MLA Style and More Good overview -- BUT remember that in my class we UNDERLINE titles of long works (not italicize), and we always use 12 pt. Times New Roman font.
WILDCAT HOUR TUTORING
ONLY Session 2
ONLY Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs in F109
!!!Eng 10 Honors EXTRA CREDIT Opportunity!!!
Media SAT Short Story Contest
Homework Postings
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AP Lang assigned 11-19 due next class:
(1) Read _Great Gatsby_ chapters 1,2, and 3.
(2) Select one of the following activites (or mix and match to equal 9):
(A) 3 QQTs with responses per chapter (totaling 9)
(B) 3 dialectical journals entries (both columns) per chapter (totaling 9).
Eng 10 H assigned 11/18 due 11/20 and 11/19 due next class:
Speech (see scoring rubric for details); MLA style!
AP Lang assigned 11/17 due 11/19:
Select one of the following topics and develop 3 'stories' (stories can be as short as one sentence--or as long as a page, but you need three) that use pathos support your opinion:
--government involvement with labeling and/ or banning of music
--allowing students to drop out of high school before they are 18.
Eng 10 H assigned 11/16 due 11/18 and 11/17 due 11/19:
(1) Language Network pp. 340-341
(2) Complete "Practice" on p. 341; include a works cited page.
AP Lang assigned 11/13 due 11/17:
Select one of the following topics and locate logos that supports your opinion about it:
--government involvement with labeling and/or ban on music lyrics
--allowing students to drop out of school at any time
Eng 10 H assigned 11/12 due 11/16 and 11/13 due 11/17:
1. Read JFK's "Inaugural Address"
2. Identify chiasmus in the speech.
English 10 H assigned 11/11 due 11/13 and 11/12 due 11/16:
Complete a SOAPSTone analysis of King's essay, "I have A Dream"
AP Lang assigned 11/11 due 11/13:
Using MLA style respond to the following prompt--
Near the end of his letter, King states. "One day the South will recognize its real heroes." What do you think are King's criteria for being a hero?
English 10 Honors assigned 11/10 due 11/11:
(1) Read LOL pp. 262-266; copy 'blue questions' from margins of text, answering them as you read.
(2) Select ONLY ONE of the following activities from LOL p. 268: "Writing Options" 1, OR 2, OR 3
OR "Activities..." 1, OR 2.
AP Lang assigned 11/19 due 11/11:
Memorize about half of your poem for Poetry Out Loud; the entire poem will be rpesented to the class the day before or after Thanksgiving break. Bring a copy of your poem to class on Friday, so a peer can "quiz" you.
English 10 H assigned 11/6 due 11/10 and 11/9 due 11/11:
SELECT ONE ASSIGNMENT to complete (LOL, p. 268: "Writing Options" 1, 2, OR 3 OR "Activities..." 1 OR 2). Remember, just select ONE item from the two sections...
AP Lang assigned 11/5 due 11/9:
Prepare for a philosophical chairs debate: "America is in a Decline."
(1) Decide if you will support or refute the above premise.
(2) Locate logos (news, databases) to support your claim.
(3) Take notes to share in the debate and cite your source, using MLA style.
Eng 10 H assigned 11/4 due 11/6 and 11/5 due 11/9:
Compose a journal entry (MLA), summarizing what you learned in class today.
AP Lang assigned 11/3 due 11/5:
(1) Read _Discovering Arguments_, pp. 6-12;
(2) Complete Activity 3, p. 9.
Eng 10 H assigned 11/2 due 11/4 and 11/3 due 11/5:
(1) Language Network (small grammar text); read pp. 76-82;
(2) Complete exercises: "Write Away" p. 76; "Diagnostic test" p. 77; and "Apply A and B" p. 80.
(3) Be prepared for quiz WITHOUT notes.
AP Lang assigned 10/30 due 11/3:
Read the newspaper, preparing for discussions and philosophical chairs debates.
[written work is not required.]
Eng 10 H assigned 10/29 and 10/30 for NEXT CLASS:
Study for County Benchmark, given NEXT CLASS!
[See study guide distributed in class; visit MSDE practice test websitea nd practice!]
AP Lang assigned 10/28 due 10/30:
(1) Summary of Socratic Seminar (title is significant)
(2) Revisions due before Oct 30 noon!
Eng 10 Honors assigned 10/27 due 10/29 and 10/28 due 10/30:
(1) Revise Essay of Definition (Clean copy without draft stamps must submitted);
(2) Locate or create art representing your definition, moving beyond the literal;
(3) Parent signature on progress report.
AP Lang assigned 10/26 due 10/28:
(1) Visit Poetryoutloud.org
(2) Select a poem to memorize and recite
(3) To submit, list poem title, poet, and summary.
Eng 10 H assigned 10/21 due 10/23 and 10/26 due 10/28:
Essay of Definition Draft
--MLA style ONLY
--Be prepared to share with peers
--See assignment sheet and scoring rubric for details
--See in-class prewriting activites (brainstorming, freewriting, graphic organizing) for ideas.
AP Lang assigned 10/20 due 10/22:
(1) Locate and read a current events article from a high-level publication such as the New York Times or Washington Post. (No need to submit article)
(2) Create a bibliographic entry for the article. (See citation machine or Discovering Arguments or other MLA on-line source)
(3) Summarize article in less than 8 sentences.
