Fall+2015+Calendar

=**Class Calendar for Fall 2015**=


 * **August 2015** || **Monday** || **Tuesday** || **Wednesday** || **Thursday** || **Friday** ||
 * Week 1: 8/24-8/28 || ** -Hand in **
 * summer reading **


 * -Introduction to Course **
 * Syllabus/Planner **


 * -Commonalities **


 * -Self-Assessments **


 * HW: Signed syllabus **
 * due Friday ** || **-Brief overview of**
 * AP Exam**


 * -What is rhetoric?**
 * Rhetorical Analysis**
 * think/pair/share** || **-Journal Entry;**
 * Discussion**


 * -Annotation**
 * Requirements/**
 * Argument Handout**
 * -Join Wiki**


 * HW: Wiki membership **
 * Due Friday; ** || **-Journal Entry;**
 * Discussion**


 * -Defining Argument**
 * Discussion**
 * (Civility and Doubt)**


 * -Understanding Civil**
 * Discourse Activity(b)**
 * -Present**


 * -Audience**


 * HW: Syllabus **
 * and Wiki **
 * membership **
 * Due tomorrow; **
 * Find examples of **
 * Civil Discourse ** || ** Syllabus/Wiki **
 * Membership **
 * Due Today **


 * -Share HW**
 * Findings/Tie**
 * In Audience**
 * -Discuss**


 * -Rhetorical Triangle**

8/31-9/4 || **-Journal entry;**
 * -SOAPStone and**
 * Triangle Activity:**
 * MLK, Elie Wiesel,**
 * Lou Gherig, G.W. Bush** ||
 * **September**
 * 2015** || **Monday** || **Tuesday** || **Wednesday** || **Thursday** || **Friday** ||
 * Week 1:
 * Discussion**


 * -Rhetorical Triangle**


 * -Audience**


 * -SOAPStone and**
 * Triangle Activity:**
 * MLK, Elie Wiesel,**
 * Lou Gherig, G.W. Bush** || **-Journal entry;**
 * Discussion**


 * -Finish presenting**
 * speeches**


 * -Ethos, Pathos, Logos**
 * group jigsaw**


 * -Connect with speeches**
 * from yesterday**


 * HW: Find a commercial **
 * that is a great example **
 * of your assigned appeal; **
 * bring to class tomorrow; **
 * Angela's Ashes next week ** || **-Journal entry;**
 * Discussion**


 * -Present "top 2" of**
 * 3 appeal commercials**
 * (from homework)**


 * HW: **
 * Have Angela's Ashes **
 * by next week ** || **-Annotation Clinic**


 * HW: **
 * Study for tomorrow; **
 * Angela's Ashes ** || ** Rhetorical analysis, **
 * triangle, and appeals **
 * quiz **


 * -Combined appeals**
 * activity (p.20/21)**


 * -Combined appeals**
 * presentations**


 * HW: **
 * Angela's Ashes Monday ** ||
 * Week 2: 9/7-9/11 || ** No School ** || ** Angela's Ashes copy: **
 * show Ms. Jarrell **


 * -Journal entry;**
 * Discussion**


 * -Class:**
 * p. 25**


 * -Group image**
 * presentations** || **-Finish**
 * presentations from yesterday**


 * -p. 25;** **Group image**
 * presentations**


 * -Tone, Diction,**
 * and****Syntax packet**


 * HW: print off **
 * "On Dumpster Diving" **
 * and annotate; keeping **
 * in mind SOAPSTone **
 * DIDLS; **
 * Read chapter 1 of **
 * Angela's Ashes w/ **
 * DIDLS by Friday ** || **-Discussion/**
 * DIDLS analysis**
 * "On Dumpster**
 * Diving"**


 * -Analysis of**
 * "Death of a Moth";**
 * p. 59/Discuss**


 * -HW: Finish AA **
 * chapter 1 ** || ** Angela's Ashes **
 * chapter 1; DIDLS **
 * and annotations **


 * [|The Man with] **
 * [|the Red Bandana] ** ** video; **
 * Daybook response **


 * -Death of a Moth convo **


 * Discuss AA **


 * HW: AA chapter 2 **
 * due Monday ** ||
 * Week 3: 9/14-9/18 || ** Reading Check **


 * -DIDLS Commercial/**
 * Presentations**


 * -annotation check**


 * -HW: AA chapter 3 **
 * Due Wednesday ** || **[|-Journal]: React**
 * to Article**


