Wednesday, 8/25/10

11th Grade LA

• DGP #3
• Discuss questions for "Equiano"
• Read Christopher Columbus's "Voyage"
• Answer questions about "Voyage"
• Journal #5 - "Extreme Experience"

AP Lang

• Research for Annonated Bibs in Media Center

Tuesday, 8/24/10

11th Grade LA

• DGP #3
• Turn in finished "Myth" journal
• Read "Equiano", marking loaded words and looking for emotional appeal
• Discuss persuasive deivces
• Answer questions on pg. 44

AP Lang

• Discuss rubric essay competition results
• Assign Annotated Bibs for 1984
• Start quote project for 1984

Monday, 8/23/10

11th Grade LA

• DGP #3
• Peer edit your "Myth" journal
• Begin your re-write

AP Lang

• Discuss AP Rubric
• Rubric Competition

Friday, 8/20/10

11th Grade LA

• Turn in DGP #1-2
• Hand in Summer Reading Packet/notes
• Write Summer Reading In-class Essay

AP Lang

• Take Vocabulary Quiz #2
• Write Argument Essay - "The Case Against Coldplay"

Thursday, 8/19/10

11th Grade LA

• DGP
• Read "Earth on Turtle's Back" pg. 14
• Read "Grizzlies Walked Upright" pg. 19
• Read back info on Indian tribes
• Complete Study Guide on Native American Myths
• Journal #4: Create your own myth
• HW: Summer Reading packet due tomorrow, in-class essay tomorrow

AP Lang

• Finish Multiple Choice Practive Exam
• Go over correct answers
• Read "Case Against Coldplay"
• Discuss how the test is scored, and what is on the AP exam
• HW: study for vocab #2 quiz

Wednesday, 8/18/10

11th Grade LA

• Publishing Day - students shared their typed journal and received comments from their peers
• Picture Day

AP Lang

• Multiple Choice Practice AP Exam
• Picture Day

Tuesday, 8/17/10

11th Grade LA

• DGP #2
• Quiz on Theme, Tone, and Technique
• Publishing day was moved to Wednesday

AP Lang

• Quiz on Rhetorical Devices
• Anglo-Saxon projects assigned

Don't forget Picture Day tomorrow!!!

Monday, 8/16/10

11th Grade LA

• DGP #2
• Notes on Unit 1 - Native Americans, Puritans
• Unit 1 Study Guide
• HW: Study for Theme, Tone, Technique quiz tomorrow and type one journal from last week to share in class.

AP Lang

• Study Guide for Glass Menagerie due
• Socratic Seminar for Glass Menagerie
• HW: Study for quiz on rhetorical devices
  

Friday, 8/13/10

11th Grade American Lit

• DGP - Discussed the whole week's answers
• Summer Reading Lit Circles
• HW: packet and notes for summer reading is due next Friday

AP Lang

• Vocab Quiz #1
• Group questions on Glass Menagerie
• Group Presentations
• HW: Prepare 3 questions for Monday's Socratic seminar on Glass Menagerie, study guide doe on Monday, and email me your best journal of the week in a word document
  

Thursday, 8/12/10

11th Grade American Lit

• DGP - Label capitalization and punctuation
  
• Discussed tone and style. Went over examples from sample texts.
• Students had to complete 12 sample passages on their own.
  
• HW: Bring Summer Reading materials tomorrow

AP Lang

• Read piece on high school tribal life
• Discussed literary devices used
• Journal #4 - "What tribes exist at North Gwinnett?"
• HW: Bring Glass Menagerie study guide and book for tomorrow and study for vocab quiz
  

Wednesday, 8/11/10

11th Grade American Lit

• DGP - label clauses and sentence type
• Read "Memories of Dating" by Dave Barry
• Talk about theme, tone, and technique
• Journal #3 - "Memory"

AP Lang

• Discuss Rhetorical Devices
• Read two pieces by Leonard Pitts
• Discussed why the author used the rhetorical devices they did
• Journal #3 - "Why?"
  

Tuesday, 8/10/10

Great 2nd day! We are almost halfway through our first week!

Honors 11th Grade LA

• DGP - Label the sentence parts
• Collected student information sheets
• "Where I'm From" Icebreaker
• Read "Where I'm From" poem, discussed
• Wrote Journal #2 - "Where I'm From" poem and Origins story
• Received Vocab Unit #1, part 2

AP Lang

• Textbooks were checked out to all students
• Discussed rhetorical devices/strategies
• Read "Black Men and Public Spaces", discussed rhetorical devices used
• Wrote Journal #2 - "Stereotypes"

Monday, 8/9/10

Welcome to the first day of school! I enjoyed meeting all of you today, and I hope we all got off to a good start! Here is what we covered today:

11th Grade Honors

• DGP (remember to download and print the form and notes!) - Sentence #1 - edgar allan poe laments the loss of his wife virginia in his poem annabel lee
• Student Info Sheet - due back by Friday, 8/13
• Syllabus
• We read "My Name" and discussed the tone, theme, and technique of the piece.
• Journal #1 - Your Name Story
• Vocab Unit #1 was assigned and worksheets were given. Quiz and worksheets due on 8/27.

AP Lang

• Ice Breaker activity - "Find Someone Who..."
• Syllabus
• Vocabulary Units explained (remember to download and print the critical vocab list!) - quizzes on every Friday
• Journal #1 - Unique

Welcome!

I want to welcome back all students for the 2010-2011 school year! This is going to be an awesome year!

Let me begin by introducing you to my website. This is one of the most valuable tools you will need this year. Each day I post what we covered in each class, as well as post any assignments given.

To find assignments, handouts, notes, etc. click on your class up in the right hand corner. This will re-direct you to another page, organized by unit. Click on the unit we are currently studying and then browse by date for the assignment you need.

Also, on my website you will find a link to my email, calendar of due dates, and the link the the textbook online.

Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions you may have! I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday! :)