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Mr. O'Leary

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Summer Covers

PPP Links
Satire
Zuegma
litote

 

Quia Activities
Rhet List 1

 

Survey Results

 

Mid-Term Results

 

Survey Analysis

 

AP Prompts
04 B Q 3 ( html | pdf)

 

Links
ADP Cover (html)
Participation Form
( html | pdf )

 

 

"We are all drugged
by our own frenzy."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

 



"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."

Nathaniel Hawthorne

 

 

 



"We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results. "

Herman Melville

 

 

 



"There was never a good biography of a good novelist. There couldn't be. He is too many people if he's any good. "

F. Scott Fitzgerald

 

 

 



"The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people. "

Mark Twain

 

( html | pdf )

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Plans for the Week
August 29 - 31

 

August 29 - 31
 
 Monday
 
Assignment:  
   
 Tuesday
 
Assignment:  
   
 Wednesday
  Introduction to AP Language and expectations; Respect discussion; PPP: Introduction to Rhetoric; Emerson PQ sharing
Assignment: Read James J. Kilpatrick's "The Subjunctive Lives" ( html | pdf ) and write down the rules for using the subjunctive
   
 Thursday
  Discussion of use of subjunctive/ Invisible Man PQ's
Assignment: Read James J. Kilpatrick's "She had a deep, throaty laugh, like a dog throwing up" ( html | pdf ) and write down 10 original similes.
   
 Friday
  Sharing of original similes; PPP on awful metaphors; Invisible Man PQ's
Assignment:   Read Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" ( html | pdf ) and write revise part of your summer assignment according to his rules. Create and bring to class a PPP of your original and your revised test. Also bring to class a hard copy of your original and revised text.
   

September 4 - 7
 
 Monday
  No School — Labor Day
Assignment:  
   
 Tuesday
  Homework check; sharing of revisions; final discussion of "Self-Reliance"
Assignment: Review and choose 2 exemplar pithy quotes from Invisible Man. Bring them to class for discusssion.
   
 Wednesday
  Sharing of pq of Invisible Man pq's
Assignment: Download and bring to class AP Essay Conversion Table ( html | pdf ) and the AP Scoring Rubric ( html | pdf ).
   
 Thursday
  Discussion of AP prompt writings and evaluation; presentation of AP Writing Prompt from 1999. Discussion of actual student writing samples.
Assignment:
   
 Friday
  In-class AP writing prompt;
Assignment:   Download and fill out ADP cover; Complete ADP 1; complete class feedback survey on the Quia site; Review and choose 2 exemplar pithy quotes fromHuck Finn.. Bring them to class for discusssion. Also, download the student samples to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring excerpt html | pdf , label the writing a 7, 8 or 9 and write a paragraph for each choice saying why.
   
September 10 - 14
 
 Monday
  Sharing of survey results; Small and large group sharing of Huck Finn pithy quotes
Assignment: Read Mencken's "Mark Twain's Americanism" ( html | pdf ) and write a minimum of 180 words on the rhetorical strategies and devices he uses to make his points
 
 Tuesday
Discussion of Mencken pithy quotes; literary device lesson: Zuegmas
Assignment: Bring to class Invisible Man pithy quotes
 Wednesday
Small and large group discussion of Invisible Man quotes;
Assignment: Read Ellison's "Mark Twain and Huck Finn" ( html | pdf ) and write a minimum of 180 words on the rhetorical strategies and devices he uses to make his points
 Thursday
Small and large group discussion of Ellison's pithy quotes
Assignment: None
 Friday
In class writing to AP Prompt
Assignment:   Complete survey on Quia Site; Download the student samples to AP Prompt html | pdf and label them 6, 8 or 9 and write a paragraph explaining your evaluation.
   
September 17 - 21
 
 Monday
  Disucssion of survey results; AP samples activity; Sharing of Invisible Man pithy Quotes; PPP on Satire
Assignment: Download "Examining Satire" html | pdf and use the questions to analyze "The Facts of Life" html | pdf and "The Pangs of Utopia" html | pdf
   
 Tuesday
  Discussion of satires; sharing of Invisible Man pithy quotes;
Assignment: Read "A Modest Proposal" html | pdf and write an essay in which you analyze the strategies used to satirize the English Parliment's treatment of the Irish people.
   
 Wednesday
  Sharing of essays; large group sharing/discussion
Assignment:Write a satire of a local, state or national issue, insitution, or program appropriate for shaing in class.
   
 Thursday
  PPP on Parallelism; Sharing of satires; work day on group satire for sharing
Assignment: Work on group satires
   
 Friday
  Sharing of group satires
Assignment:    Complete survey on Quia Site; Complete first four sections of Huck Finn Multiple Choice booklet.
   
September 24 - 28
 
 Monday
  Sharing of satires; Sharing of survey results; PPP on Parallelism; Huck Finn MC answers
Assignment: Download  Apostrophe Packet html | pdf and do exercise 1.
   
