AP English Peeps
Howdy, and Happy Tuesday!
September 18th,
2013
Due: Onomatopoeia Poem, in class google folder, by
1:55.
I am
home sick today, but I hope to see you tomorrow.
Please
stick to the times I have here. Thanks!
1:58-2:08--Journal
Quote (Today’s Theme: Poetry)
·
Write for ten
minutes on ONE of the following quotes.
·
Write the
quote you’ve chosen at the top of your journal page
“Poetry is nearer to vital truth than
history.”
--Plato, Ancient Greek Philosopher (Athens)
Born c. 428–427
BC
Died c. 348–347
BC
“Poetry is when an emotion has found its
thought and the thought has found words.”
--Robert Frost (poet, 1874-1963)
“Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.”
--T.S. Eliot (poet; 1888-1965)
Review: How can we respond to a quote?
Ø
COMMENT: Disagree (in part or in whole).
Ø
QUESTION: Ask a question.
Ø
COMMENT: Agree (in part or in whole).
Ø
LANGUAGE: Respond to both the LITERAL and the
FIGURATIVE meaning.
Ø
CONNECT: …to something in your
own life or experience.
Ø
CONNECT: …to something else
you’ve read or viewed.
Ø
Start
at 2:00 End at 2:10
Journal
Entry Explanation
1.
Share
with a NEW person today. Write your
partner TWO specific comments, and aim for academic language in your writing.
a.
At
least two detailed sentences
i. Agree.
ii. Tell him/her if the journal made you
think of a new idea/or something you hadn’t considered.
iii. Add on to an idea he/she says.
iv. Compliment their vocabulary—diction!
v. Disagree, respectfully. J
vi. Create a spiffy illustration (like a
crouching cat).
b.
Signed by you
2:10-2:35--Vocabulary
1.
Get
in your Vocab War pairs.
2.
Update
your Vocab War grids.
3.
Total
your team points.
4.
Write
your team name on the board, then the total team points you’ve earned so far.
5.
Go
to google and print a copy of “AP Vocab #2”.
(Just send ONE person down to pick up copies, while the rest of you guys
start looking up words.)
6.
Look
up each word in an online dictionary, THEN go to thesaurus.com, like we’ve been
doing in class.
7.
Write
a clear definition AND two synonyms on the back of your card
8.
Bag
your words, and put them in your folder.
I will check them tomorrow.
2:35-2:50--Impossible
Thank-You Letter Poem Brainstorming
1.
Create
a new heading in your journal with the above title and today’s date.
2.
Brainstorm
a list of people you would like to thank.
3.
After
the person’s name, write ONE SENTENCE that tells what you want to thank him/her
for. (COMPLETED YESTERDAY IN CLASS)
4.
TODAY,
RIGHT NOW: Select ONE of these people,
and make a list of all the things you want to thank them for. Be as specific as you can.
5.
Pair-share
with a new person—have them sign your journal margin! Tell them:
a.
WHO
you’re thanking
b.
what
your “big idea” is
c.
what
you’re excited about at this point in preparing to write the poem
d.
what
you think will be a challenge in writing the poem
6.
You
will show me this tomorrow for a daily grade.
2:55-3:20 Quiet, Independent Work Time
Metaphor
Challenge (tie-in with page 6)
·
Find
the strongest metaphor on the face of the planet, or at least a phenomenal one
that grabs you by the throat.
o
Metaphor: a direct comparison of two unlike things
o
Simile: a comparison of two unlike things using
“like” or “as”
Here’s my nomination:
“How I wish you could see the potential,
the potential of you and me.
It's like a book elegantly bound but,
in a language that you can't read.
Just yet.”
--Death Cab for Cutie, “I Will Possess Your Heart”
Due
Date: Thursday, 9/19, 1:45, saved in the
google doc “Metaphors” folder.
Vocabulary-Building: Free Rice
1.
You need a big vocabulary to write precisely and
to comprehend what you read.
