Weekly Updates: 2.5-2.9

AP Seminar: Period 1

This week, AP Seminar Scholars will utilize Individual Research Report Rubric to revise and peer review projects and will begin planning Team Multi-Media Presentation.

Monday: Students will use Peer Review Document to provide peers with feedback on Individual Research Report.Individual Research Report Team Roundtables.

Tuesday:  1.) Performance Assessment Task 1: Team Multimedia Presentation Structure 2.) Presentation Analysis: a. Student Examples 1 b. Student Example 2 c. TMP Rubric

Wednesday: 1.) Team Multi-Media Presentation: AP Capstone Seminar Handouts 1 and 2TMP Rubric) 2. PT1 TMP Presentation Outline 1

H.W. Apply Peer Feedback to IRR Revisions

Thursday: Students will ensure that research sources are in conversation (4A-B) by Putting Sources in Conversation w/ Academic Conversation Templates (1)

Friday: Students will use Peer Review Document to provide peers with feedback on Individual Research Report.Individual Research Report Team Roundtables.

English 3P Honors: Period 2,5, 6

This week, students will discuss concept of 19th Century Speeches and Documents addressing FREEDOM and analyze their significance to contemporary American Society and Politics.  

Monday:

1.) “Declaration of Sentiments” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton SOAPS Analysis 2.) Frederick Douglass: Background Video 2.) “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” Close Read Presentation: A New Birth of Freedom: Lincoln Douglass

H.W.  Begin “Views of Freedom” Photo Essay DUE: Thursday 2/8

Tuesday 1.) “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” 2.) Who read it best: Morgan Freeman v. Danny Glover v. James Earl Jones

H.W.  Begin “Views of Freedom” Photo Essay DUE: Thursday 2/8

Wednesday: 1.) Views of Freedom: Socratic Seminar (Socratic Seminar Evaluation Form)

Thursday:1.) Who read it best: Morgan Freeman v. Danny Glover v. James Earl Jones 2.) Views of Freedom Roundtable Discussion & Group Speech Presentation Prep Work 3.) Delegate Duties on Outline

H.W. Prep Group Speech: Outline, Presentation & Speech Rubric

Friday: Prep Speeches

H.W. “Views of Freedom” Speeches Due Wednesday, February 14th

Creative Writing: Period 3

Monday:1.) Sound Off Freewrite 2.) Write ON: Observation from Life 

Tuesday: 1.) Room with a View Freewrite 2.) Not-so-good, useful, Golden Details 3.) Game ON: Mining for Golden Details

Wednesday: 1.) Sound Off Freewrite 2.) Master Model: “Where are you going? Where have you been” by Joyce Carol Oates

Thursday:  1.) Freewrite 2.) Partner Interviews

Friday: 1.) Freewrite 2.) Character Sketch: Draft 1