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| Monday, 5/25 | Tuesday, 5/26 | Wednesday, 5/27 | Thursday, 5/28 | Friday, 5/29 |
Gifted AP Language and Composition |
| Intro to AP Literature for next year. Stop into Zoom at 12:00pm for a quick overview and to chat (generally) about the AP Lang test. | Read through this list and highlight any fictional pieces you have read before. Then highlight a few that you would like to read this summer. | Find an excerpt of a least one of the books you identified as being interested in reading and read at least 10 pages. Tell me about your initial impressions and whether you plan to continue reading it or will find something else to read. Submit to classroom. | Have a really great summer. |
Gifted AP Seminar | | Stop in to make sure your research papers went through via zoom from 1pm-2pm. :) | Make a list of your top colleges. Check their admissions requirements. Group them into Safe (scores already exceed), Meet (scores match), or Reach (scores below required). Submit to the classroom. | Make a plan for the summer that will prepare you as best as your can to be admitted to your reach school(s). Submit to the classroom. | Have a really great summer. |
Gifted AP Research | | Stop in to make sure your research paper went through via zoom from 2pm-3pm. :) | Have a really great summer. | Have a really great summer. | Have a really great summer. |
AP Literature and Composition | | Have a really great summer. | Have a really great summer. | Have a really great summer. | Have a really great summer. |
Please submit both of your research papers into the college board portfolio by today.
Please submit your research papers into the college board portfolio by today.
| Monday, 5/18 | Tuesday, 5/19 | Wednesday, 5/20 | Thursday, 5/21 | Friday, 5/22 |
Gifted AP Language and Composition | Zoom meeting to practice sophistication and make a list of good resources 11:00. Gather resources you might need for the exam. | Zoom meeting to check in and get last minute clarifications. 11:00. Make a brief check off sheet for yourself to ensure that your essays include all that you want them to. | AP Language test day! -Sign in 30 minutes before the test. -Grab any materials you might need -Do your best and give yourself 5+ minutes to submit. :) | Write a reflection about how yesterday went for you. Include as many details as you want. What writing skills and or strategies did you use? What did you feel confident about? Submit to the classroom. | Have an excellent AP Comparative Politics test if you are taking it. Do a fun and safe thing that you love for at least 30 minutes. |
Gifted AP Seminar | In your seminar WB&J (shared with me), complete the next task.
Read aloud and ask for peer editors, and family members to check for typos. Revise, as needed. | In your seminar WB&J (shared with me), complete the next task.
Read aloud and ask for peer editors and family members to check for awkward sentences. Revise, as needed. | In your seminar WB&J (shared with me), complete the next task.
Adjust your word choices to make the strongest argument you can (without being dramatic). IRR Revisions DONE!!!!! :) | In your seminar WB&J (shared with me), complete the next task.
Turn your Google Docs into PDFs with accurate file names. | In your seminar WB&J (shared with me), complete the next task.
Reflect on what you’re proud of from AP Seminar this year. |
Gifted AP Research | Be sure to submit your research paper to the MYAP portfolio by 5/25. Directions are in the Google Classroom. Submit distance work to the classroom to bolster grade. | Be sure to submit your research paper to the MYAP portfolio by 5/25. Directions are in the Google Classroom. Submit distance work to the classroom to bolster grade. | Be sure to submit your research paper to the MYAP portfolio by 5/25. Directions are in the Google Classroom. Submit distance work to the classroom to bolster grade. |
Be sure to submit your research paper to the MYAP portfolio by 5/25. Directions are in the Google Classroom. Submit distance work to the classroom to bolster grade.. | Be sure to submit your research paper to the MYAP portfolio by 5/25. Directions are in the Google Classroom. Submit distance work to the classroom to bolster grade. |
AP Literature and Composition | If you are still working on distance assessments to improve your grade, continue to do so. Submit to the classroom. | If you are still working on distance assessments to improve your grade, continue to do so. Submit to the classroom. | If you are still working on distance assessments to improve your grade, continue to do so. Submit to the classroom. | If you are still working on distance assessments to improve your grade, continue to do so. Submit to the classroom. | If you are still working on distance assessments to improve your grade, continue to do so. Submit to the classroom. |
| Monday, 5/11 | Tuesday, 5/12 | Wednesday, 5/13 | Thursday, 5/14 | Friday, 5/15 |
Gifted AP Language and Composition | If you are taking the AP Government exam, have a great exam. Write your most successful strategy for planning and executing the writing of a rhetorical analysis essay. | 10 minute optional individual writing conferences about 5/9 essay. Write an essay addressing this prompt.
