My laptop is going in for repairs; this will be the last post for this Semester.

Follow the following schedule:

Tuesday: In Class–Work on Sonnet, Elegy, and Ode

Wednesday: Rough Draft of Fixed Form Poem (Sonnet, Villanelle, Rondeau, or a NEW sestina) and Rough Draft of Free Form Poem (Elegy, Ode, or Conceited Definition) Due. Peer Review Poems

Thursday: Final Portfolio Due–Portfolio must include

• Collected Work: divided by unit, in chronological order.
• Author’s Note: See Portfolio Assignment for details
• Rough Draft and Final Draft of Fixed Form Poem
• Rough Draft and Final Draft of Free Form Poem
• Drafts and Final Version of Final Story
• Punched, organized, and bound in a 3-ring binder

Thursday In Class: Critical Analysis of Projected Short Fiction

Friday: Continued Critical Analysis of Projected Short Fiction

In the event of a Snow Day On:

Tuesday: Rough Draft of 1 Free Form and 1 Fixed Form Poem Due Wednesday–you may choose one of the options not covered in class.

Wednesday: Peer Review Poems in Class on Thursday. Final Portfolio Due Date moved to Friday

Thursday: Final Portfolio Due Friday

Friday: nothing doing.

My laptop is going in for repairs, so I will not be updating the blog any further this term.

Abide by the following schedule:

• Tuesday: In Class: work on writing responses to Synthesis Questions–Work Time on Group Synthesis Question
• Wednesday: Wrap up Synthesis Question. Get feed back from me regarding your packet
• Thursday: Synthesis Final Packet Due at beginning of period; turn in peer evaluation forms at this time as well. Synthesis Timed Write in Class on Thursday
• Friday: Multiple Choice Final.

In the event of a Snow Day on:

• Tuesday: Wednesday gets divided between writing a response and group work time
• Wednesday: Packet still due on Thursday–get email and phone numbers from your group members
• Thursday: Timed Write gets pushed to Friday–no Multiple Choice exam
• Friday: No Multiple Choice exam

In Class:

• Final Story Due
  • Submit 1 copy of final draft and 1 copy of the 3 process drafts in folder. Turn in final draft to Turnitin.com
• Poetry Unit
  • Work on Conceited Definition, Rondeau, and Villanelle

HomeworK:

• Wednesday: Rough Draft of 1 fixed form poem (Rondeau, Villanelle, Sonnet, Sestina) and 1 free form poem (Conceited Definition, Elegy, Ode) Due. Peer Review in Class.
• Final Portfolio Due Thursday Including:
  • Collected work sorted by unit
    • including 1 copy of every draft of every assignment (marked drafts are acceptable)
  • 1 copy of the final story
  • 1 copy of the final fixed form poem
  • 1 copy of the final free form poem
  • 1 Author’s Note (see portfolio assignment)
  • All punched, divided, and bound in a three ring notebook.

In Class:

• Synth Group Work Day

Homework:

• Synthesis Packet Due Thursday (5 Copies per group)
• Peer Evaluation forms for Synthesis Groups due Thursday

Synthesis Final: Thursday

Multiple Choice Final: Friday

In Class:

• Writing Synthesis Responses
• Work Time
  • Select 1 Visual.
  • Select 4-5 Textual Sources
  • Revise/recut Sources

Homework:

• For Monday:
  • Continue revising and recutting sources
  • Find and bring 2 more articles (fill in the gaps)
  • Check the validity/reliability of your sources

Change of Plan

• Tue: Practice Synthesis Timed Write
• Wed: Finalize Synthesis Packet–Final Packet Due Thu
• Thu: Synthesis Timed Write (FINAL ESSAY)
• Fri: Multiple Choice Final (END)

In Class:

• Peer Review 2nd Draft of Final Story

Homework:

• 3rd Draft of Final Story Due Fri–Peer Review in Class
• Final Draft Due Monday
• Final Portfolio: 1 Fixed Poem, 1 Free Poem, Writers Essay, and collected work–Due Thursday

