Research Project Description and Rubric (click)
Helpful Hints for Setup on Google Docs:
Links to Released Synthesis Essays from College Board:
2017 Synthesis Essay: develop a position on the role, if any, that public libraries will serve in the future. (Use as a model)
2016 Synthesis Essay: Monolingual English Speakers at disadvantage (Use as a model)
2015 Synthesis Essay: Establish, revise, maintain, create an Honor Code System
2014 Synthesis Essay: Whether College is worth its cost
2013 Synthesis Essay: Factors to be considered when memorializing an event or person and in creating a monument
2012 Synthesis Essay: Whether to Restructure USPS to meet the needs of a changing world, if so, how.
2011 Synthesis Essay: Identify key issues with locavore movement and examine their implications for a community.
2011 Synthesis Essay (Form B): The extent to which the government should be responsible for green practices
Helpful Hints for Setup on Google Docs:
- You may NOT use "exhausted" topics such as Abortion, Death Penalty, Medical Marijuana, etc. Please use good judgement as far as topic choice--remember the rule of thumb: Think as if you were College Board.
- Reset Margins--> Go to File, Page Setup, and change Left/Right margins to .5
- Header is Bitter Font, 11 point Bold
- Keep font consistent at Times New Roman 11 pt. font. Only worry about bolding, caps, and spacing to be identical to that of College Board.
- TURN TO NEXT PAGE and Page numbers--> Insert, Page Numbers (choose the one that puts it at the bottom) and center it, Arial Font
- Source Text Box--> Insert, Drawing, Shape icon, rectangle icon, can be resized--> Insert Text Box (Capital T with a box around it icon), fit text to rectangle, type Source ____ on top, then proper MLA citation (8th Edition) inside text box, including URL and hanging indent.); Click Save and Close (blue box in upper right hand corner) for it to be inserted into document, which will be where the cursor was when you clicked Insert, Drawing.
Links to Released Synthesis Essays from College Board:
2017 Synthesis Essay: develop a position on the role, if any, that public libraries will serve in the future. (Use as a model)
2016 Synthesis Essay: Monolingual English Speakers at disadvantage (Use as a model)
2015 Synthesis Essay: Establish, revise, maintain, create an Honor Code System
2014 Synthesis Essay: Whether College is worth its cost
2013 Synthesis Essay: Factors to be considered when memorializing an event or person and in creating a monument
2012 Synthesis Essay: Whether to Restructure USPS to meet the needs of a changing world, if so, how.
2011 Synthesis Essay: Identify key issues with locavore movement and examine their implications for a community.
2011 Synthesis Essay (Form B): The extent to which the government should be responsible for green practices
What We did today:
Thursday, March 29: Meet in Fishbowl to work on Synthesis Project. See additional notes above to help clarify formatting on Google Docs. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Continue working on Project! Deadline is TODAY @ 3:00 p.m
Wednesday, March 28: Meet in Fishbowl to work on Synthesis Project. See additional notes above to help clarify formatting on Google Docs. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Continue working on Project at home. Deadline is Thursday, March 29 @ 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 27: Meet in Fishbowl to work on Synthesis Project. See additional notes above to help clarify formatting on Google Docs. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Continue working on Project at home. Deadline is Thursday, March 29 @ 3:00 p.m.
Monday, March 26: Meet in Fishbowl to begin Synthesis Research Project. See details and link above.
Friday, March 23: Review Post Testing Results; Choice reading. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: See Mrs. W on Monday if you are interesting in viewing your Post-Testing Scores. REMINDERS TO ALL: $20 Deposit is due Monday to Guidance for each AP exam you will be taking; we will be meeting in the Fishbowl all next week (4th Hour-- We will meet in the Writing Lab).
Thursday, March 22: Post-Testing-- one hour Multiple-Choice. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: As long as you emailed or communicated with Mrs. W prior to today's absence, you must see her ASAP in regards to making this essay up soon.
Wednesday, March 21: Post Testing--Argumentative Essay (timed 40 minutes). IF YOU WERE ABSENT: As long as you emailed or communicated with Mrs. W prior to today's absence, you must see her ASAP in regards to making this essay up soon.
