AP English
This coin bank, similar to the one that Invisible Man carries, was found at a local flea market a few years ago by a Broughton student.
May 21-22, 2018
College Essay Presentation by Mrs. Allen
HW: Research paper due this week 5/9-10.
Remember to include in-text citations and the Works Cited page.
May 7/8
Quiz on Ch. 9-18 of Invisible Man
May 1-2
HW: Read Ch. 16 by Thursday/Friday
HW: Read Ch. 16 of IM/Work on research paper due 5/9-10.
Discussion of Invisible Man
HW for Tuesday: Read Ch. 11-15 of Invisible Man
Continue to work on your research papers. Final drafts due 5/9-10.
HW for 4A for Tuesday, April 17: Read through Ch. 6 of IM. Write thesis sentence for research paper on Google Doc on this website.
HW for 1B and 4B for Wednesday, April 18: Read through Ch. 6 of IM. Write thesis sentence for research paper on Google Doc on this website.
Research paper upcoming due dates:
- Notecards in Noodle: 4/13 (A-day) and 4/12 (B-day)
- Peer editing of polished draft: 4/25 (A-day) and 4/26 (B-day)
- Final draft: 5/9 (A-day) and 5/10 (B-day)
Invisible Man Reading Assignments:
- Prologue-Ch. 1 due Wednesday, April 11/Thursday, April 12
Monday/Tuesday--April 9-10
Argumentative Research Paper
Establish an account at www.noodletools.com (Use log-in and PW given in class.)
Search for topics on which you would like to write your research paper at:
Post your choice of topics at the appropriate Padlet site below.
March 13, 2018
Remember to report to your assigned location for the ACT before 7:25 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Historical Speech Project: finish on 2/26-27
A-Day is Monday, Feb. 19 (submit PPT to swinzeler@wcpss.net by 8 a.m.)
B-Day is Thursday, Feb. 22 (submit PPT to swinzeler@wcpss.net by 7 a.m.)
Feb. 12-13
Directions to Historical Speech Project
Jan. 31-Feb. 1
HW: Choose your top three speeches on the attached handout, and sign up for a speech next class. Only one speech per student. Sign up in room 1310.
Speech Analysis
Ethos, pathos, logos
Syntax, diction, tone, details, imagery
Another look at Queen Elizabeth's speech
Guiding questions for speech research:
What is the occasion for the speech? What were his or her goals?
How did he/she achieve those goals?
Jan. 29-30
Assessment of Ch. 3-4 reading of ATKM
Diction
Speech analysis
Discussion of Ch. 3-4 ATKM
Jan. 16-17
Write about which of the following statments you agree with the most. Use evidence to explain your answer.
"Ignorance is bliss" or "Knowledge is power"
Today's ideas, concepts and characters from Ch. 2: Dolph Pillsbury, schoolhouse bids, Sadie Burke and the revelation of truth, Great Sleep, transformation of Willie Stark, idealism vs. power and manipulation.
stark,
Jan. 3-4
Introduction to All the King's Men.
Read Ch. 1 by Jan. 9; complete study guide.
2017
Video: How to Outline a Story in Under Five Minutes
Video: Eight Point Story Arc
Dec. 13/14: One-page short story snapshot
Dec. 15/18: Finish reading DOS; 1/2-page short story thoughtshot
Jan. 9/10: Polished draft of short story
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Monday, Dec. 11/Tuesday, Dec. 12
Overview of Death of a Salesman
Overview of short story project
Each project must contain a resource from the following website: http://decades.sirs.com/decadesweb/decades/do/frontpage
Log-in information provided in class or from the media specialist.
Project Sign-Ups
Wednesday, Nov. 29
Monday, Nov. 20
Exploring the Connotations of Color
Explore the websites below, then in a notebook or online document answer the questions that follow.
1. Color Psychology (Wikipedia entry)
What emotional connotations are associated with the color you are researching?
What cultural connotations are associated with the color you are researching?
2. Color Meanings (HGTV)
What emotional connotations are associated with the color you are researching?
What cultural connotations are associated with the color you are researching?
3. The Meanings of Colors (Color Matter)
What emotional connotations are associated with the color you are researching?
What cultural connotations are associated with the color you are researching?
4. Color Symbolism and Culture (Incredible Art)
What emotional connotations are associated with the color you are researching?
What cultural connotations are associated with the color you are researching?
Tuesday, Nov. 14/Wednesday, Nov. 15
Writing the argumentative response to an AP prompt
Tuesday, Nov. 7/Wednesday, NOv. 8
Journal Entry #1
1. How would you describe the “American dream”?
2. What is your definition of wealth?
3. What are Americans’ attitudes toward wealth and poverty?
4. What is your attitude toward wealth and poverty?
1B only: View opening scene of The Great Gatsby
Introductory video the The Great Gatsby
Introduction to The Great Gatsby
Assignment:
Imagine you were one of the characters in chapter 2 who attended Myrtle's party in New York. Using your mobile phone, record a spoken diary of the evening's events. Describe what happened and your feelings about the evening. Be specific about what you see, hear and feel. Use references to the text.
When finished, you will swap recordings with a partner and compare the feelings and attitudes described.
With your partner, rewrite the party scene in the form of text messages, using the feelings and attitudes that you recorded.
