apducat Mr. Ducat
Beaumont High School AP English Language and Composition
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This is the place to find homework, in-class assignments and other stuff from Mr. Ducat's 11th grade AP Language and Composition (English) class.

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Mr. Ducat's email is: jducat@beaumontusd.k12.ca.us Abbreviations - "BR" = The Bedford Reader"

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Work in Class for the Week of 5/30/2010
Monday - Memorial Day - no school!

Tuesday -
* Housekeeping - Due dates:

OBS 2, FW 2, and BOX 8-2 are due today;
* You have a draft due tomorrow. It must be two and one half FULL pages (three pages if handwritten) and you must bring two copies.
* Presentations start next Monday. Although I am giving a small amount of extra credit to those who volunteer to present on Monday, if not enough students volunteer, I will call on names randomly. If you are not ready, you will be late, and officially marked down one full letter grade. In second period, those students who are Junior Honor Escorts MUST present on Monday and will not receive extra credit - this is because you will be absent for the final and this is your "other arrangement."
* Regardless of when you present, you have to hand in your project Monday. Here are the elements: one copy of the paper (1500 words minimum MLA formatted) and Field Notes 3 and 4 (OBS 3, FW 3, BOX 8-3 and OBS 4, FW 4 and BOX 8-4).

* You may not like me over this weekend, but I bet you will be happy once Monday comes, because you will be finished for the year (except for the actual presentation).
* Take out your field notes, free write and Box 8 for observation 2 (OBS 2, FW 2, and BOX 8-2). Make sure they are clearly labeled "OBS 2", "FW 2", and "Box 8-2" respectively.
* Label this activity "Outline."
Think about what point of view and style you will use. BE CONSISTENT! You will probably use "I" (first person) and that is fine; repeating "I" excessively will make the view of your subculture very narrow, as if looking through a keyhole. This may be the effect you want, just be aware that multiple perspectives usually help to create a more complete picture.
++Write about the structure of your presentation/paper: What stories, quotes, responses do you want to make sure to include? In what order should the elements go? Some of you will want to write each element on a note card and try out different orders.This will constitute an outline
* Some possible elements to include - and any of these might constitute your beginning: background history of the subculture; something you observed at one of the visits you made to the community; how you feel or felt about the community; a direct quote from an interview. There are many other possibilities - these are just suggestions.
* "Quote start" assignment (I know, this is the worst name for an assignment, ever).
This is a graded writing exercise, but YOU DO NOT HAVE TO START YOUR ACTUAL PAPER/PRESENTATION THIS WAY!!
You will write approximately one paragraph (1/3 of a page) and start it with a quote. The first words must be the quote!
You should pretend that this is the beginning of your paper or presentation and use a real quote if you have one to use.
Edit the quote so that it is short but meaningful.
Ask yourself two questions: "Does this make sense - does the paragraph let my reader know where I am, who is speaking and what the community is?" and "Does the paragraph lead my reader to want to know more?"
* Pair up with someone of your choosing - read your paragraph aloud to them and have them read their paragraph aloud to you. GIVE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS based on two questions (and any other questions you may think are helpful):
"Does this make sense - does the paragraph let the reader know who is speaking and what the community is?" and
"Does the paragraph lead the reader to want to know more?"
* Revise according to the comments. Please fall out of love with your writing and revise lines that don't work, even if they sound beautiful. :)
*Homework - you have two copies of a draft of your paper due tomorrow (two and one half full pages typed, or 3 full pages hand written). If you do not bring two copies, you cannot get credit.This is two pages, not a full draft; your draft will probably fizzle rather than end, because you will only be about halfway done. Don't worry. Just remember, you are trying to describe something to make it come to life for your reader.

Wednesday -
* Peer review - make two piles of papers, one copy of your paper in each. hand one pile in; set the other out for peer review.
* Respond on the paper to the following questions:

Which parts do you like and why?
Where are you confused (writer needs to fill in more detail or describe/explain better)?
Which parts may not be necessary and/or can be left out?
Finally, and importantly - where do you want to know more? This last part helps the writer know where (s)he can expound (write more) on the subject. PLEASE GIVE MEANINGFUL REVIEW.
After about seven minutes, switch to a new paper. You should get through about seven papers...

