Monday 10/4/2013 - Friday 10/11/2013: Juniors

Monday Warm-Up: Please answer the following in your notebook:  When you do something wrong, what is the typical excuse that you give to explain your mistake?  Think of a recent situation where you had to explain why you did something wrong.  Did the person accept your excuse?  5 lines, please!

Wednesday Warm-Up: Please answer the following in your notebook:  Do you have a best friend? If so, what makes that person THE BEST?  If you don’t have a best friend, why do you think that is? Remember, you are not actually required to have a best friend, so don’t feel weird if you don’t!  5 lines, please!

Please note the weekly paper topic of Friends & Enemies.

Independent Reading from Reflections: The Dog Ate My Disk pages 467-469.  Please read then answer questions in your notebook:  Analyzing the Reading 2 & 3, Discussing the Reading 1, 2, 3

(the more you write, the better!)

Independent Reading: Pages 455-458 in Reflections (Friends, Good Friends – Such Good Friends).  Please read the article, then answer the following questions:  P. 460: Evaluating the Reading: 1, 2 & Discussing the Reading: 1, 2

Following Up Writing to be TURNED IN : Like you did the “5 Teachers” assignment, I want you to write a “5 Students” essay.  3 sentences for each one (examples: the shy one, the class, clown, the kid never in class, etc…..).

 

Monday 10/7/2013 - Friday 10/11/2013: Seniors

AP Lang Seniors (period 3-4):

Monday Warm-Up: Please answer the following in your notebook:  When you do something wrong, what is the typical excuse that you give to explain your mistake?  Think of a recent situation where you had to explain why you did something wrong.  Did the person accept your excuse?   5 lines, please! 

This Week's Independent Reading from Reflections: The Dog Ate My Disk pages 467-469.  Please read then answer questions in your notebook:  Analyzing the Reading 2 & 3, Discussing the Reading 1, 2, 3  (the more you write, the better!)

For All Seniors: 

1. Weekly Paper Topic: Friends & Enemies 

2. Complete your senior project cover letter rough draft.  You can find the handout HERE.

3. Our day for the computer lab will be on Thursday.  Be prepared to do some senior project work on that day!

4. Research Proposals are due this week.  200 points.  You cannot begin your research without an approved proposal.   

Monday 9/30/2013 - Friday 10/4/2013: Juniors

Please count up your stamps for the month of September.  If you have a number, add the number in too. Write your name and # on the slip of paper you received. 

Students will complete their lying projects this week.  See Friday, September 27, 2013, for instructions.  This assignment cannot be made up if you have not completed it by the assigned deadline.

This week's weekly paper topic is TRUTH IS.... Due Friday 10/4/2013.  Length: One page filled front and back.

This Week's Independent Reading: Page 441-445 in Reflections: Online Dating:  Please read this article. Then, write a reflection on which online dater is the WORST and why.  Which one is not a big deal and why?  8 lines total. 

Follow-Up Writing: TO BE TURNED IN (100 PTS): Write an essay, like the ones we’ve read, about the 5 types of teachers you meet in high school (the talker, the eater, the one that wants to be your friend, etc.). 5 sentences each.

Monday 9/30/2013 - Friday 10/4/2013: Seniors

September Notebook Check: Count up all your stamps for the month of September.  On the slip of 
paper I gave you, write your name and number.
 
Did you turn in your career goals essay? Due typed and emailed by Friday 10/4/13. Page 3 of the packet. 

Did you turn in two recommendation request letters? 50 points each.  You can do more for extra credit. You can access the recommendation request letter format by clicking HERE.

Your research proposal is due Thursday!!!  200 points. 

We are doing a resume workshop this week.  Do you have a resume?  Bring it in for Wednesday. You can access the format for the resume by clicking HERE.

Do I have your email?  Progress reports emailed every week for you to review.  ms.kingsbury@verizon.net
 
Weekly papers are REALLY important!!  100 points each week.  This week’s topic: TRUTH IS…….

Friday, September 27, 2013

For Juniors: Periods 1 & 10:

Warm-Up: Please go to the essay THE WAYS WE LIE (p. 120), and write down, in your own words, the definitions for each of the lie terms.  These can be short (1-2 lines).

Our Lying Project:  Now we will apply the terms that we learned this week.  You will take 3-5 magazines and search for FIVE images or headlines that seem like they could be lies.  You will rip those pages out of the magazine and provide the following explanation:

This image/headline is an example of the lying term:   _____________.  Let me explain how:   __________   (2-3 sentences).  You can write your explanations on a sheet of notebook paper and attach your magazine pages behind it, or you can make a cool collage with the explanations and pictures (I will provide you with paper, scissors, tape, markers, etc.).  YOU DECIDE.  DUE MONDAY!

Also, don’t forget my weekly paper for today.

Seniors in all classes will work on Senior Projects items (career goals essays and recommendation request letters) as well as finish their weekly papers.

Thursday, September 26, 2013: AP LIT 12th Grade

Students will work from the following PowerPoint to begin their study of the book Zeitoun:

Thursday - Friday, September 26 & 27, 2013: 11th Grade AP Lang Classes

Warm-Up: Please go to the essay THE WAYS WE LIE (p. 120), and write down, in your own words, the definitions for each of the lie terms.  These can be short (1-2 lines).

Our Lying Project:  Now we will apply the terms that we learned this week.  You will take 3-5 magazines and search for FIVE images or headlines that seem like they could be lies.  You will rip those pages out of the magazine and provide the following explanation:

This image/headline is an example of the lying term:  ________________.  
Let me explain how: _______________  (2-3 sentences).

You can write your explanations on a sheet of notebook paper and attach your magazine pages behind it, or you can make a cool collage with the explanations and pictures (I will provide you with paper, scissors, tape, markers, etc.).  YOU DECIDE.  DUE MONDAY!

Also, don’t forget my weekly paper for today.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013: 12th Grade Classes

Students will work from the following checklist to make sure that they are on point with their Senior Projects:

Today’s Checklist: 

Do you have any questions about Senior Project Packet?

1. Make sure you type your personal intros for Friday 9/27.

2. Finish your handwritten Career Goals Essay and turn that in.  You can get the format on page 3 of your packet.  If you get it back today, type it up and email by 10/4.

3. You need to submit 2 recommendation request letters.  Ask for the format of the letter.  Due this week.

4. Research Proposals:  If time permits, you will review the topics and highlight FIVE (5) that sound interesting to you.

5. Tomorrow we will write up the rough draft of our research proposal.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013: 11th Grade AP Lang Classes

Studentd will work from the following PowerPoint to continue their reading of The Ways We Lie:



Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to answer critical thinking questions about rhetorical fallacies.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013: 12th Grade Classes

Students will work from the following checklist to continue their work on their Senior Projects:

Today’s Tasks:

1. Please complete the emergency contact form (top part).

2. Today we are going to write Recommendation Request Letters.  You need
recommendations from important grown-ups for college and job applications.  The way to
get a recommendation letter is to write a letter in which you NICELY and HUMBLY ask for
one.  We are going to write 2 of these today.  You received the template on the way in. 
 You may write the same letter twice, but you need to ask two different people (teachers
are best).  I will give you 50 points for each letter (you may do more than 2), and I will
deliver/mail them for you.  Students can get the format for the letters by clicking here. 
3. Turn in your Career Goals Essay!!

Tuesday, September 24, 2013: 11th Grade AP Lang Classes

Students will continue their study of Stephanie Ericsson's essay The Ways We Lie from the following PowerPoint:



Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to answer critical thinking questions about rhetorical fallacies.

Monday, September 23, 2013: 12th Grade Classes - Senior Project Time!

Students will work from the following PowerPoint to continue their senior project work.  Today, the focus is on the Career Goals Essay:



Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to write a formal essay about their personal choices and communicate those ideas using proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and diction.

Monday, September 23, 2013: 11th Grade AP English Lang

Students will work from the following PowerPoint to begin their study of fallacies:



Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to complete a self-assessment of current academic progress; additionally, students will be able to critically analyze a nonfiction article and it's spin on truth-telling in our society.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Seniors in periods 3-4, 6-7, and 8-9 will be in the Student Success Center to register for the SATs.  Students will receive 25 points toward their class participation grade for their attendance at this session.

Juniors will complete the following Friday Checklist:

1.  Make sure your weekly paper is complete: What it means to be a kid and/or What it means to be a grown-up (one on one side of the paper, one on the other) – 100 points

2.  If you were absent on Wednesday, you can make up that assignment.  Go around to the posters on the boards and answer those questions in your notebook.

3.  BONUS: Answer the following in your notebook:  What are two great features (things!) about living in Philadelphia? What are two of the worst things about living in the city?  If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?  Write at least 8 sentences.

Thursday, September 19, 2013: 11th Grade AP English Language (PD 1 & 10)

Students will work from the following PowerPoint to learn about making claims and hypotheses using the technique of enthymeme:



Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to make claims based on arguments of degree using a writing technique called enthymeme creation.

Thursday, September 19, 2013: All Senior Classes (AP & English 4)

Students will work from the following PowerPoint to complete the rough draft of their Personal Introduction for their Senior Projects:



Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to write a formal, five paragraph essay about a personal topic using appropriate grammar, punctuation, and diction.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013: Periods 1 & 10 - Invasion of Privacy

Students will work from the following PowerPoint to continue their study of laws related to invasion of privacy and privacy rights:



Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to provide evidence from life experience to support opinions on controversial topics.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013: Senior Classes: IT'S SENIOR PROJECT TIME!

Students will work from the following PowerPoint to begin their work on the Senior Project:



Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to use high level vocabulary to describe personal attributes and write a rough draft of their personal introduction.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013: All Classes - Who's Spying On You?

Students will work through the following PowerPoint to continue their study of rights to privacy and invasive spying on their rights:



Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to argue two sides of an issue using evidence from a nonfiction text.

Monday, September 16, 2013: ALL CLASSES: Invasion of Privacy!

Students will work from the following PowerPoint to cover a few grammar basics and continue their brief study of invasion of privacy by the government and bad laws that result from such:



Objective: By the end of class, students will be able to apply grammar rules to a variety of writing and identify evidence from nonfiction text to support an opinion.