Day 1

Day 1

Put phones, ear buds, head phones away.  Never have them out unless specifically told to get them out.

Objective:  The students will look into a college of their choice and find information about it and its costs.

Grab a handout from side desk and get out your computer and a pen. 

1.  Welcome!  Sit anywhere that you feel you can listen and learn without interruptions or causing interruptions. We will make a seating chart when the classes are balanced and all changes are made next week.  

2.   Roll and Intro

3.  College Worksheet.  This is due tomorrow for 10 points (or less). Add three things to the back.

 

Final Day

Objective:  Don't make the teacher  mad!

Note from principal:   Please be sure you are supervising students and keeping them in your classroom.  Please continue to only allow them to leave one at a time to go to the restroom.  Please do not allow them to "run errands," go somewhere to get a yearbook signed, or to their counselor (The counselors are working with seniors at graduation practice and are not in their offices).  

That means:  Ask me to use the restroom.  One at a time.  And you have two minutes to get it done.   

Day 170

 

1.    Escape Room Experience	$40
2.    Escape Room Exp[erience	$40
3.    Two Rounds of Golf Emerald Isle	$52
4.    Two Rounds of Golf Emerald Isle	$52
5.    Two Unlimited Rides Castle Park	$80
6.    Sony Wireless Earbuds	$75
7.    Mini Flex Basket Air Fryer	$75
8.    Two Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Tickets	$80
9.    Two Unlimited Rides Pacific Park	$100
10.                       Two Whale Watch Cruise Tickets	$101
11.                       Glo Mini Golf Gift Basket	$120
12.                       Sony Ultra 10 Bluetooth Speaker	$120
13.                       BOOM 4 Bluetooth Speaker	$130
14.                       Beats Solo 4 Wireless Headphones	$145
15.                       Beats Solo 4 Wireless Headphones	$145
16.                       Two Night Stay Riverside Resort Laughlin	$149
17.                       Alexa Echo Show Smart Room Device	$150
18.                       Toshiba 50 Inch Fire TV	$220
19.                       Toshiba 50 Inch Fire TV	$220
20.                       Toshiba 50 Inch Fire TV	$220
21.                       Victrola Bluetooth Record Player	$249
22.                       Audio Technica Bluetooth Record Player	$325
23.                       Two Night Stay and $150 Food Credit at The Orleans Hotel and Casino Laughlin	$450
24.                       Insignia 70 Inch LED Tv	$379
25.                       Two Night Stay, Dinner and Show Tickets to South Point Casino Spa Las Vegas	$800

 

Day 167

Objective:  The students will whatever.

1.  From Ms. Chavez:   

Also if I can ask for a small favor- the seniors I had freshman year wrote a Freshman Memoir that I have held since their freshman year. With AP testing we are not making announcements- do you mind telling your senior classes to come pick theirs up from me? I will be here everyday at both lunches!

Thank you so much- I really appreciate it! 

Elena Chavez

ELA/ MCC

Day 164

Objective:  Finish Outside Reading

1.  Finish your book and the report.

2.  It is due Monday.  If you skim the book, I will try to catch you.

 No Late work will be graded.  Monday!!!!! 

Day 163

Objective:  None

1.  You are done.  I am done .  Your grade is finalized.

2.  I have to take roll each day, but if you don't show, all good with me. 

Day 161

Objective:  The students will do any last minute prep for the test tomorrow.

Note:  If you are not going to try to pass on tomorrow's test, DO NOT SHOW UP!  Plain and simple. 

If there is anything that I can help you with, today is the last day to ask.

Be here on time tomorrow with a charged computer.  Make sure that you can get on Bluebook. 

Day 160

Objective:  The students will review some things with me.

1.  Poetry Terms Review

2.  Symbols Review 

3.  How to read like a professor review. 

Day 157

Objective:  The students will practice for the AP Test.

I am so glad that you are all so CONFIDENT in your AP knolwledge and that you will pass the test!  You don't need to practice at all and you can just sit and play on your phones the rest of the year.

So far:

Period 1:  Lucia got a 5 on an essay.  Morgan and Shani have completed 2 MC Practice.  Everyone else:  Nothing.  

Period 5:  Rebeca has completed a MC Practice.

I am not as confident as you all are! 

Day 156

Objective:  The students will turn in all things Catcher.

  Any issues specific to student account needs to be resolved by the student themselves by calling Collegeboard at 888-225-5427 

1.  This week we will simply work on ANYTHING that you feel that you need to practice.

If you want practice on a Q1, Q2 or Q3 Prompt, I will have one each day for you.

If you need some MC Practice, I have a bunch loaded in AP Classroom. 

 

Day 155

Objective:  The students will turn in all things Catcher.

  Any issues specific to student account needs to be resolved by the student themselves by calling Collegeboard at 888-225-5427 

Turn in Catcher Packet.  I will call you up to check Close Reading for 50 Points. 

1.  This week we will simply work on ANYTHING that you feel that you need to practice.

If you want practice on a Q1, Q2 or Q3 Prompt, I will have one each day for you.

If you need some MC Practice, I have a bunch loaded in AP Classroom. 

What will you do if you are assigned this prompt on the AP Q3 Essay?

 

Day 154

Objective:  The students will complete their last packet.

Rally days suck! :)

1.  Finish Catcher and put together packet in order of the cover sheet.

2.  Make sure that you are able to get on Blue Book app for the AP Test.  It is 13 days away! 

Have a great weekend. 

Day 153

Objective:  The students will make sure that they can log into Blue Book.

Hi all,

I'm sending this early, but it's important. As AP Coordinator, I do not have the ability to unlock passwords or offer any student account related assistance. On exam day, students will need to sign in to Bluebook using their College Board student account information to access their digital AP Exam. Saving their password on their Chromebook won’t work.If a student is unable to log into Bluebook, they will have to Contact Collegeboard, which is a time consuming endeavor.

Please spend some time with your students to ensure that they can locate their Collegeboard student account information and sign into Bluebook before exam day. You can make it an assignment that they can do on their own, or do it as a class.

Students should also:

• Check to ensure all their digital AP Exams are appearing on their Bluebook homepage. • Try a test preview.

Instruct student with issues to contact Collegeboard at 888-225-5427 

 

Day 152

Objective:  The students will look over two essay prompts.

1.  Two essay prompt discussions.  

2.  Catcher Discussion:  19-21

3.  Catcher Chapters 22-24:  We will finish the book tomorrow.

 

Day 151

Objective:  The students will look over two essay prompts.

1.  Two essay prompt discussions.  Add the word "jargon" to your literary memory.

2.  Catcher Quiz Chapters 16-18

3.  Catcher Chapters 19-21 

Day 150

Objective:  The students will discuss their essays.

1.  Get out Catcher and discuss 13-15.

2.  Discuss the AP Essays and how to read the prompts.

3.  Read Catcher 16-18 and study guide. 

Day 149

Objective:  The students will discuss Catcher Chapters 10-12.

1. Catcher Quiz 10-12

2.  Discuss

3.  Read Chapters  13-15

4.  Digital MC Practice 6 on AP Classroom 

Day 148

 

Objective:  The students will work more with Catcher.

This is a hard week for sure.  I really like you all, but two hours is too long of a class even if you are great kids!  So here is the plan for the week:

Monday and Tuesday 

1.  Catcher Quiz Chapters 4-6 and discussion.

2.  Read Chapters 7-9 and complete study guide

Wednesday

1.  Catcher Quiz Chapters 7-9 and Discuss

2.  Read 10-12

Thursday and Friday

1.  Catcher Quiz Chapters 10-12 

2.  Read Chapters 13-15 

 

 

Day 146

Objective:  The students will work more with Catcher.

This is a hard week for sure.  I really like you all, but two hours is too long of a class even if you are great kids!  So here is the plan for the week:

Monday and Tuesday 

1.  Catcher Quiz Chapters 4-6 and discussion.

2.  Read Chapters 7-9 and complete study guide

Wednesday

1.  Catcher Quiz Chapters 7-9

2.  Read 10-12

Thursday and Friday

1.  Catcher Quiz Chapters 10-12 

2.  Read Chapters 13-15 

 

 

Day 145

Objective:  The students will discuss Chapters 1-3 and work on analyzing the symbols.

1.  Catcher Quiz 1-3

2.  Discuss reading.

3.  Symbols Worksheet

4.  Catcher Chapters 4-6 Reading and Handout 

Day 144

Objective:  The students will begin our last book.

1.  Catcher in the Rye Warren Notes

2.  Read Chapters 1-3 and complete study guide.

Quiz is tomorrow. 

 

Day 142

Objective:  The students will write a great Q3 Essay.

1.  Turn in Q3 Study Form (50 points)

2.  Q3 Essay (Period 1:  2015 Q3 Prompt             Period 5:   2017 Q3 Prompt) 

3.  Bring Catcher tomorrow 

Day 141

Objective:  The students will complete a Q3 Study Form  for Othello. 

Note:  Bring Catcher in the Rye by Wednesday. 

1.  Turn in Othello Packet.

2.  Complete Othello Q3 Study Form in GC.  Due tomorrow printed.

 

Day 140

Objective:  The students will finish the play.

1.  Finish reading the play.

2.  Type up the last notes.

3.  Finish the Study Guide

4.  Put together the packet.  Sorry you can't print in here.  My printer is sucking!  Due Monday. 

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Day 139

Objective:  The students will begin Act V.

1.  Act V Scene 1 Notes

2.  Read it.

3.  Act V Scene 2 Notes (1/2)

4.  Read it.

Get your copy of Catcher in the Rye by next week.  It's our last book. 

Day 138

Objective:  The students will complete reading of Act IV.

1.  Act IV Scene 2 Notes

2.  Read (13 minutes)

3.  Act IV Scene 3 Notes

4.  Read (6 minutes)

5.  Finish Study Guide 

Day 137

Objective:  The students will start reading Act IV.

