AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Major Works Data Sheet Template, Literary 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 Terms, PT3 Section Two Practice
AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template
WATCHMEN: Turnitin Journal, Symbol Sketches, Notes on the Graphic Novel and Postmodernism, E-text, The Doomsday Clock, Understanding Comics (large PDF)
AP SEMINAR: AP Capstone Digital Portfolio, Practice Speech Assignment, Team Multimedia Presentation and Defense Checklist & Rubric
research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, Google Scholar; other credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times,The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science Direct, Scientific American
AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, AP Lit. Terms, Jane Eyre Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, Hamlet Prop Assignment, Tone Packet, Hamlet Notes, Reading Shakespeare Packet, Act I Vocab, Archaic Pronouns, Hamlet E-text
AP SEMINAR: Lenses Handout, Purdue OWL (MLA), Citation Machine (MLA), Mock Performance Task #1, Thesis Notes, AP Capstone Digital Portfolio, PT1 Rubrics, Sample IRR, MPT1 Annotated Bibliography Instructions (PDF), Annotated Bibliography Template (DOC), IRR Outline Directions
research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, Google Scholar; other credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science Direct, Scientific American
AP LITERATURE: Discussion Prep, Course Syllabus, Join the Remind Group, Jane Eyre Journal Directions & Turnitin Registration Instructions, Sample Journals, Jane Eyre E-text, Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Jane Eyre Vocab. Assignment, First Quarter Reading Schedule, Visual Thesaurus, LitFinder (password for at-home use is pinellas)
AP SEMINAR: Seminar Survey, Lenses Handout, Plagiarism Notes, Join A Day’s Remind Group, Join B Day’s Remind Group, Library Research Methods, Library Resources, Police/Robots Packet, SPHS Photo Task, Turnitin.com Registration Instructions, Tone Packet, Unit Topics Survey, Citation Machine, World 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)
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 Packet, Discussion Prep, Course Syllabus, Join the Remind Group, Jane 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 Survey, Lenses Handout, Plagiarism Notes, Join A Day’s Remind Group, Join B Day’s Remind Group, Library Research Methods, Library Resources, Police/Robots Packet, SPHS Photo Task, Citation Machine, World 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)
Seniors: AP Score Calculator, Major Works Data Packet (2016), MWDP (2015), MWDP (2014), MWDP (2013), Plagiarism Notes, Senior Research Task
Romeo and Juliet: MLA Template, Essay Prompt, Essay Outline & Rubric, Thesis Notes, Thesis Guidelines, Thesis Generator, Writing About Literature, E-text, Sample Essay, Help with Quote-Weaving, Help with Essay Writing / To Kill a Mockingbird: Journal Instructions, Turnitin.com Registration Instructions, Notes, Theme Log, Vocab Presentation Instructions, Vocab List/Assignments / Misc: Wheel of Feels, Literature Terms, 10 Types of Plagiarism, Proofreading Expectations
Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template; Watchmen: Turnitin Journal, Notes, E-text
Great Expectations: Theme Log, GE E-text (Whole Novel on One Page), Weaving and Citing Examples, Paper Outline and Rubric, MLA Template, Turnitin Registration Instructions, SAT Vocab #2; Animal Farm: Vocab List, Notes, Theme Log
Seniors: Final Reading Schedule, AP Score Calculator, Major Works Data Packet, MWDP (2014), MWDP (2013), Senior Research Task
Romeo and Juliet: MLA Template, Essay Prompt, Essay Outline & Rubric, Thesis Notes, Thesis Guidelines, Thesis Generator, Writing About Literature, E-text, Sample Essay, Help with Quote-Weaving, Help with Essay Writing / To Kill a Mockingbird: Journal Entry Instructions, Notes, Theme Log, Vocab Assignment List, Vocab Presentation Instructions / Misc: Wheel of Feels, Literature Terms, 10 Types of Plagiarism, Proofreading Expectations
Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poems for Third Quarter, Watchmen Notes, Watchmen Journal, Watchmen Prompts, Watchmen Essay Rubric, What AP Readers Long to See, Notes on Heart of Darkness and Modernism, Heart of Darkness Friday Handout; Videos: Victorian Era, Realism, Modernism
Freshmen: Paper Outline and Rubric, MLA Template, Weaving and Citing Examples, Animal Farm Ch. 1-5 Journal, Animal Farm Ch. 6-10 Journal, Animal Farm Vocab List, Informational Texts Analysis Task (Sources #1-3), Turnitin Registration Instructions, Proofreading Expectations, Usage Notes, Literature Terms, Writing About Literature, SAT Vocab #2, Theme Log, Sample GE Essay
Exams: Exam Schedule for Next Week, English 1 Honors Exam Study Guide, English 1 (2nd Period) Study Guide, AP Lit Exam Study Guide
Seniors: Reading Schedule, AP Score Calculator, Practice Exam #2, “Cathedral” Multiple Choice Practice (and the Key for your personal review), Major Works Poster Packet (2014), MWPP (2013)
Freshmen: TKAM Journal Entry Instructions, TKAM E-text, TKAM Vocab List, TKAM Theme Log, Wheel of Feels, Literature Terms, 10 Types of Plagiarism, Proofreading Expectations, Vocab Presentation Instructions, Turnitin Registration Instructions / RJ Essay: Outline & Rubric, Citation & Weaving Examples, Sample Essay, Writing About Literature, Essay-Writing, Quote-Weaving, MLA Template
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