Friday, May 16, 2025

Day 170

Objective:  The teacher is done.

Note:  Today and Friday:  Last Extra Credit of the year:  Donate to the KKAC Seniors/Staff Softball Game:  This Friday.

2.5 points/dollar:  Up to $20/50 points.  You may ask, "Isn't this like buying a grade?  Well... maybe, but it's for a good cause!  

1.  Go to the softball game and cheer on your classmates.

 

 

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Day 169

Objective:  The teacher is done.

Note:  Today and Friday:  Last Extra Credit of the year:  Donate to the KKAC Seniors/Staff Softball Game:  This Friday.

2.5 points/dollar:  Up to $20/50 points.  You may ask, "Isn't this like buying a grade?  Well... maybe, but it's for a good cause!  

1.  If you play "Mafia," keep it down a bit.  I needed meds after yesterday!

 

 

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Day 168

Objective:  The teacher will finish grading essays.

Note:  Last Extra Credit of the year:  Donate to the KKAC Seniors/Staff Softball Game:  This Friday.

2.5 points/dollar:  Up to $20/50 points.  You may ask, "Isn't this like buying a grade?  Well... maybe, but it's for a good cause!  

1.  We are done. All essays are graded.  All scores are in.  Your grade is done.  I am done!

 

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Day 167

Objective:  The teacher will finish grading essays.

Note:  Last Extra Credit of the year:  Donate to the KKAC Seniors/Staff Softball Game:  This Friday.

2.5 points/dollar:  Up to $20/50 points.  You may ask, "Isn't this like buying a grade?  Well... maybe, but it's for a good cause!  

1.  We are done. All essays are graded.  All scores are in.  Your grade is done.  I am done!

 

Monday, May 12, 2025

Day 166

Objective:  The teacher will finish grading essays.

Note:  Last Extra Credit of the year:  Donate to the KKAC Seniors/Staff Softball Game:  This Friday.

2.5 points/dollar:  Up to $20/50 points.  You may ask, "Isn't this like buying a grade?  Well... maybe, but it's for a good cause!  

1.  We are done.

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Day 165

Objective:  The students will review for the AP Test.

Note:    We are done with all work.  The test is Wednesday.  If I were you, I would:

1.  Get on Bluebook app and mess with it to see how it works.

2.  Review your Q3 Study Forms from first semester:  Grendel and Frankenstein

3.  Review Packets from this semester:  Othello and Catcher.

4.  Review TTSTCANDI Chart.  If you don't know this, then you won't pass the Q1 or Q2 Essay. 

5.  Review:  Imagery (including pastoral), Three types of irony, Romanticism, Gothic, Realism, Satire, How to state diction, syntax and tone properly in an essay. 

6.  For the Q3 Essay:  Do not use popular fiction that you read outside of school:  No Hunger Games, Harry Potter, The Giver, etc...

7.  If you write about Frankenstein, make sure you call the creature the monster or the creature, NOT Frankenstein! 

8.  Write about one book only on the Q3.  Know two books, but you write on only ONE!!


Monday, May 05, 2025

Day 164

Objective:  The students will review for the AP Test.

Note:    We are done with all work.  The test is Wednesday.  If I were you, I would:

1.  Get on Bluebook app and mess with it to see how it works.

2.  Review your Q3 Study Forms from first semester:  Grendel and Frankenstein

3.  Review Packets from this semester:  Othello and Catcher.

4.  Review TTSTCANDI Chart.  If you don't know this, then you won't pass the Q1 or Q2 Essay.

 

Friday, May 02, 2025

Day 163

Objective:  The students will write their last essay of the year.

1.  Get the prompt and write.

 

Thursday, May 01, 2025

Day 162

Objective:  The students will see and discuss a Q1 Essay Prompt.

1.  We have one thing left.  A Q1 Essay.  That will be tomorrow.

2.  Let's practice one today.  "London's Summer Morning."

 

 

 

Character/Characterization/Characterize

How the character is presented to the reader:

1.  Physical Description

2.  TWA:  Thoughts, Words and Actions of the character

3.  TWA of Other Characters: