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Assignments for November 2021

 

Date

Classwork

Homework

Due Today

Submit assignments in Schoology unless noted.

Week 11

Mon

11/1

Teacher Full Day Meeting

No Students

 

Tues

11/2

Review Multiple Choice Quiz: In groups, explain your choices.

 

Watch: "The Lottery"

 

 

Weds

11/3

For missing last Friday: It's First Chapter Wednesday.  The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

 

Voice Lesson 3: Detail from Death of a Salesman.

 

Continue to review multiple choice questions. 

 

Discussion Thread: Identify at least three strategies for approaching the work.

Identify at least TWO observations, patterns, insights you discovered from our work with 6-question quiz.

Rewrite your "Hills Like White Elephants" paragraph with insights from class.  Make corrections in a different color.  Upload to Schoology by 11:59 tonight.

 

Thurs

11/4

Continue to review multiple choice questions. 

 

From Thesis to Line of Reasoning:

A few words on thesis

 

 

 

Fri

11/5

 

 

First Chapter Friday: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

 

Ugh, you guys: technology fail. 

In AP Classroom, complete Unit 1 Progress Check:

MCQ:  Only answer the FIRST 12 questions out of the 18 given.  (feel free to complete all of it, if you like).

FRQ: Complete only the second FRQ paragraph ("Elsewhere" by Stephanie McClure")

Due by 11:45 Sunday, Nov.

 

 

Finish MCQ and FRQ for Progress Check Unit 1 by

11:59 PM ON SUNDAY in Schoology.

 

Week 12

Mon

11/8

Line of Reasoning Week

Line of Reasoning Group activity for Ford vs. Ferrari.

Let's begin by breaking down the prompt and working with thesis

 

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Tues

11/9

Building the evidence: least to most important

Develop commentary: mean/matter (rhet)

Develop transitions: creating coherency and showing the relationship between ideas.

Line of Reasoning pair activities with film clips.

Ford vs. Ferrari due in Schoology by 11:59 TONIGHT

 

Line of Reasoning pair activities with film clips.

Ford vs. Ferrari due in Schoology by 11:59 TONIGHT

 

Weds

11/10

Peer edit using back page of Ford vs. Ferrari worksheet.  Breaking down the pieces.

Rewrite your "Hills Like White Elephants" paragraph with insights from class.  Make corrections in a different color.  Upload to Schoology by 11:59 Tonight.

"Hills Like White Elephants" Paragraph Rewrite due by 11:59 PM TONIGHT in Schoology.

Thurs

11/11

Veterans Day

No Students

 

Fri

11/12

First Chapter Friday: The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Review FRQ paragraph from Unit 1 Progress Check.  Thesis/LoR.

Develop ONE focus area for next FRQ.

 

 

Week 13

Mon

11/15

Poetry Unit

Introduction to Poetry

Where you stand and some new considerations

 

 

Tues

11/16

Poetry Unit

Introduction to Poetry

Let's connect: Character/Poem/Song match.

Introduction to Poetry Worksheet due in Schoology tonight by 11:59 PM

Introduction to Poetry Worksheet due in Schoology tonight by 11:59 PM

Weds

11/17

Poetry Unit

Song Analysis: Practicing entry points to the work.

Song Analysis due in Schoology by 11:59 PM Thursday night

 

Thurs

11/18

Poetry Unit

Song Analysis: Practicing entry points to the work.

Song Analysis due in Schoology by 11:59 PM tonight.

Song Analysis due in Schoology by 11:59 PM tonight.

Fri

11/19

First Chapter Friday

Poetry Unit

 

 

Thanksgiving Holiday

November 22-26

Week 14

Mon

11/29

The What

Approaching the poetry for the first time: the literal read.  Examining dramatic situation.

  • What is happening in the poem?

  • What do you visualize as you read the poem?

  • What does it make you think about?

  • What is your emotional reaction to it?

Voice Lessons: Diction

Speculative Fiction Choice due Friday, Dec. 3 by the start of your period today.  See Schoology for handout and signup form.

 

"Hills LIke White Elephants" Discussion due tonight by 11:59 PM.  See Schoology to access the discussion and the instructions.

 

Literal Read: "Digging" by Seamus Heaney.  Access through Schoology and upload by the end of class OR by 11:59 PM tonight.

 

"Hills LIke White Elephants" Discussion due tonight by 11:59 PM.

Literal Read: "Digging" by Seamus Heaney upload by the end of class OR by 11:59 PM tonight.

Tues

11/30

Approaching the poetry for the first time: who is the speaker? Examining character and perspective.

The importance of SHIFT.

 

Voice Lessons: Tone

 

 

Weds

12/01

The HOW

Approaching the poetry for the first time: stylistic details. Style connects to meaning, providing evidence for the interpretation.

 

 

Thurs

12/02

 

 

 

Fri

12/03

Voice Lessons: Imagery

Speculative Fiction Choice due by start of your period today.  See Schoology for handout and signup form.