Spring+2014+Calendar

=**Spring 2014 Calendar**=
 * **January 2014** || Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * Week 1: 1/20-1/24


 * Essential Question** || ** No School ** || ** No School ** || ** No School ** || ** 1-Introduction to Course **
 * [[file:AP English Language and Composition Syllabus 2014 Asheboro High School.rtf|Syllabus]]/Planner **


 * 2- Online Text Resources **
 * Online Literature **
 * and**
 * [|Online Text]**


 * 3- Divergent Thinking **


 * 4-Join Wiki and**
 * Online Textbook**


 * Homework: Read **
 * and review the **
 * Rhetorical Triangle ** || ** -Essential Question **


 * - Discuss Rhetorical Triangle **


 * - "Ballad of Birmingham" **


 * - [|"Letter from Birmingham..."] **
 * PDF Copy **
 * Questions in [[file:MLKQuestions.docx|Text p. 294]] **


 * Homework: **
 * - "The Other America" **


 * Chapter One in Text**
 * pps. 1-2 with Activity**


 * -Research Ethos, Automatic Ethos, **
 * and Building Ethos; Take Notes **
 * on Definitions. **
 * -Locate One Historical Speech **
 * and Bring Copy to Class **
 * -Literary Terms Due 1/31 ** ||
 * Week 2: 1/27-1/31

Essential Question


 * [|Scarlet LetterLink]** || **1-Essential Question**
 * using the SAT Word**


 * 2-Assign**
 * __ The Scarlet Letter __**
 * Online Literature **


 * 4-Collect Speeches**


 * From Homework. **
 * Read for Homework: **
 * SL Chapters 1-3 **
 * Answer Log Questions; **
 * study Literary Terms; **
 * Join WikiSpace ** || ** Half-Snow Day **


 * Read for Homework: **
 * SL Chapters 4-6 **
 * Answer Log Questions; **
 * study Literary Terms; **
 * Study Vocab Set #1 ** || ** Snow Day **


 * Read for Homework: **
 * SL Chapters 7-9; **
 * study Literary Terms; **


 * Study Vocab Set #1 ** || ** Snow Day **


 * HW: **
 * study Literary Terms; **


 * Study Vocab Set #1 ** || **1-Essential Question**
 * using the SAT Word**


 * 2- Literary Terms Set One **
 * Quiz **


 * 3-SOAPStone__;__** ** p. 5, 6 in Text **
 * Tone Video **


 * 4-Using Rhetorical Triangle**
 * in Text**
 * Perform analysis**
 * on Lou Gehrig's**
 * Speech**


 * 4-Speech Study**


 * Read for Homework: **
 * Catch up with previous SL Reading **
 * Chapters 10-14 **
 * Answer Log Questions; **
 * Study Vocab Set #1 ** ||
 * **February 2014** || Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * Week 1: 2/3-2/7

Essential Question || ** Vocab Set #1 Quiz**


 * 1-Essential Question**
 * using the SAT Word**


 * 2-Lou Gehrig Speech**


 * 3-[[image:http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/global/images/share-logo.jpg link="@http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/Launch?id=1266"]]**
 * The Puritans and their Legacy,**
 * QL #1266**
 * Complete**
 * the assignment.**
 * user name: bluecomets**


 * HW: Read SL Chapters **
 * 15-17; **
 * Study for **
 * Literary Terms #2 ** || **1-Essential Question**
 * using the SAT Word**


 * 2-Discuss __The Scarlet__**
 * __Letter__**
 * Assessment**

Do the activity onp.10
 * 3-[|Undecided Voter]**
 * [| Video]**
 * 4-Chapter One**
 * // pps. 7-10. //**


 * Visual Rhetoric**
 * Activity p.21**


 * 5-Class Activity**


 * Homework: **
 * Read SL **
 * Chapters 18-20 **


 * Annotate Your Speech **
 * Using **** Annotation Information **
 * on Speech Page; **


 * study Literary Terms **
 * Set 2; **
 * Study Vocab Set #2 ** || ** SAT Word **


