Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Essay Practice

Objective:  The students will get some writing practice using the story "The End of Something" as the focus piece.

Notes:

FFASA opened yesterday.  Don't wait too long to do it.  It sucks!  Remember passwords!!

Go on college board and check yes or no to taking the AP Exam.  You don't have to pay and I think that you can change your mind at any time until you actually pay. 


DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING IS THURSDAY 10/10

DEADLINE FOR PAYING IS THURSDAY 10/31


Check your email.  Pick the sessions that you want to attend next week for the College and Career Day.  If you don't pick, someone will for you.

1.  Discuss your TTSTCANDI

2.  Put the TTSTCANDI away.  You can keep your story out.  Get out one sheet of paper and a pen.

3.  Write to the following prompt:











AP Prose Prompt: “The End of Something”
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.

Write the intro paragraph and your first body paragraph.

Tuesday, October 01, 2019

A super cool story. Great for symbolism.

Objective:  The students will analyze a Hemingway story much like they will for their project.

1.  TTSTCANDI "The End of Something"

This will be done in class.  Right now.  In pairs or groups.  I want to see deep thinking, rich discussion and analysis.

This means everyone.  I may collect at the end of the period!!!

Get at it!

Monday, September 30, 2019

Nick Adams' Stories Project

Objective:  The students will get into groups and discuss their story and how to get the project done by next Monday.

1.  Project Discussion

2.  Grendel Themes Chart 5-6

No Grendel reading tonight.  Make sure you are all through to chapter7.

Friday, September 27, 2019

This week can't end soon enough!

Objective:  The students will discuss their analysis of Hemingway's story.

1.  Get out your TTSTCANDI so that I can sign it off.

2.  Hills Like White Elephants discussion.  This is an example of what you will do in your group starting next week on the Nick Adams' Stories Project.

3.  Grendel 7

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Your first TTSTCANDI without my help...

Objective:  The students will analyze Hills Like White Elephants.

1.  Get into groups of three to four.

2.  Complete a TTSTCANDI.  Each student must have one completed for the packet.  Work on it together.  DO NOT have one person do 1/3 and then just exchange and copy.  Talk to each other and figure it out.

DO NOT USE YOUR PHONES!!!  USE YOUR BRAINS.  You may be surprised by your insights and interpretations.

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Gredel is such a joker!!!

Objective:  The students will read an awesome Hemingway story.

1.  Grendel 5-6 Quiz

2.  Discuss Chapters

3.  Hemingway PP and Notes

4.  Read Hills Like White Elephants

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Let's Look at How Essays Will Be Scored

Objective:  The students will see how essays are scored and get some practice themselves.

1.  Point of View Chapter Outline (again, if it is not done, you can't do it now for your packet)

2.  How to Quote Power Point and Notes

3.  Student Sample Essays and Q2 Rubrics.  DO NOT LOSE THESE!!!

4.  Grendel 6 due tomorrow

Monday, September 23, 2019

How was your weekend? Oregon wins! Pats win! Mine was good.

Objective:  The students will discuss the TTSTCANDI with the entire class.

1.  Get out Eveline, Grendel 5 and Theme Chart 3-4

2.  Discuss Eveline.  Such a great story for characterization and tone.  So sad too!

3.  Complete Chapter outline for Perrine's Prose Unit 2:  Point of View.  Due tomorrow.

Day off from Grendel.  But will pick it back up tomorrow.

Friday, September 20, 2019

Happy Homecoming Day! Good Luck Football Players!

Objective:  Complete analyzing Eveline.


1.  I want all graded papers in YOUR FOLDERS TODAY!  ORGANIZED!!

2.  Theme Chart Grendel Chapters 3-4

3.  TTSTCANDI for Eveline and close reading

4.  Grendel Chapter 5 and handout.  That Dragon is a tricky one!!

Go to the game and support the players, band, cheer and dance.  And the Homecoming Court!  See you there!

Have a great weekend.

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Happy Thursday People!

