Focus: Enjoying the post-A.P. Literature exam experience
1. Announcements!
2. Getting back in touch with our childhood sense of fun: Kindergarten games
3. Getting back in touch with trends on the internet: Sharing meaningful youtube experiences
HW:
1. Remember that the four tasks detailed on the purple half-sheet (book turn-in, legacy, survey, and letter) are due TOMORROW.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
This Test's Taken: AP Lit, May 14, 2013
Focus: Displaying our class talents
1. Announcements!
2. So you think you can _______? Enjoying a class talent show
3. If time allows, unveiling your postsecret skills
HW:
1. Brainstorm ideas for "kindergarten games" and be ready to explain the directions!
2. Remember to finish the final four tasks for this class (see purple half-sheet for details) by THURSDAY.
1. Announcements!
2. So you think you can _______? Enjoying a class talent show
3. If time allows, unveiling your postsecret skills
HW:
1. Brainstorm ideas for "kindergarten games" and be ready to explain the directions!
2. Remember to finish the final four tasks for this class (see purple half-sheet for details) by THURSDAY.
This Test's Taken: AP Lit, May 13, 2013
Focus: Celebrating the fact that you're done with the A.P. Literature Exam!
1. Announcements!
2. Reminders regarding your final AP Lit tasks (due Thursday):
a. Turn in all of your books
b. Fill out a class evaluation (via Google forms)
c. Write a letter
d. Prepare your legacy
e. Please make sure you check off your name as you finish each task.
e. Please make sure you check off your name as you finish each task.
3. It's picnic time!
HW:
1. Rehearse your talent for tomorrow's class talent show and bring all necessary props to class.
2. By Thursday, please complete the tasks listed above. They are described in detail on the purple half-sheet of paper you received last Friday.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
This Test's Taken: AP Lit, May 10, 2013
Focus: The Day After...
1. Announcements! And snacks!
2. How did it go?
3. Overview of your final week in AP Lit. Here are your final tasks:
4. Brainstorming film ideas and starting to fill out your class evaluation
5. Experiencing an in-depth lesson on the power of allusion
HW:
Watch THIS VIDEO and remember to treat your mom to something nice on Sunday.
1. Announcements! And snacks!
2. How did it go?
3. Overview of your final week in AP Lit. Here are your final tasks:
a. Turn in all of your books
b. Fill out a class evaluation
c. Write a letter
d. Prepare your legacy
4. Brainstorming film ideas and starting to fill out your class evaluation
5. Experiencing an in-depth lesson on the power of allusion
HW:
Watch THIS VIDEO and remember to treat your mom to something nice on Sunday.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
This Seat's Taken: AP Lit, May 8, 2013
Focus: Building your confidence for the AP Literature Test
Please arrive at the test site tomorrow morning between 7:00 and 7: 15 am.
1. Announcements! And a quick walk down memory lane...
2. Circle story time with Ms. Leclaire
3. A tiny lesson on synecdoche (this is purely to make you feel better)
Definition: A figure of speech in which the part of something is used to refer to the whole of something, and that part is usually physically attached to the whole.
Examples:
Can you give me a hand?
Nice set of wheels!
Narrator from Invisible Man refers to policemen as "blue steel pistols and blue serge suits" (344)
Why do we care? Sometimes an author uses synecdoche to reveal an attitude towards a character or object. For example, by referring to the policemen as "blue steel pistols and blue serge suits," the narrator of Invisible Man dehumanizes them, associating them the impenetrability of "steel" and "serge," as well as identifying them with the constant threat of violence ("pistols"). The repetition of the color "blue" serves to distance the policemen from both black and white citizens, landing them in a cold, inhuman category.
3. Exploring the 2005 essay prompts together
4. Reading a few letters from students of AP past...
HW:
1. Review your bedside stack, go to bed early, eat breakfast in the morning, and leave early for the test. And remember: "Still waters run deep."
Please arrive at the test site tomorrow morning between 7:00 and 7: 15 am.
1. Announcements! And a quick walk down memory lane...
2. Circle story time with Ms. Leclaire
3. A tiny lesson on synecdoche (this is purely to make you feel better)
Definition: A figure of speech in which the part of something is used to refer to the whole of something, and that part is usually physically attached to the whole.
Examples:
Can you give me a hand?
Nice set of wheels!
Narrator from Invisible Man refers to policemen as "blue steel pistols and blue serge suits" (344)
Why do we care? Sometimes an author uses synecdoche to reveal an attitude towards a character or object. For example, by referring to the policemen as "blue steel pistols and blue serge suits," the narrator of Invisible Man dehumanizes them, associating them the impenetrability of "steel" and "serge," as well as identifying them with the constant threat of violence ("pistols"). The repetition of the color "blue" serves to distance the policemen from both black and white citizens, landing them in a cold, inhuman category.
3. Exploring the 2005 essay prompts together
4. Reading a few letters from students of AP past...
HW:
1. Review your bedside stack, go to bed early, eat breakfast in the morning, and leave early for the test. And remember: "Still waters run deep."
