POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
Monday
1. Units Ten-Twelve and Cumulative III Vocabulary in class; books are required
2. Bedford Reader literary terms and Huntington assignment due
3. Invisible Man essay due May 15
4. Op-Ed piece due today for Period Four; due Thursday for Period One
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Period One Invisible Man talking points due Friday for Chapters 21-25 and Epilogue
2. Bedford Reader literary terms and reading assignment
3. Timed essay scheduled for Thursday
Wednesday
1. Writer's Choice grammar and research paper
2. Bedford Reader literary terms test TBA
Thursday
1. Timed essay in class
2. Research Paper due dates announced
Friday
1. Period One: Talking points for Invisible Man Chapters 21-25 and Epilogue due for class discussion
2. Op-Ed assigned for all classes; due date announced
3. Unit Thirteen Vocabulary in class on Monday; books are required
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
STUDYPATH April 21-25, 2008
POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
Monday
1. Unit Twelve Vocabulary in-class assignment; book is required
2. Bedford Reader text due only today this week; Bedford Terms
3. Writer's Choice grammar
4. Multiple-choice practice tomorrow (sixty minute simulated AP Test)
Tuesday
1. Sixty minute simulated AP Test
2. Bedford Reader text not required until next Monday; complete "The Crisis of National Identity" by Samuel P. Huntington paying particular attention to unfamiliar vocabulary; due Monday
Wednesday
1. In-class essay (essay is forty-minute timed essay to simulate AP Test)
2. Vantage Lab scheduled for tomorrow for Global Warming rewrite
Thursday
1. Vantage Lab rewrite for Global Warming essay
2. Talking points for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty for Period One due tomorrow for Invisible Man; motif essay prewriting assigned for Period Four
Friday
1. Invisible Man Chapters Sixteen-Twenty for Period One; motif essay prewriting for Period Four
2. Huntington piece from Bedford Reader due Monday; see Tuesday for specific assignment
3. Unit Thirteen will be completed in class Monday; vocabulary books are required
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
Monday
1. Unit Twelve Vocabulary in-class assignment; book is required
2. Bedford Reader text due only today this week; Bedford Terms
3. Writer's Choice grammar
4. Multiple-choice practice tomorrow (sixty minute simulated AP Test)
Tuesday
1. Sixty minute simulated AP Test
2. Bedford Reader text not required until next Monday; complete "The Crisis of National Identity" by Samuel P. Huntington paying particular attention to unfamiliar vocabulary; due Monday
Wednesday
1. In-class essay (essay is forty-minute timed essay to simulate AP Test)
2. Vantage Lab scheduled for tomorrow for Global Warming rewrite
Thursday
1. Vantage Lab rewrite for Global Warming essay
2. Talking points for Chapters Sixteen-Twenty for Period One due tomorrow for Invisible Man; motif essay prewriting assigned for Period Four
Friday
1. Invisible Man Chapters Sixteen-Twenty for Period One; motif essay prewriting for Period Four
2. Huntington piece from Bedford Reader due Monday; see Tuesday for specific assignment
3. Unit Thirteen will be completed in class Monday; vocabulary books are required
Sunday, April 13, 2008
AP Long Form
Next components are due Monday, April 21, 2008
SYNTAX: (sentence structure) Analysis of sentence and phrase patterns._
1. Make some general observations: Are the sentence predominately simple or complex. Long or short? Level of formality? Any fragments? How does the author use syntax to create rhythm and flow of the language? Is there much variety to the sentence pattern? Are sentences loose, periodic, inverted, convoluted?
2. Using one of the same passages above, focus on the author’s syntax choices. What effect is he/she creating? Comment on how these choices help define character, set tone, or further theme.
IMAGERY: Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses—most commonly visual. Look for recurrent images. What function does the imagery seem to serve? Use direct quotations from text to support observations.
SYMBOLISM: When an image is used to suggest complex or multiple meanings (hawk for war, dove for peace, swan for stately beauty), it becomes a symbol. Is the novel highly symbolic? Allegorical? Point out images used as symbols. What function does the symbolism seem to serve? Use direct quotations from text to support observations.
SYNTAX: (sentence structure) Analysis of sentence and phrase patterns._
1. Make some general observations: Are the sentence predominately simple or complex. Long or short? Level of formality? Any fragments? How does the author use syntax to create rhythm and flow of the language? Is there much variety to the sentence pattern? Are sentences loose, periodic, inverted, convoluted?
2. Using one of the same passages above, focus on the author’s syntax choices. What effect is he/she creating? Comment on how these choices help define character, set tone, or further theme.
IMAGERY: Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses—most commonly visual. Look for recurrent images. What function does the imagery seem to serve? Use direct quotations from text to support observations.
SYMBOLISM: When an image is used to suggest complex or multiple meanings (hawk for war, dove for peace, swan for stately beauty), it becomes a symbol. Is the novel highly symbolic? Allegorical? Point out images used as symbols. What function does the symbolism seem to serve? Use direct quotations from text to support observations.
