AP English Peeps
Monday
September 78rd, 2013
When
You Come In
1.
Please
sign in.
Some Things to
Consider: Essays
1.
About half or
your essays are read and commented on; the rest I’m in the process of reading.
2.
On the whole,
the essays were not successful.
3.
I gave a
collection grade for doing them. But you
will be using my comments and further TSIS reading to revise these for a grade.
4.
Here are problems:
a.
“you” or
implied “you”
b.
“I”
c.
slang and/or
non-academic phrasing
d.
lack of
transitions between paragraphs
e.
loss of focus
on the argument being made
f.
lack of singular/plural
agreement
i. The reader = he or she; him or her
ii. Readers = they; them
g.
lack of quote
frames
Something Else to
Consider: Academic Behavior and
Conversation
1.
When I put you
in pairs or trios, it’s for a reason.
What do you think that reason is?
2.
It’s
disappointing when what I hear is not only non-academic, but also
non-topical. This is a class that
necessitates your best efforts. A
pair-share or a trio is not a throw-away activity—at least it shouldn’t be. But it loses all value if we forget to hold
ourselves to high standards of academic discussion. If you’re with a partner, it’s because I
think you might benefit from having one.
But it only works if everyone involved pours all their brainpower and
focus into it. Otherwise, it’s a total
waste of our time and energy.
3.
Let one person
speak at a time. With only eleven people
in here, we should never speak over someone.
4.
…doing
“homework” in the two minutes before the tardy bell rings? Or as I’m starting class? …not academic.
Peer
Conference: Impossible Thank-You Poem
1.
DONE Share the poem your assigned conferencer.
2.
Make at least ten comments on the
google doc.
3.
Fill out the rubric for the draft AS IT
IS NOW—yes, scores may be low, but this is a peer conference, not a final
grade, so be thoughtful and honest, please.
4.
Give the rubric to the writer, please.
If you finish,
and you’re waiting on us, you can do any of this:
1.
Review your
peer conference comments, and start revising to final draft.
2.
Study for the
vocab quiz Wednesday (demagoguery word list).
3.
Play free
rice.
Final Draft due Friday,
with clean rubric
Poetry: the Metaphor (analogy; simile)
1.
Read
“Figuring Out Metaphors” by John R. Searle. (p. 6)
2.
In
your RJ, construct a clear, academic paragraph answering ONE of the last three
questions he poses at the end of his essay.
3.
Title
your journal, “Question #2” (or whatever question you’re answering), and date
it: 9/23/2013.
4.
Use
the Magnificent Metaphors we talked about Friday (on google drive for you now)
as your evidence, if you so choose.
If you finish,
and you’re waiting on us, you can do any of this:
·
Review your
peer conference comments, and start revising to final draft.
·
Study for the
vocab quiz Wednesday (demagoguery word list).
·
Play free
rice.
“Elegy for Jane” by
Theodore Roethke (p. 10)
1.
Listen
to the poem aloud.
2.
Read
the definition of “elegy” (p. 10).
3.
Conduct
a clarifying academic conversation with your partner.
a.
Read
the poem aloud again.
b.
Annotate.
c.
Look
up and define words and references you don’t know.
4.
Once
you’re clear, split up, and in your journal, each of you do the following:
5.
Answer
RJ questions #1-4.
Welcome to Creative Writing!
Ø
Happy
Monday, September 23th, 2013
When
You Come In
1.
Please
initial next to your name on the clipboard.
Hey,
if you see your name here,
you need to open your computer, then open WE#3.
Read
my comments, please.
WE#3 Read
- Kaylene
- Shawn
- Kennedy
- Spencer
- Mikayla
- Colton
- Blake
- Micaela
Review
Writing Lesson #1: Avoid clichés.
Writing Lesson #2 Use precise words--not general, relative,
or vague ones.
Writing Lesson #3: Diction
matters. Use Vocabulary Variety.
Writing Lesson #4: Revision (Around the Block—1st
to 2nd; final revision upcoming)
Writing Lesson #5: Build
your vocabulary—freerice!
Writing Lesson #6: Connotation
versus Denotation
Writing Lesson #7: Revising and Editing Poetry
Free
Write #4
·
Write
for ten minutes without stopping.
·
Use
page 10, if you so choose.
·
Label
it Free Write #4, and date it: 9/23/2013.
·
Start
@ 12:23; end at 12:33-ish
Autobio
Poem Revision
·
Get
out your Autobio Poem, and re-read it.
·
Copy
and paste your best line into the spreadsheet in our class folder on google
drive.
Autobiographical Poem Revision to Second,
Almost-Final Draft
1. Think about everything I’m saying as
it relates to YOUR POEM and the changes you might make to it to make I
stronger.
2. Look at the following snippets, and
consider the following in your own poem:
· Am I using vivid detail (appealing to
one of the senses)?
· Am I being creative in my
responses—not just throwing down the first thing that comes to mind?
1) Title
· Raise your hand if you have the word “Me” in your title.
· Look at the following titles that do NOT have “Me” in
them. What makes them strong?
