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AP Language and Composition. 1/13/13 Agenda Bell ringer: Grassroots – Ch. 27; Pr. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 Weekly Overview and Today’s Objectives: TODAY: Grammar, discuss week’s agenda and final, and answer final questions on The Handmaid’s Tale
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AP Language and Composition 1/13/13 Agenda Bell ringer: Grassroots – Ch. 27; Pr. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 Weekly Overview and Today’s Objectives: TODAY: Grammar, discuss week’s agenda and final, and answer final questions on The Handmaid’s Tale TU: (SUB PRESENT) Read “The Men We Carry in Our Minds”from 50 Essays and Reader Response Journal Questions:3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 WED: Multiple choice practice questions, debrief last week’s AP, and discuss “The Men We Carry in Our Minds” TH: Journal, finish yesterday’s discussion, and explain Wollstonecraft jigsaw and final writing assignment on gender FRI: Grammar or ACT passage, current event: Seancorey and Jabriel
The Handmaid’s Tale - Final questions to ponder… • What do you think happened to Offred? How were you able to make this inference? • This novel was written in 1986, in what ways was the author correct in her predictions of the future? • Could what happened in the novel ever happen in real life?
AP Language and Composition 1/15/13 Agenda Bell ringer: 2001 Multiple Choice Passage: “English language” Weekly Overview and Today’s Objectives: Today: Multiple choice practice questions, wrap up HT, and discuss “The Men We Carry in Our Minds” TH: Journal, pass back AP tests, finish yesterday’s discussion, and explain Wollstonecraft jigsaw and final writing assignment on gender FRI: ACT passage, current event: Seancorey and Jabriel
AP Language and Composition 1/16/13 Agenda Bell ringer: Just write! Focus word: SARCASTIC (tone used to show sarcasm – the opposite of what was intended or expected) Weekly Overview and Today’s Objectives: Today: Journal, pass back AP tests (maybe), finish yesterday’s discussion about HT and discuss article from TU, and explain Wollstonecraft jigsaw and final writing assignment on gender FRI: ACT passage, current event: Seancorey and Jabriel
The Handmaid’s Tale Knowing that the novel is a dystopia, what do we think the author is trying to say about gender?
AP Language and Composition 1/17/13 Agenda Bell ringer: ACT Practice Passage Weekly Overview and Today’s Objectives: Today: Finish discussion about HT, discuss article from TU, and explain Wollstonecraft jigsaw and final writing assignment on gender Current event: Seancorey and Jabriel will present next Thursday, so Tamiya and Kyla can you plan for the following week?