Agenda

Discuss "Mind Over Muscle" by David Brooks

HW:

5th: Read Ladd, Oliver, Meyer article and complete questions
6th: Read Ialungo and Wallace article and complete questions

Agenda

Rhetorical Analysis Essay - The Rubric, Sample Essays, etc

Agenda

TWIF Quiz 4

Letter to Friedman

Agenda

TWIF Quiz 3

Watch "2 Million Minutes Trailer"

Discuss

Questions for tomorrow

Agenda

Finish Rhetorical Analysis notes

MC Practice

Agenda

Discuss "Transsexual Frogs"

Rhetorical Analysis - The Basics (lecture)

Agenda

Juniors: ACT Writing Practice
Seniors: College Apps

Agenda

Rhetorical Analysis Essay (100 pts)

Agenda

+Finish Birkert debate

+Go over rhetorical analysis essay for tomorrow

Agenda

Debate: based on "Into the Electronic Milennium"

Agenda

+Inverted sentences

+Discuss "Silence and the Notion of the Commons"

Agenda

+TWIF Quiz

+Extra credit: http://ecocenter.org/events/mckibben.php#video

+View Thomas Friedman lecture here

Agenda

MC Exam (100 points)

Agenda

Multiple Choice - Battle of the Brains (Mr. S.)

Agenda

+Rhetorical Devices: antithesis, inversion, analogy

+Discuss "The Future of Happiness"

+TWIF Quiz
+Rhetorical Devices: antithesis, inversion, analogy
+Thomas Friedman lecture

Agenda

AP Essay Exam - from 2002 Form B

Agenda

Group Essay - Teens and Technology

Agenda

Discuss "The Reach of Imagination"

HW: Write and AP style prompt and email to mrhughesthurston@gmail.com by 12 noon tomorrow.

See www.apcentral.collegeboard.com for hints

Agenda

Mark Homework

Introduce Unit
Introduce The World is Flat
Introduce skill: Starting an essay
Introduce rhetorical strategies: imagery, juxtaposition, syllogism,humor, parallelismDiscuss "The Bird..."


HW: See Science and Technology Unit Calendar here and on the sidebar (left)

Agenda

Mini-AP test: Begin immediately. You need a pencil and lined
paper. You can choose which part to do first.


Homework: Read p. 599 - 607 in LoC, Complete all
Qs for Discussion and choose 5 Qs on Rhetoric and
Style.

Seniors, submit a microessay for $1,000. A lesson in being concise!

Agenda

Writing an outline


Intro: 1. Appeal to conventional wisdom.
Identify/paraphrase assertion
Thesis (Refutes/supports assertion)
Par 2:
Elaborates on the assertion
Refutes it with a reason
Provides example
Par 3:
He elaborates on the assertion
Refutes it with a reason
Provides example
Par 4:
Accusation of author
Provides example
Profound statement

HW: Using above outline, write essay on Goethe prompt.

Agenda

Multiple Choice Practice

HW: Communicate with each other for answers


5th Hour: Find the answer to 35
6th Hour: Post here

Agenda

Universal "We" vs. Informal "You" and "I"

Look over comments from Schopenhauer essay, discuss

The Importance of Active Verbs

Complete worksheet, discuss

Grade student examples using rubric, provide rationale

HW: Rewrite your Schopenhauer essay without using "you" or "I",
and with ALL active verbs, unless absolutely impossible.
Put all verbs in ALL CAPS. (Post as comment to THIS Blog). Due
7 am.

Agenda

Intro Week

MC Challenge - Battle of the Brains

Agenda

MC Test 3 (33 questions)

No homework

Instructions for today:

1. Click on AP Language Practice test

2. Create an account. If you don't have a license or a library card use my library card info:

Click on "Ann Arbor Public Library" in the drop-down menu and type in

Rory Hughes

21621031884552

3. Complete the test.

4. Email your score to mrhughesthurston@gmail.com

Agenda

"Time" by Pink Floyd

Walden discussion

HW: (Due Friday) Write your Life Philosophy in less than 100 words. Be bold. Be creative. Write legibly.

Agenda

Debate: Do we have an obligation to protect animals?

Agenda
+Quiz
+Buffalo vs. Lion
+Prompt: Based on "Brute Neighbors," what does Thoreau assert about animals? Connect this footage to that chapter using specific
textual evidence. (Include page, paragraph)


HW:
1. Choose a reading from the Nature chapter in L o C.
2. Identify the main assertion about nature. (Cite the passage)
3. Analyze the author's rhetorical strategies to strengthen his/her
assertion. Indicate whether you agree/disagree and why.
4. 250 - 300 words.

Friday Agenda

Essay Exam

HW: Read "Housewarming" in Walden

Agenda

Write Walden essay intro on assertion of your choice.

HW: Type, post as comment to THIS posting.

Read "Brute Neighbors"

Monday Agenda, song lyrics

Agenda

• Walden Quiz
• Break down Walden writing prompt
• Critique student 1st sentences
• HW: Read the lyrics below and be prepared for discussion.