2.
Change your level so that it’s at your best
level, or a level or two below that. DO
NOT START OVER AT LEVEL ONE! L
3.
Make sure you are playing IN the group, or your
points won’t register with me.
4.
Play until you have 20,000 grains, or until I
call time. Thanks! (Due Monday, 9/23 = 20,000
grains)
Welcome to Creative Writing!
Ø
Happy
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
Hello. I’m home sick today. I will hopefully see you tomorrow.
You are
working independently—no jibber-jabbering (You know who you are.)--today on the
following tasks. Stick to the times I’ve
listed.
11:25-11:45 Reading Assignment
(Twenty minutes)
Ø Remember when you told a story in just
six words? Today, you’re
going to read some short stories that are exactly fifty words long. You’re
going to see how every word has to count.
1. Go to our google drive class folder,
and read the file called "Fishback--50 Word Stories I Like"--Begin
with the end in mind! This
is what your assignment will look like when you’re finished.
3. Browse these stories, and enjoy!
4. Find three that really speak to you,
that spark something in you, that you like.
5. Copy and paste them into a google doc, including author and title.
6. Type one sentence after each one
explaining why you like the story. FOLLOW FISHBACK'S MODEL EXACTLY!
THANK YOU!
7. Save it in the class google docs folder
called “Favorite Fifty-Word Stories” as “your last name--Fifty Word Stories I
Like”.
11:45-12:05, and 12:37-12:55--Writing Experiment #8: (Thirty-Five
Minutes)
1. Select one of the following
non-fiction prompts, and follow the directions.
2. 500-word minimum (not maximum); put
your word count next to your name, please
3. paragraphed for understanding
4. honest attempt at clean editing
5. Shared with me by end of class (or by
classtime tomorrow, if you need to work on it at home tonight).
12:55-1:15--Diction Practice =
Free Rice (20 minutes)
Ø Reminder #1: Make SURE you click on the link on my
blog for your class, and make sure that your class group is showing in the
right corner of your screen when you play. Otherwise, I cannot see your grains,
and you will not receive any points.
Ø Reminder #2: Do not restart at Level 1 every time
you play. Start at the
level you stopped at yesterday.
Ø DUE DATE: 20,000 grains by classtime Monday
E-mail me at the
end of class today with the following:
· What level are you
on in free rice?
· How many grains do
you have?
* * * *
Howdy, College-Prep
Reading!
Wednesday,
September 18th, 2013
I am
home sick today, but I hope to see you tomorrow.
Please
stick to the times I have here. Thanks!
8:10-8:30--Vocabulary
1.
Get
in your Vocab War groups.
2.
Update
your Vocab War grids.
3.
Total
your team points.
4.
Write
your team name on the board, then the total team points you’ve earned so far.
5.
Cut
up your vocab words.
6.
One
person quiz the other two.
7.
Bag
your words, and put them in your folder.
8:30-8:45--Myth
Connections (google)
1.
Peruse
others. Copy and paste ones that jump
out and grab you by the throat, or ones that making you think. (I’ll model how to do this; then you have
fifteen minutes to do the same.)
2.
You
need at least ten different trio connections on your own doc.
3.
Don’t
cut, only copy! Otherwise, you wipe out
someone’s google doc!
8:45-9:00--Exam
Review
1.
Go
to your class folder, and click on the Mid-Term Exam Review.
2.
Go
over it as a class, and discuss any questions.
Logan, can you lead the discussion.
3.
E-mail
me with any questions.
4.
Determine
exam day—Thursday or Friday?
9:00-9:35 Classwork then Homework
Work
individually—no big groups. You are
supposed to have your earbuds today.
1.
Dark
Ages Viewing: For classtime tomorrow,
watch the three segments listed below (thirty minutes), and take notes--on the
same doc you’ve been working on for the last six segments--about the important
milestones, turning points, people and dates.
CREATIVE WRITING
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