Required for Conferences (before submitting)
yellow what evidence says, green dissection of evidence, pink how evidence is persuasive | 10 minute optional individual writing conferences about 5/12 essay. Write an essay addressing this prompt.
Required for Conferences (before submitting)
yellow what evidence says, green dissection of evidence, pink how evidence is persuasive | 10 minute optional individual writing conferences about 5/13 essay. Write an essay addressing this prompt.
Required for Conferences (before submitting)
yellow what evidence says, green dissection of evidence, pink how evidence is persuasive | 10 minute optional individual writing conferences about 5/14 essay. Write an essay addressing this prompt.
Required for Conferences (before submitting)
yellow what evidence says, green dissection of evidence, pink how evidence is persuasive |
Gifted AP Seminar | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Make a Venn Diagram of IRR sources to show your sources interact with each other. Revise, as needed. | In your seminar WB&J complete the next task. Reflect: How have you made use of evidence, analysis, and conclusions from your sources without simply summarizing them? | In your seminar WB&J complete the next task.
Reflect: How have you conveyed the credibility of your sources in your essay? | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Reflect: How did you connect different perspectives within your lens? | In your seminar WB&J, complete the next task.
Use OWL Purdue to check each in-text citation and references for perfect APA format. ?JN() O? |
Gifted AP Research | Create a presentation that conveys your research question, gap, method, findings, and conclusions. Upload your essay to the portfolio when you are ready to do so. | Create a presentation that conveys your research question, gap, method, findings, and conclusions. Upload your essay to the portfolio when you are ready to do so. | Create a presentation that conveys your research question, gap, method, findings, and conclusions. Upload your essay to the portfolio when you are ready to do so. | Practice your presentation aloud for an audience or record it. Time it. Revise. Upload your essay to the portfolio when you are ready to do so. | Practice your presentation aloud for an audience or record it. Time it. Revise. Upload your essay to the portfolio when you are ready to do so. |
AP Literature and Composition | Gather documents and resources that will help you with the test (dictionaries, preferred paper, you favorite pen, etc) Be sure that you have all of the material from last monday printed/written down. Check email for the test invite. | Print or copy the rubric down that you will be scored with. Create a writing prep sheet that emphasizes internal question, evidence, commentary (the three questions) and complexities. Feel free to share with Salivar for advice. :) | AP Literature exam at 1pm central time. Be ready to go by 12:30 so that you have all of your materials etc when test time begins. Good Luck! Remember to answer the internal question and explain every bit of evidence! :) | You’re done with AP Lit! Congrats. Write a resume. Use online guides to help. Submit to the classroom. Sign up for a time tomorrow so that I can see/hear you and we can talk resume. | Resume conferences and goodbyes. |
| Monday, 5/4 | Tuesday, 5/5 | Wednesday, 5/6 | Thursday, 5/7 | Friday, 5/8 |
Gifted AP Language and Composition | Visit these college board links and ensure that you are ready to to take AP tests. Contact teachers if you have issues. Complete this check off sheet about Friday’s essay. For writing feedback, sign up for a writing conference. | Zoom meeting 1pm: Exploring tone words. Writing conferences. | Give yourself 45 minutes to read, plan, and write a rhetorical analysis essay using the prompt listed in the College Board MYAP classroom. Type in a doc and copy and paste to the MYAP. Submit to MYAP. | Complete check off sheet about Wednesday's rhetorical analysis essay. | Give yourself 45 minutes to read, plan, and write a rhetorical analysis essay using the prompt listed in the College Board MYAP classroom. Type in a doc and copy and paste to the MYAP. Submit to MYAP. |
Gifted AP Seminar | In your seminar WB&J, complete the next task.
Reflect on how you know and your audience can determine that your evidence is credible. Revise, if needed. | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Use OWL Purdue to check each in-text citation and references for perfect APA format. | In your seminar WB&J (, complete the next task.
Read aloud and ask for peer editors, and family members to check for typos. Revise, as needed. | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Read aloud and ask for peer editors and family members to check for awkward sentences. Revise, as needed. | In your seminar WB&J, complete the next task.