Thursday -
* Housekeeping - take out your interview transcript. Label it "Transcript."
* In computer commons - WRITE YOUR PAPER!!! or work on your presentation, or something related to your final project.
* Along the way, we discuss various possibilities for presentations and suggest that it is a good way to get students involved,
* Tomorrow you will hand in the "Draw a map"/"Spatial Gaze"/Box 18 assignment" (see Friday of "Work in Class for the Week of 5/24/2010") and the "Quote Start" (with revision)/"Outline (see Tuesday of this week)

Friday -
* All you have to hand in for your project (Due Monday!) is: one copy of the paper (1500 words minimum MLA formatted) and Field Notes 3 and 4 (OBS 3, FW 3, BOX 8-3 and OBS 4, FW 4 and BOX 8-4).
* Housekeeping - hand in "Draw a map"/"Spatial Gaze"/Box 18 assignment" (see Friday of "Work in Class for the Week of 5/24/2010") and the "Quote Start" (with revision)/"Outline (see Tuesday of this week).

Homework for the Week - see the day

Work in Class for the Week of 5/23/2011
Monday -
* Hand back papers.
* Housekeeping - I change the field notes due date; you have one set of field notes and a free write due WEDNESDAY, not tomorrow. Please do your work. WOO HOO!
* Sign up for your subculture/discourse community and make sure you are specific enough - don't just say "Bob's Tacos," say, "Kitchen staff, primarily dishwashers, at Bob's Tacos." REMEMBER - to be successful, you must find a community with regular members who interact with each other. I will not stop you from choosing any subculture/discourse community, but remember I have suggested you avoid the following:
= Because you will inadvertently study what they do instead of how they interact:
Workplaces
Academic classes (including kindergarten, etc.
= Because they are difficult to gain the type of access you need:
Fire
Police
Medical
Military
and avoid the following because you are already an insider in ways that you may not be able to account for and which impact the quality of your study:
Anything affiliated with a parent's job.
Anything affiliated with school
Anything affiliated with your friends
Anything you have a connection to, such as: sports if you are an athlete; bands, if you are a musician; religion, if you are religious (unless you are studying a very different religion, which can be very productive).

* I will field a lot of excuses in the next two weeks, mostly about doing observations. Please remember it is YOUR responsibility to complete the work. I gave you this assignment and the basic requirements (observations, etc.) nearly one full week ago.
* Expectations - copy down from projector.
ETHNOGRAPHY PROJECT REQUIREMENTS/RUBRIC:
PURPOSE - You must describe the rituals, behaviors, texts, jargon of a subculture/discourse community in order to bring a discourse community/subculture to life.
AUDIENCE - You must assume that your audience is NOT FAMILIAR with the subculture. Additionally, you may assume that your audience is from Southern California and is similar to the make-up of the class (including me).
THE MAIN TEXT(S) - You will do a 3-4 minute (maximum) multimedia presentation about your chosen discourse community/subculture. You will incorporate material from your observations, interviews and other work. You may use any or all of the following: PowerPoint, poster board, photographs, music, video, Flash, and/or any artifacts (evidence collected from the group), especially "realia" (things you can actually touch). You may also come up with something that is not on this list. Remember, you are trying to bring this community to life. Be creative!
IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENTATION, THE FOLLOWING TEXTS WILL BE COLLECTED -
------4 sets of field notes - You must do 4 observations of at least one hour in duration, take field notes and do a free write according to the handout from Friday May 20 (Ethno-Box-7-taking-fieldnotes-FieldWorking98-105.pdf), plus answer questions from "Ethno Box 8 three questions for fieldnotes FW 106-07" for each. Why so many? You must observe rituals, and the only way to do that is to revisit.
------1 interview transcription - You must interview two different people for at least 2 minutes each and you must transcribe a toal of two minutes from those interviews (write down exactly what you said and exactly what they said.). You don't have to take two continuous minutes - you can take 10 seconds here, 20 seconds there, etc. You should transcribe the portions yo might use in your paper or presentation.
------1500 Word Paper - You will write a paper in Times New Roman 12 pt. font with 1" margins all around and double-spaced throughout that matches in large part the content of the presentation.

* How to introduce yourself to your Subculture/Discourse community: at some point, make sure to say, "if it is okay with you, I will watch and take notes. Is that okay with you?"; remind the person that you will not try to make them look bad; also, there is always someone in charge who can let you watch, but they may not want to talk to just anyone because most visitors wan t to sell them something.
* Interview Questions:
What is the best thing that ever happened?
What is the worst thing?
What do most people think about the group that is incorrect?
What would a member have to do to get kicked out or not be allowed to stay in the group?
* Review "Ethno Box 8 three questions for fieldnotes FW 106-07". You must do this activity for each of your observations.

