11/30

Warm-up: •Use your tone word list to identify 3 words that match Douglass’s attitudes at certain parts of the text (pg 100-105 in 50 Essays), and 3 words that do NOT match his tone at any point in the text.

Classwork:

1. Finish writing A-D test essay, highlight your 5 best ideas in the essay (clearest, most analytical statements)

2. Go over grammar quiz. Revise up to 2 questions. Write the right answer and explain why that answer is the correct one.

3. Pass back other papers/classwork/etc.

4. Start E-O terms if finished early.

Homework: E-O terms due on Tuesday of next week. Time will be given in class to do the RFW terms.

11/29

Warm-up: Review your terms for the test.

Classwork: Test on A-D rhetorical terms

Homework: Start making flash cards or a glossary of the E-O terms from the LOC. Include an example or explanation of how each is used. All terms due Monday. Class time will be provided for the RFW terms.

11/28

Warm-up: Write an example for each of the following

1. antimetabole
2. aphorism
3. asyndeton
4. counterargument
5. analogy


Classwork: A-D jeopardy game and review

Homework: Study for A-D test tomorrow

11/22

Warm-up: List 5 things that you remember learning about argument from Thank You for Arguing or your prior classes.

Classwork: Discuss Independent books in groups. Respond in writing (in your journal) to your prompt:

Into the Wild
In many ways, this book is about individualism. To what extent does Chris McCandless rebel against society? Is he a fool or an idealist, or both? Use plenty of specific support from the text to support your thesis. Direct quotations are not necessary. Use the word “although” to acknowledge the opposing argument.


Bird by Bird
“The great thing is to last and get your work done and see and hear and learn and understand; and write when there is something you know; and not before; and not too damned much after.” -Ernest Hemingway

Consider how the concept of writing what one understands and knows functions in Bird by Bird. Then, using Bird by Bird as your support, write a carefully reasoned essay that defends (supports), challenges (opposes or refutes), or qualifies (mostly yes or mostly no, but…) Hemingway’s statement about the relationship between writing and experience. Use specific examples from the book to develop your position. Direct quotations from the book are not necessary. Use the word “although” to acknowledge the opposing argument.


Nickel and Dimed
Ehrenreich, in her “Evaluation” chapter, addresses the American maxim that “if you work hard, you will succeed.” In her experience, she saw people working very hard and not even meeting a basic level of living. Do you agree or disagree, after reading this book, that hard work is a certainty for success? Use plenty of specific support from the text to support your thesis. Direct quotations are not necessary. Use the word “although” to acknowledge the opposing argument.


Being a Black Man
In “The Meaning of Work,” reporter David Finkel lays out the two most prevalent theories about why so many black men are unemployed. The first stresses cultural issues: fractured families, demeaning music, thuggishness as virtues. The second suggest the problem involves structural racism—employers are reluctant to hire black workers because “they don’t want to work,” “they come late and leave early,” or “they’ve got an attitude problem.” Why do you think some black men can have such a hard time finding work? Use plenty of specific support from the text to support your thesis. Direct quotations are not necessary. Use the word “although” to acknowledge the opposing argument.


The Other Wes Moore
“Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will – his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.” –Albert Schweitzer
Do you agree or disagree with Schweitzer’s claim that people should be held responsible for their decisions in life despite environmental factors. Use plenty of specific support from the text to support your thesis. Direct quotations are not necessary. Use the word “although” to acknowledge the opposing argument.


Homework: Study terms A-D - quiz will be Tuesday 11/29. Learn them with examples, not just definitions.

11/21

Warm-up: Using your independent reading book, identify one of each kind of phrase: appositive, prepositional, gerund, participial, and infinitive.

Classwork: Grammar Quiz on phrases, sentence structure, and subject/verbs, jeopardy game review of A-D terms

Homework: Bring your independent reading books tomorrow, start studying A-D terms.

11/18

Warm-up: Underline the verbal phrase in each sentence and label it as a gerund, a participle, or an infinitive.

A kleptomaniac can’t help helping himself.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. – Rudyard Kipling

Classwork: In class essay on your independent read, checkpoint 3 due

Homework: Study for Monday's grammar quiz

11/17

Warm-up: As you read the excerpt about North Dakota, annotate the subject, purpose, tone, and diction. Consider how the author feels about North Dakota and how you know that.


Classwork: Read the 3 sample essays about North Dakota. Decide which is an 8, which a 6, which a 4. Write a couple of sentences from the 8 that you think make it effective rather than merely adequate.

Homework: Checkpoint 3 due tomorrow - Answer the Part 2 questions for EVERY CHAPTER.

Grammar quiz on Monday.

11/16

Warm-up: Find and write at least one example of each type of sentence from your Independent Reading book.
simple:
compound:
complex:
compound/complex:

Classwork: Finish
Read LOC pg 167-170 and complete exercises 2 and 3 on pg 170-172

Read LOC pg 999-1002 and complete exercises 1 & 2 on pg 1002-1004

Work on Part 2 for checkpoint 3 (DUE FRIDAY since everyone worked so diligently, and we know you need a little more time.)

Homework: Part 2 for checkpoint 3 DUE FRIDAY!!!!

