April 2012
AP testing is week of 5/7-5/11.
Week of 4/30-5/4 is CST testing
Ch. 13--Argumentation/ Persuasion
Toulmin Model of Argument
March 2012
Analysis of Images and popular culture
Ch. 10--Comparison and contrast
AP Style comparison and contrast essay prompts
MC AP Style test
February 2012
Weeks of 2/6-2/17:
January 2012
Weeks of 1/23-2/3:
Week of 1/16-20:
- M 1/16 No School
- T 1/16 Read passage from p. 160
- Th 1/19 Timed Write and Peer Evaluation HW: Type and Revise Essay by M 1/23
- F 1/20 Class Discussion
Week of 1/9-1/13:
- Ch. 7 Notes
- Ch. 7 Vocabulary
- Ch. 7 Journal
- Class discussions on Analysis
November 2011
M 10.10 Due: Typed revision of Description essay
Peer Review/evaluation of Description essay
HW: Final revised draft of Description essay due M 10.17
F 10.7 Peer review/evaluation of Description essay
HW: Type and Revise Description Essay by M 10.10
Th 10.6 Due: Typed draft of "Desert Dance" essay
Peer evaluation of "Desert Dance" essay; Write Description Essay
HW: Revise (Final Draft) "Desert Dance" essay by Th 10.13
T 10.4 Descriptive writing exercises and POV
M 10.3 Peer Review/Scoring of "Desert Dance" essay
HW: Typed revision due Th 10.5
F 9.30 Re-attempt "Desert Dance" tone analysis essay
T 9.27-Th 9.29 Tone Analysis notes/classwork
Final Draft of "Caged Bird" essay due Th 9.29 (please include all previous drafts as attachments)
M 9.26 Tone Analysis of "Desert Dance"
F 9.23 Due: Vocab. Flash cards from Ch. 4
In Class: Vocab quiz; Read: "Desert Dance"
Th 9.22 Due: Revised "Caged Bird" essay
Peer review/evaluation
HW: Revise essay
T 9.20 Work on flashcards; discussion on Ch. 4 "Description"
HW: Read "Desert Dance"
M 9.19 Due: Notes on Ch. 4 (p. 59-66)
In class: Journal write
HW: Vocab. from ch. 4--make flash cards (ongoing)
F 9.16 Due: Read ch. 3 from Compact Reader
In class: Notes on ch. 3; read p. 59-66 in Compact Reader
HW: Notes on p. 39-63 due M 9.19
Th 9.15 Due: Typed revision of essay; Peer evaluation; Unpacking writing prompt
HW: Read p.33-58 in Compact Reader by F 9.16; Revise essays again (ongoing--next draft due for peer evaluation on Th 9.22)
T 9.13 Peer evaluation of "Caged Bird" essay
HW: Revise essay--must be typed
M 9.12 Review and Analysis of Poem
F 9.9 AP style essay
M 8.29-F 9.9 Unit 2: Dialectical Journals on I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
F 8.26 Brief Assessment of Rhetorical and Figurative Language terms
Th 8.25 General Discussion and Review of terms
T 8.23 Peer Review of essays & Discussion of how to interpret an AP writing prompt
M 8.22 Pre-Assessment #2: AP Style Timed Write
F 8.19 Pre-Assessment #1: Multiple Choice Passage
Th 8.18 Summer Assignment Due