Greetings Students!
It's already week two! I trust we are all on the same pages now and all have our ebooks and other programs up and running! This is all new, but it's also exciting to be on the cutting edge!
Below are my plans for each class this week:
Pre-APEnglish 10
You all have two essays which I have previously assigned on Write To Learn. You need to keep revising them until you run out of revisions or you reach your green bars in all areas at once, whichever comes first. These two assignments are "practice" to get you back in the habit of writing and to familiarize yourself with the program. You will be given a daily grade on these activities, so don't neglect them altogether.
This week, I would like you to also complete the summary of Edgar Allan Poe's biography on Write To Learn. This summary will be graded as an essay grade, so do your very best. Practice is over. We will not be completing this activity in class. This task is to be completed on your own time.
Also, make sure to read or review the Poe selections from your summer reading. You will find links to the etexts in my previous blog post. We should complete our discussion of all three remaining texts, "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Pit and the Pendulum," and The Gold Bug this week, so be sure to have read them so you can actively participate in group discussion. I will be posting a quiz on all of the texts on Edmodo. Check our group each day for updates.
And DON'T forget that you were to have selected a poem for recitation in class. Memorize and practice your poem and be prepared to recite it by September 10, 2012.
And don't forget about the written component of Poetry Out Loud Alabama.
Everyone must submit an original poem by September 14. I will post a
turn in link on Edmodo. I challenge you to write a sonnet, but any form is acceptable so long as it can be recited in one to two minutes without going over two minutes.
See the video at the end of this blog for a sonnet-writing lesson.
English 12
You also have two essays which I have previously assigned on Write To
Learn. You need to keep revising them until you run out of revisions or
you reach your green bars in all areas at once, whichever comes first.
These two assignments are "practice" to get you back in the habit of
writing and to familiarize yourself with the program. You will be given a daily grade on these activities, so don't neglect them altogether.
This week, in addition to our discussion of Lord of the Flies, we will begin examining samples of personal essays. Many colleges require an essay submission as a part of the college application. I will expect you to write one for me, and if you select your topic well, you will be able to use the same essay for your college applications
Even if you aren't planning on attending college, I still require a personal essay. Due dates will be announced on Edmodo, and a turn in link will be there, too. Expect these essays to be due about a week from now. Use the Write To Learn program to get some grammar feedback and make revisions before turning in your final drafts. I will put the assignment there for you. It will instruct you to respond to the essay topic from the college you have selected. The word count requirement will be between 300 and 500 words.
Do not forget you also have a poem to memorize and recite! Recitation day is September 10.
And don't forget about the written component of Poetry Out Loud Alabama.
Everyone must submit an original poem by September 14. I will post a
turn in link on Edmodo. I challenge you to attempt a sonnet, but any form is acceptable so long as it can be recited in one to two minutes without going over two minutes.
APEnglish 12: Literature and Composition
This week, in addition to our discussion of HtRLLaP, we will begin examining samples of personal essays.
Many colleges require an essay submission as a part of the college
application. I will expect you to write one for me, and if you select
your topic well, you will be able to use the same essay for your college
applications
Due dates will be announced
on Edmodo, and a turn in link will be there, too, when the time arrives. Expect a peer review of your essays about a week from now. You will need to "share" your essay rough drafts with your peers on google docs for the peer review.
I will also be posting a turn in link for your HtRLLaP summaries. These will be due by the end of this week. The analysis assignment in the penultimate chapter will be due next week.
Do not forget you also have a poem to memorize and recite! Recitation day is September 10.
And don't forget about the written component of Poetry Out Loud Alabama. Everyone must submit an original poem by September 14. I will post a turn in link on Edmodo. I challenge you to attempt either a sestina, a villanelle, or a sonnet, but any form is acceptable so long as it can be recited in one to two minutes without going over two minutes.
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