"Ants Marching" Lyrics

He wakes up in the morning
Does his teeth bite to eat and he's rolling
Never changes a thing
The week ends the week begins
She thinks, we look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
These crimes between us grow deeper

Goes to visit his mommy
She feeds him well his concerns
He forgets them
And remembers being small
Playing under the table and dreaming

Take these chances
Place them in a box until a quieter time
Lights down, you up and die

Driving in on this highway
All these cars and upon the sidewalk
People in every direction
No words exchanged
No time to exchange

And all the little ants are marching
Red and black antennas waving
They all do it the same
They all do it the same way

Candyman tempting the thoughts of a
Sweet tooth tortured by the weight loss
Program cutting the corners
Loose end, loose end, cut, cut
On the fence, could not to offend
Cut, cut, cut, cut

Take these chances
Place them in a box until a quieter time
Lights down, you up and die

"Paint it Black" lyrics

I see a red door and I want it painted black. No colors anymore I want them to turn black. I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes. I have to turn my head until my darkness goes. I see a line of cars and theyre all painted black. With flowers and my love both never to come back. I see people turn their heads and quickly look away. Like a new born baby it just happens every day. I look inside myself and see my heart is black. I see my red door and it has been painted black. Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts. It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black. No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue. I could not foresee this thing happening to you. If I look hard enough into the settin sun. My love will laugh with me before the morning comes. I see a red door and I want it painted black. No colors anymore I want them to turn black. I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes. I have to turn my head until my darkness goes. Hmm, hmm, hmm,...I wanna see it painted, painted black. Black as night, black as coal. I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky. I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted blackYeah!

Friday 10/2 Agenda

MC Exam 2

HW: Read "The Village" and "Higher Laws" in Walden

Terms

5th Hour Terms for tomorrow's exam

6th Hour Terms for tomorrow's exam

Wed 9/30 agenda

Discuss "I am a Rock" lyrics

Critique each other's homework, discuss

CHANGE OF PLANS: NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT!!!!!!

Tuesday Agenda

Agenda
Finish presenting Walden Assertion analyses
Discuss Chief Seattle (823)
Discuss Berry (825)
Discuss Carson (798)

HW: Read "Solitude" from Walden (p. 84 - 90 in Dover edition) and identify and argue for/against one of Thoreau's assertions (email by 7 am). Include quote, page, and par #.

Agenda

+Break into groups of 3 (my choice)
+Assertion analysis from "Reading" in Walden (25 min)
+Presentation of arguments (25 min)
Homework - Reading E Cancelled
Reread B, C, and D and be prepared
for quiz and/or discussion tomorrow.

Agenda

Writing Prompt 2 - from Walden
(sub)

Agenda

Analyze "Street Spirit" by Radiohead

Learn ActivExpression Devices

Appositives (from LoC)

HW: Read (D) - p. 825 and answer 5 questions (your choice) from Exploring the tesxt on p. 833-4

Agenda

Discuss 53 - 64 on Walden
+ HW: Reading (Chief Seattle) + Soapstone
Exercises 1, 2, and 3 on p. 170 - 172

Agenda

• Bellwork: Photograph of Walden Pond--describe
• Writing style.
• SOAPSTONE Walden (1 - 33) as a class
  HW: See Calendar in the side bar

21 September Agenda

+Submit homework
+Introduction to Nature Unit
+Essential Question: What is our responsibility to nature?
+SOAPSTONE (handout)
+Apply to "Everything is Amazing, Nobody's Happy" (youtube)
+Begin reading, apply SOAPSTONE to p. 1 - 33 of Walden
Homework: Complete SOAPSTONE on Walden (through p. 33), read excerpt from Silent Spring, and answer 3 questions for discussion and 3 questions on rhetoric and style (your choice--there should be a total of 6) on p. 805.

What did we do in class on Friday 9/18/09?

Terms test (Ch. 1 and 2 of LoC)

Volunteers give speeches to unmotivated THS students (Thanks Will, Sarah, and Markisha)

Homework: Read through p. 133 of Walden and come to class w/8 discussion questions.

Email mrhughesthurston@gmail.com w/questions.

9/17 Homework

Write a 500-word speech persuading unmotivated Thurston students to pay attention and do their work. In your speech, appeal to ethos, pathos, and logos AND utilize at least 7 tropes
and/or schemes (p. 58-59). Next, annotate your speech, identifying where you did this. Email the speech to me by 7 am tomorrow, at mrhughesthurston@gmail.com.

Welcome to AP Lang 2009-10

See class agendas here and on the sidebar.

On Writing Well Post, QUIZLET Terms

Your next assignment is to apply the principles of On Writing Well in order to revise your first essay on Into The Wild.  

1. Read your paper with the eyes of William Zinssner.
   
2. Make necessary changes in grammar, style, word choice, voice, etc.  
   
3. Make notes on your new essay (in a different color font or using the comment function in MS WORD) where you made changes and EXPLAIN the reason for those changes.
4. Email to hughesrory@gmail.com by 12 noon on August 31

IMPORTANT CHANGE:  INSTEAD OF LEARNING ALL 136 TERMS FROM QUIZLET, CHOOSE 50 THAT YOU THINK ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT.  YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO KNOW THOSE 50 WHEN SCHOOL STARTS.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Into The Wild Response

Writing Prompt:  Critics of Into the Wild have argued whether Chris McCandless is a genius or a fool. Does Krakauer find him to be a genius, a fool, or somewhere in between? Further, what does Krakauer do in his writing to make his argument?

Guidelines:  

• Your response should be a minimum of 1000 words
  
• Use at least 5 direct quotations and 5 examples from the text 
  
• Include an introduction and a conclusion
  

Welcome to AP Language and Composition 2009-2010

Check this blog periodically for assignments, updates, and other cool stuff. I'm looking forward to reading your comments this summer. Your first assignment is to create a google account and post a comment on this entry with your name and email address.

--Mr. Hughes