Eng 10 H assigned 10/19 due 10/21 and 10/20 due 10/22:
Compose a proposal (journal type writing, MLA style) that explains your plans for your essay of definition. Include subject, audience, and devices (tools) such as contrast, examples, metaphor/simile, and tone. (Think about items of a word map.)
AP Lang assigned 10/16 due 10/19:
(1) Read McGraw-Hill: Douglass' "Learning to Read and Write"
(2) Compose a paragraph or more rhetorically analyzing his essay by responding to 3 prompts under "Rhetoric" on p. 113. Remember to use a topic sentence and text support, organizing ideas to be most effective.
(3) For students who need to make-up/re-do the Dillard essay or submit personal narrative components: WCH(2) 10/22 NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!
Eng 10 H assigned 10/15 due 10/19:
(1) Read de Crevecoeur's essay "What is an American?" (LOL page 289).
(2) Create a graphic organizer to show his definiiton of an American.
AP Lang assigned 10/13 due 10/15:
(1) Know PSAT room assignment!
(2) Read McGraw "Some Reflections on American Manners"
(3) Compose an analysis, using SOAPSTone (in para. form, MLA!)
Eng 10 H assigned 10/12 due 10/14 and 10/13 due 10/15:
(1) Revise "Four Rhetorical Modes" for Assessment Points
(2) Practice for PSAT
(3) Remember PSAT Room Number (see above! and record in agenda!!!)
AP Lang assigned 10/9 due 10/13:
(1) Personal Narrative FINAL
(2) All marked drafts, responses, and reflections
(3) Be prepared to rhetorically analyze your narrative
(4) REVIEW FOR PSAT
English 10 H assigned 10/8 due 10/12:
1. Find an advertisement (magazine, newspaper, or on-line printout).
2. Attach it (tape or staple) to an 8.5 x 11 paper, trimming it to fit.
3. In a journal, identify the rhetorical appeals used and explain their effects on their audience.
4. Make sure you use text support, which in this case will most probably be non-print. Focus on visual details, colors, placement of objects, etc.
AP Lang assigned 10/7:
(1) Memoir (Personal Narrative) Final now due 10/13 (NOTE DUE DATE CHANGE!)
(2) Due 10/9--PSAT Booklet: Review Writing Section 5 (take notes, practice questions)
Eng 10 H assigned 10/6 due 10/8:
(1) progress report signed
(2) Declaration (MLA style, see assignment sheet)
(3) Bring PSAT booklets daily (A and B Days, for Eng and Math)
AP Lang assigned 10/5 due 10/7:
Personal Narrative--Draft 2; be prepared for peer review, making sure you are familiar with ethics guidelines.
Eng 10 Honors assigned 10/2 due 10/6 and assigned 10/5 due 10/7:
Using MLA style (see handout in reference section), compose an essay about yourself in the 4 rhetorical modes. Use a title narrowed with a coclon, and use the subcategories for the 4 sections: description, narration, exposition, and persuasion. Use the class model for content (details) required in each section. Homework points for style (10 points and content (10 points).
AP Lang assigned 10/1 due 10/5:
(1) Memoir Draft #1 (MLA Style);
(2) Complete Classwork readings and SOAPSTone analysis (pencil is okay, on reading-packet preferable);
(3) Read _Discovering Arguments_ Chapter 1; Take Notes on Ethos, Logos, Pathos;
(4) Dillard Revision if necessary (Final Dillard essay counts as 10 assessment points).
Eng 10 H assigned 9/30 due 10/2 and on 10/1 due 10/5:
LOL p. 88 #7 -- Use MLA style!
AP Lang assigned 9/29 due 10/1:
Memoir Proposal (MLA style!)
[If you're stuck, see the checklist at the bottom of the assignment sheet for possible ideas to include.)
Eng 10 H assigned 9/25 due 9/30 and 9/29 due 10/1:
(1) Read Momaday's "Rainy Mountain" (LOL text);
(2) Respond to the prompts (1-6) that follow on p. 62.
[Use ink and double-space]
AP Lang assigned 9/24 due 9/29:
In an essay (MLA style), analyze the rhetorical strategies and devices Dillard uses to develop her point (thesis, argument, perspective, etc.). Use _Mc Graw Hill_ p. 52 "Rhetoric" prompts as a guide (select 3-5 to respond to, organizing your responses into an effective essay, and add your own ideas.)
English 10 H assigned 9/23 due 9/25 and 9/24 due 9/29:
(1)Picture Day (see above)
(2)Prepare for OPEN-NOTES Grammar Quizzes (see binder's langauge section and _Lang. Network_ text): nouns/pronouns, verbs, adjectives/adverbs, coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions.
AP Lang assigned 9/18 due 9/22:
(1) Review the conclusion of _The Grapes of Wrath_
(2) Complete _McGraw-Hill_ p. 52, #1 and #2 under "Writing".
English 10 H assigned 9/17 due 9/21 and 9/18 due 9/22:
(1) Compose an essay (see assignment and scoring rubric distributed in class; use notes in lit section, including seminar discussion notes, as resources).
