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****ABSENTEES: Make up ASAP

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==PRACTICE AP Reading Comp (10+ minutes): Mary Hod, Bethany G, Brooke N, Maria C, Liz T, Leah G, and Nathan C!

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==SCARLET  LETTER   CATEGORIES  HAVE BEEN   READY   FOR   EACH   PERIOD-- on the SIGN-UP PAGE--for 3 weeks! Directions are on this page. You will trace your topic throughout the book, showing quotations on a Word document or Power Point. Clip art will enhance your presentation. You should have a minimum of 6 quotes (and commentary) for each category, but having more is a plus. Students will take notes as you present, and we will ask questions. Each presentation should add to our knowledge of the novel and its rhetorical functions. Remember a few pointers: the font should be about 24 to be seen from the back of the room; avoid "cluttery" background, and be able to explain all that you quote. As discussed in class, use chapter numbers so we can go in order through the book.

Read, annotate, and know the book. Use the threads as keys for ALL your annotation topics... regardless of your own.

THE TEXT can be found online for copying and pasting quotes: Go to a search engine and type in the novel name + TEXT.

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SAS PATHWAYS REVISION INFORMATION & EDITING  OFFER by Michael Towles (3rd period) -- See the Announcement page. I can't format his message for this page.

Alexa U and Mark B, senior tutors, have used it for their papers and now are hooked. Contact them for tutoring help and advice on how to make the most of this valuable site. See their distributed tutor contact information! DO NOT ask me to help on this.

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****GREAT SITE FOR REVIEWING/ LEARNING HOW TO SET UP QUOTATIONS:

http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/lirvin/WGuides/quotes.htm

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** SENIOR  TUTORS  are available to help you almost every day--before and after school--but you must schedule with them. I have sent out e-mails with their full names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses. Some will work with you online. Please take advantage of these scholars' time! AP   Language TUTORS also are available. (Megan E. has made and mailed out a master list of all tutors for your convenience. It also is tacked up on my wall near the hall door. If you've misplaced the list, ask one of the diligent scholars to print you out another or e-mail it to you again.)

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NOTE  ON   VOCAB: After the PSAT we will move to The Scarlet Letter and then on into more "real" AP  Language test materials. We will continue to have vocabulary all year, stopping after List  #7 for a review of all the words. At List #8, we will start over with the cumulative testing. You will have List #8-List#12 and then a review test towards the end of the spring.

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ANALOGY FORMAT: Light : Dark :: Day : ___?__ (Make your own sentence to figure out the relationship.   For this one, you could say, "Light is the opposite of dark" for the first pair, so you would be looking for a similar relationship in the 2nd pair: "Day is the opposite of...." Your logical answer would be "night."

With vocabulary words, I will give you words that relate, such as enigmatic : conundrum. Here your own sentence might state, "If something is enigmatic (mysterious, ADJ), it is probably a conundrum (a difficult riddle to solve, NOUN). Always make your sentence with qualifiers like "usually" or "probably." Use the same combination with the 2nd pair that has the blank. If you need more analogy practice, let me know. Usually, students are trained in analogies in middle school, if not before.

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Monday--Another SAT practice (I  saw that we need it). We'll do rubric evaluation on it.

Tuesday--Discussion of Scarlet Letter threads and presentations. Group time to prepare review presentations tomorrow in class for vocabulary preparation.

Wednesday--Vocab. presentations for fun--we need to review these lists!!

Thursday--**VOCAB. #6 TEST. Review lists 1-5 too.

Friday--Begin Scarlet Letter discussions. Bring your books. We will start the presentations Monday. **Send ALL presentation materials for use on my laptop to me by e-mail attachment today, if possible. If it's text, make it rich text. If it's Power Point, keep that format. You may bring in the presentation on a flash drive before or after school FRIDAY. Send no later than Sunday evening--early (before 10:00).

MONDAY NOV. 9--SCARLET   LETTER   PRESENTATIONS   AND   ORAL   DISCUSSIONS   BEGIN. Order will be unannounced. All presentation materials, documents and/or power points, must be ON my LAPTOP before the classes start today. You cannot add them during a class period.

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***SYLLABUS for WEEK of NOV. 9th

All week we'll look at Power Points, take notes, and annotate. During the presentations, we'll stop and have discussions. You will be graded on your insightful comments as well as your Power Point. Obviously, you will be docked participation points if you don't have your books. You will not receive a grade for a Power Point that arrived in my mail box after 10 PM Sunday night. Anyone waiting until the NIGHT BEFORE a project, the last hour, does not deserve credit. THE WINDOW has closed -- One exception: if you bring the project on a flash drive before school Monday.

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***SYLLABUS for WEEK of NOV. 16th

Monday--Continue SL discussions. Review any vocabulary #7 words you don't know.

Tuesday--***Vocabulary  #7 Test--a review of the term lists (200 points).

Wednesday--**REC LETTERS due. (See below)! Continue SL discussions. QUIZ over terms and plot (not the BIG test).

