Schedule for Week of 2 December:
SAT Vocabulary Quiz, Thursday, 5 December-List 10 (SEVEN words from List 10 and THREE words from List 9)
Monday, 2 December: (A, B, AND G Bands) Review previous quiz with an emphasis on the rationale for supporting an answer with a focus on "rhetoric".
Tuesday, 3 December: TEST NOT AS A GROUP BUT RATHER INDEPENDENTLY! Chapters 7, 8, & 9 of The Great Gatsby (Questions will continue to focus on "rhetoric" and you will be required to bring your text(novel) to class, you will NOT be permitted to share with your table-mate.
Sadly, several students are still "cheating" on quizzes. Regrettably, disciplinary action will now take place. Review class contract and the NYC DOE Disciplinary Code Handbook.
Wednesday, 4 December: Socratic Seminar (G Band)
Thursday, 5 December: Socratic Seminar (A and B Bands) SAT Vocabulary Quiz List 10 ALL BANDS. The Great Gatsby Essay Examination (G Band)
Friday, 6 December: A and B Bands-The Great Gatsby Essay Examination
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Just returned home from a "fabulous" Junior/Soph Performance! Congratulations to all who performed. Diedrich has awarded you an A++ in all categories, but he is not a judge so his evaluation is meaningless. Please keep in mind that he has not picked a "winner" in years. Perhaps, he will be able to hear the cheers from where he resides when Junior/Soph is declared the winner! Senior/Fresh was impressive as well...
Infer or Imply
(View this video)
Just remember: Authors imply/readers infer/authors make implications that readers have to infer.
(View this video)
Just remember: Authors imply/readers infer/authors make implications that readers have to infer.
Imply means to send a
message by hinting or suggesting something, without stating it outright. Infer
means to “pick up” on and interpret an implied message.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
ATTENTION: Students in all of the Bands must bring their copy of The Great Gatsby to class on Monday, 18 November. If you neglect to do so, you will NOT be permitted to join a group to work on the assigned activity. Furthermore, DO NOT ASK TO GO TO YOUR LOCKER TO RETRIEVE IT-PERMISSION TO DO SO WILL BE DENIED!
Friday, November 15, 2013
ALL BANDS: Read Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby for Monday, 18 November. You may OR may NOT have a QUIZ resembling those taken previously. You should always have read at least one-chapter ahead of what has been assigned.
Dear Parents: Please discuss with your child the seriousness of "cheating" (copying a classmates responses) during an assessment. Do not assume that your child would never engage in such reprehensible behavior. Frequently, I have been disheartened by those who do...
This week will be working on strategies to answer the AP Style Multiple Choice Questions related to our in-class text (The Great Gatsby) and perhaps, even Ethan Frome! Surely, everyone has been reading this text without being specifically directed to do so. (See previous posts below.)
Thursday, 21 November: SAT Vocabulary Quiz List 9 (Max. Time=4.5 minutes)
Dear Parents: Please discuss with your child the seriousness of "cheating" (copying a classmates responses) during an assessment. Do not assume that your child would never engage in such reprehensible behavior. Frequently, I have been disheartened by those who do...
This week will be working on strategies to answer the AP Style Multiple Choice Questions related to our in-class text (The Great Gatsby) and perhaps, even Ethan Frome! Surely, everyone has been reading this text without being specifically directed to do so. (See previous posts below.)
Thursday, 21 November: SAT Vocabulary Quiz List 9 (Max. Time=4.5 minutes)
Friday, November 8, 2013
The Great Gatsby QUIZ Schedule:
Tuesday, 12 November: Chapter 4: ALL Bands
Wednesday, 13 November: Chapter 5: G Band
Thursday, 14 November: Chapters 5 and 6: A & B Bands
Chapter 6: G Band
Engage in a "Close Reading" of the assigned chapters and review the power-points (see links posted below)
You will be allocated "FIVE" minutes for each quiz. This is NOT negotiable.
SAT Vocabulary Quiz: List 8 on Thursday, 14 November.
Do not forget about your rhetorical device posting to turnitin for each chapter. Do not wait until 11:59 PM on the assigned due date.
Tuesday, 12 November: Chapter 4: ALL Bands
Wednesday, 13 November: Chapter 5: G Band
Thursday, 14 November: Chapters 5 and 6: A & B Bands
Chapter 6: G Band
Engage in a "Close Reading" of the assigned chapters and review the power-points (see links posted below)
You will be allocated "FIVE" minutes for each quiz. This is NOT negotiable.
SAT Vocabulary Quiz: List 8 on Thursday, 14 November.