AP Lang assigned 9/16 due 9/18:
(1) Review _Grapes of Wrath_ Chapters 27-29;
(2) Formulate AND ANSWER 3 QQTs about ethics in writing (see 2 class handouts: QQTs and Ethics)
English 10H assigned 9/15 due 9/17 and 9/16 due 9/18:
(1) Formulate 3 QQTs (and ANSWER them, too!), using the works studied in class so far: Anthem, Omelas, Lottery, Everybody's Got a Right, Pleasantville. [in MLA style]
(2) In _Lang Network_, read and take notes (for open-notes quiz) on "Adjectives and Adverbs"
AP Lang assigned 9/14 due 9/16:
Read _Discovering Arguments_ interchapter 1: Sentence Structures, completing Activity 10 (as a journal)
AP Lang assigned 9/10 due 9/14:
(1) Progress reports -- parent signatures
(2) Review _Wrath_ chapters 25 and 26
(3) _Disovering Arguments_, read "Voice" in interchapter 1 (take notes for open note pop quizzes)and complete Activity.
English 10 H assigned 9/10 and 9/11 due 9/14 and 9/15:
(1) Progress report -- parent signatures
(2) Journal (MLA) -- Compare situational and verbal irony in works studied in class; use text support that is parenthetically cited.
AP Lang assigned 9/8 due 9/10:
(1) Read _Grapes of Wrath_ chapters 20-24;
(2) Read _Discovering Arguments_, 64-68, taking notes for an eventual open-notes quiz.
(3) Complete _Discovering Argument_ Actvities 4 and 5.
English 10 H assigned 9/4 due 9/9, 9/8 due 9/10:
(1) Read _Lang Network_ pp. 4-12, taking notes for an open notes quiz
AP Lang assigned 9/3 due next class (9/8):
(1) Read _Discovering Arguments_ Interchapter 1, pp. 58-63, taking running notes, completing Activities 1 AND 2--BE PREPARED FOR CONTENT QUIZ!!!!
(2) Review/ read _Grapes of Wrath_, chapters 14-19--BE PREPARED FOR ESSAY QUESTIONS!!!!
Eng 10 H assigned 9/2 due 9/4 and 9/3 due next class:
(1) Compose a short essay--see handout for rubric and directions, which MUST be followed!
(2) Finish reading Jackson's "The Lottery"; be prepared to discuss at length.
AP Lang assigned 9/1 due 9/3:
(1) Bring in the visual item/artifact from your summer reading; be prepared to expalin its relevance to your memoir.
(2) Review/Read _Grapes of Wrath_ chapters 10-13.
(3) In a short essay, describe the character's diction and syntax, explaining how words and sentence structure show the character's personality, social backgroud, and educational background.
English 10 H assigned 8/31 and 9/1 due 9/2 and 9/3:
In a journal, use text support (at least direct quotations in quote marks) that show LeGuin's tone shift. HINT: USE A DIRECT QUOTE SHOWING THE POSITIVE TONE (connotations); USE ONE THAT SHOWS THE EXACT PLACE THE TONE SHIFTS (where the positive and negative connotations meet; the words that are sandwiched in-between the opposite connotations); SHOW ONE THAT SHOWS THE NEGATIVE TONE (connotations).
AP Lang assigned 8/28 due next class:
(1) Syllabus signatures; binder with tabs and paper;
(2) Read WPA (handout)
(3) Review or read _Grapes of Wrath_ ch. 6-9;
(4) Compose a short essay--see handout for prompts.
Eng 10 H assigned 8/27 and 8/28 due next class:
(1) Syllabus signatures; binder with tabs and paper;
(2) DISREGARD Omelas reading and journal! (the excerpt will be distributed to students next class)
AP Lang assigned 8/26 due 8/28:
1. submit summer reading assignment;
2. read "The Dust Bowl";
3. review _Grapes of Wrath_ ch. 1-5;
4. compose an essay (MLA style), answering 3 questions (see WS).
Eng 10 H assigned 8/25 and 8/26 due 8/27 and 8/28:
1. submit summer reading assignment;
2. complete Writing Inventory.
*********Afterschool***********
*****AP LANG EXAM REVIEW*******
Tuesday (5/5) and Thursday (5/7)
Details provided at Sign-Up
AFTERSCHOOL HSA REVIEW: Wed, 5/13 (2:15-3)
!!!HSA Review Sessions!!!!
(B-Days in F109 Wildcat Hour Session 2)
4/15--Grammar Review (Subjects, Verbs, Modifiers)
4/17--Sentence Combining
4/21--Context Clues
4/23--Finding Text Support
4/27--Making Inferences (Non-Print Text)
4/29--Making Inferences (Print Text)
5/1--Determing Author's Purpose
5/5--Main Idea
5/7--Summary
5/11-Fact vs. Opinion/Sentence Combining
ENGLISH 10 Extra Credit (Up to 12 points)
--Practice MSDE HSA Practice Tests (use link, which is the second bullet)
--Submit Scorecard answer sheet (print out at home or library) from MINI-ASSESSMENTS Years 2005, 2006, 2007 ONLY (all categories of Reading and Writing are acceptable; however, do not write BCRs and ECRs)
--Your print outs MUST show the date the practice test was taken, and it must be PRIOR to 5/21.
