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AP Seminar: Period 1

This week, students will reflect on Individual Research Report and use Rubric to Self Assess evidence of Proficiencies in Task 1.  

Monday: 1.“The Human Mind” (19-25) Pre-AP Research Reading and Reflection  2.) Research Methods: Final Project

Tuesday: 1. Stuff That Matters or Finish  Individual Research Report Rubric Reflection  2.) Research Methods: Final Project

Wednesday: 1. Stuff That Matters or Finish  Individual Research Report Rubric Reflection  2.) Research Methods: Final Project

Thursday: 1. Stuff That Matters or Finish  Individual Research Report Rubric Reflection  2.) Research Methods: Final Project

Friday: 1. Stuff That Matters or Finish  Individual Research Report Rubric Reflection  2.) Research Methods: Final Project

English 3P Honors: Period 2, 5, 6

This week, students will analyze themes in 20th Century American literature and political thought by viewing August Wilson’s Fences and Examining argument in Civil Rights Speeches.  

Monday: Watch of Fences: FencesStudy Guide: Fences Lesson Plans

H.W. 1.) Read and Compare “Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech” by Dr. Martin Luther King &  Advice to the Youth of Mississippi by Malcolm X by Writing Compare and Contrast Summar Due Wednesday 2.) Second Semester Portfolio

Tuesday: Fences: Fences Study Guide: Summary Template and Response Essay Fences

H.W.) Second Semester Portfolio

Wednesday: Share and Compare “Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech” by Dr. Martin Luther King &  Advice to the Youth of Mississippi by Malcolm X by Writing Compare and Contrast Summary

H.W.) Second Semester Portfolio due Finals Day

Thursday: Quarter 4 Benchmark

H.W.) Second Semester Portfolio

Friday: 1.) Look! Poem inspired by “Vision of the Future Without Fear” by Judith Baca 2.) Magnetic Poem inspired by  “Lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King” by Cesar Chavez

Creative Writing: Period 3

This week, students will draft a scene about High School Drama.  

Monday: 1. Character Brainstorm

Tuesday: 1. Guest Speaker: Yasmin Madadi, “Writing for T.V.”

Wednesday: Craft Play

Thursday: Craft Play

Friday: Lehrman Workshop

AP Seminar: Period 1

This week, students will reflect on Team Multimedia Presentation and use Rubric to Self Assess evidence of Proficiencies.  

Monday: 1. Introduction to Year End Portfolios: Directions and Elink Instructions 2. Stuff that Matters to Me this Week… 3. Introduction to Elink Portfolio: TMP Review & Rubric Reflection

Tuesday: Team Meet Up & Team Reflections Presentations

Wednesday: 1.  IRR Review & Ruric Reflections 2. Team Meet Up & Discussion

Thursday: 1.) Individual MultiMedia Presentation Review & Rubric Reflections

Friday: Socratic Seminar: Presenting Knowledge & Representing Passion

English 3P Honors: Period 2, 5, 6

This week, students will finish reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and discuss SYMBOLS that convey theme and Modernist features.  

Monday: 1. Reading Check for Ch. 7-9 2. Ch. 7-9 Analysis: Lines of Communication

Tuesday: Semiotic Analysis in The Great Gatsby Series: Literary Circles

Wednesday: Q-Focus

Thursday: Socratic Chairs

Friday: Timed Write

Creative Writing: Period 3

AP Seminar: Period 1

This week, students will prepare for AP End of Course Exams and end of the year assessments.

Monday: Study Hall

Tuesday: Study Hall

Wednesday: Study Hall

Thursday: Introduction to Year End Portfolios: Directions and Elink Instructions

Friday: TMP Reflections & Self-Assessment.

English 3P Honors: Period 2, 5, 6

This week, students will continue a SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.

Monday: 1. Reading Check 2. The Great Gatsby: Ch. 4-6 Analysis: Analysis Map

H.W. Read Ch. 7-9 of The Great Gatsby by Monday, May 21: The Great Gatsby Series

Annotations Focus for Ch. 7-9: Describe Daisy Buchanan and identify her signficiance as an  archetypal character by Completing Analysis Map

Tuesday: 1. Finish Analyzing Ch. 6 Analysis Map 2.  Literary Circles: The Great Gatsby Series

H.W. PREPARE FOR SOCRATIC SEMINAR: Complete 3 Questions based on Specific Text using Socratic Seminar Question Stems REV &/or Tracking Your Thinking while reading novels.

Wednesday: Socratic Seminar: Socratic Seminar Question Stems REV

Thursday: The Great Gastby Progress Check #2

Friday: Progress Check Revision

Creative Writing: Period 3

This week, Creative Writers will publish Poetry Collection and begin final collection to be PUBLISHED in digital platform.

