Winter Reading Assignment due. Please go to "Links" from my homepage (before you click on your period, look to the right-hand side) to find this assignment. 

Have a new SSR book you would like to read for the new quarter. This should be a book that is NOT your winter reading assignment. 

I will be out of the classroom and will not be able to check my emails until January 12, when school resumes. I have already reviewed and posted the winter assignment on my website so please check there for instructions. Please also check my website for my note to students regarding grades. If any announcements need to be made, I will post it on my website.

You MUST have a winter reading book already chosen and approved by Mrs. Hong before you leave for break. If you choose a book from the reading list provided, you do not need approval. 

Bathroom Slips due on the day of your final. If you do not have them on the day of your final, they will not be going in Infinite Campus- NO exceptions. 

Reminder that final exam will consist of your second cold read prompt and a M/C AP style test. Each period will receive a different set of tests. 

Part I of Final Exam: Cold read prompt in class 

Wednesday's cold read prompt MUST be written in BLACK or BLUE PEN. 

 

 

Slam Poems due. Presentations start- names will be drawn randomly. 

1. What you are physically turning in to Mrs. Hong:

-typed, printed out copy of your poem WITH annotations

-SOAPSTone on your poem: staple to back of your slam poem 

 

2. Your poems MUST be memorized!! Look over the rubric I handed out (there is a rubric on my website, and it is also attached again here) to make sure you hit everything I will be grading you on. 

College Portfolio due Dec. 3rd, Wednesday (you should have already shared this folder with me, but double check just in case):

-3 personal statements

-Title each one with a number and the school it is for. Sample titles: "Personal Statement #1 (UC)," "Personal Statement #2 (CSU)," and "Personal Statement #3 (NYU)" 

-I will be grading the one marked as #1; the other two will receive complete or incomplete scores 

 

Check my links for the AP Lang Winter Reading Assignment list. You may NOT read any of the books that were already assigned over the summer, and you may NOT read The Great Gatsby. If you have any book you would like to read that is not on this list, it must be approved by me before you leave for winter vacation. 

To access the links, go to Mrs. Hong's website, and BEFORE clicking on your period, go to the right hand side and click on "Links" (below "Videos"). 

Announcement: Lit Term Quiz #7 is cancelled. Lit Term Quiz #6 will be the last lit term quiz going in your gradebook. 

Lit Term Quiz #6 (all words up to "subject complement")

If you were absent this week and missed any part of The Crucible, you are responsible for reading the play in your red literature book. 

Lit Term Quiz #5- all words up to "predicate nominative" 

Read, annotate, and answer to all questions/instructions at the bottom of the pages in your Crucible packet for Act I Overture. 

Finish your reflection for your Lincoln essay. Reflection questions on are on my website above today's agenda. Do this in your writer's NB. DON'T FORGET TO BRING BACK YOUR ESSAYS TOMORROW!! NO ESSAY=NO GRADE. 

Lit Term Quiz #4 (you are responsible for knowing all words up to "onomatopoeia" on your Glossary of Terms list). 

Response to "The Luxury of Solitude" and "The Box Man" will be due on Monday first thing due to the interrupted schedule for Every 15 Min and students whose schedules were affected Thursday and Friday. 

The substitute informed me that all classes were working diligently but still needed a little extra time to finish up the reports for the lunchroom murder. I will give you a few extra minutes at the start of class on Monday to finish these up. 

 

Click on the above link to see your AOW #7. It is posted on Canvas as well. This should be completed on Canvas by Friday, 8 am. 

If you did not finish the Slip or Trip group report today, make sure you coordinate a time to finish it with your group members by tomorrow. It should be done by the time you walk in to class tomorrow. 

Gettysburg Address AP style quiz will be on Monday, Oct. 27th. You may use your annotated Gettysburg Address and notes on rhetoric and style (questions you are discussing and answering in groups) on your quiz. 

In case you need a copy of the questions on rhetoric and style on the Gettysburg Address, see the attached file. 

AOW #6 due this Friday, 8 am. on Canvas. 

 

Article of the Week #6

Is the Ebola virus breeding its own disease of paranoia?