--You can submit as many scorecards as you want; each is worth 2 points, with a max. of 12 points)
Semester 2 Homework Postings
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ENGLISH 10 HONORS DUE NEXT CLASS:
1 ALL TEXTBOOKS
2. SERVICE LEARNING LETTER / PARENT SIGNATURE
AP LANG DUE NEXT CLASS:
1. ALL TEXTBOOKS
2. BE PREPARED FOR WILLOW SONG COLLABORATIVE PRESENTATION
English 10 H assigned 5/28 and 5/29 due next class:
(1) Read LOL Act One of _The Crucible_
(2) Answer all questions (1-8) on page 191
(3) Turn in parent signature for service learning (if you haven't)
(4) Turn in LOL anthology (small books will be collected the following class)
AP Lang assigned 5/29
Bring in texts for collection
English 10 assigned 5/18 and 5/19 due next class:
(1) Extra Credit (HSA Scorecards)
(2) Parent Signatures (Service Learning)
(3) Research Paper FINAL DRAFT:
--Intro Paragraph
--Summary (of novel in FOUR lines) Paragraph
--7 to 9 Body Paragraphs
--Concluding Paragraph
--Works Cited Page
--Formal Outline (Topic or Sentence)
(4) NOTE: FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT DUE the class after Memorial Day. (See scoring rubric for a complete list of components that must be submitted.)
AP Lang assigned 5/18 due next class:
Complete _Othello_ Act 4 and questions (see handout).
English 10 assigned 5/15 and 5/16 due next class:
Research Paper Final Draft, including intro, summary, multiple body, and concluding paragraphs;
works cited page;
formal outline;
index cards (source and note)
AP Lang assigned 5/14 and 5/15 due class after Memorial Day:
Essay Revisions
English 10 H assigned 5/13 due 5/14 and 5/14 due 5/18:
(1) HSA Review Practice
(2) 2 more body paragraphs (see revision checklist)
(3) intro paragraph (see class notes)
(4) conclusion paragraph (see class notes)
AP Lang assigned 5/13 due 5/15:
Skim _Othello_ Act 4; be prepared to discuss.
English 10 H assigned 5/11 due 5/13 and 5/12 due 5/14:
(1) HSA practice (class handout)
(2) Draft 3 more bodt paragrpahs for research paper
(3) Draft a formal outline (see handout)
AP Lang assigned 5/11 and 5/12:
Prepare for AP Lang Exam on 5/13!
English 10 H assigned 5/7 due 5/11 and 5/10 due 5/12:
(1) Continue research project: Compose 2 body paragraphs, each including topic sentences, transition (background) sentences, direct quotes attached to an independent clause, and explication.
(2) HSA Coach Review pp. 65-72: Author's Purpose and Style; Comparing and Contrasting Texts
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AP Lang assigned 5/7 due 5/11 and 5/8 due 5/12:
Complete _Othello_ Act 3, responding to ALL comp and rhetoric prompts. Be prepared to present ideas.
English 10H assigned 5/5 due 5/7:
(1) Complete Classwork (at least 20-30 notecards from your primary source, parenthetically cited with page)
(2) HSA Coach Review: Non-Print Media pp. 62-64 [BRING BOOK TO EVERY CLASS!!!!]
AP Lang assigned 5/4 due 5/6:
(1) Read (the rest of)Act 2
(2) Paraphrase Act 3, scenes 1 and 2
English 10 H assigned 5/1 due 5/5 and 5/4 due 5/6:
(1) HSA Coach: Tone and Voice, pp. 52-59 (expect BCRs)
(2) Continue Research (all source and notecards due next week!)
AP Lang assigned 5/1 due 5/5:
Respond to all 6 discussion questions: _Othello_ Act 2, scene 1; be prepared for collaborative presentations of responses.
English 10 H assigned 4/29 due 5/1 and 4/30 due 5/4:
(1) Continue research
(2) HSA Coach: omponenets of Literature, pp. 45-51.
AP Lang assigned 4/29 due 5/1 and 4/30 due 5/4:
(1) In a journal (MLA--one page typed), explain how Iago uses rhetoric to manipulate others.
(2) Progress report signed (period 2A only)
English 10 H assigned 4/27 due 4/29 and 4/28 due 4/30:
(1) Prepare index cards and works cited page for assessment: SEE SCORING RUBRIC!
(2) Read and complete exercises in HSA Coach: reading Strategies, pp. 38-44.
AP Lang assigned 4/27 due 4/29 and 4/28 due 4/30:
(1) Progress Report Signed (Period 1B ONLY!)
(2) Read _Othello_ 1.3 (Be prepared for pop-quiz).
English 10 H assigned 4/22 due 4/24 and 4/23 due 4/27:
More note and source cards, which be assessed 4/28 and 4/29.
AP Lang assigned 4/23 due next class:
Read _Othello_ Act 1 scenes 1 and 2; complete all questions on handout to prepare for AP question writing.
English 10 H assigned 4/20 due 4/24 and 4/21 due 4/23:
Using index cards, make source cards(primary and any literary criticism you have) and note cards: USE NUMBERS.
AP Lang assigned 4/20 due 4/22:
Using AP multiple question/answer sets as a guide, formulate TWO AP question/answer sets that focusing on language and rhetoric.
English 10 H assigned 4/17 due 4/21 and 4/20 due 4/22:
Finish reading _Huck Finn_.
AP Lang assigned 4/17 due 4/21:
(1)Using "Usage" reading, apply the info by identifying two of the concepts in _Othello_ Act 1 scenes 1 and 2.
(2) Record your findings in paragraph form:
Topic sentence.
Explanation of concept.
Direct quote showing the concept.
Affect of the concept on the audience.
English 10 H assigned 4/15 due 4/17:
Read _Huck Finn_ (two more chapters)
AP Lang assigned 4/15 due 4?17:
Read _Othello_ Act 1, scene 2, paraphrasing 10 consecutive lines on the packet itself.