Adjust your word choices to make the strongest argument you can (without being dramatic). IWA DONE!!!!!!!! :) |
Gifted AP Research | Check your essay for consistent font, font sizes, styles, headers, labels, citations, and references. | Read your paper aloud, slowly. Mark any awkward sentences or grammatical mistakes. Fix them. | Read your paper to someone else. Let them give you feedback on confusing parts. Mark mistakes. Fix them. | Ask someone (or more than one) person to reread your essay and fill out the peer editing form. Revise, as needed. | Prepare your paper for submission by turning it to a PDF. Submit the PDF to the google classroom. RESEARCH PAPER DONE!! :) |
AP Literature and Composition | Visit these college board links and ensure that you are ready to to take AP tests. Contact teachers if you have issues. Complete this check off sheet about Friday’s essay. | Zoom meeting 1pm: Exploring tone words. Writing conferences. | Give yourself 45 minutes to read, plan, and write a literary analysis essay using the prompt listed in the College Board MYAP classroom. Type in a doc and copy and paste to the MYAP. Submit to MYAP. | Complete check off sheet about Wednesday's literary analysis essay. | Give yourself 45 minutes to read, plan, and write a literary analysis essay using the prompt listed in the College Board MYAP classroom. Type in a doc and copy and paste to the MYAP. Submit to MYAP. |
| Monday, 4/27 | Tuesday, 4/28 | Wednesday, 4/29 | Thursday, 4/30 | Friday, 5/1 |
Gifted AP Language and Composition | Log into My AP and check the contact information. You will be using this contact email in order to get your testing ticket for the exam. Fill out the tone word check sheet here. Define totally new words to you. | Complete the tone writing activity listed here and submit to the classroom by 11:59 tonight (we are using it tomorrow). **You may want to print your tone list for use on the test. | 1:00 mixed Zoom meeting (login information is in the classroom announcements) We will look at examples from yesterday’s work and work through the tone word list. | 1:00 mixed Zoom meeting (login information is in the classroom announcements) We will do a quick practice together, go over those answers, and then work through more of the tone word list. | Give yourself 45 minutes to read, plan, and write a rhetorical analysis essay using the prompt listed here. If discussing tone would help you analyze what made this convincing, please do so! Submit in the classroom. |
Gifted AP Seminar | In your seminar WB&J, complete the next task. New weekly workbook here.
Write the conclusion for your research paper (IWA). Log into MY AP and check your contact info. | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Reflect on how you’ve integrated 1+ stimulus source. Revise, if needed. | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Reflect on how you’ve established your topic’s importance. Revise, if needed. | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Reflect on the variety of lenses and perspectives you have included. Revise, if needed. | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Reflect on your argument and how you have established it throughout your paper. Revise if needed. Submit WB to Classroom. |
Gifted AP Research | Log into My AP and check the contact information. You will be using this contact email in order to get your testing ticket for the rest of your AP exams. | Read comments from a peer or parent editor and then reread your essay. Make adjustments, as needed. | Read comments from a peer or parent editor and then reread your essay. Make adjustments, as needed. | Read comments from a peer or parent editor and then reread your essay. Make adjustments, as needed. | Read comments from a peer or parent editor and then reread your essay. Make adjustments, as needed. Submit your research paper to the classroom. |
AP Literature and Composition | Log into My AP and check the contact information. You will be using this contact email in order to get your testing ticket for the exam. Fill out the tone word check sheet here. Define totally new words to you. | Complete the tone writing activity listed here and submit to the classroom by 11:59 tonight (we are using it tomorrow). **You may want to print your tone list for use on the test. | 1:00 mixed Zoom meeting (login information is in the classroom announcements) We will look at examples from yesterday’s work and work through the tone word list. | 1:00 mixed Zoom meeting (login information is in the classroom announcements) We will do a quick practice together, go over those answers, and then work through more of the tone word list. | Give yourself 45 minutes to read, plan, and write a literary analysis essay using the prompt listed here. If discussing tone would help you analyze, please do so! Submit in the classroom. |
Meeting Done
Meeting Done
Meeting Done
Meeting Done
| Monday, 4/20 | Tuesday, 4/21 | Wednesday, 4/22 | Thursday, 4/23 | Friday, 4/24 |
Gifted AP Language and Composition | Sign up for a writing conference using this link here. Score your own essay. Write down questions you may have in preparation for our 1 on 1 zoom conference. | Zoom meeting 10:00am to analyze the passage you wrote about. Zoom writing conferences, when scheduled | Make a copy of your essay. Mark your essay for changes that would have improved the quality of analysis in your essay. You may use the annotation feature in google docs to do so along with highlighting. Do not make changes. Keep for now. | Make a copy of your essay. Mark your essay for changes that would have improved the quality of your writing. You may use the editing feature to do so. Consider using a variety of sentence structures and active language. Keep for now. | Revise your essay to reflect the changes you suggested on Wednesday and Thursday along with any changes that align with our writing conference. Submit to G. Classroom. |
