Class #87: Tuesday, 5/29 

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. Go over “Night Travel” poem
6. 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 Friday—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: Tuesday, 5/22—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 Thurs., 5/24 
• 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

1. Watch Louder Than a Bomb as AP students return: 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: Monday, 5/14 

1. 60 seconds
2. Correct “Self-Reliance” quiz
3. Finish CHELPS whip-around
4. Start 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!

Class #81: Thursday, 5/10 

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:

• $2 for AP breakfast due Fri., 5/11
• Practice AP m-c questions, if desired: https://www.appracticeexams.com/

Class #80: Tuesday, 5/8—Late Start

1. 60 seconds
2. Return doubleheader essays (w/rhetorical analysis sample)
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 Thurs., 5/10 
• $2 for AP breakfast due Fri., 5/11
• Complete CHELPS handout by Thurs; random whip-arounds on Thurs.
• Practice AP m-c questions, if desired: https://www.appracticeexams.com/

Class #79: Friday, 5/4

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 Tues., 5/8; 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/

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 (in 3s)

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/