English 10 H assigned 4/14 due 4/16:
Read _Huck Finn_ chapters 26, 27.
AP Lang assigned 4/8 due 4/15 and 4/14 due 4/16:
Final student-formulated synthesis project:
--prompt (follow model for form)
--5 excerpts of articles, including one non-print text (requires biblio/works cited page)
--rubric (follow model)
--final (MLA) response
English 10 H assigned 4/7 and 4/8 due next class:
(1) Read Research Project Assignment / Scoring Rubric
(2) Parent Signature on Research Project letter
AP Lang assigned 4/3 and 4/6 due next class:
Create a rubric for your synthesis prompt (use model)
AP Lang assigned 4/2 due 4/5:
Draft a response to your synthesis essay prompt. Be prepared to share in scoring circles. [USE MLA STYLE!]
English 10 H assigned 4/1 due 4/3 and 4/2 due 4/5:
Complete Benchmark review guide by adding details to my basic outline. Use a study guide strategy that aligns with your learning style: graphic organizers, note cards, color coding, typed outlines, etc. Be prepared to use the details you find (fro your notes and the LOL text) to "teach" (or present) your category to the whole class.
AP Lang assigned 3/31 due 4/2:
Compose your synthesis essay's prompt, using the media/political image prompt as a model (note the categories and headings). THIS PROMPT PERTAINS TO THE ARTICLES/GRAPHICS YOU HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.
English 10 H assigned 3/30 due 4/1 and 3/31 due 4/2:
(1) Read _Huck Finn_ chapters 32, 33, 34, and 35.
(2) Summarize each chapter in 3-5 sentences.
(3) For each chapter, formulate and answer 1 or 2 QQTs.
AP Lang assigned 3/30 and 3/31 due 4/2:
Persuasive essay revisions due!
English 10 H assigned 3/25 and 3/26 due next class:
(1) Reflection: Huck Finn Socratic Seminar (1 page, MLA)
(2) Read ch. 32 in Huck Finn
English 10 H assigned 3/23 due 3/25 and 3/24 due 3/26:
(1) Progress report signed
(2) Read _Huck Finn_ chapter 32
AP Lang assigend 3/23 and 3/24:
(1) progress report signed
(2) find articles, visuals for synthesis project
English 10 H assigned 3/16-3/25:
Read a current event article from a major news publication; be prepared to sumamrize and share in class.
AP Lang assigned 3/16-3/27:
Collect articles and visuals to use as the readings for your synthesis question.
Eng 10 H assigned 3/13 (Period 1B):
Revise BCR (Tone analysis). Use and box the following terms: speaker, subject, author, tone, juxtapose (or juxtaposition), images (or imagery), connotes (or connotation), irony (or ironic), satire.
AP Lang assigned 3/13 due next class:
Final copy of persuasive essay: Grade Inflation.
Eng 10 H assigned 3/11 due 3/13 and 3/12 due 3/16:
Read _Huck Finn_ chapters 30 and 31.
AP Lang assigned 3/11 due 3/17 and 3/12 due 3/18:
Revise draft of grade inflation essay, using peer-review sheet as a guide.
Eng 10 H assigned 3/9 due 3/11 and 3/10 due 3/12:
Create ONE small poster (MUST be 8.5 x 11) that shows the contrasting moods of the river in _Huck Finn_ chapter 19 (see p. 140) and that of land chapters 17 and 21. Move beyond the literal by focusing on metaphorical representations of shapes, colors, and details.
AP Lang assigned 3/9 due 3/11 and 3/10 due 3/11:
(1) Complete a draft of "Grade Inflation" and bring it to class to for peer review.
(2) Bring text _Discovering Arguments_ for HW points.
Eng 10 H assigned 3/5 due 3/9 and 3/6 due 3/10:
Period 1B read _Huck Finn_ chapters 28 and 29;
Periods 4B, 1A, 4A read _Huck Finn_ chapter 29
AP Lang assigned 3/5 due 3/9:
See McGraw Hill page numbers/assignment below. Be prepared for group presentations.
Eng 10 H assigned 3/4 due 3/6:
Read _Huck Finn_ chapter 28
AP Lang assigned 3/3 due 3/5 and 3/4 due 3/6:
McGraw Hill Reader--read pp. 241-243; amswer all 3 Comprehension questions; select and answer any 3 Rhetoric prompts.
Eng 10 H assigned 2/26 due 3/2 and 2/27 due 3/3:
Read _Huck Finn_ chapters 26 and 27.
AP Lang assigned 2/25 due 2/27 and 2/26 due 3/2:
Compose body paragraph(s) for your "grade inflation" syntesis essay.
AP Lang assigned 2/13 due 2/18 and 2/17 due 2/23:
Revise persuasive essay for final submission: see _Discovering Arguments_ pp. 17 (logos), 23 (pathos), 26 (ethos), and 33 (thesis) for suggections. Also, include at least one participial phrase in your essay.
English 10 Honors assigned 2/13 due 2/18 and 2/17 due 2/19:
(1) Read _Huck Finn_ through the end of chapter 20;
(2) Create a title and formulate one QQT for chapters 17, 18, 19, and 20; answer each QQT.
AP Lang assigned 2/11 due 2/13 and 2/12 due 2/17:
Revise initial draft of persuasive essay: edit, delete, add. Use the scoring rubric as a guide.
