Today we will work on Ch. 12 analysis

For homework: finish reading through Ch. 15: worksheet link

Today: Start by reading or re-reading Ch. 12 (pages 117-126) "Annadale"
Next: Complete the chapter summary form for this chapter (due today)
PLEASE WRITE COMPLETE, AP QUALITY ANSWERS!

Quiz 1 (and only)--Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

You will have the entire 40 minutes (and only) to work after the directions are given. YOU SHOULD HAVE A BOOK WITH YOU.

Directions:
Choose ONE of the prompts from quiz page and complete within the timed writing period. (You do not need 3 full pages as the guidelines suggest, it is just a suggestion). No prompt is worth more than the others.

Level A--90-100
Level B--80-89
Level C--70-79
Level D--65-69 (not on chart)---hopefully this won't apply to anyone.

Walden Day 2

**You were supposed to finish Walden sheet 1/questions for homework over the weekend--please turn those in--today we will work on worksheet #2--focus on vocabulary etc.---IT IS DUE BY THE END OF CLASS!!!
--We will start together and then complete it with a partner!

Lastly---please take your practice exam with you and finish by Friday--the last day to turn in the first 5 weeks! It counts as a test grade.

Quotes/pink worksheet

1. "It is simply waiting out there for you to grasp it, and all you have to do is reach for it. The only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances"
2. "nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future"
3. "Leave him alone! He's a grown man!"
4. "He figured all of that on his own, and I felt sure he'd figure out Alaska, too" (46).
5. "Available to anyone till I know more about his death for he was not just the common wayfarer" (48).
6. "'Look Mr. Franz,' he declared, 'you don't need to worry about me...I'm living like this by choice'" (51)
7."He is wearing jeans and an immaculate white t-shirt, a decorative tooled-leather belt of his own creation, white socks, scuffed loafers"
8. "Nobody, however, was affected more powerfully by his or her brief contact with the boy than Ronald Franz, who was eighty years old when their paths intersected in January 1992" (48).
9. "All nature is your congratulations, and you have... momentarily to bless yourself"
10. "My point is that you do not need me or anyone else around to bring this new kind of light in your life. It is simply waiting out there for you to grasp..." (57)
11. Relieved that he had again evaded the impeding threat of human intimacy, of friendship, and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it" (55).
12. "Westerberg's latter conjecture, as it turned out, was a fairly astute analysis of the relationship between Chris and Walt McCandless...Given Walt's need to exert control and Chris's extravagantly independent nature, polarization was inevitable..."

Ch. 6 and 7

Today we will attempt to complete the reading of Ch. 6 and 7

(First we will finish our conversation from yesterday regarding "Should We Still Care About Chris McCandless?)

Begin on page 47-69 (we will not read all of this together--you are responsible for reading whatever we do not read in class on your own)

Add a minimum of 4 quotes (2 per chapter) to your dialectical journal (write your best one on the slip of paper provided and turn it into me with the page number--I will compile a list and post tomorrow---we will vote on the best one and that person will receive 5 extra-credit points)

A look ahead:
Wednesday: We will work on the next prompts on our book assignment sheet (pink sheet in the yellow folder)--please bring in permission slips so I can compile a final list!!
Thursday: Field trip--meet at 9 am by the aud/movie (finish missed work)
Friday: Thoreau worksheet
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Mon-Thoreau sheet #2
Tues--Quiz #1 Into the Wild/ch. 8-9
Wed--ch 10-11 prompts 
Thursday--Ch. 12
Fri---end of first 5 weeks! Last day to turn in any work from 1st 5 weeks!

Over the break you should finish reading the remainder of the book and complete all prompts through Ch. 18 off the pink sheet---it will be due by the first Friday after break! (1/4/19)

See the link below for important grading info/Today we will continue to work on the practice AP exam

Grading Rubric for The Glass Castle Argument Essay

Test and watch the movie

First we will watch a segment of the movie and then take our quiz--you can use the book/notes.