 * -Commercial/**
 * Presentations**
 * (DIDLS)**


 * -HW: AA chapter 3 **
 * Due Wednesday **
 * (w/annotations); **
 * find and read an article; **
 * 3 discussion questions **
 * for Seminar tomorrow ** || ** AA chapter 3 due today **


 * -(2nd) Finish presentations**
 * from yesterday**


 * -Discuss AA/**
 * Socratic Seminar**


 * -News Discussion**


 * HW: AA chapter 4 due **
 * tomorrow **
 * (w/ annotations); **
 * find and read article ** || ** AA chapter 4 due **
 * today **


 * -Audience "quizzing"**
 * (All the King's Men;**
 * Other People's Money**)


 * HW: AA chapter 5 **
 * due tomorrow **
 * (w/ annotations); **
 * article ** || ** AA chapter 5 **
 * due today **


 * -Audience activity**


 * -AA Discussion/**
 * annotation check**


 * HW: AA chapters **
 * 6 and 7 **
 * due Tuesday **
 * (w/annotations); **
 * article ** ||
 * Week 4: 9/21-9/25 || **-From close reading**
 * (annotation) to**
 * analysis: 54-78**


 * -Thesis statements;**
 * (closed v. open; 94-96)** || ** AA chapters 6 and 7 **
 * due today **


 * -Speech presentations/**
 * class "quiz"** || ** Literary Quiz #1/ **** DIDLS Quiz **


 * -Finish speech "quizzes"**


 * -AA Socratic Seminar**


 * HW: Read AA chapter 8 due **
 * Friday ** || **-"Spin" discussion**
 * -"Spin" activity**


 * HW: Find an example **
 * of "spin" diction **
 * in the media; **
 * be prepared to present; **
 * AA chapter 8 ** || ** AA chapter 8 due today **


 * -Finish Spin activity**

9/28-10/2 || ** AA chapter 9 due **
 * HW: **
 * AA chapter 9; **
 * News Article ** ||
 * **October 2015** || **Monday** || **Tuesday** || **Wednesday** || **Thursday** || **Friday** ||
 * Week 1:


 * -The Ethical Argument**


 * -"Singer on Poverty"**


 * -Word of the day(s)** || **-Debate Prep**


 * -Word of the day(s)**


 * HW: Read AA **
 * chapter 10; **
 * News article **
 * (find one of 3 arguments) ** || ** AA chapter 10 due **


 * -Silent reading time**


 * HW: AA chapters 11, 12 ** || ** AA chapters 11, 12 **
 * Due **


 * -Debate**


 * HW: -"Lifeboat Ethics" ** || **-Discuss Lifeboat Ethics**


 * -Discuss News articles**


 * HW: AA chapters 13 and **
 * 14; **
 * News article ethics ** ||
 * Week 2: 10/5-10/9 || ** Terms Quiz 2 Today **


 * -Catch-up Day**


 * -HW: Read AA **
 * chapter 15 ** || ** AA chapter 15 due **


 * -Discuss News**
 * articles**


 * -AA Seminar** || **Go over terms**


 * HW: **
 * Read and annotate **
 * "The Other America"; **

10/12-10/16 || ** The Other America **
 * AA Due Monday ** || ** No School ** || ** No School ** ||
 * Week 3:
 * Notes Due; **
 * AA Due **


 * -Final AA Essay** || **[|The Undecided Voter Video]**


 * -Watch Student Videos**


 * -Go over Speech**
 * Presentations**


 * -Work on Presentations** || **-PSAT**


 * -Work on Presentations** || **-Catch up on Lit. terms**


 * -Read**
 * [|"Superman]****[|and Me"]**
 * by Sherman Alexie**


 * -Socratic Seminar:**
 * Superman and Me** || **-Using thesis activity**
 * from 9/21, do activity**
 * on page 111 (hand write)**


 * HW: **
 * Read **
 * and annotate **
 * [|"Not by Math Alone"]; ** ||
 * Week 4: 10/19-10/23 || **-Read**
 * Letters from**
 * Birmingham** **Jail**
 * (or on 280 in text)**


 * -Complete **
 * Questions on Rhetoric **
 * and Style: p.294-295 ** || **-Discussion of MLK text** || ** Literary Terms; **
 * Quiz Today **


 * 1st: Pam: Lincoln **


 * 2nd: Sam G.: Reagan **
 * Alex E.: G.W. Bush **


 * -Jigsaw Posters **
 * On Presenting **
 * Evidence and **
 * Fallacies p. 97-109 **
 * (presentations) ** || **King's College Presentation:**
 * Crazy English** || ** 1st: Zoey: Emma W. **
 * Emma: Teddy R **