Monday: Use Canva and BookCreator to compile poetry collection. Due Friday 5/18

Tuesday: Stories/Poems staring at the wall: Day 1

Wednesday: Stories/ Poems staring at the wall: Day 2

Thursday: Introduction: Digital Storytelling Platforms

Friday: Lehrman Process

AP Seminar: Period 1

This week, students will review AP End of Course Exam Materials to prepare for AP Seminar Exam on Tuesday, May 8.

Monday: Final Portfolio Turn in

Tuesday: EOC Section 1 Review: a. Rubric Analysis b. World Cafe: Student Exemplars

H.W. Complete Section 1 at Homework

Wednesday: EOC Section 2 Review: a. Rubric Analysis b. World Cafe: Student Exemplars

H.W. Complete Section 2 for Homework

Thursday: Review ANT-TIEAC-RRR

Friday: Timed Write

English 3P Honors: Period 2, 5, 6

This week, students will begin a SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.

Monday: Present Harlem Renaissance Inquiries

H.W. Read Ch. 1-3 of The Great Gatsby by Monday, May 4: The Great Gatsby Series

Annotations Focus for Ch. 1-3: Describe Nick Carraway and identify the features that make him an example of archetypal unreliable narrator by Completing Analysis Map

Tuesday: a. F. Scott Fitgerald Background b. “Midnight in Paris”

Wednesday: a. Introduction to Semiotics: Crash Course Intro b. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot c.  Subversion, Alienation, Antihero, Urban Wasteland in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot

Thursday: a. Says Means Matters:  “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Friday: Literary Circles for “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot 

H.W. Read Ch. 1-3 of The Great Gatsby by Monday, May 4

AP Seminar: Period 1

This week, AP Seminar will REVISE CONCLUSION and complete the FIRST DRAFT of Individual Written Argument, and continue building an Annotated Bibliography that includes sources such as Online News, Magazine, Scholarly Journals, and books.  

Monday: 1.) IWA Part IV Revisions 2.) They Say/ I Say Sentence Frames

H.W. TYPE and REVISE Entire IWA (IWA Rubric).  HARD COPY PRINT Outs with ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY will be turned in on Friday 4/13.

Tuesday: 1.) IMP Presentation Prep 2.) Outline Model

Wednesday: View Presentation Samples and Note Slide Outlines (Presentation Rubric and Notes)

Thursday: Work Day:  EBSCOHost & Toulmin Model for support

Friday: IWA Draft 1 Due: PT 2 IWA Draft Peer Edit

English 3P Honors: Period 2, 5, 6

This week students will learn about the contributions of Harlem Renaissance artists and writers to MODERNISM and discourse on American EQUALITY.

Monday: 1.) Table of Contents Notebook Set Up 2.) Realism Essay Feedback

H.W. Realism Essay Revisions DUE Monday 4/16!

Tuesday: 1.) Harlem Renaissance Intro Notes Harlem Renaissance Video 2.)  Reading: HARLEM INTELLECTS Gallery Walk & Dialectical Journal 3.  Post Reading: 3-2-1 Check In

Wednesday: 1.) Continued from 4/10: HARLEM INTELLECTS Gallery Walk & Dialectical Journal 3.  Post Reading: 3-2-1 Check In

H.W. Background Paragraph for Langston Hughes: Choose your own source and Cite using MLA format and Analyze: Theme for English B 

Thursday: 1.) Lois Maillou Jones “Ascent from Ethiopia“: OPTIC Analysis &  Thesis Practice

Friday: 1.Theme for English B Check In 2.) “How it Feels to be a Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston

 

AP Seminar: Period 1

This week, AP Seminar will REVISE SOLUTIONS and develop a conclusion to be argued in Individual Written Argument, and continue building an Annotated Bibliography that includes sources such as Online News, Magazine, Scholarly Journals, and books.  

Monday: 1.) Research Roundtables

H.W. Revise POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS For the PROBLEM are investigating.  PRINT Outs with Annotation will be turned in on Friday for the TIMED WRITE. REVISED Annotated Bibliography due on FRIDAY 3/30 with Part 1, 2, 3 Revisions

Tuesday: 1.) IWA Part 3 Revision and Anchor Analysis: (IWA Rubric and Samples)

Wednesday: View Presentation Samples and Note Slide Outlines (Presentation Rubric and Notes)

Thursday: Research Day:  EBSCOHost

Friday: In class timed write due at the end of class w/ PRINTOUTS of CITED SOURCES: What CALL to ACTION will conclude your RESEARCH?  Why is it the most effective?  What are its limitations?  What are its implications?  What are counterarguments against it?  Why are those counterarguments wrong and your SOLUTION right despite objections?

English 3P Honors: Period 2, 5, 6

This week, English 3P Honors will DEFINE Modernism, explain its historical context, and evaluate its features in visual art and poetry.  

