Assignments

Sep 2 Tue
- At least one page of a sh*tty first draft of a personal statement done by today (Common App) 11:59 PM
Sep 3 Wed
- read and annotate "Every Trip Is a Quest." Be ready to give examples of books and/or films that are quests. 12:50 PM
Sep 5 Fri
- Allusions presentation 12:45 PM
- Catcher: Say/Mean/Matter PLUS 11:59 PM
- At least two pages (double spaced) of a shitty first draft of a personal essay 12:30 PM
Sep 9 Tue
- Read the rest of the excerpt of Heavy and answer the attached in your notebook. 12:55 PM
- Read/take notes "Now Where Have I Seen Her Before" 9:45 AM
- How did you do on the diagnostic MC (what was your score)? What type of questions did you miss/find difficult? What did and/or did not go well? (this will not be seen by classmates, just me) 11:59 PM
Sep 11 Thu
- Literary terms 11:59 PM
- In your notebook . . . . 11:59 PM
- Do #2 in your notebook, discuss #3 with a neighbor, respond to #4 here. 11:59 PM
- "Dessert" 8:30 AM
Sep 15 Mon
- What is your second draft thesis for the Heavy excerpt? 11:59 PM
- Practice GOE Thesis: Using the template, create a thesis about a commonly known work to post here. (Disney, Gatsby, Romeo and Juliet, Barbie . . .) 11:59 PM
Sep 17 Wed
- "The Lives of the Dead" 12:55 PM
- Draft 2-3 printed out for self/peer review 8:30 AM
Sep 18 Thu
- Literary terms quiz 11:59 PM
Sep 19 Fri
- Read and annotate "The Paper Menagerie" 12:55 PM
- On slide seven, choose two questions to answer in your notebook and one to answer here. Then respond to someone's else's response. 11:59 PM
- "No Name Woman" 12:55 PM
Sep 23 Tue
- Magic Realism 1 PM
- Draft for an ASSESSMENT GRADE of 35 points 11:59 PM
Sep 25 Thu
- Are you ready for a quiz on the short stories? (plot points and general characteristics) Make sure you finish reading "The Scarlet Ibis." 8:30 AM
- How does (Liu/Garcia Marquez) use magic realism to make us consider a truth about the world? 12:55 PM
Sep 29 Mon
- Bring in your annotations from your summer reading choice book (finally!) 8:30 AM
- How did you do on Progress Check 1 in AP Classroom? Reflect on how you did! 11:59 PM