Sunday, March 30, 2014

AP English Language and Composition Vocabulary on QUIZLET
(Click on the "FLASHCARD" Link to study/Review these terms.)

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Schedule for Week of 31 March

Just a Reminder-for ALL Bands-on Monday, 31 March- you will take an assessment on Kincaid's essay "On Seeing England for the First Time". (Review Rhetorical Terms/Devices.)

SAT Vocabulary QUIZ List 16 on Thursday, 3 April.

YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO IF YOU NEGLECT TO ENTER ROOM 404 WITHOUT YOUR TEXTBOOK! DO NOT ASK FOR PERMISSION TO GO TO YOUR LOCKER TO RETRIEVE IT-PERMISSION TO DO SO WILL BE DENIED! Why do the SAME students enter the classroom without their textbook? 

For Tuesday, 1 April-Read The Destruction of Culture (1041-1048)  by Chris Hedges and VIEW the following: http://aplang2011.edublogs.org/files/2010/07/06hedges.pdf
 (Part I)
BE PREPARED FOR A QUIZ ON THIS ESSAY AND THE PRESENTATION BY HEDGES.

The Destruction of Culture (Part II)

The Destruction of Culture (EXPLORING THE TEXT) QUESTIONS PAGES 1047-1048


You will "link" Hedges' The Destruction of Culture  with Vowell's The Partly Cloudy Patriot (1057). This is an assignment that will require "close reading" of both essays-even though-you have been provided with a considerable amount of background information on the former essay-along with suggested responses to this essay-see "Exploring the Text" discussion.
At any moment during your class this week, I may distribute a writing "prompt" for these essays and/or a MC Question assessment for one OR both of these assigned readings. STUDENTS IN ALL OF THE BANDS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED A CLOSE READING OF BOTH ESSAYS BY THE TIME THEY ENTER THE CLASSROOM ON TUESDAY, 1 APRIL! NO EXCUSES! NO EXCEPTIONS!  BE PREPARED TO WRITE AND/OR DISCUSS-YOU WILL BE "LOST" IF YOU NEGLECT TO BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK TO CLASS-AS REQUIRED!

The Art of Rhetoric

A REVIEW FOR YOU-YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE "TESTED" ON THE CONTENTS OF THIS PRESENTATION...

Thursday, March 27, 2014

"On Seeing England for the First Time"

You may OR may not see a question or two on your multiple choice quiz scheduled for Monday, 31 March

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

ATTENTION G-Band: Just a reminder-the Synthesis Essay Template is due as you enter the class on Thursday, 13 March-under no circumstance will I accept this assignment late. Furthermore, you will also receive an assignment on Wednesday that will be due on Thursday, 13 March-as you enter the class-you will begin this response in class on Wednesday. (Dear Parents: The Synthesis Essay Template was assigned on Monday, 10 March. Soon, I will request that your child turn-in his/her required loose-leaf binder for my review. Remarkably, several of the children, perhaps, your child has not maintained a binder since Day 1 of class. This requirement was clearly indicated in the class contract signed by parent and child (student). Once I record a "0" in Jupiter, that "0" will remain. No excuses, No exceptions. The children are required to bring the loose-leaf binder with them to class EVERY DAY!)
Please review my posts regarding this requirement.  I will not permit students to go to their locker to retrieve their binder and/or permit them to turn-it in at a later date.

Synthesis Essay: Citing Sources


Sunday, March 9, 2014

ATTENTION: Just a reminder, your Logical Fallacy Quiz scheduled for Monday, 10 March (see below) has been postponed until further notice.


A and B Band: Your Synthesis Essay template assignment for either the NCAA or the Informational Technology sources is due on Monday, 10 March. I will distribute the templates to G-Band on Monday, 10 March which will be due on Wednesday, 12 March.


NO SAT VOCABULARY QUIZ THIS WEEK SINCE YOU WILL HAVE A SYNTHESIS  ESSAY TIMED-WRITE ON THURSDAY, 13 MARCH. I RECOMMEND THAT EVERYONE REVIEW WHAT I HAVE POSTED ON THIS BLOG-YOU MAY ALSO DESIRE TO VISIT THE AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION EXAMINATION HOMEPAGE IN ORDER TO "CRITIQUE" THE SAMPLE STUDENT PAPERS-WHAT DID THEY DO WELL...



Saturday, March 1, 2014

Dear Students: Soon, you will see your score for the Logical Fallacy Quiz posted on Jupiter (it will not have any "impact" on your cumulative average-this time...). Unfortunately, even though you had two weeks to prepare, many of you waited until Tuesday/Wednesday to prepare-this was quite obvious. You will have a "second" chance on Monday, 10 March to take another Logical Fallacy Quiz. Again, review the power-points posted below and download and print the handout posted. Your quiz will differ slightly-you will be required to match the definition with the specific fallacy as well as to match the fallacy with the example provided.
(Know These Logical Fallacies) [Maximum Time=20 Minutes/NO ADDITIONAL TIME WILL BE ADDED/You will NOT be given time prior to the quiz to review/CHEATING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!] Dear Parents: You would be SHOCKED with what I have observed...subsequently, I will have to decline a request to write a college letter of recommendation for these students, perhaps-your child is among the cheaters and plagiarizes...
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...