Grading Update as of May 1: I am revising the way grading will work in this class. Though you can receive no lower than the grade you had on March 13, your grade will not be higher than the March 13th grade without consistent hard work and commitment to completing all assignments. Thus, you will receive a zero for ALL incomplete work. If this means that your grade appears to go down on schoology, please be advised that your final grade will be adjusted so that it is NO LOWER than the grade you earned on March 13th.Yet, though your final grade cannot be lower than that of March 13, it will not necessarily be higher if you do not continue to complete all classwork at a level that demonstrates mastery of the material. Feel free to submit any late work. Please contact me by email with ANY questions.
CLASS UPDATE Hi all, the new district policy states that no student will receive a final grade of “F” for spring semester. Additionally, no student will receive a final grade lower than the grade they had earned as of March 13. For us, this will mean that all assignments completed by students will essentially be in an effort to raise their grade from the grade they had as of March 13 (or, at lowest, a “D”). Please think of a couple of things before you come to any conclusions about this grading policy: 1.There are skills you are developing through our lessons right now that will be necessary for your next English class. It makes sense that you attempt to continue learning to best prepare yourself for next year and not feel behind. 2.Colleges still do not accept D’s in any course. If you don’t earn a C or higher in this class, you will have to retake the course if you plan to apply to college. (Also, of course, an A in the course is preferable, and attainable, at this point.) 3.Make sure that you focus on the quality of the work you submit in order to demonstrate your mastery of the skill or material. I will still grade the assignments that you turn in—you want the work you submit to help actually raise your grade. 4.You have a unique opportunity to raise your grade! All work is almost like extra credit as your grade cannot be lower than it was on March 13. Take advantage! 5.You all have personal integrity and a drive to learn. Our work together should not just be based on a grade at the end but on the process and what you gain from learning and thinking about academic ideas. Also, we are the teachers you have a relationship with and will be asking for letters of recommendation and such. We want to think the best of you! 6.Consider possible district policy changes or adjustments. Make sure you are always doing your best in all of your classes. 7. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR CLASS TO CONSIDER IS THAT WE HAVE AN AP EXAM IN MAY. ALL ESSAYS WE WRITE WILL FOCUS ON PREP FOR THIS EXAM! AP Exam: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 11am online!!! Rhetorical Analysis Essay ONLY All work for this semester is due by the hard deadline of Wednesday, June 10 so I have time to assess and submit grades.
Final Project: 1. Research your topic--find 10 sources on your topic and create a MLA Works Cited Page 2. Read and evaluate your sources--state the central argument, the bias, and the key rhetorical strategies used to create that bias. Is the source credible? 3. Revise your research. Make sure your research is balanced and represents multi-perspectives. Update your MLA Works Cited Page. These first three things are due by Friday, June 5. 4. Present your findings about the bias that exists surrounding your topic. 3-mins maximum. Due by Wednesday, June 10. Instructions for recording the presentation: Please create a zoom in which you are the only participant. Then, share your screen which will put your presentation as the only thing that can be seen. Then hit record. You will record your voice speaking about your presentation while sharing your screen. After you are finished, stop recording and save the file. You will need to put that file in your google drive and then share only the link on our schoology discussion. Let me know if you have any questions about this process!!! Please consult the rubric at the very top of this page--click on the button called "Presentation Rubric." This should guide your work. Make sure that you discuss your topic AND the bias in the way it is shown in the media.
Friday, May 22, 2020 1. Check in--how did the exam go? Just post some general feedback about the experience, not about the exam questions!! You are not allowed to discuss that with anyone. 2. Begin work on final project.
