AP English Language Agenda for August 19/20 , 2013

1. AP English Language Agenda for August 19/20, 2013 • Daily Objectives: • 1. Understand how to use writing to communicate in the 21st century • 2. Understand the basic rules for success in an AP class • Daily Activities and Assessment: • Pass out Rosey’s Guidebook for Success • Go over rules/notebook/honor policy/parent letter; • Go over homework on apple (and show www.savethewords.org), discussion board, and summer reading packet; • Take summer reading quiz (worth 75 points); • Go over Jar of Heartsanalysis • Bring A Walk in the Woods next class period

2. AP English Language Agenda for August 21/22, 2013 • Daily Objectives: • 1. Become comfortable with speaking in class through informal and formal presentations. • 2. Learn the scoring rubric for AP essays. • Daily Activities and Assessment: • Watch short video called “The Green Tunnel” showing the Appalachian Trail • Share apple • Do reading of additional picture • Assign and work on A Walk in the Woods group activity (p. 70)- due next week; your teacher will randomly assign you into groups • Read and score Kincaid essay in guidebook (p. 54) • WARNING #1: Your JQ#1 is due Friday to www.turnitin.com! • WARNING #2: We will write our first in-class AP essay next week; it will be worth 50 points.

3. AP English Language Agenda for August 23/26, 2013 • Daily Objectives: • 1. Understand how language shapes our world. • 2. Understand the key rhetorical concepts in DIDST. • Daily Activities and Assessment: • Watch short video on Stephen Fry’s “Typography” and discuss • Finish going over Kincaid essay scoring • Work in groups on PACAW Chart on Kincaid Essay (on p. 398a); if time left work on A Walk in the Woods Group Activity

4. DE ENC 1102 Agenda for August 19, 2013 • Daily Objective/s: • 1. Understand the expectations for success in a college level class. • 2. Work cohesively in a cooperative learning group to achieve a common goal. • Daily Activities and Assessment: • -Reminder: You should turn in your summer reading journal by 11:59 pm tonight to www.turnitin.com- worth 50 points; please do this when you sign up for ENC 1102 tonight (Note: If you have already submitted your journal to the full year class, this is okay. Be aware that you should submit all of the rest of your assignments to ENC 1102.) • -Take summer reading quiz- worth 75 points • -Go over syllabus/notebook/journal/Whoops Pass • -Assign homework on The Last Lecture (p. 49) • -Complete “paper clip” cooperative learning activity on The Last Lecture • -Note: We will work on an essay on Old School next class period (describedin guidebook). If you do not have your Panther Central username and password you will need to contact: 784-7416 or online help@southflorida.edu (and of course there is a link to Panther Central on my website with this information)

5. DE ENC 1102 Agenda for August 21, 2013 • Daily Objective/s: • 1. Understand basic tenets of writing a strong paragraph and essay. • 2. Understand what makes a strong comparison/contrast essay. • Daily Activities and Assessment: • -Hang up and share homework on The Last Lecture • -Go over concepts you “missed” from Wadsworth since you passed the AP exam ( • -Assign and work on comparison/contrast essay on Old School in Rm. 213

6. DE ENC 1102 Agenda for August 23, 2013 • Daily Objective/s: • 1. Become comfortable with speaking in class through informal and formal presentations. • Daily Activities and Assessment: • Reminder: Your rough draft of essay on Old School is due tonight at 11:59 pm • Watch short excerpt from end of The Last Lecture • Read through articles on The Last Lecture in packet • Begin discussion of The Last Lecture • Note:Old School and The Last Lecture next week! Your Journal #1 is due next week as well!

7. DE ENC 1101 Agenda for August 19, 2013 • Daily Objective/s: • 1. Understand the expectations for success in a college level class. • 2. Work cohesively in a cooperative learning group to achieve a common goal. • Daily Activities and Assessment: • -Reminder: You should turn in your summer reading journal by 11:59 pm tonight to www.turnitin.com- worth 50 points • -Take summer reading quiz- worth 75 points • -Go over syllabus/notebook/journal/Whoops Pass • -Assign homework on The Last Lecture and reading on Wadsworth book • -Complete “paper clip” cooperative learning activity on The Last Lecture • -Note: We will work in-class on an essay on The Last Lecture next class period. It is described in your Guidebook.

8. DE ENC 1101 Agenda for August 21, 2013 • Daily Objective/s: • 1. Understand what makes an effective paragraph. • 2. Understand what makes a strong illustrative/exemplification essay. • Daily Activities and Assessment: • Hang up and share homework on The Last Lecture • Wadsworth: Do ex. 2B on p. 81 and ex. 8 on p. 91 with a partner; do handout on paragraphs on own • Work on rough draft of Short Essay #1 on The Last Lecturein Rm. 213

9. DE ENC 1101 Agenda for August 23, 2013 • Daily Objective/s: • 1. Become comfortable with speaking in class through informal and formal presentations. • Daily Activities and Assessment: • -Reminder: Your rough draft of essay on The Last Lecture is due tonight at 11:59 pm • -Watch short excerpt from end of The Last Lecture • -Read through articles on The Last Lecture in packet • -Begin discussion of The Last Lecture • -Note: Bring Old School and The Last Lecture next week!; Journal #1 is due tonight at 11:59 pm as well!