Wednesday 1 November: Continue reading sources; sample annotated bibliography; sample Popplet stasis grid: example 1, example 2.
Thursday 2 November: Continue reading, annotating sources; Hot seat meetings Friday 3 November: MLA-style simple bibliography due (all credible sources); No class; First Friday Mass Monday 6 November: Workday; Hot seat meetings; Reflective Memo assignment clarified Tuesday 7 November: Rhetorical Analysis activity Wednesday 8 November: Workday Thursday 9 November: Portfolio due; Stasis grid and annotated bibliography (5 sources) due Friday 10 November: "The Custom House" in class Monday 13 November: "The Custom House" in class Tuesday 14 November: More "Custom House" Wednesday 15 November: Reading 1 due; vocabulary assigned Thursday 16 November: Hot seat opens for Rhetorical Analysis; vocabulary due Friday 17 November: Reading 2 due Monday 20 November: Reading 3 due Tuesday 21 November: Reading 4 due Wednesday 22 November-Friday 24 November: Thanksgiving Break Monday 27 November: Reading 5 due Tuesday 28 November: Rhetorical Analysis student sample #2; In-class exercise Wednesday 29 November: Reading 6 due Thursday 30 November: Revised simple bibliographies due (grade will supplant earlier simple bibliography grade); Vocabulary quiz 2; Poetry Out Loud in-class competition Friday 1 December: No class; All-School Mass Readings for The Scarlet Letter Reading 1: Chs. 1-3 Reading 2: Chs. 4-6 Reading 3: Chs. 7-9 Reading 4: Chs. 10-12 Reading 5: Chs. 13-15 Reading 6: Chs. 16-18 Reading 7: Chs. 19-21 Reading 8: Chs. 22-end •Monday 2 October: Last day to turn in "Indians" revision (this revision is mandatory and counts as a new grade); Vocabulary quiz; Discuss Reading 6 (one completed SQ)
•Tuesday 3 October: Reading 7 (one SQ from first half of questions); •Wednesday 4 October: A second SQ from Reading 7 (second half) due •Thursday 5 October: Portfolio review and overview; Gatsby 1-7 activity set-up •Friday 6 October: Our Lady of the Rosary all-school Mass; no class •Monday 9 October: No school; Columbus Day •Tuesday 10 October: Reading 8 due with SQ; In class: Gatsby 1-7 activity (20 minutes); vocabulary assigned; receive portfolio overview •Wednesday 11 October: PSAT; no class •Thursday 12 October: Reading 9 due with SQ; Franklin excerpt •Friday 13 October: Gatsby round-up and prep for in-class writing; Columbus excerpt •Monday 16 October: Practice in-class writing (AP OOCM#1 6:15-8:15) •Tuesday 17 October: In-class writing; receive rhetorical terms handout •Wednesday 18 October: Gatsby review •Thursday 19 October: Gatsby review •Friday 20 October: Gatsby test •Monday 23 October: Argument paper introduced; how to refine a prompt and develop a tentative thesis •Tuesday 24 October: They Say/I Say chapter 4; work on amassing sources; talk in groups •Wednesday 25 October: Bring laptops or tablets to class; work in groups on amassing sources; credible vs. non-credible sources •Thursday 26 October: Bring laptops or tablets to class; group tentative bibliography (5 sources) due by the end of class; MLA update and review; prep for field trip •Friday 27 October: No class; Archdiocesan Professional Day Monday 30 October: Research field trip to UMD; Individual tentative bibliography due in MLA style by the end of the day; begin reading and annotating/highlighting sources Tuesday 31 October: Begin stasis grid using chart or Popplet; Stasis grid workday; have sources or laptop/tablet |