GT/AP
Monday 9.21.15
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Journal #10 The Puritans
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William Bradford’s “Of
Plymouth Plantation”
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Make a list of everything you
know about the Puritans (aka
the Pilgrims)
Read the article “The Puritans
Weren’t so Puritanical”
Make a list new facts you
learned
Pg. 102
Begin Rhetorical Analysis
HW: Opportunity for Revisions—
due tomorrow
Tuesday 9.22.15
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Due: Revisions
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Be sure you highlight the sentence you change in your essay
Staple the revisions on top
Turn in to tray
If you did not do revisions, turn your original essay into the tray
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“Of Plymouth Plantation” Rhetorical Analysis Essay—how to get there—
due Thursday
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Summer Reading Exams will be returned tomorrow—today is your last
chance to make it up.
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RTI screening make-ups tomorrow if you were absent
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HW: Read a LOC essay of your choice. Bring to class a piece of paper
that identifies the author, title, purpose, audience, exigence, at least
THREE(3) rhetorical strategies employed and the critical issue explored-due Friday
Wednesday 9-23-15
 Work
on “Plymouth Plantation” rhetorical
analysis essay packet—due tomorrow
 Return
exams
and discuss Summer Reading
The Rhetorical Analysis Essay
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prompt on the AP Exam
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You will be asked how the author achieves his purpose
through rhetorical devices and strategies
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Nonfiction passage (hence “rhetorical devices and
strategies) often pre 20th century
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay Prompt: How does William
Bradford’s style of writing convey the Pilgrims’ attitude
toward God and nature?
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Now I am going to walk you through how to get there.
See the packet and begin working on it.
We will finish tomorrow in class.
Summer Reading Exams
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61 students total took the exam
There was a 4 question curve plus one mistake on
my answer key=5 questions were thrown out
84 Overall class average; morning classes were
lower than afternoon classes
5 students made 100
2 made a 97
3 made a 91
Many made an 89
7 students made below a 70
LOOK over your answer key closely!
Thursday 9.24.15
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Due: “Of Plymouth Plantation
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Share your intro paragraph with a partner
Try to make one specific suggestions for improvement
Turn in to tray
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Puritan Literature Notes—read these on your own; you are responsible for the
information and will see it on an exam in the future
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The Salem Witch Trials Video
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Monday we will begin reading The Crucible, a fictional play based on the reallife events of the Salem Witch Trials. This video provides lots of interesting
background details
HW: Read a LOC essay of your choice. Bring to class a piece of paper that
identifies the author, title, purpose, audience, exigence, at least THREE(3)
rhetorical strategies employed and the critical issue explored--due Friday
Friday 9.25.15
AP/GT Eng Language
 Post
your LOC Essay Description on
turnitin.com discussion board
 Assignment:
Critical Issues Outside
Reading Project—select topic by Friday