Agenda, May 31

• Due Now: Justice Essay. Make sure I have a hard copy in my hands.
• Due Now: Completed peer review. DO NOT attach this to your essay. 

Today's Agenda:

1. T-shirt talk
2. Title Bombs
3. What is Justice?
4. Good writing
5. Reverse-engineering AP Lang

Agenda, May 30

• Due Now: Completed rough draft of Justice Essay for peer review.
• Due Friday: Justice Essay. Make sure I have a hard copy in my hands.
• Due Friday: Completed peer review. DO NOT attach this to your essay. 

Today's Agenda:

1. T-shirt talk
2. Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
3. Openings and Closings (and Titles, Too!)
4. Bibliography Notes
5. How to cut words (this is a reminder to me for tomorrow) 
6. Release the laptops! 

Agenda, May 29

• Due Tomorrow: Completed rough draft of Justice Essay for peer review.
• Due Friday: Justice Essay. Make sure I have a hard copy in my hands.

Today's Agenda:

1. T-shirt talk
2. Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
3. Openings and Closings (and Titles, Too!)
4. How to cut words (this is a reminder to me for tomorrow)
5. Bibliography Notes
6. Release the laptops! 

How to Purchase an AP Lang T-shirt

1. Pay $9 in Accounting. Tell them it's for an AP Lang shirt.
2. Bring a receipt to Kline.
3. Do this before the end of the day on Friday.

Agenda, May 28

• Due Thursday: Completed rough draft of Justice Essay for peer review.
• Due Friday: Justice Essay. Make sure I have a hard copy in my hands.

Today's Agenda:

1. T-shirt talk
2. SBAC Mop up
3. Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
4. Openings and Closings (and Titles, Too!)
5. How to cut words (this is a reminder to me for tomorrow)
6. Bibliography Notes
7. Release the laptops! 

Agenda, May 24

• Due Now: "The Insufficiency of Honesty" and "The Ways We Lie."
• Do Every Day This Week: Bring ear buds with cords, if you have them. 
• Due Now: Optional Outline

Today's Agenda:

1. "The Insufficiency of Honesty" and "The Ways We Lie."  
2. Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
3. Let us be both smarter and more balanced. 

Agenda, May 23

• Due Friday: "The Insufficiency of Honesty" and "The Ways We Lie."
• Do Every Day This Week: Bring ear buds with cords, if you have them. 
• Due Friday: Optional Outline

Today's Agenda:

1. 10 minutes 
2. Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
3. Let us be both smarter and more balanced. 

Agenda, May 22

• Elephant's Graveyard was awesome!
• Due Friday: "The Insufficiency of Honesty" and "The Ways We Lie."
• There will be a drawing after school for a free day pass at The Circuit. Need not be present to win.
• Do Every Day This Week: Bring ear buds with cords, if you have them. 
• Due Friday: Optional Outline
• Coming tomorrow: 10 minutes of writing time to lay out a plan. 

Today's Agenda:

1. Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
2. Let us be both smarter and more balanced. 

Agenda, May 20

• Elephant's Graveyard was awesome!
• Due Friday: "The Insufficiency of Honesty" and "The Ways We Lie."
• There will be a drawing after school for a free day pass at The Circuit. Need not be present to win.
• Do Every Day This Week: Bring ear buds with cords, if you have them. 
• We have normal lunch tomorrow, regardless of what the announcements say. 

Today's Agenda:

1. Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
2. Let us be both smarter and more balanced. 

Agenda, May 17

• Do Friday, and Saturday: Go see Elephant's Graveyard. $8. Doors open at 6:45; show starts at 7:30.
• Due Now: "The Age of the Essay," by Paul Graham.
• Today is $5 Friday at The Circuit. Wear floral print/flowers and get a $5 day pass. PS: I have a free day pass and I don't know how to get rid of it. Any suggestions?
• Due Monday: Bring ear buds with cords, if you have them. 

Today's Agenda:

1. Where do we go from here?
2. "The Age of the Essay"
3. The Justice Test

AP Lang Schedule, May/June 2019

May 17: "The Age of the Essay" / Justice Test (Continued)

May 20-24: State Testing
May 24: "The Insufficiency of Honesty" and "The Ways We Lie" Due / Optional Outline Due

May 27: No school
May 28-29: Laptop Time
May 30: Typed draft due for peer review

May 31: Justice Essay Due. There is no opportunity to turn this assignment in late. A hard copy needs to be in my hands, whether your body is here or not.

June 3: Visit from the counselors
June 4-7: College App Essay brainstorming and drafting

June 10: College App essay brainstorming and drafting
Finals: Small group and whole class sharing of one College App essay

What is Justice?

What is Justice?

Hard copy due May 31

No late work will be accepted

 

Craft a research paper of 7-10 pages that provides your personal answer to the question “What is justice?” You may base your answer on your personal reading, as well as events in the news and in your own life. Feel free to scavenge from previous essays (remember, however, that this is a research paper. This paper needs to demonstrate the ability to conduct original, college level research). Classroom texts don’t count as research.

You may consider other questions, such as who deserves justice? Who abdicates their right to justice? Who decides who deserves justice?

This paper requires parenthetical citations and a Works Cited page in MLA format.

Agenda, May 16

• Do Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Elephant's Graveyard. $8. Doors open at 6:45; show starts at 7:30.
• Due Tomorrow: "The Age of the Essay," by Paul Graham. Take good notes. Those of you who are skipping on Friday, this essay is probably the most important piece we'll read and discuss all year. Be sure to get notes from your classmates.  
• Coming Friday, May 17: $5 Friday at The Circuit. Wear floral print/flowers and get a $5 day pass. PS: I have a free day pass and I don't know how to get rid of it. Any suggestions? 

