Archived Homework

Assignments for August/September 2020

Classwork

Homework

Due Today

All assignments are submitted through Schoology unless otherwise noted.

Week 1

Mon

08/24

Teacher In-Service

No Students

Tues

08/25

Teacher In-Service

No Students

Weds

08/26

Minimum Day Schedule

First Day of School

Let's get to know each other and this new environment.

Schoology startup.

• Please complete the AP Student Questionnaire by Friday end of the school day.

• The two summer reading assignments may be submitted up until Friday night at 11:59. I've included two separate links (novels/How TO) for each assignment.

Using the designated links for each assignment, upload your summer assignments through Schoology.  You have until Friday night at 11:59.

Thurs

08/27

Minimum Day Schedule

Questions/Comments

Syllabus Review

• Please complete the AP Student Questionnaire by Friday end of the school day.

• The two summer reading assignments may be submitted up until Friday night at 11:59. I've included two separate links (novels/How TO) for each assignment.

Using the designated links for each assignment, upload your summer assignments through Schoology.  You have until Friday night at 11:59.

Fri

08/28

Minimum Day Schedule

Intro to course

Sign up for AP Test

Join Codes:

   -Period 1:MX4AXW

   -Period 2:P92KK2

   -Period 5:AGAKXG

• Get "Join Code" for your period/section

• Go to mywp.collegeboard.org

• Use your College Board username and password to sign in to My AP.  If you have never had a College Board account, create one through the Sign Up link.

• Click the "Join a Course or Exam" button for your period.

• Enter your Join Code and hit "Submit

• Check the course information.  Make sure this information is for this course.  If it is, click "Yes"

• Fill out registration information.  If this is the first time joining a class, you will need to provide some additional information.  You only have to do this once.

Tour of AP Classroom and new online resources for students.

• Please complete the AP Student Questionnaire by Friday end of the school day.

• The two summer reading assignments may be submitted up until Friday night at 11:59. I've included two separate links (novels/How TO) for each assignment.

Using the designated links for each assignment, upload your summer assignments through Schoology.  You have until tonight at 11:59.

AP Student Questionnaire

Mon

08/31

Minimum Day Schedule

Submitting documents from Google Drive; Mrs. McDorman shows us how it's done. 

Finish the Course Intro. 

Review protocols for in-class essay.

• To ready for our College writing week, please go to Naviance and complete your resume and bragsheet by the end of the week.   For those who have already completed this section, enhance your work with more specific language, more information specific to "the sell", and a really good, very fantastic edit.  Complete by Tuesday 9/08.

• In-class essay tomorrow.  The prompt will address both essays.

Tues

09/01

In-class essay on summer reading.  The prompt will cover both works,  We will discuss options for submission.

• To ready for our College writing week, please go to Naviance and complete your resume and bragsheet by the end of the week.   For those who have already completed this section, enhance your work with more specific language, more information specific to "the sell", and a really good, very fantastic edit.  Complete by Tuesday 9/08.

Weds

09/02

Building a Literary Toolbox: Most compelling realizations from How To Read Literature Like a Professor.

Breakout rooms: Applying analysis principals to Frankenstein and A Lesson Before Dying.

• To ready for our College writing week, please go to Naviance and complete your resume and bragsheet by the end of the week.   For those who have already completed this section, enhance your work with more specific language, more information specific to "the sell", and a really good, very fantastic edit.  Complete by Tuesday 9/08.

Thurs

09/03

Breakout rooms: Applying analysis principals to Frankenstein and A Lesson Before Dying.

• To ready for our College writing week, please go to Naviance and complete your resume and bragsheet by the end of the week.   For those who have already completed this section, enhance your work with more specific language, more information specific to "the sell", and a really good, very fantastic edit.  Complete by Tuesday 9/08.

Fri

09/04

Review the activity requirements: Did you answer the prompt?

Argue your claim?

Support your claim

Review nuance of resume and bragsheet.

• To ready for our College writing week, please go to Naviance and complete your resume and bragsheet by the end of the week.   For those who have already completed this section, enhance your work with more specific language, more information specific to "the sell", and a really good, very fantastic edit.  Complete by Tuesday 9/08.

• Some tips for your resume:

  • Keep it concise

  • Focus on depth and length of commitment (depth not breadth)

  • Provide detail wherever possible

  • Highlight things you were not able to focus on in your personal statement or bragsheet.