Gifted AP Seminar | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task. New WB here. Zoom open for questions 10:00am Write body paragraph section #1for your IWA. | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Write body paragraph section #2 for your IWA. | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Write body paragraph section #3 for your IWA. | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Write body paragraph section #4 for your IWA. | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Write the introduction to your research paper. Submit workbook to the classroom. |
Gifted AP Research | In your RW&J , complete the next task. New WB here. Zoom open for questions 11:00am Read one peer essay very closely, and answer the questions in the peer edit form. | In your RW&J , complete the next task. Read one peer essay very closely, and answer the questions in the peer edit form. | In your RW&J , complete the next task. Read one peer essay very closely, and answer the questions in the peer edit form. | In your RW&J , complete the next task. Read one peer essay very closely, and answer the questions in the peer edit form. | In your RW&J , complete the next task. Read YOUR peer essay very closely, and answer the questions in the peer edit form. Submit workbook. |
AP Literature and Composition | Watch this video. Take notes. Submit your answers for questions 1-4 about “The Street” to the Google classroom. | Read this prompt. Answer the analysis questions regarding plot structure by completing the plot shift chart shared in the video from yesterday. Submit a copy (not your original) to the classroom. | Select either of the prompts from this week and re-read, plan, and write an essay responding to the prompt. Submit your essay to the classroom when you are finished. Do not give yourself more than 45 minutes. |
Tech Issues--
Resolved. Indie meetings are on!
| Monday, 4/13 | Tuesday, 4/14 | Wednesday, 4/15 | Thursday, 4/16 | Friday, 4/17 |
Gifted AP Language and Composition | Optional Zoom meeting to discuss grading during the Pandemic and AP test changes. 9-9:50. See Google classroom for the link We will also discuss the score for Writing sample A.
| Use this link to score the read and score the second and third examples. Think about your own writing. Where do you struggle? What would help you at the time of writing so that you could write a 6? | Zoom meeting at 10:00AM to go over the scores for those two examples. See link in the google classroom. | Type your own answer to the prompt in 45 minutes. Use a sheet of paper to find evidence and plan for your essay. Submit essay to the classroom. | Reflect on your essay-writing experience from yesterday. What are some resources you would have benefitted from having in front of you? What are some areas that you need to practice? Type in a google doc and share to the classroom. |
Gifted AP Seminar | Optional Zoom 10-10:50 In your seminar WB&J for this week, complete the next task. What solution, conclusion, or resolution is supported by your sources? | In your seminar WB&J (, complete the next task.
Create a venn diagram showing how your sources overlap in supporting your argument | In your seminar WB&J , complete the next task.
Make a list of quoted material and paraphrases for half of your sources. Place on Venn Diagram. | In your seminar WB&J, complete the next task.
Make a list of quoted material and paraphrases for half of your sources. Place on Venn Diagram. | In your seminar WB&J, complete the next task. SUBMIT TO CLASSROOM Write topic sentences for each of your most important venn diagram categories. |
Gifted AP Research | Optional Zoom 12-12:50 In your RW&J for this week, complete the next task.. What is the difference between a “2” or lower Research paper and a “3” or higher Research paper? | In your RW&J, complete the next task. What is the difference between a “3” paper and a “4” or “5” paper? | In your RW&J, complete the next task. What is the difference between a “2” Research paper and a “1” Research paper? | In your RW&J (, complete the next task. What do we do to determine the score of research papers without hints? | In your RW&J, complete the next task. SUBMIT TO CLASSROOM Continue to practice scoring without hints. Sign up for Readers; Copy Form for peer editing. |
AP Literature and Composition | Optional Zoom meeting to discuss grading during the Pandemic and AP test changes. 11-11:30. See Google classroom for the link Finish reading TFA. :) | Watch this video about characterization. Take notes while you watch either by typing or writing. Take a picture of your notes or submit a copy of your typed notes to the Google Classroom. | Watch this video. This includes a review of yesterday’s practice as well as work with analyzing setting. Take notes about setting while you watch either by typing or writing. Submit to Google Classroom. |
Meeting Done
Meeting Done
Meeting Done
Meeting Done
| Monday, 4/6 | Tuesday, 4/7 | Wednesday, 4/8 | Thursday, 4/9 | Friday, 4/10 |
Gifted AP Language and Composition | Reread your essay from yesterday. Complete the revision form here. Revise your essay to improve it to a 6. :) Submit revised essay to the Google Classroom. | Watch the Rhetorical Analysis presentation in the classroom. Take notes as you go. Remember that you may use notes on your AP Language exam, but you will want to make sure that they are physical. | Read this prompt. You may take notes on it, but do not annotate it. (Do not print and mark.) 1. What is the rhetorical situation and rhetorical triangle? 2. What is her overall message? 3. What are 2-4 arguments or strategies she makes/ uses to persuade her audience? Save for later. | | |
Gifted AP Seminar | In your seminar workbook and journal, complete the next task.
