Welcome to the FIRST DAY of one of the best years of your life!

Objective:  The students (and teacher) will feel comfortable in an environment of learning, inquiry, taking chances and experiencing literature through reading, writing and discussing.

1.  Sit anywhere that you feel comfortable and you will not be distracted.

2.  Roll and Intro:  AP Scores from last year:  Warren 38% 12/32 pass.  1's (4)   5 (1)
                                                                           S:  43%
                                                                           H:  44%

3.  Summer Work:  It was supposed to be completed yesterday.  How many of you did it?  1000 point test tomorrow!

4.  Poetry Prompt:
     a)  If this prompt was given to you as one part of the AP test, what are the steps that you would take to complete the task?

    b)  Read the poem:  What would you do if you had 40 minutes to read, analyze and write?

    c)  Discuss:  What would/could you write about?  What would you use as support?

  
    d)  Write:  Write the Intro Paragraph

FOCUS ON THINGS THAT YOU UNDERSTAND.... NOT WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!