Objective:  Students will take the multiple choice test and do well.

This is a two day lesson plan since tomorrow is a Rally Day (aka sleep in, go to IHop, ditch the rally, and go home early day).  I am not suggesting that you do this.... I just know seniors!  I am like the Dragon... A realist. 

1.  MC Test #1 (for points in the computer)'

2.  Theme Chart Grendel Chapters 3-4

3.  TTSTCANDI for Eveline and close reading

4.  Grendel Chapter 5 and handout.  That Dragon is a tricky one!!

Same thing tomorrow.  Have a great weekend.

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

ALICE Training Day

Objective:  The students will TTSTCANDI a sad, but great story about love and change.

1.  Allusion Notes:  Cain and Abel:  What's the connection to Grendel Chapter 4?

2.  Alice Training:  All Periods.

3.  Eveline TTSTCANDI

4.  Grendel Chapter 5.  You have two days to read it.  It is a bit confusing (the Dragon is DEEP), so you have two days to do it.

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

That Grendel chapter: The imagery alone is powerful!

Objective:  The students will discuss the social commentary presented in Grendel 3.

1.  Grendel 3 Quiz (get out Grendel text, Grendel 3 worksheet and Outline.  I want to grade them all)

2.  Grendel 3 Discussion and PP

3.  Perrine's Chapter 4 outline discussion

4.  Grendel 4

Tomorrow we TTSTCANDI a new story:  "Eveline"

Monday, September 16, 2019

All essays have been scored. They were... ehhh.

Objective:  The students will outline Perrine's Chapter 4 on theme and read Grendel chapter 3

1.  Your essays will be put in the grade book today.  I will give them back tomorrow after everyone has written it,  You have until today to do it.  Or it's a zero.

2.  Summer Work points go in today also.  50 points.

3.  Outline Perrine's Chapter 4 Theme

4.  Read and analyze Grendel Chapter 3 and complete handout.

Friday, September 13, 2019

It is a happy Friday!

Objective:  The students will analyze the first two chapters of Grendel for development of the two UTs.

Summer Work:  Due September 16.

1.  Allegory of the Cave Notes

2.  Allegory of the Cave video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RWOpQXTltA

3.  Grendel 2 Quiz:  I need scores for period 2 for yesterday too.

4.  Grendel Social Commentary PP

4.  Theme work through chapter 1-2.

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Grendel Quiz: Hope you read this one Miles!

Objective:  The students will analyze Grendel chapter 1 and then read Chapter 2.

1.  Grendel 1 Quiz

2.  Work in pairs on Chapter 1 analysis.

3.  Read Chapter 2 by tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

We start our first possible Q3 Work today: Grendel

Objective:  The students will know some background information on our first book.

1.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvlASWdB9Sc

2.  Allusion Notes:  Zodiac

3.  Grendel Notes and Intro

4.  Chapter 1:  Close Read Chapter 1.  Quiz tomorrow.


Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Your First AP Essay

Objective:  The students will use what they have learned so far and write a great essay on a character that we have discussed and analyzed.

1.  Get out three sheets of paper and a pen.

2.  Write on ONE SIDE ONLY or it will not be graded.

3.  Write neatly.

4.  Remember how it will be scored.  1 point for thesis.  4 points for proving it.  1 point for great writing.  You are shooting for a 4 or higher.

You need Grendel Chapter 1 by tomorrow.  Printed.  Not on a phone. 

Monday, September 09, 2019

Oregon wins!!!! Patriots win!!! That was a good weekend.

Objective:  The students will discuss Miss Brill, an excellent character study.

Note:  Have you bought or printed Grendel yet?  We start Wednesday!

Get out your Miss Brill TTSTCANDI so that I can grade it.

1.  AP Notes:  Characters:  Foils and Mirrors

2.  Discuss Miss Brill and TTSTCANDI

First Essay tomorrow.  This will be worth 100 points and it will set a baseline for your writing on the new AP Essay Rubric.

