Sept 15 - 19
Assignment: Read "Where I Lived and What I Lived For" in Walden, and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote. Also, find an exemplary use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why is was well used.
Assignment: Read "Economy" in Walden, pp. 107-115 and choose a section and write an analysis of the rhetorical strategies the author used to make his point. Also, Downlaod Parallelism booklet html | pdf and do exercise 1.
Assignment: Read read "Solitude" (200-208) in Walden and choose a section and write an analysis of the rhetorical strategies the author used to make his point..Also, do exercise 2 in Parallelism booklet.
Assignment: Do exercise 3 in Parallelism booklet.
Assignment: Download and fill out DLP cover html | pdf; Complete DLP 1; complete class feedback survey on the Quia site;
September 22 - 26
Assignment: Read "Higher Laws" in Walden and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote. Also, identify an exemplary use of rhetorical device and write in down. Bring in $10.00 for field trip.
Assignment: Read "Higher Laws" in Walden write a minimum of 180 words on a pithy quote. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well. Bring in $10.00 for field trip.
Assignment: Read "The Pond in Winter" in Walden write a minimum of 180 words on a pithy quote. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well.
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Assignment: Complete a survey on the Quia site by 8:00 Sunday evening. Also, Read "Conclusion" in Walden write a minimum of 180 words on a pithy quote. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well.
September 29 - October 3
Assignment: Download Preposition booklet html | pdf and do execises 1 and 2;
Assignment: Read Emerson's Eulogy of Thoreau html | pdf and analyze the stragegies he uses to create his message. Do Exercise 3 in Preposition Booklet
Assignment: Read "The Hawthornes on Thoreau" html |pdf and choose and write down two quotes for sharing: Find a natural object that contains a universal truth and bring it to class for sharing; Complete exercise 4 in Preposition booklet
Assignment: None
Class Activities: Essay on AP Prompt; Quiz on Prepositions
Assignment: Complete survey on Quia site; Complete DLP 2, with original essay.
October 6 - 9
Assignment:Download "Strategies for Persuasive" html | pdf to use to guide/inform your analysis of the essays this week; download "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" html | pdf and write an essay in which you identify and analyze the rhetorical strategies used to create an effecitve message. Also, download html | pdf and complete exercise 1 in Subject-Verb agreement Booklet.
Assignment: Do exercise 2 in agreement booklet; download "Speech to the Virginia Convention" html | pdf and write an essay in which you identify and analyze the rhetorical strategies the author used to create effecitve messages.
Assignment: download "The Crisis, No. 1" html | pdf and write an essay in which you identify and analyze the rhetorical strategies the author used to create effecitve messages.
Assignment: download "The Design of Government" html | pdf and "The Rights of Man Introduction" html | pdf and write an essay in which you identify and analyse the rhetorical strategies the authors used to create effecitve messages.
October 14 - 17
Assignment: Download and read "Out of Panic, Self-Reliance". Underline a quote or write a short reaction to it and bring it to class tomorrow. html | pdf
Assignment: Complete AP writing packet
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October 20 - 24
Assignment: Work on essays
Assignment: Work on essays
Assignment: Work on essays
Assignment: Work on essays
Assignment: Complete Authors Notes html | pdf on essay and make any final changes to your essay; be ready to pass in the essay on Monday; Complete Survey on Quia site
October 27-31
Assignment: Download, read and do exercise 1 of Pronoun-Antecedent agreement html | pdf
Assignment: Read chapters 2 and 3 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative. Do exercise 2A in Pronoun-Antecedent Booklet.
Assignment: Read chapters 4 and 5 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative. Do exercise 2B in Pronoun-Antecedent Booklet.
Assignment: Read chapters 6 and 7 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative. Do exercise 3 in Pronoun-Antecedent Booklet.
Assignment: Complete a Quia survey by 8 on Sunday; Read chapters 8 and 9 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative.
November 3-7
Assignment: Download, read and do exercise 1 of Apostrophe Booklet html | pdf ; Read chapters 10 and 11 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative.
Assignment: None
Assignment: Read chapters 12 and 13 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative. Do exercise 2 in Apostrophe Booklet.
Assignment: Read chapters 14 and 15 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative. Do exercise 3 in Apostrophe Booklet.
Assignment: Complete a Quia survey; Complete DLP 3, with original essay of learning.
November 10 - 14
Assignment: Download, read and Lose-chose-effect booklet html | pdf and do exercise 1. Read chapters 16 and 17 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative.
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Assignment: Read chapters 18 and 19 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative. Do exercise 2 in Grammar Booklet.
Assignment: Read chapters 20 and 21 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative. Do exercise 3 in grammar Booklet.
Assignment: Complete a Quia survey; Read chapters 22 and 23 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative.
