Tuesday 2 November: Introduction to the Gatsby paper sequence; HW: Work on Portfolio; here are the AP Lang rubrics for the essays; use the argument rubric for the Allusion Essay
Here is the link to sign up for the AP Language Exam. Wednesday 3 November: Stasis Theory in class; "Kids, Put Down Those Sodas"; HW: Work on Portfolio Thursday 4 November: Stasis Theory for topic development; field trip problems discussed (grrrrr) Friday 5 November: Portfolio due; Hand in before class time in a pocket folder (provided). Have finals on one side along with Reflective Memo, and draft work and process on the other side, also clearly labeled. No class; First Friday Mass; HW: Initial read of Tompkins' "'Indians': Textualism, Morality, and the Problem of History" for a beginning understanding Monday 8 November: First round of discussion; HW: How is this contradiction possible? What is Tompkins' solution to the apparent problem? Tuesday 9 November: Second round of discussion; HW: Consider the Academic Summary (sample) Wednesday 10 November: Academic Summary assigned in earnest Thursday 11 November: Brainstorming topics for the research sequence; HW: Three-topic memo Friday 12 November: Three-topic memo work in class Monday 15 November: Three-topic memo catch-up Tuesday 16 November: Scholarly and popular sources; credible sources; MLA review (purpose of in-text citations); hot seat opens for the Academic Summary Class today is what you need after basic instruction: teacher circulates and approves memos; students do fundamental research on their questions; students work on Academic Summary Wednesday 17 November: Research methods Thursday 18 November: Students amass list of 8–10 desired, reasonably available sources Friday 19 November: Turn in before class: Your best try at a preliminary list of sources, according to this assignment sheet; Turn in at the end of class: Another version of that list, revised according to classroom discussion and in-class work. Thanksgiving Break The Winter Reading book, The Scarlet Letter, is due right after Christmas Break. You are not assigned to read the essay at the front of the book, "The Custom House," but you may read it and give a short presentation on it for extra credit. If you are interested in doing this, please approach me for details about the presentation. I will be available on Tuesday 23 November for Zoom meetings or other kinds of hot-seat activities. Please email me to request. As you receive your sources, begin reading and taking notes while thinking in terms of the stases Monday 29 November: Annotated Bibliography and Stasis Grid assigned (for 5 best sources) Materials: assignment sheet for annotated bibliography checklist for annotated bibliography assignment sheet for stasis grid a grid you can use for the stasis grid in Word; as a pdf (This grid has spots for 10 articles; you only need to do 5 articles.) link to Popplet student example stasis grids: Popplet 1, Grid 1, Grid 2, and here is another Popplet that sees the stases in a slightly different way and uses popular sources, but you can get the idea. I like the use of the leftmost box for an author credential--it makes the credential easy to remember and forces you to be concise. Tuesday 30 November: Hot seat closes for Academic Summary Wednesday 1 December: Hand in Academic Summary; Poetry OutLoud classroom competition; TS/IS Chapter 5 in class Thursday 2 December: Workday for Annotated Bib and Stasis Grid; bring paper copies of your sources so as to be able to use time effectively. You will not be able to summarize if you cannot annotate... Friday 3 December: First Friday Mass Monday 6 December: 2 Annotated Bib entries and 2 Stasis Grid entries due for workshop (use the same sources); print out before class so you can workshop (you may print in my office, main office, etc., if needed) Tuesday 7 December: In class: Informal Fallacies; HW: Read sources, write Annotated Bib entries Wednesday 8 December: RA practice in class; HW: Read sources, write Annotated Bib entries Thursday 9 December: Thesis statements for RA HW: Finish Annotated Bib and Stasis Grid Friday 10 December: Annotated Bib and Stasis Grid due (no hot seat) (5 sources, at least 4 scholarly); Rhetorical Analysis assigned (lesson: Fannie Lou Hamer) Monday 13 December: RA piece chosen; Thesis statements Fannie Lou Hamer; RA packet Reagan/JFK Tuesday 14 December: TS/IS Chapter 6 due; RA student samples Wednesday 15 December: Mrs. Walsh not in class; workday for RA Thursday 16 December: Student samples of three-page RA Friday 17 December: Scarlet Letter Intro (Rhetorical Analysis hot seat opens Monday 3 January) |