if this is you please attend makeup ap registration meeting

A buncha people missed the AP registration meeting. There will be a make-up session as follows:


Here is the list:

AP Students That Need to Attend Make-up Preadmin Session by dpreston1441

April 30

JOURNAL TOPIC:
What did you learn in the process of writing yesterday's essay and giving/getting feedback?  Describe at least one element of reading the prompt, organizing your thoughts, editing/proofreading, and/or considering/describing the content at a deeper level that jumped out at you.  Was it helpful to see other responses and how they were scored?  What will you focus on improving/practicing today as a result?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Debrief: yesterday's essay
2. in-class essay

HW:
1. Review/proofread your essay & publish a (lightly) polished copy to your blog.
2. Read the AP rubric & sample papers/commentary after the jump below.
3. Review and critique at least 5 of your colleagues' essays (use the AP rubric in the .pdf to frame your comments).

April 29

JOURNAL TOPIC:
W/r/t AP essays, what are you most confident in and what do you need to improve/practice this week?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. in-class essay

HW:
1. Review/proofread your essay & publish a (lightly) polished copy to your blog.
2. Read the AP rubric & sample papers/commentary after the jump below.
3. Review and critique at least 5 of your colleagues' essays (use the AP rubric in the .pdf to frame your comments).

time to party (with two essays) like it's 1999

In case you don't want to wait until tomorrow, here are the prose and open prompts from 1999.  Please complete these essays and publish to your blog by tomorrow (Sunday) night.

macbeth test

For anyone who missed the exam or wants to review.  MC questions after the jump.

Kudos: April (II)

We're getting down to the wire, but there are still kudos trickling in.  (If you've forgotten something please let us know!)  Congratulations to the following students on their college admissions and scholarship wins! 


Dulce Vargas (Fresno State Audition Stipend/Scholarship)
Vince Cruz (CSU Fullerton)
Michelle Arriaga (La Buena Scholarship)
Amanda Arnold (Santa Maria Arts Council Grant/ $1K)

If I missed anyone, or if you've done something amazing since I posted this, please let me/us know in class or comment below.

April 26

JOURNAL TOPIC:

Select your favorite poem from the work you've done so far this week.  Briefly describe how its language (i.e., diction, syntax, imagery) and structure (rhyme, rhythm, form, shift/s) contribute to your understanding of its meaning.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Discuss journal
3. Discuss & practice poetry essay prompts
4. MC questions

HW:
1. By now you should have posted SEVENTH READING, GRIDLOCK, & GROUPTHINK per the PBC-- please post AT LEAST TWO ESSAYS in response to the prompts below by 11:59 P.M. tomorrow night (Saturday).   NOTE: these will not count unless they are reviewed/commented on by at least 5 of your colleagues.
2. Sunday morning you will find a selection of three prose prompts in a post just above this-- you must answer a minimum of two with full essays by the time we see each other Monday.

POETRY ESSAY PROMPT #1

[1994] Poems: “To Helen” (Edgar Allan Poe) and “Helen” (H.D.)

Prompt: The following two poems are about Helen of Troy. Renowned in the ancient world for her beauty, Helen was the wife of Menelaus, a Greek King. She was carried off to Troy by the Trojan prince Paris, and her abduction was the immediate cause of the Trojan War. Read the two poems carefully. Considering such elements as speaker, diction, imagery, form, and tone, write a well-organized essay in which you contrast the speakers’ views of Helen.

POETRY ESSAY PROMPT #2 [-?]

[Your choice from the Poetry Essay Prompts page.]