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JSCC Pre-writing Activity 1

Pre-writing Activity 1

Choose two pre-writing strategies from this week's discussions and readings (such as brainstorming, clustering, freewriting, etc.), and use the techniques on the following topic:

 

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AP Reading List

For your independent reading project that is due Feb. 15th, you must select one novel (no poetry, plays, short stories) from the list of books that have been on past AP exams.  You can find the list at http://hsaeuless.org/pdf/AP%20summer%20reading.pdf.  Remember, you must read a book you've never read before.  Find yours quickly and begin reading; there's something on there for everyone!

Change of Venue

As most students are now using the class Facebook page, I will no longer post weekly updates on this page.  Parents and students may access the Facebook page for updates by clicking on the "Mrs. T's Pre-AP/TAG Class Page" link (located directly under the home page link) in the column to the left.  Please follow the link to ask questions or get updates on class assignments.  Thanks.

Change of Venu

As most students are now using the Facebook page for their updates, this site will no longer be used for class assignments and notes.  Please visit our class Facebook page at Mrs. T's Pre-AP/TAG class. 

Assignments for Nov. 26 - 30

Monday -

• Students completed a quick Part III quiz
• Students continued analyzing "Dover Beach" using TP-CASTT

Tuesday -

• Students read and analyzed "The Trees"
• Students completed a crossover responses for "The Trees" and Fahrenheit 451

Wednesday -

• Students will attend a presentation discussing credits, GPA, graduation requirements, etc.

Thursday -

• Students will complete their analysis of "Dover Beach"
• Some classes will perform mandatory safety drills

Friday -

• Students will complete the discussions of "Dover Beach," "The Trees," and Fahrenheit 451 questions to review for Monday's exam.

Focus for November 12 - 16, 2012

I want to apologize.  I know I've been out for a couple of weeks; it just seemed more students were connecting through Facebook, so I thought it would be easier to stick with that route.  I realize, however, that some parents prefer this route, so I'll try to keep both updated.  Again, I apologize for the inconvenience.

For the last week and a half, all homework has been focused on Fahrenheit 451.  Students have been assigned to read specific sections of the book, complete related vocabulary logs and quotation logs, and to think about the message of the book as homework.  They have been allowed to work at their own pace as long as they finish the sections by the given deadlines.  Part I was to be completed by last Thursday; Part II should be finished by this Friday (Nov. 16), and Part III should be completed by November 26th.  The students will complete a reading check test on each of those dates; it will cover details from the story, the vocabulary and quotations logs, and main ideas from the text.

For this week:
Monday -

• No school today in observance of Veterans Day.

Tuesday -

• Students will practice line break poetry.
• We will complete our discussion of Beatty's lecture to Montag, our primary focus being on how and why society changed so drastically over time to result in the society depicted in the novel.

Wednesday -

• We will complete our line break poetry.
• Students will analyze Frost's "The Road Not Taken" (pg. 724) using the TP-CASTT strategy and write a short response regarding Frost's message

Thursday -

• Students will use TP-CASTT to analyze "The War Against the Trees" (pg. 636)
• If time permits, they will also analyse "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace" (632)

Friday -

• Students will complete a reading check test for Part II of Fahrenheit 451