3/29

Warm-up:

•Which of the 7 independent books did you choose. Why? What do you hope to gain from reading this book? How is this book similar to or different from what you usually read? Why is it important to read nonfiction?

Classwork: Read independent books or complete questions on "Women's Brains"

Homework: Finish the first 3rd of your independent books by 4/10. Make sure that you are actively reading so that you have notes to review for quizzes and essays to come.

3/28

Warm-up:

•Synonym or Antonym? Explain.

•barbarians … philistines

•primitive … refined

•reciprocal … mutual

•genuflections … bows

•imperial … imposing

•impressionistic … indistinct

•insular … open-minded

•aloof … distant

•schizoid … contradictory

•allegorical … metaphoric

Classwork: Read "The Stunt Pilot" from The Writing Life by Annie Dillard pg 212-220 in LOC; complete short answer and multiple choice questions about the text.

Homework: Study for AP/SAT tests, bring your independent book tomorrow

3/27

Warm-up:

•Synonym or Antonym. Explain.

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•pomp … understatement

•oratorical … eloquent

•opaque … clear

•capricious … predictable

•insidious … crafty

•extemporaneous … rehearsed

•virtuosity … genius

•feigned … real

Classwork: Bloodthirsty of first 2 AP test passages

Homework: Study for AP/SAT tests; get independent reading book by Thursday

checkpoints for independent books

I am posting a document with the checkpoints under classroom documents. I will also be giving you this information in class to write down for your specific book. Please make sure that you have read at least to the requirement by each checkpoint as there will be assessments and activities to monitor your progress.

3/26

Warm-up:

•Write these words and definitions at the top of a piece of loose-leaf paper, and then number 1-55.

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•perspicuity - clearness, lucidity

•glibly – readily fluent, often thoughtlessly or insincerely so

•inexorably – unstoppably, unavoidably, adamantly

•acerbic - sharp, bitter, caustic, critical, harsh

Classwork: Practice AP test

Homework: Study for AP/SAT tests

3/23

Warm-up:

•Synonym or Antonym? Explain.

•cant … trite

•affectation … pretentiousness

•circumlocutions … convoluted language

•kowtow … grovel

•importunate …. demanding

•ducal … royal

•anomalous …. similar

•jaundiced … cynical

Classwork: Read Joan Didion's "On Keeping a Notebook" on pg 79-86 of 50 essays (if you are absent, I scanned it onto the blog under classroom documents), answer multiple choice questions 1-7 about the Didion's passage (also on blog, but you might have to zoom in because they scanned oddly)

Homework: Study for AP practice test on Monday - things to review: footnotes, A-Z terms, passage based questions, vocabulary from today's warm-up

3/22

Warm-up:

•What is one trait or characteristic that you would add to the ten qualities Howard lists that comprise “family”?

Classwork: Discuss Howard, finish Thoreau presentations and AP style questions

Homework: Study for AP test/SAT; get independent reading book

Independent Book Assignment

Independent Book Assignment

You must select and obtain one of the following books by March 29^th. You may not read the same book that you read during 2^nd quarter. You can purchase these books at a bookstore, borrow them from a library, or borrow them from a friend. Since the list contains many of the same books from last time, there are many students with copies to share.

1. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

2. Being a Black Man: At the Corner of Progress and Peril, by the staff of the Washington Post (Kevin Merida, ed.)

3. The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

4. The Winter of Our Disconnect by Susan Maushart

5. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

6. Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

7. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

You will be expected to read the first 3^rd of the book by the end of spring break, 4/10. Books make great travelling companions, and none of you should EVER go 10 days without reading. Details about assignments and assessments related to your reading will be announced soon.

3/21

Warm-up:

•Complete question 4 – suggestions for Writing on LOC pg 282.

Classwork: Discuss Thoreau, finish presenting AP questions, visual representation of Thoreau using advertising strategies

Homework: Read LOC pg 283-288 and answer questions 1-8

3/20

Warm-up:

•Identify 2 rhetorical strategies present in Thoreau’s text. Write the example and an explanation of how it contributes to purpose, effect or tone.

Classwork: discuss Thoreau rhetoric and style questions, groups will write AP style multiple choice questions based on the rhetoric and style question

Homework: Read "In Search of the Good Family" LOC pg 283-288 and answer questions 1-8 on LOC pg 288-9

3/19

Warm-up:

•In his essay, Thoreau extols the virtues of individualism and self-sufficiency. Write about how living according to these virtues can jeopardize the community; consider specific circumstances when such jeopardy might occur.

Classwork: Quiz on "Where I Lived and What I Lived For", discussion of Thoreau's essay

Homework: Rhetoric and Style questions 1-12 on LOC pg 281-2

3/16

Warm-up:

•Synonym or Antonym. Explain.

