Schedule for Week of 3 March


NO SAT VOCABULARY QUIZ THIS WEEK


MONDAY, 3 MARCH: WE WILL DISCUSS "A Modest Proposal" along with several other satires. I would like to have several students lead this discussion with the assistance of a "DISCUSSION GUIDE" (Ideally, everyone SHOULD download and print this resource, you will react/respond to the "suggested" responses to the questions identified in this guide. Certainly, we will not address ALL of the questions-you will determine what is discussed-although Diedrich has his "favorite" ones and will most likely direct you to them if not asked by any of your classmates.


TUESDAY, 4 MARCH: TIMED WRITE: A rhetorical analysis of a SATIRE. NOTE: This will be changed to Thursday, 6 March if we have a "SNOW-DAY" on Monday and/or if attendance is low. I urge you to review the power-points that I have posted and to look over the handouts that were distributed in class. Also, visit the AP Language and Composition homepage for previous examinations-focus on Question 2-the sample student papers and the commentary provided (see link that I have previously posted).


WEDNESDAY, 5 MARCH: Discussion of your major project-the Synthesis Research Paper (IF YOU HAVE NOT DOWNLOADED AND PRINTED THIS ASSIGNMENT DO IT NOW!) Related activities will follow for the remainder of the week...