DAILY AGENDA
Friday, May 11: Play Kahoot! and study for Monday's Rhetorical Vocabulary Final. Have a great weekend, we'll miss you seniors!
Thursday, May 10: Return textbooks to IMC; rhetorical vocabulary scheme writing activity
Wednesday, May 9: Current Events poster, TED Talks
Tuesday, May 8: Current Events day! Scouring headlines for happenings in our world while taking in this beautiful day outside!
Monday, May 7: Writer's Workshop for Argumentative Essay
FriYAY: Turn in Response Paper #3; Last Argumentative Essay!! Click HERE for the 2015 Prompt. If you were absent, please be sure to complete this for Writer's Workshop on Monday.
Thursday, May 3: Argumentative Prompt Speed Dating
Wednesday, May 2: Review MC Answers; Practice Rhetorical Vocabulary Sentences to turn in to Mrs. Whetstone. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Write five separate sentences using each of the following schemes: paralellism of phrases, anaphora, personification, alliteration, anadiplosis. Turn in tomorrow at beginning of class.
Tuesday, May 1: Final full MC practice exam. If you were absent, please see Mrs. Whetstone for the packet to be completed at home and turned in to be put toward your Grit Grade.
Monday, April 30: Paired Passage RA Prompt: Okeefenokee Swamp. See Mrs. W upon return for this piece as I cannot legally upload it to the website. Receive prompt for Response Paper 3 (Argumenative/MLA) DUE FRIDAY! See below for link to prompt page.
FriYAY, April 27: Academic Workday! Have a wonderful weekend :)
Thursday, April 26: Writer's Workshop, partner outline and re-write one paragraph. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: See link from yesterday to access the 2010 Prompt and re-write one paragraph and show Mrs. W tomorrow. Remember to complete and turn in Response Paper #2 by class tomorrow!
Wednesday, April 25: 2010 Practice Rhetorical Analysis. Timed 40 minutes. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here for link, scroll down to page 9 for the RA (Benjamin Banneker). Read and write a full essay and bring to class tomorrow for workshop.
Tuesday, April 24: Song lyric analysis! Choice Reading.
Monday, April 23: In-Class Synthesis Essay from peer Research Project; Pick up Response Paper #2 packet (Rhetorical Analysis, MLA, typed on Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring). See below for document.
Friday, April 20: Pair Share Introduction and Body Paragraphs; Write down answers to Multiple Choice from Tuesday; 25 Reflective Writing from Writer's Book of Days (to be done if you were absent--see prompts below or choose one of your own):
Wednesday, April 18: Review Conferring expections and Countdown syllabus. See below. Choice reading.
Tuesday, April 10- April 12: Testing days.
Monday, April 9: Review SAT testing schedule; choice reading and conferring.
Friday, May 11: Play Kahoot! and study for Monday's Rhetorical Vocabulary Final. Have a great weekend, we'll miss you seniors!
Thursday, May 10: Return textbooks to IMC; rhetorical vocabulary scheme writing activity
Wednesday, May 9: Current Events poster, TED Talks
Tuesday, May 8: Current Events day! Scouring headlines for happenings in our world while taking in this beautiful day outside!
Monday, May 7: Writer's Workshop for Argumentative Essay
FriYAY: Turn in Response Paper #3; Last Argumentative Essay!! Click HERE for the 2015 Prompt. If you were absent, please be sure to complete this for Writer's Workshop on Monday.
Thursday, May 3: Argumentative Prompt Speed Dating
Wednesday, May 2: Review MC Answers; Practice Rhetorical Vocabulary Sentences to turn in to Mrs. Whetstone. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Write five separate sentences using each of the following schemes: paralellism of phrases, anaphora, personification, alliteration, anadiplosis. Turn in tomorrow at beginning of class.
Tuesday, May 1: Final full MC practice exam. If you were absent, please see Mrs. Whetstone for the packet to be completed at home and turned in to be put toward your Grit Grade.
Monday, April 30: Paired Passage RA Prompt: Okeefenokee Swamp. See Mrs. W upon return for this piece as I cannot legally upload it to the website. Receive prompt for Response Paper 3 (Argumenative/MLA) DUE FRIDAY! See below for link to prompt page.
FriYAY, April 27: Academic Workday! Have a wonderful weekend :)
Thursday, April 26: Writer's Workshop, partner outline and re-write one paragraph. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: See link from yesterday to access the 2010 Prompt and re-write one paragraph and show Mrs. W tomorrow. Remember to complete and turn in Response Paper #2 by class tomorrow!
Wednesday, April 25: 2010 Practice Rhetorical Analysis. Timed 40 minutes. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here for link, scroll down to page 9 for the RA (Benjamin Banneker). Read and write a full essay and bring to class tomorrow for workshop.
Tuesday, April 24: Song lyric analysis! Choice Reading.
Monday, April 23: In-Class Synthesis Essay from peer Research Project; Pick up Response Paper #2 packet (Rhetorical Analysis, MLA, typed on Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring). See below for document.
Friday, April 20: Pair Share Introduction and Body Paragraphs; Write down answers to Multiple Choice from Tuesday; 25 Reflective Writing from Writer's Book of Days (to be done if you were absent--see prompts below or choose one of your own):
- Write about ordering in...
- Something to be sorry for...
- Write about a place on the map...
- "Moving into a new house..."
- You're on a two-lane highway...
Wednesday, April 18: Review Conferring expections and Countdown syllabus. See below. Choice reading.
Tuesday, April 10- April 12: Testing days.
Monday, April 9: Review SAT testing schedule; choice reading and conferring.
Documents, Links, Handouts: Countdown Unit Syllabus Required Reading Conferring Assessment Guidelines Response Paper #2 Prompt Rachel Carson's Silent Spring can be found in your textbook: (p.798-802) Response Paper #3 Prompt MLA Argumentative two-page researched response to Artificial Intelligence in the future. AP LANGUAGE NATIONAL EXAM: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 8:00 a.m. Location: To Be Determined |
Topic Examples from 2003, 2004 or 2006 Prompts (by hour)
1st Hour, 2nd Hour, 3rd Hour, 4th Hour, 5th Hour
1st Hour, 2nd Hour, 3rd Hour, 4th Hour, 5th Hour