2013-14 Schedule
  • Monday 8/19:
    • Class Activities
      • Discuss changes to syllabus
      • Close Reading Discussion (pages 39-41)
    • Homework:
      • Vocabulary Chapter 2 - A and B
      • Read pages 42-44 (complete activity in notes and be prepared to discuss during class on Tuesday)
  • Tuesday 8/20:
    • Class Activities
      • Go over vocabulary homework
      • Finish discussion of close reading and analysis
      • Begin discussion of "Talking with the Text" / add to literary device list already in the book (pages 78-80)
    • Homework:
      • Vocabulary Chapter 2 - C and D
      • Do the exercise on page 47 in your notes and be prepared to discuss it.
  • Wednesday 8/21:
    • Class Activities
      • Go over vocabulary homework
      • Finish discussion on "Talking with the Text"
      • Blog discussion
      • Begin annotation discussion
    • Homework:
      • Read page 56-58 and annotate it in your textbook (this will be checked)
      • Blogs 3 & 4 due 8/25 by 11:59 PM
        • Blog 3: Read a newspaper or news magazine article. In the blog post, give the title, author, location where article was found, summarize the article, and then discuss why this article is important. The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, BBC, CNN, Time, and Newsweek are the only sources that are allowed to be used for this assignment.
        • Blog 4: Pick a piece of literature from the reading this week and discuss the SOAPST aspects. Then discuss how the SOAPST affects the piece of literature and in essence adds to it. Give examples to support your discussion.
  • Thursday 8/22:
    • Class Activities
      • Check homework and discuss "The Death of the Moth"
      • Begin discussion of writing a close analysis essay (AP Essay # 2)
    • Homework:
      • Read pages 61-65
      • Vocabulary chapter 2 - E
      • Blog 3 & 4 due 8/25 by 11:59 PM
  • Friday 8/23:
    • Class Activities
      • Go over vocabulary homework
      • Discussion of thesis statements and sample essays
      • Discussion of visual text analysis
    • Homework:
      • Blogs 3 & 4 due 8/25 by 11:59 PM
      • Read pages 63-65 and complete the activity on page 63 (this is due on Monday 8/26)
  • Monday 8/26:
    • Class Activities
      • Activity with essay homework / Collect homework
      • pick comment names
      • discuss visual text close reading (pages 66-68)
    • Homework:
      • Comments due Wednesday 8/28 by 11:59 PM - Kevin, Katya, Shahe, Rita, and Jason
      • Study for QUIZ on Wednesday 8/28
  • Tuesday 8/27:
    • Class Activities
      • Group Classwork Activity
    • Homework:
      • Comments due Wednesday 8/28 by 11:59 PM - Kevin, Katya, Shahe, Rita, and Jason
      • Study for QUIZ on Wednesday 8/28
  • Wednesday 8/28:
    • Class Activities
      • QUIZ on pages 78-80 and WW 2
      • Classwork
    • Homework:
      • Read pages 74-77
      • Comments due by 11:59 PM - Kevin, Katya, Shahe, Rita, and Jason
  • Thursday 8/29:
    • Class Activities
      • Discuss pages 74-77
      • Do page 78 as a class
      • Discuss essay
    • Homework:
      • Study for ESSAY
      • Blog 5 & 6 due by 9/2 @ 11:59 PM
        • Blog 5 - News (same style as last week)
        • Blog 6 - Persuasive - I want you to persuade the rest of the class as to what is not only your favorite flavor of ice cream, but which one is by far the best. In your post you also need to include at least three of the following techniques: One from - ethos, logos, pathos / Two from - parallelism, rhetorical statement, repetition, restatement, chiasmus, asyndeton, and polysyndeton. At the end of the sentence where a device is used put the name of the device in parenthesis. For this blog only you can use dead words.
  • Friday 8/30:
    • Class Activities
      • ESSAY in class - replaces test for chapter
    • Homework:
      • Blog 5 & 6 due by 9/2 @ 11:59 PM
      • Final draft of pg. 63 activity essay. It must be typed in MLA format and printed out to turn in on Tuesday. Here is more information on MLA formatting.