Tomorrow we will begin working on the essay (Wed-Fri)

Check your November calendar...

For most of (if not all of) this week we will be working on the practice AP exam (diagnostic test). This will be critical to your overall success in this class so please take it seriously. It will count as a test grade on multiple choice (curved) and on essays (corrections will be available). Please take it seriously and even though the actual exam is timed, we should take our time on this one.

Remember, the essay for The Glass Castle is due today as well. If you emailed it, please fill out a slip.

Last day to work on your essay in class

Today we will:
*You have about 20 min. to "wrap up" any writing that remains (if you need it) before I come around for conferencing.
*Then, you will have the rest of class to make your final edits and hopefully print if you are done.
*If you're not done, you can have until Monday to turn in your final draft (or you will lose points).

Remember:
To use transitions!
To cite all sources you used!
Make sure your thesis is clear!

Outline for the essay

Intro: attention grabber (question/quote/stat)

Thesis—point you’re proving (“free-range” parenting is helpful because….

Overview of your main arguments (why you think it’s good or bad—topics of body par.)

Body 1: Topic sentence—tells us first argument

Evidence/explain (2-3)

Body 2: Transition/Topic sentence argument 2

Body 3-4: ?

Counterclaim/rebuttal

Conclusion

Logical Fallacies Worksheets (ONE is NOT a quiz just a worksheet)

1. Today we will: finish the quiz if needed
2. Work with 1 partner on the logical fallacies assignment (yes we will then "fishbowl")

Remember the rules:

*Inner-circle speaks one at a time (pass the helmet)
*Outer circle listens and takes notes (may ask questions if called upon)
*Then we switch

Quiz #2 (40 pts./20 pts. per question)

1. Choose any 3 quotes from the book (one must be from each of the three sections I, II, and III)
*Copy the quote/speaker
*Explain what is happening in the book at the time
*Explain what  it tells us about the character (or another character--if so who?)
*Analyze its significance in the text (why do you feel it was important to your full understanding of Jeannette's story?)

2. Explain the significance, of the title The Glass Castle using the book as support.
*What does it symbolize in the story and Jeannette's narrative (what it represents for the family, what she learns, how she changes her views, etc.)

WED 11/7

NPR report "Kids Solo Playtime Unleashes 'Free-Range' Parenting Debate": Click here

Section 3 Analysis---DUE NO LATER THAN THURSDAY 11/8---last assignment for Q.1!!!!!

*Thursday 11/8 we will meet in the library ---please add to your calendar page

Today we will:
*Read as a class pages 140-142
*fill out one blank box from page 2 (cause/effect)
*you will continue to page 148

*Watch the movie

worksheet

Study Guide #2 The Glass Castle

Today's Study Guide Questions: Click

Today we will read pages 133-135 together and 136-139 independently. Then we will watch a segment of the movie (after answering a few questions)

Finish Quiz!

First, we will start reading section III: Welch--page 129-132 When you are finished write your response to the prompt below (10 pts.):

  "Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy," Mom told me. "You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more." 

•  Explain mom's advice as it relates to life in general? (What is she trying to tell her daughter?) 
• How does mom's advice relate to today's section of reading? What may it foreshadow?****Please write about 1 paragraph for each section of the prompt**** 

 Or finish your quiz from yesterday.

Tone/Mood in The Glass Castle

Today we will review the difference between tone and mood (annotate worksheet) and complete the practice exercises on page 2.

Click here: tone/mood worksheet (keep it in your Rhetorical Analysis section)

After, we will read pages 116-118. (Remember you should read up to 125 by Monday!)                  .

Lastly, we will write a paragraphed analysis discussing what we believe is the tone and mood of this selection and why---see the board for help (20 pts).
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The mood of pages 116-118 of The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls can be described as__________________. This is true because _________________(evidence). This proves a mood of ______________ because _____________________.

Additionally, the tone of these pages can be decribed as__________________. This is true because _________________(evidence). This proves a mood of ______________ because _____________________.

College Essay, etc.

Today should be spent typing/working on your college essay--you have several copies of class notes on the set-up/ideas. I would use Google Drive if possible (if you need help let me know).

If for some reason you cannot, work on your assignments for The Glass Castle---remember you need to read all of section II by Monday--you also received questions for the article "Are Modern Kids Coddled?" that was homework last night...........

STAY BUSY !!!

Continue with The Glass Castle Section II

Mood passages---(samples from class)



 


*Today we will review dialectical journals (handout)
*Read pages 51-53
*Add quotes to your dialectical journal (at least 5)

For homework:
*Make sure you have read all of section II (through page 125) Monday---we will have our first quiz.
*On Thursday we will meet in the library for the last day to work on college essay together---due no later than 11/8!!!

AP Language Rubric/Mood

MOOD--Mood is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words. It may be the same, or it may change from situation to situation. 

Writers use many devices to create mood, including imagery, diction (author's word choice**), dialogue, setting*, and plot. Often a writer creates a mood at the beginning of the story and continues it to the end. However, sometimes the mood changes because of the plot or changes in characters.


*Let's start by going over the rubric for AP language/your timed writing assignments
*We will review mood and complete the sample worksheet
*Read pages 48-53

Today's assignment:
Use the pages above (or any other section of 3 pages or more--just let me know what they are). Write 1-2 paragraphs describing what you believe is the mood of the passage and why.

Be sure to:
1. Identify a word(s) that describe the mood of the passage
2. Explain how you came to this conclusion (what writing strategies did the author use?)
3. Give textual evidence to prove your claim

Words that describe TONE and Mood

Today we will be working on getting "caught up" on The Glass Castle

1. Complete your chapter analysis packet from Ch. 2 (both pages Wed-Thurs) --or at least 10 of 12
2. Work on your study guide questions for the book (you can turn them in when it is complete)
3. Add quotes to your dialectical journal (sorry we kind of let it go for a few days)

***We will watch the movie today in class.

Before you go you will complete the following response on the FILM;

Write a response of about 1 paragraph in which you respond to one of the following prompts:

1. Often times, the movie versions of books portray the characters in a different way than we imagined them to be. Do the characters in the film reinforce the previous ideas you had about them or do they differ? Explain your answer.

2. The author, Walls, goes into detailed imagery describing the experiences in her childhood. Describe a character or scene from the film you can remember in detail. Tell me the most specific details you can remember and why they left a specific impression on you.

Work for Thursday

Today we will:

•  Complete the next section of the reading and part 2 of the chapter analysis worksheet
• You will then be responsible for sharing at least one "box" with the class.

***Tomorrow--we will watch a portion of the movie

Today's work:

*We are going to continue reading The Glass Castle pages 9-14 (this was homework).

*You will read 15-18 independently.

*We are going to begin our dialectical journal for the book (this should be kept at all times in your binder---if you prefer to draw your own on notebook paper-- that is fine.

Add on at least 2 more!!!!!!

Indirect vs. Direct characterization cont....

Here is a link to the characterization video we watched in class

Today we will do the following:
1. Review characterization and STEAL method from the notes
2. Go over our chart from pages 3-5
3. Write a characterization paragraph(s) 2-3
4. Continue reading and look at our study guide questions

Today we will use the very short amount of time that we have to do our peer-edits---Remember--it is due Friday at the latest!!

Peer-edit sheet: click here

Notes from class

Today in class we completed the What/Why/How? chart for the article on Smartphones

Rhetorical analysis (starter response): This is due by the end of the period for a grade!

