Period 1--AP 30
The AP kids had this class period to do a timed write on a John Donne poem. This continues their preparation to speed up their ability to write under time constraints as well as to recognize conceits in poetry.
Period 2--Pre-AP 20
I showed these kids this blog, which I had neglected to do (sorry). I'll ensure to get a note home to parents about this as well as set up their email. Once we completed that, we really got down to analyzing Wordsworth's "The World is Too Much With us" and made connections to modern society as well as analyzed the various resources of language employed by the poet. We looked at the standard AP question and created a quick thesis for this poem as well. After this, I had them refer to the AP Resource Booklet I made and we went over exactly how to do a Timed Write. They will be doing one tomorrow on a sonnet. It's a low pressure situation as I informed them that they have a choice and they also get to re-do the timed write after I go through their first attempt with them.
Period 3--ELA A 30
We finally finished with Al Purdy's poem and then stuck with the same theme of what it means to be a Canadian by looking at the essay written by Al Pittman as he remembers "The Day I Became Canadian." This essay examines when Newfoundland joined confederation. We answered the questions at the end to ensure comprehension and then looked briefly at the tone of the piece.
Period 4--Pre-AP 10
We continued with the old AP exam--essay portion in our work toward building proper thesis statements. We examined the prompt, read through the prose selection, and then started taking it apart with the prompt in mind. AFter this, we built a solid thesis statement together as a class. The students seem to be starting to understand the process of creating thesis statements. Finally, we looked at the free-response question and did the same (deconstruct the prompt, create a thesis).
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