•tumultuous … unrestrained

•usurp … seize

•evanescent … permanent

•gallantry … boorishness

•chaste … unsullied

•ambivalent … decisive

•cautionary … warning

Classwork: Bloodthirsty Passage 4, discuss Scarlet Letter and return SL books and AP test packets

Homework: Read Thoreau's "Where I Lived and What I Lived For" on LOC pg 276 - 281 and answer discussion ?s 1-6 on LOC pg 281

3/15

Warm-up:

•Using your SEXI writing handout or a 5 Steps to a 5 book (pg 77-105), write a few notes about what an analytical essay must contain.

Classwork: write an analytical essay on the prompt from 2011, Question 2 under 2011 on apcentral

Homework: Study for AP/SAT

3/14

Warm-up:

•Synonym or Antonym. Explain.

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•unassailable – irrefutable

•treatise – dissertation

•tenacity – flexibility

•skeptical – convinced

•condescending - patronizing

Classwork: Bloodthirsty passage 3, discuss Scarlet Letter

Homework: Study for AP/SAT tests

3/13

Warm-up:

•Synonym, Antonym, or Neither?

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•a) Underscore – accentuate

•b) Disdain – respect

•c) Contempt – disrespect

•d) Hegemony – supremacy

•e) Venerable -- revered

Classwork: finish Scarlet Letter Study guide questions from yesterday, bloodthirsty the first passage of the practice AP test

Homework: Study for the AP/SAT test; if you haven't finished the Scarlet Letter study guide questions assigned in class, do it 20.2&4, 21.1&5, 22.4, 23.3,6,&7, 24.5

3/12

Warm-up: Chose 5 vocabulary words from Chapters 20-24. Copy the sentence from Scarlet Letter where the word is used or write your own sentence.

Classwork: Discuss Scarlet Letter, answer study guide questions Ch 20 #2 &4, Ch 21 #1 & 5, Ch 22 #4, Ch 23 #3, 6, & 7, Ch 24 #5

Homework: Study for AP tests/SAT

3/9

Warm-up: Which character(s) meet the following descriptions? In your notebooks, list Pearl, Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth. Beside each character’s name, write the adjectives and nouns that best describe him or her. These can be used to describe the character at ANY point throughout the novel. You can use these descriptions for more than one character.

playful innocent burdened pious vengeful an adulterer

blunt judged dedicated patient a fiend protective

honest humble deceitful hypocritical depressed lonely

conniving modest beautiful orator eloquent emotional

brave self-condemning isolated respected determined intelligent

devoted mysterious ashamed conflicted confused compassionate

dead repented transformed sinful tortured suffering

Classwork: Scarlet Letter character debate - who suffered most?

Homework: Study for SAT/AP tests

3/8

Warm-up: ••Write your reaction to the end of the novel? Was it surprising? What perception about life or human nature do you think that Hawthorne was trying to convey?

Classwork: Quiz on 19-24 with essay prompt, discussion

Homework: Study for SAT and AP tests, register for SAT online course if you haven't already

Scarlet Letter Vocab Warmup

I put the worksheet from Monday's warm-up in classroom documents. Please use it to study your words!

3/7

Warm-up: •Choose 5 vocabulary words from chapters 13-19 study guide that you do not know. For each, locate the word in The Scarlet Letter and copy down the sentence in which the word is used or write your own sentence.

Classwork: Discuss Chapters 13-19, read 20-24, in notebooks write answers to study guide questions Ch 13 #7, Ch 14 #5, Ch 16 #2, Ch 17 #5, Ch 18 #1

Homework: Finish Scarlet Letter chapters 20-24 by tomorrow

3/6

Warm-up: •Choose 2 important moments from chapters 13-19. Explain why you think they are important.

Classwork: Quiz on 13-19, discussion of Scarlet Letter, handing back quizzes

Homework: Read Chapters 20-24 by Thursday

3/5

Warm-up: •Take a vocabulary worksheet from the front table. DO NOT write on it. Use your study guide to choose the best answers, and write them in your notebook.

Classwork: Skits, artwork, and discussion of Chapters 7-12

Homework: Read Scarlet Letter chapters 13-19 for tomorrow

3/2

Warm-up: •Describe the 2 most important scenes or moments in chapters 7-12. Why were they so important?

Classwork: Quiz on Chapters 7-12, start art projects and/or skits on assigned chapter

Homework: Read Chapter 13-19 by Tuesday

3/1

Warm-up: •Synonym or Antonym? Write each pair and your answer.

•a) Calamitous –disastrous

• b) Colloquialism – vulgarism

• c) Deference – superiority

•d) Obsolete – current

• e) Concord – discord

•f) Aesthetic – appealing

•g) Contrarians – opponents

•h) Abhorrence – hatred

•i) Dispassionate – objective

• j) Syllogistically – logically

Classwork: Bloodthirsty the 2nd passage of the AP exam, Scarlet Letter reading time, pass back prior work

Homework: Scarlet Letter chapter 7-12 study guide and reading due tomorrow! There will be a quiz on these chapters