Tuesday, March 20: Post Testing-- Rhetorical Analysis (timed 40 minutes). IF YOU WERE ABSENT: As long as you emailed or communicated with Mrs. W prior to today's absence, you must see her ASAP in regards to making this essay up soon.
Monday, March 19: Post Testing Week: Synthesis Essay (timed 55 minutes). IF YOU WERE ABSENT: As long as you emailed or communicated with Mrs. W prior to today's absence, you must see her ASAP in regards to making this essay up soon.
Friday, March 16: Review MC Piece #4
Thursday, March 15: Review MC Practice Pieces #2 and #3. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please see Mrs. W or a classmate as soon as possible for correct answers and labeling of questions.
Wednesday, March 14: Choice reading; Review Synthesis Essay Assessment; Discuss Section of MC Practice--small group debriefing. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Choice read for at least 30 minutes tonight. Be prepared to discuss MC tomorrow in small groups.
Tuesday, March 13: Full Multiple Choice Practice (one Hour) released from College Board. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: You will have to plan on making it up during the class hour tomorrow as this cannot be posted or let out of the classroom. Please make sure to do at least 20 minutes of Choice Reading today.
Monday, March 12: Synthesis Assessment.
Thursday, March 8: Reading notes browse; Book Talk (Detroit: An American Autopsy); March is Reading Month Read-In Day!! IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Continue choice reading. Be prepared for Synthesis Assessment on Monday.
If you are interested in studying more Synthesis Prompts to prepare for the Assessment, see link below:
Links were removed the morning of Monday, March 12.
Wednesday, March 7: SNOW DAY!
Tuesday, March 6: Practice Timing Reading and Annotating Sources of 2013 Synthesis Essay; choice reading. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click HERE for the link to the 2013 Synthesis Essay (pages 2-9), print, read and annotate in timed 25 minutes. Optional to write response essay. All last practice before tomorrow's Assessment.
Monday, March 5: Turn in 2016 Synthesis Rewrites; update current reading status; Mr. Witucki visits to update on AP Testing; choice reading day! IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Be sure to turn in Rewrite at the beginning of class tomorrow! Read for at least 20 minutes tonight from your Choice Reading Book.
Friday, March 2: Writer's workshop--finish revisions and begin Rewrite. Both due on Monday. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please finish revising your 2016 Synthesis Essay that you wrote on Wednesday, then rewrite a polished piece to turn in for a score on Monday. Both drafts are due for credit.
Thursday, March 1: See Model for Student Sample 2016 Synthesis; Self Score; Begin revision workshop.
Wednesday, February 28: In-class practice Synthesis Essay. Timed 55 minutes. This will be used for workshop tomorrow and Friday. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click HERE for the link. You are to read the prompt, sources, and write an essay (timed 55 minutes) to bring to class tomorrow for workshop. The completion of this is vital.
Tuesday, February 27: Review timing for Synthesis Essay; timed pre-writing session for 2015 Synthesis; small group work reviewing 2015 Synthesis Student Samples. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: See Mrs. W to read and review student samples. Continue choice reading.
Monday, February 26: Group work--conversing around 2015 student samples.
FriYAY, February, 23: Turn in Response Paper #1--highlighting certain components as instructed by Mrs. W. Reflective writing from Writer's Book of Days (see below); debrief in Writer's Groups. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: You RP#1 was still due at the beginning of your class hour--either by submitting it electronically or sent through a friend. As homework, please pick one of the following prompts below and write on it for 25 minutes. Show to Mrs. W on Monday.
Thursday, February 22: Book Talk (Miracle on the Hudson); Choice reading and conferrring; 2015 Prompt and Sources. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here to download and print the 2015 Synthesis Packet (see pages 2-8) or ask Mrs. W for it tomorrow. This will have to be read and annotated for our small group activity on MONDAY.
Wednesday, February 21: Review MLA Works Cited page requirements and in-text citation. Practice sentences to prep for Response Papers. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here for a sample Response Paper setup, and click here for the link to the OWL website for instructions on how to cite the documentary film (scroll down to where it says Film and Movie) Also: The documentary is the ONLY Primary Source so it will be the only source listed on your Works Cited page. Click here for a link to the Sources within the film with corresponding Source Letters (which could also be used to reference source).
