AP Language and Composition: D Block12/17/13“Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.” – Pauline R. Kezer

Meet Ms. Plackowski

Names

Where are we going and where have we been? Routines

Policies

Curriculum

Homework: Read Room over break

AP Language and Composition: D Block12/18/13 Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

DOL #3

Language moments

Today’s topics Voice

Persona

Style

Diction

The rhetorical triangle

And how they all work together!

Homework for over break: Read Room

Make a list of 3-5 things you did today.

Write a paragraph (3-5 sentences) about your day so far. Add a few sensory details.

Rewrite the paragraph as if you are a little kid telling your parents about your day. (Don’t change any details!)

Rewrite the paragraph as if you are a college professor talking to other college professors.

Rewrite the paragraph as if you are trying to impress a date.

What changed each time? What challenges did you encounter? How did the audience change your writing?

DOL #3

having won the game a visit to ray’s pizza palace was offered to the

team by the principle

 

that husky which is champion is a consistent winner at dog shows but

I dont believe it will win tonight

AP Language and Composition: D Block12/19/13

Gathering: What are you doing over break?

Language moments

Continue voice activity

Create a “mind map” or visual representation of how voice, persona, syntax, diction, the rhetor, the audience, the subject, the intention, and the context work together to influence an author’s choices.

“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” –Charles Swindoll

DOL #4

Homework: Read Room over break

DOL #4

youre version of ralph waldo emersons essay self reliance is different than mine I wonder why

 

neither of the events were exciting so we left early then we went to sharons house to play a video game

AP Language and Composition: D Block1/7/14“The greatest barrier to success is fear of failure.” – Sven Goran Erikkson DOL #5 Language moments Gathering: a highlight of your break How to take Cornell notes How to write a precis (“pray – see”)

What is a precis / Components of a precis Look at a sample Read a review of Room Determine main idea, supporting ideas Practice writing your own precis

DOL #5

my Uncle and Aunt will unknown to him be surprised next week at an anniversary celebration at the sheldon community center

 

please bring this book the scarlet letter to the deans room omar since he needs it

AP Language and Composition: D Block1/7/14 No DOL

Language Moments

Read precis

Introduce book club Book clubs will be every DAY 3 (this is a change)

Do a quick book pitch

Books must be non-fiction for this cycle

15 minutes to research books

Present a non-fiction book you might be interested in reading

By Today: choose a book and a group

By Monday, January 13th: have that book in your possession and begin reading

Be prepared with reading and your role by Thursday, January 16th

Book Club Dates:January 16th

February 4th

February 13th

March 3rd

AP Language and Composition: D Block 1/8/14“Judge each day not by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you sow.” – Robert

Frost

DOL #6 Language Moment Finish precis and critique on document camera Critical lenses: “[Room] can be read through myriad lenses—

psychological, sociological, political” (Bender). What would we talk about if we examined Room through these lenses? Psychological Sociological Political Rhetorical

DOL #6

Last summer, Brian attended a six-week course at Georgetown University; he had morning classes and worked at the Chinese embassy every afternoon.

 

My sister has never missed Mystery, a series on public television every Thursday at 9:00 P.M.

AP Language and Composition: D Block 1/13/14 DOL #8

Midterm Exam

Website

Continue critical lenses activity What would you say about the rhetorical topics you generated?

What would we talk about if we studied the book through a psychological lense?

DOL #8

rear window is the more suspenseful movie i have every saw esther remarks at seans party

 

Ayeesha did you know that the st lawrence seaway connects montreal canada to lake ontario

AP Language and Composition: D Block 1/14/14“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” --Milton Berle

DOL #9

Language moments

Fix up rhetorical thesis statements

Generate psychological topics

What would you say about the psychological topics you wrote down?

Upcoming due datesBook club: Thursday, 1/16Mid-term: Monday, 1/21Vocab quiz: Monday, 1/27

AP Language and Composition: D Block1/16/14

“Your heart is a weapon the size of your fist.” --graffiti on a wall in Palestine

DOL #10

Language Moments

Book clubs

DOL #10

the painting two angels appeared on the Christmas card this greeting was inside holiday joy to you and yours

after rowing to the apostle islands us boys lay in the sun on a beach beside lake superior

AP Language and Composition: D Block1/17/14 DOL #11

Language Moments

Time to work on mid-terms Work individually

Work with a neighbor

Ask questions of Ms. Plackowski individually

DOL #11

our class will be involved i think in doing a project on the civil war however it is to late to begin this semester

 

for you to finish on time your going to have to work hard and meet the scheduled deadline father gascoigne stated

AP Language and Composition: D Block1/27/14

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the promise of progress, in every society, in every family.”—Kofi Annan

DOL #12

Language moments

Vocab quiz 8

Website, Remind 101, turnitin.com

English class options for next year

Review midterms

AP Language and Composition: D Block1/31/14 DOL #12

Language moments

New grading system

Common problems with midterms

Begin mind mapping: What is Room about?

DOL #12

my friends who are Members of the club wants to participate in the Italian festival for additional credit dawn dont have no workbook yet but she can use mine if you dont mind

Grading System

Term 3

Participation: 15%

Quizzes: 15%

Book Clubs: 20%

Papers, tests, homework, miscellaneous: 50%

Note: Grade weights for term 4 may change due to the intensive nature of the final project. Students and parents will be notified of this change at the beginning of term 4.

Grades will be based on points, not percentages. For example, a minor homework assignment with ten questions might only be worth ten points, while a major paper might be worth 50 points.

Full Year GradesTerm 1: 22.5%Term 2: 22.5%Term 3: 22.5% Term 4: 22.5%Midterm: 10%

Sample Mind Map