 * 2nd: Jay: Jimmy V **
 * Katrina: Ellen **


 * -Make/present**
 * jigsaws for evidence/**
 * fallacies**


 * -[|7 Elements of] **
 * [|Propaganda] ** ||
 * Week 5: 10/26-10/30 || ** Savannah: **
 * Susan B. **


 * -Word Review**


 * -Propaganda PPT **


 * [|- Czar Nicholas II;] **
 * [|QL#1294] **
 * username: bluecomets ** || ** Melody: MLK **
 * Yulissa: **
 * Frederick D. **


 * 2nd: Carlos: Patrick H. **
 * Natalie: Frederick D. **


 * -Go over Persuasive **
 * Techniques **
 * (i.e. Induction, **
 * Deduction, **
 * etc) **


 * [|-Trotsky and Stalin:] **
 * [| Communism; QL#934] **
 * username: bluecomets ** || **-M/C Practice test**


 * HW: **
 * [|-Watch Karl Marx] **
 * [|video] **


 * [|-5 main points of] **
 * [|The Communist] **
 * [|Manifesto] ** || **-Go over AA Essays**
 * and M/C test;**


 * AP grading scale**


 * HW: **
 * Read Orwell's **
 * [|"Politics and] **
 * [|the English Language"] **
 * and take notes for **
 * Socratic Seminar ** || **-Orwell Seminar:**
 * Discuss, as a class,**
 * the specific elements**
 * of Orwell's**
 * "Politics and the**
 * English Language"**
 * from last night's HW**


 * -Begin Animal Farm**


 * HW: **
 * Read AF Introduction and **
 * [|chapters 1 and 2]; **
 * Persuasive Techique**
 * notes and packet ** ||
 * **November 2015** || **Monday** || **Tuesday** || **Wednesday** || **Thursday** || **Friday** ||
 * Week 1: 11/2-11/6 || ** 1st: Allison: Malala **** Maegan: **
 * Mark Ruffalo **


 * 2nd: Aaliyah: LBJ**
 * Alannah: Margaret T.**
 * Sam C.: Reagan**


 * -Go over words**


 * -Discuss AF expectations**


 * HW: Chapters 1 and 2 ** || ** Luis: **
 * Ursula Le Guin **
 * Victry: **
 * Indira Ghandi **


 * 2nd: Justin: Patton **
 * Leo: Ford **


 * -Discuss HW**


 * -Finish going over M/C**


 * HW: Chapter 3 ** || ** -Literary Terms Quiz **


 * -Discuss HW**


 * -Read "Women's Brains";**
 * Seminar**


 * HW: Chapter 4 ** || ** Joe: **** Jimmy V **
 * Diana: **
 * G.W. Bush **


 * 2nd: Carter: Washington **
 * Marina: Pope John Paul **
 * Ruby: Angelina Jolie **


 * HW: Chapter 5 ** || **-Finish presentations**
 * from**
 * yesterday**


 * -AF technique convo**


 * -[|7-point thesis]**
 * [|statement];**
 * (rhetorical analysis)**


 * HW: Chapter 6 ** ||
 * Week 2: 11/9-11/13 || ** Reward Movie Day! ** || ** Reward Movie Day! **


 * -Go over Lit. Terms** || ** No School ** || ** Saraii: Pope Francis **
 * Brytain: Jim Jones **


 * 2nd: Mayra: Reagan **
 * Tristan: Steve J. **
 * Maci B: Malcolm X **


 * -[|7-point thesis statement];**
 * (rhetorical analysis)**


 * -Outline**


 * HW: Chapter 6 ** || ** Yasmin: Pope John Paul **
 * Bernice: Hitler **


 * 2nd: Savannah: Emma W. **
 * Samantha A.: **
 * Barack Obama **


 * -Finish group outline**

11/16-11/20 || **-Prep; Paris Seminar**
 * HW: Chapter 7 ** ||
 * Week 3:


 * -Allegory Discussion**


 * HW: Chapter 8 ** || ** Literary Terms Quiz **


 * -Discuss Allegory in AF**


 * HW: Chapter 9 ** || ** Jessica: Jim Carrey **


 * 2nd: Austin: B. Clinton **
 * Bianca: M. Obama **


 * -Finish thesis statement**
 * discussion/outline activity** || ** 2nd: **
 * Evelyn: Chavez ** ||  ||
 * Week 4: 11/23-11/27 || **-Structuring/Outlining**
 * a rhetorical analysis essay**