Grammar quiz on sentence structure, phrases, and subjects and verbs will be on Monday 11/21

11/15

Warm-up:

1) Copy the following sentence. UNDERLINE the appositive, then circle the word or phrase it renames.
"Gospel music, late-night inspiration for Ford and Rogers, blares through their computer speakers.”

2) Copy the following COMPLEX sentence.
Circle the subject and verb in each clause.
Then, explain the specific relationship between the subordinate and the main clause.
"Because they planned to illuminate clients' possibilities, they chose a name that suggested imparting knowledge and insight."



Classwork: Read LOC pg 167-170 and complete exercises 2 and 3 on pg 170-172

Read LOC pg 999-1002 and complete exercises 1 & 2 on pg 1002-1004

Homework: Checkpoint 3 due Friday

11/14

Warm-up: “A few minutes later I see why she doesn’t do returns – she can’t reach the racks.”
Carefully read the above sentence from Nickel and Dimed. Use Chapter One of TASS to help you answer the following questions:
a) Is this sentence a simple, complex, compound, or compound-complex sentence?
b) Copy the subject and verb of the main or independent clause(s).
c) Copy the dependent or subordinate clause; circle its subject and verb.


Classwork: quiz on first 2/3 of independent book, group discussion of book and independent reading time

Homework: Finish book and part 2 annotations for 3rd checkpoint by Thursday; continue reviewing grammar.

11/10

Warm-up: “To dispel Franz's suspicion, I hand him an assortment of photographs I'd taken on a trip to Alaska the previous summer, during which I'd retraced McCandless's terminal journey on the Stampede Trail.”
Carefully read the above sentence from Into the Wild. Use Chapter One of TASS to help you answer the following questions:
a) Is this sentence a simple, complex, compound, or compound-complex sentence?
b) Copy the subject and verb of the main or independent clause.
c) Copy the dependent or subordinate clause; circle its subject and verb.
d) Is the introductory phrase a prepositional, participial, appositive, gerund, or infinitive phrase? Explain.


Classwork: finish subject analysis chart, complete the part one grammar instructions for the first 2 paragraphs of Alexie's "Superman and Me"


Homework: Finish Part 2 for the second checkpoint. Complete the Alexie Grammar exercise if you didn't finish in class.


1st checkpoint 11/8 2nd checkpoint 11/14 3rd checkpoint 11/17
Into the Wild Chapters 1-8 (pg 85) Chapters 9-13 (pg 132) Chapters 14-Epilogue (pg 203)
Being a Black Man to end of “His Last, Best Cause” (pg 109) To end of “Meaning of Work” (pg 193) From “In or Out…” to end of book (pg 288)
The Other Wes Moore Part 1 – Chap 1-3 (62) Part 2 – Chap 4-6 (122) Part 3 – chap 7- Epilogue (180)
Nickel and Dimed Pg 86 to “The Superwoman mood….” Pg 169 to “On the Day of my Move….” To the end of the afterword
Bird by Bird Introduction – False Starts (84) Plot Treatment – Writing Groups (161) Someone to Read Your Draft – end of book

11/9

Warm-up: Choose 5 tone words from the list. Identify a subject discussed in your independent reading book that the author has that attitude toward.

Ex: Judgmental – Alexie toward his classmates


Classwork: Create a chart to analyze the author's tone toward 3 subjects. Follow the directions below


Create a chart that discusses 3 specific subjects of the text. Do not attempt to tackle the big ideas – abstract nouns – that you listed for subject. These huge ideas are too unwieldy to unpack thoroughly in this format. For example: Do not make one of your subjects “race” if you are discussing Being a Black Man. Instead choose something manageable such as unionized labor, criminal sentencing disparities, or joint custody of children.

For each of the 3 subjects, chart the following:

1.Tone – Author’s attitude toward that particular subject. You can use words of your own or those off the tone word list, but remember to describe his tone, not his writing style. Remember that tone is complex and that one word is often not enough to describe tone. See below!

2. Diction – Choose at least 5 words or phrases that contribute to creating that particular tone toward that specific subject. If you have multiple tone words because the author’s attitude toward the subject is complex and varied, please label which tone word the diction choice produces.

3. Effect/Purpose/Function -- Obviously you are still gathering information about the text as a whole, but what does the author’s discussion of this topic seem to contribute to the text? What is the author trying to accomplish? Is s/he presenting an argument –logical or not? Influencing your feelings? Convincing you to believe something? Narrating an event? Comparing like or unlike things? Making a point? Expressing a new idea? Debating an issue? What should we think about the topic or person being discussed?


Example (incomplete) from Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me”:
Subject Tone Diction Effect/Purpose/Function
1. Reading Appreciation, Wonder, Awe
2. His classmate’s attitudes toward education Disappointment, Frustration Tone of frustration -- “fought with my classmates” “could remember how to sing a few dozen powwow songs” “complicated stories and jokes” “failed were ceremonially accepted”
Tone of disappointment: expected to be stupid” “struggled with basic reading” “monosyllabic” “submissively ducked”- Alexie shows the huge disparity between what Indian kids CAN do and what they refuse to do in school in order to be accepted. This proves that their intelligence is not limited, as their teachers think, but rather that his culture doesn’t value education. He is frustrated that their failure is their choice and that they don’t break the mold as he did.
3. His father Admiration, Love, Respect


Homework: Work on Independent reading assignment (checkpoint 2 is due on 11/14), review grammar for quiz next week

11/8

Warm-up: •Copy these notes. Then write 4 original sentences about your independent book – one of each structure type.

