Day 18

Objective:  The students will read their first story in Perrine's.

1.  Allusion Notes:  JC and his Apostles and Noah

2.  The Destructors Brief Intro Slide Show:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1l3VRYlAAm2Ne4sw60H2J9imPNVSuC3v4/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101482473147710513077&rtpof=true&sd=true

Note:  My slide show presentations will not open on the school wifi because I created them with my personal account.  But they will work if you are at home or off our wifi.  Stupid huh! 

3.  Read "The Destructors" in Perrine's by tomorrow.  Just read it and think about all that we have covered as far as how to read like a lit teacher/AP student. Page 115-129.

 

Allusion Info

Jesus Christ and his Twelve Disciples

·     New Testament

·     God in human form

·     Son of God

·     Humble, kind, soft-spoken

·     Everyone Sins

·     Comes into conflict with the Jewish elders who question his authority

·     Jesus paid the price for all people’s sins by dying on the cross (crucifixion) for all people.

·     Rose three days later

·     Was a carpenter

·     Twelve Apostles (believers, followers, supporters)

·     Peter, James, John, Andrew, Bartholomew/Nathanael, James, Judas, Jude/Thaddeus, Mathew/Levi, Philip, Simon, Thomas

 

Allusion Notes

Biblical Allusion:  Noah and the Flood

·     From Genesis (first book in the Bible)

·     God saw that sin and wickedness had taken over the world

·     Decided to wipe away humankind

·     But there was one good man:  Noah

·     When told by God, Noah built an ark. 

·     Noah tried to warm others to repent.

·     Took two of all living creatures

·     Rain for 40 days and 40 nights.

·     Noah and family spent one year on the ark.

·     God promises no more floods to destroy earth.

As a sign of this promise:  Rainbo

Day 17

Objective:  The students will discuss what they found in "No Dogs Bark."

Have you purchased Grendel yet?  50 points for close reading it or nada. 

1.  Finish all Presentations

2.  Discuss "No Dogs Bark" and what you would write about in a Q2 Essay. 

In medias res is a Latin phrase that translates to "in the middle of things", describing a narrative technique where a story begins in the chronological middle of the plot rather than at the beginning. [1]

Day 16

Objective:  The students will read a great short story.

Fill out your cap and gown information on the Senior Page in GC. 

1.  Presentations

2.  Discuss Chapter 3 Outline and my slide show. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13_9QDHPS-Rr5h-OtIKJiIPFr8ProkgcI/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101482473147710513077&rtpof=true&sd=true

3.  Read "No Dogs Bark." https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PfpbGcY2ujWkYFjVRSAQoscL0kIy-6d7/view?usp=sharing

Write an intro for the essay that answers the prompt:

 

What should an intro to an AP Essay look like?

        Three to four sentences

         Name the author, the title, type of lit and time written if given.

        One line summation of the piece:  The Top of the Iceberg. 

        The thesis of your paper which states the UT. 

Day 15

Objective:  The students will take care of some AP things.

Note:  Buy or borrow (but you are going to write in it) our first novel:  John Gardner's Grendel. 

1.  Sigh up for the AP Resource Hub in GC:   AP Student Resource Hub

Classcode: supg6dgq

2.   Sign up for AP Literature Class in College Board:  https://myap.collegeboard.org/courses

AP English Literature and Composition

A consolidated list of all of the Sections that you are assigned to.

Section	Join Code	Max Students	Enrolled	Taking Exam	Actions
AP Lit Period 1	2MQNQQ	40	0	0
AP Lit Period 2	L7YQPG	40	0	0
AP Lit Period 5	7EXV42

3.  MC Practice:  "New York"

Day 14

Objective:  The students will discuss the two chapters that they have outlined.

1.  Presentations

2.  Go over Chapter 2 Presentation (Chapter 3 tomorrow)

3.  Finish Personal Statements (due printed tomorrow). 

Day 13

Objective:  The students will Outline Chapter 3 of Perrine's.

1.  Read the chapter and outline the important notes/info on your own paper.

 

Day 12

Objective:  The students will begin preparing for all of the things that they need to do in order to get into college (2 or 4 year) or trade schools or military or life in general.

My Website:  warrenmlk.com.  Use it if you are absent.  

Personal Statement Day

 
1.  Roll and Personal Statement Presentation:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gNG04TTQAQ2Alsx2vi0t-oazo9AV0jTR/view?usp=sharing

2.  Personal Statement Handout:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/19ukvuLrwx53xyNL42mtXeuq86l05ISmY/view?usp=sharing

 
3.  Video One:  What is a Personal Insight and What should you do on it?

https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-first-year/personal-insight-questions.html

Example of what NOT TO DO WITH CREATING YOUR OWN VOICE:  See pic.

 
4.  How are you going to pay for college? It's EXPENSIVE!!!  Apply for as many scholarships as you can!!!  All of them that you are able according to the requirements.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGxwyU6SL3s&t=3s

5.  Letter of Recs:  Get as many as you can from many different sources!!!!

Link to Jason's Cheat Sheet:
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kpPGY7p8VL696DNGJ8VTezraGL56Tmb3/view?usp=sharing

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/13XLkyrcFcib5addKoXudBeR8Qsk25Buhb-Moh0LlIec/edit?usp=sharing

6.  myscholly.com and how you can use it.

You can use my account free.  rwarren@rusd.k12.ca.us   Password:  Jeffrey1

 

You can change student information and interests to suit yourself.  Just do not change login or password.

 

 7.  Begin writing.  It is due typed and printed on Monday. Choose only ONE essay for the class.  I will only grade ONE.