1_AP Language Agendas

AP Language Agendas : 

AP Language Agendas 2008-2009

September 12, 2008 : 

September 12, 2008 Please sign the Beowulf/Canterbury Tales sheet indicating which books you will buy and where. By Tuesday, Sept. 16th, read “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift in your Lit Books on page 502. Today, please sign your name and my name in your Lit book. Also sign the book check-out sheet. Please take out Loved One materials and “The Ugly Truth about Beauty” Handout

September 16, 2008 : 

September 16, 2008 Good Morning, Happy Scholars! Please prepare to take a real, live AP Multiple Choice quiz based on “A Modest Proposal” When finished with quiz, read some of the satirical essays modeled after Swift’s format. Homework: Please draw a picture of a “hollow man” by tomorrow ,according to instructions on the handout.

September 17, 2008 : 

September 17, 2008 SAT Question of the Day Original Satires due Friday, Sept. 26th. Please pass forward your magnificent “Hollow Men” drawings! Continuing “A Modest Proposal” Discussion… please take out BIG FAT BOOKS! (p. 502) Also take out packet of “Modest Proposal” satires.

September 18, 2008 : 

September 18, 2008 More Loved One movie clips today Original satires due Friday, Sept 26th—get started this weekend! Loved One in-class essay tomorrow. Take time to plan essay. Underline key command verbs in the prompt. You will write about a passage that you will compare/contrast to Waugh’s novel . Use point by point organization. What is each author’s main purpose? What rhetorical strategies does each author use? Use specific evidence to support ideas

Happy Friday, September 19th : 

Happy Friday, September 19th Prepare to write your in-class essay! Black pen is preferable and write on one side of the paper only. Good Luck! Try to work hard on your original satires this weekend. You have received two more satires to read—remember, the best way to learn to write satire is to read good satire!

September 22, 2008 : 

September 22, 2008 Books are ready at Tattered Cover—go to Information Desk Satires due Friday (9-26) and take-home Loved One essays due Wednesday, Oct. 1st Today: “The Hollow Men.” Please take out your copies of the poem and match pictures with different lines from the poem.

Good Afternoon, Well-rested AP Scholars! : 

Good Afternoon, Well-rested AP Scholars! Tomorrow, Sept. 25th, please bring BIG FAT LIT BOOKS to class! Today, please take out “Hollow Men” and Loved One vocabulary sheets. Satires due Friday. Remember the following: Target of criticism should be clear and well-developed Use a variety of satirical devices (critical mass:2-3 pages) Organization, diction and tone suit writer’s purpose Papers should be typed, 12 pt. font, and double-spaced Paper is carefully edited Don’t forget a clever title!

Happy Homecoming, Happy People! : 

Happy Homecoming, Happy People! Background reading about Anglo-Saxons (3-16) due next Tuesday, September 30th Date Change: Loved One take-home essays due next Thursday, Oct 2nd Take out those wonderful satires! I’m sending around the magic stapler! Today: Let’s talk about writing: One way to generate ideas quickly: Clustering

October 9, 2008 : 

October 9, 2008 Journal: A book “must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us. ” ( Franz Kafka) What book or books have broken the frozen sea inside of you? By next Tuesday, Read Cantos 19-27 in Beowulf. Reading Cantos 13-18 is optional—you may simply read the summary sheet. Volunteers need for the following commentaries: Cantos 19-21: Individual or with a partner Cantos 22-23: Group Reader’s Theater Cantos 24-25: Individual or with a partner Cantos 26-27: Individual or with a partner

Happy Friday, Happy People! : 

Happy Friday, Happy People! Please take out all PSAT materials, including PSAT Vocabulary sheet. Also take out Beowulf and a blank sheet of lined paper. More Loved One books? By next Tuesday, Read Cantos 19-27 in Beowulf. Reading Cantos 13-18 is optional—you may simply read the summary sheet. TODAY: Putting emotions into concrete language!

Happy Monday, Happy People! : 

Happy Monday, Happy People! Please take out all PSAT materials! Read Cantos 19-27 in Beowulf for tomorrow. Portfolios due Friday, November 7th—handout is tentative—some assignments still need explanation! “Letters about Literature” writing competition. Write a letter to an author explaining the impact of his/her work on your life. Let’s finish those emotion poems! Next Monday: Portfolio work day in Library computer lab—plan ahead!

Welcome Happy Warriors! : 

Welcome Happy Warriors! Please take out Beowulf books and notes. Prepare for commentaries! Responses to excerpt from Grendel and “A Hero’s Journey.” Read, highlight, and type one short response capturing important ideas from each. Which did you like better? Why? For portfolio—add kennings and visit http://wordle.net/create to make a “Word Cloud” of your Portfolio Introduction. (Demonstration in Class)

Happy Friday, Happy People : 

Happy Friday, Happy People Continuing the Beowulf Discussion—share your thoughts on a new post! Creating a visual for Beowulf—create your own or use the computer! So many sites contain interesting pictures/information! And look at the visual possibilities! “The Beowulf in me; the Grendel in me; or both.” Journal Response

Happy Monday, Happy People : 

Happy Monday, Happy People Corrections/Revisions of Loved One Essays: Everyone must do corrections, due this Friday—use the correction guide. You may also revise essay for a higher grade if you received below a “7.” Revisions due next Monday, Nov. 3rd. For tomorrow, read the four translations of Beowulf’s final battle with the dragon. Highlight passages that explain the effectiveness of each translation. Decide which translation you like best and why. Portfolios due Friday, Nov. 7th.

October 28, 2008 : 

October 28, 2008 Calendar: Corrections anyone? ? Corrections over Loved One essays due Friday, Oct 31st Keep working on Portfolio due Friday, November 7th! Today: Check out the blogging! Composition Reminders Which translation of Beowulf’s final battle with the dragon is best? What are your arguments? Yesterday’s synthesis essay!

Happy Debate Day! : 

Happy Debate Day! Prepare to defend your choice of Beowulf translations! Take out all materials and paper on which to take notes. Create a name for your group which you will use as you present your first argument. Make your name a kenning, you mighty, warrior-students! Also take out your Synthesis question packet and essay!

Happy Portfolio Week! : 

Happy Portfolio Week! Portfolios due Friday! Absolute Deadline! Include Motif poem rough draft in portfolio Tonight, make sure all of your journal responses to Beowulf related articles are complete: “The Power of Myth” “A Hero’s Journey” Excerpt from John Gardner’s “Grendel.” “The Man in the Water” You may also use other related articles Wednesday Interview with Obama and McCain “The Case for Rage and Retribution” “The Leader We Deserve”

Good Afternoon, Portfolio-Weary Warriors! : 

Good Afternoon, Portfolio-Weary Warriors! Reminders: Bring a copy of the independent-study novel you wish to read by next Tuesday, November 11th. A typed copy of your mock-heroic poem is due next Friday, November 14th. Read background information in your big, fat text about Geoffrey Chaucer and the Middle Ages by Monday, November 17th. Part of your next AP Language multiple choice test will be based on this material. Use the study sheet to guide you in your reading.

Good Morning, Happy People! : 

Good Morning, Happy People! Please take out mock-heroic poems. Also note the following dates in your calendar: Canterbury Tales background/prologue quiz next Monday, November 24th Write your name and the names of five other people you wish to work with on a presentation of one of the Canterbury Tales. Fold the paper in half before I collect these today. Start reviewing some of the tales you may wish to present—a description is in your Miscellany Packet Read the abridged version of “The Pardoner’s Tale” in your Lit books by this Thursday, November 20th.