  • Monday 9/2 - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
  • Tuesday 9/3
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish in class essay from Friday
      • Collect Essay
      • Begin working on Wordly Wise 3
      • Pick comment names
      • Hand out AP contracts - due by 9/20 with $100 per test
    • Homework:
      • Comments due Wednesday 9/4 @ 11:59 PM
      • Read pages 81-85 - due Thursday
      • WW 3 C & D - due Thursday
      • Essay in Progress activity on page 85 - due Thursday
  • Wednesday 9/4
    • Class Activities:
      • Assembly for all AP students during 3rd Period
    • Homework:
      • See Tuesday's list
  • Thursday 9/5
    • Class Activities:
      • Go over WW
      • Discuss pages 81-85 and "Essay in Progress"
      • Page 85 activity as a class
      • Begin "Staking a Claim"
    • Homework:
      • Read up to page 92 (do not do the activities)
      • WW 3 E
      • Blogs 7 & 8 due 9/8 at 11:59 PM
        • Blog 7 - News blog
        • Blog 8 - Find a review of a movie, a television show, a concert, and album or a song, or another form of popular culture. Identify the claim(s) in the review. What criteria does the reviewer use to justify a thumps-up or a thumbs-down? In the explanation make sure the include a summary of the article as well as linking the article on your post. (This is the activity from page 90 in the textbook)
  • Friday 9/6
    • Class Activities:
      • Go over WW
      • Discuss types of claims up to page 92
      • do page 92 activity as a class
    • Homework:
      • Blogs 7 & 8 due 9/8
      • Read pages 94-97
      • "Essay in Progress" activities on pages 94 and 97
  • Monday 9/9
    • Class Activities:
      • Pick comment names / collect homework
      • Discuss reading (pages 94-97) - thesis statements
      • Begin "Presenting Evidence" section - logical fallacies
    • Homework:
      • Comments due Wednesday 9/11 @ 11:59 PM - Sam, Karnie, Ara, Arus, Jacqueline
      • Read up to page 102
  • Tuesday 9/10
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish discussion of logical fallacies
      • Complete pages 103-106 in class
    • Homework:
      • Comments due Wednesday 9/11 @ 11:59 PM
      • WW 4 A & B
      • Read pages 107-109 and do activity # 1
  • Wednesday 9/11
    • Class Activities:
      • Go over vocabulary and activity # 1
    • Homework:
      • Comments due tonight
      • Essay in Progress on Page 111 (not in paragraph form, just list)
  • Thursday 9/12
    • Class Activities:
      • Collect homework
      • Classwork - page 109 Activity # 2
    • Homework:
      • Blog 9 due 9/15 @ 11:59 PM
        • Blog 9 - News Blog
      • WW 4 C & D
  • Friday 9/13
    • Class Activities:
      • Go over Vocabulary
      • "Shaping Arguments" discussion (pages 111-115)
    • Homework:
      • Blog 9 due 9/8
      • Read pages 115-119
      • WW 1-4 Crossword Puzzle
      • TEST on Tuesday 9/17 for WW 1-4
  • Monday 9/16
    • Class Activities:
      • Pick Comment Names
      • Discussion on "Induction & Deduction" (115-119)
      • Begin discussion of "The Declaration of Independence"
    • Homework:
      • Study Vocabulary WW 1-4 Test
      • Comments due Wednesday 9/18 @ 11:59 PM
  • Tuesday 9/17
    • Class Activities:
      • TEST on WW 1-4
      • Finish discussion on "The Declaration of Independence"
    • Homework:
      • Comments due Wednesday 9/18 @ 11:59 PM - Aram, Nicole, Ellen, Annie and Mary
      • page 123 activity
  • Wednesday 9/18
    • Class Activities:
      • Collect activity
      • Discussion of pages 125-129 "Toulmin Model"
      • Page 129 activity in class
    • Homework:
      • Comments due Wednesday 9/18 @ 11:59 PM - Aram, Nicole, Ellen, Annie and Mary
      • Read pages 129-131 / Activity on page 130 - do in notes
  • Thursday 9/19
    • Class Activities:
      • Review page 130 activity in class
      • Discussion of pages 131-136 in class
    • Homework:
      • Blog 10 & 11 due 9/22 @ 11:59 PM
        • # 10 - News Blog
        • # 11 - Pick two different aspects from the list of grievances from the "The Declaration of Independence" and do the following with them: (1) Describe and explain the grievance and (2) apply it to modern times by discussing how are country has changed because of that grievance.
      • Page 137 - Essay in Progress
  • Friday 9/13
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish Unit 3
      • Check pg. 137 Activity
    • Homework:
      • Blog 10 & 11 due 9/22 @ 11:59 PM
        • # 10 - News Blog
        • # 11 - TBD
      • page 140 - Essay in Progress - collect all aspects of the Essay in Progress activities on Monday 9/23
      • TEST on Unit 3 on Thursday 9/26
      • Speech Presentations Here is the link that will provide you with the choices of speeches. Please have at least three choices ready for Monday. You are not allowed to pick # 1, 2, or 6.
  • Monday 9/23
    • Class Activities:
      • Collect Essay in Progress (ALL of them)
      • Pick Comment Names
      • Pick groups and speeches for presentations (due 9/30)
      • Handout and go over study guide for test on 9/26
      • Begin homework
    • Homework:
      • Study for test
      • page 129 Activity (do 2 examples of each)
      • Comments due Wednesday 9/25 @ 11:59 PM - Karnie, Nicole, Ellen, Jason, and Jacqueline
  • Tuesday 9/24
    • Class Activities:
      • FIELD TRIP TO RONALD REAGAN LIBRARY - NO CLASS
    • Homework:
      • Comments due Wednesday 9/25 @ 11:59 PM - Karnie, Nicole, Ellen, Jason, and Jacqueline
      • See Monday
  • Wednesday 9/25
    • Class Activities:
      • Collect and go over homework
      • Review for test
    • Homework:
      • Comments due @ 11:59 PM - Karnie, Nicole, Ellen, Jason, and Jacqueline
      • Study for test
  • Thursday 9/26
    • Class Activities:
      • Classwork
    • Homework:
      • Study for Unit 3 TEST on 9/30
      • Speech Presentations due 10/01 - Here is the link to the speeches.
