Juniors 

Work with a partner to complete the "create your own quiz" activity at this link: Create your own quiz. You may "make a copy" of it and do it online or do it in your notebook. Please share it with me via google docs or a text on remind.

Seniors 
Monday Classwork for Seniors - Secondary Sources on Get Out

Weekend Homework, December 15

-Juniors-

All Juniors - Read to your agreed upon page by Monday. Note that there will be a quiz on the pages you read.

-Seniors - 

12 CD: Finish the exit ticket sheet we distributed in class today, including the claim on the back. Your can reference this tool from class to refine your work: Reading the Gothic: A Reference Sheet

*If you missed any of the film and analysis days related to Get Out, you can make them up by watching the portion of the film you missed and completing a page of notes. Make sure your notes include observations from your viewing and synthesis.

Thursday, Dec. 14

- AP Language -

If you read American Born Chinese this week, complete a Lit Review Card for it. You can find the requirements at this link: **Lit Review Card. 

If you are reading a different memoir, read to your agreed upon page tonight. 

Homework, Wednesday, Dec. 13

-AP Language - 

1. Head on over the our AP site to read at least one secondary sources on the memoir you are reading. Take notes on the secondary source in preparation for your discussion tomorrow.

2. Prep for tomorrow's discussion. In order to be prepared, you should come with:
    a. A theory or interpretation with at least 2-3 examples for the text to support that theory. 
      Ex: In the Introduction of Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance seems to suggest that poor whites are an often overlooked population. This is evident in his descriptions of the stereotypes he references, such as..... AND in the historical information he provides about them.
    b. A question to pose to your small group about the memoir. 
    c. An answer to the EQ of the unit: How is this memoir informing our understanding of the world? 

-Seniors-
If you have missed any of the lessons on Get Out, be sure to see Ms. O'Shea or myself about making them up this week.  

Homework, Dec. 12

AP Language and Composition - If you did not complete your setting analysis in class today, do so tonight. For a 3 (Proficient), answer all of the setting questions. For a 4 (Mastery), answer all of the setting questions and the characterization questions. Here is a link to the charts: Reading Skills - Memoir Unit.

Seniors - No homework, but if you have been absent, you need to see Ms. O'Shea or me to make up work ASAP!

Weekend Homework, December 8

- Juniors - 

Use your debate and in-class writing to compose a blog post on Horace's assertion about adversity. The prompt is on our class blog: aplanguagepower.blogspot.com. I can't wait to see what you have to say!


- Seniors -

Your homework is to come to class ready to learn next week. Please note that we will be watching AND analyzing a film next week. This means that we will be watching portions of the film and you will be practicing the skills and strategies of the horror and gothic unit. See you Monday!

Homework, Thursday, December 7

-Juniors-
 1. Finish your memoir. Make sure you read the conclusion closely. Then, write a brief response juxtaposing the first and last page of the memoir. What does a comparison of these pages help you realize about the book's themes?

2. If you want to get a head start on your homework for the weekend, start your **Lit Review Card. You will also have a blog post based on the work we do together in class tomorrow.

-Seniors-
Complete the paragraphs on cause and effect you started in class today.

Homework, Wednesday, Dec. 6

-Juniors- 
Complete your paragraph tonight. You did not need to use ALL of the evidence you collected today in class, but should include 2-3 BITE-SIZED quotes in your analysis. Here are some resources to help you:

Sentence Stems for Analysis
Bulleted Checklist for Paragraphs (Grading Criteria)
Samples of Analytical Paragraph - Juxtaposition
Samples of Analytical Paragraphs - Juxtaposition
Samples of Analytical Paragraph - Characterization

  -Seniors- 

Make sure you have completed your stories by tomorrow! 

Homework, December 4

Juniors

1. Prepare for discussion tomorrow by writing a notebook entry that reflects your thinking about the memoir you are reading.

2. Your notebook entry will be graded on the following criteria:

Notebook Grading Criteria

Minimal or Basic	Proficient	Mastery (Does at least one of the following)
2 or 2+	3 or 3.5	4
I include some evidence from the text but a minimal amount of my own thinking and analysis. My notebook page seems rushed My notebook page does not include academic or rhetorical vocabulary	I include a balance of evidence and original analysis I make connections between the part of the memoir I’m reading now and previous examples and/or secondary sources I include rhetorical and academic vocabulary	In addition to all of the features of the 3, I address the significance of my thoughts and evidence. I make connections to other texts we’ve read and key concepts from the course I use original structures, such as analogies, metaphors, or diagrams to enhance my analysis.

Seniors  - Finish the story you started in class today.

Weekend homework

Juniors 

Head on over to aplanguagepower.blogspot.com for the weekend blog post assignment. Due by 10:00 pm on Sunday on aplanguagepower.blogspot.com. If you have trouble posting, please share it with me by 10:00. 

Seniors - 

No homework. If you would like to do the Freud extra credit, contact me.