Tuesday -
* Read Box 11 (Positioning Yourself)
- and then write at least a half page. this exercise is intended to help the fieldworker understand his her own distinct viewpoint
* Box 13 (Reading an Artifact) - take 20 minutes and please write at least three quarters of a page.
* Homework - If for any reason you do not COMPLETE these two assignments in class, you must have them by tomorrow.

Wednesday -
* Label your homework as follows: Field notes from your first observation must be labeled "OBS 1" clearly at the top of the page; free write for those notes must be labeled "FW 1"; The box 8 for those notes must be labeled "Box 8-1." This is how you will name for all observations.
* Check in OBS 1 and FW 1 while you work on Box 8-1
* Peer review, following the guideline questions on the 7th page of the PDF Fieldworking pages 98-105

Thursday -
* Hand in Box 11 and Box 13.
* Read and take notes on Ethno-Box-19-interviewing-Fieldworking-238-43.pdf
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* Now take a look at This example of a transcript from the University of Arizona. this is what your transcript should look like
* Read Ethno-Box-16-verbal-snapshot-Fieldworking187-89.pdf. Write about 3/4 of a page in response, either as a reflection on your choice of spatial focus (where you are looking) or as an overview description of your site. This may end up as part of your paper.
* Hand in Box 16.
* Homework due TUESDAY

"OBS 2," "FW 2" and "BOX 8-2" are also due.
* Homework due WEDNESDAY
two copies of a draft of your essay. (Your structure and form may take many forms - you may write a narrative about how you felt during this entire process; you may write a narrative in third person about the members of the group; you may write as a journal entry. However you choose to approach the paper, it must follow as one cohesive, unified study.
* Homework due THURSDAY
Transcription of interview(s). You do not need to have two consecutive minutes. you may transcribe 30 seconds from one part, 30 seconds from another; remember, you are transcribing the good stuff.

Friday -
* Please note change in due date for transcription. It is due next Thursday.
* Again, if you have a person who will be part of your presentation, that person may not speak for more than 30 seconds.
* Drawing a Map. Label this "Drawing Map." Draw a floor plan picture that someone else could look at and be able to get a SENSE of your site. Share with a partner, and see if you feel you can "see" the site from their drawing.
* After reading the description below the site map, write briefly (on/under the map) about the site in general. Label this "The Spatial Gaze" (spatial means "of or pertaining to a space;" gaze means to look intently). This is similar to yesterday's Ethno-Box-16-verbal-snapshot-Fieldworking187-89.pdf activity
* Read Box 18 - Focal Point in order to understand this activity remembering that "focal" means "of or pertaining to focus. Read "Purpose" and "Response," and then, select a focal point. Any one will do, don't get hung up on choosing; but if there is one spot of place at your site that draws your attention and you may want to make sure you include it. Write about that focal point in detail. This may end up in your final paper, just as Box 16 may.

Work in Class for the Week of 5/16/2011
Monday -
* Housekeeping - dual enrollment pitch.
* Expectations - copy down from projector.
ETHNOGRAPHY PROJECT REQUIREMENTS/RUBRIC:

PURPOSE - You must describe the rituals, behaviors, texts, jargon of a subculture/discourse community in order to bring a discourse community/subculture to life.
AUDIENCE - You must assume that your audience is NOT FAMILIAR with the subculture. Additionally, you may assume that your audience is from Southern California and is similar to the make-up of the class (including me).
THE MAIN TEXT(S) - You will do a 3-4 minute (maximum) multimedia presentation about your chosen discourse community/subculture. You will incorporate material from your observations, interviews and other work. You may use any or all of the following: PowerPoint, poster board, photographs, music, video, Flash, and/or any artifacts (evidence collected from the group), especially "realia" (things you can actually touch). You may also come up with something that is not on this list. Remember, you are trying to bring this community to life. Be creative!
IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENTATION, THE FOLLOWING TEXTS WILL BE COLLECTED -
------4 sets of field notes - You must do 4 observations of at least one hour in duration, take field notes and do a free write according to the handout from Friday May 20 (Ethno-Box-7-taking-fieldnotes-FieldWorking98-105.pdf), plus answer questions from "Ethno Box 8 three questions for fieldnotes FW 106-07" for each. Why so many? You must observe rituals, and the only way to do that is to revisit.
------1 interview transcription - You must interview two different people for at least 2 minutes each and you must transcribe a toal of two minutes from those interviews (write down exactly what you said and exactly what they said.). You don't have to take two continuous minutes - you can take 10 seconds here, 20 seconds there, etc. You should transcribe the portions yo might use in your paper or presentation.
------1500 Word Paper - You will write a paper in Times New Roman 12 pt. font with 1" margins all around and double-spaced throughout that matches in large part the content of the presentation.
* Homework - read the handout pages 1-4 as well as handout BOX 1. Do the activity in BOX 1.

