Week 1:5 (Sept. 10-14)

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Pre-IB Inquiry Skills: IB Calendar, CTSS Rosters, Quill.org (class code is elbow-option), Planner Check Rubric, Creating a Study Plan

English 2 Honors: Proofreading Expectations, “My Life as a Bat” Assignment, Write Score Login, Turnitin.com Registration / Korematsu Task: Intro to the Case, “Japanese Relocation”, “Japanese American Internment”, A More Perfect Union, Video Analysis Activity, Black & Murphy Opinions with Focus Question and Essay Prompt

Pre-IB English 2: Transitions Toolbox, Stated & Implied Theme, Prose Vocabulary, Proofreading Expectations, Wheel Of Feels, Narrative Task, Write Score Login, Explanatory Essay Planning Sheet, “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, Purdue OWL, Research Methods, Inquiry Proposal Form, PREP #6, PREP #7 / Medium Samples: Hard Science, Humanities/History, Humanities/Arts, Social Science / Search Databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar

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

Week 1:4 (Sept. 4-7)

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Pre-IB Inquiry Skills: IB Calendar, CTSS Rosters, Quill.org (class code is elbow-option), Planner Check Rubric

English 2 Honors: Transitions Toolbox, Proofreading Expectations, “My Life as a Bat” Assignment, “The Boy Died in My Alley”, Wheel Of Feels, Write Score Login, Explanatory Essay Planning Sheet, Turnitin.com Registration

Pre-IB English 2: Transitions Toolbox, Stated & Implied Theme, Prose Vocabulary, Proofreading Expectations, Wheel Of Feels, Narrative Task, Narrative Task, Write Score Login, Explanatory Essay Planning Sheet, “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, Purdue OWL, Research Methods, Inquiry Proposal Form (PDF), PREP #5,  PREP #6 / Medium Samples: Hard Science, Humanities/History, Humanities/Arts, Social Science / Search Databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar

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

Week 1:3 (Aug. 27-31)

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Pre-IB Inquiry Skills: IB Calendar, CTSS Rosters, Quill.org (class code is elbow-option), , Planner Check Rubric, SQ4R Practice Worksheet

English 2 Honors: The Things They Carried Assignment, Colormarking #1, “Harrison Bergeron” E-text, “Harrison Bergeron” Assignment, Transitions Toolbox, Proofreading Expectations, Colormarking #2, “My Life as a Bat” Assignment, “The Boy Died in My Alley”, Wheel Of Feels

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, PREPs #1-3, PREP #4, Purdue OWL, Annotated Bibliography Template, CRAAP Test, Turnitin.com Registration, Protecting Human Research Participants Certification, 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: Discussion Prep, Jane Eyre E-text, Turnitin.com Registration, Jane Eyre Journal, Sample Journals, Siddhartha Open Essay Rubric, Quarter 1 Reading Schedule, Quarter 1 Poetry Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), Frankenstein E-text

Week 1:2 (Aug. 20-24)

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Pre-IB Inquiry Skills: Syllabus, IB Calendar, CTSS Rosters, Grammar Diagnostic (class code is elbow-option), Planner Check Rubric

English 2 Honors: Syllabus, The Things They Carried Assignment, Four Questions, Colormarking #1, “Harrison Bergeron” E-text, “Harrison Bergeron” Assignment, Transitions Toolbox, “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”, Proofreading Expectations, “My Life as a Bat” Assignment, “The Boy Died in My Alley”

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, Colormarking #2, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” E-text

AP Research: Syllabus, PREPs #1-3, PREP #4, Purdue OWL, Annotated Bibliography Template, CRAAP Test, Turnitin.com Registration, Protecting Human Research Participants Certification, 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, Turnitin.com Registration, Jane Eyre Journal, Sample Journals, Siddhartha Open Essay Rubric, Quarter 1 Reading Schedule, Quarter 1 Poetry Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), “The Boy Died in My Alley”

Week 1:1 (Aug. 13-17)

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  • Blue letters/symbols on the indicate a handout or notes being given in class.
  • Green symbols indicate classroom activities (e.g., groupwork, lectures, lessons).
  • Red letters/symbols 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 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 Inquiry Skills: Syllabus, IB Calendar, CTSS Rosters, Grammar Diagnostic (class code is elbow-option), Planner Check Rubric

English 2 Honors: Syllabus, Summer Assignment, Four Questions, Colormarking #1, “Harrison Bergeron” E-text

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

AP Research: Syllabus, Summer Assignment, EBSCO Host, Gale Databases (password is pinellas), JSTOR, Google Scholar, Purdue OWL, Annotated Bibliography Template, CRAAP Test, Turnitin.com Registration, Protecting Human Research Participants Certification, 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

AP Literature: Syllabus, Summer Assignment, Discussion Prep, Jane Eyre E-text, Turnitin.com Registration, Jane Eyre Journal

Week 4:8 (May 7-11)

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Pre-IB English 2: Macbeth E-text, “Reading Shakespeare”, Theme Log, A3-4 Roles, B3-4 Roles, C3-4 Roles, Suggested Open Prompts for Macbeth, Weaving & Citation Guide, Proofreading Expectations, Thesis Generator, Thesis Notes, Outline Form, Transitions Toolbox, Final Exam Schedule, Theme Reflection #2, Semester Grade Chart, Exam Study Guide

AP Literature: Past Open Essay Prompts, Suggested Works for Open Essay, AP Lit Terms, AP Score Calculator, Major Works Data Sheet (2018), MWDP (2017), MWDP (2016), MWDP (2015), MWDP (2014), MWDP (2013)

Week 4:7 (Apr. 30-May 4)

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Pre-IB English 2:  Macbeth E-text, “Reading Shakespeare” Packet, Theme Log, A3-4 Roles, B3-4 Roles, C3-4 Roles, Suggested Open Prompts, Quotation Weaving & Citation Guide, Proofreading Expectations, Thesis Generator, Thesis Notes, Proof-of-Concept Outline Form (Unofficial), Transitions Toolbox & Elaboration/Analysis Starters, Theme Reflection #2, Semester Grade Chart, Final Exam Study Guide, Final Exam Schedule (for IB students)

AP Literature: Major Works Data Sheet Template, Past Open Essay Prompts, Suggested Works for Open Essay, AP Lit Terms, AP Score Calculator, Major Works Data Packet (2017), MWDP (2016), MWDP (2015), MWDP (2014), MWDP (2013)

Week 4:6 (Apr. 23-27)

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Pre-IB English 2: Macbeth E-text, Macbeth Notes, “Reading Shakespeare” Packet, Macbeth Theme Log, A3-4 Roles, B3-4 Roles, C3-4 Roles, Freshmen FSA Reading Testing Room List, FSA Practice Test, Final Exam Schedule (for IB students)

AP Research: Digital Portfolio, User Guide for the Digital Portfolio, Senior Exam Schedule (for traditional, non-AP classes)

AP Literature: Reading Schedule, MLA Template, Final Poetry Packet, Notes on Absurdism, Major Works Data Sheet Template, Literary 3×3 Examples, Past Open Essay Prompts, Suggested Works for Open Essay, Senior Exam Schedule (for traditional, non-AP classes)