Miz. Clark

 EXAM INFORMATION

• Exam will be held Friday, May 10, 2013 at Salida High School
• Exam fee is $87. Scholarships may be available based upon need. See Mr. Tressler in the fall for more information
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• What to bring on exam day
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• PARENT AND STUDENT BULLETIN FROM College Board

AGENDA BY WEEK

 Week of Nov. 26 through 29, 2012 - WHITE WEEK

**Argument**

Mon. 11/26    Argument notes - get copy from classmate if absent;

Tues. 11/27   Argument: Read Patterns 521-536 and take notes; see homework due Wed.

Wed. 11/28    "From Education" due, LOC 102-108, Discussion Qs 1, 3, 4, 7 for all students;  Rhet & Style Q's 1-12 - to be assigned to individuals and taught to class. Test "From Education"

Thurs. 11/29  Continue "From Education"; turn in English 11 books;

 Week of December 3 through 6, 2012 - WHITE WEEK

**Argument**

Mon. 12/3    "Best in Class" LOC 113-122, Q's 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (Group 1); Q's 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 (group 2); see list at right; Crucible essay due to turnitin.com- midnight deadline;

Tues. 12/4    "Thanks to Modern Science" Patterns 555-556, Q 1-4

Wed. 12/5    "Memo to John Grisham..." Patterns 607-611

Thurs. 12/6   In-class timed essay

 Week of December 10 through 14, 2012  - PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 12/10     Thesis statement and Outline analysis essay;

Tues. 12/11      Discuss Writing, thesis, antithesis, organizational strategies (modes). For revisions, use Rawlings Rules of Revision (R3) - posted to right. Revisions due Tues. 12/18, and will be graded by the end of Winter break. Revisions must be completed and turned in according to directions on R3 handout

Wed. 12/12      

Thurs. 12/13     LEAP: Literary Exploration Assessment Project presentations - 2 presentations

 Week of December 17 through 18, 2012 - PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 12.17      LEAP: Literary Exploration Assessment Project presentations - 2 presentations

Tues. 12.18     LEAP: Literary Exploration Assessment Project presentations - 1 presentation; presentation feedback due

Wed. 12.19     no class - finals periods 1-4

Thurs. 12.20    FINAL 5th hour

 AGENDA BY WEEK

Week of Nov 19 & 20, 2012 -PURPLE WEEK - Thanksgiving!

Mon. 11/19     "Superman" revision due; reading Superman; Crucible essay assignment (due 11/29); Crucible Anticipation Guide - give true/false answers for all, choose 5 to do explanations of.  Make appointment to complete test corrections for Crucible Tests-corrections due by Tues. 11/27

Tues. 11/20    LEAP Culminating Project and Presentation planning; Presentations due 12/12;

Week of Nov 12 through 15, 2012 - PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 11/12   Rhetorical Vocabulary test words 1-15; Discuss Crucible, Act III;  Crucible Act III due; 

Tues. 11/13   Quiz Crucible Act III;  Vocabulary Test (see above); collect and discuss Crucible quotes.

Wed. 11/14    Crucible Act IV due; Crucible writing assessment- begin in class (turnitin.com paragraphs)

Thurs. 11/15    Crucible Writing Assessment due; LEAP MEETING #6; LEAP project #6 due;

Week of Nov 5 through Nov 8 - WHITE WEEK

Mon. 11/5     Silent discussion; Rhetorical Journal words 11-15 due; Vocabulary Test words 1-15; Act I Crucible test

Tues. 11/6     Act II Crucible due; Read Crucible in class/discuss test

Wed. 11/7    Act II Crucible test;

Thurs. 11/8   Act III Crucible due;    LEAP MEETING #5; LEAP project #5 due;            Revision of Superman and Me due on paper and to turnitin.com; Discussed "Superman and Me", notes about leads and "snapshots" - writing strategies

Week of October 29 through November 1, 2012 - WHITE WEEK 

Mon. 10/29    Discuss  "Guilty by Suspicion"; "Crucible" Introduction; Rhetorical Journal words 8-10 due;  Vocabulary Test words 1-10

Tues. 10/30   Begin Reading "The Crucible"; Parent-Teacher Conferences

Wed. 10/31   Crucible; HOMEWORK: finish Act I at home;

Thurs. 11/1    Act I Crucible Due; Act I Quiz; LEAP MEETING #4; LEAP project #4 due;

Week of October 22 through 25, 2012 - PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 10/22    DUE: "Why I Wrote the Crucible" annotations/questions; Discuss & go over question for "Why I Wrote the Crucible;" Notes: Red Scare, communism, McCarthy;  Why we're watching "Guilty by Suspicion";  Revision Color of Water Essay due-turnitin,midnight 10/21--turn in all paper versions Monday 10/22;   

Tues. 10/23  DUE: Anticipation Guide - hand in; Watch "Guilty by Suspicion"; take notes (focus on red scare, McCarthy, others' reactions/repercussions)

Wed. 10/24   Watch "Guilty by Suspicion"; take notes (focus on red scare, McCarthy, others' reactions/repercussions)

Thurs. 10/25   Watch  "Guilty by Suspicion"; take notes; LEAP MEETING #3; LEAP project #3 due; email LEAP meeting notes to me

Week of October 15 through 18, 2012 -PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 10/15         Tone; Sign up for turnitin.com

Tues. 10/16       Connotation/Denotation in WN, connect to tone; Analyze AP prompt for syntax, diction, imagery

Wed. 10/17        Connotation/Denotation in WN; Pretest: lit terms/grammar and syntax