Tuesday, February 20: Introduction to Response Papers. Click here for Requirements and Prompt. See Mrs. W for examples if necessary. Even though you were gone today, it's expected that you know this for Friday's paper and will be held accountable in the grading of it. This will be for Response Paper #1 that will be due THIS FRIDAY! It is to be typed, printed in MLA formatting. It is a hybrid of a MLA formal paper combined into a College Board style Synthesis Essay (all sources based off last week documentary Minimalism). Choice reading.
Thursday, February 15: Finish studying film; individually reflect and highlight enlightening notes; debrief in small groups. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Finish film at home (Netflix: Minimalism) Highlight portions of notes that really stand out to you for some reason. Reader's Challenge: Read 100 pages this weekend. That's 25 pages per day. You can do this.
Wednesday, February 14: Continued analyzing documentary, Minimalism. See approximate time frames below. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please watch the provided time frame from your hour. Watch, analyze, take notes.
Monday, February 12: List all of the items that you own are considered your, Circle your top five items. Choice reading the rest of the hour.
FriYAY, Feb 9: SNOW DAY!
Thursday, February 8: Model annotation for Synthesis and Prompt Sources; students will read, analyze, annotate one source from the 2014 Synthesis Essay; small group "fishbowl" conversation for each Source. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here for the link to the 2014 AP Lang Free Response Essay--You'll find the Synthesis Prompt and sources as pages 2-8. Print this, read and annotate prompt and ONE source--or--you may read online, read a detailed page of notes regarding what you've noticed for your chosen prompt. Show this to Mrs. W upon your return.
Wednesday, February 7: Review 2017 Synthesis Essay prompt; discuss use of sources from yesterday's student samples; read and reflect on Burke's "The Parlor" metaphor; small group discussion of Burke followed by small group discussion of last week's chosen topics from Toulmin paragraph writing assignment. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here for the excerpt from Burke's "The Parlor" metaphor, read and reflect in CRJ, on what this means to you or what it makes you think about. There is NO CORRECT ANSWER, simply write for ~5 minutes on what this metaphor makes you think about... Show Mrs. W tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 6: Sub day #2 with Mr. Garcia: Review student samples of 2017 Synthesis Essay, take notes on Scoring Components for each of the three essays.
Monday, February 5: Sub day with Mr. Garcia: review pre-test Synthesis essay and read sources.
FriYAY, February 2: Student Survey; Writer's Book of Days response writing (25 minutes), share in groups. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please write for 25 minutes to make up for the time you missed in class. Show Mrs. W upon return and prepare to read it to your group upon next assembly. Below are the provided prompts, or as always, you can pick your own. Our writing strategy initiative for this week was to pick a tone word for your piece and use appropriate diction within, and also incorporate at least one Anaphora scheme.
Wednesday, March 28: Meet in Fishbowl to work on Synthesis Project. See additional notes above to help clarify formatting on Google Docs. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Continue working on Project at home. Deadline is Thursday, March 29 @ 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 27: Meet in Fishbowl to work on Synthesis Project. See additional notes above to help clarify formatting on Google Docs. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Continue working on Project at home. Deadline is Thursday, March 29 @ 3:00 p.m.
Monday, March 26: Meet in Fishbowl to begin Synthesis Research Project. See details and link above.
Friday, March 23: Review Post Testing Results; Choice reading. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: See Mrs. W on Monday if you are interesting in viewing your Post-Testing Scores. REMINDERS TO ALL: $20 Deposit is due Monday to Guidance for each AP exam you will be taking; we will be meeting in the Fishbowl all next week (4th Hour-- We will meet in the Writing Lab).
Thursday, March 22: Post-Testing-- one hour Multiple-Choice. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: As long as you emailed or communicated with Mrs. W prior to today's absence, you must see her ASAP in regards to making this essay up soon.
Wednesday, March 21: Post Testing--Argumentative Essay (timed 40 minutes). IF YOU WERE ABSENT: As long as you emailed or communicated with Mrs. W prior to today's absence, you must see her ASAP in regards to making this essay up soon.
