Miz. Clark

 EXAM INFORMATION 

•  Exam will be held at 8 am Friday, May 9, 2014 at Salida High 
•  Exam fee is $89. Scholarships may be available based upon need. See Mr. Tressler in the fall for more information
• Link to College Board for AP Information
• What to bring on exam day
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• Parent and Student Bulletin from College Board

 Mon. 12/9     Tone; "Just Walk on By"

Tues. 12/10    Patterns "Walk on By" by Brent Staples. Schedule presentations; Food day: share Encyclopedia entries; Multiple choice practice - quiz on Just Walk on By

Wed. 12/11     AP Multiple choice practice; Read Cliffs book pg 13-17

Thurs. 12/12   AP Multiple choice practice; Read Encyclopedias

Week of December 16 to 19, 2013  PURPLE - FINALS WEEK!

Mon. 12/16      Turn in revisions to Encyclopedias; LEAP PROJECTS due;   LEAP PROJECT Presentation: Devil in the White City

Tues. 12/17      LEAP project presentations: In Cold Blood; Fast Food Nation; 

Wed. 12/18        

Thurs. 12/19    FINAL: 8 am

Week of December 2 - 5, 2013 WHITE WEEK

Mon. 12/2    Writing: Encyclopedia

Tues. 12/3    Writing: Encyclopedia of an Ordinary life (DUE 12/6 noon)

Wed. 12/4     Writing: Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

Thurs. 12/5    "The Flowers" Alice Walker; tone analysis: DIDLS

Week of Nov. 25 and 26, 2013  WHITE WEEK -- 

Mon. 11/25  Crucible Essays due - see Reading and Writing Goals; See suggestion links above; 

Tues. 11/26  Final LEAP meeting; project #6 due

Week of November 18-21, 2013 - PURPLE SCHEDULE

Mon. 11/18   Finish Act IV DUE; LEAP final project handout; Go over tests

Tues. 11/19  Discuss Crucible Act IV and Green Crucible Guiding Questions (handout due)

Wed. 11/20  Discuss Crucible Act IV and guiding questions

Thurs. 11/21  Discuss Crucible: theme and characters; essays from Green handout- Reading and Writing Goals- due Monday!! LINK for "Phrases to use in language analysis"; and suggestions; and style analysis notes (also given in class); LEAP project #5 due

Week of November 11-14, 2013 - PURPLE SCHEDULE  - vocabulary 1-25 test this week

Mon. 11/11   Act I Crucible test; Discuss Crucible; LEAP meeting - complete SOAPStone for book

Tues. 11/12   Act II The Crucible due; 

Wed. 11/13    Act II Crucible quiz;  Discuss Act III; Vocabulary Quiz words 1-15

Thurs. 11/14  Act III Crucible due; Act III Crucible Quiz; Read Act IV  (Act IV due Monday)

 Week of November 4-7, 2013 - WHITE

Mon. 11/4    Rhetorical Journal #21-25 due; The Crucible; Discuss Guilty by Suspicion and "Why I Wrote the Crucible"

Tues. 11/5  The Crucible; HOMEWORK: finish Act I at home - notes: evidence connected to guiding questions

Wed. 11/6   The Crucible; Act I quiz

Thurs. 11/7   LEAP meeting;  Independent LEAP project #3 due; 

Week of October 28 to 31, 2013

Mon. 10/28    Rhetorical Journals #16-20 due; Guilty by Suspicion

Tues. 10/29   Guilty by Suspicion

Wed. 10/30     Annotate "Why I Wrote the Crucible" due;  Discuss Miller, article and play

Thurs. 10/31   Check out books, The Crucible; Character and conflict intro; LEAP meeting #2; Independent LEAP project #2 due

Week of October 21 to 24, 2013

Mon. 10/21    Syntax Practice; Fishhook/smoking ad analysis example (paraphrasing and quoting) Narrative "Superman" due by start of class to turnitin; Rhetorical Journals #11-15 due

Tues. 10/22    Syntax practice;  Analysis and how to include quotes/paraphrases gracefully. Get handout. Annnotate: quotes/paraphrases in your CoW essay.

Wed. 10/23    CoW essay notes, annotation; Syntax practice;  LEAP meeting #1; Independent LEAP project #1 due

Thurs. 10/24  ACT English Practice test; Syntax, Diction 

Week of Oct. 14 to 17, 2013

Mon. 10/14   Rhetorical Journal #6-10 due;  LEAP BOOKS IN CLASS!!  LEAP organizational meeting (set reading schedule, etc.); 

Tues. 10/15    Syntax and tone. Read about syntax and tone:  link . Find example of two different types of syntax & be able to explain how the syntax affects tone. Get Literary Exploration Assessment Project handout (see LEAP link at right)

Wed. 10/16     Syntax and tone: in-class writing; Link to diction/syntax explanations

Thurs. 10/17   In-class writing assignment. Color of Water Analysis Revision; 

Week of Oct. 7 to 10, 2013  WHITE 

DICTION, SYNTAX, TONE, NARRATION (MODE/ORGANIZATION)

Mon.  10/7    Rhetorical Journal words 3-5; Alexie LOC p110-112 -summarize (1¶); Discuss Alexie;  

Tues. 10/8     Narration Introduction in Patterns p 70-75 ('til "Revising") and 78-81; Write-up: explain how Alexie uses Narration, would you characterize the writing solely as narration? Explain. Create Narrative Writing Assignment.

