Pre-IB English 2: Wheel of Feel, Stated & Implied Theme, Prose Vocabulary, Focused Note-tasking PDF / Korematsu Task: Black & Murphy Opinions with Focus Questions, Korematsu Essay Prompt & Rubric, Transitions Toolbox & Elaboration/Analysis Starters, MLA Template (click ‘File’ and ‘Make a Copy’) / Persepolis: Notes, E-text, Theme Log, Graphic Novel Terms & Features, Comp Book Task #2

AP Research: Syllabus/Timeline, Purdue OWL, Research Methods List, PREP #9 (IRB), PREP #10, PREP #11 (Methods Section), AP Rubric, POD Rubric, Elevator Pitch Log / Search Databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar

AP Literature: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MLA Template (click ‘File’ and ‘Make a Copy’), Frankenstein E-text, Hamlet Prop Assignment, Hamlet Notes, “Reading Shakespeare” Packet, Archaic Pronouns, Hamlet E-text, Act I Vocab, Past Open Prompts, Essay Rubrics; Hamlet Audioplay: Act I (≈:50), Act II (≈:37), Act III (≈:58), Acts IV-V (≈1:23)

Pre-IB English 2: Wheel of Feel, Stated & Implied Theme, Prose Vocabulary / Korematsu Task: “Japanese Relocation”, “Life in a US Japanese American Internment Camp”, A More Perfect Union Website, Focused Note-tasking PDF, Black & Murphy Opinions with Focus Questions, Korematsu Essay Prompt & Rubric, Transitions Toolbox & Elaboration/Analysis Starters, MLA Template (click ‘File’ and ‘Make a Copy’) / Persepolis: Persepolis Notes, Persepolis E-text, Persepolis Theme Log, Graphic Novel Terms & Features

AP Research: Syllabus/Timeline, Purdue OWL, Research Methods List, PREP #8 (IPF), PREP #9 (Institutional Review Board Form), How to Make an Elevator Pitch, PREP #10, PREP #11 (Methods Section), Academic Paper Rubric, Presentation and Oral Defense Rubric, Elevator Pitch Log / Search Databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar

AP Literature: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MLA Template (click ‘File’ and ‘Make a Copy’), Frankenstein E-text, Wheel of Feel

Pre-IB English 2: Transitions Toolbox, Wheel of Feel, Common Themes, Narrative Task, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” E-text, O’Connor Background, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” E-text, Le Guin Background, Note-taking Task

AP Research: Syllabus, PREP Tasks #1-3, PREP #4, PREP #5, PREP #6, PREP #7, Purdue OWL, Annotated Bibliography Template, CRAAP Test, Research Methods, Inquiry Proposal Form (PDF version), Presentation Rubric, Research Process Visualization Instructions, How to Make an Elevator Pitch / Search Databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar

AP Literature: Reading Schedule, Quarter 1 Poetry Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein Journal, Paradise Lost Summaries & E-text, Intro to Paradise Lost, Wheel of Feel, Annotation Guide (for Ch. 15–17)

Pre-IB English 2: Transitions Toolbox, “Harrison Bergeron” E-text, “Once Upon a Time” E-text, Stated & Implied Theme, Prose Vocabulary, Proofreading Expectations, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” E-text, Wheel of Feels, Common Themes, Narrative Task, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” E-text, O’Connor Background, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” E-text, Le Guin Background, Note-taking Task

AP Research: Syllabus, PREP Tasks #1-3, PREP #4, PREP #5,  PREP #6, PREP #7, Purdue OWL, Annotated Bibliography Template, CRAAP Test, Research Methods, Inquiry Proposal Form (PDF version), Presentation Rubric, Research Process Visualization Instructions / Search Databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar

AP Literature: Reading Schedule, Sample Journals, Quarter 1 Poetry Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein Journal, Paradise Lost Summaries & E-text, Intro to Paradise Lost

Pre-IB English 2: Transitions Toolbox, “Harrison Bergeron” E-text, “Once Upon a Time” E-text, Stated & Implied Theme, Prose Vocabulary, Comp. Book Task #1, Proofreading Expectations, Colormarking #2, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” E-text, Wheel of Feels, Common Themes, Narrative Task, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” E-text, O’Connor Background, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” E-text, Le Guin Background, Note-taking Task, Write Score Login