  • Grammar and punctuation: a measure of your committment. 

  • Be honest and accurate.

• Some tips for your bragsheet

  • Develop the sections not highlighted in other documents.

  • Highlight areas you want to emphasize to college.

  • Think beyond the resume.

  • Complete the document in FULL.

  • Precise language.

  • Grammar, punctuation, and spelling count.

  • Don't be redundant or obvious.

Week 3

Mon

09/07

Labor Day

No Students

• To ready for our College writing week, please go to Naviance and complete your resume and bragsheet by the end of the week.   For those who have already completed this section, enhance your work with more specific language, more information specific to "the sell", and a really good, very fantastic edit.  Complete by Tuesday 9/08.

Tues

09/08

Presenting analysis: How the Books Work presentations

College Unit

Words from the Counselors Pre-Visit

Knowing Your School/Knowing Your Platform

• Common App

• Coalition

• Independent (see website for individual school)

• UC Apply

• CalState Apply (no writing required)

UC Applications

A Brief Introduction to the UC Application

Resources to Complete the Application

UC Insight Questions

Tips and Examples

The Common Application

Common App Ready

Common App Essay Prompts (650 word limit)

Common App Essay Examples

Coalition

Coalition Essay Prompts

Intro to My Coaltion

Independent

Examples of independent prompts

Finding a Topic

Strategies to Stand Out

Ducks in a Row.  What Do I Need?  Mrs. Burns' College Graph.

• Determine which colleges you will apply to and what platform you will need. 

• What writing will you need? 

• Please use Mrs. Burns' College Graph to determine your writing tasks.  Have your work ready tomorrow.

• Request a recommendation letter by Friday 9/11 by 11:59 PM.  This can be a teacher, a counselor, a coach, or any other adult who can enthusiastically speak to the attribute you most want to highlight. 

• Please upload your work for How the Books Work by 11:59 tonight. 

Naviance Bragsheet and resume.

How the Books Work by 11:59 tonight. 

Weds

09/09

Presentations, cont..

• Respond to Padlet question by 11:59 on Friday night.

Mrs. Burns' College Graph

Thurs

09/10

Writing

Approaches to the Common App and Coalition.

Do's and Don'ts

• Respond to Padlet question by 11:59 on Friday night.

Fri

09/11

Okay, let's get this beast on its feet.

In General

AND DON'T.....Essay Topic Mistakes

What College Admissions Officers Really Want.

Wow Admissions Officers Without Bragging.

And specifically:

College Essay Tips - Look Around You

College Essay Tips - Be a Narcissist

College Essay Tips: Dig for the Details

Common App:

Pick one prompt out of the seven and develop it to 650 words.

Stories first, prompts second; play with tone and subject,

merge two disparate points and draw a conclusion.  TELL A STORY about you. 

Tips for each Common App Prompt.

UC Insight Questions:

Pick four prompts out of the eight and speak directly, powerfully, articulately, and insightfully to them in no more than 350 words.

How to Answer the Personal Insight Questions

Some guidelines to conquering the UC Insight Questions.

• Respond to Padlet question by 11:59 on Friday night.

• Create Draft 1 of your writing task. At least ONE UC Insight Question OR running start at that Common App Prompt.  Due Monday, 9/14.

Respond to Padlet question by 11:59 on Friday night.

Week 4

Mon

09/14

Minimum Day Schedule

Peer Review of Draft 1.

• At least ONE UC Insight Question OR running start at that Common App Prompt.  Due Monday, 9/14.
• Ready your questions for Ms. Burns.  She will join our Zoom session tomorrow to address your college concerns.
• Input changes to Draft 1 and create Draft 2

Tues

09/15

Ms. Burns Drop-in

Draft  2 Peer Review

Wed

09/16

Minimum Day

Back to School Night

Draft 3 Peer Review

Input changes from today's peer review.  Create Draft 3 and/or a new writing task. 

College Stuff

(see third slide in the Counseling Powerpoint: Class of 2021 for tasks to complete).  Also, see approaching dates next week.

If you need a little help organizing your college data, here's a gift from AVID: Excel Spreadsheet.

Thurs

09/17

Continue peer review

Input changes from today's peer review.  Create Draft 4 and/or a new writing task.  Be ready to present your work in class tomorrow. 