Tuesday, March 20: Post Testing-- Rhetorical Analysis (timed 40 minutes). IF YOU WERE ABSENT: As long as you emailed or communicated with Mrs. W prior to today's absence, you must see her ASAP in regards to making this essay up soon.
Monday, March 19: Post Testing Week: Synthesis Essay (timed 55 minutes). IF YOU WERE ABSENT: As long as you emailed or communicated with Mrs. W prior to today's absence, you must see her ASAP in regards to making this essay up soon.
Friday, March 16: Review MC Piece #4
Thursday, March 15: Review MC Practice Pieces #2 and #3. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please see Mrs. W or a classmate as soon as possible for correct answers and labeling of questions.
Wednesday, March 14: Choice reading; Review Synthesis Essay Assessment; Discuss Section of MC Practice--small group debriefing. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Choice read for at least 30 minutes tonight. Be prepared to discuss MC tomorrow in small groups.
Tuesday, March 13: Full Multiple Choice Practice (one Hour) released from College Board. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: You will have to plan on making it up during the class hour tomorrow as this cannot be posted or let out of the classroom. Please make sure to do at least 20 minutes of Choice Reading today.
Monday, March 12: Synthesis Assessment.
Thursday, March 8: Reading notes browse; Book Talk (Detroit: An American Autopsy); March is Reading Month Read-In Day!! IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Continue choice reading. Be prepared for Synthesis Assessment on Monday.
If you are interested in studying more Synthesis Prompts to prepare for the Assessment, see link below:
Links were removed the morning of Monday, March 12.
Wednesday, March 7: SNOW DAY!
Tuesday, March 6: Practice Timing Reading and Annotating Sources of 2013 Synthesis Essay; choice reading. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click HERE for the link to the 2013 Synthesis Essay (pages 2-9), print, read and annotate in timed 25 minutes. Optional to write response essay. All last practice before tomorrow's Assessment.
Monday, March 5: Turn in 2016 Synthesis Rewrites; update current reading status; Mr. Witucki visits to update on AP Testing; choice reading day! IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Be sure to turn in Rewrite at the beginning of class tomorrow! Read for at least 20 minutes tonight from your Choice Reading Book.
Friday, March 2: Writer's workshop--finish revisions and begin Rewrite. Both due on Monday. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please finish revising your 2016 Synthesis Essay that you wrote on Wednesday, then rewrite a polished piece to turn in for a score on Monday. Both drafts are due for credit.
Thursday, March 1: See Model for Student Sample 2016 Synthesis; Self Score; Begin revision workshop.
Wednesday, February 28: In-class practice Synthesis Essay. Timed 55 minutes. This will be used for workshop tomorrow and Friday. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click HERE for the link. You are to read the prompt, sources, and write an essay (timed 55 minutes) to bring to class tomorrow for workshop. The completion of this is vital.
Tuesday, February 27: Review timing for Synthesis Essay; timed pre-writing session for 2015 Synthesis; small group work reviewing 2015 Synthesis Student Samples. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: See Mrs. W to read and review student samples. Continue choice reading.
Monday, February 26: Group work--conversing around 2015 student samples.
FriYAY, February, 23: Turn in Response Paper #1--highlighting certain components as instructed by Mrs. W. Reflective writing from Writer's Book of Days (see below); debrief in Writer's Groups. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: You RP#1 was still due at the beginning of your class hour--either by submitting it electronically or sent through a friend. As homework, please pick one of the following prompts below and write on it for 25 minutes. Show to Mrs. W on Monday.
- Someone is whistling…
- Write about picking fruit…
- Write about staying awake…
- In a foreign country…
- It was a lie…
- Your choice.
Thursday, February 22: Book Talk (Miracle on the Hudson); Choice reading and conferrring; 2015 Prompt and Sources. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here to download and print the 2015 Synthesis Packet (see pages 2-8) or ask Mrs. W for it tomorrow. This will have to be read and annotated for our small group activity on MONDAY.
