MONDAY 3.2.15
AP/GT ENG LANGUAGE
• Metacognition—Peer/Self Evaluation of Synthesis Essay
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Find your essay
Read over the rubric and samples—see AP Central’s 2014 Q1
Exchange papers and peer evaluate
Make any needed changes to your essay
Self Evaluate on the rubric (last 10 minutes)
• Read Grapes ch. 17-21 by Friday
• Happy Belated Birthday, John Steinbeck!
TUESDAY
3.3.15
• Journal #11– Realistic Grapes
• Write a paragraph discussing how Steinbeck captures life of The
Dust Bowl and The Great Depression accurately. What
techniques does he use? Does he ever fail in his attempt to
paint life accurately?
• Intro to Realism
• Read pp. 516-523
• Take notes—Emerging Realsim
• Read pg. 598-599
• Make-up work or grade Grapes quizzes?
WEDNESDAY 3.4.15
• New Task Master—ch. 17-25 due Friday after Spring Break
• HW over Spring Break—watch a movie!
• See my webpage
• Select a new critical issue and watch a documentary over it
• You will have a couple of weeks to do this if you are going off the grid over
Spring Break
• Romanticism vs. Realism
• Read “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”—pg. 604
• A great bridge between Romanticism and Realism
• Please vote on the Mock AP Date that works best for you.
We are struggling to find a date and location
THURSDAY 3.5.15
• Journal #12—Romanticism vs. Realism
• Finish reading “Owl Creek Bridge”—pg. 604
• Make a chart
• Elements of Romanticism
Elements of Realism
• The Grapes of Wrath video
• HW: read Grapes and watch a documentary over
a critical issue