Tuesday -
* Three part definition of ethnography, splitting it into parts: GRAPHY - to record, map, locate, document, write about etc. ETHNO - originates from culture. Oxford American Dictionary say it is " a scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures."
* Short description of final project - The final project is to make an ethnographic study of a discourse community (subculture) of which you are not a member. You will have to observe, take fieldnotes, find artifacts, interview members, and form a presentation. The final presentation should include writing (approximately 1500 words) and "realia" (stuff). You can forget about the thesis and/or report style. You will write in the style that best fits your subject, perhaps narrative or something else.
Remember you are not primarily studying what people do, necessarily, but you are studying how they interact.
* discuss the difference between artifact and "realia."
+++++An artifact is something left behind, but it may be intangible such as a video of a dance or a photograph of a foot print. You cannot touch those things.
+++++Realia is an artifact that you can touch. Good realia makes the difference between a good presentation and an exceptional one.
* Subculture brainstorm share -
with 2 o'clock appointment - share two discourse communities of which you are a member.
with 4 o'clock appointment - share one discourse community and an unusual text from that community (i.e., the shirt on a basketball player is an unusual text because it can be read to identify team and player).
with 6 o'clock appointment - share one discourse community and an unusual text and one piece of unusual jargon from the community, a word or phrase no one could understand outside the community.
SHARE ONE INTERESTING COMMUNITY/TEXT/JARGON YOU HEARD.
* You may sign up for which subculture you wish to study at any time.
* Homework - read Fieldworking pages 8-14. You will need adobe acrobat reader (free) to read the pdf file. if you do not have it, you can get it (free) at www.adobe.com

Wednesday - minimum day
* Fieldworking homework review (page 8-9) - looking at a ritual from the outsider perspective
* Read the "Body Rituals of the Nacirema" again. (in Fieldworking pages 8-14).
* Watch two documentaries about letter presses. Notice that although they both use video, examples of the product, plus show the machines and a person who works there, one is terrible (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4Ttv5XtwE&feature=related) and one is awesome (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv69kB_e9KY). The difference comes from HOW each is put together, not WHAT each consists of. This is how you should view the requirements of your project: you should have artifacts, realia, excerpts from interviews and other multimedia elements, but HOW you put them together will make the difference.

Thursday - "Every 15 Minutes" day 1
* Pass around subculture/discourse community selection sheet. You may not select the same group as anyone else in the course, and it is your responsibility to check the list to see if anyone has your group already * Recap - white board "quiz" +++What (who) is the real subject of "Body Rituals of the Nacirema?" - (Americans)
+++What genre is the "Body Rituals of the Nacirema?" - hint: it is nonfiction - (satire)
+++What is the POV of "Body Rituals of the Nacirema?" - (third person)
+++Is "Body Rituals of the Nacirema?" written from insider or outsider perspective? - (outsider, even though the writer was most likely an insider in the culture). In fact, the idea of this piece is to demonstrate how an insider can "make the familiar strange." Please note, however, that I neither expect nor want you to try to be humorous/satirical in your project. "Body Rituals of the Nacirema?" is simply an extreme example of an insider describing a ritual from the perspective of an outsider.
* Read Ethnography Box 2
* Following the directions, write about the ritual of bell work in AP English from the perspective of an outsider. You may use first, second, or third person point of view. And although YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO SO IN THE PROJECT, you may write satirically or extremely if you want to for this assignment. You don't have to write too much (about a third of a page).
* In computer commons, read and annotate Ethnography pages 16 and 20. HAND IN YOUR NOTES!
* Homework - Pages 56-59 and 68-73. Do the Box 4 activity.