Monday, May 6, 2013
This Seat's Taken: AP Lit, May 7, 2013
Focus: Building your confidence for the AP Literature Exam
1. Announcements!
2. Introduction to today's stations:
[Station 1: Victorian-style prose, multiple choice]
[Station 2: Victorian-style prose, syntax practice]
[Station 3: Victorian-style prose, essay prompt]
Station 4: Bedside stacks
Station 5: Feel good about yourself
Station 6: Contemporary prose, essay
Station 7: Contemporary prose, multiple choice
Station 8: Traditional poetry, multiple choice
Station 9: Contemporary poetry, multiple choice
Station 6: Contemporary prose, essay
Station 7: Contemporary prose, multiple choice
Station 8: Traditional poetry, multiple choice
Station 9: Contemporary poetry, multiple choice
You will select 2-3 stations and spend about 20-25 minutes at each station. The first 10 minutes will be spent in mandatory silence so that you may read in peace. The second 10-15 minutes can be spent in whatever way your group feels is most beneficial to your style of review (independent work, group discussion, etc.).
If you need all 5 review stations, don't worry; these stations and many more will still be available tomorrow.
HW:
1. Bedside stack.
2. AP Lit review book (target your least confident areas).
Friday, May 3, 2013
This Seat's Taken: AP Lit, May 6, 2013
Focus: Building your confidence for the AP Literature Exam
1. Announcements!
2. Introduction to today's stations:
You will select 2-3 stations and spend about 20-25 minutes at each station. The first 10 minutes will be spent in mandatory silence so that you may read in peace. The second 10-15 minutes can be spent in whatever way your group feels is most beneficial to your style of review (independent work, group discussion, etc.).
If you need all 5 review stations, don't worry; these stations and many more will still be available tomorrow.
HW:
1. Bedside stack.
2. AP Lit review book (target your least confident areas).
1. Announcements!
2. Introduction to today's stations:
Station 1: Victorian-style prose, multiple choice
Station 2: Victorian-style prose, syntax practice
Station 3: Victorian-style prose, essay prompt
Station 4: Bedside stacks
Station 5: Feel good about yourself
You will select 2-3 stations and spend about 20-25 minutes at each station. The first 10 minutes will be spent in mandatory silence so that you may read in peace. The second 10-15 minutes can be spent in whatever way your group feels is most beneficial to your style of review (independent work, group discussion, etc.).
If you need all 5 review stations, don't worry; these stations and many more will still be available tomorrow.
HW:
1. Bedside stack.
2. AP Lit review book (target your least confident areas).
This Seat's Taken: AP Lit, May 3, 2013
Focus: Preparing for the AP Lit Exam!
1. Announcements! Any revisions to turn in?
2. Finishing the last ten minutes of R&G and exploring related AP prompts
3. Returning and reviewing your timed writings
4. Dear Ms. Leclaire,
Here are my dream review stations for next week:
5. If time allows, working on bedside stacks
HW:
1. Performing the nightly ritual of your bedside stack.
2. Working through "problem areas" using your Barron's AP review book (bring it to class next week).
1. Announcements! Any revisions to turn in?
2. Finishing the last ten minutes of R&G and exploring related AP prompts
3. Returning and reviewing your timed writings
- Patting yourself on the back for THREE strengths you have as a timed writer, and giving yourself ONE goal for timed writing improvement.
- S-5 and Portrait groups of expertise
4. Dear Ms. Leclaire,
Here are my dream review stations for next week:
5. If time allows, working on bedside stacks
HW:
1. Performing the nightly ritual of your bedside stack.
2. Working through "problem areas" using your Barron's AP review book (bring it to class next week).
Thursday, May 2, 2013
This Seat's Taken: AP Lit, May 2, 2013
Focus: Synthesizing larger ideas about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
1. Announcements!
2. Viewing the film version of R & G Are Dead
What's the bigger story here, and how is it being told?
3. Speed dating while forming thesis statements and outlines for various open prompts that reference R & G
HW:
1. If you are revising your critical review or your poetry essay, please do so by tomorrow.
2. If you have an AP Lit review book at home, please bring it to class tomorrow.
1. Announcements!
2. Viewing the film version of R & G Are Dead
What's the bigger story here, and how is it being told?
3. Speed dating while forming thesis statements and outlines for various open prompts that reference R & G
HW:
1. If you are revising your critical review or your poetry essay, please do so by tomorrow.
2. If you have an AP Lit review book at home, please bring it to class tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
This Seat's Taken: AP Lit, May 1, 2013
Focus: Starting to synthesize larger ideas about R&G Are Dead
1. Announcements! And snack!
2. Warm-up: Singling out the most important passage from your section
As you listen to others' lines, think about how to finish this statement: R&G Are Dead is about...
3. Watching part of an interview with Tom Stoppard to see what he thinks this play is about
4. Viewing a few key scenes from the film version of R & G Are Dead
HW:
1. Keeping up with your bedside stack (remember that it should be a nightly ritual--repetition is key).
2. Remember that if you plan to revise your critical review or your poetry essay, please do so by FRIDAY. Remember to highlight all changes on your new draft, compose a brief paragraph explaining what you chose to revise and why, and staple everything to your original draft with my comments.
1. Announcements! And snack!
2. Warm-up: Singling out the most important passage from your section
As you listen to others' lines, think about how to finish this statement: R&G Are Dead is about...
3. Watching part of an interview with Tom Stoppard to see what he thinks this play is about
4. Viewing a few key scenes from the film version of R & G Are Dead
HW:
1. Keeping up with your bedside stack (remember that it should be a nightly ritual--repetition is key).
2. Remember that if you plan to revise your critical review or your poetry essay, please do so by FRIDAY. Remember to highlight all changes on your new draft, compose a brief paragraph explaining what you chose to revise and why, and staple everything to your original draft with my comments.
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