AGENDA 5/21

Finish science fiction seminars

Sign up for Magical Realism Presentations: please note that each presentation spot is only FOUR minutes long! (Please also note that 4 minutes is a limit, not a goal. Your presentation should be targeted and brief.) If you and a partner are signing up, choose two back-to-back spots for your presentation, putting your name in one and your partner's in the other. That way I can make sure that no one is overlooked.

If you would like help shaping your presentation or creation, please let me know!

Reminder that ALL components of the poetry project must be submitted to Turnitin.com before midnight on Tuesday, 5/26. Please refer to the handouts/checklists and online rubric at Turnitin.com. Again, if you have questions, problems, or need help--please ask!

AGENDA 5/14

Read and annotate science fiction short stories for Tuesday's graded seminar:

"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
"Bloodchild" by Octavia Butler
"Robbie" by Isaac Asimov
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
"A Little Something for Us Tempunauts" by Philip K. Dick
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" by Kurt Vonnegut

Select two of these stories to complete reading journal responses for, #10 and #11. Be prepared to discuss all of the stories in class on Tuesday.

ALL POETRY PROJECT FINAL DRAFT COMPONENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO TURNITIN.COM BETWEEN NEXT MONDAY AND NEXT FRIDAY!!!!

AGENDA 5/7

Journal #9: Intro to Science Fiction

Assignment Updates:
Due 5/13 - Hard copies of second drafts (meaning, you've read over your writing at least once and given a basic proofread) of ALL components of the poetry project
1) Annotated bibliography of the 5 sources (3+ biographical, 1 for the work of poems. One source might have been literary criticism, or it might be a fourth biographical source)
2) Poet Biography Essay Outline
3) Poet Biography Essay
4) Poet Vision Synthesis Essay

We will have a peer-revise read-around in class on 5/13 and will revise for the final drafts, which will be due to Turnitin.com on 5/18.

We will go over the final project on magical realism in class tomorrow.

AP LIT 2015 TEST REVIEW

Two Poems, One Plan PPT to review dual-poem essay
Our in-class Jeopardy! Review
Review your foldables for the Open Question

Remember to go to bed early, eat a real breakfast, give yourself enough time for a 10-minute warm-up in the morning (materials will be provided), pack extra already-sharpened pencils and a handful of pens of the same color ink, along with a healthy snack for the break, and be at the South Gym by 7:15am. You'll be fabulous!