Friday, May 15, 2020 Join our Zoom meeting at 1pm. Email me to let me know if there are any major scheduling conflicts. Please be prepared to turn on your video! We want to be able to see each other. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4859715016?pwd=VVhPMUxpTDhxRWZrajFEYUpJdWlLQT09 Meeting ID: 485 971 5016 Password: 993575
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1. Review the my comments on the Woolf Essay and Kundera Essay. Prepare some questions you might have for me regarding these two essays, writing for the exam, or anything else you might want to discuss for Friday's live meeting. 2. Let's write this one last practice essay before the exam: Write Question 2 in 40 minutes https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/apc/ap18-frq-english-language.pdf
Friday, May 8, 2020 1. Please choose a topic for further research about COVID-19. Remember, it should be specific and relate to any issues surrounding the virus, quarantine, economic impacts, social inequalities, health care, governmental response, etc, etc. Please post your idea on this google doc--I will okay it or add suggestions. Make sure it is not the same as anyone who has previously posted. So first come, first serve on the topics. Email me with any questions. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1I1oLJC4QR5Iyenynl8-KDTOO8kOcQk0i0EZtiIz5g/edit?usp=sharing
Monday, April 27, 2020 Let's check in--let me know how you are doing. Also, please do the following things: 1. find someone else to respond to, someone you haven't really talked to since we have all been at school, 2. please say YES or NO to meeting as a class via zoom just to say hi before the end of the school year, 3. say YES or NO to having the technology and internet access to take the AP exam essay online on May 20.
Friday, April 24, 2020 1. As we are essentially done with our coursework for AP and will only continue to work on our rhetorical analysis essay in preparation for the exam on May 20, I would like to shift our work towards a more timely and relevant project that combines current, globally life-changing events and media literacy. I think understanding and addressing the barrage of information we are receiving at this point in time will provide you with important skills that you will continue to use in college and in life. Let's begin this project by thinking about all the information we are absorbing from the media regarding COVID-19 and our global pandemic. This project will focus on a timely topic that obviously impacts all of us right at this moment. You will have the opportunity to think about media and information as well as research and analyze news based on your own interests. 1. I want you to consider the words "bias," "credibility," and "perspective." Please define these terms in your own words as you understand them. Then compose a few sentences that propose how these terms might connect to the news and media right now. Wednesday, April 22, 2020 1. Essay: Please time yourself for 40 minutes and make sure you submit this TYPED. Please respond to Question 3 ONLY: https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/apc/eng_lang_frq_02_10330.pdf
Monday, April 20, 2020 1. Rewrite the Creativity Essay--please see comments I left you on your individual assignment submission. If you have individual questions, please email me, I am here for you!
Friday, April 17, 2020 1. Discussion for Groups 4, 5, 6, 7: On this discussion thread, we will discuss the work assigned by Groups 4, 5, 6, 7. Each group should facilitate by posing questions and the others in the class should respond to those questions and engage in that discussion using and citing evidence from the text. 2. Essay: Please time yourself for 40 minutes and make sure you submit this TYPED. Please respond to Question 1 ONLY: https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/apc/eng_lang_frq_02_10330.pdf
Monday, April 13, 2020 1. Can we please have another check-in discussion? I would like you to post thoughts about being in quarantine, how you are doing, how you feel about the changes to the AP exam, what you are thinking about, etc. Just let me know what's on your mind.
Monday, March 30, 2020 A couple of things: Just to let you know, my "office hours" are Monday-Friday 8:30am-3pm during which time I will be answering email within the hour. If you need to talk about anything at all, don't hesitate to reach out to me. At this point you might know that the AP exam is likely going to be a 45-minute online assessment. I am not sure about all the details yet, but will keep you updated as we learn more. Don't worry, you will all do well. We have to be flexible in life, and this is just another instance of that. I hope you are all doing well. 1. Read my feedback for the last ITTOB discussion on that discussion thread. 2. Works Cited Page Due 3. Work with your group to create a framing assignment for women in your geographical area. DON'T FORGET, this is only one of the assignments you will create about your topic. Please email me your framing assignment with your Group's number.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 1. ITTOB Seminar: On this discussion thread, we will discuss our ITTOB reading for this week. Please ask questions and post responses. Make sure you use evidence from the text to support your response. Please make sure to post at least 3 different times on this thread. Thanks!