English 10 Honors assigned 2/11 due 2/13 and 2/12 due 2/17:
(1) Read _Huck Finn_ chapters 8-16.
(2) Title each chapter
(3) Formaulte ONE QQT per chapter and answer it
[Be prepared for pop quizzes throughout the marking period]
AP Lang assigned 2/9 due 2/11 and 2/10 due 2/12:
Persuasive essay's rough draft: Do you support or oppose Maryland's recent legislation legalizing gambling?
English 10 Honors assigned 2/9 due 2/11 and 2/10 due 2/12:
(1) Read _Huck Finn_ chapters 1-7
(2) Formulate 2 QQTs per chapter and answer them.
English 10 Honors assigned 2/5 due 2/9 and 2/6 due 2/10:
Using LOL, complete two more entries on the chart started in class. List works cited list on back.
AP Lang assigned 2/5 due 2/9 and 2/6 due 2/10:
Find school-appropriate art to support your thesis.
English 10 Honors assigned 2/3 due 2/5 and 2/4 due 2/6:
Create an outline for the levels of diction. Use MLA style.
AP Lang assigned 2/3 due 2/5 and 2/4 due 2/6:
(1) Syllabus signatures.
(2) Compose a paragraph explaining the most significant componenet(s) of the syllabus. Use MLA style.
English 10 Honors and AP Lang assigned first day of semester and due the next:
Student Inventory
Volition and Destiny Essential Questions (AP only)
Semester 1 Homework Postings
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English 10 Honors due Jan 19 and 20:
Finish reading _The Scarlet Letter_.
English 10 Honors assigned 12/23 due 1/6 and 1/5 due 1/7:
(1) Read _Scarlet Letter_ chapters 5, 6, 7.
(2) Draw a setting for each chapter, illustrating the most dominant setting of the chapter. Fit all drawings on one 8.5 x 11 sheet of unlined paper, so it looks like a comic strip.
AP Lang assigned 1/5 due 1/7:
Read _Discovering Arguments" pp. 318-331, taking notes to define significant terms throughout this interchapter 4. Be prepared for an open-noted quiz.
English 10 H assigned 12/19 due 12/23 and 12/22 due 1/5:
Read _Scarlet Letter_ chapters 3 and 4, summarizing in 10 sentences TOTAL.
AP Lang assigned 12/18 due 12/22:
(1) Read Franklin's "The Way to Wealth" in McGraw/Hill; complete any 3 of the 'Rhetoric Questions' that follow. Copy each question you answer;
(2) Prepare to deliver speech on 12/22; see scoring rubric.
English 10 H assigned 12/17 due 12/19 and 12/18 due 12/22:
Read _Scarlet Letter_ chapter 2, summarizing each paragrpah in one sentence. (22-23 sentence total)
AP Lang assigned 12/16 due 12/18:
(1) Revise essay on plagiarism to meet AP Lang's exam rubric standards.
(2) On 8.5" x 11" unlined paper, compose an aphorism that shows your philosophy to AP Lang or AP course in general. All aphorisms will be displayed.
English 10 H assigned 12/15 due 12/17 and 12/16 due 12/18:
Compose a journal (MLA) that explains how Hawthorne's theme in "Rappacinni's Daughter" is universal. Use support from both the film and Stevie Nicks' lyrics, connecting it to real-life, current culture examples.
AP Lang assigned 12/12 due 12/16:
Type final essay (in-class, timed write about ethics). Use MLA style.
English 10 H assigned 12/11 due 12/15 and 12/12 due 12/16:
(1) Read Jonathan Edwards "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" (Lang. of Lit. text)
(3) Compose a journal, explaining the literary time period the work falls under. Remember to use support from the green chart and direct quotes from the work itself.
English 10 H assigned 12/9 due 12/11:
(1) Finish reading Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown", circling words that show mood (which is the atmosphere created by the writer to evoke a feeling in the reader).
(2) On 8.5"x11" unlined paper, create art that matches the mood in "Young Goodman Brown"; you MUST use color.
NOTE: Students can draw, paint, create a collage from magazine/news/on-line graphics.
AP Lang assigned 12/8 due 12/10:
Revise and annotate Gatsby Journal. See handout for language features to include: prepositional phrases, participial phrases, absolute phrase, and shortest sentence (to show emphasis).
English 10 Honors assigned 12/5 due 12/9 and 12/8 due 12/10:
Reflection (MLA style): My Speech
AP Lang assigned 12/4:
Reflection (MLA): The Interview
English 10 Honors assigned 12/3 and 12/4(see entry for English 10 Honors below)
AP Lang assigned 12/2 due 12/4:
(1) Finish reading _The Great Gatsby__.
(2) In a journal (MLA style), explain how you feel about Fitzgerald's conclusion and what it could symbolize about American society.
English 10 Honors assigned 12/1 due 12/5 and 12/2 due 12/8:
Prepare for speech, annotations due and speech delivered on 12/5 (B) or 12/8 (A)
[assessment points: 20 for annotated hard copy; 10 for oral presentation--see scoring guide]
AP Lang assigned 11/21 due 12/4:
(1) Read chapters 4-6 of _The Great Gatsby_
(2) Summarize each chapter.
English 10H assigned 11/20 due 12/3 and 11/21 due 12/4:
Compose an essay OR poem
(student selects topic, mode(s), and length).
AP Lang HW assigned 11/19 due 11/21:
(1) Read chapters 1-3 of _The Great Gatsby_
(2) Using MLA style, summarize each chapter (use only 5 sentences to summarize each chapter for a total of 15 sentences).
