Miz. Clark

 EXAM INFORMATION

ASSIGNMENTS BY WEEK 

Week of May 13 to 16, 2013  WHITE WEEK - ADVISORY Thursday

Mon. 5/13    Intro to Othello - get notes and your own line

Tues. 5/14   Othello - notes

Wed. 5/15    Act I due; discuss Act I, background, lines

Thurs. 5/16  Re-read Act I for today- see questions below; Homework: Read Act II for Monday-take 2 column notes w/ 3 quotes-see reading guide Act 2 to right; Final Presentation assignment

Week of May 20 to 23, 2012 -PURPLE WEEK -- GRADUATION SATURDAY

Mon. 5/20     Act II due - 2-column entries w/ 3 quotes from different places due.   Film, 

Tues. 5/21   Act III scene 3 and 4 due - 2-column entries w/ 3 quotes          Test act 1-2

Wed. 5/22    Act IV.1-3 due - 2 column entries w/ 3 quotes       

Thurs. 5/23  Act V.1-2 due -  2 column entries w/ 3 quotes        

SONG REQUESTS:

Thrift Shop, Macklemore -Tessa, Bailee, Catie; Aerosmith, Walk this way-Allie; Jamba, Taylor the Creator--Mikey & teammates; Call me maybe-Tom; Brown-eyed Girl-Taylor & Melody; JB, 1 direction, Robin Thicke, Pharrel  - Robin, McKenzie...?; I Gotta feeling, Black-eyed Peas -Sarah & Sammi

Week of May 28 to 31, 2013 -- PURPLE WEEK, FINALS

Mon. 5/27 No school

Tues.5/28.    "O";  things they carried writing assignment due (optional assignment)

Wed. 5/29     Final Project Due - credit will be withheld if assignment is not on my computer; Final reflections; Othello test

Thurs. 5/30    AP FINAL

Fri. 5/31        FINALS 5th - 7th periods

 Week of May 6 to May 9, 2013     AP TEST FRIDAY May 10, 8 am at SHS

Mon. 5/6      LOC Twain p717-722, answer: R&S question #1, and "how does Twain use diction, syntax, style to create satire or irony? Satire discussion, view examples, discuss Twain.      Birmingham MC corections DUE-see directions to right; write multiple choice questions using stems. Test classmates                

Tues. 5/7    AP Test Boot Camp; synthesis

Wed. 5/8    AP Test Boot Camp; Lunch w/ Tressler to fill out bubbles; analysis and vocabulary review

Thurs. 5/9  AP Test Boot Camp

Week of April 29 to May 3. 2013

Mon. 4/29    Read "Letter from Birmingham Jail" LOC 260-274; 5 quotes explained from different parts of article 1 quote/3 pgs; answer #3 Questions for discussion, #3 Questions on Rhetoric; Multiple Choice Letter from Birmingham Jail; discussion

Tues. 4/30   Robin's Speech; syntax test

Wed. 5/1     Scoring 101: how the AP test is scored. Scoring the practice test. Make sure you bring your practice essays to class.  Bring Yellow book.

Thurs. 5/2  

 Week of April 22 to 25, 2013 - PURPLE WEEK, *Midterm*

Mon. 4/22      ARGUMENT SPEECHES;  Practice Syntax-bring flashcards to class; Graded Essay #2 OR Cliff's book Essay DUE; practice syntax

Tues. 4/23     ARGUMENT SPEECHES: Sarah, Taylor, Catie, Melissa; practice syntax

Wed. 4/24     ARGUMENT SPEECHES: Sammi, Robin, Ethan, Bailee

Thurs. 4/25   ARGUMENT SPEECHES: Michael, Ashley, Evan, McKenzie

Week of April 15 to 18, 2013 WHITE WEEK, ADVISORY SCHEDULE

Mon. 4/15        DUE: Swift corrections - see note to right    ; Multiple Choice continued   

Tues. 4/16     Discuss synthesis essay: suggestions from students/teacher to rest of class.

Wed. 4/17       In-Class synthesis essay; Argument final outline/bib due to turnitin.com-midnight NO CREDIT FOR LATE PAPERS!!                                                      

Thurs. 4/18   Argument speeches: Allie, Sarah; HOMEWORK DUE MON.: grade your own Essay #2 from practice test; If you didn't complete practice test, choose any essay from Cliff's book to write & turn in on Monday.

Week of April 8 to 11, 2013 WHITE WEEK

Mon. 4/8     FINISH ETHNOGRAPHY PRESENTATIONS -any remaining presentations will be completed outside of class hours

Tues. 4/9              "A Modest Proposal" Swift, LOC p 914-920- dialectic journal: one quote from each page w/ reflection.  