1.  Go over the notes from Act III.

2.  Type Act IV Scene 1 Notes

3.  Read it (15 minutes).

4.  Complete the study guide questions. 

Day 136

Objective:  The students will finish all Act III assignments.

1.  Act III Scene 3 1/2 and Scene 4 Notes 

2.  Finish anything from Act III and the Translation from Act II if not done already.

3.  Finish Mush outline if not complete yet.

4.  We will finish Othello this week.  Get a copy of Catcher in the Rye by next Monday.  See me if this is a problem.  I will find one for you. 

 

Day 133

Objective:  The students will begin Act III.

1.  Act III Scenes 1-3 Notes

2.  Read for 20 minutes

3.  Tomorrow you will read the rest of Act III by yourself (I put the audio of it in your GC).  Don't be lazy and just read what the internet says about it.  Actually read/listen to it.  Then complete the review. 

Day 132

Objective:  The students will read the rest of Act II.

1.  Notes

2.  Read the rest of Act II:  23 minutes.

3.  Act II Review Handout 

Day 131

Objective:  The students will read Act II Scene 1.

1.  Notes Act II Scene 1

2.  Read (16 minutes)

3.  Complete the questions for Scene 1 

Day 130

Objective:  The students will complete a soliloquy translation.

1.  Get the book.  It will help you on this.

2.  Complete the handout.

3.  Digital MC Practice 4. 

Day 129

The students will finish reading Act I.

1.  Notes

2.  Read

3.  Complete the Review 

Day 128

Objective:  The students will read more of Act I.

1.  Allusion Notes:  "I am what I am."  Add these to you Act I Note Doc.

2.  Act I Scene 2 Notes:  Read it (4 minutes)

3.  Act I Scene 3 Notes up to line 174:  Read it.

4.  Complete the Review Handout up to where we have read. 

Day 127

Objective:  The students will begin reading of Othello. 

1.  Get a blank sheet of paper and a Perrine's book.

2.  Warren's Tragedy and Othello Notes Power Point

3.   Act I Scene 1 Notes:  In GC, open the Othello Notes Doc.  Each day that we read you will type notes about what we will read.  This will be printed out and put in packet when we are finished reading.

4.  Read Act I Scene 1 

Day 126

Objective:  The students will begin the Othello Unit.

1.   Drama Chapter Three:  Tragedy and Comedy (p. 1303-1310): _____

Please just read the seven pages and outline the important information.   

Day 125

Objective:  The students will discuss the analysis of the two plays.

1.  Discuss my presentations of The Sandbox and Mind the Gap.

2.  Mush prompt and handout.  Due at the end of the period.

 

Day 124

Objective:  The students will finish any work from Drama Packet.

1.  I am not sure if you were able to read the entire play and finish the analysis handout, so today you will complete anything from the packet that is unfinished.  It's due tomorrow.

2.  AP Classroom MC Practice Number 3:  "A Fine Balance."  Ten points to the computer. 

Day 122

Objective:  The students will read a drama and analyze its purpose.

Note:  Tomorrow I will be out with my wife for a quick surgery.  I know that you will be great and I appreciate it.

1.  Get the Perrine's Book.

2.  I need four readers:  A young man, a mommy, a daddy, and a Grandma.

3.  Read the play aloud as a class.  Remember what a writer of the Theater of the Absurd believes about life and our existence.

4.  Complete the assignment. 

Day 121

Objective:  The students will discuss Chapter Outlines.

1.  Discuss my presentations on Drama Chapters 1 and 2.

2.  Theater of the Absurd Notes (this will be added to the packet).

3.  Complete the lit terms.

4.  Tomorrow we read our first play. 

Day 120

Objective:  The students will start our new unit on Drama.

1.  Outline both chapters on the Drama Cover Sheet.

2.  Turn in Poetry Packet 3 

Day 119

Objective:  The students will complete the Poetry 3 Packet.

1.  Finish analyzing the last two poems.

2.  Complete the lit terms and any other terms.

3.  Packet is due tomorrow when you walk in.  We start something new tomorrow. 

Day 118

Objective:  The students will complete the last two poem analysis.

1.  Get both poems and complete analysis using the poetry how to read checklist.

 

­­How to Analyze a Poem:

Steps:

Before Reading if possible:  Look into the poet and the time period.  This may provide you with information that will help you analyze.  You can use your phone for this.

1.        Identify Form:

a.       Count and label stanzas

b.       Count and label lines if not done already

c.       Look for a rhyme scheme and identify

d.       Look for a specific rhythm (look at the number of syllables in the first few lines.)

2.       Identify the subject/situation of the poem.

3.       Identify the speaker of the poem (NEVER assume the speaker is the poet)

4.       Identify characters in the poem

5.       Find shifts in the poem (in tone, speakers, time periods, etc)

6.       Come up with a UT

7.       Identify Literary Devices