English 10 H assigned 11/18 due 11/20:
MLA style journal: "Non-Verbal Techniques I Plan to Use in my Speech."
Missed class today? We read and write comprehension check questions for Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil". [See above link for the on-line version of the full-text.]
AP Lang assigned 11/17 due 11/19:
Add references and contact information to last class' journal: one professional/academic; one personal.
Missed class today? We discussed interview skills, including the "ping-pong" conversation.
English 10 Honors assigned 11/14 due 11/18 and 11/17 due 11/19:
Persuasive Speech: Written component (MLA style; see scoring rubric and peer response sheets for revision suggestions.)
Missed class today? We peer-revised/responded to Persuasive Speech drafts with a detailed checklist.
AP Lang assigned 11/13 due 11/17:
MLA style journal: "What makes me the employee they want to hire".
Missed class today? We completed "Ambition" and combined responses for a complete rhetorical analysis.
English 10 Honors assigned 11/12 due 11/14:
Draft the written component of your (1-3 min)persuasive speech. Submit this draft in MLA style!
Missed class today? Complete the following classwork at home: LOL text pp.502-513, read "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", answer ALL blue questions that are in margins.
English 10 Honors assigned 11/10 due 11/13:
Using MLA style, write a proposal (a paragraph in length) that explains your plan for your persuasive speech. See the scoring guide and rubric for elements to include.
English 10 H assigned 11/6 due 11/10:
(1) NBC signature
(2) Revise journal about persuasive writing to include the 3 rhetorical appeals.
AP Lang assigned 11/7 due 11/11 and 11/13:
(1) Read McGraw Hill "Los Pobres" and answer all comprehension questions for 11/11; answer all rhetorc questions for 11/13.
Missed class on 11/11? Complete the following classwork at home: read Perri Klaas's essay "Ambition" answer all comp and rhetoric questions that follow.
English 10 H assigned 11/3 due 11/6 and 11/5 due 11/7:
One-Page (MLA style) Journal that tells what you know about persuasive writing. Use prior knowledge, your notes, and/or your text. (Include all 3 appeals.)
AP Lang assigned 11/5 due 11/7:
(1) NBC signature
(2) memorize Poetry Outloud poem
(3) bring McGraw Hill Reader DAILY (throughout Nov and Dec)
English 10 Honors assigned 10/30 and 10/31:
(1) County Benchmark administered next class;
(2) Essay of Definition Final (MLA style) due next class.
AP Lang assigned 10/29 due 10/31:
Complete final persuasive essay for Nov 5 class;
memorize poem by Nov 7.
Eng 10 Honors assigned 10/28 due 10/30 and assigned 10/29 due 10/31:
(1) Prepare for County Benchmark 1, which will be administered for B-Day students on Monday 11/3 (see study guide, e-mail teacher for clarifications needed, A-Day students--11/5;
(2) Essay of Definition DRAFT (typed,in MLA style!--see rubric, using it and in-class prewrites as writing guides) NOTE: FINAL ESSAY IS DUE FOR B-DAY STUDENTS ON 11/3, DURING COUNTY BENCHMARK ADMINISTRATION, A-DAY STUDENTS--11/5.
AP Lang assigned 10/27 due 10/29:
(1) parent signature on progress report
(2) next level of draft--(add ethos, pathos, logos, thesis, counterargument)
(3) complete text work (see 10/23 below)
English 10 H assigned 10/24 due 10/28, assigned 10/27 due 10/29:
(1) parent signature on progress report;
(2) 1770s political advertisement OR Liberty poster (see LOL text, p. 268 under 'Activities and Explorations', numbers 1 and/or 2.)
AP Lang assigned 10/23 due 10/27:
1. Read _Discovering Arguments_ pp. 13-27 (Persuasive Appeals)
2. Summarize in paragraph form, using MLA style.
Eng 10 H assigned 10/23 due 10/27:
Read any article from any news publication and be prepared to discuss.
AP Lang and Comp asigned 10/16 due 10/21:
(1) Read _Discovering Arguments_ pp. 9-11;
(2) Complete ACTIVITY 2 (MLA style!)
NOTE: It is best to save work electronically since this project will require several drafts of the same piece.
English 10 Honors assigned 10/15 due 10/20 and 10/16 due 10/21:
(1) Finish reading de Crevecoeur's "What is An American?" (LOL 289-291);
(2) Complete a chart showing the contrasts the writer makes between Europeans and Americans (see LOL p. 289 for a model).
Eng 10 Honors assigned 10/6 due 10/8:
Journal (MLA style): "This I Believe" [min. page counts: 2 if typed, 4 if handwritten in ink]
AP Lang assigned 10/3 due 10/7:
(1) Compose a poem (see directions from class)
(2) Read -Discovering Arguments_ pp. 167-170, taking notes for quiz;
(3) Complete Ex. #4 p. 170 (see handout).
Eng 10 H assigned 10/2 due 10/6 and assigned 10/3 10/7:
Take notes about "Prepositions" (_Langauge Network_ text, pp. 21-23); be prepared for open-notes quiz
AP Lang assigned 10/1 due 10/3:
(1) Read Douglass' essay "Learning to Read and Write" (McGraw Hill);
(2) Answer prompts on handout using MLA style.