Friday, Nov. 3/Monday, Nov. 6
Ch. 1 due
View Bernice Bobs Her Hair and Ch. 1 of The Great Gatsby
Discussion
Wednesday, Nov. 1/Thursday, Nov. 2
Peer edit AFTA essays. Final draft due Nov. 14-15. (This gives you time to schedule a writing conference with me.)
Begin The Great Gatsby. Read Ch. 1 by Friday.
Introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby
Friday, Oct. 27/Monday, Oct. 30
In-class: Hemingway writing assessment
Group work on AFTA early and later drafts.
Quiz on Books IV-V AFTA
Choose done quotation from the two books and be prepared to discuss.
AFTA essay topics
Scholarly article at www.jstor.org
Complete polished draft due Monday, Oct. 30
Oct. 17-18
Book III AFTA Quiz/discussion
Oct. 11-12
Quiz on Book II AFTA
Find a significant quotation in Book II and write at least one paragraph about it. Share with class. Keep in notebook until last entry on Books IV-V.
Oct. 9-10
Please turn in essays before bell.
Vocabulary Quiz.
Work on analysis questions from Book I.
Oct. 5-6
Choose an important quotation from Book I. Write it down and record the page number. Write 1-2 paragraphs telling us everything that you can find significant in the quotation.
Keep these quotations. They will be collected for a grade when we finish the novel.
Oct. 2-3
Read Book I (Ch. I-XII) by 10/3-4; Vocabulary quiz and final draft of essay due 10/10-11
sept. 28-29:
Presentation by Mr. Ludwick on WWI.
sept. 26-27
HW: Huck/Holden comparison essay due Wednesday; Read Book I (Ch. I-XII) by Tuesday, Oct. 3.
Notes on code and true hero in A Farewell to Arms
Discussion of Ch. I-IV of AFTA
Ernest Hemingway.pptSept. 20/22
HW: Read Ch. 1-4 of A Farewell to Arms by Monday; Comparison essay due next Wednesday.
Sept. 18-19
Turn in Huck Finn mapping project before bell.
HW: Huck/Holden comparison paper due 9/27-28. Find rubric here.
Thesis sentence and outline due Wednesday/Friday.
Huck Finn Mapping project due
AP Nancy Mairs.pptxSept. 14-15
Finalize the Onion timed writing
Review editing codes
Identify the most important quotation in Huck Finn and explain why.
Go over essay assignments for comparative essay on Huck Finn and Catcher
Discuss HF and Catcher
Sept. 12-13, 2017
HW: Work on Huck Finn mapping project due 9/18-19; bring Huck Finn and Catcher to next class.
Finish discussion of "I Am A Cripple."
Timed writing due by end of class.
Sept. 8-11, 2017
HW: Work on Huck Finn mapping project due 9/18-19.
To auditorium for a class meeting
Discussion of use of language to establish tone with "I Am A Cripple" by Nancy Mairs. (Review of tone, diction, connotation and denotation)
Write a precis for "I Am a Cripple."
Sept. 6-7
Essential questions: How is using satire different from delivering an overt message?
Satire vocabulary
Define tone, connotation and denotation (diction)
Read and discuss Onion article. What makes it satire?
Think: What is Twain's purpose in writing Huck Finn?
HF satire handout
HW: Bring Huck Finn next class. Mapping project is due 9/14-15
Sept. 1/5
HW: Define satire vocabulary by next class. You can use any online dictionary, such as this one.
Turn in American Scholar essays on the front table before the bell.
- Introduction to satire and the picaresque novel (take notes)
- Audio: Genius of Mark Twain
- Take-away: Why is Twain a genius? Write on index card in paragraph form and turn in at end of period. What do you learn from his background that indicates his interest in satire? (What story does Engel tell?)
Aug. 30/31
HW for next class: Find a quotation in The American Scholar that you believe defines an important aspect of Emerson's idea of scholar. Write three paragraphs (1-2 pages) that contain an introduction, discussion of the Emersonian Scholar and the Broughton Scholar, and a conclusion. The body paragraph should contain the quotation that you have chosen and a discussion of how it applies to the Emersonian Scholar and Broughton Scholar. Your conclusion should address how the two are alike and/or different. Typed.
- Catcher in the Rye Quiz
- Register for remind.com
- American Scholar/Broughton Scholar discussion
Catcher & Huck 2017.pptAug. 28/29
Welcome to the first day of AP English!
Fill out Information Sheet
Overview of AP English
Introduction to Ralph Waldo Emerson and "American Scholar"
"American Scholar" assignment
Quiz on Huckleberry Finn
HW for 8/30-31: Read "American Scholar" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Follow these directions:
Before you read: What are your ideas about what the word 'scholar' means? Write them in the margin of p. 1 of the handout. The article is titled "The American Scholar." What do you predict the author wants you to take away from the text? Write this in the margine of the text.
During reading: Emerson makes a number of interesting statements. Highlight or underline the ones that appeal to you. Jot down a brief comment about the statement in the margin. Or write a question you may have about the text. Do you agree or disagree with Emerson's thoughts?
After reading: What are the main points Emerson is making? What evidence does he use to support his idea? Return to your original comments on what the word 'scholar' means. How has that meaning changed after reading the essay? What is Emerson's definition of "The American Scholar"?
Today's PPT
Aug. 30
Emerson and transcendentalism.ppt