Daily Agendas and Assignments

Monday, March 24

No School

Tuesday, March 25

ACT Day No Class

Wednesday, March 26

1. Work Time on AP Classroom Assignments due Thursday

Work Due: Nothing Due

Assignment: Finish AP Classroom assignment for tomorrow before class time

Thursday, March 28

1. Bell Ringer: Voice Lessons --Tone  ()

2. Body Paragraphs with Tim Freitas

3. Using Fiction as Evidence (Useful information starts at 3:29) Prompt addressed: In her book Gift from the Sea, author and aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001) writes, “We tend not to choose the unknown which might be a shock or a disappointment or simply a little difficult to cope with. And yet it is the unknown with all its disappointments and surprises that is the most enriching.” Write an essay that argues your position on the value of exploring the unknown.

4. What example of literature could you add to your current argument "Overrated"?

Work Due: AP Classroom assignments

Assignment: Using the argument prompt on page 238 of AMSCO "Hell is other people" compose a thesis and body paragraph using fiction as an evidence using the advice from the video today.

Friday, March 29

1. Bell Ringer: Voice Lessons --Tone  ( )

2. Introductions for Arguments: Video & Handout

3. Another Conclusion Tool: Tim Freitas (Handout)

4. Write a sample conclusion for the argument prompt on page 238 of AMSCO "Hell is other people" 

5. Share conclusion paragraphs

Work Due: Using the argument prompt on page 238 of AMSCO "Hell is other people" compose a thesis and body paragraph using fiction as an evidence using the advice from the video.

Assignment: Write an introduction to use one of the tools from the video & handout for "Hell is other people" and complete conclusion video and write the conclusion for "Hell is other people" for class time on Monday

Monday, April 1

Prayer

1. Team Argument using AMSCO p. 50 Income Based Speeding Tickets

2. Use the lessons from last week to write a 4 paragraph essay together.

• Introduction

• Body using fiction as evidence

• Body using evidence that is not fiction 

• Conclusion

Tuesday, April 2

Prayer

1. Finish Team Argument using AMSCO p. 50 Income Based Speeding Tickets

2. Use the lessons from last week to write a 4 paragraph essay together.

• Introduction

• Body using fiction as evidence

• Body using evidence that is not fiction 

• Conclusion

Work Due: Team Argument using AMSCO p. 50 Income Based Speeding Tickets

Assignment: Read documents for Synthesis

Wednesday, April 3

1. Prayer

2. How does the author arrange details? 

• Read together discussing the methods of development, intended audience and other rhetorical choices

• Respond to MCQs discussing good test taking strategies for the reading MCQs

• Discuss Rhetorical Analysis prompt at the end

Work Due: Have read documents for synthesis

Assignment: Write timed writing for synthesis due Monday

Thursday, April 4

1. Prayer

2. Continue How does the author arrange details? 

• Read together discussing the methods of development, intended audience and other rhetorical choices

• Respond to MCQs discussing good test taking strategies for the reading MCQs

• Discuss Rhetorical Analysis prompt at the end

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Write timed writing for synthesis due Monday

Friday, April 5

1. Prayer

2. Finish How does the author arrange details? 

• Read together discussing the methods of development, intended audience and other rhetorical choices

• Respond to MCQs discussing good test taking strategies for the reading MCQs

• Discuss Rhetorical Analysis prompt at the end

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Write timed writing for synthesis due Monday

Monday, April 8

1. Read and Discuss 

   1. Walden: "Where I Lived and What I Lived For"

   2. MCQ Question types for reading and strategies to solve

   3. MCQs

   4. Resources for MCQs

• Question Stems

• Types of distractors

Work Due: Synthesis Essay in AP Classroom

Assignment: Finish reading Walden: "Where I Lived and What I Lived For"

Tuesday, April 9

1. Finish discussing MCQs discussing good test taking strategies for the reading MCQs

2. Create a Google Form quiz using each question type at least three times. Provide feedback for the correct answer and an explanation for each of the wrong answers. These should be targeted and specific and not a blanket statement that covers them all.

Work Due: Have finished reading Walden: "Where I Lived and What I Lived For"

Assignment: Work on Google Form

Wednesday, April 10

1. Bell Ringer: None

2. Work Time on Google Form Quiz

Work Due: Nothing Due

Assignment: Finish Google Form Quiz

Thursday, April 11

1. Bell Ringer: Vocabulary Practice

2. Share Quiz with me, via email

3. Take the peer quiz sent to you.

4. Discussion on the take away from this assignment. 

   1. What have you learned about MCQs. 

   2. How can you better approach them now that you know how to write them?

Work Due: Have completed the Google Form Quiz MCQ assignment

Assignment: Complete the Prompt in Google Classroom. You should at minimum have a thesis statement and an outline with the evidence and analysis plan.