Friday, September 06, 2019

OK I HAVE to get these essay rewrites read, so you need to let me!!

Objective:  The students will read a great short story and look into its characterization and deeper metophoric  meanings to figure out the Universal Truth.

1.  Miss Brill TTSTCANDI.  Due Monday completed!  Probably a quiz too.  Tatum.

Here is the link if you're absent (Tatum and Nadia):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dNToghLQb0Dsj2uPGmxQAOu3cVWjxoJ-/view?usp=sharing

Note:  Tomorrow is the first UCR AP Test Prep Seminar.  Info is posted by the door.  If you go to the English Lit Sessions you will get 50 points of Extra Credit.  Save all notes and materials to show me.


Thursday, September 05, 2019

Happy Pre-Friday!

Objective:  The students will discuss TTSTCANDI for How I Met and complete MC Practice.

REWRITES!!!!  They were due Tuesday!!!!! BUT I will take up to tomorrow.   YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION!!!!


1.  How I Met My Husband discussion:  Power Point

2.  MC Practice:  This is our third one.  Next week it will be individual and for points in the gradebook.

Wednesday, September 04, 2019

I love that story! Mrs. Bird is a Hoot! (haha, I made a joke)

Objective:  The students will analyze the story with a partner.

1.  Quiz (10 points)

2.  Notes on colors

3.  TTSTCANDI chart for How I Met My Husband

4. Vote Maya Moore for Homecoming Queen this Friday!

Tuesday, September 03, 2019

Hope you had a relaxing weekend!

Objective:  The students will discuss characters and characterization.

1.  St. Paul allusion

2.  Chapter 3 Discussion and Outline

3.  Read "How I Met My Husband" by tomorrow.

Friday, August 30, 2019

Three Day Weekend!!! Perfect!

Objective:  The students will discuss their analysis with the teacher and complete Chapter 3 Outline.

1.  St. Paul Allusion Notes

2.  Finish Presentations of Summer Reading

3.  Go over tone word meanings.

3.  Discuss The Destructors

4.  Outline Chapter 3 of Perrine's

Buy our first novel this weekend:  John Gardner's Grendel.

Thursday, August 29, 2019

College Football Starts Tonight!!!

Objective:  The students will complete analysis of The Destructors.

1.  Presentations (Let's do about 3-4).  And Tatum.

2.  Complete TTSTCANDI of The Destructors.  Due tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Wow I am Tired Wednesday! Yesterday was a LOOOONG Day!

Objective:  The students will discuss the deeper meanings of The Destructors.

1.  Allusion Notes:  Jesus and His Disciples and Noah's Arc (you copy infor onto a note sheet to refer to throughout the year.

2.  The Destrcttors Quix (This will be reflected in your participation grade)

3.  The Destructors Power Ppoint Discussion

4.  TTSTCANDI Chart The Destructors

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Objective:  The students will discuss plot and then read the first story of the year:  The Destructors

1.  Presentations (Let's stick with 5)

2.  Chapter 2 Discussion and Outline

3.  Read The Destructors 

Monday, August 26, 2019

Objective:  The students will discuss reading a story in AP lit and then outline Perrine's Chapter 2.

All of my class syllabi are online.  Read them.  I am not having you print and sign.  If there is an issue, I will assume that you read it and know the expectations.

AP:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QfdIdOgtS1dO7u9qlCuGnhwpKDUPeD-a/view?usp=sharing

Honors Sophomore:   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MKoln8in-L-Vvhr4hAdHzMmqXPLGx6PQviiLRQj5Xvc/edit?usp=sharing

English Lit:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cEMwezUyjho5WKX_abrYZEZ_i5JGhw1d/view?usp=sharing

 1.  Preeine's Chapter 1 Discussion
2.  Perrine's Chapter 2 Outline (due tomorrow)

Friday, August 23, 2019

Fridays... I love Fridays.

Objective:  The students will read their first Perrine's Chapter and Outline.