 * 1-__The Scarlet Letter__ **
 * M/C One and Two **


 * 2-Speech Study **


 * 3-Activity pps. 12-13 **
 * in **** Text. **


 * Read for Homework: **
 * Read SL Chapters 21 **
 * -end; **


 * study Literary Terms **
 * Set 2; **


 * Study Vocab Set #2 ** || **1-Essential Question**
 * using the SAT Word**


 * 2-__The Scarlet Letter__ **
 * Assessment Essay **
 * Student Choice **


 * 3-AP Essay Prep **
 * Outline from List **


 * 4-Survey **


 * HW: **
 * Outline Essay and bring **
 * Outline Only to Class; **
 * study Literary Terms Set 2; **
 * Study Vocab Set #2 ** || **SAT Word**


 * 1-AP Essay Exam/Prose**


 * 2-Rhetorical Strategies**


 * 3- Literary Terms Set Two**

9/16-920
 * HW: **
 * Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" **
 * Identify Rhetorical Approach; **
 * Work on Speech Analysis ** ||
 * Week 2: 2/10-2/14

Essential Question || **Vocab Set #2 Quiz**


 * -Essential Question**
 * Discussion**


 * -Grade Scarlet Letter M/C**

Choose Speech PresentationDates
 * -HW: Work on Speech Presentations ** || **-Essential Question**


 * -Think/Pair/Share**
 * Read page 40-41;**
 * Do activity on page 41 **
 * (consider terms on**
 * page 47)**


 * HW: Read [|"Superman] **
 * [|and Me"] **
 * by Sherman Alexie; annotate **
 * considering his **
 * SOAPSTone, **
 * diction and syntax ** || ** Snow Day! :) **
 * aka **
 * Spring Break part 1 ** || ** Snow Day... **
 * aka **
 * Spring Break part 1 ** || ** Snow Day :( **
 * aka **
 * Spring Break part 1 ** ||
 * Week 3: 2/17-2/21

Essential Question || **Zoo School**
 * Discussions** || ** Literary Terms Set **
 * Three **


 * AP SL M/C Practice and Discussion**


 * -Discuss "Superman..."**


 * -Read pages 61, 62;**
 * Activity with** **Visuals**
 * on 66 and 68**


 * -Watch or read **
 * [|JFK's Inaugural] **
 * [| Address]; **
 * Graphic Organizer; **
 * Thesis Statement **
 * -Work on Speech Presentations **


 * Graduation Project **
 * Topic Proposals due tomorrow ** || **Vocab Set #3 Quiz**


 * Hand in Graduation **
 * Project Proposals**


 * -Go over second image**
 * from yesterday**


 * -Read pages 81-83;**
 * 85,86;**
 * Activity on page 86**


 * -HW: Takes notes on **
 * Claims and Thesis; **
 * Do activity at the bottom (p.96,97); **
 * SL corrections ** || ** -Speech Presentations: **
 * Elijah**
 * and Georgia**


 * -Jigsaw Posters **
 * On Presenting **
 * Evidence and **
 * Fallacies p. 97-109 **


 * HW: **
 * Read [|"Not by Math Alone"]; **
 * prepare for Socratic Seminar ** || ** Literary Terms Set Four **


 * -Jigsaw Presentation**


 * -Take notes on pages 111, 112 **


 * -Socratic Seminar on**
 * "Not by Math Alone"**


 * HW: **
 * Read/Take notes on **
 * Classic Oration and**
 * Analyzing Visual Texts**** ; **
 * Do Activity **
 * and Essay in **
 * Progress. **
 * Take notes on the **
 * [|7 Elements of Propaganda]** ||
 * Week 4: 2/24-2/28


 * Essential Question**


 * [|ACT Prep]**
 * [|Website]** || **-Essential Question**


 * -Vocab Set #4 Quiz**


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


 * -Propaganda PPT**


 * [|- Czar Nicholas II;]**
 * [|QL#1294]**
 * username: bluecomets**


 * -HW: Grade SL Essay with Generic Rubric; **
 * Read AF Introduction and **
 * p. 3-26 **** ; Persuasive **
 * Techique notes and packet ** || ** -Speech Presentations: **
 * Brittany B**


