Thursday, September 27, 2018

It's just a poppet!

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Today I will: 
-Review the strengths and growth areas for AP timed writings.

Please take out:
-The Crucible
-Crucible Notes

Agenda:
-Finish Essay Reflection
-Finish Reading  Act II
-Watch Acts 1 & 2

Homework:
-Take notes on Logical Fallacies
(Classroom)
-Begin working on RRJs for Introduction, Act 1 & Act 2
Speak, Audience, Context and Content

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

The Crucible, Act II

Today I will:
-Take a multiple choice quiz on Act 1 of "The Crucible"
-Determine characters' purpose and motivation in The Crucible by analyzing what the character is doing and why. 
-Review the strengths and growth areas for AP timed writings.
*Elizabeth and John Proctor
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Please take out:
-The Crucible
-Crucible Notes

Agenda:
-3A: Act 1 Quiz
-Review Character Purpose and Motivation
-Return essays and discuss
-Read Act II

Homework:
Essay Reflection:
-Read the prompt again
-Read your essay
-Highlight what applies to you on "Notes on Writing"
-Add (on the back) other comments I made specifically to you
Read the AP Rubric - notice what essays that score higher than you do
(What do you need to improve?)

Friday, September 21, 2018

The Crucible, Acts 1 and 2

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Today I will:
-Take a multiple choice quiz on Act 1 of "The Crucible"
-Determine characters' purpose and motivation in The Crucible by analyzing what the character is doing and why. 

Please take out:
-The Crucible
-Crucible Notes

Agenda:
-Read Act 1 & Review
-Character Purpose and Motivation
-Act 1 Quiz

Homework:
Character Purpose and Motivation

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The Crucible, Character Conflicts

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Today I will:
-Apply new rhetorical analysis devices and apply them to the Jonathon Edwards' sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God".
-Read Act 1 of "The Crucible" and take notes on background information, conflicts between characters, and make a timeline of events

Please take out:
-Crucible Notes

Agenda:
-Continue Reading Act 1

Homework:
Prepare for quiz. Study:
-your notes on The Crucible
-RRJ quotes - speaker, audience, context, significance (in that moment)
-Puritanism notes
-Notes on "Sinners...God"

Monday, September 17, 2018

The Crucible, Act 1

Today I will:
-Apply new rhetorical analysis devices and apply them to the Jonathon Edwards' sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God".
-Read Act 1 of "The Crucible"
-Read Act 1 of "The Crucible" and take notes on background information, conflicts between characters, and make a timeline of events.

Please take out:
-"Sinners" HW
-paper (title it "Crucible Notes")
-writing utensil
-highlighters (yellow and another color)

Agenda:
-Review "Sinners...God"
-Introduce RRJ
-Begin Reading "The Crucible", Act 1

Homework:
Take a look at quotes on the Reading Response Journal and check for your understanding.

Thursday, September 13, 2018

The Crucible

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Today I will:
-Discuss three debatable statements in a four-corner discussion.
-Learn new rhetorical analysis devices and apply them to the Jonathon Edwards' sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God".

Please take out:
-"Sinners" HW
-Puritanism notes

Agenda:
- Discuss "Sinners... God"
-Read/annotate introduction
-Assign crucible roles
-Begin Reading "The Crucible", Act 1

Homework:
None!

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

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Today I will:
-Discuss three debatable statements in a four-corner discussion.
-Learn new rhetorical analysis devices and apply them to the Jonathon Edwards' sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God".

Please take out:
-Learning Stations & 4 Corner paragraphs
-Paper
-writing utensil

Agenda:
-4-Corner Discussion
-"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
-Assign Crucible Roles

Homework:
Finish Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
If it would help you to listen to the sermon, here is a link. (Cue to 19:58) It's 7 minutes long.

Friday, September 7, 2018

Puritanism

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Today I will:
-Compare current values with values of the Puritan Era by comparing a personal journal entry with the journal entry of Ester Burr.

Please take out:
-HW: Learning Stations & 4 Corner paragraphs
-highlighter
-10-year-old journal entry

Agenda:
-Ester Burr's Journal
-How Puritan Are you? Quiz
-4-Corner Discussion

Homework:
None! :)

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Timed Writing #2

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Today I will:
-Analyze historically and culturally significant text and write a timed AP rhetorical analysis essay.

Please take out:
-writing utensil
-a few pieces of paper

Agenda:
-HW Reminder (see below)
-Delivery
-Timed Writing 
(you may use Intro to Rhetoric Notes, notes on appeals, rhetorically active verbs and RA essay organization notes.)

Homework:
Puritan Learning stations (see Google Classroom)
and Four Corner Discussion Prep (see Google Classroom)