        • Nicole and Ellen # 83
        • Astghik & Katya # 35
        • Ara # 4
        • Kevin and Sam # 7
        • Jacqueline # 33
        • Nareg and Shahe # 3
        • Aram and Jason # 30
        • Arus and Annie # 17
        • Karnie and Rita # 95
        • Maria and Mary # 14
  • Friday 9/27 - NO SCHOOL - PARENT / TEACHER CONFERENCES
    • Class Activities:
    • Homework:
      • See Thursday
  • Monday 9/30
    • Class Activities:
      • Unit 3 TEST
    • Homework:
      • Finish speech project and be prepared to present starting tomorrow
  • Tuesday 10/1
    • Class Activities:
      • Begin Speech Presentations - everyone must turn in their PowerPoint today, but only groups 1-4 will present.
      • Presentation Order:
        1. Maria and Mary
        2. Jacqueline
        3. Ara
        4. Annie and Arus
        5. Kevin and Sam
        6. Ellen and Nicole
        7. Astghik and Katya
        8. Shahe and Nareg
        9. Karnie and Rita
        10. Jason and Aram
    • Homework:
      • WW 5 C-E and worksheet due on Friday 10/4
  • Wednesday 10/2
    • Class Activities:
      • Speech Presentations # 5-7
    • Homework:
      • WW 5 C-E and worksheet due on Friday 10/4
      • Blogs 12 and 13 due 10/6 at 11:59 PM
        • Blog # 12 - News
        • Blog # 13 - Pick a fellow classmates speech presentation and summarize it in your blog post. Discuss what you liked, what you thought needed improvement, and why you were drawn to that particular speech and presentation.
  • Thursday 10/3
    • Class Activities:
      • Speech Presentations # 8-10
    • Homework:
      • WW 5 C-E and worksheet due on Friday 10/4
      • Blogs 12 and 13 due 10/6 at 11:59 PM
  • Friday 10/4
    • Class Activities:
      • Begin discussion of AP style multiple-choice questions
      • Go over vocabulary homework
    • Homework:
      • Blogs 12 and 13 due 10/6 at 11:59 PM
      • Possible reading and annotating homework
  • Monday 10/7
    • Class activities:
      • Review WW 5 activities
      • Go over multiple-choice practice
      • discuss Unit 3 Test
    • Homework:
      • Review terms from Unit 1-3 in preparation for the test tomorrow.
      • Comments due 10/9 at 11:59 PM - Arus, Astghik, Ara, Shahe, Nareg
  • Tuesday 10/8
    • Class Activities:
      • Practice Multiple-Choice Question AP style test
      • Reading pages 145-152
    • Homework:
      • Finish reading pages 145-152
      • Comments due 10/9 at 11:59 PM - Arus, Astghik, Ara, Shahe, Nareg
  • Wednesday 10/9
    • Class Activities:
      • Classwork based on reading
    • Homework:
      • Comments due 10/9 at 11:59 PM - Arus, Astghik, Ara, Shahe, Nareg
  • Thursday 10/10
    • Class Activities:
      • Discuss practice multiple-choice test
      • PSAT discussion
    • Homework:
      • Blog # 14 (News) - due 10/13 at 11:59 PM (this is the last one for the first quarter)
  • Monday 10/14
    • Class activities:
      • Discuss pages 145-152 - Synthesis essays (bias, appeal to audience, varied sources)
      • pick names for blog comments
    • Homework:
      • Read pages 153-159 and take notes in your book on claims, arguments, and if it would be used for or against mandatory community service
      • Comments due 10/16 at 11:59 PM - Maria, Sam, Katya, Rita, Aram
  • Tuesday 10/15
    • Class Activities:
      • Discussion of sources for mandatory community service essay (pages 153-159)
      • Answer PSAT questions
    • Homework:
      • Read pages 160-166 for Friday
      • Comments due 10/16 at 11:59 PM - Maria, Sam, Katya, Rita, Aram
  • Wednesday 10/16
    • Class Activities:
      • PSAT
    • Homework:
      • Comments due 10/16 at 11:59 PM - Maria, Sam, Katya, Rita, Aram
      • Read pages 160-166 for Friday
  • Thursday 10/17
    • Class Activities:
      • Earthquake and evacuation drill
    • Homework:
      • Blog # 15 (News) - due 10/20 at 11:59 PM (this is the first one for the second quarter)
  • Friday 10/18
    • Class Activities:
      • Discussion of pages 160-166 - quotations, citations, sample essay
      • hand back previous essays
    • Homework:
      • Blog # 15 due 10/20
      • Read and annotate pages 166-174 in your book. Be prepared for group activity on Monday.