Ideas to consider: Is our society too easily prone to falling victim to paranoia? Is this hysteria and paranoia spreading because of the Ebola virus justified, or do we need to take a step back and reevaluate our panic? Should we be enforcing and reinforcing strict measures of protection and limiting/banning travel in/out of the U.S.A, or are we overreacting? What causes people to panic? What are the effects or possible effects of such widespread fear? What has happened in history when society is struck with paranoia, and again, was it justified?

This week you will be asked to take a position on an argument after you have read the articles and watched the videos. Please note that you must make a claim (challenging, defending, or qualifying) and then provide SUPPORT. Please identify your claim as (claim) and your support as (support).   DO NOT POST AND DELETE before writing your own post simply so you can read what others have written.  It is perfectly acceptable to post, read what others have written, and then change your mind and add on to your original post.    Write your post as an essay.  Enter into the conversation using your They Say, I Say handout.

Read 3-5 of the following articles related to Ebola and note any thoughts that strike you.

#1:  Fear of Ebola breeds a Terror of Physicians

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/28/world/africa/ebola-epidemic-west-africa-guinea.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A15%22%7D&_r=0

#2: Experts Oppose Ebola Travel Ban, Saying It Would Cut Off Worst-Hit Countries

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/18/business/experts-oppose-ebola-travel-ban-saying-it-would-cut-off-worst-hit-countries.html?action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&region=Footer&module=TopNews&pgtype=article

#3: Keeping Ebola at Bay

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/17/opinion/keeping-ebola-at-bay.html?rref=opinion&module=Ribbon&version=context&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&pgtype=article

#4: Health-care worker with Ebola was allowed to fly despite slight fever

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/2014/10/15/094e7d6e-54a0-11e4-892e-602188e70e9c_story.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost

#5: Images from Inside an Ebola Hospital

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/inside-an-ebola-hospital/2014/10/15/60ff2e7e-4e69-11e4-aa5e-7153e466a02d_gallery.html

#6: College in Texas apologizes after rejecting Nigerian applicants over Ebola fears

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/10/15/navarro-college-in-texas-apologizes-after-rejecting-nigerian-applicants-over-ebola-fears/

#7: Ebola Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans worried about possible widespread epidemic in U.S.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/ebola-poll-two-thirds-of-americans-worried-about-possible-widespread-epidemic-in-us/2014/10/13/d0afd0ee-52ff-11e4-809b-8cc0a295c773_story.html

#8 Don’t Worry, Be Rational: Why Extreme Fear Of Ebola Is Bad For Your Health

http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2014/10/extreme-fear-of-ebola-bad-for-health?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2042

PROMPT:                                                                                                                                                           

Many conspiracy theorists pride themselves on having inside information, but in the case of Ebola such alleged information, or misinformation — the government is in on it! — can erode the public trust when it’s needed most.

“If these were just opinions that people spouted off on talk radio or at dinner parties, you could argue that there wasn’t much harm,” Professor Broderick said. “But to have the C.D.C. debased in public as a puppet of the New World Order or of major corporations is obviously a dangerous proposition.”

Nonetheless, some scholars find value in conspiracy theories because they allow us to vent and give voice to hidden fears.

“I view these things as a way of framing the world, of offering us narratives,” Professor Fenster said. “And they’re not necessarily a bad thing. Conspiracy theories are something that’s available in American discourse as a way of telling stories, as a way of explaining who we are.”

Write a response in which you take a position on the value of conspiracy theories in American society.  Make sure you provide evidence for you reading.  EXPLORE THE COMPLEXITY of the argument.  Avoid saying “I believe…” or “I challenge…” or “I defend…” and simply start off your sentence with the statement that shows exactly what you believe, challenge, or defend.

WRONG: “I believe that assisted suicide is inhumane and unethical.”

CORRECT: “Assisted suicide is inhumane and unethical.”

Remember that when you are asked to take a position after reading many sources, you are still defending, challenging, or qualifying a position to an argument that is already being debated.  Use the They Say, I Say handout to help you enter the conversation and offer your own ideas. One of the AP exam free response questions will require you to defend, challenge, or qualify a position.