Writing a rhetorical analysis response (for now)----keep in your rhetorical analysis section of your binder

 Your Assignment: Write a minimum of 2-3 paragraphs that analyze the author’s use of rhetorical devices to create meaning. Use your SOAPStone notes from yesterday and any note-taking/highlighting you have done to guide your response. You must use textual evidence to support your responses and explain them to the best of your ability. Below is a sample of how some of the assignment might look (ONLY A SAMPLE—NOT A FILL IN THE BLANKS).

       In the (TAG) the author uses _________________________ to __________________________. One example of this is located in par. ________ when he states, ______________________. This allows Staples to _____________________________.
       Another example of this is __________The author also uses the strategy __________________ to create meaning in the essay. This is seen in par. 2 when he describes_________________.

REMEMBER--YOU ARE NOT ONLY POINTING OUT THAT THESE STRATEGIES EXIST, BUT HOW THEY CREATE MEANING/WHY THE AUTHOR USED THEM/HOW THEY HELP BUILD HIS ARGUMENT.

Using SOAPSTone for Analysis

SOAPSTone Analysis notes

Link to the poem "Richard Cory" by Edward A. Robinson (we did in class)

Let's perform a SOAPSTone analysis for "Black Men and Public Space"

"Black Men and Public Space"by Brent Staples

"Black Men and Public Space" by Brent Staples

QUESTIONS ON “BLACK MEN AND PUBLIC SPACE”

THE FACTS

1.  What does Staples mean in paragraph 2 by “the ability to alter public space?”

2.  What does he learn from his encounter with a white woman as recalled in paragraphs

     1 and 2?

3.  What other anecdotes does Staples use to illustrate the problem of “black men and

     public space?”

4.  What is the essay’s thesis?

5.  What “truths” does the author describe in paragraph 5, and how does this paragraph

     help him advance his thesis?

6.  In paragraph 10, the author claims that “Black men trade tales like this all the time.” 

     To what kinds of tales is he referring?  How does including that sentence help him

     accomplish his purpose?

7.  Why has he forced himself “to smother the rage [he] felt at so often being taken for a

     criminal?  (paragraph 11)

8.  Who are Beethoven and Vivaldi?  Why does Staples whistle their music?

THE STRATEGIES

1.  Besides illustration, what methods of development does the author employ?

2.  Staples begins with an anecdote.  Discuss the effectiveness of this story as an

     introductory device.

3.  The thesis of the essay is implied.  Would the essay have been more effective if it had

     been explicit?  Explain.

4.  Staples’ tone is remarkably subdued.  Discuss the reason(s) behind his adopting such

     a tone.  Should he have expressed more emotion?

THE ISSUES

1.  Is Staples’ experience unique from his perspective as a large, tall black man?  Explain.

2.  Staples handles his rage in a rather unique way.  What is it?

3.  What does Staples’ subdued tone tell you about his character?

4.  Do you think we make false assumptions that people are up to no good if they are on

     the street late at night, even if they have a good reason for doing so?  Before you know

     his reason for being out late at night, why do you think he was out late?

5.  If you had been in Staples’ situation, how would you have handled it?

6.  Would Staples have been successful in his profession is he had remained in Chester,

     Pennsylvania, his hometown?  Why or why not?

College Essay Help:

2018-2019 Essay Prompts 
1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

 2. The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

3. Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?

4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.

5. Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

More College Application Prompts/Idea Generator: (you MAYwrite 1-2 of these down if you like)

• Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. 
• Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn? Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again? 
• Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there and why is it meaningful to you? 
• Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
• What are your major accomplishments and why do you consider them accomplishments?
• Does any attribute, quality or skill distinguish you from everyone else? How did you develop this attribute?
• What was the most difficult time in your life and why? How did your perspective on life change as a result of the difficulty?
• Have you experienced a moment of epiphany, as if your eyes were opened to something you were previously blind to?

Here are some awesome links to help you out with your college essay!
Tips for the College Essay from the College Board
College Essay #1 and Critique
College Essay #2 and Critique
Tips Slideshow
Ways to Get Started (very helpful)
Another example: MMA
Yet another example :grandma
Lots of awesome sample essays to read and get ideas from

Here are some of the opening sentences from last year's college essays for you to read....