Quarter 2

  • Monday 10/21
    • Class activities:
      • Discussion of Culminating Activity documents
      • Hand back essays
      • Sample detailed paragraph discussion / reading
    • Homework:
      • WW 6 A and B
      • Comments due 10/23 at 11:59 PM - Kevin, Aram, Katya, Annie, Rita
  • Tuesday 10/22
    • Class Activities:
      • Field Trip to UCLA
    • Homework:
      • See Monday
  • Wednesday 10/23
    • Class Activities:
      • PSAT
    • Homework:
      • Comments due 10/23 at 11:59 PM - Kevin, Aram, Katya, Annie, Rita
      • Finish essay preparation for in class synthesis essay
      • Book Money due 10/25
  • Thursday 10/24
    • Class Activities:
      • In class synthesis essay
    • Homework:
      • Blog # 16 (News) - due 10/27 at 11:59 PM
      • Blog # 17 page 175 - answer the introduction question at the beginning of chapter 5
      • Book money due 10/25
      • WW 6 C & D
  • Friday 10/25
    • Class Activities:
      • Introduction to Chapter 5 - Education
      • Go over WW 6 A-D
      • Collect book money
      • Read page 175 in class
      • Begin reading first piece of literature for chapter 5
    • Homework:
      • Blog # 16 & 17 due 10/27
      • WW 6 E
  • Monday 10/28
    • Class activities:
      • pick blog comment names
      • collect book money
      • go over vocabulary
      • continue discussion and reading of "I Know Why…" essay
    • Homework:
      • finish reading essay and be prepared to discuss ending
      • Comments due 10/30 at 11:59 PM -
  • Tuesday 10/29
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish discussion of essay using page 187 as a guide for the discussion / SOAPST
    • Homework:
      • Comments due 10/30 at 11:59 PM - Nicole, Arus, Astghik, Ellen, and Karnie (comment only on the educational blog)
      • WW 6 worksheet
      • review for WW 5 and 6 TEST on 10/31
  • Wednesday 10/30
    • Class Activities:
      • go over WW worksheet and review for test
      • begin discussion of "Education" by Emerson
    • Homework:
      • Comments due 10/30 at 11:59 PM - Nicole, Arus, Astghik, Ellen, and Karnie (comment only on the educational blog)
      • Study WW 5 and 6 for TEST tomorrow
  • Thursday 10/31
    • Class Activities:
      • WW 5 and 6 TEST
      • finish discussion and reading of "Education"
    • Homework:
      • Blog # 18 (News) - due 11/3 at 11:59 PM
      • Blog # 19 (SOAPST) - Pick a piece of literature from the reading this week and discuss the SOAPST aspects. Then discuss how the SOAPST affects the piece of literature and in essence adds to it. Give examples to support your discussion.
  • Friday 11/1
    • Class Activities:
      • "Education" classwork
    • Homework:
      • Blog # 18 and 19 due 11/3
      • Finish reading "Education"
      • page 196 # 3-6 (Rhetoric and Style)
  • Monday 11/4
    • Class activities:
      • pick blog comment names
      • finish discussion of "Education"
      • begin discussion of "A Talk to Teachers"
    • Homework:
      • finish reading "A Talk to Teachers"
      • Comments due 11/6 at 11:59 PM - Ara, Shahe, Jason, Nareg, and Kevin
  • Tuesday 11/5
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish discussion of "A Talk to Teachers" / SOAPST
      • begin discussion of "Me Talk Pretty"
    • Homework:
      • Comments due 11/6 at 11:59 PM -
      • finish reading "Me Talk Pretty" by 11/7
  • Wednesday 11/6
    • Class Activities:
      • practice ACT Test during 1st - 3rd periods
    • Homework:
      • Comments due 11/6 at 11:59 PM -
      • finish reading "Me Talk Pretty"
  • Thursday 11/7
    • Class Activities:
      • finish discussion on "Me Talk Pretty" - SOAPST
      • Study guide for TEST on 11/12
    • Homework:
      • Study for TEST on 11/12
  • Friday 11/8 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Training Day
    • Class Activities:
    • Homework:
  • Monday 11/11 - NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day
  • Monday 11/18
    • Class Activities:
      • Discuss reading of chapters 3-5
      • Begin reading Chapter 6 (finish rest for homework)
      • Go over WW 7 E
    • Homework:
      • Comments due 11/20 @ 11:59 PM - Maria, Jacqueline, Mary, Sam, and Jason
      • Finish reading chapter 6-7
  • Tuesday 11/19
    • Class Activities:
      • Discuss reading of chapter 6-7
      • Read chapter 8 in class
      • Introduce WW 8
    • Homework:
      • WW 8 A and B
      • Finish reading chapter 8-9
      • Comments due 11/20 @ 11:59 PM - Maria, Jacqueline, Mary, Sam, and Jason
  • Wednesday 11/20
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish discussion of Chapter 8 and 9
      • Review WW 8 A and B
      • Classwork
    • Homework:
      • WW 8 C and D
      • Comments due 11/20 @ 11:59 PM - Maria, Jacqueline, Mary, Sam, and Jason
  • Thursday 11/21
    • Class Activities:
      • Review WW 8 C and D
      • Begin reading chapter 10
    • Homework:
      • WW 5-8 Review Exercise
      • Blogs due 11/24 @ 11:59 PM
        • Blog 22 (NEWS)
        • Blog 23 (QUOTES) - Pick a major quote that we have highlighted or discussed in detail from The Scarlet Letter. Type and cite the quote properly to begin your post. Then describe the setting, what the quote means, why it is important, and how it overall affects the novel to this point.