· A Whole Different Window
· Casting Into Carissa’s
Life
· Just Like the President
· More Than a Blonde Cheerleader
· The Name I Got, the Name I’ll Keep
2) Line Breaks
We have talked about line breaks a
lot, but I’m wondering how carefully you’ve considered how and why you are
breaking your lines. When you have four details on a line, it’s hard for
the reader to absorb all that. Look carefully at your breaks. Is
the word at the end of each line a powerful one?
Unfortunate older brother
Who is always blamed for everything
Every time
*
* * *
Who gives hugs to the people I love
and nothing to the people I don’t particularly
like
3) Concrete Detail—SPECIFICS!
(SHOW who you are; be specific and
descriptive; the reader can hear a PERSON there!)
Who needs a faster internet
connection
Some ice cold Mt. Dew
And mostly, crispy, stuffed, Hot Pockets
Who feels great after a long run by
myself
Who would like to see a Christmas
wedding, tinkling lights in the dark cold night.
Lover of the rain
The sweet country air in the Fall
Sweet-and-sour filled Twizzlers
And stargazing on those beautiful summer nights
4) Order—what’s first?
Second? Third? It matters!
Who fears staying home alone at
night,
Drowning in a lake when it’s dark,
And making wrong decisions throughout
my life.
5) Strong Diction
· Lover of large rooms illuminated with dim
candlelight.
· Who fears being an outlier
· A prisoner of Washington, Iowa
· A speck of dust in Washington
· He is the denizen of a glass box (instead of
“resident of”)
6) Sibling of….
Sometimes a best
friend,
Sometimes a
complete enemy
But always a sister
of Anne, John, and Michael
Sibling of a future engineer
(Alfonso)
Brother of a librarian (Angel)
Brother to an annoying younger sister
(Aylin)
The mature, older
(even if younger) sister to a college freshman,
7) Alliteration
· Who fears seeing spiders scamper across my
floor….
(s)
· Queen of
quirky
(q)
· With two smaller siblings
(s)
· Who needs to sleep as much as a sloth
(s)
· Fat from wrestling (f)
General Reminders
· Are all the important words in your title capitalized?
· Are your lines broken where you INTENTIONALLY broke them, for
greatest effect?
· Have you included specifics: examples, colors, textures,
sounds, details?
Independent Work Time = 12:40-1:20 (plus five minutes prior to lunch)
Revising Your Autobio
Poem
1.
When
you go to “File” then “See Revision History”, do you see A LOT of color? You have to make TEN REVISIONS, AT A MINIMUM.
2.
You
must edit, but an edit is not a revision, so don’t count that in your ten.
3.
When
you finish your revision, share it with me, please.
Now do
the following: (Yes, it’s more diction.)
1) Read the background on the Save the Word
project here:
2) Now go to
the Save the Words—Archive! Give it a
minute to load.
3) Spend
fifteen minutes browsing the words. When
you mouse over them, they will pop
up. Click on them to read their
definitions.
4) When
you find one you want to preserve, copy and paste it into the spreadsheet in our class folder: “Save the Word Nominations”
CPR
· Monday, September
23,2013
When
You Come In
1.
Please
sign in.
2.
Put
the following on my table, please, but make sure your name is on it: worksheet questions over “European
Renaissance and Reformation, 1300-1600.
3.
Free
Rice due today = 20,000 grains
Review
from Friday
Big
Picture Reminder:
Ø
Keep
listening and looking for resonances, echoes, patterns. Think about archetypes! J
What
is Culture?
Ø
"that
complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and
any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society."
(Tysor)
Ø the customs, arts, social
institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social
group:
o
the
arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded
collectively
§
a refined understanding or
appreciation of this
Big
Picture: Consider the pendulum….
Ø
Historical Overview—Please get out
your Literary Eras sheet.
1. THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1200 BCE - 455 CE)
2. THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD (455 CE-1485 CE)
3. THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION (c.
1485-1660 CE)
Plan
for Renaissance and Reformation Unit
1.
Understand
the big picture of The Renaissance and Reformation.
2.
Differentiate
one era from another.
3.
See
similarities between eras, where applicable.
4.
Continue
culture discussion.
5.
Read
English Renaissance poetry, mainly sonnets.
6.
Examine
and apply techniques for how to explicate poetry.
Horrible
History
·
We’re going to watch it twice.
·
On the second round, try to get five
main points.
View
Prezi on Renaissance art:
·
Watch
it once now with me.
·
Watch
it again on your own, and take organized notes.
Vocabulary
·
Practice
time!
·
Put
the words on your desk, definition side up!
·
Let’s
see what you know!
·
Quiz
Wednesday
Foundational
Reading: Professor Foster—“If It’s
Square, It’s a Sonnet”
1.
Please
read and annotate this short chapter.
2.
Look
up references and words you don’t know—I expect somewhere between five and ten look-ups.
Work Time = 9:00-9:25
Homework
1.
Find
a GOOD website that teaches you how to take a variety of notes during college
lecture.
2.
Post
the link on our google doc in our class folder by classtime tomorrow.
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