November 17 - 21
Assignment: Download, read Lose-chose-effect Exercises html | pdf and do exercise 1. Read chapters 24 of The Scarlet Letter and write 180 words minimum on why or why not this novel should be considered a classical American novel.
Assignment:Read Poe;s "Ligeia" ( html | pdf ) and write a comparison of Ligeia and Hester/Pearl; Do exercise 2 in booklet.
Assignment: Read "D.H.Lawrence on Nathaniel Hawthorne"( html | pdf )and write a page on your reaction to his ideas. Do exercise 3 in Grammar Booklet.
Assignment:.Download, read and choose one of the options for a Scarlet Letter project. ( html | pdf)
Assignment: Complete a Quia survey; Work on project
December 1-5
Assignment: Download and study AP Terms List 1 on Quia for test on Friday. Read chapters 7-13 of Moby Dick and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote.. Write down a rhetorical device used well. Underline at least one memorable sentence from your pithy quote. Collate your previous assigned writings into a DLP booklet with a cover but no essay and bring to class.
Assignment:Read chapters 14-19 of Moby Dick and write down a rhetorical device used well.. Study AP Terms list 1.
Assignment: Read chapters 20-30 of Moby Dick and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote. Underline at least one memorable sentence from your pithy quote. Study AP Terms list 1.
Assignment:.Read chapters 31-35 of Moby Dick and write down a rhetorical device used well. Study AP Terms list 1.
Assignment: Complete a Quia survey; Read chapters 7-13 of Moby Dick and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote.. Write down a rhetorical device used well. Underline at least one memorable sentence from your pithy quote.
December 8-12
Assignment: Download and study AP Terms List 2 on Quia for test on Friday. Read chapters 42-47 of Moby Dick and write down and explain an exemplary rhetorical device. (You can see all of the Moby Dick reading assignments here.)
Assignment:Read chapters 48-53 Moby Dick and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote. Underline at least one memorable sentence from your pithy quote response.
Assignment: Read chapters 58-68 of Moby Dick and write down a rhetorical device used well.. Study AP Terms list 2.
Assignment:.Read chapters 59-77 of Moby Dick and write down a rhetorical device used well. Study AP Terms list 2. Review List 1 for quiz.
Assignment: Complete a Quia survey; Read chapters 78-86 of Moby Dick and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or althernative. Underline at least one memorable sentence from your pithy quote response or alternative.
January 5 - 9
Assignment: Download and study AP Terms List 2 on Quia for test on Friday. Read chapters 1and 2 of The Great Gatsby. Write down your impressions of each of Gatsby, Nick, Daisy and Tom.
Assignment:Read chapters 3+4 ofThe Great Gatsby and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote. Underline at least one memorable sentence from your pithy quote response.
Assignment: Read chapters 5+6 ofThe Great Gatsby and write down a rhetorical device used well.. Study AP Terms list 2.
Assignment:.Read chapters 7=8 ofThe Great Gatsby and write a pithy quote essay or alternative Study AP Terms list 2. Review List 1 for quiz.
Assignment: Complete a Quia survey; Read chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or althernative. Underline at least one memorable sentence from your pithy quote response or alternative.
January 12 - 16
Assignment: Download and study AP Terms List 3 on Quia for test on Friday. Read the AP Synthesis Introduction Essay html | pdf directions, prompt and sources. Write down questions you have about the process or format of the synthesis essay and isolate quotes you would use in a essay response.
Assignment:Complete multiple choice AP test questions.
Assignment: Complete a synthesis essay prompt for tomorrow.
Assignment:.Study for rhetorical terms Quiz on lists 1, 2 and 3
Assignment: Complete a Quia survey; Read Catcher in the Rye.
Monday
Class Activities: No School — Civil Rights Day
Assignment: Read Catcher
Tuesday
Class Activities: Sharing of survey; discussion of Multiple Choice answers
Assignment:complete new Multiple choice practice test; download and study Rhetorical List 4 for test next Tuesday.
Wednesday
Class Activities: Discussion of multiple choice answers; AP prompt (40 minutes)
Assignment: Complete last DLP (No essay)
Thursday
Class Activities: Multiple choice essay practice test
Assignment:.None
Friday
Class Activities: Mutiple choice answer explanation; AP Prompt writing
Assignment: Read Catcher
Monday
Class Activities: No School — Teacher Workshop
Assignment: Finish Catcher
Tuesday
Class Activities: Literary Terms test 4 (including lists 1, 2, and 3); Discussion of Catcher:
Assignment:complete new Multiple choice practice test
Wednesday
Class
Activities: Complete in-class multiple choice test for evaluation
Assignment:Complete final survey of the class and of the use of technology
Thursday
Class Activities: Sharing of surveys; computation of AP Test results; final evalution of class
Assignment:.None
Friday
Class Activities: Celebration!
Assignment: Reread Moby Dick