  • Friday 11/22
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish reading of chapter 10 and begin reading chapter 11
      • Check and go over WW review exercise - discuss TEST on 11/25
    • Homework:
      • Read chapters 11-12 by 11/27
      • Review for WW 7 and 8 TEST on 11/25
      • Blogs 22 and 23
      • Study guide due on 11/27
  • Monday 12/2
    • Class Activities:
      • Collect study guide homework
      • Discuss chapters 13-15
      • Read chapter 16 in class
    • Homework:
      • WW 9 A and B
      • Read chapter 17
  • Tuesday 12/3
    • Class Activities:
      • go over WW 9 A and B
      • Discuss chapter 17
      • Read chapter 18
    • Homework:
      • WW 9 C and D
      • Read chapter 19
  • Wednesday 12/4
    • Class Activities:
      • go over WW 9 C and D
      • Discuss chapter 19
      • Begin reading chapter 20
      • Discuss VLOG
    • Homework:
      • VLOG due on 12/8 - 1-2 minutes on video discussion who you feel more sympathetic for (Dimmesdale or Chillingsworth) and why. Use evidence and example from the novel to help with your discussion. You do not need to appear in the video, but you must use your voice. Be creative with showing the information. This one is worth 20 points instead of the normal 10.
      • Read chapters 20-21
  • Thursday 12/5
    • Class Activities:
      • Discuss chapters 20-21
      • begin reading chapter 22
      • meet with project groups
    • Homework:
      • read chapters 22-23
      • Study guide questions for chapters 16-24 due 12/10
  • Friday 12/6
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish discussion of The Scarlet Letter
      • Handout study guide
    • Homework:
      • Study for TEST on 12/10
      • Project due 12/13
      • Study guide questions due 12/10
      • VLOG due 12/8
  • Monday 12/9
    • Class Activities:
      • Lecture on American Romanticism and SOAPST for The Scarlet Letter
      • Review for the TEST on 12/10
      • Handout MIDTERM Study Guide. A copy can also be seen HERE.
    • Homework
      • Comments due 12/11 @ 11:59 PM
      • Study for TEST on 12/10
      • Finish The Scarlet Letter Study Guide Questions
  • Tuesday 12/10
    • Class Activities:
      • The Scarlet Letter TEST
      • collect study guide questions
    • Homework
      • Comments due 12/11 @ 11:59 PM - Pick any two to comment on.
      • Project due 12/13
    • Wednesday 12/11
    • Class Activities:
      • Review for MIDTERM Exam
    • Homework
      • Comments due 12/11 @ 11:59 PM - Pick any two to comment on.
      • Project due 12/13
  • Thursday 12/12
    • Class Activities:
      • Review for MIDTERM Exam
    • Homework
      • Project due 12/13
  • Friday 12/13
    • Class Activities:
      • The Scarlet Letter video presentations
    • Homework
      • Study for MIDTERM Exam
  • Monday 12/16 - HALF DAY
    • Class Activities:
      • Final review session for MIDTERM Exam
    • Homework
      • Study for MIDTERM Exam
  • ESSAY DUE - 1/8/2014
  • Monday 1/13
    • Class Activities:
      • Go over WW 10 E in class
      • pick names for comments
      • begin reading chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby
    • Homework:
      • Review introduction notes HINT!!!
      • Comments due 1/15 @ 11:59 PM - Karnie, Ara, Nicole, Nareg, Katya
  • Tuesday 1/14
    • Class Activities:
      • Continue to read chapter 1 in class
    • Homework:
      • Finish reading chapter 1
      • Comments due 1/15 @ 11:59 PM - Karnie, Ara, Nicole, Nareg, Katya
  • Wednesday 1/15
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish chapter 1 discussion
      • begin reading chapter 2
    • Homework:
      • Finish reading chapter 2
      • Comments due 1/15 @ 11:59 PM - Karnie, Ara, Nicole, Nareg, Katya
  • Thursday 1/16
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish discussion on chapter 2
      • begin reading chapter 3 in class
      • hand out study guide questions for chapters 1-4 due 1/22
    • Homework:
      • Blogs 3 and 4 due Monday 1/21 @ 11:59 PM
        • Blog 3 - NEWS (Topic - Any appropriate topic)
        • Blog 4 - Party - Act like you are rich like Gatsby and plan a party. In the description of your party include location, food, entertainment, decorations, and guest list. Remember that money is not important, so you can spend what you want to. If there is a theme or specific occasion please mention it in the descriptions. Include pictures.