Journal Task: Read another source and reflect. | In your seminar workbook and journal, complete the next task.
Journal Task: Read another source and reflect. | In your seminar workbook and journal, complete the next task.
Journal Task: Read another source and reflect. | In your seminar workbook and journal, complete the next task.
Journal Task: Read another source and reflect. | |
Gifted AP Research | In your RW&J, complete the next task. Journal Task: Reread your Findings and ensure that they expose new discoveries. | In your RW&J, complete the next task. Journal Task: Reread your Discussion and be sure that it explains conclusions drawn from your research. | In your RW&J, complete the next task. Journal Task: Reread your Limitations and be sure that it exposes the limit in scope and use of your findings. | In your RW&J, complete the next task. Journal Task: Reread your Conclusion and be sure that it exposes the impact on the field and next steps to study this issue. | |
AP Literature and Composition | Read Chapters 16-17 of Things Fall Apart. If you would prefer to listen, use this link. Chapter 16 4:29:42 Chapter 17 4:39:32 Write a journal response that explains the importance of a single event. Submit to the Google Classroom. | Read Chapters 18-19 of Things Fall Apart. If you would prefer to listen, use this link. Chapter 18 4:52:17 Chapter 19 5:07:14 Pick a passage that you think exposes some truth about a character. Identify what it exposes and explain in Google Classroom | Read Chapters 20-21 of Things Fall Apart. If you would prefer to listen, use this link. Chapter 20 5:19:03 Chapter 21 5:32:00 Pick a passage that you think exposes some truth about society. Identify what it exposes and explain in Google Classroom | Read Chapters 22-23 of Things Fall Apart. If you would prefer to listen, use this link. Chapter 22 5:42:32 Chapter 23 5:55:07 Pick a passage that you think exposes some truth about Okonkwo. Identify what it exposes and explain in Google Classroom | |
Upload workbook to Google Classroom
Upload workbook to Google Classroom
Optional meeting on Zoom. See classroom for link.
9-9:50
Optional meeting on Zoom. See classroom for link.
10-10:50
Optional meeting on Zoom. See classroom for link.
11-11:50
Optional meeting on Zoom. See classroom for link.
12-12:50
Meeting Done!
Meeting Done!
Meeting Done!
Meeting Done!
| Monday, 3/30 | Tuesday, 3/31 | Wednesday, 4/1 | Thursday, 4/2 | Friday, 4/3 |
Gifted AP Language and Composition |
| | | In the Google Classroom, write a note to me telling me how you are doing and what you have been up to. You can tell me the good, the hilarious, the bad, and the weird. Feel free to include pictures if you want. :) | Choose any prompt from either of the distributed packets to respond to, and type your response. Give yourself no more than 45 minutes. Be sure to label your response with the year and question. *feel free to use the essay you wrote over spring break for this. |
Gifted AP Seminar | | | | Make a copy of your Seminar Workbook and Journal using this link. Journal Task: Read one of your sources and reflect. | In your Seminar workbook and journal, complete the next task.
Journal Task: Read another source and reflect. |
Gifted AP Research | | | | Make a copy of your Research Workbook and Journal using this link. Journal Task: Reread Methods and Revise using the requirements listed. | In your RW&J, complete the next task. Journal Task: Reread your Lit Review and ensure that it funnels and concludes to your RQ. |
AP Literature and Composition | | | | In the Google Classroom, write a note to me telling me how you are doing and what you have been up to. You can tell me the good, the hilarious, the bad, and the weird. Feel free to include pictures if you want. :) |
I hope that your time away from school did not yield bad hair decisions (see me above in 2001 haha), but that you did get plenty of rest like Winnie (see left).