Monthly Archives: January 2020

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English 9H– Comedic Elements Rave!

English 9 SWS- Grammar mini-lesson. FW#16 and country research.

AP Lang– More fallacies.

Just for fun. Read this article about state rivalries. It’s got fun maps and a sense of humor. 

English 9H– Finish RD of Comedy paper. Finish FW#16.

English 9 SWS– FW#16- Reflection. Country project. Remember to keep up with where you’re getting your information.

AP Lang– Logical fallacies. It’s a great time in politics to look at these. Last night I was watching the Senate and noticed so many of these.  Pick up the handout in Classroom and let’s see what we find.

English 9H- Comedy essay. Directions in Classroom. Start a Messy First Draft in your notebook.

English 9 SWS- Notebook set-up. Continue the Country Project. Today you should do description, climate, land features, and natural resources.

AP Lang- BWM book review review.

We are halfway through the year!

English 9H– Notebook set up. Comedy assignment. You need to bring a printed rough draft to class on THURSDAY!

English 9 SWS– Notebook set up. Country assignment. And FW#16.

AP Lang– Coates (end of text)

“If you don’t believe in yourself, no one will do it for you” – Kobe Bryant, NBA.com

English 9- FW#16 is posted. Today we are talking with the guidance counselors about your classes for next year.

AP Lang- Semester 1 reflection. MC set from exam day.

English 9H– Finish up Poetry Project. Then work on stuff for the exam.

English 9 SWS– Intro and conclusion for the essay. Theme statements.

AP Lang– Presentations continue…

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English 9H– Chromebooks. Day 2. Get your presentation almost done!

English 9 SWS– Write remaining body paragraphs. When you are done, let me see your work. Then we will do the intro and conclusion.

AP Lang– Presentations. Day 2. Please upload your work on the Classroom link. Include any relevant documentation you would like.

Be Bright!

English 9H– Formatting the slides. We have the Chromebooks today and tomorrow. Make good use of this time!

English 9 SWS– Putting together the literary analysis paper. Doc in Classroom. You have done most of this already. We just need to put it together and make it pretty.

AP Lang– Columnist presentations. Don’t forget about the exam writing; you need to bring it to class during exams (or before!). We will do a MC set during the exam period.

Time to get stuff done!

English 9H– Keep working! You should have 7 pieces complete by the end of the day.

English 9 SWS– Notes for literature paper (handout). Here are the elements of dystopian literature.

1. Government control
2. Environmental destruction
3. Technological control
4. Survival
5. Loss of individualism

AP Lang– Workday! Columnist project is tomorrow and we start presentations also.

Be colorful!

English 9H- Continue working on the poetry project. I will check for 4 complete tomorrow morning.

English 9 SWS- Finish your year in review. READ your dystopian book. We will be writing about these on Monday.

AP Lang- Things to ponder about BWM. Work time.