Miz. Clark

 EXAM INFORMATION

 The AP Language and Composition Exam is scheduled for Wed. May 11, 2010. Click this to link to the schedule. Click this link to see the fees.

AGENDA BY WEEK

Week of August 30 through September 3, 2010

Mon. 8/30  Summer reading assignments due; discuss summer reading packet and The Color

                  of Water

Tues. 8/31 Class policies due; Writer's Profile due;

Wed. 9/1    Discuss summer homework;

Thurs. 9/2   Discuss summer homework; Define vocabulary: rhetoric,  style, diction, syntax, scheme, tone, mood, context, persona, medium - Due. 9/3

Fri. 9/3      In-class test: Color of Water, Monday; Discussion of Color of Water; Check out textbook; Read p1-4

Week of September 7 to September 10, 2010

Mon. 9/7     LABOR DAY

Tues. 9/8   Language of Composition, p 1-4. Color of Water Test.

Wed. 9/9      Letter from Ms. Clark, Writer's Profile;

Thurs. 9/10 Pick up vocabulary/"Playbook". Review syllabus

Fri. 9/11     Discuss Language of Composition, 1-4; grammar pre-assessment; See Monday for homework

 Week of September 13 to September 17, 2010

Mon. 9/13  "Superman and Me" p 110-112;  rhetorical triangle analysis; rhetorical triangle notes. Playbook: Modes of writing.

Tues. 9/14 "Superman and Me" #s 2,3,5; "Best in Class" 113-122, #s2,3,8;

Wed. 9/15  167-170 #'s Ex1.1-3, Ex2.1-3. Sentence fragment, clause, phrase

Thurs. 9/16 Reading Strategies; Personal Superman and Me essay - drawing the journey

Fri. 9/17     writing time in class

September20 to September 24, 2010

Mon. 9/20   Personal Superman and Me essay; discuss test; continue rhetorical triangle: Vocabulary to define. Link will be updated on Tues.

Tues 9/21   Definitions for 4 words; LOC (Language of Composition) read 4-13, assignments p. 9, p.11-12; rhetorical triangle

Wed 9/22    Bring in example of text trying to prove something; SS (Art of Styling Sentences) read 1-5; LOC p 171-173: ex.3 1-3; ex.4 1-4; ex.5 3-5; (thanks Michaela) Grammar pre-test and discussion

Thurs. 9/23  NO Homework; Go over sample texts - argument; grammar pretest

Fri.9/24       Discuss Einstein; visual rhetoric; Get Argument Handout; Vocabulary test - words from 9/2;

September 27 to October 1, 2010

 Mon. 9/27 Argument handout from Friday's class. Define 11 terms (given on 9/20); finish Einstein assignment

Tues. 9/28 Letter to editor-persuasion.

Wed. 9/29 Nacirema; Nacirema Questions (to hand in) be ready to discuss on Wed.; SS pattern1, read p6-p12+exercises;

Thurs. 9/30   Ehtnography Project Introduction; Vocabulary Test for 15 words (given9/20); test on classmarker.com (you may also practice with vocabulary test #1)

Fri. 10/1    House for the Homeless. Reading Response to Nikolic. see links ->; Discuss argument, compare the text to handout text; If you miss class on Friday, please fill out the document below (study skills)

October 4 to October 8, 2010 

Mon 10/4    Ethnography- discuss House for the Homeless; proposals and plans; viability of participants; Read Ethnography Handout; A Tribe Apart handout and questions

Tues 10/5   Check out Nickel and Dimed; finish discussion of ethnography project/proposal

Wed 10/6    Grammar: SS pattern 2, p12-14 +exercises; clause/phrase; Ethnography proposal

Thurs 10/7  Writing/Revision of Superman essay; "I'm From" poem draft; debrief Superman essay markings; Ethnography proposal-see handout for directions

Fri 10/8      See assignments for Mon; share Superman and me essays; fieldnotes-directions in handout packet

October 11 through 15, 2010

Mon. 10/11  oops - Day off - Thanks Tris!

Tues. 10/12  Nickel & Dimed (N&D) p 1-49; list new/unusual vocab from reading. 2 column notes; fieldnotes follow-up

Wed. 10/13  N&D Journal part 1; SS p15-18 + exercises; Poverty in America

Thurs. 10/14 Ethnography plan; Poverty in America

Fri. 10/15     Poverty in America - recap from activity; ; hand in Field Trip Permission slip; Monday: Revision of Superman essay

October 18 through 22, 2010

Mon. 10/18  Observation #1 w/ 2 pg.s Field Notes, write a reflection; N&D pg 121-191; Superman essay notes; revision

Tues. 10/19 N&D Journal part 2; writing and revision strategies; assignment link to the right-->(labeled 10-17)

Wed. 10/20 discussion of N&D and analysis

Thurs. 10/21 discussion of N&D and analysis

Fri. 10/22  N&D pg 193-221 (journal #3 due Mon); Homework questions to the right

SEE CALENDAR LINK ON ETHNOGRAPHY PAGE

 October  25 through 29, 2010

Mon. 10/25 Analysis of quote (see above); N&D Journal #3 - 12 entries;                           Field Trip Permission Slip - last possible day;Observation/Fieldnotes &Reflection #2 &3; see calendar link in Ethnography section

Tues. 10/26 interview - 5w's & questions; Read interview section in Ethnography handout;

Wed. 10/27

Thurs. 10/28  Article of the Week: "French Burqa Ban..."

