Day 53

 Objective:  The students will complete their Final by discussing the two Perrine's Chapters.

1.  Roll on GC

2.  Discuss Poetry and Figurative Language 1 and 2 PP

3.  Have a great break!  Be safe!

Day 52

 Objective:  The students will complete the last assignment of the semester.

1.  Roll in GC

2.  Complete the assignment in GC:  Chapter 6: Figurative Language 2, pp. 807-817 

3. Tomorrow we will discuss Chapters 2 and 3 and be done! You MUST SHOW UP FOR THIS FINAL!!!!! IT WILL AFFECT YOUR GRADE IF YOU DON'T!

  

Day 51

Objective:  The students will discuss imagery and complete the next Perrine's outline.

1.  Roll in GC

2.  Discuss Perrine's Poetry Chapter 4 on Imagery PP

3.  Outline Perrine's Chapter 5:  Figurative Language 1

4.  Frankenstein Reading Schedule for the Week:

Monday: Chaps. 18-19

Tuesday: Chapter 20

Wednesday:  Chaps. 22-23

Thursday:  Chapter 24 to end

Friday:  Vacation

 

Day 50

 Objective:  The students will discuss Frankenstein reading and outline a chapter on Imagery.

1.  Roll in GC

2.  Discuss Frankenstein reading

Week 2:

Monday:  Chaps. 8-9

Tuesday:  Chaps. 10-11

Wednesday:  Chaps. 12-13

Thursday:  Chaps. 14-15

Friday:  Chaps. 16-17

3.  Outline Perrine's Poetry Chapter on Imagery:

Chapter 4: Imagery, pp. 771-774   

Day 49

 Objective:  The students will discuss "kitchenette building" and their TTSTCANDI.

1.  Roll in GC

2.  "kitchenette building"  PP

3.  Frankenstein reading:

Week 2:

Monday:  Chaps. 8-9

Tuesday:  Chaps. 10-11

Wednesday:  Chaps. 12-13

Thursday:  Chaps. 14-15

Friday:  Chaps. 16-17

Week 3:

Monday: Chaps. 18-19

Tuesday: Chapter 20

Wednesday:  Chaps. 22-23

Thursday:  Chapter 24 to end

Friday:  Vacation

Day 48

Objective:  The students will discuss Frankenstein and then look at a very cool poem.

1.  Roll/Frankenstein Quiz Chapter 5-7 on GC for 20 points

2.  Let's discuss this book.  You have to agree that it is pretty good!  Right?

3.  Kitchenette Building reading and TTSTCANDI

 

kitchenette building:  Gwendolyn Brooks 1963

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43308/kitchenette-building

We are things of dry hours and the involuntary plan,
Grayed in, and gray. “Dream” makes a giddy sound, not strong
Like “rent,” “feeding a wife,” “satisfying a man.”

But could a dream send up through onion fumes
Its white and violet, fight with fried potatoes
And yesterday’s garbage ripening in the hall,
Flutter, or sing an aria down these rooms

Even if we were willing to let it in,
Had time to warm it, keep it very clean,
Anticipate a message, let it begin?

We wonder. But not well! not for a minute!
Since Number Five is out of the bathroom now,
We think of lukewarm water, hope to get in it.

Day 47

Objective:  The students will read and analyze a poem by Sylvia Plath.

1.  Roll Quiz on Frankenstein worth 20 points.

2.  Allusion Notes (Narcissus)

3.  Read "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnHcCIObIcE

4.  Complete the TTSTCANDI in GC

 

Week 1:

Monday:  All Letters

Tuesday:  Chaps. 1-2

Wednesday:  Chaps. 3-4

Thursday: Chaps. 5-6

Friday: Chapter 7

“Mirror” by Sylvia Plath

I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.

Whatever I see I swallow immediately

Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike.

I am not cruel, only truthful ‚

The eye of a little god, four-cornered.

Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall.

It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long

I think it is part of my heart. But it flickers.

Faces and darkness separate us over and over.

Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me,

Searching my reaches for what she really is.

Then she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon.

I see her back, and reflect it faithfully.

She rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands.

I am important to her. She comes and goes.

Each morning it is her face that replaces the darkness.

In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman

Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish.

