for 11th grade testing, and students will take the math portion in U.S. History classes. (Odd classes meet Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and even classes meet Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.) The other important thing to remember about the week is that the grading period ends on Friday, April 24th. I do accept late work for partial credit, so please get everything in by Friday.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Fill out AP exam answer form general information. Briefly over argument essay tips. Huckleberry Finn check-in. Introduce Supreme Court project: in groups of 4, all students will research and write 2-3 paragraphs about their section of a significant case. HW: Finish rewriting argument essay from practice exam for Wednesday. Read chapters 19-20 in Huckleberry Finn. Finish writing up 2-3 paragraphs for group project for Friday.
WEDNESDAY: Receive multiple choice section of practice AP exams back. Practice on laptops for SBAC testing next week. DUE: Argument essay rewrites. HW: Read chapters 21-22 of Huckleberry Finn for Friday. Finish writing up 2-3 paragraphs for group project for Friday.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Supreme Court groups meet briefly to compare notes, vote. Supreme Court Groups present (approximately 5 minutes per group), while audience takes notes. Open note Supreme Court quiz immediately following. SBAC practice exam. DUE: 2-3 paragraphs Supreme Court project (each person in the group completes their own.) HW: Read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 25 for Monday/Tuesday.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Fill out AP exam answer form general information. Briefly over argument essay tips. Huckleberry Finn check-in. Introduce Supreme Court project: in groups of 4, all students will research and write 2-3 paragraphs about their section of a significant case. HW: Finish rewriting argument essay from practice exam for Wednesday. Read chapters 19-20 in Huckleberry Finn. Finish writing up 2-3 paragraphs for group project for Friday.
WEDNESDAY: Receive multiple choice section of practice AP exams back. Practice on laptops for SBAC testing next week. DUE: Argument essay rewrites. HW: Read chapters 21-22 of Huckleberry Finn for Friday. Finish writing up 2-3 paragraphs for group project for Friday.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Supreme Court groups meet briefly to compare notes, vote. Supreme Court Groups present (approximately 5 minutes per group), while audience takes notes. Open note Supreme Court quiz immediately following. SBAC practice exam. DUE: 2-3 paragraphs Supreme Court project (each person in the group completes their own.) HW: Read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 25 for Monday/Tuesday.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
April 13-17
Welcome back! I hope you had a wonderful break. I'm excited to see everyone and looking forward to our time in class together. In the coming weeks, we'll gear up for the AP exam, and also enjoy many interesting speeches, passages, Huckleberry Finn, and a brief Sports unit featuring essays by some of America's finest writers.
MONDAY: Overview of what we'll cover during the last weeks of school. Get reacquainted with Huck Finn through chapter seven. Review rhetorical analysis basics and watch/read transcripts of the 2016 candidates who have announced their presidential bids. Perform rhetorical analysis of these speeches. HW: Read Huck Finn chapter 8-10.
TUESDAY: Rhetorical analysis of a presidential speech from the past. HW: Read Huck Finn chapters 12-13 for Thursday.
WEDNESDAY: Practice and overview of SBA standardized testing that will take place beginning the week of April 27. If time, close reading Huckleberry Finn chapter 11 - what is Twain saying (if anything) about gender in this chapter? How is it related to other themes of the book? HW: Read chapters 14-15 for Thursday. Note the big shift at the end of chapter 15.
THURSDAY: (Mogilefsky out with AP teachers scoring one of the practice exam essays.) Read articles critiquing Huckleberry Finn. Note how each author makes their argument, and underline claim statements. Write a short paragraph describing who you most agree with and why. HW: Study for current events quiz, read Huck Finn chapters 16-17.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Go over Huck Finn articles and responses. Review argument essay from practice exam. DUE: Paragraph about Huckleberry Finn. HW: Read Huckleberry Finn, chapters 16-20. Rewrite/revise argument essay for Wednesday.
MONDAY: Overview of what we'll cover during the last weeks of school. Get reacquainted with Huck Finn through chapter seven. Review rhetorical analysis basics and watch/read transcripts of the 2016 candidates who have announced their presidential bids. Perform rhetorical analysis of these speeches. HW: Read Huck Finn chapter 8-10.
TUESDAY: Rhetorical analysis of a presidential speech from the past. HW: Read Huck Finn chapters 12-13 for Thursday.
WEDNESDAY: Practice and overview of SBA standardized testing that will take place beginning the week of April 27. If time, close reading Huckleberry Finn chapter 11 - what is Twain saying (if anything) about gender in this chapter? How is it related to other themes of the book? HW: Read chapters 14-15 for Thursday. Note the big shift at the end of chapter 15.
THURSDAY: (Mogilefsky out with AP teachers scoring one of the practice exam essays.) Read articles critiquing Huckleberry Finn. Note how each author makes their argument, and underline claim statements. Write a short paragraph describing who you most agree with and why. HW: Study for current events quiz, read Huck Finn chapters 16-17.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Go over Huck Finn articles and responses. Review argument essay from practice exam. DUE: Paragraph about Huckleberry Finn. HW: Read Huckleberry Finn, chapters 16-20. Rewrite/revise argument essay for Wednesday.
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