Today's Agenda:

1. So ... How was it?
2. Before I die ...
3. Where do we go from here?
4. The Justice Test

Agenda, May 14

• Due at the end of class Today: Complete set of notes from our presentations. If you missed a day, copy from a friend.  
• Do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Elephant's Graveyard. $8. Doors open at 6:45; show starts at 7:30.
• Due Friday: "The Age of the Essay," by Paul Graham. Take good notes. Those of you who are skipping on Friday, this essay is probably the most important piece we'll read and discuss all year. Be sure to get notes from your classmates.  
• Coming Friday, May 17: $5 Friday at The Circuit. Wear floral print/flowers and get a $5 day pass. PS: I have a free day pass and I don't know how to get rid of it. Any suggestions? 

Today's Agenda:

1. What's your level of freakout?
2. What to expect Wednesday morning
3. Lang Games, f'real

Agenda, May 13

• Due at the end of class Tuesday: Complete set of notes from our presentations. If you missed a day, copy from a friend.  
• Do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Elephant's Graveyard. $8. Doors open at 6:45; show starts at 7:30.
• Due Friday: "The Age of the Essay," by Paul Graham. Take good notes. Those of you who are skipping on Friday, this essay is probably the most important piece we'll read and discuss all year. Be sure to get notes from your classmates.  
• Coming Friday, May 17: $5 Friday at The Circuit. Wear floral print/flowers and get a $5 day pass. PS: I have a free day pass and I don't know how to get rid of it. Any suggestions? 

Today's Agenda:

1. What do you need?
2. What to expect Wednesday morning
3. Two questions from the studio audience
4. How to know you've aced the Lang exam
5. Syllogisms / Review
6. What you missed: Citation Notes. However Statements. Anaphora and Epistrophe. However Statements, pt. 2.
   Asyndeton and Polysyndeton and Antithesis.
7. Although ...
8. Allusion

Agenda, May 10

Due May 6-10: Review Presentations 
Due at the end of class Tuesday: Complete set of notes from our presentations. If you missed a day, copy from a friend.
Coming Friday, May 17: $5 Friday at The Circuit. Were floral print/flowers and get a $5 day pass. PS: I have a free day pass and I don't know how to get rid of it. Any suggestions? 

Today's Agenda:

1. What you missed: Citation Notes. However Statements. Anaphora and Epistrophe. However Statements, pt. 2.
   Asyndeton and Polysyndeton and Antithesis.
2. Although ...
3. Allusion

Agenda, May 9

Due May 6-10: Review Presentations 

Due Now: Optional revision of war essay / works cited. Highlight changes in new draft. Clip new draft on top of old draft. If you choose not to revise, you are required to submit your unrevised copy Thursday. Some students asked for some vocab words. Here's a link to a link to a list.

Today's Agenda:

1. What you missed: What do you want? Citation Notes. However Statements. Anaphora and Epistrophe.
2. Review Presentations
3. However Statements, pt. 2
4. Anaphora and Epistrophe
5. Asyndeton and Polysyndeton and Antithesis
6. Although ...
7. Allusion

Agenda, May 7

Due May 6-10: Review Presentations 

Due May 9 (or sooner): Optional revision of war essay / works cited. Highlight changes in new draft. Clip new draft on top of old draft. If you choose not to revise, you are required to submit your unrevised copy Thursday.
Some students asked for some vocab words. Here's a link to a link to a list.

Today's Agenda:

1. War Essay Questions?
2. What you missed: What do you want? Citation Notes. However Statements. Anaphora and Epistrophe.
3. Review Presentations
4. However Statements, pt. 2
5. Anaphora and Epistrophe
6. Asyndeton and Polysyndeton and Antithesis

Agenda, May 6

Due May 6-10: Review Presentations 

Due May 9 (or sooner): Optional revision of war essay / works cited.

Today's Agenda:

1. War Essay Questions?
2. What do you want?
3. Review Presentations
4. Citation Questions
5. However Statements
6. Anaphora and Epistrophe

Presentation Scoring Guide

Summary	Purpose	Devices	Additional Info	Presentation
- Includes author, title, and purpose.  - Provides the key ideas without focusing on minute details. 5   4   3   2   1   0	- Stated concisely and accurate.  - Minor purposes noted, if present. 5   4   3   2   1   0	- Three devices, accurately labeled.  - Two examples each, clearly explained. 9   6   3   1   0	- Application to Lang exam considered.  - Any ideas above and beyond the requirements. 5   4   3   2   1   0	- Appears rehearsed.  - Delivered from memory, notecards, or presentation software. 5   4   3   2   1   0
Total: ____ / 29

Agenda, May 3

Due May 6-10: Review Presentations 

Due May 9 (or sooner): Optional revision of war essay / works cited.

Today's Agenda:

1. War Essay Questions?
2. The Last Practice

Agenda, May 2

Due Now: Have easy access to your notes about writing introductions and conclusions.

Due May 6-10: Review Presentations 

Due May 9 (or sooner): Optional revision of war essay / works cited.
 
Today's Agenda:

1. War Essay Questions?
2. Reading Triads / Group Discussion
3. Introduction Strategies & Practice
4. Scattegories, part 2

Agenda, May 1

Due Tomorrow: Have easy access to your notes about writing introductions and conclusions.

Due May 6-10: Review Presentations 

Due May 9 (or sooner): Optional revision of war essay / works cited.
 
Today's Agenda:

1. War Essay Questions?
2. Writing and Talking