Wed. 10/9    

Thurs. 10/10  

Week of September 30 through October 3, 2013 WHITE

DICTION, CONNOTATION, DENOTATION, TONE, ANALYSIS

Mon. 9/30.     WN;  Diction, denotation, connotation, tone; "The History Teacher" LOC 143 &#s'1.3.4. Rhetorical Journal words 1-2 due;   

Tues. 10/1.       Denotation/Connotation Bell-work; Complete "The History Teacher" diction/ effect/tone paragraph; Note taking (review LOC 35-38)

Wed. 10/2.        "Picnic Lightning" analysis; write thesis statement & give examples of diction to support.

Thurs. 10/3   Denotation/Connotation bell - work Poem Analysis: First Grade; write claim/thesis statement, support with 3 examples of diction due. Homework due Monday: A) rhetorical Journal words 3-5 AND B) Alexie LOC -110-112, summarize in one paragraph

Week of September 23 through 26, 2013 - PURPLE WEEK - parent teacher conferences Tues.

Mon. 9/23  Show and Tell Rhetorical Device journals; First Rhetorical Journal Assignment this week; Visual Analysis; Arrangement and Mode;  LOC read 13-26; Take notes on section; ASSIGNMENT p 26 due; 

Tues. 9/24   WN: River continued; Marriage Argument; SEE MON. FOR WEEKEND HOMEWORK; LOC read 26-28 due

Wed. 9/25    Close Reading methods: annotation, dialectical journal, graphic organizer; LOC read 35-38; 

Thurs. 9/26  continue Marrriage prompt

 Week of Sept. 16 through 19, 2013  PURPLE SCHEDULE

RHETORICAL BASICS

Mon. 9/16    Bring Sample "Text" to class for analysis; Finish Rhetorical Triangle Analysis of Color of Water; HOMEWORK for the week: Rhetorical Triangle for argument article due; LOC read p 6-9 Appeals to Ethos, Logos, and Pathos complete ASSIGNMENT on p 9-10 due 9/17;  LOC read 10-13; ASSIGNMENT P 12 due 9/18; LOC Read 13-26; Assignment p 26 due 9/19

Tues. 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;

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

Thurs. 9/19    WN: River (ask if you miss class); Reflection on learning due

Week of Sept. 9 to 12, 2013 

ACADEMIC HABITS, GOALS, RHETORIC BASICS

Mon. 9/9       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. 9/10    Complete one of the Learning Style Inventories due; Reflect: What are your scholastic and extracurricular Habits, Grit, Mindset, Learning Style, Goals;  CofW Take-Home Essay ROUGH DRAFT Due - we'll go over in class and set new due date

Wed. 9/11     NOTES: Intro Rhetoric vocabulary; Walk-through Rhetorical Handbook

Thurs. 9/12   CONTINUE NOTES;  Rhetorical Triangle Homework Assignment;

 Week of Sept. 3 to 6. 2013 -NO SCHOOL MONDAY

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

Tues. 9/3     Read and Annotate "the Truth About Grit (Due) see last week for link; Pretest for Rhetoric unit;  CofW discussion- connect theme to text & style; SOAPS;

Wed. 9/4    Grit Discussion & illustration; Academic Habits; HOMEWORK: Read Dweck article - link to right, take notes on most important ideas/what applies to you personally - see assignment at right

Thurs. 9/5   Escalator; Dweck: "Fixed vs. Growth Mindset" notes due;

Fri. 9/6       Discuss Dweck;  CofW: diction, syntax, figurative language & effect on audience; HOMEWORK: Take-home essay

Week of Aug. 26 to 29, 2013

Mon. 8/26     Writer's Profile due;  Color of Water - sticky note overview; WN: discussion prompt cards

Tues. 8/27    Color of Water

Wed. 8/28     Color of Water

Thurs. 8/29   Reviewed Syllabus (see link at top right of page); C.o.W. continued if necessary; HOMEWORK: "the truth about grit" see 9/3 and link at right;

 Aug. 19 to 22, 2013 - week 1!

Mon. 8/19        FRESHMAN ACADEMY

Tues. 8/20       Classroom Expectations/Policies, syllabus, supplies; Analysis vs. Summary

Wed. 8/21        Summer Assignment due;  SOAPS (using Tues. reading); In-Class Reading Assignment: "What Well Chosen Words Can Do."

Thurs. 8/22      Brief debrief: Color of Water; SOAPS: "...Well Chosen Words"; HOMEWORK: Writer's Profile due Monday - assignment handout at right.