Week 1:3 (Aug. 23–27)

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Freshmen: Syllabus, Plot Elements, Journal Expectations, “Once Upon a Time” E-text, Gordimer Background, “Harrison Bergeron” E-text, Vonnegut Background, Short Stories Journal #1, Colormarking Guidelines, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” E-text, Le Guin Background, Stated & Implied Theme, Subordinate Conjunctions, Transitions Toolbox, PDF Scanning Directions, Vocab.com Join Link

Sophomores: Syllabus, Rhetorical Situation Venn Diagram, Bush speech transcipt & video, Thunberg speech (video & transcript), Golub article, Subordinate Conjunctions, PDF Scanning Directions, Vocab.com Join Link; The Catcher in the Rye: “Teenage Brains” Article, E-text 1 (for Small Screens), E-text 2 (for Larger Screens), Opening Passage Colormarking Task, Presentation Rubric

Diploma Support: 5th Period Rosters, Diploma Support Contract, Rotation Calendar

Week 1:2 (Aug. 16–20)

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Freshmen: Syllabus, Plot Elements (Prose Vocabulary), “Little Red Riding Hood”, Journal Expectations, “Once Upon a Time” E-text, Gordimer Background, “Harrison Bergeron” E-text, Vonnegut Background, Short Stories Journal #1, Stated & Implied Theme, Subordinate Conjunctions, Transitions Toolbox, PDF Scanning Directions

Sophomores: Syllabus, Rhetorical Situation Venn Diagram, Bush Speech, Subordinate Conjunctions, PDF Scanning Directions, The Catcher in the Rye: “Teenage Brains” Article, E-text 1 (for Small Screens), E-text 2 (for Larger Screens), Opening Passage Colormarking Task

Diploma Support: 5th Period Rosters, Diploma Support Contract, Rotation Calendar

Week 1:1 (Aug. 11–13)

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Week 1:1 schedule

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 digital version of important handouts as well as other useful links:

Freshmen: Course Syllabus

Sophomores: Course Syllabus

Diploma Support: 5th Period Rosters, Diploma Support Contract, Rotation Calendar

Week 4:8 (May 24–28)

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Pre-IB English 2: Exam Session Sign-up, Claim Proposal Pit, Quotation Weaving & Citation Guide, Transitions Toolbox, Tone Packet, Lit Terms, Proofreading Expectations, Power Words for Literary Analysis, MLA Template, Macbeth E-text, Macbeth Audioplay, One-Page Outline, Theme Reflection Task, Folger & Two River Production; Performance Jobs: A1–2, B1–2, C1–2

AP Literature: Hamlet Film Adaptation

AP Research: Student/Teacher Conferences, Purdue OWL, POD Rubric, APA Template, Digital Portfolio

 

Week 4:7 (May 17–21)

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Pre-IB English 2: Claim Proposal Pit, Proofreading Expectations, Power Words for Literary Analysis, MLA Template, Macbeth E-text, Macbeth Audioplay, One-Page Outline, Paraphrasing Task, Theme Reflection Task, Folger & Two River Production; Performance Jobs: A1–2, B1–2, C1–2

AP Literature: Hamlet Film Adaptation

AP Research: Student/Teacher Conferences, Oral Defense Questions, Purdue OWL, POD Rubric, High-scoring Example APs, APA Template, APA Sample Paper, Academic Paper Rubric, EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, AP Self-Assessment Checklist, Digital Portfolio

Week 4:6 (May 10–14)

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Pre-IB English 2: Claim Proposal Pit, Proofreading Expectations, Power Words for Literary Analysis, MLA Template, Macbeth E-text, Macbeth Audioplay, One-Page Outline, Paraphrasing Task, Theme Reflection Task, Folger & Two River Production; Performance Jobs: A1–2, B1–2, C1–2

AP Literature: Poetry Packet, Hamlet Film Adaptation

AP Research: Student/Teacher Conferences, Oral Defense Questions, Purdue OWL, POD Rubric, High-scoring Example APs, APA Template, APA Sample Paper, Academic Paper Rubric, EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, AP Self-Assessment Checklist, Digital Portfolio

Week 4:5 (May 3–7)

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Pre-IB English 2: Claim Proposal Pit, Proofreading Expectations, Power Words for Literary Analysis, How to Cite Macbeth, MLA Template, Macbeth E-text, MacbethAudioplay, “Reading Shakespeare”, Act II Annotation/Study Guide, One-Page Outline, Paraphrasing Task, Theme Reflection, Folger & Two River Production; Performance Jobs: A1–2, B1–2, C1–2

AP Literature: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MWDS Template, Textbook, Power Words for Literary Analysis, Open Essay Rubric, Past Open Prompts, Sample AP Lit Exam and its Key, The Stranger E-text

AP Research: Student/Teacher Conferences, Syllabus, PREPs #19–30 (Oral Defense Questions), Purdue OWL, POD Rubric, High-scoring Example APs, APA Template, APA Sample Paper, Academic Paper Rubric, EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar, AP Self-Assessment Checklist

Week 4:4 (Apr. 26–30)

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Pre-IB English 2: Claim Proposal Pit, Proofreading Expectations, Power Words for Literary Analysis, How to Cite Macbeth, MLA Template, Macbeth E-text, Macbeth Audioplay, “Reading Shakespeare”, Act II Annotation/Study Guide, One-Page Outline, Paraphrasing Task, Theme Reflection, Benton’s Scribbled-on Macbeth; Performance Jobs: A1–2, B1–2, C1–2

AP Literature: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MWDS Template, Textbook, Power Words for Literary Analysis, Open Essay Rubric, Past Open Prompts, Sample AP Lit Exam and its Key, “The Myth of Sisyphus”, The Stranger E-text; Fairy Tale Lit Crit: Assignment Directions, Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism, FairyTales!, MLA Template

AP Research: Student/Teacher Conferences, Syllabus, PREPs #19–30 (Oral Defense Questions), Purdue OWL, POD Rubric, High-scoring Example APs, APA Template, APA Sample Paper, Academic Paper Rubric, EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar

Week 4:3 (Apr. 19–23)

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Pre-IB English 2: Proofreading Expectations, GW Journal (directions & rubric), Power Words for Literary Analysis, How to Cite Macbeth, MLA Template, Macbeth E-text, Macbeth Audioplay, Lecture Notes, “Reading Shakespeare”, Checking Vocab.com Mastery, Act II Study Guide, Theme Reflection #1 (directions & rubric), Benton’s Scribbled-on Macbeth; Performance Jobs: A1–2, B1–2, C1–2

AP Literature: Friday Naviance Teams Link for myPCS Juniors, Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MWDS Template, Textbook, FlipgridLink, Power Words for Literary Analysis, Open Essay Rubric, Past Open Prompts, Sample AP Lit Exam and its Key, “The Myth of Sisyphus”, Waiting for Godot Prompts, Waiting for Godot E-text, The Stranger E-text; Fairy Tale Lit Crit: Assignment Directions, Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism, Fairy Tales!, MLA Template

AP Research: Student/Teacher Conferences, Syllabus, PREPs #19–30 (Oral Defense Questions), Purdue OWL, POD Rubric, High-scoring Example APs, APA Template, APA Sample Paper, Academic Paper Rubric, EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar, Elevator Pitch Verification