AP English III Lesson Plans

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1. Current Events: SOPA and PIPA
   
2. The Great Gatsby: Why the title? Why does Owl Eyes come to the funeral? How are we supposed to feel at Gatsby's death?
3. HOMEWORK: Finish vocab 24 & 25. Work on Wikipage.

1. Class in A304 MacLab.
2. The Great Gatsby: Complete Wikipage. Add T.J. Eckleburg to analysis.
   
3. Class Discussion: Significance of Daisy's Voice and T.J. Eckleburg.
4. HOMEWORK: Complete The Great Gatsby paragraphs on your class message board.
   

1. Gatsby: Review Wikipages & message boards. Plus, Class Discussion: The novel's final page.
2. Research Project: Introduction.
3. HOMEWORK: Assign Junior Vocab Set 1. Vocab Review Test (words only) on Tuesday.

1. Great Gatsby Discussion: Motifs and Themes.
2. HOMEWORK: Complete Junior Vocab Set 1 Quiz on Quia by Friday. Vocab Review Test (words only) this Friday.
   

1. Class in MacLab B215.
2. Introduction: Newspaper Research Project.
   
3. HOMEWORK: Complete Wiki-Page Group Self-Assessment plus continue Monday's assigned vocab work.
   

1. Class in CHHS Library.
2. The Great Gatsby: The Final Line: Message Board posting.
3. Continue Research Project.
4. HOMEWORK: Continue vocab assignments.
   

1. Great Gatsby Final Discussion: The Last Sentence.
2. AP Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Test Grade.
   

1. Class in L106 computer lab.
2. Vocab Review Test (20 minutes).
   
3. How to Cite Your Sources and Build a Works Cited Page: Self-study. Explore online resources. Mr. Wevodau has created a page on his website (under Research Projects) with suggested links, but explore! All the answers you need are online. You learn on your own, and Mr. Wevodau is there for guidance and questions.
4. HOMEWORK: Bring your six new articles to class. Also, bring a properly formatted works cited page.
   

1. AP Multiple Choice Benchmark.
2. HOMEWORK: Complete Junior Vocab Set 2 quiz on Quia.com.

1. Happy Groundhog Day!
2. Research Project: Methodology for comparing new articles. Time will be allowed in class to begin the analysis. What is not completed is homework. Mr. Wevodau will conduct writing conferences during this time.
   

1. Homework: Notes due and checked.
2. In-Class Writing: Begin In the News article analysis.
3. HOMEWORK: Complete all body paragraphs (four or five) for the In the News analysis.

1. Homework check.
2. Research project: Writing the introduction and conclusion. Tips and advice. Suggestion: Delay your thesis until the final paragraph. Conclude your paper by drawing analytical conclusions from your body paragraphs. Were the articles primarily the same with some key differences? Were there dramatic differences across the board? Were they mostly the same? For the introduction: Perhaps describe the news event, or point out a key difference found in your analysis (which will make your readers want more). Be sure to establish your reason for writing. You decide as to whether to put your thesis there or later.
3. Super Bowl Ad Commercials and The Rhetoric Triangle
4. HOMEWORK: Complete intro and conclusion for essay such that you know have a complete draft.
   

1. Research Project: Create Cover Page for tomorrow. Type the entire project (if not already). Order: Cover Page, Research Report, Works Cited Page, Appendix (with all articles). Replace Source A, Source B, etc., with proper parenthetical notation.

1. Check homework.
2. Finish AP Multiple Choice Benchmark.
3. Revision steps for writing (see below): HOMEWORK: Junior Vocab Set 3 for Monday and revised draft--completing steps below--for tomorrow.

1. Final Research Project Due tomorrow: Cover Page, Report, Works Cited Page, Appendix with all articles.
   
2. Final Inclusion: Add one picture into your report. Text wrap. Add an appropriate caption. Be sure the textbox is NOT showing. Have the caption be one size smaller than the report text and italicize it. Create a simple title page for the appendix that lists the sources in order. PACKAGE THE ENTIRE PRODUCT NICELY.
   
3. Final Specs: Size 11 type. 1.5 spacing. Margins: 1 inch. (For the report only--leaving the appendix as it is.
4. Optional: Add page numbers.
5. In Class: AP Synthesis prompt introduction.
6. Remember: Junior Vocab 3 for Monday.
   

1. Project Due.
   
2. AP Synthesis Prompt.
3. Junior Vocab Set 3 on Quia for Monday.
   

1. The AP Synthesis Essay: In-class work, links, and Penny prompt review.
2. Project Conferences.
3. HOMEWORK: Junior Vocab Set 4 for next Monday.

1. TAKS Tutoriol Wiki Project: See assignment on main wiki page. Working in groups of three, create a series of webpages that offer advice and model excellence for TAKS short answers and essays.
2. Project Conferences.
3. HOMEWORK: Finish Group Wiki Page.

