GT/APMonday 9.21.15

Journal #10 The Puritans Make a list of everything you

know about the Puritans (aka the Pilgrims)

Read the article “The Puritans Weren’t so Puritanical”

Make a list new facts you learned

William Bradford’s “Of Plymouth Plantation” Pg. 102 Begin Rhetorical Analysis

HW: Opportunity for Revisions—due tomorrow

Tuesday 9.22.15 Due: Revisions

Be sure you highlight the sentence you change in your essay Staple the revisions on top Turn in to tray If you did not do revisions, turn your original essay into the tray

“Of Plymouth Plantation” Rhetorical Analysis Essay—how to get there—due Thursday

Summer Reading Exams will be returned tomorrow—today is your last chance to make it up.

RTI screening make-ups tomorrow if you were absent

HW: Read a LOC essay of your choice. Bring to class a piece of paper that identifies the author, title, purpose, audience, exigence, at least THREE(3) rhetorical strategies employed and the critical issue explored--due Friday

Wednesday 9-23-15 Work on “Plymouth Plantation”

rhetorical analysis essay packet—due tomorrow

Return and discuss Summer Reading exams

The Rhetorical Analysis Essay 2nd prompt on the AP Exam

You will be asked how the author achieves his purpose through rhetorical devices and strategies

Nonfiction passage (hence “rhetorical devices and strategies) often pre 20th century

Rhetorical Analysis Essay Prompt: How does William Bradford’s style of writing convey the Pilgrims’ attitude toward God and nature? Now I am going to walk you through how to get there. See the packet and begin working on it. We will finish tomorrow in class.

Summer Reading Exams 61 students total took the exam There was a 4 question curve plus one mistake on

my answer key=5 questions were thrown out 84 Overall class average; morning classes were

lower than afternoon classes 5 students made 100 2 made a 97 3 made a 91 Many made an 89 7 students made below a 70 LOOK over your answer key closely!

Thursday 9.24.15 Due: “Of Plymouth Plantation

Share your intro paragraph with a partner Try to make one specific suggestions for improvement Turn in to tray

Puritan Literature Notes—read these on your own; you are responsible for the information and will see it on an exam in the future

The Salem Witch Trials Video Monday we will begin reading The Crucible, a fictional play based on the real-life

events of the Salem Witch Trials. This video provides lots of interesting background details

HW: Read a LOC essay of your choice. Bring to class a piece of paper that identifies the author, title, purpose, audience, exigence, at least THREE(3) rhetorical strategies employed and the critical issue explored--due Friday

Friday 9.25.15AP/GT Eng Language Post your LOC Essay Description on

turnitin.com discussion board

Assignment: Critical Issues Outside Reading Project—select topic by Friday