It's really Friday, really

Today, fourth and fifth periods did the following:

Signed-up for the mock AP exam April 6th or 13th;

Submitted vocabulary homework;

Submitted annotations through page 13 of In Cold Blood;

Finished a rhetorical analysis of JFK's speech about the hike in steel prices; 

Discussed briefly our new rhetorical analysis prompt from the Onion; 

Read a little bit of In Cold Blood.

The link to the Magnasoles prompt (from the Onion) is copied below:

http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/english/ap05_frq_english_lang.pdf

Last but not least:

Homework for April 2, 2013:

Read and annotate through page 36 of In Cold Blood;

Annotate and write a rhetorical analysis on the mock press release from the Onion (2005 Exam); and

Study your vocabulary on the blue sheet and be ready for a vocabulary quiz anytime the week of April 2, 2013.

Thanks!

Toooesday

Yesterday fourth and fifth periods did the following:

Received a new vocabulary assignment sheet AND a new book, In Cold Blood.  A copy of this sheet is copied below:

Word	POS
Compel
Palpable
Eminent
Tempest
Paragon
Profane
Abhor
Mutiny
Egregious
Taint
Aimless (3)
Ramshackle (4)
Beneficence (5)
Edifice (6)
Credible (7)
Severance (8)
Lamentable (8)
Myriad (9)
Equanimity (10)
Contrive (12)
Vagabond (13)

Homework for Thursday, March 28:

Read and annotate through page 13 of In Cold Blood;

Write a vocabulary story with 13 of these vocabulary words.

You also scored you rhetorical analysis of John Downe's letter, and

you also submitted your JFK annotations and began to write the rhetorical analysis on that piece.

See you Thursday!

TGIF

Today in class we did the following:

You turned in vocabulary homework;
You took a vocabulary quiz; and
You discussed your rhetorical analysis (John Downe) with the U of H writing folks.

Your two homework assignments for Tuesday are as follows:

Read and annotate a new speech for rhetorical analysis.  The link for this speech by John F. Kennedy (Question 2) appears below:

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap2012_frq_eng_language.pdf.  In class on Tuesday, you will discuss this piece (discussion will be led by Juan, Jamye, and Greneca in fourth and Ashley, Marasha, and Rene in fifth. 

AND 

Rewrite your "John Downe" analysis and turn in your re-written draft with your revised version.

We will return to Othello next week as well.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Fourth and Fifth Periods:

Tuesday you received a new vocabulary list with new assignments.  If you were not here on Tuesday, the vocabulary sheet is copied below.  Make sure that you read all of the way to the end of this e-mail.  

Word	Definition	POS
Obsequious
Malicious
Lascivious
Delude
Palpable
Valiant
Imminent
Eminent (75)
Insolent
Equivocal
Discern (59)
Tempest (61)
Paragon(s) (63)
Slander (67)
Profane (71)
Citadel (75)
Discreet (75)
Abhor (75)
Compel (75)
Lechery (77)
Obscure (77)
Taint (77)
Rash (adj) (77)
Mutiny (79)
Egregious(ly) (81)

Homework for Friday, March 22, 2013 – write a vocabulary story with all of the new words (starting with “discern”) and five of the old words;

OR

Write a complex-rich sentence with every word on the list.  You will have a vocabulary and Othello quote test on Friday.

Week at a Glance

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 – new vocabulary list and assignments; read Othello; write a rhetorical analysis.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 – review vocabulary; read Othello; review the persuasive essay from the AP exam

Friday, March 22, 2013 – submit homework; review rhetorical analyses (see Luis?) with the writing folks from U of H; vocabulary quiz and quote quiz; read Othello

On Tuesday, you also started writing a rhetorical analysis.  Here is the link to the prompt:

http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/english/b_eng_lang_frq_03.pdf

If you did not finish your rhetorical analysis in class, you MUST bring it to me on Thursday.  Please note that you MUST make a special trip to do so as we will not have class that day.

For the rest of the week, please peruse the "Week at Glance" above.

Have fun!  Learn a lot!  Work hard!

TGISB!

Fourth and Fifth Periods:

Today in class we did the following:

Submitted vocabulary homework;

Complete the AP-style multiple choice on "Letter from a Birmingham Jail";

Took a vocabulary quiz; and

Read, annotated, and discussed a rhetorical piece, which you will analyze in writing when we return from the break. 

If you would like the link to this piece, please note the following:

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap03_frq_english_lang_23014.pdf

Please also note that I will be at school on the following dates at the following times:

Saturday, March 9, 10-1;

Wednesday, March 13, 9-12; and

Thursday, March 10, 9-12.

If you attend one or more of these days, you will take a practice AP exam.  I will also give you 20 POINTS on an exam for this six weeks!

BTW, your homework for the break is to read Act I of Othello three times.

Hump Day!

Fourth and Fifth Periods!

Today in class you heard Ms. Harper talk about Project Grad.  You also took an AP-style multiple choice quiz.  I will give you a little time for this quiz on Friday.

Please note that on Friday you will finish your multiple choice quiz, your vocabulary sentences are due, you will have a brief vocabulary quiz, and you will write a rhetorical analysis.

Have a great day!  Two more days until the break!