1.  Join you AP Class section on the College Board website.

Period 1:  Class Section Title:  AP Period 1  Class Code:  Z22A9D
Period 2:  Class Section Title:  AP Period 2  Class Code:  JEPPK2

Do this by Monday!!!

2.  Presentations:  Let's try for 5 again.

3.  Perrine's Chapter 1 Outline

For your online texts:  Use new App....  Clever.com

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Presentations and MC Thursday

Objective:  The students will teach one another their summer reading and read a nice piece of prose to practice MC.

1.  Presentations:  Five more.

2.  MC Practice:  "New York"

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Presentations Start

Objective:  Students will share their understanding of the Summer book with the rest of the class.

1.  Summer presentations 1-5 (or more, we will see how it goes).

2.  Tone Terms on Perrine's 1 cover sheet.

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Relax and have a cup of coffee!

Objective:  The students will complete their presentations for tomorrow.

1.  Summer Reading Presentation prep.

2.  Complete Lit Terms if not done already.

3.  I am grading your Personal Statements.

Monday, August 19, 2019

And another week!

Objective:  Students will understand TTSTCANDI and how we will use it all year long.

1.  Seating Chart
2.  Handbook and Code of Conduct Presentation (period 2, 3 and 4)
     and Participation Grade in Aeries.
3.  Summer Reading Presentations (assign for start on Wednesday)
4.  TTSTCANDI Handout and PP Discussion
5.  Perrine's Prose Handout 1.  This will be turned in as a packet worth 100 points at the end of the unit.  Complete Lit Terms today.

Tomorrow:  Presentation Preparation (only in class day to work)

Friday, August 16, 2019

First Friday of the Year! I like Fridays!

Objective:  Students will know important college information about the school they are interested in attending.

1.  California School's Information:

UC Application:  Open 8/19
                             Due Date: 11/1 - 11/30
                             Cost:  $70 per campus

Cal State (CSU) Application:
                             Open:  10/1 - 11/30
                             Cost: $70 per campus

Private:  Visit the school's official website

Financial Aid:  FAFSA:
                            Submission:  10/1/19 - 3/2/19
                            Do It Early!  It's a pain in the butt!  It's confusing.  Lots of stuff to do.  And... be sure to remember your login and password!!

2.  So you want to attend college worksheet.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

MC Thursday

Objective:  The students will work through a MC Practice piece from an old AP test.

1.  MC Prose Practice:  Mr. Babbitt

What to pay attention to:
    1.  Lit terms
    2.  Noticing irony (sarcasm)
    3.  Style:  CAPs, Boldface, italics, etc.
    4.  Vocabulary

As time runs out on the test, just go ahead and guess your way to finish the test.  

2.  Finish Personal Statements.  Due tomorrow.  It should be PERFECT!!  Don't use me as an editor!

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

How Are YOU Going to Pay For College?

Objective:  The students will know what the UC system requires for the Personal Insights Questions and write one of their own Personal Statements.

1.  Roll
2.  Personal Statement Handout
3.  Video One:  What is a Personal Insight and What should you do on it?
https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/personal-insight-questions.html

4.  How are you going to pay for college? 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGxwyU6SL3s&t=3s

5.  Link to Jason's Cheat Sheet:
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kpPGY7p8VL696DNGJ8VTezraGL56Tmb3/view?usp=sharing

6.  Begin writing.  It is due typed and printed on Friday. 


Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Hope yesterday went well!

Objective:  The students will read and analyze and prewrite a Q2 AP Essay Prompt.

1.  Sit anywhere.  Roll.  I have to start learning your names!

2.  My website:  warrenmlk.com.  Save it.  Use it.  Never ask me, "Mr. Warren, I was absent yesterday, did I miss anything?"  You are a young adult in a college level class.  It's on you to figure it out.

3.  Restroom and Eating/Drinking Policy.

4.  Summer Work:  Due to Google by 9/16.  50 points.  If late, it will not be scored.

5.  Q2 Essay Prompt:  "No Dogs Bark"

6.  Go to library and get AP books.

First Book:  Grendel by John Gardner.  If you buy it and close read it, you get 50 points EC.

