'Daily'+Agenda

Please post the agenda and homework for each class meeting, this will be an invaluable resource for those who missed class or if you are unsure of the homework and/or what happened during class.

3/31/11

Agenda:


 * 1) Turn in papers. (final paper + works cited + sources)
 * 2) Paradise Lost, book 1. Analyze speeches using SOAPSTone

HW:

Read and complete book 2 PL by 4/6/11 Suggested divisions: 1- 309, 310 – 505, 506-628, 629-1055 (end) Book 1 quiz + write out 1st 16 lines for extra credit (Monday 4/4/11) Non-fiction project “check-up” visualization due (4/6/11 WED) Non-fiction project DUE (WED 4/20/11)

3/3/11 Go over Research assignment Breif sample outlining Creating a Research Question

Homework: Research Question

3/1/11 Watched "The September Issue" to find the argument organization 2/23/11 Agenda: 1. Warm up: China and most frequently missed ?'s 2. FCAT Writes brainstorming 3. Non-fiction project 4. Research Paper

Homework:
 * Non-fiction project choice
 * Research topic & begin finding information

BIG QUESTION: If you could become expert in one specific essay writing area, what would you choose?

2/14/11 Happy Valentine's Day! Homework: 1. Annotate your 'Understanding Comics' packet - due next class (focus on organizational structural and make sure you understand the cultural references noted in the work). 2. AP Multiple Choice Questions - Due next Wednesday (2/23) Directions:

2/4/11 Agenda: 1. Wam-Up: Consider Rosa Parks 2. APC Regarding the Pain of Others excerpt (Susan Sontag) Homework: 1. Post to wiki 2. Explain on the wiki why the ad is your choice
 * Extra Credit--Choose the "best" ad from the Super Bowl this Sunday

2/2/11 Groundhog Day! Agenda: 1. Warm-Up: Improve writing of condo letter 2. Rhetorical Precis Precis Method (Period 1) 3. Using current events to create synthesis questions--Egypt, Protests in Cairo, Shutdown of Internet, Museum--and responses Homework: 1. "Why I Write" Worksheet 2. Rhetorical Precis "P & EL" Big Question: What do all synthesis questions have in common?

1/31/11 Agenda: 1. Warm-Up: "Singer's Solution" 2. "Politics and the English Language" 3. Rhetorical Precis and examples Homework: 1. Finish "Politics Assignment" (Read and Annotate) 2. Unofficially Assigned (Until Next Class): Read "Why I Write" and do worksheet 3. Reread MAUS of needed--We will return to it

11/23/10 Homework: Our Thanksgiving break homework assignment, explained: