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Meet Ms. Plackowski Names Where are we going and where have we been? Routines Policies Curriculum

AP Language and Composition: A Block 12/16/13 “Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.” – Pauline R. Kezer. Meet Ms. Plackowski Names Where are we going and where have we been? Routines Policies Curriculum.

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Meet Ms. Plackowski Names Where are we going and where have we been? Routines Policies Curriculum

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  1. AP Language and Composition: A Block12/16/13“Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.” – Pauline R. Kezer • Meet Ms. Plackowski • Names • Where are we going and where have we been? • Routines • Policies • Curriculum

  2. AP Language and Composition: A Block12/17/13“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt • DOL #3 • Changes and additions • “Language moments” • Vocab Day 5 (not 6) • Today’s topics • Voice • Persona • Style • Diction • The rhetorical triangle • And how they all work together! • Homework for over break: Read Room • Make a list of 3-5 things you did today. • Write a paragraph (3-5 sentences) about your day so far. Add a few sensory details. • Rewrite the paragraph as if you are a little kid telling your parents about your day. • Rewrite the paragraph as if you are a college professor talking to other college professors. • Rewrite the paragraph as if you are trying to impress a date. • What changed each time? What challenges did you encounter? How did the audience change your writing?

  3. DOL #3 having won the game a visit to ray’s pizza palace was offered to the team by the principle that husky which is champion is a consistent winner at dog shows but idont believe it will win tonight

  4. AP Language and Composition: A Block12/19/13 • Gathering: what are you doing over break? • Language moments • Continue voice activity • Create a “mind map” or visual representation of how voice, persona, style, diction, the rhetor, the audience, the subject, the intention, and the context work together to influence an author’s choices. “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” –Charles Swindoll DOL #4 Homework for over break: Read Room

  5. DOL #4 youre version of ralphwaldoemersons essay self reliance is different than mine I wonder why neither of the events were exciting so we left early then we went to sharons house to play a video game

  6. AP Language and Composition: A Block12/20/13 “One kind word can warm three winter months.” –Japanese proverb • No DOL • Introduce book club • Book clubs will be every DAY 3 (this is a change) • Do a quick book pitch • Books must be non-fiction for this cycle • 15 minutes to research books • Present a non-fiction book you might be interested in reading • By Monday, January 6th: choose a book and a group • By Thursday, January 9th: have that book in your possession and begin reading • Be prepared with reading and your role by Thursday, January 16th. Book Club Dates: January 16th February 4th February 13th March 3rd

  7. AP Language and Composition Block A1/7/14 “The greatest barrier to success is fear of failure.” – Sven GoranErikkson • DOL #5 • Language moments • Vocab: First vocab quiz is Thursday, January 9th • Taking Cornell notes • How to write a precis • Components of a precis • Look at a sample • Read a review of Room • Determine main idea, supporting ideas • Practice writing your own precis

  8. DOL #5 my Uncle and Aunt will unknown to him be surprised next week at an anniversary celebration at the sheldon community center please bring this book the scarlet letter to the deans room omar since he needs it

  9. AP Language and Composition Block A1/9/14 “Judge each day not by the harvest you reap, but the seeds you sow.” --Robert Frost • DOL #6 • Language moments • Vocab Quiz • How to write a precis • Components of a precis • Look at a sample • Practice writing your own precis in groups • Critique precis

  10. DOL #6 last Summer brian attended a six week course at georgetown university he had morning classes and worked at the chinese embassy every afternoon my Sister she hasnt never missed mystery a series on Public Television every thursday at 900 PM

  11. AP Language and Composition Block A1/10/14 “It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.”—Oscar Wilde • DOL #7 • Language moments • Finish precis and critique • Meet with book clubs if needed

  12. DOL #7 soccer is different than American football in several ways the shape of the ball the parts of the body used in play and the position of the goals on the field the prices of european imports will raise in the united states profrossicone states because the value of the dollar has decreased

  13. AP Language and Composition Block A1/14/14 “Think before you speak. Read before you think.” –Fran Leibowitz • DOL #8 • Language moments • Exam prompts and index cards. • Website • Critical lenses: “[Room] can be read through myriad lenses—psychological, sociological, political” (Bender). What would we talk about if we examined Room through these lenses? • Psychological • Sociological • Political • Rhetorical Upcoming due dates Book club: Thursday, 1/16 Mid-term: Monday, 1/21 Vocab quiz: Monday, 1/27

  14. DOL #8 rear window is the more suspenseful movie i have ever saw esther remarks at seans party Ayeesha did you know that the stlawrence seaway connects montrealcanada to lake ontario

  15. AP Language and Composition Block A1/15/14 “Your heart is a weapon the size of your fist.” --graffiti on a wall in Palestine • DOL #10 • Language moments • Hand out index cards / quick questions about midterms? • Complete, review, and discuss worksheet from yesterday Important dates Book club: Thursday, 1/16 Exam reviews: today and Friday after school Mid-term: Monday, 1/21 Vocab quiz: Monday, 1/27

  16. DOL #10 the painting two angels appeared on the Christmas card this greeting was inside holiday joy to you and yours after rowing to the apostle islands us boys lay in the sun on a beach beside lake superior

  17. AP Language and Composition Block A1/16/14 “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” --Nelson Mandela • DOL #11 • Language Moments • Book Club

  18. DOL #11 our class will be involved i think in doing a project on the civil war however it is to late to begin this semester for you to finish on time your going to have to work hard and meet the scheduled deadline father gascoigne stated

  19. AP Language and Composition Block A1/27/14 “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the promise of progress, in every society, in every family.”—Kofi Annan • DOL #12 • Language moments • Vocab quiz 8 • Website, Remind 101, Turnitin.com • English class options for next year • Review midterms

  20. AP Language and Composition Block A1/28/14 • DOL #12 • Language moments • New grading system • Remember to sign up for Remind 101 and Turnitin. Test reminders will be going out this week. You must use your real name. • Common problems with midterms • Begin mind mapping: What is Room about?

  21. DOL #12 my friends who are Members of the club wants to participate in the Italian festival for additional credit dawn dont have no workbook yet but she can use mine if you dont mind

  22. New Grading System Term 3 • Participation: 15% • Quizzes: 15% • Book Clubs: 20% • Papers, tests, homework, miscellaneous: 50% Note: Grade weights for term 4 may change due to the intensive nature of the final project. Students and parents will be notified of this change at the beginning of term 4. • Grades will be based on points, not percentages. For example, a minor homework assignment with ten questions might only be worth ten points, while a major paper might be worth 50 points. Full Year Grades Term 1: 22.5% Term 2: 22.5% Term 3: 22.5% Term 4: 22.5% Midterm: 10%

  23. Sample Mind Map

  24. AP Language and Composition Block A1/31/14 “If there is a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must write it.” --Toni Morrison • DOL #13 • Language moments • Create large mind maps for Room.

  25. DOL #13 although at least one fourth of our members voted against this here amendment it passed now we have to vote on the amended version I like these kind of pottery by native americansrita remarked so lets visit more galleries that sell such navajo pottery

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