Week 4:6 (Apr. 24-28)

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AP LITERATURE: Reading ScheduleMajor Works Data Sheet TemplateLiterary 3×3 Examples, Past Open Essay Prompts, Suggested Works for Open Essay

AP SEMINAR: Room for Debate “When Do Consumer Boycotts Work?” (see Remind messages for instructions), AP Seminar Glossary TermsPT3 Section Two Practice

Week 4:2 (Mar. 27-31)

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AP LITERATURE: Final Poetry Packet, Final Reading ScheduleMLA Template, Scholarship Opportunities, AP Credit PoliciesSample AP Lit Exam & KeyNotes on Existentialism & AbsurdismE-text of The Sandbox, E-text of Waiting for Godot E-textWaiting for Godot Prompt / Major Works Data Sheets: Major Works Data Sheet TemplateLiterary 3×3 Examples, Past Open Essay Prompts, Suggested Works for Open Essay

AP SEMINAR: Digital Portfolio, PT2 Stimulus Materials & Directions, Purdue OWL (MLA), Citation Machine (MLA)Annotated Bibliography TemplateIWA Rubric and Scoring Guidelines / Sample IWAs: Sample 1, Sample 2, Sample 3, Sample 4

research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTORGoogle Scholar; other credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times,The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science DirectScientific American

Week 2:1 (Oct. 10-14)

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AP LITERATURE: Quarter Two Reading ScheduleHamlet Notes, ‘Reading Shakespeare’ Packet, Act I VocabHamlet E-textSecond Quarter Poetry Response Packet, MLA TemplateMythology Review ListHamlet Essay Prompts

Hamlet Audioplay: Act I (≈:50), Act II (≈:37), Act III (≈:58), Acts IV-V (≈1:23)

AP SEMINAR: MLA TemplatePurdue OWL (MLA), Citation Machine (MLA)Mock Performance Task #1AP Capstone Digital PortfolioPT1 Rubrics, Sample IRRAnnotated Bibliography Template (DOC)

research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale DatabasesGoogle Scholarother credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science Direct, Scientific American

Week 1:2 (Aug. 15-19)

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AP LITERATURE: Discussion PrepCourse Syllabus, Join the Remind GroupJane Eyre Journal Directions & Turnitin Registration Instructions, Sample JournalsJane Eyre E-textPoetry Packet, MLA Template, Jane Eyre Vocab. Assignment, First Quarter Reading ScheduleVisual Thesaurus, LitFinder (password for at-home use is pinellas)

AP SEMINAR: Seminar SurveyLenses HandoutPlagiarism NotesJoin A Day’s Remind Group, Join B Day’s Remind GroupLibrary Research Methods, Library Resources, Police/Robots PacketSPHS Photo TaskTurnitin.com Registration InstructionsTone Packet, Unit Topics SurveyCitation MachineWorld Book Encyclopedia (username: pinellas, password: schools)

research databases: Gale Databases (password for at-home use is pinellas), Google Scholar, EBSCOhost (coming in September), JSTOR (coming in October)

Week 1:1 (Aug. 10-12)

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  • Blue GETs or  on the agenda indicate a handout or notes being given in class.
  • Green s or indicate classroom activities (e.g., groupwork, lectures, lessons).
  • Red words like DUE or QUIZ indicate an assignment due date or assessment.

Welcome to a new school year! I’ve posted the week’s agenda for all to see. This is a weekly occurrence, usually done on Thursday afternoon for the week which follows. Please refer to the key above to make clearest sense of the agenda. You can also click on the agenda board for a larger zoom-able image. Below, you’ll find downloadable versions of this week’s in-class handouts along with a few other helpful documents.

AP English Literature & Composition: Summer PacketDiscussion PrepCourse Syllabus, Join the Remind GroupJane Eyre E-text

AP Seminar, when we meet for class in the library, please bring with you a research topic of your choosing on an index card: What Is Seminar?Seminar SurveyLenses HandoutPlagiarism Notes, Join A Day’s Remind Group, Join B Day’s Remind Group, Library Research Methods, Library Resources, Police/Robots PacketSPHS Photo TaskCitation MachineWorld Book Encyclopedia (username: pinellas, password: schools)

Research Databases: Gale Databases (password for at-home use is pinellas), Google Scholar, EBSCOhost (coming in September), JSTOR (coming in October)

Week 4:7 (May 2-6)

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Seniors: AP Score Calculator, Major Works Data Packet (2016)MWDP (2015)MWDP (2014), MWDP (2013), Plagiarism NotesSenior Research Task