**REC LETTERS should be sent to me online as e-mail attachments. I'll store these for use in the future. A template is available on the download page, but you need to TWEAK it to fit you. You are recommending yourself through my eyes, an interesting vantage point. Keep the heading as I have it because it's the LHS address. You may make up a bogus university or scholarship for the inside address, if you wish. As you need a rec in the future, you will update the information, the date, and the inside address, then send it to me. I will tweak it myself and put it in my own words and send back to you for approval. You will print it out, bring it in for me to sign, and provide a stamped, addressed envelope (if needed). I showed and discussed the sample in class on Thurs. Nov. 5th. If you were not here and need help, ask a student tutor or social worker.

**WHENEVER YOU NEED CLARIFICATION, TRY A STUDENT FIRST. THEY NEED THEIR JOB POINTS!

Thursday-Friday--We will continue SL presentations as long as they last. Afterwards, we will move on into the

AP MC (Multiple Choice) work and discussion. If you'll be missing class, you'll need to do the work ahead of time and check your answers.

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JOB POINTS:

The method for receiving job points is as follows:

1) You will send me a JOB UPDATE message ON an e-mail, not as an attachment.

2) In this message, you will describe to me all that you have done during this grading period to help out APE, Inc., being very specific so I know exactly what you did, whom you helped, when and where, etc.

3) Request the job points you think you deserve for your time and effort (from 1-20, as a rule).

4) I will respond to you before entering your points on Pinnacle.

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. CLASS JOBS--AP LANGUAGE *NOTE: Some of these still are tentative, and you can cross over in performance of your duties. Let me know if you can add on any of the places with a "N/A."

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4th PERIOD:

POLITICO--N/A

SOCIAL WORKERS--Hailey D. and Emalee W.

FOLDER PERSONS--Oliver O. and Angel L.

LIBRARY/SIGN-OUT--Amanda C. and Brittany K.

COPIERS--Bethany G, Brittany K, and Brooke N.

PRINTERS for student needs--Same as above

HYGIENISTS/ORGANIZERS--Kat V, Marissa W, Sarah K.

INTERNET RESEARCH--N/A

WEB PAGE ASSISTANTS--Olivia G. and Marissa W.

BULLETIN BD.--N/A SCRAPBOOK--Megan E.

TECHNICIANS/COMPUTER GURU--Clint D.

PHOTOGRAPHER—Megan E.

TUTOR--Oliva G.

ERRANDS--Matt N. (Jahlinda J. as back up)

MAINTENANCE PERSONS--Clint and Raymond C.

JACKS OF ALL TRADE--Jahlinda J and Amanda C.

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5th PERIOD:

POLITICO--Jennifer B.

SOCIAL WORKER--Megan D. **Liaison for all 4 classes

FOLDER PERSONS--Katie W. and Emily Wh.

LIBRARY/SIGN-OUT--Emily Bow. and Liz T.

COPIER--Lauren A. PRINTERS for student needs--Same as above

HYGIENISTS/ORGANIZER--Morgan C.

INTERNET RESEARCH--N/A

WEB PAGE ASSISTANTS—Baron S

DOOR GREETER/EVENT PLANNER--Valerie J-B

BULLETIN BD.—Shay T

SCRAPBOOK—Morgan C

TECHNICIANS/COMPUTER GURU—Baron S

PHOTOGRAPHER—Morgan C

TUTOR--N/A

ERRANDS--Shakira S.

MAINTENANCE PERSON--Parker O.

JACKS OF ALL TRADE--Leah G, John S, Kevin L, and Bethany Sch, Oliver O

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6th PERIOD:

POLITICO--N/A

SOCIAL WORKER--Caroline P

FOLDER PERSONS—Audra J.

LIBRARY/SIGN-OUT--Brooke G.

COPIERS--Emily A

PRINTERS for student needs—Emily A

HYGIENISTS/ORGANIZERS--Emily A.

INTERNET RESEARCH--Erika W.

WEB PAGE ASSISTANTS--N/A

BULLETIN BD.--Julia D.

SCRAPBOOK—N/A

TECHNICIANS/COMPUTER GURU--Jeremy S.

PHOTOGRAPHER--Julia D.

TUTOR--Kenneth P.

ERRANDS--Caroline P.

MAINTENANCE PERSONS--Sam S.

JACKS OF ALL TRADE (will help folder person and librarian)--Summer K, Kiki B, Rhia A, Corinne T

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7th PERIOD:

POLITICOS--Maria C. and Alexia R.

SOCIAL WORKERS--Amalia F. and Colleen A.

FOLDER PERSONS--Keidra L. and Roman R.

LIBRARY/SIGN-OUT--Sophia H. and Janean B.

COPIERS--Kanika M, Olivia C, and Mary H.

PRINTERS for student needs--Same as above

HYGIENISTS/ORGANIZERS--Courtney M, Lindsey S, Trey I, and Brooke D.

INTERNET RESEARCH--N/A WEB PAGE ASSISTANT--Russell M.

BULLETIN BD.--N/A

SCRAPBOOK--Emily Bour.

TECHNICIANS/COMPUTER GURU--Russell M.

PHOTOGRAPHER—Laura H, Courtney M.

TUTOR--Laura H.

ERRANDS--Alyssa W (Trey I. as back up)

MAINTENANCE PERSONS--Tommy D. and Ajay M.

JACKS OF ALL TRADE--Nathan C, Mary H, and Kaitlyn Mc.

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