Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Day 161

Objective:  The students will complete a MC Practice.

1.  Group pick up of Cap and Gown (and yard sign if ordered).

2.  MC Practice for points.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Day 160

Objective:  The students will write a great Q3 Essay.

1.  Go to GC and write your Q3 Essay.  NO OTHER OPEN TABS.  If I see one open, automatic fail.

Monday, April 28, 2025

Day 159

Objective:  The students will prepare for their Q3 Essay.

1.  Practice Q3.

2.  Download Bluebook to your device: 

3.  Tomorrow is your Q3 Essay:  You should come in with two books that you know.  Author, title, plot and characters, UTs, key symbols, short quotes, etc.

Download Bluebook now. 

Friday, April 25, 2025

Day 158

Objective:  The students will complete a MC Practice.

1.  AP MC Practice Number 8

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Day 157

Objective:  The students will practice for the AP Test.

1.  Turn in Catcher Packet

2.  Catcher Final Test

3.  AP MC Practice Number 8

Senior Field trip tickets on sale through Monday. Monday is the LAST day to buy your ticket and get on a bus. We have to purchase the tickets on Tuesday since it is a group purchase. Please remind seniors, they are not allowed to just show up to Knott's. If someone does this, said senior will not be permitted to participate in future senior events (event is inclusive of graduation). There will be no refunds on any future paid events for making poor choices. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catcher Test:  Q3 Prompt

Write an intro

Outline Body 1 and 2:

TS

Fact

Fact

Analysis

Analysis

Fact

Fact

Analysis

Analysis

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Day 156

Objective:  The students will complete all parts of Catcher.

1.  Catcher Quiz:  25 points.

2.  Catcher Close Reading Check:  50 points.

3.  Compile Catcher Packet in order for 100 points.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Day 155

Objective:  The students will finish reading Catcher.

I am on campus if you need me.  Just have Mr. Warren Jr. text me.

1.  Finish the novel today.  Packet is due Thursday.  Quiz tomorrow on the last 6 chapters.  Close reading check is tomorrow.  Don't waste this period.  Get to it.

2.  If you do not have a score for yesterday's College Board AP MC Practice in Aeries, then do it today.  Today is the last day I will put scores in Aeries.

Monday, April 21, 2025

Day 154

Objective:  The students will practice MC for the test.

1.  Catcher Quiz Chapters 19-21 (cancelled).  Just discuss.

2.  AP MC Practice Number 7 on College Board.  12 questions (10 points to grade).

3.  Catcher Reading and Questions Chapters 22-24

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Days 152-153

Objective:  The students will write a Q2 Essay.

Thursday:

1.  Q2 Essay:  Remember, write about what you know, don't try to write on things that you really don't know.  Don't try to get too deep if you can't.  You just need a 4.  Organize.  Have a thesis.  Mention the key words.  Have solid topic sentences.  Have text evidence.  Analyze it.  Use the formula.

 

Friday:  

1.  Catcher Quiz and discussion Chapters 16-18

2.  Read Chapters 19-21 and complete study questions.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Day 151

Objective:  The students will practice a Q2.

1.  Catcher Quiz Chapters 13-15

2.  Q2 Essay Prompt Practice

3.  Catcher 16-18 Reading and Handout

Monday, April 14, 2025

Days 149-150

Objective:  The students will read several essays to see if they are passing papers or failing papers.

Block Schedule:  Each Day will cover two periods. 

Monday:  

1.  Essay discussion sample papers.

2.  Peer exchange:  You each will grade TWO of your peers papers.

Tuesday:  

1.  Catcher Chapters 13-15 Handout and Reading

Friday, April 11, 2025

Day 148

Objective:  The students will write a great Q1 Essay.

1.  Get the prompt and write.  Please show me that you have learned what it takes to pass the essay.

 2.  Have fun and be safe at Prom.

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Day 147

Objective:  The students will continue reading Catcher.

1.  No quiz today.

2.  Discuss Chapters 7-9

3.  Read Chapters 10-13

4.  Tomorrow you will have a Q1 Essay (Poem).  Bring your computer charged and ready to go.  Look over your last essay.  What did you do right?  What did you do wrong?  Adjust for tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 09, 2025

Day 146

Objective:  The students will discuss Chapters 4-6

1.  Chapters 4-6 Quiz.  Use yesterday's paper.

2.  Discuss the chapters.

3.  Read Chapters 7-9 and answer handout.

Tuesday, April 08, 2025

Day 145

Objective:  The students will show that they have read the first three chapters of Catcher.

1.  Chapters 1-3 Quiz

2.  Discuss the reading and your annotations.

3.  Chapters 4-6 Reading and handout.

Monday, April 07, 2025

Day 144

Objective:  The students will start the last novel of their HS Career.

1.  Get all three handouts.

2.  Catcher Intro Notes.

3.  Read Chapters 1-3.  Quiz tomorrow.  Complete the questions handout.

Friday, April 04, 2025

Day 143

 

Objective:  The students will eat donuts.

BUY CATCHER IN THE RYE by Monday.  Must have it in hand on Monday.

1.  Have a nice day and be safe.

Thursday, April 03, 2025

Day 142

Objective:  The students will complete a MC Practice.

BUY CATCHER IN THE RYE by Monday.  Must have it in hand on Monday.

1.  Jane Eyre MC Test and Surprise.

2.  Have a nice day tomorrow.  I am giving you the day off to buy your Catcher in the Rye book.

Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Day 141

Objective:  The students will complete a MC Practice.

BUY CATCHER IN THE RYE by Monday.  Must have it in hand on Monday.

1.  I am done grading first period's Q3 Othello Essay and I am seriously perplexed by some of you.  I wonder what you have been listening to over the last 7 months.  Not me obviously.

Yesterday's prompt:

Many works of literature contain a character that intentionally deceives others.  This character's dishonestly may be intended to help or to hurt.  Such a character, for example, may choose to mislead others for personal safety, to spare someone's feelings, or to carry out a crime.

Choose a novel or play in which a character deceives other.  Then in a well written essay, analyze the motives for that character's deception and discuss how it contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. 

Do not merely summarize.

2.  MC Practice:  "Getting Old"

 

Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Day 140

Objective:  The students will complete a Q3 Essay using Othello as the source.

Note:  Get Catcher in the Rye by next week.  

1.  Turn in Othello Packet. Make sure that you have 15 Scenes highlighted for easy counting and all blanks filled in.

2.  Get handout.

3.  Type your essay. 

6= 105

5= 90-100

4= 70-89

3=50-69

2=40-59

1= Bad.  Just plain bad!