Wednesday, February 21: Review MLA Works Cited page requirements and in-text citation. Practice sentences to prep for Response Papers. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here for a sample Response Paper setup, and click here for the link to the OWL website for instructions on how to cite the documentary film (scroll down to where it says Film and Movie) Also: The documentary is the ONLY Primary Source so it will be the only source listed on your Works Cited page. Click here for a link to the Sources within the film with corresponding Source Letters (which could also be used to reference source).
Tuesday, February 20: Introduction to Response Papers. Click here for Requirements and Prompt. See Mrs. W for examples if necessary. Even though you were gone today, it's expected that you know this for Friday's paper and will be held accountable in the grading of it. This will be for Response Paper #1 that will be due THIS FRIDAY! It is to be typed, printed in MLA formatting. It is a hybrid of a MLA formal paper combined into a College Board style Synthesis Essay (all sources based off last week documentary Minimalism). Choice reading.
Thursday, February 15: Finish studying film; individually reflect and highlight enlightening notes; debrief in small groups. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Finish film at home (Netflix: Minimalism) Highlight portions of notes that really stand out to you for some reason. Reader's Challenge: Read 100 pages this weekend. That's 25 pages per day. You can do this.
Wednesday, February 14: Continued analyzing documentary, Minimalism. See approximate time frames below. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please watch the provided time frame from your hour. Watch, analyze, take notes.
- 1st hour: ~28:00-1:00.00
- 2nd hour: ~22.:00- 50:00
- 3rd hour: ~22:00-43:00
- 4th hour: ~ 25:00- 50:00
- 6th hour: ~23:00-48:00
Monday, February 12: List all of the items that you own are considered your, Circle your top five items. Choice reading the rest of the hour.
FriYAY, Feb 9: SNOW DAY!
Thursday, February 8: Model annotation for Synthesis and Prompt Sources; students will read, analyze, annotate one source from the 2014 Synthesis Essay; small group "fishbowl" conversation for each Source. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here for the link to the 2014 AP Lang Free Response Essay--You'll find the Synthesis Prompt and sources as pages 2-8. Print this, read and annotate prompt and ONE source--or--you may read online, read a detailed page of notes regarding what you've noticed for your chosen prompt. Show this to Mrs. W upon your return.
Wednesday, February 7: Review 2017 Synthesis Essay prompt; discuss use of sources from yesterday's student samples; read and reflect on Burke's "The Parlor" metaphor; small group discussion of Burke followed by small group discussion of last week's chosen topics from Toulmin paragraph writing assignment. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here for the excerpt from Burke's "The Parlor" metaphor, read and reflect in CRJ, on what this means to you or what it makes you think about. There is NO CORRECT ANSWER, simply write for ~5 minutes on what this metaphor makes you think about... Show Mrs. W tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 6: Sub day #2 with Mr. Garcia: Review student samples of 2017 Synthesis Essay, take notes on Scoring Components for each of the three essays.
Monday, February 5: Sub day with Mr. Garcia: review pre-test Synthesis essay and read sources.
FriYAY, February 2: Student Survey; Writer's Book of Days response writing (25 minutes), share in groups. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please write for 25 minutes to make up for the time you missed in class. Show Mrs. W upon return and prepare to read it to your group upon next assembly. Below are the provided prompts, or as always, you can pick your own. Our writing strategy initiative for this week was to pick a tone word for your piece and use appropriate diction within, and also incorporate at least one Anaphora scheme.
- Through a crack in the door
- eating out at a restaurant
- Living as She/He did...
- Write about an eclipse
- Your choice
Thursday, February 1: Argumentative writing using Toulmin elements. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please see slides copied above. You are to pick a debatable topic (either one from provided slides or one of your own choice, and write an introduction with a regular claim (just as we've done since September) and ONE body paragraph that incorporates--and labels--all six Toulmin elements within that one paragraph. A polished, final hand-written copy is due tomorrow to the best of your ability. Missing class is not a reason to be able to not put forth an attempt at this and turn in tomorrow for a homework grade. If something is not turned it, this will be an automatic zero.
Wednesday, January 31: finish conversation with para. 6 from "A Modest Proposal." Write list of Qualifying words and phrases; Reader's Theatre with Deborah Tannen's aricle "Why is Compromise Now A Dirty Word?" Read aloud and notice elements of deductive reasoning. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please click here to find Tannen's article, then read and annotate--specifially looking for evidence that she uses to back her claim. Show Mrs. W upon return.