Monday: 1.) The Awakening Unit Final Essay 2.) Essay Introduction Mini Lesson (Presentation) 3.) Thesis Frames and Paragraph Curriculum 4.) Analysis Verbs

H.W. The Awakening Unit Final Essay  & Interactive Notebook (Rubric & Guidelines )Due on Friday

Tuesday: 1. Quick Analysis ““Harlem: Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes 2.) Introduction to Modernism: Historical Context (Modernism Powerpoint)

Wednesday: (Late Start) 1. Features of American Modernism

Thursday: Modernism Gallery Walk

Friday: Progress Check 1.) What is Modernism? What caused it? What makes a literary or artistic text MODERNIST?

Creative Writing: Period 3

This week, writers will develop a story that begins by engaging readers through a vivid description of a setting.

Monday: 1.) Freewrite a rant 2.) Build a story starter 3.) Build a vivid setting w/ “I am a camera”

Tuesday: 1.) Read & Respond to “Why I Write” by Joan Didion

Wednesday: 1) Story Lottery 2.) Interrogate the starter 3.) Start a story in your setting

Thursday: Continue writing setting

Friday: Turn in Draft 1 of Story starter

 

AP Seminar: Period 1

This week, AP Seminar will REVISE RESEARCH QUESTION and LENSES to be investigated in Individual Written Argument, after building Annotated Bibliography that includes sources such as: Online News, Magazine, Scholarly Journals, and books.  

Monday: 1.) Effective Research Questions 2.) Research Question Lines of Communication

H.W. Find Peer Reviewed Journals articles that include POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS For the PROBLEM are investigating.  PRINT Outs with Annotation will be turned in on Friday for the TIMED WRITE. REVISED Annotated Bibliography due on Monday 3/26 with Part 1 & 2 Revisions

Tuesday: 1.) Research Question Reflection 2.) Introduction Peer Revisions 3.) IWA Part 2 Revision and Anchor Analysis: (IWA Rubric and Samples)

Wednesday: Research Day 1: EBSCOHost

Thursday: Research Day 2:  EBSCOHost

Friday: In class timed write due at the end of class w/ PRINTOUTS of CITED SOURCES: What does the investigation of the PROBLEM through specialized lenses reveal about the PROBLEM at the center of your research: I. Solution 1 II. Solution 2 III. Solution 3

English 3P Honors: Period 2, 5, 6

This week, English 3P Honors will DISCUSS Naturalist Features in the resolution Kate Chopin’s The Awakening.

Monday: 1. Quick Analysis 2.) Question Formulation Technique

Tuesday: 1.   The Awakening and Learning to Swim 2.)Philosophical Chairs Prep

Wednesday: Philosophical CHairs

Thursday: Quarter 3 Benchmark

Friday: The Awakening World Cafe

AP Seminar: Period 1

This week, AP Seminar will finalize RESEARCH QUESTION and LENSES to be investigated in Individual Written Argument, after building Annotated Bibliography that includes sources such as: Online News, Magazine, Scholarly Journals, and books.  

Monday: 1.) Upload IRR to College Board Portfolio (Instructions)

H.W. Find Online Magazine articles that include views from lenses you are investigating.  (PDF w/ instructions) Print Outs with Annotation will be turned in on Friday. Annotated Bibliography due on Monday 3/13 with Part 1 Revisions

Tuesday: 1.) IWA Part 1 Revision and Anchor Analysis: (IWA Rubric and Samples)

Wednesday: Research Day 1: Online Magazines & EBSCOHost

Thursday: Research Day 1: Online Magazines & EBSCOHost

Friday: In class timed write due at the end of class w/ PRINTOUTS of CITED SOURCES: What does the investigation of the PROBLEM through specialized lenses reveal about the PROBLEM at the center of your research: I. Lens 1 II. Lens 2. Lens 3

Print Outs with Annotations will be turned in on Friday. Annotated Bibliography due on Monday 3/13 with Part 1 Revisions

English 3P Honors: Period 2, 5, 6

This week, English 3P Honors will identify Naturalist Features Mark Twain’s essay “The Lowest Animal” and in the resolution of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening.

Monday: 1. Close Read “The Lowest Animal” Complete Dialectical Journal

H.W. Finish Reading The Awakening EQ:  How does Kate Chopin introduce REGIONALISM through dialogue and relationships of the novel’s characters?  What Naturalist ideas are conveyed through the characters’ internal life and conflicts?  Annotate to identify characters traits and their relationship to setting, rising complicaitons, SITUATIONAL IRONY, significant relationships, symbolism of setting that reveals Naturalist elements.

Tuesday: 1.  Summary Check: Resolution of The Awakening 2.) Dialectical Journal: “The Lowest Animal” 3.) Literary Circles of The Awakening

Wednesday: Literary Circles #3 for The Awakening

Thursday: Progress Check 5.3

Friday: Progress Check Revision 

Creative Writing: Period 3

This week, Creative Writers will use questioning to build characters through the use of dialogue and description.  

Monday: 1.) Build a Story: Publication

Tuesday: 1.) Freewrite: 2.) I am a camera

Wednesday: 1.) Build a Story

Thursday: 2.) Build A story

Friday: Submit for Creative Writing Contest