Day 46

 Objective:  The students will discuss the Exposition of Frankenstein.

1.  Roll in GC

2.  Student Psychology Study for King Student

3.  Frankenstein Discussion...  If we don't have a good one... Writing...

Day 45

 Objective:  The students will discuss how to read a poem, then talk about "Out, Out."

1.  Roll Quiz

2.  Discuss your essays:  I may have graded them "like your teacher" instead of an AP Reader.  But that is OK, I will get harder as we go...

3.  How to approach a poem.  Or at least how I suggest that you do it...  Notes

4.  "Out, Out":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQBdxu9t-zs

5.  Discuss Poem

6.  Frankenstein Intro PP:  

7.  Mary Shelly TED Talk Video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDgu25Dsv34

8.  Frankenstein Reading Schedule:   About 13 pages per day.  Keep up with reading.  Quizzes will be done.

Week 1:

Monday:  All Letters

Tuesday:  Chaps. 1-2

Wednesday:  Chaps. 3-4

Thursday: Chaps. 5-6

Friday: Chapter 7

Week 2:

Monday:  Chaps. 8-9

Tuesday:  Chaps. 10-11

Wednesday:  Chaps. 12-13

Thursday:  Chaps. 14-15

Friday:  Chaps. 16-17

Week 3:

Monday: Chaps. 18-19

Tuesday: Chapter 20

Wednesday:  Chaps. 22-23

Thursday:  Chapter 24 to end

Friday:  Vacation

Day 44

Objective:  The students will look at their first poem.  Not really to analyze it yet... Just to read it.  To hear it.  We will get to the analyzing part later.

1.  Discuss Poetry Chapter 2 Outline

2.  Macbeth Allusion:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzkIFRSwOPQ

3.  "Out, Out" by Robert Frost:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQBdxu9t-zs

Poem is in your GC.  Print it out if you can.  We are going to analyze it when we get back.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MKVmqHtEDOXuoLbywujfQ6EVVyj6NrRajqLkurRRflY/edit?usp=sharing

4.  Complete Tone and Lit Terms for Perrine's Unit 3 in GC.

Day 43

 Objective:  The students will discuss Poetry Chapter 1 and then outline Chapter 2.

Roll Quiz

1.  Discuss Perrine's Poetry Chapter 1 (Why are so many NOT COMPLETE YET?)

2.  Outline Perrine's Poetry Chapter 2

Day 42

Objective:  The students will wrap up Perrine's Prose Part 2 Unit with final story discussion.  Then start Perrine's 3.

1.  Discuss "The End of Something"

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fZPfYwCbcw-5zvMf2v2qdJ_N1XieWkeVesDcTup-lWA/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the prompt to consider as you read:

In the following short story by Ernest Hemingway, “The End of Something,” the author describes a dramatic experience. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-organized essay, show how Hemingway’s techniques convey the impact of the experience on the main character to reveal his purpose.

2.  Perrine's Unit Part 3:  Poetry 1: 

Complete Chapter 1 Outline:  What is Poetry?  I set up a doc in GC

Day 41

Objective:  The students will complete their first Q3 Essay using Grendel as their open source.

ROLL QUIZ 

We will discuss Hemingway's "The End of Something" on Monday.  Today we have to write. :)

1.  Let's go over how I want you to quote in AP essays.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VYgrY6wLiYP4-ByKRN8REDxGMpSbvldj/view?usp=sharing

2.  Write the essay.  It is due in one hour.

It is in GC.

 Grendel how to quote PP

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VYgrY6wLiYP4-ByKRN8REDxGMpSbvldj/view?usp=sharing

Day 40

Objective:  The students will read their last Hemingway story to wrap up the unit.  They will read it only, with no assignment, only to discuss it on Wednesday in a great short class discussion.

If you have not completed Grendel Q3 Study Form, you have until Wednesday at the start of class. 

DO ROLL IN GC please.

1.  Read "The End of Something."  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fZPfYwCbcw-5zvMf2v2qdJ_N1XieWkeVesDcTup-lWA/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the prompt to consider as you read:

In the following short story by Ernest Hemingway, “The End of Something,” the author describes a dramatic experience. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-organized essay, show how Hemingway’s techniques convey the impact of the experience on the main character to reveal his purpose.

