AP Lang-Today they submitted Vocab 2, quiz will be at the end of this week. Additionally they had in class working time for the Election Project, all Propaganda Pieces, Press Releases & Videos due on Wednesday:
- REQUIRED: 2 Videos POSTED to YOUTUBE, e-mail me the links!
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Student Examples (see English 3 link for MANY examples!):
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- REQUIRED: 2 Press release Uploaded to Turnitin.com (bring 5 copies to give to the groups)
- Minimum of 2 Propaganda Pieces, below are some OPTIONS, you may do more or alternatives:
- Posters (1)
- Mailers (6-1 per group)
- Buttons (2 dozen to cover class size)
- Pencils (2 dozen)
- Stickers (2 dozen)
- T-Shirts (that have been created)
- Recommended-dressing in the colors of your candidate or if you have a T-shirt that has their image on it, be a (fill in names of candidate here) supporter!!
Columbine Part 1 Socratic Seminar is Wednesday, you only need your annotated book to be able to participate, please see the Columbine link for the Seminar Questions.
- REMINDERS!!
- 10/31-Vocab 2 due, Election Project working day (bring all supplies needed to work with your team!)
- 11/1-Achieve Week 2 Due, begin Week 3
- 11/2-Columbine Socratic Seminar Part 1-MUST HAVE ANNOTATED NOVEL, see book link above for expectations
- 11/4-Vocab 2 Quiz, In class debate working day, structuring of your arguments
- 11/8-MOCK ELECTION DEBATE DAY!!! (Vocab 3 also due)
- 11/10-“Burst the bubble” of AP Exam & The AP Research Paper intro
English 3 Honors-Today was the Opening to the Mock Election Project, great videos & interesting Propaganda pieces were brought in today! Remember if you are still working on posters (2A) that they should be a MAXIMUM of 18 x 24″ so we have room to display all of them (like the center Dory poster)!
For the debate on Wednesday please wrap up your notes having reviewed the Press Releases on TURNITIN.COM and complete the Peer review on turnitin (directions linked here). To complete your Ballot and vote for the winner you must have your notes and review completed!
Reminders!
- 11/2-DEBATE DAY! Please come in dressed neat, prepared, & professional to class Wednesday. We will be taking “A” lunch so the debate will not be interrupted!
- Have you gotten your Achieve done for week 2? Week 3 starts tomorrow!
- Be sure to have your copy of “A Raisin in the Sun” IN HAND in class on Wednesday as well!
AICE GP 8B-Today was a busy day, Halloween or not, today was a typical day in an AICE class. Chivalry Essay Rough Drafts were due, reviewed by me and returned as FINAL COPIES ARE DUE to TURNITIN.COM no later than Friday evening. Vocabulary Lesson 1 & TOAFK Character Cards were collected, reviewed and returned. Then the students completed the Final Assessment for The Once & Future King, if you were absent today you must attend testing Tuesday after school tomorrow to make up this assessment.
- Reminders:
- 11/1: Achieve Week 2 due, begin Week 3
- 11/2-3: Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Intro, please make sure you have novel in hand, copies can be check out from me before or after school. Please also bring in your journals, you may continue the one from the summer or begin a new composition book.
- 11/3: Allusion 1 Pandora’s Box for A Day
- 11/4: Lit Card 6 (1st for this 9-weeks)
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11/7-8: Vocab 2 Due
- 11/8: Achieve Week 3 due, begin Week 4
Happy Halloween from my family to yours!
