6/6

Warm-up:  Write a letter to next year’s Lang students telling them what to expect.


Classwork:  finish project presentations (pd 1); talk about college preparation; clean classroom and return books

Homework:  work on college applications and be kind to your sub next week

6/5

Warm-up:  On a sheet of looseleaf notebook paper, please write a letter to the new AP Lang teacher.  You can sign your name or not.  Please tell her what you think the goals of the class should be and what assignments or activities most helped you to become better readers or writers.  Any advice you have about how to help future students will be appreciated. 

Classwork:  discuss novels and essay prompts and write AP Lit essay; finish project presentations in pd 1; notebook check

Homework:  check schoolmax and let me know if there are any questions

6/4

Warm-up:  Which project presentations from yesterday did you enjoy and why?  What questions or comments would you have for presenters?

Classwork: final project presentations; talk about novels/essays for yesterday

Homework:  bring books for novel essay and notebooks for notebook check

6/3

Warm-up:  How does your project move beyond the obvious to show real analysis, synthesis or argumentative skill? 

Classwork:  present final projects; discuss novels/chapters from How to Read

Homework:  make sure that notebooks are up to date for notebook check