Welcome to a new school year! I am happy to have each one of you in class.
Week One
Monday, 9/7:
Tuesday, 9/8: Intro. to the course. Letter of Intro. due on FRIDAY (must by
typed). Get your IJ ASAP.
Wednesday, 9/9: Syllabus handed out today. Get orange paper signed by your
parent. HAVE YOUR INTO THE WILD BOOK IN CLASS ON FRIDAY FOR SOCRATIC SEMINAR.
Thursday, 9/9: Small group presentations for IW.
Friday, 9/10: Write a personal reaction to IW book. Do this in your IJ.
Week Two
Monday, 9/14: Into the Wild Essay is due on TH. Email Ms. Ward for the
handout if you need it.
Tuesday, 9/15: Bring memoir work from summer and memoir book to class! You
will need it through Friday. Today is AP Nuts and Bolts!
Wednesday, 9/16: Memoir presentations
Thursday, 9/17: Into Wild essay due. Memoir presentations cont.
Friday, 9/18: Finish presentations. The Grammar Project-begin planning!
Week Three
Monday, 9/15: Work on grammar project! We begin on October 1st.
Tuesday, 9/16: AP Nuts and Bolts exploring the 2009 prompt for q3. Write an
intro paragraph for HW (do in your IJ).
Wednesday, 9/17: Intro to Rhetoric (handout-What is Rhetoric?). Notes in class.
Thursday, 9/18- First TIMED WRITING (not for a grade but for a score on the
AP rubric).
Friday, 9/19- Continue Intro. to Rhetoric. HW: Notes for "The Ugly Truth
about Beauty."
Week Four
Grammar Projects begin this week! We will start on Thursday and go in
numerical order.
Monday, 9/28: Ward had to go to the doctor unexpectedly. Good news-the
hearing loss is temporary!
Tuesday, 9/29: Make sure you have your grammar project ready!
Wednesday, 9/30: The Rhetorical Precis-write one for The Ugly Truth about
Beauty...due tomorrow.
Thursday, 10/1: Grammar projects begin! Also, hand in precis.
Friday, 10/2: The Whiskey Speech! Read, analyze, imitate!
Week Five
Grammar Projects continue!
Monday, 10/5: The Whiskey Speech Imitation Writing. Due on Thursday.
Tuesday, 10/6:
Wednesday, 10/7: Precis #2: Fly the Partisan Skies is due on Friday. Precis
#1 returned today.
Thursday, 10/8: Precis due tomorrow. Grammar projects continue tomorrow.
Friday, 10/9: Get out your Norton Reader! Read Once More to the Lake and do
#1 and #2 in your IJ. Bring on Monday!
Week Six: Test Thursday: abstract-apostrophe
Monday, 10/12: Analysis of Once More...for homework finish your assigned
group's question. Take notes and bring tomorrow. For Thursday, read Under
the Influence and do #1 and #2 in your IJ.
Tuesday, 10/13: Review your notes; groups present; finish reading or taking
notes. Grammar projects conclude.
Wednesday, 10/14: PSAT. See you tomorrow. Start studying your grammar
notes. Make sure your Under the Influence work is done.
Thursday, 10/15: Quiz and analysis of Under the Influence.
Friday, 10/16: For homework read On Dumpster Diving and do #1 and #2 in IJ.
Due on Monday. Next 12 terms quiz next WED.
Week Seven: Test Wednesday: next 12 terms!
Monday, 10/19: Do in your IJ for On Dumpster Diving
1. Why does the author capitalize the D in Dumpster?
2. What is the primary organizational pattern the author uses in this piece
and why?
3. Who is Lizbeth and what is her role in dumpster diving?
4. Why doesn't the author discuss how he became homeless?
5. What is your overall impression of this piece?
6. Write a precis in your IJ for this piece.
Tuesday, 10/20: Study terms and finish On Dumpster Diving. For WED:
Shooting an Elephant and #1,2
Wednesday, 10/21: Terms quiz #2 today. Finish Shooting an Elephant for
discussion tomorrow.
Thursday, 10/22: Shooting an Elephant discussion and analysis
Friday, 10/23: On Dumpster Diving! Grading period ends; check grades on
Sunday! No homework. (Study for next terms).
Week EIGHT: New grading period!
Monday, 10/26:
Tuesday, 10/27: Nuts and Bolts
Wednesday, 10/28: Terms quiz #3
Thursday, 10/29: Study for grammar test. Read The Way to Rainy Mountain and
do 1,2 in IJ.
Friday, 10/30: Grammar test now on MONDAY for all classes. Happy Halloween.
Week NINE: Finish reading all essays in Norty. Terms Quiz. Grammar Test!
Monday, 11/2: Welcome November! Today is the grammar test-good luck!
Tuesday, 11/3: Green packet: 2009 Rhetorical Analysis prompt to analyze in
groups; scoring session. Tomorrow: terms quiz (example-hubris) and On Being
a Cripple (plus 1,2, in IJ). For Thursday: Coming Home Again plus 1,2, in IJ.
Wednesday, 11/4: Terms Quiz and quiz on Cripple essay. Tomorrow: Coming
Home Again.
Thursday, 11/5: Organization and structure for Coming Home Again-partner
activity. Tomorrow, bring your piece!
Friday, 11/6: Powerpoint for writing the essay. If you were absent, click on
AP Handouts and view the powerpoint. Monday-you will need to come with your
text highlighted and annotated, as well as have your Introduction and Body
Paragraph on a separate sheet of paper (not in your IJ).
Monday....we will move on to the BODY of the essay.
Week Ten:
Monday, 11/9:
Tuesday, 11/10:
Wednesday, 11/11:
Thursday: Terms Quiz;
Friday:
Week Eleven: 11/16
Monday: Intro and one body due. Wilson speech for HW. Due Wed.
Tuesday: Multiple choice practice test.
Wednesday: Terms quiz
Thursday: Conclusion how to and prep for tomorrow's Timed Writing!
Friday: Timed Writing today. Happy Thanksgiving!!!