Saturday, May 31, 2008

STUDYPATH June 2-6, 2008

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Final AP Long Form components due Friday, June 6; AP Long Form final draft due 6/12
2. Bedford Reader textbook due in class all week
3. Field Trip slips issued for MWD trip; all trip slips due no later than Friday 6/6
4. Vocabulary book required in class for Unit Fifteen, which will be completed in class

Tuesday
1. Vocabulary Unit Fifteen test scheduled for Wednesday; attach proof of work
2. Bedford Reader textbook due in class all week
3. Triad defenses of thesis must be finished by Friday, June 6

Wednesday

1. Bedford Reader textbook due in class all week
2. Triad defenses of thesis in class
3. Writer's Choice and tone assignment in class

Thursday
1. Bedford Reader textbook due in class all week
2. Triad defenses of thesis in class

Friday

1. Field trip slips due no later than today
2. Bedford Reader textbook due in class all week
3. Invisible Man novels returned to class so they can be returned to textbook room
4. Weekend homework to be announced
5. Triad defenses of thesis must be completed by today

Friday, May 30, 2008

AP Long Form Next Components

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TITLE: Comment on the book’s title. What message does the author want to convey with the title? Does the meaning of the title change for the reader from pre to post reading?

MEMORABLE QUOTES: (about five to eight) passages, sentences, fragments that capture the essence of story and style. Discuss significance to work.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Did you enjoy the novel? Strength, weaknesses, lingering questions? Does it relate to other books you have read? Any insight from critical reviews? Any insights into human folly or triumph? Do you expect any lasting effects on you? (Don’t underestimate the importance of this last section!)

Credit: (see previous blog entry)

Sunday, May 25, 2008

STUDYPATH May 26-30, 2008

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY


Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Period Four takes Bedford Reader final five terms test
2. Water Cases Nine and Ten assigned; due Thursday
3. Unit Fifteen Vocabulary answers in class on Monday
4. Triads present oral defenses in preparation for field trip
5. Lunch tickets for field trip due no later than today (no exceptions)
6. See addendum about research paper due today (see separate blog)

Wednesday

1. Junior Defense of Thesis Research Paper Rubric issued in class today
2. Triads present oral defenses in preparation for field trip
3. Bedford Reader class discussion on Huntington, Naylor, and Daum
4. Bedford Reader Wenke selection due on Thursday

Thursday

1. Triads present oral defenses in preparation for field trip
2. Precis instructions issued for research paper; due Monday
3. Bedford Reader class discussion on Huntington, Naylor, and Daum continues
4. Water Case Four class discussion and activity scheduled for tomorrow

Friday

1. Triads present oral defenses in preparation for field trip
2. Class discussion and activity for Water Case Four
3. Weekend homework to be announced

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Research Paper Adjustment of Assignment

An adjustment was made on Friday for the research paper. Five pages minimum (instead of fifteen) are due on Tuesday.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

STUDYPATH May 19-23, 2008

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

CST TESTING MONDAY-THURSDAY; CLASS SCHEDULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Monday: Periods One, Four, Five and Six
Tuesday: Periods One, Two, and Three
Wednesday: Periods One, Two, and Three
Thursday: Periods One, Four, Five and Six
Friday: Periods One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six

Weekly assigned work TBA in class with these exceptions:

Bring Vocabulary textbook on Monday for in-class work on Unit Fourteen
Invisible Man essay is due on Thursday
Research Paper outline is due on Thursday
Water Cases Six, Seven, and Eight will be completed in class
Bedford Reader Literary Terms (last five) test TBA; bring textbook to class Monday
Tone assignment to be completed in class
Research Paper first draft is due on Tuesday, May 27 (no exceptions)

JUNE 11 FIELD TRIP LUNCH TICKETS, IDENTIFICATION AND TRIP SLIP INFORMATION:

Lunch tickets must be received by May 28
IDs will be checked in class as time permits
Field trip slips will be issued on June 2, and must be completed by Friday, June 6
Appropriate business attire is requested for this trip
Junior Defense of Thesis Participants: Amir, Fahiya, Michael, Kenneth, Leslie, Norberto, Mynor
Triads will begin seven minute theses' defenses week of May 27-30

Saturday, May 10, 2008

STUDYPATH May 12-16, 2008

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Op-Ed due on Thursday
2. AP Long Form Components due today
3. Water Cases Three, Four, Five due today; Cases Six and Seven assigned
4. Unit Fourteen Vocabulary due MONDAY, MAY 19
5. Tone assignment continues in preparation for AP English Exam

Tuesday

1. AP English Language Exam strategies continue; exam administered tomorrow
2. Meghan Daum and Gloria Naylor Bedford Reader selections due today
3. Footnotes and citation multiple-choice practice in preparation for AP English Exam

Wednesday
1. Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Examination

Thursday
1. Op-Ed due today; new op-ed assigned
2. Invisible Man final essay due Monday, May 19
3. Outline for research paper due Monday, May 19
4. Library research tomorrow; meet at library

Friday

1. Meet at library for research
2. Dates for lunch tickets, identification cards, trip slips, and triad presentations announced for June 11 Metropolitan Water District field trip
3. Weekend homework to be announced

Saturday, May 03, 2008

AP Long Form Next Components

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (TROPES): Language that is not literal. Metaphorical devices link meaning; most common are METAPHOR, SIMILE, PERSONIFICATION, AND ALLUSION. Point out examples (direct quotes) and discuss how used and how often used.

IRONIC DEVICES: Irony adds extra dimensions to meaning, stets up special understanding between writer and reader. Most common include VERBAL, SITUATIONAL, or DRAMATIC IRONY, PARADOX, OXYMORON, EUPHEMISM, HYPERBOLE, and UNDERSTATEMENT. Point out examples; how used, how often?

TONE: Author’s attitude toward subject, characters, and reader. Could be playful, serious, angry, ironic, formal, somber, satiric, and combinations of many more. Discuss the author’s tone and observe how the author creates it through plot, diction, syntax, imagery, figurative devices. Use direct quotations from text to support observations.

THEME: The theme refers to the book’s controlling idea or central insight. Identify the book’s central theme. Express as a statement with subject and predicate, not as a word or phrase (i.e. Wrong: “loyalty”, or “loyalty to country”; Right: “Envy is futile.”) Discuss author’s intention.

STUDYPATH May 5-9, 2007

POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary in class; books are required and test to be scheduled
2. Op-Ed due today
3. Bedford Terms test in class today; Huntington discussion in class
4. AP Long Form next components due on Monday, May 12 (see accompanying blog for details)
5. Water Cases One and Two talking points due today; Water Cases Three, Four, Five are due Monday

Tuesday
1. Bedford Reader Argument outlines due in class; books are required in class
2. Next two Bedford selections are due Friday; complete questions on meaning, writing strategy, and language for "Safe-Sex Lies" by Megan Daum and "The Meanings of a Word" by Gloria Naylor
3. Invisible Man essay due dates: May 15 for Period Four and May 16 for Period One

Wednesday
1. Bedford Reader new set of ten literary terms
2. In-class essay scheduled for Thursday
3. Writer's Choice Phrases Unit completed; test scored
4. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary Test

Thursday

1. In-class timed essay
2. Multiple-choice sixty minute simulated exam scheduled for Friday
3. Op-Ed scheduled and due on Monday

Friday
1. Multiple-choice sixty minute simulated exam
2. Weekend homework to be announced, including assignment on tone