Romeo and Juliet: MLA TemplateEssay Prompt, Essay Outline & RubricThesis NotesThesis GuidelinesThesis GeneratorWriting About LiteratureE-textSample EssayHelp with Quote-WeavingHelp with Essay Writing / To Kill a Mockingbird: Journal Instructions, Turnitin.com Registration Instructions, NotesTheme LogVocab Presentation InstructionsVocab List/Assignments / Misc: Wheel of Feels, Literature Terms10 Types of Plagiarism, Proofreading Expectations

Week 4:6 (Apr. 25-29)

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Seniors: Reading ScheduleMajor Works Data Sheet TemplateOpen Response ListsLiterary 3×3 InstructionsLiterary Time Periods ReviewAP Score Calculator, The Stranger Journal Tips

Romeo and Juliet: Essay Prompt, Essay Outline & RubricThesis NotesThesis GuidelinesThesis GeneratorWriting About LiteratureE-textTheme LogSample EssayHelp with Quote-WeavingHelp with Essay Writing / To Kill a Mockingbird: NotesColormarking, Help with ColormarkingTheme Log, Vocab Presentation InstructionsVocab List/Assignments, Journal Instructions / Misc: Wheel of Feels, Literature Terms, Proofreading Expectations

Week 4:5 (Apr. 18-22)

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Seniors: Reading ScheduleMLA TemplateMajor Works Data Sheet TemplateOpen Response ListsLiterary 3×3 InstructionsLiterary Time Periods ReviewAP Score Calculator, The Stranger Journal TipsSonnet HandoutPractice Exam #1 (key for multiple-choice section), Practice Exam #2 (multiple-choice section only, key included) / Fairy Tale Lit-Crit: Literary Criticism SheetsMLA Template, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “The Snow Queen”, “The Princess and the Pea”, “The Little Gingerbread Man”, “Puss in Boots”, “The Ugly Duckling”“Jack and the Beanstalk”“The Three Bears”“The Three Little Pigs”“The Little Mermaid”“The Emperor’s New Suit”,“Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp”

Scene Performances: RJ AudioplayTips for Reading ShakespeareScene Performance Project Info, Scene List/Signup / RJ Essay: Essay PromptThesis NotesThesis GuidelinesThesis GeneratorWriting About LiteratureRJ E-textTheme LogSample EssayHelp with Quote-WeavingHelp with Essay Writing / Misc: SAT Vocab #3 / To Kill a Mockingbird: NotesColormarking, Help with ColormarkingTheme Log, Vocab Presentation InstructionsVocab List/Assignments

Week 2:6 (Nov. 30-Dec. 4)

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Seniors: Reading SchedulePoetry Response PacketMLA TemplatePinellas Education FoundationWatchmen: Turnitin Journal, Symbol SketchesNotes on the Graphic Novel and Postmodernism, E-textThe Doomsday ClockUnderstanding Comics

Great Expectations: Theme Log, GE E-text (Whole Novel on One Page)GE AudiotextWeaving and Citing ExamplesPaper Outline and RubricOriginal Ending, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.910.2)MLA Template; Turnitin.com Journal: Proofreading ExpectationsCh. 40-59 Turnitin JournalTurnitin Registration Instructions

Animal Farm: Vocab ListNotesTheme Log

Writing a Thesis Statement: GE Thesis PromptThesis Notes (from in class), Thesis Help (getting your ideas together), Thesis Development (forming your ideas into a sentence),Subordinate Conjunctions (forming complex sentences with useful words), Thesis Generator (if you can’t quite get your ideas into a sentence), Thesis Builder (another thesis generator if you’re having trouble fitting it all in one sentence), GE Theme-Specific Overviews, GE Theme-Specific Questions

Week 2:5 (Nov. 16-20)

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Seniors: Reading SchedulePoetry Response PacketMLA Template, Mythology Review ListPinellas Education FoundationWatchmenTurnitin Journal, Symbol SketchesNotes on the Graphic Novel and Postmodernism, E-textThe Doomsday ClockUnderstanding Comics

Great Expectations: Theme Log, GE E-text (Whole Novel on One Page)GE AudiotextWeaving and Citing ExamplesThesis NotesPaper Outline and Rubric, Thesis PromptOriginal EndingTheme-Specific Overviews, Theme-Specific Questions, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (W.8); Turnitin.com Journal: Proofreading ExpectationsGE Ch. 20-39 Turnitin JournalCh. 40-59 Turnitin JournalTurnitin Registration Instructions

Animal Farm: Vocab ListNotes

Writing a Thesis Statement: Thesis Notes (from in class), Thesis Help (getting your ideas together), Thesis Development (forming your ideas into a sentence), Subordinate Conjunctions (forming complex sentences with useful words), Thesis Generator (if you can’t quite get your ideas into a sentence), Thesis Builder (another thesis generator if you’re having trouble fitting it all in one sentence)