• Running 5k’s has allowed me to free my mind.
• For the longest time, I couldn’t imagine the possibility of choosing a career and following through with it—or anything else for that matter.
• Life can start off rough, but it’s up to you to change it.
• My father always told me, “Never run from your problems, run towards them”
• The summer before my 7^th grade year changed my life forever.
• I guess you could say the “hood” made me who I am—but that wouldn’t tell you much about me.
• I’ve been told for the last 6 years, “You’re an outsider” by my classmates.
• Some people are born lucky and things come easy in life, but for most of us, we have to make our own luck.
• There are a few words I would use to describe myself, ___________, as a human being.
• The story of my life has not always been “peaches and cream,” but more a series of obstacles to get where I am right now.
• When I look back at my life, I always picture myself as this little girl standing in the middle of a football field, wondering why it feels like it’s drizzling everywhere else, but on me, it’s pouring.
• I always wished that I lived what I would consider a “fairytale” type of life.
• Growing up, I never liked the way my mother did my hair. She never did it the way I wanted it to be done.
• Thursday, March 5, 2008, was just an ordinary day for most people, but for me it was life-changing.
• I learned a valuable truth about myself when…..
• Sometimes I just sit and wonder, “why?”
• I have always been the girl who was uncomfortable in her own skin.
• To be blessed means to have had an amazing achievement or significant experience that satisfies you, and you alone.
• For the first part of my life, people told me what a perfect family I had. At age 11, I became aware that one of my parents was living a double-life.
• On this wild, yet satisfying journey through high school, it has been difficult to say the least.
• I thought I was going to pass out at any moment.
• As a kid, I dreamed of becoming a famous football star so I could get my family to the top.
• I have always tried to please everyone around me, even though I know I clearly cannot.
• The room is dark; the only light on is coming from this computer that I am typing on.
• Daddy wasn’t home. Mommy would read the letters he sent home for us.
• My life has been an emotional roller coaster.
• As the daughter of immigrants from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, I have always had a very diverse home life.
• I'm sure you could hear the sound from miles away.
• To give up is to say you cared, and I'm not sure I really ever tried.
• The intensity was high that day, and so was the temperature.
• Looking at me now, you would never guess that I was the girl who....
• When I think about my life as a whole, I am often confused about the decisions I have made--but those mistakes are mine, and mine alone.
• Perfection can only be achieved when your best self meets your best effort--and even then it's a long-shot.
• Before you ask me, you need to first consider the possibility that I may tell you something you don't want to hear.
• It's not an opinion. It's a fact.
• I'm not going to start this off by telling you how determined I am and what a great addition I will be to your school.
• I can make anyone laugh. If you don't believe me. I will prove it to you.
• If a picture can paint a thousand words....I'm probably close to a million right now.

Today's notes (outline example):

Binder Sections

1. Literature
2. Rhetorical analysis
3. Synthesis
4. Argumentation
5. Multiple choice

For Tuesday 9/11: College Essay Samples Cont...

2. The writer explains the difference between “success” and “failure” is the extra hard work that some people put in that others are not willing to do.  The author tells us that, “there are no shortcuts to winning, and workouts are agonizing.” This shows that the author wants his college to know he is willing to work hard and do whatever it takes to be successful, no matter how difficult it is.

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On a piece of paper slip (exit ticket) I want you to write down the following information for credit. Use the format in red below for your answer;
1. Give me two characteristics about the author that he/she "shows" in the college essay (use adjectives!)
2. For each characteristic, give at least one piece of textual evidence that supports your characteristic
3. Explain how your evidence proves each characteristic

Characteristic #1:
Evidence:
Explain:

Characteristic #2:
Evidence;
Explain:

Please place any papers you completed today in the appropriate bin for credit.
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4. The two topics the author talks about are swimming and his grandparents’ cancer. He connects these two topics by telling us when he is alone doing laps he thinks about the joy his victories bring his grandparents and how he tries to cut time, while they try to extend it. The author tells us that in the “solitude” of his laps his “thoughts transition” to his grandparents and how his achievements bring them a “vicarious sense of victory.” He explains how these two things are what motivates him the most.

