1. Announce letter of rec sign-ups—today and final exam day only
2. Distribute AP Lit summer assignment
3. String activity
4. Return work
5. Work on poetry presentation, if time permits

 Homework:

• Return books to library
• Final exam schedule: Th., 5/31—Periods 1 & 3; Fri., 6/1—Periods 2 & 4; Mon., 6/4—Periods 5 & 6

Class #86: Friday, 5/25

1. Reminder: All late work due today—no exceptions
2. Library: Check-out Born a Crime
3. Watch Trevor Noah videos: https://tigerreads.weebly.com/book-resources.html
4. Collect journals (and conduct self-evaluation)
5. Start reading and annotating Belin’s “Night Travel”
6. Work on cooperative discussion questions
7. Work on poetry presentations in groups

 Homework:

• Work on poetry presentation
• Final exam schedule: Th., 5/31—Periods 1 & 3; Fri., 6/1—Periods 2 & 4; Mon., 6/4—Periods 5 & 6

Class #85: Wednesday, 5/23—Late Start

1. Announcement: All make-up work is due Friday, 5/25—no exceptions
2. Start reading and annotating “Meditations in an Emergency”
   • Define: profligate, interminable, myth of hyacinth, lotus (significance), St. Serapion (picture), inexorable
   • What do you know about the speaker?
   • What situation prompted the writing of this poem?
   • Based upon your reading of the poem, what basic information can you discern?
3. Work on poetry presentation
   • Determine poem
   • Conduct research
   • Work on presentation

Homework:

• Journals due Fri., 5/25
• Work on poetry presentation
• Final exam schedule: Th., 5/31—Periods 1 & 3; Fri., 6/1—Periods 2 & 4; Mon., 6/4—Periods 5 & 6

1. Debrief AP exam
   • How was it?
   • What was helpful this year?
   • What do you recommend for next year?
2. Finish Transcendentalism in song activity
3. Song graphic organizer—in 4s
4. Journal entry: How does the use of rhetorical strategies in “Uprising” by Muse and “Minority” by Green Day reflect Transcendental values? Write two paragraphs in twenty minutes.

 Homework:

• Work on poetry presentation
• Final exam schedule: Th., 5/31—Periods 1 & 3; Fri., 6/1—Periods 2 & 4; Mon., 6/4—Periods 5 & 6

Class #83: Thursday, 5/17

1. Watch Louder Than a Bomb (57 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc0nfTYpu20&t=3404s
2. Introduce poetry final exam: prompt and rubric
3. Students meet in group and start researching for presentation

Homework:

• Final exam schedule: Th., 5/31—Periods 1 & 3; Fri., 6/1—Periods 2 & 4; Mon., 6/4—Periods 5 & 6

Class #82: Tuesday, 5/15

1. 60 seconds
2. Correct “Self-Reliance” quiz
3. Finish CHELPS whip-around
4. Transcendentalism PPT
5. Start Transcendentalism in song activity—first song only
6. Closing whip-around: What will you do to prepare for the AP, or What strategy will you employ on Wednesday?

 Homework:

• Get some R & R
• Don’t forget about the AP breakfast from 7 to 7:30 AM!

1. 60 seconds
2. Give “Self-Reliance” quiz
3. PPT warm-up: “Self-Reliance”
4. Collect $2
5. Finish AP m-c game (w/cards)
6. Start CHELPS handout whip-around

 Homework:

• Practice AP m-c questions, if desired: https://www.appracticeexams.com/

Class #80: Wednesday, 5/9—Late Start

1. 60 seconds
2. Return doubleheader essays (w/rhetorical analysis samples)
3. “Unpack the prompt” exercise (w/clock partner)
   • What’s the prompt asking?
   • Create a sample outline
4. Start AP m-c game
5. Collect $2, if needed

 Homework:

• “Self-Reliance” quiz on Fri., 5/11
• $2 for AP breakfast due Fri., 5/11
• Complete CHELPS handout by Thurs; random whip-arounds on Fri.
• Practice AP m-c questions, if desired: https://www.appracticeexams.com/

Class #79: Monday, 5/7

1. Correct “Education” quiz
2. Timed journal entry: Based upon your reading of “Education,” “This is Water,” and “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” what should be the goal of an education? Write 1 synthesis paragraph in 10 minutes.
3. Collect $2, if needed
4. Evaluate timed write w/clock partner: Check topic sentence, examples, and explanations
5. PPT: AP exam info
6. Start reading and annotating “Self-Reliance” (pp. 5--8)

 Homework:

• Finish “Self-Reliance” for Wed., 5/9; quiz coming soon
• $2 for AP breakfast due Fri., 5/11
• Please review the following core texts from the semester; your CHELPS essays need work
• Practice AP m-c questions, if desired: https://www.appracticeexams.com/

Class #78: Thursday, 5/3

1. Administer quiz on “Education”
2. Return research papers (w/sample)
3. Discussion (w/elbow partner):
   • What did the writer do well?
   • How could the writer improve?
   • Using the rubric, what score would you give this essay?
4. Share paraphrase w/1 other person—2 stars and 1 wish
5. Afram presents sample for debrief and discussion
6. Start debriefing course literature handout, if needed

Homework:

• $2 for AP breakfast due Fri., 5/11
• Please review the following core texts from the semester; your CHELPS essays need work
• Practice AP m-c questions, if desired: https://www.appracticeexams.com/