Wed. 4/10   Multiple Choice question review

Thurs. 4/11   Review practice Test;  Schedule Syntactic terms - assessment

 Week of April 1-4, 2013 PURPLE SCHEDULE

Mon. 4/1   Hand in ethnography **give Clark your product or access to your product onliine. If you're working  on a website, make sure you have "published" it, or no one but you will be able to see it;

Tues. 4/2    ETHNOGRAPHY PRESENTATIONS -5-10 min. each

Wed. 4/3    ETHNOGRAPHY PRESENTATIONS -5-10 min. each

Thurs. 4/4  ETHNOGRAPHY PRESENTATIONS  -5-10 min. each; Argument outline and preliminary works cited due to turnitin.com

Week of March 18 to 21, 2013  Ethnography due 4/1   PURPLE SCHEDULE

Mon. 3/18      Classical Argument Structure; Argument Assignment

Tues. 3/19      Synthesis essay; Argument Assignment

Wed. 3/20      ADVISORY SCHEDULE; In-Class essay;  

Thurs. 3/21    Synthesis Essay Introduction;  Argument Speech Proposal Due

 Week of March 4 to 7, 2013 - WHITE WEEK

Mon. 3/4       Rhetorical Journal list 2 #10-15 due THE WORD IS EPISTROPHE , NOT ENISTROPHE    ; Argument notes and discussion - continued.                                         

Tues. 3/5       TCAP SCHEDULE: 7, 6, 5, 4th   "Singer" LOC 319-24, 2 column notes - like in the LOC chapter on close reading. choose a quote from each page of the essay, explain how the quote fits into the essay, or why you believe it's important                                  

Wed. 3/6       TCAP schedule: 3, 2, 1st, Talent Show - NO CLASS FOR AP

Thurs. 3/7     TCAP schedule: 7, 6, 5, 4th hour; Argument Assessment;

Week of Feb. 25 to 28, 2013 - PURPLE WEEK 

Mon. 2/25           No Rhetorical Journal due ;  Paret: review essay, analysis, organization of essay. 

Tues. 2/26          Argument - vocabulary categorization

Wed. 2/27          Argument test on classmarker.com due by noon; Parallel structure: chiasmus, antithesis, regular parallel. Debate topic; Secondary research for ethnography

Thurs. 2/28        Interview #3 due; Overview: Secondary research for ethnography, checklist and rubric; Speed Debate!  Homework for Tues: LOC 319-24, choose a quote from each page, explain how the quote fits into the essay, or why you believe it's important.

Week of Feb. 19 to 22, 2013 - WHITE WEEK - SCHOOL ON FRIDAY! 

Tues. 2/19       20 min for finishing test; Paret & style; Rhetorical Journal LIST 2 #6-10 (syntax words) due; N&D -Evaluation and Afterword due;

Wed. 2/20        N&D synthesize and discuss; N&D Analysis paragraph; tone

Thurs. 2/21       Paret - Argument vs. Analysi; check fieldnotes

Fri. 2/22          Observation #3 & 4 due; Interview #1 due; Interview #2 due; IN-Class essay;

Week of Feb 11 to 14, 2013 WHITE WEEK

Mon. 2/11       Rhetorical Journal LIST 2 #1-5 (syntax words) due; Read N&D part I by Monday.  Nickel and Dimed - test on section 1, discussion; N&D assignment #2: read section III by Thurs. 2/14                      

Tues. 2/12    Handout: Assumptions; Discussion: N&D;  Observation #2 due; Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover (due Tues. 2/19)

Wed. 2/13     Test:Argument vocabulary; discuss Argument vocab, complete sample argument, refutation, etc.; discuss and brainstorm interview questions.

Thurs. 2/14   Paret -return essays; N&D review test #1 and assessment for section #3;  N&D section III due; TEST!

Week of Feb 4 to 7, 2013 - WHITE WEEK

Mon. 2/4        Rhetorical Journal #26-28 a,b, c, d, and e; Nickel and Dimed Introduction summary due;  Poverty intro: what is welfare? what is a "living wage"? Who determines the "poverty line" and what does it mean?  Rhetorical Situation of N&D and how is N&D an argument - using argument vocabulary. POP quiz.

Tues. 2/5       Observation #1 due; Reflect on observations.

Wed. 2/6       Poverty exercise; observations; poverty line, etc.

Thurs. 2/7     Test: Argument Vocabulary (RJ words 16-28a-e);

 Week of Jan 28 to 31, 2013 - PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 1/28      Rhetorical Journal #21-25; Review Plan guidelines; Research Questions vs. Interview Questions Review;  Parking Lot

Tues. 1/29     Ethnography Plan due to turnitin.com; Ethnography Proposal revisions due today via email;  Parking Lot

Wed. 1/30   Reflect on The Parking Lot Movie; Fieldnotes - introduction and handout - see handout and note to right.

Thurs. 1/31    Continue fieldnotes handout; Hand back rhet. journals;  Nickel and Dimed; first assignment due Mon.

Week of Jan 22 to 25, 2013 - PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 1/21       NO SCHOOL

Tues. 1/22       Rhetorical Journal #16-20; A Place to Hang Your Hat - read and annotate, looking for research questions, research strategies, and the author's assumptions; Final - multiple choice, short answer; Essays - review organization.

Wed. 1/23       Proposal discussion/demo; Discuss A Place to Hang Your Hat: House for the Homeless; Brainstorm ethnography topics;

Thurs. 1/24     Discuss Why Drug Dealers Live with Their Moms;  Precis for Drug Dealers due; Ethnography Proposal due via turnitin.com;

Fri. 1/25         In-class essay;

Week of Jan 14 to 17, 2013-  WHITE WEEK

Mon. 1/14       Take-home essay due - mark 45 min. on your paper; Final: organization of essay, short answer, multiple choice; vocabulary assignment - see new handout for Rhetorical Device Journals below.

Tues. 1/15    Read "The Ways We Lie," p 470-477 in Patterns for College Writing. Answer questions in complete sentences PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE: 1,2; STYLE AND STRUCTURE: 1,2, 8

Wed. 1/16     "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema" annotated, due in class ;"  Diction and tone analysis; Discuss "Ways We Lie" and "Nacirema"

Thurs. 1/17     Intro Ethnography Unit