Day 156

Objective: Students will continue with Catcher and complete any missing assignments.

1. Read Chapter 23-24 and Questions

2. Check for any missing work you have, I have access to the assignments starting from MC Practice Remembrance.

Day 155

Objective: Students will continue with Catcher.

1. Catcher Quiz:  Chapters 18-21

2. Read Chapter 22 and Questions

Day 154

 Objective: Students will continue with Catcher.

1. Students led discussion.

For discussion:  

- Chapter 19, which you are about to read, depicts a conversation that Holden has with an old school "friend" named Luce.  After most of the conversation, Luce suggests that Holden needs to seek psychiatric help.  Do you agree?  Why would you say this specifically?

2. Read Chapter 19 and Questions.

 

Day 153

 Objective: Students will continue with Catcher.

Weekly Reading Schedule:  And Questions

Mon:  18

Ties:  19

Wed:  20-21

Thurs:  22 and quiz

Fri:  23-24

 

1. Student led discussion:

Topic A.)  One of the most popular prompts on the AP Test is:  How does the author use literary devices to create the complex character.  So if you got this prompt, what would you write about?

 

Topic B.) Characterization:  Thoughts, words and actions of the character.  So, right now, discuss which specific examples from what you have read so far that you would use to describe Holden's VERY complex character.

 

2. Read Chapter 18 and complete questions.

Day 152

Objective: Students will continue with Catcher

1. Reading and questions ch 16-17

Day 151

 Objective: Students will complete their Q3 Essay.

1. Get out two or three sheets of paper and a PEN!  Write one side only!  Write neat.  

2. Get the prompt and write.

3.  When finished, turn in and do Catcher Reading and Questions Chapters 13-15.

Day 150

 Objective: Students will continue with Catcher

1. Catcher ch 9-11 quiz

2. Read ch 12 and do questions

Tomorrow is the Q3 essay!

Day 149

Objective: Students will prepare for their Q3.

Note from Warren:  Hello everyone.  I am still waiting for this incision to close completely.  Staples come out tomorrow so that should help.  I want to thank you all again for being patient and still learning.  

Also, Kemi had a great idea.  If you want to do some practice essays on your own, find some AP Prompts on AP Central and write an essay or two.  Send me them and I will grade them and give you some insights.  

 Lastly:   I have spots left on the senior team for the Cancer Softball game.  My students usually make up most of the team.  You don't have to be a great player.  It's all about having fun the last week of your high school career.  See Mr. Pollard if you want to play.  Miss being there.  Warren

1.  I need something to grade and YOU need to practice for the AP Test... so on Thursday you will have a Q3 Essay.

Handout:  Get into small groups.  Look at all 10 prompts:  Break down each prompt and decide what you are expected to do:  key words to mention, UT, etc.  Then discuss what major work that you would use to write an essay for this prompt.  It could be a work from this class or some other major literary work.  I will pick one of these prompts for Period 1 and another for Period 5.  And you can not use notes on this.

2.  Catcher reading Chapter 10-11 and Questions.

Day 148

Catcher Reading Schedule:  Write into your calendar.  You are responsible for reading even if you are absent.  

Monday:  Chapter 9 and questions and symbol analysis

Tuesday:  10-11

Wednesday:  12

Thursday:  13-15

Friday:  16-17

 

1.  Discussion of Catcher in the Rye Chapters 7 and 8:  Who is going to lead our discussion today?

Discuss:  Holden asks Stradlater if Jane still "keeps her kings in the back row" after Stradlater went on a date with her.  This is a metaphor.  In checkers, what is the importance of the "Kings" and why would someone keep them on the back row?  Now, what does Holden mean when he asks this to Stradlater?

Discuss:  Holden thinks that everyone else in the world are a bunch of "Phonies."  What is ironic about this throughout Chapter 8 when Holden meets the attractive older lady on the train?

2.  Read Chapter 9 and complete handout:

3.  Tomorrow:  I need something to grade and you have to practice for the AP Test:  Q3 essay:  Make sure you know a long piece (I would know two) that you can use to respond to a prompt.  You have read Grendel, Frankenstein, Othello, but you can use any literary piece to respond.

Day 147

 Objective: Students will continue on Catcher activities.

1. MC Practice, keep when done.

2. Read ch 7-8 and complete questions.

3. Grade MC Practice together then turn in.

Day 146

 Objective: Students will continue with Catcher reading and questions.

