Monday: The Crucible Quiz 1 Homework for Thursday: Read Acts III and IV of The Crucible, Complete 5 b journals Homework for Friday: Notebook Check 2
Tuesday: Introduction to The Crucible Thematic Connections Writing Piece 1: (Due: Friday, MLA, Typed) Read Henry David Thoreau's "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" pg 564 Answer questions, and complete 3 rhetorical journals Wednesday: Writer's Workshop, The Crucible Thematic Connections Writing Piece 1
Thursday: The Crucible Quiz 2 Group Review of Rhetorical Devices from "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" Peer edit review of The Crucible Thematic Connections Writing Piece 1
Friday: Assignments due: Turn in Notebook 2, The Crucible Thematic Connections Writing Piece 1 SAT Vocabulary Quiz 3 Independent Reading--Bring Book
Week of 10/03-10/07 Purpose: To gain a better understanding of the rhetorical modes as they relate to AP Language and writing across all subject areas. Outcome: Students will be able to identify the variety of conventions and purposes that are specific to the rhetorical mode of narration. Additionally, students will be able to structure their own interesting narration, which tells a story by presenting events in an orderly, logical sequence.
Monday: Weekly Vocabulary, Vocabulary Quiz Friday Introduction to the Rhetorical Modes: Read Narration Chapter and take notes (hard copy handout only). Read Maya Angelou, "Graduation" NR 4 and answer questions 1-2
Tuesday: Analytical Considerations: "Graduation" 1. Examine the structure of the "Graduation" and diagram the relation of real to fictional time. How can we measure real time ? How can we measure fictional time? 2. Examine the essay in terms of anticipation and fulfillment or reality. How does Maya Angelou build the readers' sense of anticipation? How does she convey the disappointment she and her fellow students felt? 3. What information does "Graduation" offer about the elementary school education of black students in Stamps?
Read Joey Franklin, “Working at Wendy’s” NR 29. Write a paragraph about the main claim of the essay. Your paragraph should identify that claim and the main evidence Franklin uses to support that claim; then, you must assess the strengths and weaknesses of the claim (maybe its powerful or weak evidence, maybe persuasive or faulty reasoning, etc.).
Wednesday: Read the article "Lesson from the Night Shift" BYU Magazine, answer the following question: *After reading the article "Lessons from the Night Shift" and gaining a better understanding of the context and the author's purpose do you have a different perception of the essay "Working at Wendy's"?
Read Sandra Cisneros, "Only Daughter"(Wednesday) and Maya Angelou, "Finishing School" (Thursday) articles (hard copy handout only) and answer the following questions for each: Cisneros (Wednesday) - Questions: pg 99 only *Comprehension, Purpose and Audience, and Style and Structure Angelou (Thursday) - Questions: pg 105-106 *Comprehension, Purpose and Audience, and Style and Structure
Thursday: Narrative Writing Assignment: Rhetorical Mode Essay Assignment 1, Due: Next Friday Write a retrospective account of an important event that occurred when you were young. Use adult language but maintain the perspective of a child; manipulate "real" and "fictional" time. * Narrative Rubric (MLA format, Times New Roman font 12) Friday: Vocabulary Quiz Independent Reading (Finish fictional book) Independent Reading Assessment Monday
Week of 10/10-10/14
Monday: Independent Reading Assessment (FICTION) AP Vocabulary 5: Quiz Friday Continue narrative writing piece (Students may bring laptops this week) Introduction to the "Seven Deadly Sins of Writing" *Please select a nonfiction (not biographical) reading book for our next unit of independent reading. You will need to bring to class on Friday. Tuesday: Puritan Warmup: "To My Dear and Loving Husband"-Anne Bradstreet Read the poem and complete the worksheet. Students will continue working on narrative writing piece.
Wednesday: Narrative Writing Piece (Students should complete first draft)