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


 * [|-5 main points of]**
 * [|The Communist]**
 * [|Manifesto]**


 * -Go over Analysis Essay**
 * Handout**


 * -HW: **
 * Prep for Analysis Essay **
 * using prompt and scoring **
 * guidelines; **
 * Read AF p. 27-44; **
 * Persuasive **
 * Technique notes and **
 * packet ** || **-Essential Question**


 * -40 minute Analysis Essay**


 * [|-Trotsky and Stalin: Communism; QL#934]**
 * username: bluecomets**


 * -HW: **
 * Read AF Preface and **
 * p. 45-71; **
 * Persuasive **
 * Technique notes and **
 * packet ** || **-Speech Presentations:**


 * -Practice M/C:**
 * Review answers**


 * -HW: **
 * Read AF p. 73-89; Persuasive **
 * Technique notes and packet; **
 * Read Orwell's **
 * [|"Politics and the English Language"] **
 * and take notes for **
 * Socratic Seminar ** || ** -Speech Presentation: **
 * Cody Y. **


 * -Literary Terms Set Five **


 * -Concise Diction**
 * Read and Take Notes on 781-783;**
 * Do Exercise** ** Two **


 * -Socratic Seminar on**
 * "Politics and the English Language"**


 * -HW: **
 * Read AF p. 91-141; Persuasive **
 * Technique notes and packet ** ||
 * **March 2014** || Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * Week 1: 3/3-3/7

Essential Question || **-Essential Question**


 * -Cody Presents**


 * -Review Argumentative**
 * Essay** **Handout**


 * -Hand in SL and AF logs**


 * HW: Top ten rhetorical strategies ** || ** -Finish discussion on Argumentative **
 * Essay**


 * -Discuss "top ten rhetorical**
 * strategies"** || **-Essential Question**


 * -Vocab Set #5 Quiz**


 * -Practice M/C:**
 * Review Answers**


 * HW: **
 * Prep for Argumentative Essay **
 * using prompt and scoring **
 * guidelines; Read **
 * "Women's Brains" ** || **-Speech Presentations:**
 * Sierra and Megan**


 * -40 minute**
 * Argumentative Essay**


 * HW: Read **
 * [|"Professions for Women"]; **
 * Do questions 3, 5, and 6 ** || ** School Closed: **
 * Power Outage ** ||
 * Week 2: 3/10-3/14

Essential Question


 * [|Zoo School]**
 * [|Survey]** || **Zoo School Power Project** || ** -Literary Terms Set Six **


 * -Essential Question **


 * -Parallel Structures**
 * Read and Take Notes on**
 * 384-388;**
 * Do Exercise**
 * Five**


 * HW: Subordination in the **
 * Complex Sentence **
 * Read 1124 -1127 **
 * and Choose Two **
 * Exercises that Appeal to You **


 * -Read [|"Barbie Doll"] and **
 * Write an ** **argumentative**
 * thesis for Gender Roles. **
 * Outline Body **** Paragraphs **
 * with a List of Textual Support/Quotes based **
 * on "Women's Brains", **
 * "Professions for Women", **
 * and "Barbie Doll" ** || **-Vocab Set #6 Quiz**


 * -Speech Presentations**


 * -Finish Parallel Structures**


 * -Cumulative,**
 * Perdiodic, and Inverted**
 * Sentences**
 * (991-996);**
 * Exercise** **Four as a class**


 * HW: Work on Gender roles **
 * argumentative essay ** || **-Essential Question**

-**Do Activity**
 * Examine Norman**
 * Rockwell; Answer Questions on 243**


 * -**** Student Seminar on **
 * Rockwell **


 * HW: Work on Gender roles **
 * argumentative essay ** || ** -Literary Terms Set Seven **


 * -Speech Presentations**


 * -Hand in essay**


 * - **** Student Led **
 * Discussion of **
 * Child of the Americas pps. 355; **
 * Use Exploring **
 * the Text to Guide **
 * Your Discussion **


 * -HW: **
 * "Me Talk Pretty One Day" pps. **
 * 218-222. ** ||
 * Week 3: 3/17-3/21