1. Complete handout questions for chapters 4-5

2. Read chapter 6 and do questions

Day 145

 Objective: Students will discuss the first few chapters of Catcher in the Rye.

1. Chapter 1-3 quiz

2. Another student-led discussion on these topics:

a)  The red hunting hat.  How does he wear it?  What does it represent?

b)  Why does Holden hate Ackley so much 

 

3. Read chapters 4-5

Day 144

 Objective: Students will discuss key topics of the book.

1. Symbols Analysis handout

2. A student volunteer will lead the class in discussions about these topics:

a)  The Narrative structure of the book:  Point of View and why it's important.  Is it reliable?

b)  The syntax and the diction:  What is it and why important

c)  Who is Holden literally talking to in the book?

d)  Holden's view of other people and the irony of it.

Student volunteer leader will get automatic participation points, everyone else must speak at least twice to get points.

3. Read Chapter 3 and answer questions

Day 143

Warren Update:  I am home now from the second surgery.  I have a 24 hour IV hooked up, and the infection seems to be going away.  I CAN NOT come back until after my next appointment, April 28.  The best thing that you can do for me is keep working and learning.  Help Ms. Martinez and just be great kids.  Hate missing so much.  Warren 

From Mr. Warren: Hello AP students.  I picked this book as your last major work because it is so easy to read and it is easy to write about for the AP Q3 Open Source essay.  It seems like a very silly book on the literal level, but it is really a deep and interesting "coming of age" novel.

Reading Schedule for the week:  You are responsible for reading even if you take another ditch day!  Quizzes will be random and sometimes worth 10 points, and there will be TWO surprise 50 pointers.  So keep up each day.

Copy this:

Monday:  Chapters 1-2 and questions

Tuesday:  Chapter 3 and questions

Wednesday:  Chapter 4-5 and questions

Thursday:  Chapter 6 and questions 

Friday:  Chapters 7-8 and questions

 

Intro Notes:  Take out 1 sheet of paper and copy some notes that will help you read the book.

Day 142

 Objective: Students will complete the MC Practice about poetry.

1. Poem MC Practice

2. Grade together during last 10 minutes of class

Day 141

 Objective: Students will complete or be near completing Othello Q3 in their Google Classroom.

Hello AP kids.  I am now home and able to work and grade.  So I want to help you with the Q3 Study Form.  I looked at a few and there are issues:

1.  How do you punctuate a play?  It's a BIG thing.

2.  Explain everything:  Don't just say a setting is Cypress.  Tell why it's important.

3.  Give examples of what you say, as you would in an essay.

4.  Themes (minus 10 if wrong).  It's a UT.  NOT one word.

5.  Explain allusions and symbols. 

1: Othello Q3 Study Guide:  In your Google Classroom.  Complete and submit in google classroom.  It will be due on Thursday by 3 pm.

You have the entire period.  I will run the plagiarism check, so do not copy/paste or do not share or copy other people's work, Google can now check assignments from school to school and teacher to teacher and class to class.  Also, this is a TEMPLATE so adjust categories by adding or subtracting numbers as needed.  Since this is a play, change up as needed also.  Like Pacing elements means how the play is written (acts), etc...  I will grade this hard.  Minus 5 points for each error.  

Tomorrow I know is a "senior ditch day" so I will assign TWO MC Practices for points.  Kids who show up will get 5 more points that the kids who have to make it up during office hours in front of me.

Day 140

 Objective: Students will complete the following assignment. Turn in Othello packets to white basket.

1:  Othello Q3 Study Guide:  In your Google Classroom.  Complete and submit in google classroom.  It will be due on Thursday by 3 pm.

You have two days to complete this.  I will run the plagiarism check, so do not copy/paste or do not share or copy other people's work, Google can now check assignments from school to school and teacher to teacher and class to class.  Also, this is a TEMPLATE so adjust categories by adding or subtracting numbers as needed.  Since this is a play, change up as needed also.  Like Pacing elements means how the play is written (acts), etc...  I will grade this hard.  Minus 5 points for each error. 

Friday I know is a "senior ditch day" so I will assign TWO MC Practices for points.  Kids who show up will get 5 more points that the kids who have to make it up during office hours in front of me.

Day 139

 Objective: Students will finish Othello and put together packet

1. Finish Act V Scene 2 notes

2. Read remaining 10 minutes of Act V

3. Finish Act V questions

4. Put together Othello packet, due on Wednesday