In Class:

• Bedford Essays Synthesis
• Selection of Synthesis Topic for group

Homework:

• Bring 2 text articles and 1 visual (each person) for your group’s topic. Cut the articles (as per cutting articles guidelines) and write a proper MLA source citation for all sources (including the visual). You need to bring both the cut source and the original source. If the original is particularly long, bring enough contextualizing information from around your cuts so your group members get a chance to see where your cuts came from.
  • Be creative in your source searches. If a newspaper article cites an expert, see if you can find the experts own publications or speeches. Think of avenues where people take different stands on the issues. Look for court cases. Has the supreme court ruled on your issue? Look for in depth coverage of the issue. NPR BBC and other nonprofit and not-for-profit news outlets tend to offer more thorough coverage.

Fri: 12/12

• TV & Politics Packet
• Take Practice Multiple Choice Tests Before Wednesday 12/17
  • Sparknotes: http://testprep.sparknotes.com/testcenter/ap/english/
  • Galenet: Password: mwhs High School Test Prep: AP Language and Composition

Mon: 12/15:

• Bring 2 articles (cut and formatted for synthesis and original) and 1 visual for Synthesis.
• Revise, edit, and select preliminary sources
• Determine possible “interesting” articles to include

Tue: 12/16:

• Bring 1 additional article (cut and formatted for synthesis)
• Select synthesis packet sources.
• Write cover page
• Revise and edit final synthesis question

Wed: 12/17:

• Bring 5 copies (per group) of your packet with you.
• Synthesis final in class

Thu: 12/18:

• Review Argument and Analysis strategies.
• Questions and Concerns about final exam
• Multiple Choice Final Exam (40 minutes)

Fri: 12/19

• Timed Write Final Exam (40 minutes)

In Class:

• SSR Plot 2

Homework:

• 2nd Draft of Final Story Due Thursday, 3rd Draft Due Friday, Final Draft Due Monday

In Class:

• Begin Synthesis Unit, Make Synthesis Groups. TV & Politics Packet

Homework:

• Bedford Readings Due: Cohen, Mernissi, Miner, Prager

In Class:

• Groups Select Synthesis Topic

Fri: 12/12

• TV & Politics Packet
• Bring in Preliminary Research (3 articles) for Synthesis Topic
• Take Practice Multiple Choice Tests Before Wednesday 12/17
  • Sparknotes: http://testprep.sparknotes.com/testcenter/ap/english/
  • Galenet: Password: mwhs High School Test Prep: AP Language and Composition

Mon: 12/15:

• Bring 2 articles (cut and formatted for synthesis and original) and 1 visual for Synthesis.
• Revise, edit, and select preliminary sources
• Determine possible “interesting” articles to include

Tue: 12/16:

• Bring 1 additional article (cut and formatted for synthesis)
• Select synthesis packet sources.
• Write cover page
• Revise and edit final synthesis question

Wed: 12/17:

• Bring 5 copies (per group) of your packet with you.
• Synthesis final in class

Thu: 12/18:

• Review Argument and Analysis strategies.
• Questions and Concerns about final exam
• Multiple Choice Final Exam (40 minutes)

Fri: 12/19

• Timed Write Final Exam (40 minutes)

Tue 12/9:

• First Draft of Final Story Peer Review
• Notebook Check

Wed 12/10:

• SSR #9 Plot

Thu: 12/11

• 2nd Draft of Final Story Peer Review
• Notebook Check

Fri: 12/12

• 3rd Draft of Final Story Peer Review
• Begin Final Poetry Assignments]
• Final Portfolio Assignment
• Notebook Check

Mon: 12/15:

• Final Story Due
• Fixed and Free Form Poetry Exercises

Tue: 12/16

• Final Poetry Drafting/Work Time

Wed: 12/17

• Final Poetry Peer Review

Thu: 12/18

• Final Portfolio Due
• Understanding the elements of projected short fiction

Fri: 12/19

• Understanding the elements of projected short fiction.