Do not forget about your rhetorical device posting to turnitin for each chapter. Do not wait until 11:59 PM on the assigned due date.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
The Great Gatsby: Rhetorical Devices Chapter Upload Dates to www.turnitin.com
Chapter 3: Friday, 8 November
Chapter 4: Sunday, 10 November
Chapter 5: Tuesday, 12 November
Chapter 6: Thursday, 14 November
Chapter 7: Saturday, 16 November
Chapter 8: Monday, 18 November
Chapter 9: Wednesday, 20 November
Plan accordingly, do not wait until the last minute!
NO EXCUSES FOR FAILING TO UPLOAD BY 11;59 PM ON THE DATE INDICATED/PLEASE DO NOT GIVE ME A NOTE FROM A PARENT EXCUSING YOU SINCE I WILL NOT ACCEPT IT!
NOTE: Too many of you are NOT referencing specific Rhetorical Devices in your passages/text selected; I am seeing too many basic literary devices identified with a minimal discussion/analysis.
Effective immediately, we will no longer be "listening" to the audio of the text. In addition, you will be administered quizzes for the assigned chapters on the dates indicated above. We will also allocated class time for other activities related to AP Language and Composition course content.
Failure to bring your copy of The Great Gatsby to class will result in a "0" for being unprepared for the class (consider it a "homework" assignment). DO NOT ASK TO GO TO YOUR LOCKER TO RETRIEVE IT/DO NOT RETURN FROM THE "RESTROOM" WITH YOUR TEXT IN YOUR HAND.
Chapter 3: Friday, 8 November
Chapter 4: Sunday, 10 November
Chapter 5: Tuesday, 12 November
Chapter 6: Thursday, 14 November
Chapter 7: Saturday, 16 November
Chapter 8: Monday, 18 November
Chapter 9: Wednesday, 20 November
Plan accordingly, do not wait until the last minute!
NO EXCUSES FOR FAILING TO UPLOAD BY 11;59 PM ON THE DATE INDICATED/PLEASE DO NOT GIVE ME A NOTE FROM A PARENT EXCUSING YOU SINCE I WILL NOT ACCEPT IT!
NOTE: Too many of you are NOT referencing specific Rhetorical Devices in your passages/text selected; I am seeing too many basic literary devices identified with a minimal discussion/analysis.
Effective immediately, we will no longer be "listening" to the audio of the text. In addition, you will be administered quizzes for the assigned chapters on the dates indicated above. We will also allocated class time for other activities related to AP Language and Composition course content.
Failure to bring your copy of The Great Gatsby to class will result in a "0" for being unprepared for the class (consider it a "homework" assignment). DO NOT ASK TO GO TO YOUR LOCKER TO RETRIEVE IT/DO NOT RETURN FROM THE "RESTROOM" WITH YOUR TEXT IN YOUR HAND.
Monday, November 4, 2013
The Great Gatsby : Chapter 3
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Wonders Never Cease...
Amazingly, in a Band that will remain nameless, "several" table-mates had "identical" incorrect responses (not just one or two words, but an entire phrase) as well as "identical" correct responses-when only one or two words would have sufficed- an entire phrase was copied from one another. Furthermore, students who were sitting at a table perpendicular to their table (at a "right-angle") also copied responses from their classmates. Perhaps, these students thought that I would not grade the quizzes or that I had students grade my papers? Please be informed that I grade/read ALL papers and I do NOT have students grade papers! I wonder if these students are also cheating on examinations in other classes-perhaps-their teachers should be given a "warning" to be vigilant when these students are taking a quiz/test in their classes? Do this in college and you will be sent packing to return home, never to return to that institution...Imagine the "greeting" you will receive from your parents...
Amazingly, in a Band that will remain nameless, "several" table-mates had "identical" incorrect responses (not just one or two words, but an entire phrase) as well as "identical" correct responses-when only one or two words would have sufficed- an entire phrase was copied from one another. Furthermore, students who were sitting at a table perpendicular to their table (at a "right-angle") also copied responses from their classmates. Perhaps, these students thought that I would not grade the quizzes or that I had students grade my papers? Please be informed that I grade/read ALL papers and I do NOT have students grade papers! I wonder if these students are also cheating on examinations in other classes-perhaps-their teachers should be given a "warning" to be vigilant when these students are taking a quiz/test in their classes? Do this in college and you will be sent packing to return home, never to return to that institution...Imagine the "greeting" you will receive from your parents...
Friday, November 1, 2013
ATTENTION G-BAND STUDENTS: I am implementing a "new" seating chart that will become effective on Monday, 4 November. "Sorry" for the disruption of the "chemistry" that may now exist between you and your table-mate. Several students in your class have made it imperative that I initiate this action. (Please, no finger-pointing...)
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