Schedule for Week of 1 November

Essential Question: What is the impact of the gender roles that society creates and enforces? (Chapter 7)

For Wednesday, 3 November-ALL BANDS: Read Professions for Women (Woolf)(pages 356-362) AND answer "Questions on Rhetoric and Style" (page 361-362-1-12)
You must leave a space and/or skip a line after each response-if you fail to comply with this directive, I will return your assignment and you will re-do it as requested. Of course, you will receive a one-full letter grade reduction. Furthermore, you are expected to turn in the assignment as soon as you walk into the classroom. NO MORE EXCUSES ABOUT YOUR PRINTER NOT WORKING! OR "I did not understand it." If absent, you will email the assignment-send it as an attachment on the day it is due.

For Thursday, 4 November: Book Return-Please bring to class Death of a Salesman-you will not receive the next text unless you do so.

For Friday, 5 November-ALL BANDS: Read Women's Brains (Gould) (pages 349-355) AND answer "Questions on Rhetoric and Style" -#'s 3,4,5, 6,9, and 10 (pages 354-355)

Schedule for Week of 25 October

Depending on the Band schedule-early in the week-you will receive information on the major project for this marking period-A Rhetorical Analysis of a Print AD-Begin collecting magazine ADs that attract your attention-for what ever reason.
http://www.iupui.edu/~cyber231/W131/ad_analysis.htm
Click on the link for the instructor narrated PowerPoint-describing all that is involved. Note: This project is assigned in a College-Freshman-HONORS-Class. I would also like you to "Click-On" the other links so that you realize what is involved in a rhetorical analysis of an AD. Certainly, I would provide you with additional information and assistance during 371/2 minute tutorial.


Essential Question: What is the relationship of the individual to the community? You visited Chapter 6: Community, when we read MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail. For your assignment due, Wednesday, 27 October, you will read Chapter 2 from Thoreau's Walden-"Where I Lived and What I Lived For" (pages 276-283-in your textbook-that you will bring everyday until I tell you not to bring the textbook to class). We will make "connections" to Into the Wild-as you read Thoreau's text-think about Christopher...

http://ia331306.us.archive.org/2/items/walden_librivox/walden_c02_p01.mp3
http://ia331306.us.archive.org/2/items/walden_librivox/walden_c02_p02.mp3

On Wednesday, 27 October, you will turn-in your responses to Questions on Rhetoric and Style-1-12-pages 281-282. THIS SHOULD BE WORD-PROCESSED-LEAVE A SPACE AFTER EACH RESPONSE. As with any assignment, if you are absent-you must email it to me on the day it is due! I will NOT accept any excuses written by a parent.

Prior to our discussion of Thoreau's text (from Walden), you will complete a multiple choice "practice" quiz.

On Thursday, 28 October, you will turn-in the your responses to Exercises 1, 2, 3, and 5 on pages 343-345. I recommend that you FIRST read pages 339-342-Grammar as Rhetoric and Style- in your textbook. You may "hand-write" this activity. You must skip a space after each response-if you fail to comply to this directive-I will not grade your work!

Schedule for Week of 25 October

Effective Immediately: If you do not bring the required text to class-you along with anyone else who has done the same-will sit in the back of the classroom-I will no longer permit those students who have habitually left their text at home to share the text with their "table-mate." Furthermore, do NOT ask to go to your locker to retrieve the text. The policy at LMGHS regarding locker use is that students are permitted to use their locker in the morning(at the start of the school-day) and in the afternoon (at the end of the school-day). I am looking forward to sharing this information with your parents-some of you have been playing games with me-and this will cease!

Schedule for Week of 18 October

We will complete the reading of "Death of a Salesman." Following our completion, you will take the test for Act II (as you know your grade for Act I and Act II will be averaged together in the second-marking period).

The day after the test-you will bring the textbook to class so we can examine Chapter 3: Synthesizing Sources: Entering the Conversation. You will break-up into groups and "enter the conversation," becoming an expert on one of the sources having to do with community service. Your group will then present to the whole-class the issue being addressed in your source.

The "Twenty-Four" Hour Rule

When Diedrich returns a Timed-Write, he will not address any concerns a student may have about the essay for a period of 24 hours. I am sure that most have heard about this policy. Diedrich wants everyone to reread the passage as well as the written response-along with a "glance" at the rubric. In addition, Diedrich requests that students ask others to share their Timed Write-especially those who received a score of 6-7-8- or a 9. Furthermore, he would like everyone in general to share their writing, asking for feedback.

Kennedy Inaugural Address

Rhetorical Analysis: We simply do not have enough time in class to wait for everyone to take notes nor do I desire to duplicate a handout of this power-point-since when I do I am accused of "killing trees." I will provide the text of JFK's Speech on Wednesday, 6 October for us to analyze as a class in preparation for Friday's TIMED WRITE.

Schedule Change

Timed Write has been moved to Friday, 8 October.
You do not have to bring your textbook to class on Thursday, 7 October. Instead, bring Death of a Salesman.

Textbook Homework Assignment

See Assignment on pages 48-49 of the textbook. You MUST use either the Dialectical Journal or the Graphic Organizer on Didion's passage. DUE: Wednesday, 6 October-A, B, and D Bands!

Death of a Salesman: Act I Test Results

Keep in mind that you have been in AP English Language and Composition for a "short" time. Within that period of time, you have been asked to complete assignments requiring a slightly different approach than what has been expected previously. Perhaps, most challenging has been answering AP Multiple Choice Questions. Hence, my policy on NOT entering your results on "practice" questions in my grade-book for this semester with the exception of "major" tests-such as Death of a Salesman-Act I and Act II. Since many of you will be disappointed with your score for Act I, your tests will now be worth 10% in calculating your grade for the first-marking period. Do not become disheartened and/or upset with yourself if you received a low grade on the Act I test. Soon, you will see improvements in your raw score on the multiple choice questions.