2.  I want to have a nice week of NO ASSIGNMENTS for you (or for me to grade) that will lead up to Friday's essay on Grendel.  Please (honestly and thoughtfully) read the story.  As you read, consider the prompt above.  It will lead us in our discussion on Wednesday.  

This is an experiment...  The no work part.  I hope it works.

Day 39

Objective:  The students will know what a Q3 Essay Prompt looks like and what the expectations are for students to pass.

1.  Roll Quiz on Grendel Chapter 12

2.  Important AP Test Note from the Office:

Please pass along this information to your students.

Upcoming deadlines:

• November 13: HARD DEADLINE - joining sections, status "Yes"
• December 20: Deadline to pay for exams at bit.ly/mlkwolfstore

There are still students who have not joined your sections.  There is a hard deadline of November 13 for students to join.  November 13 is the last date for me to submit our AP exam order for May 2021 (except second semester AP courses). Students joining after this date will be charged a $40 late fee no matter what, since College Board will charge us that amount for any exams added after this date (with the exception of the second semester AP courses).  Students can pay until December 20.  Any student that has questions about payment or special circumstances can email me.

 

3.  Finsh the last two Nick Adam's story presentations:  A Way You'll Never Be, and Fathers and Sons

4.  What is a Q3 AP Prompt?  See sample on Warren's Camera.  Discuss.

5.  Let's look at some:  In GC

5.  Grendel Q3 Study Form:  In GC

 

Day 38

 Objective:  The students will complete MC Practice and the Themes Chart for Grendel.

1.  Assignment in Albert.io.  Prose Practice 3.  Due by 10 am tomorrow.  For 15 points in gradebook.

2.  Themes Chart due tomorrow.  You can submit one paper with 4 group members.

Day 37

Objective:  The students will discuss Grendel 11, two Hemingway stories, and finish Grendel.

1.  Roll Quiz

2.  Grendel 11 PP

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UtjefRciiWmdy8Iu8aywZQtZ5TOg2LYc/view?usp=sharing

3.  Hemingway Stories:  The Doc and His Wife, The Light of the World.

4.  Grendel 12.  Assignment in GC

Did I say Close Reading Grendel was required or Extra Credit??

Day 36

Objective:  The students will discuss Grendel, two short stories, and read.  Almost ready for our next essay.

1.  Roll Quiz for 5 points

2.  Discuss Grendel 10 PP

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MlWjvu7b5O5VgGEGa4nIn0gjLbPD41Wf/view?usp=sharing

3.  Two Hemingway Discussions:  "Indian Camp" and "Ten Little Indians"

4.  Grendel Chapter 11 Read and assignment in GC.

Have a great weekend.  I enjoy teaching you all!

Day 35

 Objective:  The students will present one Nick Adams Story

1.  Roll Quiz for no points

2.  Present "The Battler"

3.  Take the rest of the day off from AP Lit.  Do Economics/Gov instead.

Day 34

Good Morning!  Patriots lost again! Dang!

Objective:  The students present two Nick Adams Stories, then they will read Grendel Chapter 10

Roll Quiz

1.  Sorry, I can't find my Chapter 9 PP on Grendel.

2.  Presentations of Nick Adams Stories.

3.  Read and complete Grendel 10.

Day 33

Objective:  The students will complete reading and analysis of Grendel Chapter 9.

1.  Roll

2.  Two random Hemingway Story Presentations

3.  Complete reading and assignment for Grendel Chapter 9 by Monday.

4.  Multiple Choice Thursday:  Albert.io assignment"  Prose Practice 2 in GC

And...

Complete this survey:

 

Student Brand Perception Survey 

 

 

Day 32

Objective:  The students will discuss Chapter 8 of Grendel

Note:  If we have 80% of the class WITH CAMERAS ON TODAY, there will be NO HOMEWORK.  Otherwise, we will read Chapter 11 tonight.  This is a little experiment...

ROLL QUIZ:  On GC

1.  Grendel 8 Discussion PP

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_DTMQV6xhWAxUS9O7o4pKiGK-SR_L90h/view?usp=sharing

2.  Grendel 9 if we don't have enough participation in the EXPERIMENT.

3.  Hemingway Story Presentations start RANDOMLY TOMORROW!!!!!  If you are not ready... ZERO.

Day 31

Objective: The students will discuss Grendel 7 with the teacher and then complete their Hemingway story presentation.

