Sunday, June 5, 2011
Late Sunday Afternoon . . .
It's 5:15 p.m. and there are already eleven papers turned in; two in 1st, five in 3rd, and four in 6th. Hooray for getting these in already. A couple of them set a really high bar; thanks for your thoughtful engagement.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Week-End Update
I just opened folders on www.turnitin.com for all classes. You must heed the due dates/times on the original assignment. The only exception is for the 6th period Camp Orkila people; after I check for submissions by the 3 p.m. Monday deadline, I will re-open that folder until 11:59 p.m. That gives you a little extra time, but any more than that will just continue to rob from Tuesday and Wednesday commitments.
Friday, June 3, 2011
6-3-1 AND DONE!
TODAY IN CLASS
We completed all Song of Solomon presentations. In 6th, we did all the wrap-up we will do--given the fact that your test is on Monday. In 1st and 3rd, we did some tying together of loose ends, but we've got a second chance at that on Monday.
If you have been at Camp Orkila, be SURE to read the long post from earlier this week, and touch base with friends on what we've done.
There have been two essay-related hand-outs; if you missed one or the other due to an absence, or have lost them, here they are:
Full assignment
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L4J0deaiHtj2H-N7UTX9XHlX4dXWToLI0PZN7VdZr2w/edit?authkey=CNbky_IL&hl=en_US#
Short check-list
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SKAaK48A5bOn3MrWj9REFefBu0wQ4u3A65hw9r2BGp0/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CKSe4_cJ
(And Orkila folks, note that some of you might have received the version that accidentally left out the Works Cited. It was mentioned on the original assignment, though, and you should know that full-bore MLA style needs a Works Cited.).
Everyone, be sure to do the Works Cited on a separate page, since you are not killing trees anyway (remember, this is http://www.turnitin.com/ only.)
If you need a last-minute MLA refresher, check the Purdue Owl:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
We completed all Song of Solomon presentations. In 6th, we did all the wrap-up we will do--given the fact that your test is on Monday. In 1st and 3rd, we did some tying together of loose ends, but we've got a second chance at that on Monday.
If you have been at Camp Orkila, be SURE to read the long post from earlier this week, and touch base with friends on what we've done.
There have been two essay-related hand-outs; if you missed one or the other due to an absence, or have lost them, here they are:
Full assignment
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L4J0deaiHtj2H-N7UTX9XHlX4dXWToLI0PZN7VdZr2w/edit?authkey=CNbky_IL&hl=en_US#
Short check-list
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SKAaK48A5bOn3MrWj9REFefBu0wQ4u3A65hw9r2BGp0/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CKSe4_cJ
(And Orkila folks, note that some of you might have received the version that accidentally left out the Works Cited. It was mentioned on the original assignment, though, and you should know that full-bore MLA style needs a Works Cited.).
Everyone, be sure to do the Works Cited on a separate page, since you are not killing trees anyway (remember, this is http://www.turnitin.com/ only.)
If you need a last-minute MLA refresher, check the Purdue Owl:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Thursday, June 2, 2011
EOC Test Day--Shortened Schedule
TODAY IN CLASS
All Chapter 14-15 groups did the best they could in the shortened time, but as expected, no one finished. There should be enough time tomorrow to finish, AND to allow for questions for your group.
FOR TOMORROW
So I don't want to leave any "leading questions" for Friday, because I don't know what else the final presentations will contain. I would hate to steal their thunder. However, I DO expect that such gaps that might exist or connections just begging to be made will be handled by the class in follow-up questions or comments. My favorite thing for this book is NOT to be the one making the final connections or comments.
All Chapter 14-15 groups did the best they could in the shortened time, but as expected, no one finished. There should be enough time tomorrow to finish, AND to allow for questions for your group.
FOR TOMORROW
So I don't want to leave any "leading questions" for Friday, because I don't know what else the final presentations will contain. I would hate to steal their thunder. However, I DO expect that such gaps that might exist or connections just begging to be made will be handled by the class in follow-up questions or comments. My favorite thing for this book is NOT to be the one making the final connections or comments.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
IN CLASS TODAY
First, there was a question today about the Metamorposis books checked out from school. Yes, I had collected them ages ago and took them back to the library myself; however, not everyone had the book in class that day. If you did not, you need to take it back to the bookroom ASAP.
We pretty much covered the material on yesterday's blog, "answering" some of the rhetorical questions as we went along. Not every class did absolutely everything, though: check the blog, see what might have been missed in your section, and we will try to pick it up if it isn't resolved in the final presentation.
People actually doing the final presentation--be SURE that you have given thought to yesterday's blog!!
FOR TOMORROW
You must be finished with the book. Period. I have to admit, that in cruising through a variety of questions today, there was quite a bit of disparity in what people were able to recall and utilize in a useful critical fashion. To a certain extent, this is probably no different from variations in what people can do in calculus, physics, or AP Gov--nevertheless, with AP Lit, it all starts with the reading. Do it.
As mentioned in all classes, our EOC schedule tomorrow leaves us with only 30 minutes. The presentations will need to carry over until Friday--just expect to do that. Do not try to cram your info into a mere 30 minutes, or shorten your planned presentation to fit that time. We will use whatever part of Friday we need.
First, there was a question today about the Metamorposis books checked out from school. Yes, I had collected them ages ago and took them back to the library myself; however, not everyone had the book in class that day. If you did not, you need to take it back to the bookroom ASAP.
We pretty much covered the material on yesterday's blog, "answering" some of the rhetorical questions as we went along. Not every class did absolutely everything, though: check the blog, see what might have been missed in your section, and we will try to pick it up if it isn't resolved in the final presentation.
People actually doing the final presentation--be SURE that you have given thought to yesterday's blog!!
FOR TOMORROW
You must be finished with the book. Period. I have to admit, that in cruising through a variety of questions today, there was quite a bit of disparity in what people were able to recall and utilize in a useful critical fashion. To a certain extent, this is probably no different from variations in what people can do in calculus, physics, or AP Gov--nevertheless, with AP Lit, it all starts with the reading. Do it.
As mentioned in all classes, our EOC schedule tomorrow leaves us with only 30 minutes. The presentations will need to carry over until Friday--just expect to do that. Do not try to cram your info into a mere 30 minutes, or shorten your planned presentation to fit that time. We will use whatever part of Friday we need.
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