Week of February 6-10th

Hi everyone! If you are in periods 2 or 6 and you want extra credit (and free pizza!), come to the AP English Language study session this Saturday from 9-3! Attending this is worth an extra 5 points on your final grade. Even if you're not taking the AP test in May, you will gain useful skills that will help you on every test you'll have to take in the future, and they have fun prizes you can win.

To register, click here.  You will need to select "AP English Language and Composition," NOT AP English Literature. It will take you to a new screen, where you will need to enter your name and email address (they will send you your ticket to this email, so make sure it works!) and school information. Since S.T.A.R. is ordering the tests for us, select Brooklyn, then "Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus, and "Gregory, B" as your teacher.

Let me know if you have any trouble registering and I will help you out!

Monday

Periods 1, 5 and 7:

Classwork: Share jigsaw analysis of paragraphs 7-8 or 9 of "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" with a partner so you have a complete analysis of all three paragraphs. Library visit!

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy in your book.

Periods 2 and 6:

Classwork: Begin Rhetorical Analysis essay on Benazir Bhutto's speech from last week, "Ideas Live On." Identify rhetorical strategies Bhutto uses and their effect, and write a rough draft of your thesis statement. Library Visit!

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy in your book.

Tuesday

Periods 1, 5 and 7:

Classwork: Read par. 11-12 of "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Quickwrite: Identify the argument and specific claims in paragraphs 10–11. Is King’s evidence relevant and sufficient?

Homework: Research Ahmad Shamlu (sometimes spelled Shamlou or Shamloo) and bring in three significant facts about his life and home country.

Periods 2 and 6:

Classwork: Read and annotate the Rhetorical Analysis "Review & Helpful Hints." Then, using the Rhetorical Analysis Outline, work with a partner to create an outline for your essay.

Homework: Using the outline you created in class, write your essay. If you are stuck, look back at the "Review & Helpful Hints" handout for help. This is due at the start of class tomorrow and counts as a test grade!

Wednesday

Periods 1, 5 and 7:

Classwork: Read "In this Blind Alley" by Ahmad Shamlu and watch "Our God is Marching On" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Identify figurative language in each text.

Homework: Write 1/2 page comparing "In This Blind Alley" and "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."

Periods 2 and 6:

Classwork: Analyze the scoring guidelines for the rhetorical analysis essay. Complete a peer review using the scoring guidelines.

Homework: Using your partner's feedback, revise your essay and turn in your final draft tomorrow.

Thursday: Snow Day!

Friday

All periods:

Classwork: Read and interpret "Machines" using the TPCASTT strategy, and answer the multiple choice questions 11-14.

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy you found in your book. Reading Logs Due Monday!