      • Finish reading chapter 3 at home
      • begin working on study guide questions
  • Friday 1/17
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish discussion of chapter 3
      • begin reading chapter 4
    • Homework:
      • Blogs 3 and 4 due 1/21
      • Finish reading chapter 4
      • continue working on study guide questions
      • Quiz on Chapters 1-4, WW 10, and Introduction notes on 1/22
  • Monday 1/27
    • Class Activities:
      • Discuss chapters 5 and 6
      • Begin reading chapter 7
    • Homework:
      • Complete worksheet for chapters 5 and 6. A copy can be found here. This will not be handed out during class on Monday.
      • Finish reading up to page 125
  • Tuesday 1/28
    • Class Activities:
      • collect worksheet
      • go over WW 11 words
      • finish discussion on chapter 7
      • begin reading chapter 8
    • Homework:
      • Finish reading chapter 8
  • Wednesday 1/29
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish discussion of chapter 8
      • begin reading chapter 9
      • handout chapter 7-9 study guide questions
    • Homework:
      • begin working on study guide
      • Study for TEST on 1/31. Here is the study guide for the test.
      • finish reading book
  • Thursday 1/30
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish discussion of novel
      • discuss test / themes / quotes / formatting
    • Homework:
      • Study for TEST on 1/31
      • Blog 5 (News) due 2/2
  • Friday 1/31
    • Class Activities:
      • TEST on The Great Gatsby
    • Homework:
      • Blogs due 2/2
  • Monday 2/3 to Wednesday 2/5
    • Class Activity:
      • Watch The Great Gatsby
    • Homework:
      • Comments due by 11:59 PM on 2/5 - Jacqueline, Arus, Jason, Kevin, and Mary
  • Thursday 2/6
    • Class Activities:
      • Hand back essays and tests
      • Begin Grammar Unit - types of sentences (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex)
      • WW 12 Introduction
    • Homework:
      • Blog # 6 - News
      • Blog # 7 - Movie - What is your impression of the movie and how it relates to the novel? What did you like about it? What did you not like about it? Why?
      • Grammar worksheet (can be done in pencil, will go over in class on Monday)
  • Monday 2/10
    • Class Activities:
      • Check and go over worksheets
      • Introduction to WW 12 words - work on activities during class
      • Introduction to dropbox as part of your homework / discuss WW 12 grammar sentences
    • Homework:
      • Watch basketball games
      • Comments due 2/12 @ 11:59 PM - Karnie, Annie, Nareg, Sam, Aram
      • WW 12 sentences (# 1-8 = simple / # 9-15 = compound) - turn into dropbox via Jupiter by 11:59 PM on Tuesday 2/11
  • Tuesday 2/11
    • Class Activities:
      • Discuss sentences / review sentence structures
      • Introduction to fragment and run-on sentences / complete in class worksheet
      • WW 12 - activities during class
    • Homework:
      • See Monday
      • If WW 12 activities were not completed in class today then C and D are added to homework
  • Wednesday 2/12
    • Class Activities:
      • Check and go over WW 12 activities
      • Discuss sentences
      • Review grammar components
    • Homework:
      • finish grammar worksheets
      • Comments due @ 11:59 PM - Karnie, Annie, Nareg, Sam, Aram
  • Thursday 2/13
    • Class Activities:
      • Review grammar worksheets
      • Introduction to Chapter 6 - Community (discussion of blog # 9)
    • Homework:
      • WW 12 crossword puzzle
      • Blog # 8 - NEWS
      • Blog # 9 - What is the relationship of the individual to the community? In essence, what is your idea of a sense of community and what role do you play in that idea of community? Give examples from your personal life as well as the community around you.
  • Friday 2/14
    • Class Activities:
      • Classwork / Grammar related worksheets
    • Homework:
      • Blogs # 8 and 9 due 2/17 @ 11:59 PM
      • Read pages 280-294 - "Letter from the Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Monday 2/17
    • Class Activities:
      • NO SCHOOL - President's Day
    • Homework:
      • See above
  • Tuesday 2/18
    • Class Activities:
      • Hand back items (test, worksheets)
      • Check WW 12 crossword puzzle
      • discussion on "Letter from Birmingham Jail" - SOAPST, ethos, logos, pathos, rhetorical strategies, argument vs. counterargument, sense of community
    • Homework:
      • Comments due 2/19 @ 11:59 PM - Rita, Shahe, Maria, Astghik, and Ellen
      • Complete grammar worksheet (due 2/20)
      • Page 295 # 7-12, but not 10 - DROP BOX
  • Wednesday 2/19
    • Class Activities:
      • Review idea of Transcendentalism and begin discussion on "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For"
      • Compare to "Letter from Birmingham Jail" along with the use of community
      • Introduction to blogs for the week
    • Homework:
      • finish grammar worksheets
      • Comments due @ 11:59 PM - Rita, Shahe, Maria, Astghik, and Ellen
  • Thursday 2/20
    • Class Activities:
      • Review and collect grammar worksheets
      • Read "The Family That Stretches (Together)" and compare it to the use of community in previous pieces. Look at modern interpretation of community as well.