Eng 10 H assigned 9/29 due 10/2 and assigned 10/1 due 10/3:
Create a Venn Diagram, comparing Rand's excerpt to Jefferson's. Use the SOAPSTone prompts (see handout).
AP Lang assigned 9/26 due 10/1:
Personal Narrative FINAL PRODUCT.
English 10 Honors assigned 9/28 due 9/30 and 9/26 due 10/1:
Study for Assessment I (see study guide), which will be given next class.
AP Lang assigned 9/24 due 9/26:
(1) Read and takes notes (_Discovering Arguments_ pp. 61-74); Be prepared for an open-notes quiz.
(2) Continue narrative revisions--final is due 10/1.
English 10 Honors assigned 9/24 due 9/26:
Write a 20-line (minimum) poem that uses 30 prepositional phrases. Do not repeat prepositions. See _Lang. Network_ page 19 for a list.
AP Lang assigned 9/22 due 9/24:
Revise narrative draft to include elaboration, purposeful organization, stylistic tools (diction, punctuation, syntax--see checklist!), and sentence skills.
English 10 H assigned 9/19 due 9/23 and 9/22 due 9/24:
Compose an essay using 4 rhetorical modes in MLA style. (See prompt and model!)
AP Lang assigned 9/18 due 9/22:
Rough draft of your personal narrative.
(NOTE: "Rough" applies to content NOT presentation, so use ink and double-space for easy peer-review).
English 10 Honors assigned 9/17 due 9/19 and 9/18 due 9/22:
(1) Finish reading Momaday's "The Way to Rainey Mountain";
(2) Complete a double-entry journal that explains the tone of the word choices used in text's imagery: 12 entries total, 2 for each page you read.
AP Lang assigned 9/16 due 9/18:
(1) Parent signature on progress report (period 2A only);
(2) Journal about a possible "memoir" subject/topic: 2 typed pages, double-spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman font--if handwritten use ink, double-spaced, only one side of a sheet of paper, and DOUBLE the page count.)
NOTE: Two pages of journaling should force you to "elaborate" on ideas; using specific and concrete details will help.
Eng 10 Honors assigned 9/15 due 9/17 and 9/16 due 9/18:
(1) Parent signature on progress report;
(2) Read pp.13-18 in _Language Network_, taking good notes that include examples;
--Bring notes to next class for an open-notes quiz that day.
--Quiz counts as assessment points, notes count as homework points.
AP Lang assigned 9/12 due 9/16:
(1) Read _Discovering Arguments_ pp. 55-60;
(2) Take notes for an open-notes quiz;
(3) Complete exercises 8, 9, 10.
(KEEP NOTES AND EXERCISES SEPERATE!)
English 10 Honors assigned 9/11 due 9/15 and 9/12 due 9/16:
Complete a "connotation" chart; see handout for the list of terms.
AP Lang assigned 9/10 due 9/12:
1. Read Tocqueville's essay "Some Reflections on American Manners";
2. Answer ALL Comprehension Questions and Rhetoric Questions 2,3,4 and 5. Use complete sentences.
English 10 Honors assigned 9/9 due 9/11 and 9/10 due 9/12:
(1) Analyze art from handout distributed in class;
(2) Select ONE picture to analyze--the one that best illustrates what a free society is (it will answer the question "What is a Free Socitey?";
(3) Use ALL three of the following terms in your analysis--connotes, tone, and symbolize.
AP Lang assigned 9/8 due 9/10:
(1) Read Alice Walker's memoir/essay, "Beauty..."
(2) Complete a SOAPSTone analysis of her work.
English 10 Honors assigned 9/5 due 9/6 and 9/8 due 9/10:
(1) Read _Grammar Language Network_ text pp. 4-12;
(2) Take notes to be used for an open-notes quiz next class;
(3) On seperate paper, complete practice review exercises on p. 8 and p. 12.
AP Lang assigned 9/4 due 9/8:
1. Read _Discovering Arguments_ Interchapter 1 through exercise 5.
2. Take notes for open-notes quiz next class.
3. Complete all exercises on seperate paper.
English 10 Honors assigned 9/3 due 9/5; 9/4 due 9/8:
(1) Finish reading and annotating Jackson's short story "The Lottery";
(2) Write a reader-response journal entry: 1 page, typed, double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman. (If handwritten, double the page count--use ink, one side of the paper only.) Make personal connections (historical, literary, cultural, current events, etc.) to ideas in the text. See "Characteristics" of a Good Journal as a guide.
AP Lang and Comp assigned 9/2 due 9/4:
(1) Read Adler's essay, "How to Mark a Book";
(2) Respond to three comprehension prompts in complete sentences.
English 10 Honors HW assigned 8/29 due 9/3:
(1) Parent signature on course syllabus
(2) Answer "what's the difference between a clause and a phrase?"
(3) Annotate "...Omelas" for text evidence pointing to the type of society existing in the story: 2-3 annotations per page, includes highlighting text AND writing explanations in the margins.
English 10 Honors HW assigned 8/27 due 8/29 and 8/28 due 9/2:
(1) Read LeGuin's short story "...Omelas"
(2) Reader-response journal, using "Characteristics [of a Good Journal]" by T. Fulwiler as a guide: 1 page typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman.
AP Lang HW assigned 8/28 due 9/2:
(1) Read Tan's essay "Mother Tongue"
(2) Reader-response journal, using "Characteristics [of a Good Journal]" by T. Fulwiler as a guide: 1 page typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman.
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