Monday, March 23, 2020 1. Research and Works Cited on Women As we discussed in class, your next bit of research will be about strong women who have led movements that have significantly changed/impacted the world. This is a fairly broad assignment in that the women you focus on could really have made any kind of impact that you feel has been significant. You can examine your region of the world and find multiple examples of women from different countries within your region to highlight. You (and your group) will need to submit a MLA Works Cited Page with at least 15 sources. Please work together (perhaps with a google doc) in order to complete this assignment. Due next Monday. Group 1 Africa: Alexis, Erin, Jeffrey Group 2 Asia: Jasmine, Chloe, Henry Group 3 Middle East: Mia, Marie, Bella Group 4 Europe: Sierra, Jie Yu, Michelle C Group 5 North America: Marco, Angel, Adrian Group 6 South America: Isabel, Elica, Alyssa Group 7 Australia and Pacific Islands: Helene, Michelle H Click on the following to add your contact info so your group can work together: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E1RtVK7qRBCMJ3-GkMtL7pvlRK0uSjeA7WllIOGQobI/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 I WILL SUBMIT GRADES AFTER THIS ASSIGNMENT. REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY A PROGRESS REPORT. 1. ITTOB Seminar: On this discussion thread, we will discuss our ITTOB reading for this week. Please ask questions and post responses. Make sure you use evidence from the text to support your response. Please make sure to post at least 3 different times on this thread. Thanks!
Monday, March 16, 2020 I hope you are all doing well and taking this time to sleep a little extra and be healthy. Over the next few weeks, you can expect 1-2 assignments per week to be posted on the weebly and submitted on schoology. All discussions will be assignments on schoology. We will continue reading and discussing In the Time of Butterflies as well as work on our research on strong women. I will provide feedback on your work on schoology. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me about [email protected].
1. Please check in with me on this discussion thread. Let me know how you are doing/feeling about our current COVID-19 situation. Please either post a thought and/or respond to someone else's post. 2. Please also post the work you did for the Unit Docs Seminar for Groups 4 and 5 in lieu of seminar. NO NEED to participate in Seminar if you haven't already. I WILL NOT GRADE THIS--SORRY.
Friday, March 13, 2020 1. ITTOB Seminar 2. Read Unit Docs Groups 4, 5 Group 4: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zpqdu4dZ2Hih4GmjU5mZ4r6oZHSNp0FxWlK5fCpLKSU/edit?usp=sharing Group 5: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DJQnYQALw2WowFcuuVygBCAEmAOqC6AMyERJbGnRg3E/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 1. Unit Docs 1, 2, 3 Seminar 2. Essay
Friday, February 14, 2020 1. Essay 2. Work on Presentation
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 1. Seminar 2. Research--MLA Works Cited Page with 20 citations (at least) 3. Work on Presentation--10-15 minutes and see presentation rubric.
Monday, February 10, 2020 1. Research
Friday, February 7, 2020 1. Essay and Score
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1. Seminar 2. Finish Unit Docs 3. Research
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 1. Unit Docs x 2 Examine agenda/bias, argument, audience, purpose https://www.heritage.org/political-process/report/frederick-douglasss-america-race-justice-and-the-promise-the-founding https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/opinion/frederick-douglasss-scientific-racism.html Tuesday, January 14, 2020 1. Finish Seminar on Douglass
Monday, January 13, 2020 1. Change Seats 2. Discuss Seminar Guidelines 3. Seminar on Winter Reading _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday, November 13, 14, AND 15 Please make plans to take a mock SBA test in the library during Advisory on these three days. I want to remind you that your work will impact how much time we spend on this test prep for the rest of the school year. Please work to the best of your ability. Also, you will receive a grade for this test in our class. Thanks!!! Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Finals 1. Presentation (8-10 minutes) 2. Reflection
Monday, December 16, 2019 1. Review AP Exam and MC 2. Winter HW and Unit Docs and New Ideas for HL Questions 3. Work on Presentations
Friday, December 13, 2019 Final: Mock AP--MC and Essay
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Final: Mock AP--2 Essays
Monday, December 9, 2019 1. Practice MC 2. Seminar
Friday, December 6, 2019 1. STAR Reading Test 2. Review NTE Essay 3. Work on Presentation Wednesday, December 4, 2019 1. Essay 2. Practice MC 3. Work on Presentation
Monday, December 2, 2019 1. Seminar
Friday, November 22, 2019 1. Lit Device Quiz (no new devices) 2. Group Essay
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 1. Finish Presentations 2. Review Essay 2. Seminar 3. Unit Docs https://www.npr.org/2019/05/20/723922031/north-koreas-state-propaganda-gets-a-makeover https://allthatsinteresting.com/north-korean-propaganda Presentation Assignment: Global Propaganda and Censorship of the Media Each group should examine 1. who controls the media and how and 2. to what end? what is the public supposed to believe? Perform an analysis of biased and/or artificial news as well as more overt propaganda. 3. Also, consider what news (not opinions) is presented about these countries from the outside. Make sure the news is current. 15-20 sources with Works Cited Page. 8-10 minutes. China: Isabel, Helene, Henry, Elica Iran: Chloe, Jeffrey, Jie Yu Cuba: Angel, Adrian, Lorelyn Saudi Arabia: Michelle C, Sierra, Erin Venezuela: Marie, Mia, Marco Eritrea: Isaac, Bella, Alexis Myanmar: Alyssa, Michelle H, Jasmine
Friday, November 8, 2019 1. Presentations 8-10 minutes (Please submit 1 typed works cited page per group).