Essential Question || ** -Read [|"Eleven"] pps. **
 * 239-242 **


 * -HW-"Black Menin Public **
 * Spaces; Just Walk on By"by Brent Staple ** || **-Vocab Set #7 Quiz**


 * -Speech Presentation**


 * -Go over Great Gatsby expectations**


 * -Group Work: questions 1-5**
 * on page 523**


 * HW: Find 3 **
 * examples of diction and syntax **
 * (not together) in both readings ** || **- Hand in diction/syntax homework**


 * -Speech Presentations**


 * -Synthesis Essay Jigsaw**


 * -HW: Great Gatsby chapters 1,2 ** || ** -The Synthesis Essay **
 * pps 161-164. Jigsaw **


 * -Read 164-166.**
 * Take Notes as You Reflect on Your Own Writing.**
 * -Introduction**
 * -Body Paragraphs**
 * -Conclusion**


 * -Synthesis Essay Assessment **
 * on Culminating Conversation/ **
 * Activity. **
 * Begins on Page 166 **


 * HW: **
 * Great Gatsby **
 * chapters 3-6; **
 * Synthesis Essay Pre-write ** || ** -Multiple Choice Practice all period **


 * -HW: Great Gatsby 7-9 **** ; Synthesis Essay **
 * Pre-write ** ||
 * Week 4: 3/24-3/28

Essential Question || **-Synthesis Essay (Whole period)**


 * HW: Watch/read the **
 * news and find a national **
 * issue that can be argued. **
 * Print off/save one article. **
 * -Take M/C (if you didn't Friday) ** || **-Mr Chapman Visits**


 * -Speech Presentations** || **-Speech Presentation**


 * -Go over M/C from Friday**


 * -HW: Locate one graph **
 * and one chart that discusses **
 * your article from yesterday; **
 * -Grade Argumentative Essay ** || **-Essential Question**


 * -Speech Presentations**

-// **[|"A Modest]** //// **[|Proposal"] by** // // **Swift pps 404-410** //


 * -HW: Locate one poem **
 * and one essay that discusses your article ** || **Media Day at the Zoo**


 * HW: Finish M/C test corrections; **
 * grade **
 * Argumentative Essay; **
 * Combine article, graph, **
 * chart, poem, and essay **
 * into an arguable prompt **
 * (All due Monday) ** ||
 * **April 2014** || Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * Week 1: 3/31-4/4

Essential Question || **-Vocab Set #8 Quiz**


 * -Hand in all M/C corrections**
 * and graded Synthesis Essay**


 * -Modest Proposal:**
 * // Answer 1-3 as a class //**
 * // Answer 4-8, //**
 * // in groups, p. 411 //**


 * // -Exchange articles and data; outline synthesis essay //**


 * - HW: Complete synthesis **
 * essay outline ** || **ACT Today** || **-Hand in Synthesis Essay outline**


 * Mini Boot camp-**
 * -Full M/C Test: Must be completed during**
 * 3rd period** || **Mini Boot camp-**
 * -****Analysis Essay: Must be completed during 3rd period** || **Mini Boot camp-**
 * -Argumentative Essay:**
 * Must be completed during 3rd period** ||
 * Week 2: 4/7-4/11


 * [|AP Conversion]**

Essential Question || **Classroom Guidance**
 * Presentation** || **-Speech Presentations**


 * -Hand in Synthesis Essay** **outline (if on trip)**


 * -Scoring Practice: Analysis Essay**

Cold War: McCarthyism, QL #207
 * -HW: Decide on a **
 * topic for **
 * your Modest Proposal **
 * Essay; Outline ** || ** 3-"The Crucible" **


 * -Work on Modest Proposal Essay**


 * -HW: Complete Modest Proposal Essay; **
 * Finish SAS ** || ** Modest Proposal Essay Due **


 * -Calculate AP Score**


 * -Speech Presentation**

// ** Act One Worksheet ** //


 * HW: Read [|Act 1] in **
 * "The Crucible; **
 * complete study **
 * guide ** || **-Vocab Set 9 Quiz**