 Tuesday
  Go over exercise 1 in packet; Huck Finn MC activity
Assignment: Do exercise 2 and 3 in Apostrophe guide;
   
 Wednesday
  Go over exercise 2 and 3 in packet; Huck Finn MC activity
Assignment: Do second third of Huck Finn Booklet
   
 Thursday
  Quiz on Apostrophes; Huck Finn Activity
Assignment:None
   
 Friday
  AP Prompt #3; Huck Finn Activity
Assignment:   Do Survey on Quia site; Bring Invisible Man quotes to class
   
October 1 - 4
 
 Monday
  Share results of survey. Go over MC answers. Preposition PPP.
Assignment: Download Preposition booklet html | pdf and do execises 1 and 2;Download "Strategies for Persuasive" html | pdf to use to guide/inform your analysis of the essays this week; download "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" html | pdf and write an essay in which you identify and analyse the rhetorical strategies and devices the author used to create an effecitve message.
   
 Tuesday
  Go over grammar exercises; discussion of essay
Assignment: Do exercise 3 in Preposition booklet; download "Speech to the Virginia Convention" html | pdf and "The Crisis, No. 1" html | pdf and write an essay in which you identify and analyse the rhetorical strategies and devices the authors used to create effecitve messages.
   
 Wednesday
  Go over grammar; discussion of essays
Assignment: Do exercise 4 in Preposition Booklet; download  "The Design of Government" html | pdf and "The Rights of Man Introduction" html | pdf and write an essay in which you identify and analyse the rhetorical strategies and devices the authors used to create effecitve messages.
   
 Thursday
  Go over grammar; grammar quiz; discussion of essays
Assignment:Write a first draft of a persuasive essay for sharing on Monday; also complete a draft of "Author's Notes" html | pdf ; complete ADP for Monday
   
 Friday
  No School — Teacher Workshop
Assignment:  
   
October 9 - 12
 
 Monday
  No School — Columbus Day
   
 Tuesday
  Home work check; ADP collection; small group sharing of essays;work time on essays
Assignment: Read "Where I Lived and What I Lived For" in Walden, and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote. Also, find an exemplary use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why is was well used.
   
 Wednesday
  Discussion of pithy quotes
Assignment: Read "Economy" in Walden, pp. 107-115 and write a minimum of 180 words on a pithy quote. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well.
   
 Thursday
  Discussion of pithy quotes
Assignment: Read "Economy" in Walden, pp. 115-125 and write a minimum of 180 words on a pithy quote. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well.
   
 Friday
  Discussions of pithy quotes
Assignment:  Complete survey on Quia site by 8 Sunday evening; Read "Economy" in Walden, pp. 125-135 and write a minimum of 180 words on a pithy quote. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well.
   
October 15 - 19
 
 Monday
  Discussion of Walden; First sharing of first drafts; Pronoun/antecedent discussion
    Assignment:Revise essay and bring in both drafts; download Pronoun/antecedent booklet html | pdf and do exercise 1
 Tuesday
  Go over grammar; Active/Passive PPP and exercises; Second sharing of essay drafts
Assignment: Revise essay and bring in all three drafts; Do exercise 2 in Pronoun/antecedent booklet
   
 Wednesday
  Go over grammar; Last sharing of essays; Anaphora PPP
Assignment: Complete Essays and collate all four drafts
   
 Thursday
  Class sharing of essays
Assignment: None
   
 Friday
  Class sharing of essays
Assignment:   Do survey on Quia site; read "Solitude" (200-208) in Walden write a minimum of 180 words on a pithy quote. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well. Collate for ADP 4.
   
October 22 - 26
 
 Monday
  Homework check; Sharing of surveys; Discussion of Walden readings; Class sharing of essays; Collection of ADP's
    Assignment: Download "AP Rhetorical Devices List " html | pdf and study page 1 (anecdote - nostalgia) for a quiz on Friday.(You can also get the list with the link in the Activities box.) Read "Higher Laws" in Walden write a minimum of 180 words on a pithy quote. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well.
 Tuesday
  Discussion of pithy quotes; Class sharing of essays
Assignment: Read "The Pond in Winter" in Walden write a minimum of 180 words on a pithy quote. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well.
   
 Wednesday
  Discussion of pithy quotes; Class sharing of essays
Assignment: Read "Conclusion" in Walden write a minimum of 180 words on a pithy quote. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well.
   
 Thursday
  Discussion of pithy quotes; Class sharing of essays; Books out: The Scarlet Letter
Assignment: Study for Rhetorical device Quiz
   
 Friday
  Rhetorical Device Quiz; Class reading of Chapter One of Scarlet Letter
Assignment:   Complete the survey on Quia site by * Sunday evening; Read chapters 2 of The Scarlet Letter, write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote and chose and explain the effectiveness of a literary device the author used well.
   
