Week 4:3 (Apr. 3-7)

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AP LITERATURE: Poetry PacketReading ScheduleMLA TemplateNotes on Existentialism & Absurdism, E-text of Waiting for GodotWaiting for Godot Prompts, Poetry Essay Rubric / 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, Purdue OWL (MLA)

Individual Written Argument: PT2 Stimulus Materials & Directions, IWA Rubric, IWA Final Checklist & Self-Evaluation

Individual Multimedia Presentation: IMP Directions, IMP Rubric, IMP Scoring Guidelines, Sample A, Sample B, Sample C, Sample D

Week 4:1 (Mar. 21-24)

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AP LITERATURE: Final Poetry Packet, Final Reading ScheduleMLA Template, Death of a Salesman E-textScholarship Opportunities, AP Credit PoliciesSample AP Lit Exam and its Key

AP SEMINAR: Digital Portfolio, Stimulus Materials & DirectionsStems for Discussion Questions, Purdue OWL (MLA), Citation Machine (MLA)Annotated Bibliography Instructions (PDF)Annotated Bibliography Template (DOC)IWA 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 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 3:4 (Jan. 26-30)

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Seniors: Reading ScheduleMLA TemplateThird Quarter PoemsPractice Prose Prompt

Freshmen: Proofreading ExpectationsUsage NotesSG Theme Log, SG NotesWrite Score Login, SPHS Curriculum GuideWeaving and Citing ExamplesVocab Presentation Instructions

Freshmen Journal: Journal ExpectationsLiterature TermsSG Journal for Parts 1-2, SG Journal for Parts 3-4RJ Act I Journal Questions #1-4

Romeo and Juliet (Coming Soon): Prologue Colormarking, Vocab ListNotes

Week 2:3 (Oct. 14-18)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule 2:1-6Frankenstein JournalFrankenstein AudiotextTone WordsMythology Quiz Preview

Freshmen: PSAT TipsLiterary Analysis Task (an in-class piece asking students to analyze how Shakespeare transformed Ovid’s story of “Phoebus and Daphne” in A Midsummer Night’s Dream)