Monday, August 12, 2019

Welcome to the the Beginning to the End of One Small Step in Life!

Objective:  The students will discuss the AP Test and see an example of one part.

1.  Sit anywhere that you will be able to listen, learn and be productive.
2.  Roll and Intro and AP Scores from 2019.
3.  Summer Work Due (worth 1000 points).  Test tomorrow.  1000 points.
4.  The AP Test at a glance.
5.  Q1 Prompt and assignment

Supplies Needed:  Your AP Book; One Inch Three Ring Binder;  Pens; Highlighters and some pencils for tests.  Need all of this by Friday.

Wednesday, May 08, 2019

We are done

Objective:  Relax

Grades are done!  Need Extra Credit to move up your grade??

Softball Game:  Donate to American Cancer Society Friday.

$1 = 5 points.  $5 = 25 points.  $10 = 50 points.  $20 = 100 points.

Plus you can win cool prizes.

Tuesday, May 07, 2019

I need your help delivering shirts!

Objective:  Students who are taking the AP test will have me read their last essay.

1.  Look where you will take the AP Test tomorrow.
2.  If you want me to read the last essay, get it and bring it up.
3.  Help me deliver the shirts to staff.

Good luck tomorrow.  I think that I have taught you pretty well.  You can do it.  Concentrate on what you know!  Not what you don't.

Thursday, May 02, 2019

Sub tomorrow... Feeling sick.

Objective:  The students will review MC final sections for the AP Test.

1.  Here are the answers to the MC Finals.  Those of you taking the test, figure out what you did wrong on the ones that you missed.

Prose:  1. E   2.  B  3. D  4. A  5. C  6. D   7. B  8. C  9. E  10. E  11. B  12. E  13. A  14. D  15. A 
16. E  17. C  18. A  19. B

Poetry:  1. D  2. B  3. E  4. E  5. B  6. E  7. D  8. D  9. C  10. C  11. A  12. B  13. C  14. E
15. C  16. C  17. E  18. E  19. D  20. A  21. D  22.  D

2.  Tomorrow:  Q3 Open Source Essay:  If I was you I would look over all of my Q3 Syudy Forms for this year.

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Let Me Work in PEACE. I have a lot to do.

Objective:  The students will review Poetry Discussions for the upcoming AP Exam.

Essays not graded yet.  That's one of the things that I am working on.  The other is the softball game (exciting news ahead for EXTRA CREDIT) and the scholarships that are due today.

1.  Here are some Power Points that you could study for the AP Exam.

Musical Devices in Poetry:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CldG72oKQJT3pc8i3qGtoBowY6RfIv1k/view?usp=sharing

Rhythm and Meter:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-61krtPwz5Mk51E239nalocq5A-bTZU/view?usp=sharing

Reading a Poem:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gMgHL77bcjKNvYy-VDYPSKUSqbdoqO4p/view?usp=sharing

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

{art 4 of the Final (almost done!)

Objective:  The students will write a great essay on a very easy poem.

1.  Get out two sheets of paper.

2.  Get the prompt.  Put name on all papers.

3.  Read the prompt.  Read the WHOLE poem.  Focus on what you know.  Write and show that you have learned.

Monday, April 29, 2019

MC Poetry Final

Objective:  Be smart and pass.

1.  Get your Prose Essay

2.  Get scan sheet and test packet.  Put your name on both.

3.  You have all period to take the test.

4.  Scan when complete.  Write percentage on answer sheet.  Staple test to answer sheet.  Give to me to put in the computer.

Tomorrow Poetry Essay

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Poetry MC Practice 2

Objective:  The students will complete their last Poetry Practice of the year.

Sorry...  I just can't find an easy one!  I promise that I will for the Final though!