    • Homework:
      • Read pages 316-322 and complete page 323 # 1-5 in your notes (this will be the basis for the discussion on Friday)
      • Blog # 10 - NEWS
      • Blog # 11 - Observe nature for at least 3 minutes. Do not take any form of technology with you unless it is for safety reasons. Take a note pad and writing utensil with you and take note of the following: 1. Write down descriptions of everything that you see being detailed and using your five senses. 2. Write down any thoughts about philosophy or life that come to mind. Once you are done, go inside and type up your blog post. You can use over 200 words, first person pronouns, and dead words.
  • Friday 2/21
    • Class Activities:
      • Check homework
      • Discuss "Walking the Path between Worlds" - Indian community
    • Homework:
      • Blogs # 10 and 11 due 2/23 @ 11:59 PM
      • Read pages 342-343 "Facebook Friendonomics" and page 355 "Child of the Americas" and be prepared to discuss both of them on Monday.
      • TEST next week
  • Monday 2/24
    • Class Activities:
      • Pick names for blog comments
      • Discuss "Facebook Friendonomics" and "Child of the Americas" - Introduce writing project.
    • Homework:
      • Blog comments due 2/26 @ 11:59 PM - Ara, Katya, Nicole, Jason, and Nareg (ONLY COMMENT ON NATURE BLOG)
      • Writing project due 2/26
      • Review visuals on pages 356-359 and think of how they fit into a sense of community
  • Tuesday 2/25
    • Class Activities:
      • Look at visuals for theme of community
      • Handout study guide and review for test
      • SOAPST on all pieces of literature
    • Homework
      • Blog Comments due 2/26 @ 11:59 PM - Ara, Katya, Nicole, Jason, and Nareg (ONLY COMMENT ON NATURE BLOG)
      • Finish writing project due 2/26
      • TESTS on Monday 3/3 and Tuesday 3/4
  • Wednesday 2/26 - Half day - dismissal at 12:15 PM
    • Class Activities:
      • Present writing projects to the class
      • Review any last minute items for tests
    • Homework:
      • Study for TESTS on chapter 6 that will take place on 3/3 and 3/4.
      • Blog Comments due 2/26 @ 11:59 PM - Ara, Katya, Nicole, Jason, and Nareg (ONLY COMMENT ON NATURE BLOG)
  • Thursday 2/27 and Friday 2/28 - NO SCHOOL
  • Monday 3/3
    • Class Activities:
      • TEST on WW 12 and Grammar
    • Homework:
      • Study for Chapter 6 TEST
  • Tuesday 3/4
    • Class Activities:
      • TEST on chapter 6
    • Homework
      • WW 13 A and B
  • Wednesday 3/5
    • Class Activities:
      • Review WW 13 exercises
      • Hand Back grammar tests and go over samples on the SMARTBOARD
      • complete passages from test
    • Homework:
      • WW 13 sentences on drop box (# 1-6 compound, # 7-12 complex, # 13-15 compound/complex)
  • Thursday 3/6
    • Class Activities:
      • begin reading from Serving in Florida
      • begin discussion on Chapter 7 - Economy
    • Homework:
      • WW 13 C and D
      • Finish reading Serving in Florida
      • Blog # 12 (NEWS) - Business or Economy based ONLY
      • Blog # 13 What role does the economy play in your life? Be specific and give examples. This can use first person pronouns.
  • Friday 3/7
    • Class Activities:
      • Go over WW 13 exercises
      • finish discussion on Serving in Florida - classwork
    • Homework:
      • Blogs due by 3/9 @ 11:59 PM
      • Finish classwork - page 401 # 2, 4, 5, 6 and page 402 # 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
      • Do well on your SATs and get some rest afterward
  • Monday 3/10
    • Class Activities:
      • Introduction to "A Modest Proposal" - satire, begin reading in class
      • Collect homework
      • Pick comment names
    • Homework:
      • Purchase Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer by 3/18
      • Purchase 5 Steps to a 5: AP English Language 2014-2015 by 4/8. I will take orders for this until 3/14 for $15.00.
      • Comments due by 3/12 @ 11:59 PM - Ara, Rita, Ellen, Mary, Arus
      • Finish reading the story
  • Tuesday 3/11
    • Class Activities:
      • Finish discussion for "A Modest Proposal" - SOAPST
      • Practice multiple choice passage for story
      • View forms of satire in class - The Daily Show and theonion.com (both relate to blogs this week)
    • Homework
      • WW 13 E
      • Comments due by 3/12 @ 11:59 PM - Ara, Rita, Ellen, Mary, Arus
  • Wednesday 3/12
    • Class Activities:
      • Go over WW 13 E - review for WW 13 QUIZ on 3/13
      • begin reading and discussing "On Dumpster Diving" - relate to aspects of economy
    • Homework:
      • Study for WW 13 QUIZ on 3/13
      • Comments due tonight - Ara, Rita, Ellen, Mary, Arus
      • Finish reading "On Dumpster Diving"
  • Thursday 3/13
    • Class Activities:
      • WW 13 QUIZ
      • Finish discussion for "On Dumpster Diving" - SOAPST
      • Look at visuals on pages 471 and 474
    • Homework:
      • Read pages 501-506 and answer questions 1-3 for first draft and 1-2 for final draft IN YOUR NOTES.