College Stuff

(see third slide in the Counseling Powerpoint: Class of 2021 for tasks to complete).  Also, see approaching dates next week.

If you need a little help organizing your college data, here's a gift from AVID: Excel Spreadsheet.

Fri

09/18

Share your work with your classmates and continue peer review

Submit ANYTHING you want me to read to Schoology by 11:59 TONIGHT.

College Stuff

(see third slide in the Counseling Powerpoint: Class of 2021 for tasks to complete).  Also, see approaching dates next week.

If you need a little help organizing your college data, here's a gift from AVID: Excel Spreadsheet.

Yay Padlet: Please answer the Padlet questions in full.   NO need to upload to anything.  Just respond directly on Padlet.  Due by 11:59 PM Sunday night.

Submit ANYTHING you want me to read to Schoology by 11:59 TONIGHT.

Padlet due by 11:59 PM Sunday night.

Week 5

Mon

09/21

Minimum Day Schedule

Winding up the college writing tasks.

Prepare ANY questions you have about colleges.  Let's get 'em addressed.

College Stuff

(see third slide in the Counseling Powerpoint: Class of 2021 for tasks to complete).  Also, see approaching dates next week.

-Check Naviance for your transcripts. Check that all classes...including summer school and non-ESHS courses...appear.  Contact your counselor for any inconsistencies.

If you need a little help organizing your college data, here's a gift from AVID: Excel Spreadsheet.

Let's talk college money:

FAFSA Overview

Types of Federal Student Aid

How to Fill Out the FAFSA

After the FAFSA: What Happens Next

Tues

09/22

Winding up the college writing tasks.

College Stuff

(see third slide in the Counseling Powerpoint: Class of 2021 for tasks to complete).  Also, see approaching dates next week.

-Check Naviance for your transcripts. Check that all classes...including summer school and non-ESHS courses...appear.  Contact your counselor for any inconsistencies.

If you need a little help organizing your college data, here's a gift from AVID: Excel Spreadsheet.

Let's talk college money:

FAFSA Overview

Types of Federal Student Aid

How to Fill Out the FAFSA

After the FAFSA: What Happens Next

Weds

09/23

Building a Literary Toolbox

A Common Language

THE WHAT

The Basics: Literary Elements: The Building Blocks of Story:

Plot, Character, Setting, Point of View and Theme.

In breakout groups, outlining the subcategories of each element.

Groups work as teams (no divide and conquer)

Each group member traces the element on their own.

Entries can be in the form of bullets

For each sub-category, give an example from either Frankenstein or A Lesson Before Dying.

For theme, let's revisit our frame sentence

_________________(name of novel) is a story of _______________ (abstract noun and a what about that abstract noun).  It shows how _________ (how that abstract noun plays out in the novel).

NOTE: Get out of plot.

College Stuff

(see third slide in the Counseling Powerpoint: Class of 2021 for tasks to complete).  Also, see approaching dates next week.

-Check Naviance for your transcripts. Check that all classes...including summer school and non-ESHS courses...appear.  Contact your counselor for any inconsistencies.

If you need a little help organizing your college data, here's a gift from AVID: Excel Spreadsheet.

Let's talk college money:

FAFSA Overview

Types of Federal Student Aid

How to Fill Out the FAFSA

After the FAFSA: What Happens Next

Thurs

09/24

Building a Literary Toolbox

Literary Elements - THE HOW

The Non-Literal that leads to the bigger life of the novel.

College Stuff

(see third slide in the Counseling Powerpoint: Class of 2021 for tasks to complete).  Also, see approaching dates next week.

-Check Naviance for your transcripts. Check that all classes...including summer school and non-ESHS courses...appear.  Contact your counselor for any inconsistencies.

If you need a little help organizing your college data, here's a gift from AVID: Excel Spreadsheet.

Let's talk college money:

FAFSA Overview

Types of Federal Student Aid

How to Fill Out the FAFSA

After the FAFSA: What Happens Next

Fri

09/25

Building a Literary Toolbox

Foundations of Analysis

The Language of Rhetoric (tools for speaking and thinking)

College Stuff

(see third slide in the Counseling Powerpoint: Class of 2021 for tasks to complete).  Also, see approaching dates next week.

-Check Naviance for your transcripts. Check that all classes...including summer school and non-ESHS courses...appear.  Contact your counselor for any inconsistencies.