1. Complete Group Wiki Work.
2. HOMEWORK: Print out assigned 2009 AP Form A Synthesis Essay (Writing for the AP Exam > Writing the AP Synthesis Essay > Files at the bottom of the page); read & take notes, organize. You will write the essay in class tomorrow. Come prepared!
   

1. AP Synthesis Prompt: Test Grade
   
2. HOMEWORK: Junior Vocab 4 for Monday.
   

1. Writing the TAKS Essay.
2. Turn in Works Cited page.
   
3. HOMEWORK: Complete TAKS Essay Wiki Assignment. Plus, finish Junior Vocab Set 4.
   

1. TAKS Tutorial Review Activity.
   
2. HOMEWORK: Root Word At-Home Quiz: Complete by Friday. 100 fill-in-the-blank questions, 6 minutes. Do the best you can. 
   

1. TAKS Tutorial Activity Peer Reviews.
2. TAKS Writing: Carnies at Grapefest. Due tomorrow.
3. HOMEWORK: See above.
   

1. AP Multiple Choice Practice.
2. HOMEWORK: Junior Vocab Set 5 for Monday.
3. End of Grading Period.
   

1. AP Multiple Choice Practice.
2. HOMEWORK: Take a break!
   

1. TAKS Short Answer Review.
2. AP Multiple Choice practice (if time allows).
3. HOMEWORK: Read and comment on five Carnies at Grapefest papers. Give a score of 1, 2, 3, or 4 and briefly indicate what you liked and what you thought necessary to earn a score of 4. For preparation, review some of the TAKS Tutorial Wikis to learn what a 4 looks like. (Note: I forgot to assign this to Period 2. They will make this activity up.)
   

1. AP Synthesis Essay: Space Review.
2. TAKS Short Answer Review.
   
3. HOMEWORK: Prepare for 2009 Form B Synthesis prompt to be written tomorrow in class. Located at bottom of main web page under related files.
   

1. AP Synthesis Prompt in Class Writing.
2. HOMEWORK: Read 7 "Carnies at Grapefest" essays on the wikipages. Determine a TAKS score of 1, 2, 3, or 4 (review TAKS wikipages for grading criteria). Write 2+ sentences of feedback and give a score. Write this as an added comment to the page. (Do NOT put it on the actual page!) You must be logged in to your account to do this. Your name will be visible. NOTE: This score is nonbinding. Be honest! Help others see what they need to do in order to score a 4.
   

1. Current Events: Early Americans, the God Particle, and a forged Lincoln document.
2. TAKS Preparation: Short Answer question advice.
3. HOMEWORK: Same as last night; however, note the different class assignments below. This time, do not read narratives that already have 10 scores.
   

TAKS: Tees, Reinhardt, Morais

1. Current Events
2. TAKS Preparation

1. TAKS Preparation

1. Introduce Slaughter-House Five.
2. HOMEWORK: Read to page 46.

1. Read Slaughter-House Five. Get to page 125 by your return from break.
   

1. Current Events
2. AP Multiple Choice Practice
3. HOMEWORK: (1.) Are you caught up on Quia quizzes? (2.) Read Slaughter-House Five.
   

1. AP Multiple Choice Practice
2. Silent Reading (writing conferences finished)
   
3. HOMEWORK: Finish Slaughter-House Five for Friday.
   

1. Current Events
2. AP Writing: Using Specific, Illustrative Examples.
3. HOMEWORK: NONE. Be sure that you are caught up on Quia.
   

1. Current Events
2. AP Argumentative Writing: Discussion and Practice.
3. HOMEWORK: Complete in-class writing on Buy Nothing Day.
   

1. AP Multiple Choice Practice and Argumentative Writing Practice.
2. HOMEWORK:
   

1. AP Multiple Choice Practice and Argumentative Writing Practice.
2. Slaughter-House Five discussion.

1. Cpnclude Slaughter-House Five discussion.
2. Complete Quia Set 9 for Monday.
   

Monday, April 2:

1. Current Events
2. AP Essay: Entertainment Ruins Society
3. HOMEWORK: Complete essay.

Tuesday, April 3:

1. Current Events
2. AP Essay Review: Collect Homework.
3. HOMEWORK: Quia Junior Vocab Review 1-5 due Thursday.

Wednesday, April 4:

1. AP Essay Writing
2. HOMEWORK: See previous day.

Thursday, April 5:

1. AP Multiple Choice Benchmark.
2. HOMEWORK: AP Essay (to be determined). See Main Page of website. Quia Junior Vocab Review 6-10 due at end of next week. Please also take the Quia Junior Vocab Set 10 test.
   

Monday, April 9:

1. Current Events
2. AP Multiple Choice Practice (return tests from last week).
3. HOMEWORK: Quia Sets. (See last week.)

1. Current Events.
2. AP Essay: Rhetorical Analysis discussion. (Review/discuss prompt and look at samples.)
3. HOMEWORK: Quia Sets.

