AGENDA 3/27

PPT to explore overlap between The Story of Stuff, Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby, and MTV's My Super Sweet 16: "Ariel"

Viewing guide for "Ariel," episode from season 4 of MTV's My Super Sweet 16

Submit at end of class period

HW: Read/annotate Ch 4, 5, 6 of The Great Gatsby over spring break. Submit local issues papers as .PDFs between 3/27 and 4/17 to Turnitin.com. Prepare for full-length AP test dates.

AP FULL LENGTH TESTS:
All tests will be held on the 2nd floor of the TECH building due to painting over spring break.
3/28 9:00am - 1:00pm
4/10 9:00am - 1:00pm
4/13 3:30pm - 7:00pm

Bring approximately 10 sheets of notebook paper, 3+ blue or black ink pens, 2+ #2 pencils, snacks, and a sweater. You may not use any review notes or handouts during the test--review these prior to attending.

RESOURCES FOR LOCAL ISSUES PAPERS

Scoring guide for final drafts of papers (submit final drafts between 3/27 and 4/17 to Turnitin.com)
Overview of project
Checklist PPT of project w/ research questions and description of each step

Annotated bibliography directions and sample

Part II: Research: additional guidance and description
Part III: Solutions: additional guidance and description

AGENDA 3/26

Review scoring guide and answer questions about the scoring guide for local issues papers.
Talking point: Make sure that Part III, the Solutions, is an argument. Use persuasive language, e.g., essential, important, beneficial, pragmatic, convenient, effective in the long-term, will provide immediate gains, etc. Your goal is to present that your proposed solution is the best solution available, for whatever reasons.

Discuss and review Ch 1 close analysis of Tom Buchanan passage from The Great Gatsby
Discuss and review Ch 2 close analysis of "valley of ashes" passage from The Great Gatsby

HW: Read/annotate Ch 3 for class tomorrow. Submit local issues papers as .PDFs between 3/27 and 4/17 to Turnitin.com. Prepare for full-length AP test dates.

AP FULL LENGTH TESTS:
All tests will be held on the 2nd floor of the TECH building due to painting over spring break.
3/28 9:00am - 1:00pm
4/10 9:00am - 1:00pm
4/13 3:30pm - 7:00pm

Bring approximately 10 sheets of notebook paper, 3+ blue or black ink pens, 2+ #2 pencils, snacks, and a sweater. You may not use any review notes or handouts during the test--review these prior to attending.

AGENDA 3/25

Close reading of Ch 1, Tom Buchanan passage, from The Great Gatsby. Examine tone and purpose and note the author's use of rhetorical techniques. Write a working thesis and a body paragraph and turn in.

HW: Read/annotate Ch 2 for class tomorrow. Submit local issues papers as .PDFs between 3/27 and 4/17 to Turnitin.com. Prepare for full-length AP test dates.

AP FULL LENGTH TESTS:
All tests will be held on the 2nd floor of the TECH building due to painting over spring break.
3/28 9:00am - 1:00pm
4/10 9:00am - 1:00pm
4/13 3:30pm - 7:00pm

Bring approximately 10 sheets of notebook paper, 3+ blue or black ink pens, 2+ #2 pencils, snacks, and a sweater. You may not use any review notes or handouts during the test--review these prior to attending.

AGENDA 3/23

Check out The Great Gatsby from the textbook room
Multiple-choice practice

HW: Review the multiple-choice packet. Highlight or circle ALL unfamiliar words in the packet (passages or questions), and write a brief explanation for two of the questions you missed on a separate sheet of paper, explaining why your answer was incorrect and why the correct answer makes more sense. If you miss one or zero, write explanations for two questions you did correctly that you think others missed and explain how you knew the correct answer.

AGENDA 3/20

Practice argument essay FLT skills using a new prompt

In-class challenge: for 10 points, write one body paragraph that meets all of the standards in the FLT sheet for body paragraphs, OR, for 13 points (3 extra credit points), write two body paragraphs that meet all of the standards in the FLT sheet for body paragraphs. Due at the end of the period!

Research Paper Next Steps handout: Continue to draft Part II of your paper. I'll have comments on your solutions portion for you on Monday. Sorry for the delay.

HW: Work on drafting section 2 of your research paper this weekend. Remember that Part II needs to answer ALL of the research questions posed on your handout, and that every group member must demonstrate all of the required skills. Typed draft of Part II due Tuesday in class.

AGENDA 3/12

To provide a common source for the "Buy Nothing Day" prompt, watch Annie Leonard's visual argument The Story of Stuff. We'll revisit this piece in a week or two when we examine logical and emotional fallacies, but today we'll be working with it to understand her argument and analyze her rhetorical choices, and will take notes and make connections between this and other texts we've read/observed.

Tomorrow, we'll draft model body paragraphs for the "Buy Nothing Day" prompt using excerpts from The Story of Stuff as evidence.

HW: FINISH READING the script of American Menu: --reading quiz tomorrow with 5 true-or-false questions and two short answer questions. Be ready to discuss and analyze the play.

AGENDA 3/9

Here's the pdf of the script of American Menu: please read and annotate--keep track of important quotations, character notes, discussion questions, and funneling as you read. Finish reading and prepping the play for discussion on Thursday!

AGENDA 3/3

Brief presentation from Gina Garcia of Sustainable Works Santa Monica, introducing this year's poster contest and an overview of water conservation

Work to complete local issues brainstorming sheet: add to back of paper, "Local Experts," "Questions," and "Possible Solution Ideas"

HW: Finish posts on The Pact discussion boards. Six posts due before 11:59pm on Thursday (two for each topic; all posts must have a direct quotation cited in parentheses with pg. #).