      • Blog # 14 - NEWS - Satirical news (only allowed to use [http://www.theonion.com]) - what is being satired, what role does this play in the understanding of the news, why is this funny?
      • Blog # 15 - find a video clip from The Daily Show or The Colbert Report that uses satire. In your discussion, talk about what the issue is, what is being satired, how it is satired, what role the satire plays in the understanding of the issue, and then give your opinion about the video clip. Clips should be about ONE segment, not the entire show. Link to the video clip as part of your article.
  • Friday 3/14
    • Class Activities:
      • Discussion of analysis essay for pages 501-506 and questions
      • Discussion on essay TEST
      • (If time) - page 499 in class
    • Homework:
      • Blogs 14 and 15 due 3/16 at 11:59 PM
      • study for essay TEST on 3/17
      • Have Into the Wild in class starting on 3/18
  • Monday 3/17
    • Class Activities:
      • Review for Essay TEST for chapter 7 (Economy)
      • Begin new grammar lesson - fragments / run on sentences
      • Pick names for comments - Aram, Shahe, Maria, Astghik, Katya
    • Homework:
      • Study for TEST
      • Comments due 3/19
      • Book money due 3/21 ($15.00)
  • Tuesday 3/18
    • Class Activities:
      • ESSAY TEST for chapter 7 (Economy)
    • Homework:
      • Comments due 3/19
      • Bring Into the Wild to class on 3/19
  • Wednesday 3/19
    • Class Activities:
      • Introduction to Into the Wild - Check out the side bar for more information on the novel.
      • Begin reading in class
    • Homework:
      • Comments due tonight - PLAN AHEAD because some of you have the NHS induction ceremony on this night
  • Thursday 3/20
    • Class Activities:
      • Continue reading Into the Wild
      • Introduction to WW 14
      • Grammar Review
    • Homework:
      • WW 14 sentences - # 1-3 fragments / # 4-6 run ons / # 7-15 (3 each simple, compound, complex) - DROP BOX
      • Reading - Read chapters 2-3 of Into the Wild
  • Friday 3/21
    • Class Activities:
      • Go over WW 14 sentences
      • Discuss reading from homework
      • Continue reading in class
    • Homework:
      • Reading - Read chapters 4-8 of Into the Wild - possible reading quiz on Tuesday
      • WW 14 A-D
  • Monday 3/24 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Training Day
  • Tuesday 3/25
    • Class Activities:
      • Go over WW 14 A-D
      • Discussion of chapters 4-8
      • Begin reading chapter 9
    • Homework:
      • Read chapters 9-10
      • Begin studying for QUIZ on 3/27
  • Wednesday 3/26
    • Class Activities:
      • Discuss chapters 9-10
      • Introduce blogs for the week
      • Review for the QUIZ on Chapters 1-10 and WW 14
    • Homework:
      • Study for QUIZ
      • Blog # 1 - NEWS - Pick an environmental article from the past month
      • Blog # 2 - Krakauer writes that McCandless saw the flash flood that “ruined” his car as an opportunity to “shed unnecessary baggage.” He burned his money and buried his belongings, then set off on foot. Do a mental inventory of your life; what items do you have that you know you could get rid of? What do you think you absolutely couldn’t live without?
  • Thursday 3/27
    • Class Activities:
      • QUIZ on Chapters 1-10 and WW 14
      • Begin reading chapter 11 when done with quiz
    • Homework:
      • Finish reading chapter 11
  • Friday 3/28
    • Class Activities:
      • Discuss chapter 11
      • Review blogs for the weekend
      • Begin reading chapter 12
    • Homework:
      • Blogs 1 & 2 due 3/30
      • Read chapters 12-15
  • Monday 4/7
    • Class Activities:
      • Practice multiple-choice passage worksheet in class
    • Homework:
      • Reading - 5 Steps to a 5 all of STEP 1 by Wednesday 4/9
  • Tuesday 4/8
    • Class Activities:
      • Practice multiple-choice passage worksheet in class
    • Homework:
      • Reading - 5 Steps to a 5 all of STEP 1 by Wednesday 4/9
  • Wednesday 4/9
    • Class Activities:
      • Discussion of STEP 1
      • Preparation for Practice Test on 4/10 - look at diagnostic test for sample questions
    • Homework:
      • Finish looking at multiple-choice diagnostic questions to help prepare for test
  • Thursday 4/10
    • Class Activities:
      • 1st period - show up at 8:15 AM - There will be a Diagnostic test at this time
      • 3rd period - Go over M/C section
    • Homework:
      • Read pages 41-49
  • Friday 4/11
    • Class Activities:
      • Discuss pages 41-49
      • Assign homework for Easter Vacation -
    • Homework:
      • Read and complete chapters 8 and 9 from 5 Steps to a 5 AND all terms from chapters 1-4 of the textbook. There will be a two day Jeopardy game to review this when we return. The books will be collected and graded.
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