Note:  Ashton... your letter and recommendations for West Point and to the senator are done.  I will drop off today about 2:30.  Brianna and Evenie, you are next.  

1.  Roll

2.  Discuss Grendel 7 PP

3.  Story Presentation Preparation

4.  Grendel 8 in GC.

Day 30

Objective:  The students will get into groups and pick a story to re-read and present analysis to the rest of the class.

Note:  I really enjoyed yesterday's "discussion."  It was fun... (I am a literature nerd).  I look forward to actually having a real talk about literature with you someday!

1.  Grendel Chapter 7 in GC.

2.  Nick Adam's Presentation Groups and Requirement:

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b0AYbl5jty0IRdy_eMmKRQPUkcxKRlh86HOZitSVIrg/edit?usp=sharing

3.  Albert.io Multiple Choice Assignment #1 (due tonight by midnight)

https://www.albert.io/assignment/391d2ec6-dbd7-4020-a986-fd13a6a12e20

Day 29

 Objective:  The students will discuss the analysis of Cat in the Rain.

1.  Roll Quiz on GC

2.  By tomorrow:  Register for class in AP Central (follow the instructions on the post below).  10 points or no points by tomorrow.

3.  Respond to the email invite for Albert.io by tomorrow.  First assignment is tomorrow.

Here is the code:   2IM711A6GZ8JI

4.  Discuss "Cat in the Rain."  It is an awesome story!

Day 28

Objective:  The students will read and analyze another Hemingway story with another pretty sucky (I know, that's not a good lit analysis AP term) male character.

Good job to the two people who attended the UCR AP Readiness Training:  Can you tell the other students about it?

1.  Roll/Grendel 6 Quiz

NOTES FROM KING ADMIN:  YOU MUST JOIN MY CLASS ON AP CENTRAL TODAY!!!

AP Class Registration:  Class Code is VRX62X

Here are some instructions:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/17VQ_xY_nI0Kf7jc66RkWSlXaEKOu_HKj/view?usp=sharing

 

 

 

1. Students MUST join your section before November 13 so that their test can be ordered.  Attached are the join codes for MLKHS AP courses, as well as instruction sheets. Make sure they indicate "Yes" upon joining. These documents were sent previously but may be deep down in your inbox.  (Virtual teachers - you have an additional set of codes sent separately for your non-MLK students)  The deadline is approaching!  Any student who joins AFTER November 13 will be charged an extra $40.  (Exception = 2nd semester Gov/Econ)
2. AP Exams may now be purchased. Students may go to bit.ly/mlkwolfstore to pay for their exams.  2020-2021 prices are: $95 per exam, $5 per exam for students who qualify for a waiver (those who participate in the lunch program).  The system will allow only those students who qualify to select the AP Waiver option.  Deadline for exam purchases: November 13.

2.  Discuss Grendel 6 

I will put link here after the quiz.

3.  Hill Like White Elephants TTSTCANDI

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DC6HX4EN0_MqYV-ACzYoOAko8N6W-7bK/view?usp=sharing

4.  New assignment:  "The Cat in the Rain" reading and TTSTCANDI in GC.  Due at start of the class on Wednesday.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fpjhq4YfbZZQnog_ZO0aBKw1eZvvL5Ci/view?usp=sharing

Day 27

Objective: The students will discuss Grendel 5. Then they will discuss "Hills Like White Elephants" and complete the TTSTCANDI. Finally they will read Grendel 6 and complete the brief assignment. 

 Did you all complete the MC Test???

 1. Roll Quiz Grendel 5 for 10 points.

 2. Discuss Grendel Chapter 5 PP 

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uh_n1RdQMQZFye5oebZu28X22FC5Cmr4/view?usp=sharing

 3. Discuss Hill Like White Elephants 

 4. Grendel Chapter 6

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FlMZuwYJbhng7KTuh9VjrV-LW-taF-8iNQwq0Tl6S_g/edit?usp=sharing

Day 26

Objective:  The students will pass their first MC Quiz/Test for points.