1. AP Multiple Choice Practice + AP Argumentative Prompt
   
2. HOMEWORK: Quia Sets due at end of week.
   

1. AP Multiple Choice Practice (grade taken)
2. HOMEWORK: Quia Sets due. Check Skyward for grades. Come in to conference about Research Project.
   

1. AP Essay: Rhetorical Analysis (to be written in class).
2. HOMEWORK: Quiz on AP English Language terms Monday. Study the Quizlet set of 100 terms on group "Colleyville Heritage AP English Language Terms." (Just search for Colleyville Heritage under groups.)

Monday, April 16:

1. J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye: Introduction and Silent Sustained Reading
2. HOMEWORK: Read 10+ pages of Catcher each night until finished. Circle/highlight/annotate any passages that help explain "what's wrong with Holden." There will be an analytical essay at the end of the novel on this topic.
3. Tomorrow: AP Lang Terms quick quiz on Quizlet set assigned in class.
   

1. AP Lang Terms Quick Quiz.
   
2. AP Essay Review: Dillard & Aubudon. How to write comparative rhetorical analyses. Models will be show. See website under AP Essay Reviews for a page on this prompt.
3. AP Essay Review: Adversity. Return essays and look at model papers.
4. HOMEWORK: Read Catcher. Plus another short AP Lang terms quiz tomorrow.

1. Current Events
   
2. Catcher in the Rye: Open discussion over first 20 pages.
3. AP Essay Review: Continue from yesterday as needed.
4. HOMEWORK: AP Lang Terms Quick Quiz 2 tomorrow. Continue reading Catcher. Essay test on Friday with a prompt similar to the Dillard & Audubon one.

1. AP Lang Terms quick quiz.
2. AP Multiple Choice practice (graded)
3. HOMEWORK: Read Catcher. Essay test in class tomorrow. See previous day.

1. AP Essay Test: Comparative Rhetorical Analysis.
2. HOMEWORK: Read 20+ pages of Catcher. You should be around page 80 by Monday--but you are encouraged to read far ahead. Don't forgot to annotate!
   

Monday, April 23:

1. Discussion: Catcher in the Rye
2. Introduction: CHHS Rhetorical Terms Master List on Quizlet--including in Colleyville Heritage English Language Terms group. There will be a quiz on these terms this Thursday. Study it and the former AP Lang Terms set as well.
3. HOMEWORK: AP Synthesis Essay, instructions and question on main web page. Due dates: Periods 1, 2, 5: Wednesday. Periods 6, 7, 8: Tuesday. (Mr. W is staggering due dates so that he can grade them as quickly as possible. Homework on the non-due date is to continue reading Catcher in the Rye, which must be finished by next Monday.)

1. Essay due (if).
2. AP Essay: Return and review essays from last Friday.
3. HOMEWORK: See Monday.

1. AP Multiple Choice Practice (graded)
2. HOMEWORK: Study CHHS Rhetorical Terms Master List and AP English Language terms. Quiz tomorrow. Continue reading Catcher. TAKS testing should allow you plenty of time to finish the novel this week.
   

1. Vocabulary Quiz.
2. HOMEWORK: Finish Catcher. Also, complete the three vocab review assignments posted on Quia: (1.) Roots Review, (2.) Junior Review 1-10; (3.) Freshman & Sophomore Vocab Review--words only. 
   

1. Return Essays from earlier this week.
2. HOMEWORK: Quia Vocab Reviews--due next Thursday--plus finish Catcher for Monday. There will be a scantron test covering the entire novel. 

Monday, April 30:

1. Catcher in the Rye novel test.
2. Discussion: Catcher in the Rye.
3. HOMEWORK: Three Quia Review Tests are posted this week. For tomorrow, take Part I: Root Words. For Wednesday, take Part II: Freshman & Sophomore Words. For Friday, take Part III: Junior Words. To end the year, add Quia Junior Vocab Sets 11 and 12.
   

Tuesday, May 1:

1. AP Multiple Choice Test.
2. HOMEWORK: See Monday.

1. Discussion: Catcher in the Rye
2. AP Essay Review: Cheaters in Kansas.
3. HOMEWORK: See Monday

1. AP Test-Taking Strategy.
2. Discussion: Catcher in the Rye
3. HOMEWORK: See Monday

1. AP Strategies and Study Suggestions.
2. Conclude Catcher discussion.
3. HOMEWORK: Study as appropriate for all exams. No other homework until after AP exams are completed.
   

Monday, May 7, to Wednesday, May 16:


AP TEST PREPARATION. We will review daily for the AP English Language exam. Your homework is to prepare for all AP exams as needed. Please refer to the resources on my website for information and sample materials for our exam. 

Thursday, May 17:

The Greats of American Literature: Henry David Thoreau, selected readings

End of Year Homework: Complete Quia through Junior Set 12 by next Friday. Complete the previously assigned Quia Review Tests by this coming Monday.

Friday, May 18: 

The Greats of American Literature: Ralph Waldo Emerson, selected readings

Monday, May 21:

The Greats of American Literature: Mark Twain's Diary of Adam

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