When asked to defend a position, one must explain the merits of the position--what makes it a workable, viable position.  Supporting arguments would not merely restate, but actually develop the position.

When asked to challenge a position, one must explain the problems with the position—why it is not a workable, viable position.  Arguments should anticipate how the opposing reader might react to the supporting arguments and respond accordingly.

When asked to qualify a position, the writer recognizes the merits of a position (claim) but then proceeds to disagree with the position citing specific evidence.  Avoid using concrete words such as all, none, always, never.

Revise ONE body paragraph based on today's review and feedback on the Flamingo essay- go to my homepage and click on "Links" to get access to the Flaming Essay Feedback. You may get up to 5 extra points if you apply what we learned today and show improvement. Write the revised body paragraph on a new sheet of paper and staple it to the back of your essay. You must turn in both Wednesday. 

Bring back rationales (done on back of "Shooting an Elephant" quiz) on Monday. Bring back your hockey passage and multiple choice questions (the one that starts with "The vacant ice looked tired..."). 

AOW #5 due by Friday, 8 am on Canvas. 

If you cannot log on to Canvas for whatever reason, here are the instructions and articles to read and respond to: 

 

Read, annotate, and do SOAPSTone on "Hitler's Workday" and "In the Emergency Room." 

Bring your process analysis reader and "Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain" reading to class tomorrow. You will not be able to take your test tomorrow without these readings. 

Bring your AP Lang Process Analysis Readers to class! 

Lit Term Quiz #3

AOW #4 due by this Friday, 8 am on Canvas. 

Read Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain, annotate for structure (stages of process analysis), rhetorical strategies and language devices (subjective details, use of punctuation, etc.) and do a SOAPSTone on it. If you come across words you are unfamiliar with or have a question about, circle it and put a question mark to it. After your reading, revisit these words and look them up. 

Read, annotate, and take notes in your Writer's Notebook on the process analysis packet handed out to you in class Wednesday. If you do not have this packet, please check the attached file here for a PDF of the packet. 

AOW #3 on Canvas. 

Read, annotate, and do a SOAPSTone in your Writer's Notebook "Children in the Woods" in your Narration/Description Reader. 

Lit Term Quiz 2 (next ten words in Glossary of Terms packet-- up to "didactic." You should be familiar with all the words from the first quiz as well.) 

AOW #2 due on Canvas by Friday. I have the instructions posted on my website as well just in case you could not get onto Canvas. 

1. Read through the sample student essays. 

2. Annotate them as you're reading. Mark what you think the student did well, what the student could have improved on.

3. Write down a score based on the rubric I gave you on Monday (the one on a 9 point scale).

4. In a few bullet points, justify why you gave the score you did to each sample. 

Please report straight to the library on Tuesday for Mrs. Hong's class. Attendance will be taken promptly. 

Go to Canvas and complete the argument response assignment to Ground Zero. 

Please read over the handout on ISIS (given out Tuesday, 9/9), read the instructions on Canvas to the AOL #1, and post your responses to the questions on Canvas by Friday, 9/12, 8:00 am. 

Do an imitation writing of Bissinger's description of Odessa (just the last two paragraphs on the handout I gave you today in class) on a place of your choice. It could be in the Santa Clarita Valley, or it could be another place you are familiar with. Look at my sample I posted on the website. 

Glossary of Terms Quiz (first ten words) pushed back to Monday, Sept. 8th. 

Imitation writing on Richard Selzer's The Exact Location of my Soul (log on to Canvas to see this assignment instructions). 

Complete discussion Qs on www.canvas.instructure.com by Tuesday, 11:59 pm. These need to be completed and posted Tuesday night, and you should come to class ready to answer questions on "Once More by the Lake" on Wednesday. 

Please get an SSR book if you have not done so already. 

If you cannot find the discussion questions on Canvas, simply click on "Discussions" on the left hand side and it will show up. 

Summer assignment due

 

*Essay on summer readings tomorrow, 8/29

Finish annotating Obama's speech on Syria and do a SOAPSTone on it in your Writer's Notebook. Also respond to question #5. 

Syllabus due.