Oct 29 - Nov 2
 
 Monday
 

Sharing of survey results: Discussion of pithy quotes; Parallelism PPP.
Assignment:Read chapters 3 and 4 and write 180 words on a pithy quote or complete a pithy quote alternative html | pdf. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well. Go outside and find a natural object (plant, rock, moss, water, etc) that suggests a universal human truth and bring it into class for sharing. (You should put in in a baggy of come sort probably.)
   
 Tuesday
  Sharing of natural objects; discussion of pithy quotes
Assignment: Read chapters 5 and 6 and write 180 words on a pithy quote or complete a pithy quote alternative. Also, Downlaod Parallelism booklet html | pdf and do exercise 1.
   
 Wednesday
  Discussion of pithy quotes; go over grammar exercise
Assignment: Read chapters 7 and 8 and write 180 words on a pithy quote or complete a pithy quote alternative. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well. Also, do exercise 2 in Parallelism booklet.
   
 Thursday
  Discussion of pithy quotes and devices; go over grammar exercise
Assignment:Do exercise 3 in parallelism booklet
   
 Friday
  Complete AP Prompt in class; go over grammar exercise; parallelism quiz
Assignment:   Complete survey  on Quia site by 8Sunday Evening; Collate homework for ADP booklet. Read chapters 9 and 10 and write 180 words on a pithy quote or complete a pithy quote alternative. Also, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well.
   
AP Block 3—Nov 5 - 8
 
 Monday
  Sharing of Surveys; Parallelism quiz; Anaphora PPP; Discussion of pithy quotes
    Assignment:Read chapters 11 and 12, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well.
 Tuesday
  Small and large group discussion of rhetorical devices
Assignment: Read chapters 13 and 14 and write 180 words on a pithy quote or complete a pithy quote alternative.
   
 Wednesday
  Small and large group discussions of pithy quotes and/or alternatives
Assignment: Read chapters 15 and 16, find and exemplarly use of a rhetorical device, write it down and explain why it was used well.
 Thursday
Small and large group discussion of rhetorical devices
Assignment:Read chapters 17 and 18 and write 180 words on a pithy quote or complete a pithy quote alternative. Also, complete the survey on the quia site by 8 Sunday evening.
 Friday
No School — Teacher Workshop
Assignment:   None
   
AP Block 3 November 13 - 16
 
 Monday
 

No School — Verterans' Day
Assignment:
 
 Tuesday
  Sharing of survey results; Small and large group discussion of pithy quotes;
Assignment: Read chapters 19 - 22 in The Scarlet Letter
   
 Wednesday
  Quiz on reading; Discussion of reading
Assignment: Read chapters 23 and 24.
   
 Thursday
  Homework check; final discussion of The Scarlet Letter
Assignment:Study for objective test
   
 Friday
  Objective Test on The Scarlet Letter; Discussion of Scarlet Letter Projects
Assignment:   Complete the feedback survey by 8 Sunday Evening; work on scarlet letter projects
   
AP Language, B3November 19 - 20
 
 Monday
 

Sharing of survey results; video, The Crucible
Assignment:Read Chapters 1-3 in Moby Dick and take down notes on the character of Ishmael
 
 Tuesday
  video, The Crucible; discussion of Ishmael
Assignment: Read Chapters 4-16 in Moby Dick and find and write down five rhetorical Devices used well. Also, identify and write down five motifs based upon Ishmaels stops and adventures during these chapters.
   

November 25 - December 1
AP Language Plans and Moby Dick Reading Assignments Calendar           

Monday, November 26
Summary:            Class Plan: Sharing of survey reults; discussion of themes, characters and motifs of Moby Dick
Summary:            Homework: Read chapters XVII -XXII and find and write down three rhetorical devices used well. Also, Download and learn the definitions for Rhetorical Devices List 2

Tuesday, November 27
Summary:            Class Plan: Sharing of rhetorical Device exemplars; Anaphora PPP
Summary:            Homework: Read chapters XXIII - XXIX and write 180 words minumum on a pithy quote or alternative

Wednesday, November 28
Summary:            Class Plan: Sharing of pithy quotes and discussion of PPP quotes
Summary:            Homework: Read chapters XXX -XXXV and find and write down three rhetorical devices used well.

Thursday, November 29
Summary:            Class Plan: Sharing of rhetorical Devices: Anadiplosis PPP.
Summary:            Homework: Read chapters XXXVI - XXXVIII and write 180 words minumum on a pithy quote or alternative

Friday, November 30
Summary:            Class Plan: Rhetorical Devices Quiz; AP Writing Prompt
Summary:            Homework: Read chapters XLI -XLVI and find and write down three rhetorical devices used well.
December 3 - 7
 
 Monday
 

Discussion of rhetorical devices; class discusssion of reading
Assignment:Read chapters XLVII - LII (47-52) and write 180 words minumum on a pithy quote or alternative
 
 Tuesday
  Small and large group discussion of pithy quotes
Assignment: Read chapters LIII, LIV, LVIII - LXIII (53, 54, 58-63) and write 180 words minumum on a pith