Friday, April 12

1. Bell Ringer: Tone Quizizz

2.  RAFT creative and critical thinking activity

3. Share and guess

Work Due: Complete the Prompt in Google Classroom. You should at minimum have a thesis statement and an outline with the evidence and analysis plan.

Assignment: Read AMSCO Unit 6 Part 3 and complete the related Google Form assignment in Google Classroom

Monday, April 15

1. Quizziz Assignment: Review on Tone and other AP questions stuff

2. Work time on AP Classroom Assignments

Work Due: AP Classroom Reading MCQs Pretest & Long MCQ Reading passage Video

Assignment: Practice session 2 MCQ writing video

Tuesday, April 16

1. Bell Ringer: AP Classroom question

2. Continue Rhetorical Analysis Riis

Work Due: Quizziz in class assignment from yesterday

Assignment: Practice session 2 MCQ writing video

Wednesday, April 17

1. Bell Ringer: AP Classroom question

2. MCQ work continued

• Question Stems

• Types of distractors

Work Due: Practice session 2 MCQ writing video

Assignment: AP classroom assignments, see bottom of page

Thursday, April 18

1. Bell Ringer: None

2. MCQ work continued

• Question Stems

• Types of distractors

Work Due: Nothing due today

Assignment: AP classroom assignments, see bottom of page; Don't forget your paint sample cards for Monday

Friday, April 19

1. Bell Ringer: None

2. MCQ work continued

   1. • Question Stems

      • Types of distractors

Work Due: Nothing due today

Assignment: AP classroom assignments, see bottom of page

Monday, April 22

Bell Ringer: AP Classroom discussion on MCQs

Paint sample project

Work Due: AP Classroom assignments

Assignment: Continue working on AP Classroom assignments

Tuesday, April 23

1. Bell Ringer: Survey link in Google Classroom

2. AP Daily Review Update--Open AP Classroom

3. Work time on Paint sample/ Tone project

Work Due: AP Classroom assignments

Assignment: Continue working on AP Classroom assignments

Wednesday, April 24

Bell Ringer: AP Classroom questions

Work time on Paint sample/ Tone project

Walden

Work Due: AP Classroom assignments

Assignment: Continue working on AP Classroom assignments

Thursday, April 25 (Mid Quarter)

Finish Paint sample/ Tone project

Work Due: AP Classroom assignments

Assignment: Continue working on AP Classroom assignments

Friday, April 26

No School

Monday, April 28

Bell Ringer: AP Classroom

Paint sample project

1. Partner up. 

2. Create a half circle of shades, light in the middle, dark towards the edges

3. Give each color a tone that ranges from neutral (center) to least neutral (outside edges)

4. Provide an example of each tone from literary works

5. Have a works cited

Grading: 50 Points

• Aesthetics and Legibility: 10

  • Everything is easy to read and neatly attached to poster board

• Examples: 20

  • Accurately depict tone

  • Cited correctly in-text using MLA

• Works Cited: 20

  • Citations are accurate using MLA

  • Document is properly formatted using MLA

Work Due: Have 5 paint samples from a hardware or paint store

Assignment: Work on poster due Thursday at the start of class (50 points)

Tuesday, April 29

• Paint sample project work time

Work Due: 

Assignment:  Paint Sample Project due start of class on Thursday

Wednesday, April 30

• Paint sample project work time

Work Due: 

Assignment: Paint Sample Project due start of class on Thursday

Thursday, May 1

Paint Sample Project Presentations

Friday, May 2

No School

Monday, May 6

Prayer

Name that Tone Review Game

Work Due: Tone Paint Project

Assignment: No assignment

Tuesday, May 7

Prayer

Tone Paint Project Presentations

MCQ Millionaire Game

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Read through this document and be prepared to discuss any questions.

Thursday, May 9

Bell Ringer: AP Classroom

Review for AP Exam

Work Due: AP Classroom Assignments

Assignment: AP Classroom Assignments

Friday, May 10

Bell Ringer: AP Classroom

Review for AP Exam

Work Due: AP Classroom Assignments

Assignment: AP Classroom Assignments

Monday, May 13

Bell Ringer: AP Classroom

Review for AP Exam

Work Due: AP Classroom Assignments

Assignment: AP Classroom Assignments

Tuesday, May 14

AP Lang Exam--No Class Today

Wednesday, May 15

AP Lang Exam Memes

Summer Assignment for AP Lit

Thursday, May 16

Summer Assignment for AP Lit

Friday, May 117 (Last Regular School Day for Seniors)

Summer Assignment for AP Lit

Monday, May 20 - Tuesday May 21 (Final Exam/ Extended Learning)

Summer Assignment for AP Lit

Wednesday, May 22

Summer Assignment for AP Lit

Thursday, May 23

Summer Assignment for AP Lit

Friday, May 24

Summer Assignment for AP Lit