Thurs. 10/18      Correct pretest, keep a list of which you missed; LEAP MEETING #2; LEAP project #2 due; Revision of Color of Water Essay due via turnitin.com midnight 10/21--turn in all paper versions by Monday 10/22;  email LEAP meeting notes to me; ****END FIRST QUARTER**** HOMEWORK: Read "Why I Wrote the Crucible"

Week of October 8 through 11 -  WHITE WEEK

Mon. 10/8       NO SCHOOL

Tues. 10/9      Tone; How to write about tone; Revisit: a) LEAP projects and calendar, b) Superman and Me narrative requirements; Rubric for Tone pres;  Rhetorical Journal words 3-7 due

Wed. 10/10     Tone presentations due- see week of 10/1 for requirements;      

Thurs. 10/11   Tone presentations;

Fri. 10/12       Turnitin.com login check;LEAP MEETING #1; LEAP project #1 due; SUPERMAN and ME narrative due;    

Week of October 1 through 4 WHITE WEEK  Bring LEAP books to class 10/4

Mon.  10/1    Alexie LOC p 110-112- summarize (1¶), Q's 2, 3, 5, 6 due; Narration Introduction Patterns book p71-75 (til revising) and 77-81; write-up: explain how Alexie uses Narration, would you characterize the writing as solely Narration?  Explain           

Tues. 10/2    "Ex-Football Player" LOC 478-9 read, rhetorical analysis, answer Q1-4

Wed. 10/3     Narrative Writing Assignment; Intro Tone Assignment-see at right (presentations 10/10 & 10/11)

Thurs. 10/4   Tone continued; LEAP organizational MEETING; see handout at right- includes list of homework options. First LEAP homework due 10/12

 Week of September 24 through 27 - PURPLE WEEK

RHETORICAL BASICS

Mon. 9/24      The History Teacher-LOC 143, denotation, connotation; LOC read P 35-38 -Close Reading; Rhetorical Journal words 1-2 due;   

Tues. 9/25    "Picnic Death" or "First Grade" analysis - model for Thursday's assignment; write thesis statement; LOC read 38-48 due

Wed. 9/26     In class: LOC read 51-57; ASIGNMENT pg 55-60, annotate with sticky notes; answer questions about diction and syntax; (Further description of assignment in class; assignment due in class on Wednesday.)

Thurs. 9/27   Analysis in Essay form: "The History Teacher" handout in class; See Mon. for WEEKEND HOMEWORK; LOC p55-57due; 

Week of September 17 through 20 --PURPLE WEEK

RHETORICAL BASICS

Mon. 9/17   Approaches to Reading: Einstein, rhetorical triangle, and appeals, speaker; vocabulary;Rhetorical Triangle for argument article due; LOC read p 6-9 Appeals to Ethos, Logos, and Pathos complete ASSIGNMENT on p 9-10 due today;    

Tues. 9/18     Vocabulary; Rhetorical Journals Introduction;  Discuss visual rhetoric; How is analysis different/similar?  LOC read 10-13; ASSIGNMENT P 12 due 

Wed. 9/20    WN: River (ask if you miss class); Arrangement and Mode; LOC read 13-26; ASSIGNMENT p 26 due

Thurs. 9/21   Show and Tell Rhetorical Device journals; WN: River continued; Marriage Argument; SEE MON. FOR WEEKEND HOMEWORK; LOC read 26-28 due

Week of September 10 through 13 -WHITE SCHEDULE

Mon. 9/10   Academic Habits; Rhetoric Pre-test; Introduction: LEAP (Literary Exploration Assessment Project- non-fiction book choices handout at right); HOMEWORK: complete one learning style inventory; HAVE INDEPENDENT NOVELS IN CLASS BY OCT 1

Tues. 9/11    Complete one of the Learning Style Inventories due; Reflect: Habits, Grit, Mindset, Style, Goals; 

Wed. 9/12     Intro Rhetoric vocabulary; CofW Take-Home Essay Due; Bring PRINTED Rhetorical Handbook Guide to class today;

Thurs. 9/13  (a.m. assembly schedule) Rhetorical Triangle Homework Assignment;

Week of Sept. 4 through 7 -WHITE SCHEDULE

EXPLORATION: ACADEMICS, MEMORY, THE BRAIN, ATTITUDE -WHAT CAN YOU CONTROL?

Mon. 9/3  No school

Tues. 9/4    Read and Annotate "the Truth About Grit (Due) see last week for link; Pretest for Rhetoric unit; Finish CofW discussion; SOAPS;

Wed. 9/5    Grit Discussion & illustration; Academic Habits; HOMEWORK: Read Dweck article - link to right

Thurs. 9/6   Escalator; Dweck: "Fixed vs. Growth Mindset" notes due;

Fri. 9/7       Discuss Dweck;  CofW: diction, syntax, figurative language & effect on audience; HOMEWORK: Take-home essay

Week of August 27 through 30

SOAPS ANALYSIS, THE COLOR OF WATER

Mon. 8/27    Summer packet and Color of Water; Writer's Profile Due;

Tues. 8/28   Color of Water continued

Wed. 8/29    Color of Water continued

Thurs. 8/30   Color of Water; HOMEWORK Read "The Truth About Grit"

Week of August 20 through 23

Mon. 8/20      Freshman Academy - no school for Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors

Tues. 8/21     Classrom Expectations/Policies, syllabus, supplies; Analysis vs. Summary

Wed. 8/22      Summer Reading Assignments Due; SOAPS (using Tues. reading); In-Class Reading Assignment: "What Well Chosen Words Can Do."

Thurs. 8/23    Bring Printed Syllabus to class; In-Class Reading Assignment: "What Well Chosen Words Can Do." Debrief The Color of Water - summer reading book; SOAPS: "...Well Chosen Words"