STUDYPATH April 14-18, 2008
POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
Monday
Most of this class will be on a field trip today; assignments are due before students board buses
1. Unit Eleven Vocabulary answers due today; test Tuesday
2. Writer's Choice grammar assignments; phrases unit
3. Index cards due for research paper
4. Bedford Reader literary terms test rescheduled to Tuesday
Tuesday
1. Unit Eleven Vocabulary test today
2. Bedford Reader two selections due "Orientation" by Daniel Orozco and "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid
3. Writer's Choice grammar assignment
Wednesday
1. Bedford Reader due in class for Orozco/Kincaid discussion
2. Vantage Lab date announced for Global Warming rewrite
3. Writer's Choice grammar assignment
Thursday
1. Next components of AP Long Form due on Monday
2. Multiple-choice practice
3. Invisible Man Chapters Eleven-Fifteen due tomorrow for Period One; Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty Five and Epilogue due tomorrow for Period Four
Friday
1. Invisible Man class discussion; see Thursday for chapters
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Meet at library for first twenty minutes of period for Book Fair
4. UNIT TWELVE WILL BE DONE IN CLASS ON MONDAY; BOOK IS REQUIRED FOR CLASSWORK
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
Monday
Most of this class will be on a field trip today; assignments are due before students board buses
1. Unit Eleven Vocabulary answers due today; test Tuesday
2. Writer's Choice grammar assignments; phrases unit
3. Index cards due for research paper
4. Bedford Reader literary terms test rescheduled to Tuesday
Tuesday
1. Unit Eleven Vocabulary test today
2. Bedford Reader two selections due "Orientation" by Daniel Orozco and "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid
3. Writer's Choice grammar assignment
Wednesday
1. Bedford Reader due in class for Orozco/Kincaid discussion
2. Vantage Lab date announced for Global Warming rewrite
3. Writer's Choice grammar assignment
Thursday
1. Next components of AP Long Form due on Monday
2. Multiple-choice practice
3. Invisible Man Chapters Eleven-Fifteen due tomorrow for Period One; Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty Five and Epilogue due tomorrow for Period Four
Friday
1. Invisible Man class discussion; see Thursday for chapters
2. Weekend homework to be announced
3. Meet at library for first twenty minutes of period for Book Fair
4. UNIT TWELVE WILL BE DONE IN CLASS ON MONDAY; BOOK IS REQUIRED FOR CLASSWORK
Friday, April 11, 2008
AP English Long Form Credit
All AP English Long Form Credit use on this blog is credited to Chris Baldwin, PHHS, who created this form.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
STUDYPATH April 7-11, 2008
POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
CHECK SUNDAY NIGHTS FOR UPDATE TO BLOG.
Monday
1. Unit Ten Vocabulary answers due today; test tomorrow
2. Writer's Choice Research Paper and Grammar assignments including Unit Twelve Phrases
3. Invisible Man talking points five per chapter due Friday for class discussion; Chapters Six-Ten for Period One and Sixteen-Twenty for Period Four
4. Bedford Reader "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker due Tuesday; literary terms
Tuesday
1. Vocabulary Unit Ten test
2. Writer's Choice assignments
3. "Everyday Use" due today
4. Literary terms
Wednesday
1. Writer's Choice assignments
2. Multiple-choice in-class practice
3. Literary terms
Thursday
1. Writer's Choice assignments
2. Vocabulary books due in class tomorrow; talking points due tomorrow
Friday
1. Vocabulary books due in class today
2. Class discussion of Invisible Man; see Monday for chapters
3. Two index cards due for research paper sources
In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
CHECK SUNDAY NIGHTS FOR UPDATE TO BLOG.
Monday
1. Unit Ten Vocabulary answers due today; test tomorrow
2. Writer's Choice Research Paper and Grammar assignments including Unit Twelve Phrases
3. Invisible Man talking points five per chapter due Friday for class discussion; Chapters Six-Ten for Period One and Sixteen-Twenty for Period Four
4. Bedford Reader "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker due Tuesday; literary terms
Tuesday
1. Vocabulary Unit Ten test
2. Writer's Choice assignments
3. "Everyday Use" due today
4. Literary terms
Wednesday
1. Writer's Choice assignments
2. Multiple-choice in-class practice
3. Literary terms
Thursday
1. Writer's Choice assignments
2. Vocabulary books due in class tomorrow; talking points due tomorrow
Friday
1. Vocabulary books due in class today
2. Class discussion of Invisible Man; see Monday for chapters
3. Two index cards due for research paper sources
Invisible Man Long Form
These components are due Monday, April 14 for Period One and Monday, April 21 for Period Four.
SETTING: Where and when does this novel occur? How is the environment described? Any symbolic meanings in the settings? How does the author use setting? What ATMOSPHERE is created by the setting? How important is setting to the novel?
DICTION: Analyze the author’s word choices. First discuss the work in general: is the language informal, formal, neutral? Explain and give an example. Does the author use much imagery? Metaphoric and/or ironic devices? Is the language plain? Flowery? Concise? Strong? Does diction indicate social status, education, region? Are the sounds cacophonous (“plosives”: b, d, g, k, p, t) or euphonious (“liquids”: l, m, n, r, soft v and f, th and wh)? Does it seem patterned or random? How much dialogue is used? How different is the dialogue from character to character?
SELECT THREE PASSAGES (minimum: approximately one-half page) featuring three different plot segments. Copy or Xerox them. Referring to the passages, discuss specific diction choices. Comment on how diction choices help define character, set tone, or further theme.
SETTING: Where and when does this novel occur? How is the environment described? Any symbolic meanings in the settings? How does the author use setting? What ATMOSPHERE is created by the setting? How important is setting to the novel?
DICTION: Analyze the author’s word choices. First discuss the work in general: is the language informal, formal, neutral? Explain and give an example. Does the author use much imagery? Metaphoric and/or ironic devices? Is the language plain? Flowery? Concise? Strong? Does diction indicate social status, education, region? Are the sounds cacophonous (“plosives”: b, d, g, k, p, t) or euphonious (“liquids”: l, m, n, r, soft v and f, th and wh)? Does it seem patterned or random? How much dialogue is used? How different is the dialogue from character to character?
SELECT THREE PASSAGES (minimum: approximately one-half page) featuring three different plot segments. Copy or Xerox them. Referring to the passages, discuss specific diction choices. Comment on how diction choices help define character, set tone, or further theme.
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