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1. Seminar 2. Work on Project
Monday, October 28, 2019 1. Research Groups Each group should work together to research your assigned topic. Then, as a group, create a 1 page typed single spaced document that outlines or summarizes key points so that other groups can read what you learned. Please do not plagiarize from the internet sources. Include an additional MLA Works Cited Page.
Examine North Korea's relationship with its allies: Lorelyn, Michelle C, Isaac Examine North Korea's relationship with South Korea and its allies like the US.: Alexis, Elica, Michelle H Examine Communism in North Korea and its link to dictatorship. Consider a brief history: Chloe, Jasmine, Marie Examine tactics used to brainwash citizens of North Korea such as propaganda: Jie Yu, Mia, Jeffrey Examine the portrayal of North Korea by the US and allied media: Bella, Alyssa, Henry Examine the portrayal of US and allies by North Korean media: Marco, Adrian, Erin Examine censorship in North Korea: Angel, Isabel, Sierra, Helene
Thursday, October 17, 2019 1. Seminar 2. Review Essays and Sample Essays 3. Work on Project
Monday, October 14, 2019 1. Change Seats 2. Group Essay Learning Objective: Students will: 1)collaborate to support their arguments in an AP-style essay using evidence from the passage. 2) identify and analyze rhetorical strategies in a passage. 3) engage in active discussion through speaking and listening.
Thursday, October 10, 2019 1. Essay and Score Monday, October 7, 2019 1. Introduce Presentation Project: With a partner, choose a country from which people seek asylum in the U.S. Examine causes of this crisis, both governments' reactions and interventions, attitudes towards these asylum seekers in the U.S., and attitudes and living conditions of the seekers themselves. Must research multiple text types--15-20 sources. Evaluate the credibility of these sources as well as their bias. Part of presentation must address the representations of migrant situation. 12-15 minute presentation. 2. Seminar 3. Steinbeck Article/GOW Docs
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 1. Essay 2. Close reading of Icarus poems 3. Work on Group Project
Monday, September 16, 2019 1. Change seats 2. Bruegel
Friday, September 13, 2019 1. Lit Device Quiz 2. Work on Group Project
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 1. Overview of Course and Assessment 2. Work on Group Project
Monday, September 9, 2019 1. Guest Lecture
Friday, September 6, 2019 1. Group Project Assignment
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 1. How to read an image 2. The importance of language (review basic literary devices) Diction, colloquialism, connotation, denotation, jargon, vernacular, dramatic irony, verbal irony, situational irony, motif, sarcasm, satire, tone, logos, pathos, ethos. 3. Two different news texts assignment: Choose a news event. Read it from 3 different perspectives (3 articles about same event). Type a document in which you analyze and compare elements of agenda in each text. Use evidence to prove your ideas. Write a paragraph explaining what you know about the event after reading these three perspectives. Include an MLA Works Cited Page. 4. MLA Citation
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 1. Group Work on Summer HW
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 1. Group Work on Summer HW
Monday, August 26, 2019 1. Pictures 2. Seminar on Columbus Article
Friday, August 23, 2019 1. Education of History video 2. Discuss HL Questions
Thursday, August 22, 2019 1. Finish Bible Articles 2. Present