AGENDA 9/29

MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Sound and Sense

-pp 41-53

Define denotation and connotation; p42-43, 44

Read "Pathedy of Manners" on pp44-45, answer questions #1 and 2

On pp 46-47, complete exercises 1-6; Share out.

Read "Cross" on p49, record in Poetry Journal; answer question #1, AND complete TPS-FAST;

-use language from your glossary to describe figurative language and theme.

Assignment: write an original poem: Incorporate multiple words with different connotative and/or denotative meanings.  Minimum two stanzas, identifiable rhyme scheme, each line should be approximately the same amount of syllables, employ imagery, maybe employ a caesura.  Credit for completion, due FRIDAY.

HW: Bring college essays/peer review sheet for credit Tuesday; draft of Candide essay for peer review and completion credit Wednesday; original poem for Friday. Bring reading journal every day--I'll be grading a few each day this week.

AGENDA 9/3

College Center presentation

HW: Review chapters 1-5, 18, and 27-30 for tomorrow's Candide quiz (closed book, three-level questions).

AGENDA 9/2

Class discussion: connections between Candide and the Bible selections we studied
Debrief discussion format & set goals

HW: Look at the independent reading list  (on the right-hand side of this page) and select three potential titles...consider having a reading buddy...we'll formalize book choices on Friday. Review Candide  as needed--Quiz Thursday.

AGENDA 8/29

Review released AP prompts & prewriting relating to Christ figures/Bible as Lit
Write for 20 minutes: draft introduction and response to one of the two prompts
Share & discuss thesis

HW: Upload final draft of "New Chapter in A's Life" to Turnitin.com before 11:00pm PST on Tuesday.

AGENDA 8/27

Continue introductory Bible As Literature ppt, through final slides
Remember:
1) Don't try to capture everything from the powerpoint in your notes! The most recent research suggests that the act of selecting which details to write down is what creates learning, not trying to capture everything.
2) DO take notes and write down ideas for later. You can store these in your reading journal if you want one place to "catch" all of your important AP Lit thinking!


HW: Continue to revise Writing a New Chapter in A's Life assignment--final draft due Tuesday. Complete RJ #2: Thoughtful questions from the Bible, using the "Thoughtful Questions" section of the Bible as Lit handout and evidence from the selections we read

AGENDA 8/26

Continue to work on Concept Circles for Bible unit terms; share out with member from another group and then with the class
Which terms can go in more than one circle? How did you decide?

Begin introductory Bible As Literature ppt, through Cain & Abel
Remember:
1) Don't try to capture everything from the powerpoint in your notes! The most recent research suggests that the act of selecting which details to write down is what creates learning, not trying to capture everything.
2) DO take notes and write down ideas for later. You can store these in your reading journal if you want one place to "catch" all of your important AP Lit thinking!


HW: Continue to revise Writing a New Chapter in A's Life assignment--final draft due Tuesday.

AGENDA 8/25

Peer Revision for Writing a New Chapter in A's Life

Final draft due Tuesday, 9/2 to Turnitin.com
Begin Bible as Literature by creating Concept Circles for unit terminology (middle section of this handout)

HW: Continue to revise Writing a New Chapter in A's Life assignment