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•1. Simple – 1 independent clause, 0 dependent clauses, as many phrases as the author wants

•2. Compound– 2 or more independent clauses, 0 dependent clauses, as many phrases as the author wants

•3. Complex - – 1 independent clause, 1 or more dependent clauses, as many phrases as the author wants

•4. Compound Complex - – 2 or more independent clauses, 1 or more dependent clauses, as many phrases as the author wants

Classwork: Read Sherman Alexie's "Superman and Me" and complete questions 1-8 on pgs 110-113 in LOC, individual conferences about Part 2 annotations

Homework: work on independent reading, grammar review

11/7

Warm-up: Review words for vocabulary quiz on Prose and Emerson

Classwork: Vocabulary Quiz, Discussion of Part One, Grammar review, time to correct part 1

Homework: Part 2 annotations of book up to first checkpoint, A-D definitions, Part 1 grammar if in books

11/3&4

Ms. Fetterolf is out. Be good. Complete the following:


Over the next 2 days you must complete these 3 tasks. Also, you need to be kind, obedient children who make me proud. Anything less will unleash my beastly wrath upon my return.

1. Part One- Style Analysis of the first 20-30 pgs of your book. Follow the directions on the worksheet that I gave you on Tuesday. I also posted that document on the blog. Due Friday - before you leave class – The sub will ask to collect this before the final bell. Please wait for instructions and turn it in when asked. If it is not in that folder, it will be marked late. You are turning in your answers to the 8 questions in Part 1. You can also turn in your 1 page of labeled grammar if it is a photocopy or chart. If it is in your book, keep your book, and I will check it on Monday.
2. Glossary definitions and examples – For every word beginning with the letters A-D in the glossary of both LOC and Readings for Writers (the black book on the back shelf), you will write the definition and an example. You can write this on either notecards or on paper, but it must contain every word and every word must have an example or explanation of how it would be used. I will collect or check these on Monday. Make sure that you do the ones in the black book first since you could finish the LOC ones for homework if necessary.

3. In your notebooks, write a one page reflection on the following prompt: Briefly reflect on the first quarter of this AP English Language; course that is, consider the illuminating, life-altering experience of being in this course. What have you done, heard, read, or learned that was of note, that you enjoyed, that you benefited from? What has been a challenge for you, if anything? How has this class been similar to and/or different from your other high school English classes?

Remember that your Vocabulary Quiz is on Monday 11/7, and your first reading checkpoint is on Tuesday 11/8. If you finish your other tasks in class, use the time WISELY to prepare yourself for these assessments. Remember that I expect a PERFECT report from my trusted and beloved sub.


*** use your TASS books, and/or the Bedford Handbooks, and/or the Language Network books in the back of the room to complete your one page grammatical analysis. You can take your TASS books home if needed or look at the sentence structure station and grammar exercises link on the blog.***

11/2

Warm-up: Synonym, Antonym, or Neither? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER!
1) trifling – significant
2) indolence – fervor
3) affably – cordially
4) whimsies – martinets
5) ardent – fervent


Classwork: Discussion of Independent reading due dates, went over Angelou Multiple Choice Questions,


Homework: Study for Vocab Quiz (on 11/7), read Independent book and finish Part 1 - style analysis due 11/4, 1st checkpoint of part 2 due on 11/8


Reading schedule

1st checkpoint 11/8 2nd checkpoint 11/14 3rd checkpoint 11/17
Into the Wild Chapters 1-8 (pg 85) Chapters 9-13 (pg 132) Chapters 14-Epilogue (pg 203)
Being a Black Man to end of “His Last, Best Cause” (pg 109) To end of “Meaning of Work” (pg 193) From “In or Out…” to end of book (pg 288)
The Other Wes Moore Part 1 – Chap 1-3 (62) Part 2 – Chap 4-6 (122) Part 3 – chap 7- Epilogue (180)
Nickel and Dimed Pg 86 to “The Superwoman mood….” Pg 169 to “On the Day of my Move….” To the end of the afterword
Bird by Bird Introduction – False Starts (84) Plot Treatment – Writing Groups (161) Someone to Read Your Draft – end of book

11/1

Warm-up: Write the sentence and the choices.

1) Although she was young and inexperienced, Delicia didn't make trifling, __________ statements or rely too heavily on emotional appeals to prove her argument.
a) ceded
b) sophomoric
c) moribund
d) plausible

2) Francine Prose seems to have little _______ for Maya Angelou's experiences as a poor, oppressed Southern girl.
a) empathy
b) ambiguity
c) fervor
d) fealty


Classwork: Distributed Independent reading assignment information, started reading texts and completing a style analysis of the first 20-30 pages

Homework: Study vocabulary, work on independent reading project