Friday -
* The final presentations will start on June 7; that is two weeks from Monday. This assignment cannot be crammed into one week. Get going with your work! including observation/fieldnotes, which we will discuss in more detail today.
* BOX 4 activity. If you did not do the homework, do a BOX 4 now (Teacher gives handouts). If you did it, please add one of the following: numbered list of answers to the questions OR some other brainstorm activity (map, outline, bullets) OR freewrite possible pitfalls you may encounter studying your group, from the logistical to the conceptual.
* Box 4 (exploratory writing about the discourse community you are thinking about studying) - with a new partner, share your ideas. These questions are EXTREMELY important; they will form the basis for your entire ethnography. Even if you change the discourse community/subculture you wish to study, you will have to answer these questions to frame your work. HAND IN BOX 4.
* Go over Ethno-Box-7-taking-fieldnotes-FieldWorking98-105.pdf to demonstrate how to take field notes. In two columns, with a record of exactly what is happening on the left and what you are thinking about what is happening n the right. This is VERY important. Events do not have significance on their own - we give them significance, and as much as you are able, you will try to separate out your reaction from what is happening while you observe. Your notes will have to be several pages long for each 1 hour of observation. Also, you will free write immediately following each observation.
* Homework - read Fieldworking pages 98-105very carefully! Make note of how to organize your notes; we will do a peer review of your notes next week. ALSO, for Tuesday of next week, you must complete one observation with fieldnotes and freewrite, according to the method discussed in class (and shown on pages 98-105)

* linked files are at the bottom of the page

Work in Class for the Week of 5/9/2011
Monday - AP tests continue
* Listen Gatsby, stopping to check for comprehension; start disc 2 trk 2, 15:00 (page 55), end at end of disc 2 (page 74).
* Homework - Bring a scholarly source on Fitzgerald (not Gatsby) by tomorrow. MUST BE SCHOLARLY TO GET CREDIT!

Tuesday -
* Hand in the scholarly source, I check, and then return to students.
* Listen Gatsby, stopping to check for comprehension; start disc 3 trk 1, 0:00 (page 74), end at disc 3 end of trk 4 (end of Chapter 5, page 96)
* Homework is to read to the end of Chapter 6. Interesting stuff happens - Daisy and Tom go to a Gatsby party!

Wednesday - AP English Language and Composition exam periods 1-4. Good luck!
* We listen to Chapter 6 in sixth period, and ahead about ten minutes into Chapter 7 (disc 4 trk 1)
* Homework - read to the end of Chapter 6.

Thursday -
* Listen Gatsby, stopping to check for comprehension; start disc 4 trk 1, 0:00 (page 113, Chapter 7!), end at end of disc 4 (page 145, end of Chapter 7).
* Homework - your nonfiction assignment is due on Monday.

Friday -
* Listen Gatsby, stopping to check for comprehension; start disc 5 trk 1, 0:00 (page 147, Chapter 8), end at the end!
* Homework - your nonfiction assignment is due on Monday.

* linked files are at the bottom of the page

Work in Class for the Week of 5/2/2011
Monday - AP Chemistry Exam
* Gatsby- Library
* Bell
* Hand back papers
* Gatsby Character Map
* Two kinds of first person
-- Story is about the narrator ("I")
Nick Carraway -- Story is about someone else
Gatsby * Read first two pages
* Find and list five words you don't know.
* Homework: Find scholarly source about F. Scott Fitzgerald, print and bring in by Wed. Hint- research "scholarly" source.

Tuesday -AP Spanish Exam
* Decode pages 1 and 2 of Gatsby carefully. It is very important to understand Nick's personality; this narrator is reliable.
Listen to the first few pages (to page 7, disc 1, trk 2 8:51 - [all references are to the Scribner/Everbind edition of the book and Robbins audio version]) of Gatsby, stopping to check for comprehension - Where does Nick live? What socio-economic status does his family have? Where did he go to school? [Show the map Which of the "Egg"s is wealthier? How does Nick know Tom and Daisy [put them on your character map]? Show the map of East and West Egg (which is fictional but based on the northwest shore of Long Island)

Wednesday -
* Group activity - brief direct instruction on scholarly source - written by a scholar for a scholar in the field. Ways to eliminate sources: no identifiable author; biography. Since almost all of your sources were not scholarly, you must bring a scholarly source on Fitzgerald (not Gatsby) by next Tuesday.
* Listen Gatsby, stopping to check for comprehension; end at disc 1 trk 3, 4:00 (page 14)
Homework - there is a quiz on Gatsby tomorrow, to page 14.
* Bring a scholarly source on Fitzgerald (not Gatsby) by next Tuesday.