1.  Get both Poetry MC Practice pieces.

2.  Complete them without talking and phones.

3.  Grade and discuss.  Look up any words that you don't know.  Minimum of 5.

4.  Get 10 points.

I will not be here tomorrow.  Bring something to work on.  There are 4 practice pieces on Albert.io

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Poetry Multiple Choice Practice

Objective:  The students will practice a multiple choice Poetry piece.

NOT GONNA LIE:  This one is freakin' hard!  I missed 4.  Although I see why I made the errors. 

1.  Get both pages of the MC Practrice.

2.  Complete the practice.  Do not use phones or talk.  This is for 10 points.  Esay points for trying hard to do well and for following directions.

3.  Grade and discuss.

4.  Look up words on the test that you don't know.  There will be several.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

AP Final Part 2: Prose Essay

Objective:  The students will write an excellent essay on a pretty easy Prose piece.  And they will pass this part of the AP Final!

1.  Grab 2 sheets of paper and a pen.  Write your name and period number on it.

2.  Write one side only.

3.  Read the prompt carefully.  Figure out what it tells you to write about it.  And write.

Tomorrow:  Poetry Practice.

Monday, April 22, 2019

Tomorrow: Prose Essay AP Final Part 1

Objective:  The students will review Imagery and Figurative Language Power Point Discussions for AP Final and AP Test.

1.  Get your AP Prose Practice Essay that we did last week.  Reread the excerpt and your essay.  Look at what I checked as Good and the notes that I made.

2.  Tomorrow:  Focus on what you KNOW, not what you don't.

3.  Power Point Reviews:

Imagery:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gGzAOwHsXYqOTbgkzspHK_q3cGnubSQ_/view?usp=sharing

Figurative Language I:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PiggpYq4wLoN7Arjpfgg1qIHUy0vy__A/view?usp=sharing

Figurative Language II:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FO2uMfiuSYvyvWGZ6fQPnVdp0EFtEXjS/view?usp=sharing

Figurative Language III:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FO2uMfiuSYvyvWGZ6fQPnVdp0EFtEXjS/view?usp=sharing

Friday, April 19, 2019

AP Final Part 1

Objective:  The students will complete the first part of the final:  Prose MC.

Put your phones away and don't touch them until everyone is done.


1.  Get a pencil and printed answer sheet.
2.  Put your name on the answer sheet above the title of the test.
3.  Take the test.  You have all period so no rush.
4.  Staple the Test to the back of the answer sheet.
5.  Scan the test when complete and write your percentage on the paper.  Be honest when you write it!
6.  Bring me the completed test and answer sheet.

Have a great weekend.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Complete your Open Source Q3 Study Form for a piece that WE HAVE NOT READ IN CLASS!

Objective:  The students will look at something that we have not read in class this year to complete a Q3 Study Form.

Period 1:  This is due by the end of the period.

Period 2:  This is due tomorrow.

Tomorrow is Prose MC Final Part 1

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Prose MC Final on Friday (if you miss due to ditching, you can not take)

Objective:  The students will practice Prose MC for Friday's Final (Part 1)

1.  Prose MC Practice Jane Eyre

2.  Your Pick Q3 Study Form.  Pick a book from the AP List or one that you know well that is not on the list and complete a Q3 Study Form on that book.

Here is the Link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rOOo_QXkRHBY59lu6UiO7JMAlELSjDl2IZCVpYlnxjw/edit

Friday, April 12, 2019

Last Essay Before the Final

Objective:  The students will practice one last essay, a Q2 Prose Prompt, before we start the real essays for the final.

1.  Grap and prompt, two pieces of paper and a pen.

2.  Read and underline the prompt.  Figure out what you need to do.

3.  Read the piece.

4.  Write a good AP essay that answers the prompt.

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Practice Again...

Objective:  The students will complete a MC practice and look up things forgotten for upcoming AP Test.