 * -Grading 2003 Essays** || ** 2nd: Hannah C: JFK **
 * Destinee: MLK **


 * Thanksgiving Party!! **


 * HW: Finish Animal Farm/ **
 * Annotations ** || ** No School ** || ** No School ** || ** No School ** ||
 * **December 2015** || **Monday** || **Tuesday** || **Wednesday** || **Thursday** || **Friday** ||
 * Week 1: 11/30-12/4 || **-Finish**
 * Grading 2003 Essays**


 * -Click Here: Look for**
 * 2005 Rhetorical Analysis**
 * Essay (question 2 in**
 * PDF);**
 * Individually write this essay**
 * on loose paper in pen****;**
 * you may**
 * use your notes and**
 * Structuring/Outlining a**
 * rhetorical analysis essay**
 * (we went over this online**
 * last Monday)** || **-Switch essays with someone**
 * at your table (everyone**
 * should have someone else's**
 * essay)**


 * -Grade each other's essays**
 * using the generic AP rubric**
 * (put your name next to the grade**
 * so I know who graded whose)**


 * -Read and take notes from the**
 * bottom of** **page 508 to**
 * 509 (do exercise 4 using**
 * the selection from exercises 1**
 * and/or 3);**
 * and the bottom**
 * of 991-996 (do exercise 4)** || ** 2nd: Matt A.: FDR **** Molly: Mary Fisher **
 * Hannah E.: Steven Gerrard **
 * Abbey: Caitlin J. ** || ** 2nd: Fanta D.: Jesse J. **
 * Reagan: Kieth O. ** || **-Grading AP Essays** ||
 * Week 2: 12/7-12/11 || ** Final Animal Farm Essay ** || **1st Period: Final rhetorical**
 * discussion;**
 * "Me Talk Pretty One Day"**


 * 2nd Period: Grading 2005 essay;**
 * regrading each other's essays;**
 * Final rhetorical discussion**


 * HW: Read **
 * "Black Men in **
 * Public Space" **** ; write one **
 * paragraph discussing his **
 * "argument" **
 * (Stop reading BEFORE the **
 * Susanne Britt essay) ** || **-Discuss the argument(s)**
 * in last night's homework**


 * -How to write the argumentative**
 * essay**


 * [|-5 point thesis statement]**


 * -"It's Evident!" game** || **-Go over literary terms**


 * -Discuss/review group**
 * prompt/outline**
 * 2006B argumentative** || **-Grading 2006B**
 * (question 1) Student**
 * samples**


 * -"It's Evident!" game**


 * HW: Outline for 2007B **
 * prompt (question 2) ** ||
 * Week 3: 12/14-12-18 || **-Go over Articles**


 * -Ms. Gentry Visits**


 * -Grading 2007B student **
 * samples (question 2) ** || ** Literary Terms Quiz **
 * Going over Animal Farm Essay**


 * -Quick Debates** || **-Finish Quick Debates**


 * -Read/take notes on**
 * Child of the Americas p.355;**
 * Exploring the Text** || **-Freedom from Want**
 * p.356; Exploring the Text**


 * -The Black Experience is**
 * Everywhere; p.359**


 * -E.B. White Essay (from**
 * summer reading, as**
 * on "Essays" page);**
 * answer questions on**
 * bottom of** **document** || **-Buffett, Gates, and the**
 * Billionaire Challenge**
 * p.375, questions on**
 * p.377**


 * -A Modest Proposal (from**
 * summer reading) also on**
 * page 404 in book.**
 * Answer questions on**
 * Rhetoric and Style on**
 * page 411** ||
 * Week 4: 12/21-12/25 ||  ||   || ** No School ** || ** No School ** || ** No School ** ||
 * Week 5: 12/28-1/1 || ** Winter Break ** || ** Winter Break ** || ** Winter Break ** || ** Winter Break ** || ** Winter Break ** ||
 * **January 2016** || **Monday** || **Tuesday** || **Wednesday** || **Thursday** || **Friday** ||
 * Week 1: 1/4-1/8 || **Review for Exam**


 * HW: Obtain copy **
 * of "Into the Wild" ** || **Review for Exam** || ** Midterm Exam ** || ** Midterm Exam **

//Author's Note -// //Chapter 3//
 * Into the Wild:**
 * Complete Study Guide**
 * for assigned reading:**
 * Click Here** || **-[|4 pt.]thesis statement**


 * [|-Example]**


 * HW: **
 * Thesis statement; **
 * Into the Wild **
 * chapters 4-6; **
 * study guide** ||
 * Week 2: 1/11-1/15 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||