Thursday -
* Quiz
* Listen Gatsby, stopping to check for comprehension; start disc 1 trk 3 4:00 (page 14), end at disc 1 trk 4, 11:15 (page 29).

Friday - AP US History exam - most students out
* Listen Gatsby, stopping to check for comprehension; start disc 1 trk 4 10:00 (page 29), end at disc 2 trk 2, 15:00 (page 55).

* linked files are at the bottom of the page

Work in Class for the Week of 4/25/2011
Monday - STAR test -
* Watch video on the 1920s. Write down 15-20 facts from the video. hand in

Tuesday - STAR test
* Watch video on the 1920s. Write down 15-20 facts from the video. hand in

Wednesday - STAR test
* Watch F Scott Fitzgerald biography. write down 30 facts from the video.

Thursday - STAR test
* Watch F Scott Fitzgerald biography. write down 30 facts from the video.

Friday -
* Could not go to the library, watched video (TAL) ;)

* linked files are at the bottom of the page

Work in Class for the Week of 4/18/2011
Monday -
* MC Questions 1-15 (Swift "Modest Proposal" satire selection); 23-38 (Twain "Advice to Youth" satire selection); questions 1-37 (Sample exam 1 - yellow AP book). Eliminate down to two answers; write them on a piece of paper. If one of the two is correct, you will get the credit for answering correctly.

Tuesday -
* Correct the practice from yesterday. I post the answer key. Although we had 50 minutes to narrow down 67 question to just two answers, most of you did not get past 30 questions. I cannot determine if this is because you are over-concentrating on the elimination process or that you are burned out from the practice. I am going to presume that you need more elimination practice, so, using three questions most got wrong (satire numbers 3,5,7,11) please write explanations for why each of the less good answers are not the best answers,

Wednesday -
* Watch This American Life (TAL) TV show "Going Down in History. Take notes.
* Identify the (a) main idea from the group of stories. This show says it "chooses a theme, and bring you stories about that theme," but really, they don't mean theme the way we would think of theme - they mean subject or topic or, even better, clever phrase that fits all of the stories. In other words, the main idea of these stories is NOT "Going Down in History."
* Free write as if you were going to write an argument essay taking a position relative to the theme you identified. In other words, write down your position relative to the theme - agree, disagree or qualify - and then write down at least three specific pieces of evidence you would use in your argument.
* Remember to address what others think (the counterargument).
* Homework - finish the freewrite if you did not complete it.

Thursday -
* Housekeeping - today is the last practice we will have in timed writing for argument. Next week is STAR and after that we will do an overall review of the strategies of timed writing, but for now, this is it.
* Brief review of TAL. Hand in homework.
Homework - Research and write down, in detail, the following facts about the AP English Language and Composition Exam: How is the exam is formatted (specific timing)? and how is the exam is scored?

Friday -
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* linked files are at the bottom of the page

Work in Class for the Week of 4/11/2011
Monday -
* Housekeeping - Structure of weeks before AP
* Argument Essay Prewrite
* Always use a prewriting activity to collect your thoughts.
------outline, map, list, etc.
------Thesis (your point)
------3 pieces of evidence
* Discussion of scoring -
* Although this essay asks for your opinion, you still need evidence; your opinion is not evidence. [ difference between Analysis/Synthesis and Argument FRQ]
*consider the other side (counter-argument); answer the other side (rebuttal); take (state) your position (thesis);
*Use topic sentences to state evidence. Use the paragraph to explain.
* Read example 3B - score it. HAVE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR SCORE.
FORMAT tips: use a # to indicate the end of your essay; number pages 1 of X, 2 of X, etc. (X being the total number of pages in that essay)

Tuesday -
* Housekeeping - hand back papers
* AP MC 2008 course description 11-22. This time the exercise is to eliminate the three least good answers, and then, from the two remaining, select the less good answer and explain why it is less good.