The Salem Witch Trials, QL #550


 * -Scoring Practice Synthesis Essay**

// **Act Two and Three Worksheets** // ||
 * -HW: Read [|Act 2 and 3] **
 * in "The Crucible"; complete **
 * Week 3: 4/14-4/18


 * [|AP Conversion]**

Essential Question || **Go over Museum Project**


 * -Finish Analysis Grading Conversation**


 * -Go over**
 * [| thesis statements] from Synthesis Essay**


 * -HW: **
 * Read [|Act Four] **
 * and Answer **
 * Act Four Worksheet ** || **-Speech Presentations**


 * -Annotate 1st Prompt: write thesis in**
 * [|DOC]**


 * -Review thesis statements**


 * -HW: Work on **
 * Museum Project ** || **-Annotate 2nd Prompt: write thesis in [|DOC]**


 * -Review thesis statements**


 * -Grade Argumentative Essay**


 * -HW: Work on **
 * Museum Project ** || **-Vocab Set 10 Quiz**


 * -HW: Work on **
 * Museum Project ** || ** No School: **
 * Spring Break part 2 ** ||
 * Week 4: 4/21-4/25


 * [|AP Conversion]**

Essential Question || ** No School: **
 * Spring Break part 2 ** || ** Museum Project Due **


 * -Finish "The Crucible"**


 * -Present Museum Projects** || **-Present Museum Projects**

**3:45-4:30 in the Media Center**
 * -Discuss Modest Proposal Essays (turn in)** || **-Full M/C Test** || **-Make-up session after school:**


 * -Essays 1+2** ||
 * **May 2014** || Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * Week 1: 4/28-5/2


 * [|AP Conversion]**

Essential Question || **-Synthesis Essay**


 * HW: M/C Corrections ** || **-Discussion of M/C**


 * -Essay Corrections and discussion with rubrics**


 * -Share Modest Proposals** || **-Full M/C Test** || **-Essay 1+2** || **-Synthesis Essay**


 * -HW: M/C Corrections ** ||
 * Week 2: 5/5-5/9

Essential Question || **-Overview of last test**


 * -Essay Grading and review** || **-Full M/C Test** || **-This...is...Jeopardy**


 * -[|Thesis Practice]**


 * -HW: Multiple Choice Corrections ** || **-Discussion of Corrections**


 * -[|Thesis Practice]**


 * -Final Discussion/Prep for tomorrow's Exam** || ** AP Exam Today: **
 * Bring 2 black or dark blue **
 * pens and 2 #2 pencils **
 * (that you can sharpen/non-mechanical) ** ||
 * Week 3: 5/12-5/16

Essential Question || **-Finish Movie**


 * -HW: Get consent forms signed ** || **-Start Research paper**


 * -Go over Research Paper requirements** || **-Mrs. Shinn visits with books!**


 * -HW: 3 annotated resources due tomorrow ** || **-Homework Check**


 * -8 total annotated resources**
 * due tomorrow**


 * -HW: finish annotated resources ** || **-Homework Check**


 * -12 total annotated resources due Monday**


 * -HW: finish annotated resources ** ||
 * Week 4: 5/19-5/23

Essential Question || **-Homework Check**
 * -15 total annotated resources due tomorrow**


 * -HW: finish annotated resources ** || **-Decipher sources**


 * -Put them in order (chronological, subject, etc)**


 * -Review info** || **-Work on Rough Draft** || ** -Rough Draft Due Today **


 * -Peer Revisions** || ** Awards Ceremony and Aloha Day ** ||
 * Week 5: 5/26-30

Essential Question || ** No School ** || **-Final Rough Draft Revision and Review** || ** Research Paper Due Today ** || **-Walter Middy** || ** Zip-lining and Fun Day!! ** ||
 * **June 2014** || Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * Week 1: 6/2-6/6

Essential Question || **-Walter Middy** || **-Go over ideas for**
 * "The Survival Guide to AP Language"** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Week 2: 6/9-6/13

Essential Question ||  ||   || ** Teacher Work Day: **
 * No School ** || ** Teacher PD: **
 * No School ** || ** No School ** ||
 * Week 3: 6/16-6/20

Essential Question ||  ||   ||   ||   ||