Fri. 10/29    Interview #1 w/ reflection; in class essay/test N&D

November1 through  5, 2010

Mon. 11/1       Observation/Fieldnotes & Reflection #3 & 4; Updrafting exercise: revisioning observations;

Tues. 11/2   Work on Superman - get revision ideas from classmates - due Mon 8 am

Wed. 11/3  Viewed video ethnography

Thurs. 11/4    Article of the Week (AoW); View 3 ethnographies from website, answer questions ->; N&D essay - take home, due Fri.

Fri. 11/5        Interview #2 w/ reflection; Close reading-Ehrenreich: use of metaphor, tone, support for tone arguments.

November 8 through 12, 2010 -- visit Ethnography link for new additions/suggestions

Mon. 11/8     Observation/FN & Reflection #5 & 6; Superman &Me revision (w/ snapshots/corrections and draft 1); reading strategy: why annotate;  go over test questions/appropriate answers; rubric for Superman; Superman 3 (if necessary) due Mon. 11/16

Tues. 11/9    Essay survey; revisit "formula" for analysis; notes (get copy from classmate)

Wed. 11/10   Sentence structure and essay; see Ethnography rubric on ethnography page

Thurs. 11/12  Article of the Week (AoW) Wall St. Journal-Colleges, AoW reflection/annotation; 

Fri. 11/13   Interview #3 w/ reflection; In class essay #1

November 15 through 19, 2010

Mon. 11/15      Superman re-vision - 8 am turnitin.com; Deconstructing the Horse annotation

Tues. 11/16     Organization of  essay or ethnography product overview - view prezi, building a website, rules for power point.

Wed. 11/17     Secondary research

Thurs. 11/18    Writing day: verbal portraits -see character sketch handout (right) and verbal portraiture handout on flip side of updrafting/downdrafting

Fri. 11/19       AoW-annotation/reflection; Guilty by Suspicion w/ notes

--Work on Ethnography Project - see calendar for due date--

see ethnography resource page for  ideas

 November 22 through 23, 2010

Mon. 11/22   Guilty by Suspicion

Tues. 11/23  Guilty  by Suspicion - notes

November29 through December 3, 2010

Mon. 11/29   Diction bellwork; hand back essays, analyze your essay results - write me and yourself a note - see format 

Tues. 11/30 AoW Slow Reading annotation/reflection; in-class essay

Wed. 12/1   Plato's Allegory of the Cave para.1-35 w/ questions

Thurs. 12/2  Plato para.36-end w/ questions

Fri. 12/3      Crucible - read Act I finish over weekend

December 6 through December 10, 2010 --Meet with me about Ethnography presentations before school, after school, or at lunch by appointment

Mon. 12/6   Writer's Notebook: Crucible Anticipation Guide, discuss values; Act I Crucible; see Crucible tab at top of page for access to study guide. 

Tues. 12/7  Quiz: Guilty By Suspicion connection to Crucible. Read Act I in class.Wed. 12/8   Final ethnography questions; Turnitin.com discussion #1 

Thurs. 12/9  Act II Crucible; Turnitin.com discussion #2

Fri. 12/10    AoW: Peace, Love and Puritanism; Turnitin.com group assignment Act I-II

December 13 through Decenber 17, 2010 --there will be Crucible writing assignments during this week TBA

Mon. 12/13    Ethnography Projects - electronically delivered and/or on paper. Presentations begin; Turnitin.com discussion assignment (may not be time in class) - comment on others' quotes and analysis.

Tues. 12/14   Ethnography Presentations; Act III Crucible- bring in most important quote from Act III;

Wed. 12/15   Meet at lunch for presentations; Ethnography Presentations; Final Superman revisions due to turnitin.com

Thurs. 12/16  Meet at lunch for presentations; Presentations;

Fri. 12/17      Presentations;  Act IV Crucible; bring most important quote from Act IV; Crubible non-fiction reading assignment; link to non-fiction articles scroll down on the left side

December 20 through December 22, 2010 

Mon. 12/20   Discussion: last week's AoWs; Crucible quotes; see link for vocabulary practice tests ->  Check Crucible page for practice test links.

Tues. 12/21  FINAL; Finals for periods 1-4

Wed. 12/22  Finals for periods 5-7

 Rubrics

The AP-IB rubric is used for assessing timed writes.