1.  MC Practice Poetry

2.  Using yesterday's and today's practice tests, look up or confirm that you know all of the following.

How to ID Direct Objects and Indirect Objects
Tone, Diction, Rhymes, Meter
Paradox, Hyperbole and Paradoxical Hyperbole (make sure you understand that question from yesterday)
Syllogism
Pastoral Imagery
An exposition of a symbol
Anecdote
Allegory, antithesis, oxymoron
Duality

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Essays Graded

Objective:  The students will test practice for the AP Test (for the remainder of the year).

1.  Get your essays.  I was very happy with most of them.

2.  MC Test Practice.  One is easy.  One is hard.  I did awesome!  Except for one bonehead error.

Tuesday, April 09, 2019

Catcher Final

Objective:  The students will write an AP style essay for an AP Q3 Prompt.  And they will use Catcher in the Rye.

1.  Grab the prompt and two sheets of paper and a pen. 

2.  Write on one side only.  You can't use your book.  You can use yesterday's intro practice.

Due by end of the period.  Write neat.  Write well.  Be smart. 

Monday, April 08, 2019

Last Day of Catcher before Essay tomorrow.

Objective:  The students will read 10 prompts, brainstorm ideas, then write intro paragraphs for each.

Insight that came to me this weekend.  Pretty deep stuff:  Mr. Antolini wasn't petting Holden... he was trying to rub out all of the "F You"s in his life.

1.  Get out Q3 Study Form for points.  Bring it up when called.

2.  Complete Prompts assignment:
     a)  Read each prompt.  Underline important words that are key to the essay.
     b)  Write an AP style intro paragraph for each.  You will be able to use this tomorrow.

3.  Essay tomorrow.

Note:  If you want to play in this year's softball game against the staff, there is a meeting here at Lunch Wednesday.  20 boys and 20 girls!

Friday, April 05, 2019

Finished with Catcher

Objective:  The students will review Catcher by completing a Q3 Study Form.

1.  Turn in Packet.  I will call you up one at a time to check the Close Reading.

2.  Complete the Q3 Study Form for Catcher.  Due Monday.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rOOo_QXkRHBY59lu6UiO7JMAlELSjDl2IZCVpYlnxjw/edit

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, April 04, 2019

So now you know what Holden's problem in life is.

Objective:  The students will complete all parts of Catcher.

1.  Finish Catcher if you need to.

2.  Complete Packet.  I have the cover sheet for you.

3.  Book and Packet due tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

The students will finish THe Catcher

Objective:  The students will complete their analysis of Catcher.

1.  Man in the Tombs allusion

2.  Catcher 21-26.  Finish the book.

Friday:  Packet due with all questions complete and symbols analysis and Notes from intro.  Book is due too!!

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Objective:  The students will discuss yesterday's analysis questions.

1.  Discuss:

1.  Chapter 12:  The cab driver, Horwitz, and his explanation of ducks and fish in the lagoon.

2.  Chapter 13:  His lost/stolen gloves and what he does when he loses something.

3.  Chapter 13:  Sunny the prostitute and Holden's interaction with her.

4.  Chapter 14:  Allie and the bike story.

5.  Chapter 14:  The Bible allusion:  Jesus and the disciples.

6.  Chapter 15:  The nuns and his "contribution" to them.

7.  Chapter 15:  Literary allusion:  Romeo and Juliet.


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

Monday, April 01, 2019

Welcome to the last quarter of high school for the rest of your lives! (most of you)

Objective:  The students will discuss the importance of several important aspects of Catcher.

1.  In pairs, discuss the importance of all of the following.  Jot down some ideas on a piece of paper and some textual evidence that supports it.  Be ready to share your ideas with the class.

1.  Chapter 12:  The cab driver, Horwitz, and his explanation of ducks and fish in the lagoon.

2.  Chapter 13:  His lost/stolen gloves and what he does when he loses something.

3.  Chapter 13:  Sunny the prostitute and Holden's interaction with her.

4.  Chapter 14:  Allie and the bike story.

5.  Chapter 14:  The Bible allusion:  Jesus and the disciples.

6.  Chapter 15:  The nuns and his "contribution" to them.

7.  Chapter 15:  Literary allusion:  Romeo and Juliet.