20 May 2011
16 May 2011
Friday, 5/20: SPECIAL EARLY DISMISSAL SCHEDULE SENIORS’ LAST DAY!
FAREWELL TO SENIORS BBQ
YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION
O Hour 6:45 – 7:35
1st Period 7:40 – 8:10
2nd Period 8:15 – 8:45
3rd Period 8:50 – 9:20
4th Period 9:25 – 9:55
5th Period-A 10:00 – 10:30
(1st lunch – Those students who would normally have lunch 5A, will clean outlockers now)
5th Period-B 10:35-11:05
(2nd lunch – Those students who would normally have lunch 5B, will clean out lockers now)
6th Period 11:10 – 11:40
7th Period 11:45 – 12:15
Farewell to Seniors BBQ &Yearbook Distribution
12:15 – 2:00
08 May 2011
Weekly Schedule 5/9 - 5/13
Monday: 5/9
You will complete a brief reading quiz over the third reading selection from Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. We'll discuss the reading selection, focusing on "The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong." Then you'll work with a peer to complete a Lesson Fifteen Vocabulary Review Exercise. Finally, I'll distribute your second memoir writing minilesson - on punctuating dialogue. We'll go over the rules together and you'll complete an exercise to demonstrate your understanding.
Tuesday: 5/10
Today we'll read and discuss a superbly written slice of memoir by Maya Angelou. We'll read as writers, making note of the master carpentry in the piece.
Wednesday: 5/11
You will work with a peer to complete a Lesson Sixteen Vocabulary Review Exercise. We'll revisit your words together. Then we'll discuss dialogue as a means of characterization, and we'll discuss some things you should consider in relation to the inclusion of dialogue in your memoir. Finally, you'll work in class to compose a slice of dialogue that may find its way in to your final writing piece.
Thursday: 5/12
You'll complete a brief reading quiz, and we'll take some time to discuss the evolution of O'Brien's concepts of truth and storytelling. Then you'll have some time in class to begin reading another example of artfully crafted memoir by David Sedaris. This piece is very different from Angelou's writing. You will be required to finish reading Sedaris's piece for class discussion tomorrow.
Friday: 5/13
You will begin by completing the Lesson 15 - 16 vocabulary test. Then we'll discuss Sedaris's writing, reading as writers and making note of effective technique and style. Ideally, we'll have time to engage in a time-line activity as a way of fishing for potential writing topics.
You will complete a brief reading quiz over the third reading selection from Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. We'll discuss the reading selection, focusing on "The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong." Then you'll work with a peer to complete a Lesson Fifteen Vocabulary Review Exercise. Finally, I'll distribute your second memoir writing minilesson - on punctuating dialogue. We'll go over the rules together and you'll complete an exercise to demonstrate your understanding.
Tuesday: 5/10
Today we'll read and discuss a superbly written slice of memoir by Maya Angelou. We'll read as writers, making note of the master carpentry in the piece.
Wednesday: 5/11
You will work with a peer to complete a Lesson Sixteen Vocabulary Review Exercise. We'll revisit your words together. Then we'll discuss dialogue as a means of characterization, and we'll discuss some things you should consider in relation to the inclusion of dialogue in your memoir. Finally, you'll work in class to compose a slice of dialogue that may find its way in to your final writing piece.
Thursday: 5/12
You'll complete a brief reading quiz, and we'll take some time to discuss the evolution of O'Brien's concepts of truth and storytelling. Then you'll have some time in class to begin reading another example of artfully crafted memoir by David Sedaris. This piece is very different from Angelou's writing. You will be required to finish reading Sedaris's piece for class discussion tomorrow.
Friday: 5/13
You will begin by completing the Lesson 15 - 16 vocabulary test. Then we'll discuss Sedaris's writing, reading as writers and making note of effective technique and style. Ideally, we'll have time to engage in a time-line activity as a way of fishing for potential writing topics.
06 May 2011
AP Literature Summer Assignments
***Attention all students enrolling in Senior Year AP Literature and Composition: Follow these links to documents concerning your summer reading assignment and expectations.
Instructions for Annotating a Text
Annotation Rubric
The Illiad Summer Reading Assignment
AP Rubric Descriptors
Instructions for Annotating a Text
Annotation Rubric
The Illiad Summer Reading Assignment
AP Rubric Descriptors
01 May 2011
Weekly Schedule 5/2 - 5/6
Monday: 5/2 - Happy birthday, Jake!
We will discuss the first three chapters of Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. I will distribute a discussion guide on which you will be responsible for recording key concepts and elements of the reading selection. We'll focus on four big ideas in relation to the reading: 1. What purpose do stories serve? 2. How does O'Brien introduce and develop key characters? (i.e. What does each character carry, and how is that information revealing?) 3. What are the characteristics of O'Brien's writing? 4. What is the difference between memoir and autobiography? If we have any additional time, we'll begin looking at a PowerPoint presentation that provides historical background on the Vietnam War era.
Tuesday: 5/3
You will work with a peer to complete a Lesson Fourteen Vocabulary Review. We'll review your current vocabulary roots together. Then we'll talk more about the history of the Vietnam War.
Wednesday: 5/4
You will complete the Lessons Thirteen and Fourteen Vocabulary Test. Then you'll engage in a minilesson about O'Brien's use of leads in The Things They Carried. Remember: You'll be using O'Brien's work as mentor text for your final writing piece this year, so don't forget to pay close attention to effective elements of his style so that you can play with his techniques in your own writing.
Thursday: 5/5
You will complete a brief reading quiz, and then we'll discuss the second reading selection of The Things They Carried. I will introduce your final vocabulary lists for the year. We'll go over Lessons Fifteen and Sixteen Vocabulary (test on Friday, 5/13). Then we'll begin viewing some iconic new footage of the Vietnam War.
Friday: 5/6 - Happy birthday, Kinsey!
I will show some iconic news footage of the Vietnam War. We'll discuss the footage.
We will discuss the first three chapters of Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. I will distribute a discussion guide on which you will be responsible for recording key concepts and elements of the reading selection. We'll focus on four big ideas in relation to the reading: 1. What purpose do stories serve? 2. How does O'Brien introduce and develop key characters? (i.e. What does each character carry, and how is that information revealing?) 3. What are the characteristics of O'Brien's writing? 4. What is the difference between memoir and autobiography? If we have any additional time, we'll begin looking at a PowerPoint presentation that provides historical background on the Vietnam War era.
Tuesday: 5/3
You will work with a peer to complete a Lesson Fourteen Vocabulary Review. We'll review your current vocabulary roots together. Then we'll talk more about the history of the Vietnam War.
Wednesday: 5/4
You will complete the Lessons Thirteen and Fourteen Vocabulary Test. Then you'll engage in a minilesson about O'Brien's use of leads in The Things They Carried. Remember: You'll be using O'Brien's work as mentor text for your final writing piece this year, so don't forget to pay close attention to effective elements of his style so that you can play with his techniques in your own writing.
Thursday: 5/5
You will complete a brief reading quiz, and then we'll discuss the second reading selection of The Things They Carried. I will introduce your final vocabulary lists for the year. We'll go over Lessons Fifteen and Sixteen Vocabulary (test on Friday, 5/13). Then we'll begin viewing some iconic new footage of the Vietnam War.
Friday: 5/6 - Happy birthday, Kinsey!
I will show some iconic news footage of the Vietnam War. We'll discuss the footage.
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