"Why don't we do anything fun in here?" A. Aponte.

Objective:  The students will brainstorm what they would write about if given these 10 prompts to write about.

1.  Get handouts and your graded Grendel Packet.

2.  When called to the front, have your printed Q3 Study Form ready to be graded.

3.  In groups, look at all 10 prompts.  Highlight the key words that you would focus om in your essay.

4.  Rank the essay prompts.  Which possible three would you like to write on?  Mark the board.  Three marks.

We write Friday!!

Should Not Be Here...

Objective:  Wrap up Grendel.

1.  Turn in Grendel Packet

2.  Grendel Q3

3.  Grendel Close Reading Check

Our First Q3 Piece is Done

Objective:  The students will see what a Q3 Prompt looks like and discuss how they need to be able to have a book in mind to address the prompt in an essay.

1.  Sample Q3 Prompts

2.  Complete Q3 Study Form:  Due Tuesday printed out (not shared with me)

Here is the link:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rOOo_QXkRHBY59lu6UiO7JMAlELSjDl2IZCVpYlnxjw/edit

3.  Grendel Packet (100 points) and Close Reading (50 if printed 60 if in book) is due Monday.

Finish Grendel Today

Objective:  The students will complete analysis of their first Q3 piece:  Grendel.

1.  Two Nick Adams Presentations

2.  Grendel 12.  Read and analysis.

3.  Grendel 11-12 Theme Chart

Put together Grendel Packet.  12 Chapter Analysis papers and 6 Theme Charts in order!  If you didn't have one when I checked it, do not add it to the packet.

Essay Paragraphs:  They are graded:  Here is what I saw:

1.  There is NO SUCH THING AS ANALOGICAL LANGUAGE!
2.  You have to have a complete UT, not just the subject of it.
3.  You need to go deeper.  Don't just list a bunch of metaphors without analyzing each.
4.  Some of you have to work on neatness.
5.  Five sentence paragraphs are for regular kids!  Not you!

Nick Adams Presentations

Objective:  The students will participate in lively discussions of two Hemingway stories.

Here is the link to Hemingway Chart for your project:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GhGkKHgKN0ELOuSwpSYBiXNSjCU3hoyw/view?ths=true

1.  Two presentations

2.  Grendel 11.

Tomorrow off.  Grendel 12 Thursday.  Huge 300 point test Friday.

Three Day Weekend...

Objective:  The students will work on presentations for Tuesday.

1.  I am feeling a bit sick... cough... cough... so I will be out Monday.

2.  I will have Grendel 10 for you and a themes chart for 9-10.

You need to work well.  The sub is probably going to be an Ex-King kid of mine.  So be super!!

Grendel Thinks He's Shakespeare

Objective:  The students will complete theme analysis of Grendel 7-8 and analyze 9.

1.  Get the two handouts

2.  Grendel 8 Discussion/PP

3.  Themes Chart 7-8

4.  Read Grendel 9

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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 

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)

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

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"

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.

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.

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)

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.

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!

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. 

Note:  Myscholly.com account

You can use my account free.  rwarren@rusd.k12.ca.us   Password:  Jeffrey1

You can change student information and interests to suite yourself.  Just do not change login or password.

 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Two MOre Days

Here are some links that you can study for Wednesday's test:

Characterization:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yDRhtj8NRudE2Eg3SnyxR_tGJOpDGDMg/view?usp=sharing

Drama:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xwKj42aGN8tae48um-MqQDsKgnYZrJFq/view?usp=sharing

Drama 2:
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OmyjJIzWgihf6Tb25BvKHPwxK_PjLLPy/view?usp=sharing

TTSTCANDI
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16IBJZ-kQJAkulDmeZi_xFrPJpyB-_UWM/view?usp=sharing

Catcher INtro
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X8IOPDrttVCImIKrRlRaKXKu5fdQKDaI/view?usp=sharing

Synax
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GAMI3rnDEklYfCYl6QW-6-YvOA8OYuHx/view?usp=sharing

Theme
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yg6VeNYCViUv0wiUzcpf2C2acigECXut/view?usp=sharing

Grendel Intro
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rsItwOODskmEhQVtGrM7TlDX-jWpLz0i/view?usp=sharing

Handmaid's Tale Intro
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O6E6Un2QPIiNHU5JE-II0ldzx7emcsRU/view?usp=sharing

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.

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