AP Research: Syllabus, PREP Tasks #1-3, PREP #4, PREP #5,  PREP #6,  Purdue OWL, Annotated Bibliography Template, CRAAP Test, Research Methods, Inquiry Proposal Form (PDF version), Presentation Rubric, Research Process Visualization Instructions / Medium Samples: Hard Science, Humanities/History, Humanities/Arts, Social Science / Search Databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar

AP Literature: Reading Schedule, Sample Journals, Quarter 1 Poetry Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein Journal

Pre-IB English 2: Colormarking #1, Transitions Toolbox, “Harrison Bergeron” E-text, “Once Upon a Time” E-text, Stated & Implied Theme, Prose Vocabulary, Comp Book Task #1, Proofreading Expectations, Colormarking #2, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” E-text, Wheel Of Feels, Common Themes, Narrative Task

AP Research: Syllabus, PREP Tasks #1-3, PREP #4 (Make a Copy), Purdue OWL, Annotated Bibliography Template, CRAAP Test, Sample Student Presentations, Presentation Rubric, Research Process Visualization Instructions, Research Methods, Research Terms, Inquiry Proposal Form / Search Databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar

AP Literature: Quarter 1 Reading Schedule, Jane Eyre E-text, Jane Eyre / Siddhartha Journal, Sample Journals, Quarter 1 Poetry Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), Frankenstein E-text

Pre-IB English 2: Syllabus, Colormarking #1, Transitions Toolbox,  “Harrison Bergeron” E-text, Vonnegut Background, “Once Upon a Time” E-text, Gordimer Background, Stated & Implied Theme, Prose Vocabulary, Comp Book Task #1, Proofreading Expectations

AP Research: Syllabus, PREP Tasks #1-3, Purdue OWL, Annotated Bibliography Template, CRAAP Test, Sample Student Presentations, Presentation Rubric, Research Process Visualization Instructions, Research Methods, Research Terms / Assigned Readings: What Research Is Not & What Research Is, Language, The Human Mind / Search Databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar

AP Literature: Syllabus, Discussion Prep, Jane Eyre E-text, Jane Eyre / Siddhartha Journal, Sample Journals, Quarter 1 Poetry Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses)

Welcome to a new school year! I’ve posted my classes’ agendas, and you can expect this on a weekly basis (usually done on Thursday afternoon for the week which follows). Please refer to the key to the left to make clearest sense of the agenda. You can also click on the schedule for a larger zoom-able image of the board. Below, you’ll find downloadable versions of this week’s in-class handouts along with a few other helpful documents.

Pre-IB English 2: Syllabus, Summer Assignment, Colormarking #1

AP Literature: Syllabus, Summer Assignment, Discussion Prep, Jane Eyre E-text, Jane Eyre Journal

AP Research: Syllabus, Summer Assignment (PREP Tasks #1-3), EBSCO Host, Gale Databases (password is pinellas), JSTOR, Google Scholar, Purdue OWL, Annotated Bibliography Template, CRAAP Test, Course Credit Policies / High-Scoring Student Papers: Mixed #1; Qual #1, Qual #2, Qual #3, Qual #4, Qual #5; Quant #1, Quant #2, Quant #3

Inquiry Skills: Semester Grade Chart, NVC Notes, “Thriving in a Diverse World”, 12 Tools for Deep Listening, Plagiarism Notes, Academic Lenses, Did I Plagiarize?, CRAAP Test, MLA Sample Paper, APA Sample Paper, Purdue OWL, Writing an Annotated Bibliography, Sample Annotated Bib., EBSCO, Gale

English 2 Honors: Macbeth E-text, Semester Grade Chart, Suggested Open Prompts for Macbeth, Weaving & Citation Guide, Proofreading Expectations, Thesis Generator, Theme Claim Thesis Frame,Thesis Notes, Transitions Toolbox, Summer Reading List

Pre-IB English 2: Macbeth E-text, Persepolis E-text, 1984 E-text, Semester Grade Chart, Weaving & Citation Guide, Proofreading Expectations, Thesis Generator, Theme Claim Thesis Frame, Thesis Notes, Transitions Toolbox  Exam Study Guide

AP: Course Credit Policies, Summer Reading List