AGENDA 5/31

Journaling - Today's topics
"This I Believe" - "Finding the Flexibility to Survive" by Brighton Earley

Begin AtPH discussion over pages 79-97
Consider:

• How do the boys' lives/relationship change now that Blevins has disappeared?
• Why do you think they start discussing death, God, and religion?
• In what ways do John Grady and Rawlins seem vulnerable? In what ways do they seem stronger?
• Examine the passage on page 93. In what ways do the boys seem like they are being "accepted" as cowboys by the vaqueros?
• What might the color red symbolize or express in this section?
• What do you make of the way Señor Rocha's daughter is described and presented? How might she alter John Grady and Rawlins' relationship?
• What do you make of the "peaceful" ending to part I?

HW: Read and prepare to discuss pages 97-110 for tomorrow's class. Review the rhetorical analysis passage from page 105.

AGENDA 5/26

Journaling - Today's Topics
"This I Believe" : "There's No Such Thing As Too Much Barbecue" by Jason Sheehan

Pass out passages for rhetorical analysis
All the Pretty Horses Discussion Assignment and Reading Calendar

Surveys for Psychology student

Discussion: pages 30-79
Who is Jimmy Blevins? What is unusual or suspicious about his character? Why does Blevins leave home? Why is he associated with lightning, and what might that suggest about his character? What reason does he give for going with the boys, and why is that reason somewhat ironic? What makes John Grady sympathetic to Blevins--why does John Grady feel the need to protect Blevins, even against Rawlins' advice? What tension does he create for John Grady and Rawlins? What happens on pages 76-77 and what do those events suggest about John Grady's character vs. Rawlins' character?

Film clip - meeting Blevins & the wallet

HW: Check the Discussion/Rhetorical Assignments and Reading Calendar for your assigned dates. Prepare your Discussion Notes and Rhetorical Analysis paragraphs for your assigned dates:
Description of Discussion Notes and Rhetorical Analysis Assignments
Sample Discussion Notes for pages 1-30
Sample Rhetorical Analysis writeup for the "They rode out..." passage on page 30
Read and be prepared to discuss pages 79-97. Student seminars begin on Tuesday. Rhetorical passage for Tuesday: from page 93 of All the Pretty Horses

AGENDA 5/25

Journaling - Today's Topics
"This I Believe" : "Free Minds and Hearts at Work" by Jackie Robinson

Analyze rhetorical passage from page 30 of All the Pretty Horses and read the sample introduction and body paragraph

HW: Read pages 59-79 of All the Pretty Horses and be prepared to discuss.

AGENDA 5/23

Journaling - Today's Topics
This I Believe: "The 50 Percent Theory of Life"

Discussion - pages 1-30 of All the Pretty Horses

HW: Read pages 30-39 of All the Pretty Horses, although we won't discuss these until Wednesday, 5/25 when we discuss pages 30-59.

AGENDA 5/10

Review anomalous prompts

HW: Review as needed, then get some rest!!!

Report to testing location at 7:15am tomorrow!

AGENDA 5/11

AP TEST!!!

GOOD LUCK!

AGENDA 5/9

Finish scoring argument essays
Review for AP exam: anomalous prompts

HW: Review as needed, then get some rest!

AGENDA 5/6

Finish scoring synthesis prompts
Begin scoring argument prompts

Discuss tips for each essay

HW: Review as needed for test.

AGENDA 5/5

Review scoring guide and samples for synthesis prompt

Begin peer-scoring essays

HW: Review as needed for test.

AGENDA 5/4

Education seminar - "America Skips School" by Benjamin Barber, "Learning How to Read and Write" by Frederick Douglass, "Learning to Read" by Malcolm X, and "When Bright Girls Decide that Math is a Waste of Time" by Susan Jacoby

HW: Review multiple-choice answers and look for patterns to help you review for the test.

AGENDA 5/3

Multiple-choice practice passages - take and review

HW: Prepare for tomorrow's seminar on Education - "America Skips School" by Benjamin Barber, "Learning How to Read and Write" by Frederick Douglass, "Learning to Read" by Malcolm X, and "When Bright Girls Decide that Math is a Waste of Time" by Susan Jacoby

AGENDA 5/2

Read "The History Teacher" by Billy Collins and discuss in preparation for Wednesday's Education Seminar - "America Skips School" by Benjamin Barber, "Learning How to Read and Write" by Frederick Douglass, "Learning to Read" by Malcolm X, "The History Teacher" by Billy Collins, and "When Bright Girls Decide that Math is a Waste of Time" by Susan Jacoby

HW: Prepare for Wednesday's seminar.