Pre-AP: Assignment sheets

Today in class, you received an essay/6-word memoir that is due on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Digital copies of these assignment sheets can be found in the shared drive - go to the Pre-AP link in the header, and then click the link for Documents. In this folder, you will find the assignment pages and a document in MLA format to look at.

Just in case you need help finding it: It's also right here.

And: Have you signed up for TurnItIn.com yet?

English II: Welcome!!

Here is the presentation we went through today:





REMEMBER: Directions for Remind, etc. are posted on your class page (link is in the header above). I will use the class page to post somewhat permanent things whereas the blog space (the "posts") will change all the time. Use the search bar (upper right) to search for specific terms.

Pre-AP: Welcome to class!

Here is the presentation from today:

REMEMBER: Sign up for TurnItIn.com tonight! Directions for Remind, etc. are posted on your class page (link is in the header above). I will use the class page to post somewhat permanent things whereas the blog space (the "posts") will change all the time. Use the search bar (upper right) to search for specific terms.

Welcome!

I am working diligently to prepare for the first day of school! Please check back soon for information about class. Thank you! See you soon. -Wise

Extra Credit and Extra time to work on your Project

IF YOU NEED EXTRA COMPUTER TIME TO FINISH YOUR PROJECT, I will be here every day after school so that you can stay and use the Chromebooks. Tomorrow (Thursday 5/26), Mrs. Kelly-Pistor will be in the Blue 1 computer lab from 12:15 - 1:15pm.

If you would like extra credit, here is the link to the EXTRA CREDIT.
This EXTRA CREDIT can take the place of 1 daily grade.

Project Works Cited

How to Write a Works Cited Page

Your Works Cited page is worth 10 points on the final grade of your project. You can include your Works Cited page as a separate typed document or as the last “page” of your presentation. For example, it can be the last slide in a PowerPoint or Google Doc or it can the last page of a booklet.

Gather all of your pink sheets and begin.

You should write a WC entry for every source you have. These entries should appear on your WC page in alphabetical order.

For articles from a database with an author, your WC will look like this:

Last, First name of author. “Name of Article.” Date it was published. Gale Student Resources in Context. Web. Date you read it.

For Example:

Wise, Emily. “How to Pass English Class.” 19 September 2015. Database of Awesomeness. Web. 25 May 2016.

For articles from a database without an author, your WC will look like this:

“Name of Article.” Date it was published. Name of Database. Web. Date you read it.

 "Gale" = Gale Student Resources in Context

For Example:

“English is Awesome.” 21 September 2015. Database of Awesomeness. Web. 25 May 2016.

For articles on websites, your WC will look like this:

Last, First name of author. “Title of the document/article.” Title of the Website. Date it was published. Name of organization that publishes the site. Date you read it.

For Example:

Wise, Emily. “Reading Books Over the Summer is Fun!” Website of Awesomeness. 21 May 25, 2016. National Council for the Teachers of English. 25 May 2016.

Don’t forget to put them in alphabetical order!

Project Instructions & Materials

Here are the daily instructions for the project:

Here is a link to the library website for the databases: English II Project Page @ AHS Library

This is my End-of-Year Project Folder
This folder contains the project assignment page, the grading rubric, the outline, and all associated class handouts on this project.

Project Page @ AHS Library

Here is the link to the library project page:

http://www.humbleisd.net/Page/81560

Prepare for tomorrow's exam!

Tomorrow is our last TKAM exam! I want to emphasize that this is a skills-based exam. That means that I do not expect you to memorize every page of the book. There will be no detailed "gotcha" questions, like: "What color were Dill's shorts the first time they met?"

Instead, you can study the following:

• Know the main characters and how they generally interact with the themes. Scroll down to April 27 for a list of themes and associated notes.
• Know academic and content terms, such as theme, tone, inference, mood, personification, metaphor, (most/except/primarily/prevalent), imagery, evidence, quotes, prejudice, conclusion, context clues, conflict.

Although I'm not asking you to memorize the whole book, you still do need to know the plot. There will be writing, as always. If you are still unsure about any plot points, my favorite book summary website is:
http://www.shmoop.com/to-kill-a-mockingbird/

If you click "Summary" on the side, you can then read summaries by chapter. The cold reads on the exam will be from a chapter in Part II that we did not read.

Here is a link to the skills review activity we did today. The correct answers are highlighted.

To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 24 and 28

Chapter 24 is a sad one.
Aunt Alexandra has been in Maycomb for a while now, and she's made a lot of friends. On this day, she has a lot of friends over for what they call a Missionary Circle - basically the ladies sit around, eat dainty little cakes and cookies, and gossip. Sounds fun to me! Except that the trial has just ended, so everyone naturally wants to talk about that. As you can imagine, gossip turns nasty and racist and they even talk some smack about Atticus. Alexandra and their close neighbors don't, but it hurts everyone's feelings to hear what some people are saying. Scout is there, too. She's learning how to be a lady.

Here's the audio for Chapter 24:
Start at 13:36 - that's at the bottom of 234 in your book.

Chapter 28 is a scary one.
It's Halloween, and Scout is going to be a ham in the school's Halloween pageant.

Here's the audio for Chapter 28: