Sunday, March 11, 2007

March 12-16, 2007

Monday
1. Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop
2. Set One-AP Multiple Choice Practice
3. Grammar--Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives
4. Bedford Reader "The Lottery" Shirley Jackson
5. Bedford Reader Terms assigned
6. Op/Ed Response due Thursday

Tuesday
1. Unit Seven Vocabulary Workshop Test
2. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop due Monday, March 19
3. Ms. Campbell--AP Exam Information
4. Set One-AP Multiple Choice Practice
5. Invisible Man Ralph Ellison Prologue
6. Shirley Jackson "The Lottery" Bedford Reader Quickwrite
Note: Ms. Campbell's comments about AP Exam Preparation and other pertinent AP matters were so very much appreciated by students and the teacher. Thank you Ms. Campbell for your time and effort to address Period Four AP English Language today.


Wednesday
1. In-Class Essay TBA (from AP Prep Textbook)
2. Bedford Reader due in class
3. Set Two-AP Multiple Choice Practice
4. Vocabulary Workshop Level "F" Test postponed to today
5. Reminder: Op/Ed due Thursday; see earlier posts on blogs for specific instructions about how responses should be answered (including AP Language such as ethos, pathos, and logos appeals)
5. Write paragraph that addresses speaker, occasion, audience, and purpose for Ellison's prologue
6. Write ten talking points after reading Ellison's introduction; save for class discussion

Thursday

1. Nouns-Pronouns Grammar Practice and Grammar Enrichment
2. Unit Eight Vocabulary Workshop Due Monday, March 19
3. Op/Ed Response due today
4. Invisible Man Class Discussion-SOAP paragraphs and book introduction talking points
5. Set One-AP Multiple-Choice Test Prep book
6. Bedford Reader assignment due on Monday, March 19 (TBA)
7. Bedford Reader Literary Terms Test (TBA)
Note: Nice work today students as we discussed the introduction and prologue for Ellison, interpreted important text from the newspaper opinion piece and scheduled a letter to the editor assignment, and reviewed and analyzed the Jackson piece for deeper understanding

Friday

1. Full hour-AP Multiple-Choice Practice Test from AP Prep Test Book
2. See Thursday for assignments due Monday, March 19
3. CHECK BLOG ON WEEKEND FOR UPDATE OF ALL ASSIGNMENTS DUE!