ROLL QUIZ 

Note:  Aeries!  First Quarter Grades are next week.  You are in charge of watching your grade in Aeries.  There are several issues with GC and Aeries importing grades over.  I can not watch all of your grades!

 Note:  Want 50 points of Extra Credit?  

 https://apreadiness.ucr.edu/ap-readiness-registration

Video: https://youtu.be/i05wkk-pW-I

Pledge: http://bit.ly/mlknpfh

1.  MC Practice Test for Points in GC

2.  Grendel Chapter 5 and assignment in GC

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M1JMuv6_ddMPP4uro-bd-GljOyMPAC9Cw3xB-9Erzdw/edit?usp=sharing

Day 25

 Objective:  The students will learn about Ernest Hemingway's Code Hero for a string of stories that we will read by him.

 ROLL QUIZ IN GC

Note:  I was wrong about returning to class in person.  I thought it was November 2.  It is actually set for November 30 (thanks to whoever it was who pointed out my mistake last week!) 

Note 2:  You may have noticed that I forgot to link the Grendel 4 Chapter Questions to GC.  So you have until Wednesday to complete.  Sorry.  Thanks Amanda for pointing it out to me.

1.  OK, let's talk about what you would write about if you were given an essay for "The Grave."  Look at your TTSTCANDI.  If we can't have a good discussion, then I will assign the essay.

2.  Ernest Hemingway PP Notes.

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v8J9eZfDp_gqOL8SUYViizmI8TXr6yG6/view?usp=sharing

3.  Read the first Hemingway story by Wednesday.  I would print it and close read with TTSTCANDI in mind.

 "Hills Like White Elephants"

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/12NozPavxCEm6yAzO7McQjP3J3i_rYgKr/view?usp=sharing

Day 24

Objective:  The students will discuss "The Grave"

1.  Roll Quiz on "The Grave" 

2.  Allusion Notes:  Sorry, there are 2 today.  You will see why.

3.  Discuss "The Grave" a bit and TTSTCANDI (in GC) by Monday

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VBHhPxJ_gkG9_02mqdFS5Kl46TlxMCWlKqp9996M1tc/edit?usp=sharing

4.  Grendel 4:  Read and complete the short assignment in GC by Monday

Grendel 4:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E5v66n1hXq9sk-4rgIM_IaKGA2ON6cfJZhCzBePQpJw/edit?usp=sharing

Day 23

 

 Objective:  The students will read the next story from unit 2:  The Grave

 Roll Quiz

1.  Grendel 3 Discussion

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EVspEry5w8vL3Z98npOCgWoYyn83g-Pu/view?usp=sharing

2.  Read the next story:  "The Grave"

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X9PzmhgZueeDlGwv6OzFq3_py6qAW3v-/view?usp=sharing

Day 22

Objective:  The students will discuss their first essay and see the rubric used to grade them.  Then they will discuss Eveline and complete the TTSTCANDI.

1.  Roll Quiz

2.  Finish all presentations

3.  Discuss your essays and the rubric

Rubric:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oJdzMmlsuuxeiV2nhDbL9gr5aaxauC_d/view?usp=sharing

Sample Essays:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sYaxdklo713yOhE1QWNOHoFfSsFgiSY2/view?usp=sharing 

4.  Discuss Eveline and TTSTCANDI

5.  Read and complete Grendel 3 in GC.

Issues with Essay 1:

1.  Lack of planning, so you were all over the place.  Should have made a quick outline to keep your writing focused:  Thesis, Topic Sentence with what you will write about, Topic Sentence with what you will write about, Topic Sentence with what you will write about.  Stick to it!

2.  Quotes:  You MUST integrate quotes.  SLAP QUOTES SUCK!!  Many were too long.  And lists of quotes are bad too!  And never say, "This quote illustrates..."

3.  "The reader" or "shows the reader" or "the reader can see."  The paper is NOT about the reader.  It's about how Miss Brill's character was developed.

4.  "Analogical Language."  Don't say the author uses anaological language.  That is TOO BROAD.  Focus.  Was it symbols?  Metaphors?  Allusions.  You don't just say analogical langage.

5.  "The author used diction."  Well of course she did.  Always say, "____________ diction."

6.  Rhetorical Devices:  You will not use those this year.  That was the key to last year.  The key to this year is TTSTCANDI.