Monday, January 4, 2010

Friday before break

1. Take notes on speech to inform
2. Complete critique on six movie clips for speech techniques
3. Introduce speech to inform
4. Calendar for January

Research for Speech Topic in Library

Welcome Back!
3. Choose a speech topic.
4. Look up three main points on the internet or from a book.
5. Complete the outline – due Wednesday
6. Scarlet Letter Extra Credit due end of trimester
7. Turn in Huck Finn book
8. AP essays due today if absent

Thursday, December 17, 2009

AP essay due today

1. AP essay due at the end of the hour
· Staple outline on back
· Double space – not between paragraphs
· Underline The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
· Topic sentences need key words like Pap’s cabin,
Grangerford/Shepherdson feud
· Explain with details – set up the quote, give information about the example
· Warrant need to tie in the three examples with what you are proving with a catchy phrase at the end (I recommend a quote like that’s why Huck wanted to “light out for the territory” (231).
2. Start Speech to Inform research if done.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Computer Lab for AP essay on Huck Finn

1. Your recipes are wonderful and creative
2. check in outlines for AP essay
3. one AP essay due tomorrow
· typed
· double spaced
4. ask for help on claim today – prove Twain’s view of society with 1-3 adjectives: hypocritical, uncivilized, judgmental
5. Warrant: wrap up your 3 examples and prove your claim – save something for an extra punch
6. Check grades for missing work - clear it up this week before break

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Recipe due today

1. typed Recipe with picture due today. Staple rubric on top.
2. Review AP paper criteria.
3. One AP paper due Thursday. Outline due Wednesday.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Test on Huckleberry Finn - 100 points

Tuesday: Recipe Due Typed
Wednesday: AP question on irony and satire due typed
Thursday: AP essay (choice of 7 questions) due typed
Friday: Introduction to Speech

Friday, December 11, 2009

Due Dates

1. Hand back quiz – go over right answers
2. Journal on end of the book due today
3. Major Works Data sheet due today
4. Cover opening and ending of novel
5. Monday: 100 point Huck Finn Test
6. Tuesday: Recipe due
7. Wednesday: AP essay on irony and satire
8. Thursday: AP essay of your choice of 1 of the 7 questions.