Wednesday -
* Review answers from yesterday.
Listen to Act Three "Gin Rummy"of the This American Life podcast - click on "play episode" and then go to the 29:00 mark.
* do a pre-writing activity based on the podcast we heard for the following prompt - Is the shelter described in the podcast, in which alcoholics are allowed to drink, a good idea or a bad idea? Remember, you pre-writing activity should include a clear statement of you point, along with at least three pieces of evidence, one of which considers the other side.

Thursday -
* Housekeeping - the CNF reading is tonight in the NEW BHS theater at 7:00 p.m. come out and support your fellow students. It is free!
* AP FRQ Q3 Form B full practice. Please note - you must be able to identify Ehrenreich's assertion before you can decide what your position is relative to her assertion.

Friday -
* Housekeeping - the CNF reading was wonderful. I am very proud of the work all of you did, especially the writers and the editorial committee. I am impressed with the quality of the stories, and hearing them together like that is a joy.
* Read the rubric for AP FRQ Q3 Form B (on the back of the prompt). make a note of the differences in the wording between the score of 8, 6, 4, and 3. this is the rubric you will be writing to, so it helps to know what they are looking for.
* Read student example 3 - with your 8 o'clock appointment
-on one piece of paper. you must connect two pieces evidence from the sample to criteria in the rubric.
* -Repeat step 3 with student papers.
* Return the student essays to the student. hand in the team paper with scores - should have three scores on it.

* linked files are at the bottom of the page

Work in Class for the Week of 4/4/2011
Monday -
* Hand back papers (If there is an error in your grade/ grade not entered or wrong grade entered I can fix by tomorrow)
* CNF - announce selected writers/pieces for publication and reading. (Mandatory meeting for selected writers and ed. committee 12:15 today in D5
* EAP Handout - oin ordcer for your EAP essay to be considered, you must complete the question son the STAR test AND "bubble in" the authorization to release your results to CSU and California Community Colleges,
* It is now 4th Quarter: in three weeks, you take STAR tests; two weeks later the AP tests begin; and somewhere along in there (or by June) you will most likely take SATs.
* In the next three weeks of this course, we will cover the writing strategy of "argument," review the strategies of analysis and synthesis (including decoding prompts and writing practice), and practice multiple choice test taking strategies. You may want to pull any notes you have from previous quarters and make a new edited notebook to keep for reference.
* 3pt. grid of features: ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; ARGUMENT (persuasion). Do "your" list, "group" list, and then the "class" list.
* Homework - re-read chapter 13 (Argument) in BR and read the following selections: Wenke, "Too Much Pressure" (532); Buckley, "Why Don't We Complain?" (538)

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* Homework - we will not have homework the rest of this week because I am asking you to work very hard in class.

Wednesday -
* 5 Steps p. 223- What is Stegner's point?
* Read p. 240- 41 in 5 Steps regarding the expectations for responses to the prompt you answered yesterday. Reflect on what you wort en and think about how well you fulfilled those expectations.
* BR p. 538 Buckley: q. 4 Qs on Meaning p. 543; q. 3 Qs on Writing Strategy p. 544
* Homework - we will not have homework the rest of this week because I am asking you to work very hard in class.

Thursday -
* Housekeeping - CNF stuff- Tentative Apr. 14- BHS Theater 7 pm Writers_ you don't have to read, but you can. Write me with you draft (due tomorrow) By lunch * AP practice MC (course description) # 1-5 Explain why the answers (exc. one) are NOT the best.
* Homework - we will not have homework the rest of this week because I am asking you to work very hard in class.

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* linked files are at the bottom of the page

Files from this week and before
Teeth
The Teeth
Compare Contrast Essay Peer Review
MLK synthesis assignment handout
Grid for rhetorical devices
Martin Luther King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
final precis of "Cookies or Heroin," culled from all the periods' work
Philip Levine - "What Work Is"
Woodworth - "Rhetorical Precis"
Philip Levine's "What Work Is" printed

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Work in Class for the Week of
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* linked files are at the bottom of the page

Ethno-Box-7-taking-fieldnotes-FieldWorking98-105.pdf

My Quia activities and quizzes
Gatsby (first 14 pages) quiz - per 1
https://www.quia.com/quiz/3136939.html
Gatsby (first 14 pages) quiz - per 2
https://www.quia.com/quiz/3137938.html
Gatsby (first 14 pages) quiz - per 6
https://www.quia.com/quiz/3137922.html
Useful links
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