Warm Ups
11TH GRADE
AP LANG
WARM UP 2/13/13
Copy the following key term and its definition.
Then write an assertion statement about each
of the statements that follow:
 Assertion Statement: a statement or
declaration stating an opinion or stance related
to a question, a problem, or an argument
presented.
 When you receive a text during class you
answer it right away.
 Students should wait until nutrition or lunch to
check their cell phone/electronic devices.
 Students should be allowed to take calls during
class time.
4 CORNERS ACTIVITY
The use of Technology in the classroom helps
students learn.
 Technology can be a distraction for some
students, but not for all.
 Does technology have a positive or a negative
affect in your learning
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READING QUIZ 2/14/13
Say something about the following topics in the
reading:
 Texting
 Focus
 Facebook
 Metacognition
LIT TERM QUIZ!!!
Review your flashcards for the first 3 min of
class.
 Be ready to turn them in. Write your name and
period on the first card; write your initials and
period on the rest of the cards.
 Use ink pen only for the quiz.
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WARM UP 2/20/13: NOUN PRACTICE
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Identify the types of nouns: it names person,
place, thing, concept, concrete/abstract,
singular/plural
 Angelinos–
 dream
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 America –
Write a sentence using all of the nouns listed
above.
WARM UP 2/21/13
Copy first 5 bullet points
 Personal pronouns – he, she, her him …
 Reflexive pronouns – myself, himself, herself…
 Intensive – (Noun + pronouns same as above)
 Demonstrative – this, that, there.
 Relative – introduces a dependent clause; who
whom, whomever…
 Write 1 sentences using a pronoun and the
antecedents. Underline the pronoun and circle the
antecedents.
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WARM UP 2/22/13
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Make a list of 4 Action verbs
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Make a list of 4 Linking Verbs
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Create a sentence using an action verb.
WARM UP 2/22/13
Reflection:
Reflect on the last 2 weeks in this class:
What has worked for you? What are you still
confused about?
Do you have suggestions for projects, readings,
etc that you would really like to cover?
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WARM UP 2/26/12 PRESENTATION PREP
Set up Cornell Notes in section 1 of your
notebook. The subject is:
“Building the Rhetorical Circumstance in the
1920s”
Order for Presentations are as follows:
1. Harding’s Presidency 7. The Red scare
8. The Emergency Quota Act
2. Model T Ford
9. The 18 Amendment
10. The 19 Amendment
3. Radio
11. Roles in Society
4. Aviation and Travel
12. Rosie the Riveter
13. Harlem Renaissance
5. Credit Cards
14. Musical Styles
15. Dance Styles
6. Industrialization
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16 Fashion
16 a. Accessories
WARM UP 3/4/13 GRAMMAR REVIEW
Make a list of:
A. 3 nouns
B. 3 pronouns
C. 3 active verbs
D. 1 Linking verbs
Extra credit: write a sentence using a transitive
verb. Label the parts of the sentence that show
it is a transitive verb.
WARM UP 3/5/13
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Write a statement about the following topics in
chapter 1:
West Egg Village
 The Buchanans
 East Egg Village
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WARM UP PERIOD 5
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Write a prediction about what you expect the
main character, Gatsby will experience during
the course of the novel. (use what you know
about the roaring 20s, the ideas you gathered
during the gallery walk, to make sound
predictions)
WARM UP 3/6/13 CHAPTER 2
What is the “Valley of Ashes”? Why do you think
Fitzgerald named it that?
 Describe Myrtle’s apartment in the city.
 Describe the function that was held at the
apartment.
 What prompted Tom to break Myrtle’s nose?
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WARM UP 3/7/13 CHAPTER 3
Who does Nick meet up with at Gatsby’s Party?
 Describe what Nick and his friend find in
Gatsby’s Library.
 When does Nick finally meet Gatsby and how?
 Although Nick become very fond of Ms. Baker,
what does he quickly learn about her as a
person?
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WARM UP 3/8/12 NOTEBOOK CHECK #2
Paste notebook check #2 in 2nd section of your
notebook (Course Work).
WARM UP 3/11/13
GREAT GATSBY TEST #1
Chapter 1-5!!!
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WARM UP 3/12/13
Predictions about the novel
 Will Daisy and Gatsby pursue a love affair? What
evidence from the text makes you believe so?
 Will Daisy leave her husband to marry Gatsby?
What evidence from the text makes you believe
so?
 What aspect of “The Dream” is Fitzgerald
critiquing through Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship?
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3/13/13 THE AMERICAN DREAM
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Define your idea of the American Dream.
(illustrations work too!)
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What are some examples of people, icons, you
know of who have achieved or on the path
towards the “American Dream”?
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Are you working towards your own “American
Dream”? If so what is it?
3/14/13 WARM UP CHAPTER 7 REVIEW
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“What a low vulgar girl” – name the character
who said this and explain why it was said.
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What happened in the hotel suite between
Daisy, Gatsby and Tom?
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Explain the tragedy that occurred at the “valley
of Ashes.”
3/15/13 WARM UP MLA PARENTHETICAL
CITATIONS
Format the following quote from the Great Gatsby
correctly:
A. In-text citation no mention of authors name
 Page 27 The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and
gigantic-their retinas as one yard high.
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B. In-text citation mention of authors name
Page 9 Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous
eggs, identical in contour and separated only by the
courtesy bay, jut out into the most domesticated body of
salt water in the Western Hemisphere, the great wet
barnyard of the Long Island Sound.
WARM UP 3/18/13 MAJOR CHARACTERS
Fitzgerald’s writing reflect his views of society at
large. Explain each character and discuss what
purpose they might have in the novel.
Myrtle –
TomDaisyNick –
GeorgeGatsby-
WARM UP 3/19/13
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What opinion does Fitzgerald have about the
American Dream? What characters did he craft
to convey this idea? What rhetorical strategies
did you find throughout the book?
3/20/13 NO WARM UP
Prepare for your presentation by:
 Having talking points so that you do not read
off your poster board
 Decide who is doing what
 Be sure to give a talking analysis of your work
 Throw your gum in the trash before you begin
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7
min!!!!!! To prep
WARM UP 3/22/13
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Timed Writing Bloopers