Tuesday, January 30: Book Talk (The Lucky Child); Choice reading; Find elements of Deductive Reasoning (Toulmin components) in para. 6 of Jonathon Swift's "A Modest Proposal." IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please read para. 6 in "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathon Swift. If you do not have your textbook, click here for PDF--begin reading on line 33. Find elements of Toulmin within that one body paragraph (Evidence, Claim, Warrant, Backing, Qualifier, Rebuttal). Transfer direct quotes into notebook or on paper to support evidence of each of the six components--make sure they are clearly labeled.
Monday, January 29: Choice reading day!
FriYAY, January 26: Share and turn in Toulmin homework; Writer's Groups. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Make sure to turn in homework at the beginning of class on Monday. Please write for ~25 minutes on the following prompts (be ready to share next week in your groups...):
Thursday, January 25: Additional Toulmin notes on framework and structure; practice sentence exercises with Toulmin concepts; homework; choice reading. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here for slides that we went over today. Try your best to write a "sentence" using Toulmin strategies (ie: use the "Because it is raining outside," slide as a reference. Try your best to write one and label it accordingly: this makes much more sense when you're in class. If you bring an attempt of this to class you will receive credit for homework when you turn it in at the beginning of class tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 31: finish conversation with para. 6 from "A Modest Proposal." Write list of Qualifying words and phrases; Reader's Theatre with Deborah Tannen's aricle "Why is Compromise Now A Dirty Word?" Read aloud and notice elements of deductive reasoning. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please click here to find Tannen's article, then read and annotate--specifially looking for evidence that she uses to back her claim. Show Mrs. W upon return.
Tuesday, January 30: Book Talk (The Lucky Child); Choice reading; Find elements of Deductive Reasoning (Toulmin components) in para. 6 of Jonathon Swift's "A Modest Proposal." IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please read para. 6 in "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathon Swift. If you do not have your textbook, click here for PDF--begin reading on line 33. Find elements of Toulmin within that one body paragraph (Evidence, Claim, Warrant, Backing, Qualifier, Rebuttal). Transfer direct quotes into notebook or on paper to support evidence of each of the six components--make sure they are clearly labeled.
Monday, January 29: Choice reading day!
FriYAY, January 26: Share and turn in Toulmin homework; Writer's Groups. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Make sure to turn in homework at the beginning of class on Monday. Please write for ~25 minutes on the following prompts (be ready to share next week in your groups...):
- The Sound of Silence (after Simon & Garfunkel)
- In the distance...
- You're about to go outside...
- Write about an unfamiliar object
- OR, a prompt/topic of your choice.
Thursday, January 25: Additional Toulmin notes on framework and structure; practice sentence exercises with Toulmin concepts; homework; choice reading. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here for slides that we went over today. Try your best to write a "sentence" using Toulmin strategies (ie: use the "Because it is raining outside," slide as a reference. Try your best to write one and label it accordingly: this makes much more sense when you're in class. If you bring an attempt of this to class you will receive credit for homework when you turn it in at the beginning of class tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 24: Introduction to Toulmin Notes. Click see picture below. Choice reading and conferring. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Please transfer the notes on Toulmin (see above or get from a friend in Lang...) into your CRJ. Continue Choice Reading!
Tuesday, January 23: Introduction/Note taking to Toulmin Model of Argumentative; Book Talk (The Encyclopedia of An Ordinary Life); Choice Reading. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: Click here for today's notes and transfer them into your CRJ (see slides 7-15), also, watch video below from the Thunk Youtube Channel (8:40) for more thorough understanding of Toulmin.
Monday, January 22: Introduction to Semester Two; Goal Setting; Book Talk and Choice Reading. IF YOU WERE ABSENT, Write a one page reflection on how you think you did first semester and what your main focus will be for second semester. Take notes on the provided slides in your CRJ regarding In/Deductive Reasoning. Click HERE for link. Also, see Mrs. W upon return for the Second Semester Syllabus (which is also located on the AP Language landing page on this website.