If you need a little help organizing your college data, here's a gift from AVID: Excel Spreadsheet.

Please complete the 82 question rhetoric test by Monday.  We will review the answers on Monday.

A note about applications and the standardized tests: Most application platforms include a box or area for you to identify yourself as a California resident and exempt from the test requirement.  Here you can check and explain.  These boxes appear on UC Apply, CalState Apply, and the Common App.  If you have independent college apps, contact out-of-state schools to ensure they know that you are from California and have been excused from the ACT/SAT requirement.

Please complete the Discussion Board question in Schoology, Week 9/21-9/25.  Due by 11:59 PM Sunday night. 

 Discussion Board question in Schoology, Week 9/21-9/25.  Due by 11:59 PM Sunday night. 

Week 6

Mon

09/28 

Minimum Day Schedule

Review answers for Rhetoric Test.

Can you attach any of these rhetorical elements to your frame sentence?

Breakout groups: 2-3 rhetorical elements and how they support your abstract noun.

In Schoology Discussion Board by1:59 tonight.

• A note about applications and the standardized tests: Most application platforms include a box or area for you to identify yourself as a California resident and exempt from the test requirement.  Here you can check and explain.  These boxes appear on UC Apply, CalState Apply, and the Common App.  If you have independent college apps, contact out-of-state schools to ensure they know that you are from California and have been excused from the ACT/SAT requirement.
• Schoology Discussion Board by 11:59 tonight.  Provide a detailed and thorough response, and provide ONE response to a classmate.

Tues

09/29

Allusion: Myth, the Bible, and the Arthurian Legend.

• Allusion Assignment: Upload to Schoology by 11:59 PM on Thursday night. 
• A note about applications and the standardized tests: Most application platforms include a box or area for you to identify yourself as a California resident and exempt from the test requirement.  Here you can check and explain.  These boxes appear on UC Apply, CalState Apply, and the Common App.  If you have independent college apps, contact out-of-state schools to ensure they know that you are from California and have been excused from the ACT/SAT requirement.

Weds

09/30

Clarification from Discussion Board: Lit. Devices, Rhetorical Devices, Poet Devices, Figurative Language are used interchangeably (referencing the non-literal language of literature) BUT Literary Elements are the Building Blocks (can be interpreted as non-literal language)

Let's get that FAFSA ID: Complete all SEVEN STEPS (use personal email)

Allusion: Myth, the Bible, and the Arthurian Legend.  Objective: Create a reference for our future readings.

• Allusion Assignment: Upload to Schoology by 11:59 PM on Thursday night. 
• A note about applications and the standardized tests: Most application platforms include a box or area for you to identify yourself as a California resident and exempt from the test requirement.  Here you can check and explain.  These boxes appear on UC Apply, CalState Apply, and the Common App.  If you have independent college apps, contact out-of-state schools to ensure they know that you are from California and have been excused from the ACT/SAT requirement.

• Let's talk college money:

  FAFSA Overview

  Types of Federal Student Aid

  How to Fill Out the FAFSA

  After the FAFSA: What Happens Next

• Homework: Create a FAFSA ID , Take a screen shot and upload both to  Schoology by 11.59 PM, Friday, Oct. 25.

Thurs

10/01

Last day to work on Allusion Assignment

• Allusion Assignment: Upload to Schoology by 11:59 PM on Thursday night. 
• A note about applications and the standardized tests: Most application platforms include a box or area for you to identify yourself as a California resident and exempt from the test requirement.  Here you can check and explain.  These boxes appear on UC Apply, CalState Apply, and the Common App.  If you have independent college apps, contact out-of-state schools to ensure they know that you are from California and have been excused from the ACT/SAT requirement.
• Homework: Create a FAFSA ID , Take a screen shot and upload both to  Schoology by 11.59 PM, Friday, Oct. 25.

Fri

10/02

• A note about applications and the standardized tests: Most application platforms include a box or area for you to identify yourself as a California resident and exempt from the test requirement.  Here you can check and explain.  These boxes appear on UC Apply, CalState Apply, and the Common App.  If you have independent college apps, contact out-of-state schools to ensure they know that you are from California and have been excused from the ACT/SAT requirement.
• Homework: Create a FAFSA ID , Take a screen shot and upload both to  Schoology by 11.59 PM, Friday, Sept. 25.