For homework: work on the personal narrative handout (fill out as much as you can for tomorrow)

Please copy all notes in red into your "Reading/Writing Strategies" section of your notebook

Please take the following notes and place in the Reading/Writing Strategies section of your notebook (if you don't have it yet, save it until you do):

Short Answer Strategy: RACE- 
Restate-restate the question

Answer—answer the question (make sure you understand it first--ask if you aren't sure!)

Cite –give the best textual evidence possible to support your answer--not just any evidence (Think about my ESPN SportsCenter example)

Explain*—explain/analyze how your evidence supports the answer (the part we want to focus on more in 12th grade)

Important Notes**: 
1. These DO NOT have to be in this order.
2. Not all questions can be answered this way. Especially "right there" questions in which the answer is just a fact. 
example :  What city was Malcolm born in?

Today we will:
1. Take notes on the RACE question/answer strategy to receive full-credit on responses.
2. Watch a quick video on the importance of the college essay
3. Read the sample college essay "Swimming" as a group.
4. Decide as a class and discuss aloud: What the writer is trying to show about himself? How do we know? Are these characteristics that a college would be looking for?
5. As a class we will answer some questions together using the RACE strategy-- a model response.
6.Answer the questions on a blank sheet of lined paper to (you may work with a partner but each person needs his/her own paper to turn in). Yes! You may copy any answers we did on the board. Place it in the box by the door for your class period.

Worksheet download: College Essay Examples (PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE CLASSROOM COPY!)

HW:
****Finish your idea web for tomorrow's class
FYI: YOUR ROUGH DRAFT WILL BE DUE BY FRIDAY 9/14 (HANDWRITTEN OR TYPED)

Tomorrow we will:

• Go over the outline of a personal narrative sheet (college essay)

Video link
Sample rough draft

outline sheet link (for tomorrow)

Please copy the --college essay assignment--now!!

Please copy the following notes (we can put it in the right binder section later):

Your task: Write an essay of no more than 500 words in which you tell about a significant person, event, hobby or experience from your life that shows a quality or multiple qualities that would make you a valuable addition to a college or the deserving recipient of a scholarship. 

Step 1: Brainstorm
*Read some examples/idea generator to get the idea.
*Look for patterns in your web. Group similar ideas and events together.
*Still stuck? See me or ask your group for ideas.

Step 2: Draft
*Use "show" don't "tell" narration--use imagery!  
* Grab and engage the reader's attention in the intro 
*Explain what the topic reveals about you in the essay.
*The conclusion should be brief--nail down the meaning of the events described.

Step 3: Revise
*Have someone in your group read it and tell you what he/she thinks. Ask them if they can guess the qualities you are trying to convey--Did they get it right?

*Note: Spelling and grammar errors and fuzzy narration will make your essay memorable--in a bad way.

Today we will:

• Copy the college essay assignment
• Watch a quick video on the importance of the college essay
• Look at a student sample of a rough draft (from past McKinley students)
• Go over some of the essay prompts---write down any you like!!!
• I will model an idea generating web
• You will make your own idea web and discuss it with me

HW:
****Finish your idea web for tomorrow's class
FYI: YOUR ROUGH DRAFT WILL BE DUE BY FRIDAY 9/14 (HANDWRITTEN OR TYPED)

Tomorrow we will:

• Go over the outline of a personal narrative sheet (college essay)

Video link
Sample rough draft

outline sheet link (for tomorrow)

Welcome Class of 2019!!!

Today we will:

Go over the course syllabus/introductions/important course info!