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April 28, 2017

4/28/2017

Objective: I can explore the options for review for the AP Test and select those which will be help me to prepare for the test or final based on my own needs as a student.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Sit with one other person you like to study with and get out your AP Literature notebooks. Chat about how prepared you feel now for the AP Literature test or final. Has this changed since Tuesday?
Review the options for review stations
Select 1-2 station(s) to complete today to earn at least 25 points of the 100 required--Monday is the last chance to complete review options!
Exit Task: Complete "Why did or didn't you select this review tool?" for two of the options.

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April 27, 2017

4/27/2017

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Objective: I can refresh my memory about the characters we have read about through participating in a class game, and I can review my strengths as a writer.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Everyone needs a Chromebook or their phone to play Kahoot! Log in to Kahoot.it
Participation in the game is a required 25 points of your review. There are 30 questions--you get 5 freebies--you earn the amount you get correct; you will have one chance to retry on Monday. Good luck!
Review your last practice essay score. Complete your progress chart graph and questions.
Complete the questions for today in your review options packet
Review the options for review stations
If time, select 1 more station to complete today to earn at least 10 more points of the 100 required
Exit Task: Complete the questions assigned for today in the review packet.

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April 26, 2017

4/26/2017

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Objective: I can explore the options for review for the AP Test and select those which will be help me to prepare for the test or final based on my own needs as a student.
Agenda:

Entry Task: There are NO CHROMEBOOKS today, so talk with a partner about which of the options for review stations you want to complete today.
Select 1-2 station(s) to complete today to earn at least 25 points of the 100 required
Exit Task: Complete "Why did or didn't you select this review tool?" for two of the options.

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April 25, 2017

4/25/2017

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Objective: I can explore the options for review for the AP Test and select those which will be help me to prepare for the test or final based on my own needs as a student.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Sit with one other person you like to study with and get out your AP Literature notebooks. Chat about how prepared you feel for the AP Literature test or final.
Review the options for review stations
Select 1-2 station(s) to complete today to earn at least 25 points of the 100 required
Exit Task: Complete "Why did or didn't you select this review tool?" for two of the options.

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April 24, 2017

4/24/2017

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Objective: I can participate in the completion of my group's Book Club Project to advertise the content of the book to prospective future readers.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your Book Club folder and sit with your group
Review the Book Club rubric and complete the project together
- Remember: You are responsible for the portions you selected on the rubric
Put your project together following the rubric
Exit Task: Turn in your project WITH your Book Club folder including your group rubric AND prompts.

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April 21, 2017

4/21/2017

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Objective: I can discuss my book club book with my group in regards to at least one of the AP Prompts and use our discussion to guide the progress of our book advertisement.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your Book Club folder and sit with your Book Club Group
- Review the prompt packet and select which prompt you would like to discuss.
- As you discuss, work on the characters, symbols, and themes for your advertisement for the book.
Exit Task: Turn in your My Essential Literature for your Book Club Book. Projects are due at the end of the period on Monday!

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Objective: I can discuss the resolution of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns through the lens of what it means to be cut off from "home", complete my lens questions and My Essential Literature.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Sit with someone who is reading the same book as you (and has the same lens if possible!). Get out your My Essential Literature and Lens questions.
- Write or share a meaning of the work as a whole on your My Essential Literature
Read the 2010 Open Choice prompts. Select 1, and based on the book you read, write an opening sentence for the prompt.
Review the rubric for the prompt you prefer and select one of the student essays to grade (if you read one of the books, select that!)
- As you are reading the example essay, highlight what the student does on the rubric--take notes for how you would write your own essay on 1000 or Kite.
Create human barometer for score; share which essay you read with the people in line with you. Why did you give the score you did? 1 person share out from each group.
Go back to your partner from the beginning of class. Discuss whether or not you would keep the original meaning you wrote on the prompt or how you would change it.
- Together, make a web from one of your MOWAWS for the prompt, with 3 plot points and how each connects to your MOWAW
  - Use the plot points from your My Essential Lit.
  - Each pair share their MOWAW
Get out your discussion questions and lens questions.
- Participate in the last in-class discussion for the book
- Work on your My Essential Literature and/or lens questions
Exit Task: Turn in your My Essential Literature and lens questions

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April 17-18, 2017

4/17/2017

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Objective: I can connect my cultural and historical understanding of Afghanistan and A Thousand Splendid Suns or The Kite Runner to what is currently happening from Syria to Afghanistan by showing my understanding on a map of Asia.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Create a group of 5 and get out your cultural and historical notes on Afghanistan.
Watch The History Channel: The Taliban
- Highlight in your notes anything you notice that we have already discussed
- Take new notes on what you learn that connects to the book you read and/or what is happening today.
In your groups, take 5 min. to review what we have learned about Afghanistan and its major players. Be prepared to share one important insight you did not know before you came to this class.
In your groups, select one of the six articles provided. Take 7-10 min. and read/annotate your article, highlighting on the map any places discussed.
- Annotate for ANY connections you make between your historical or cultural notes in your notebook from class and your reading of A Thousand Splendid Suns or The Kite Runner. Be sure to take your time in reading, so that you can explain what you learned to your group.
Share out your article information with your group, making highlights/notes on your map to connect what we know to what is currently happening.
Each group needs to share their insights for the class map (below)--continue to add notes to your own as we do.
Exit Task: Finish by individually writing a paragraph about the connections between the time we are reading about and today and what you are still wondering about.
Optional Assignment: Research your question(s), read and annotate the information you find, write a paragraph summarizing how it answered your question(s), and turn in for up to 10 assessment points.

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April 14, 2017

4/14/2017

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Objective: I can discuss my book club book with my group in regards to at least one of the AP Prompts and use our discussion to guide the progress of our book advertisement.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your Book Club folder and sit with your Book Club Group
- Review the prompt packet and select which prompt you would like to discuss.
- As you discuss, make note of the characters, symbols, and themes that come up that will be a part of your advertisement for the book.
Exit Task: Add to your My Essential Literature for your Book Club book. It is due April 20th.

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April 13, 2017

4/13/2017

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Objective: I can utilize the class period to deepen my knowledge of a topic we have covered in AP Literature that is of particular interest to me.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get a Chromebook and sit where you can work well independently.
Review the AP Deepening Assignments in Google Classroom if you have not selected one yet.
- There are separate assignments if you are selecting to work on The World Relief Welcome Kit or Journal Review and Setup; otherwise, just keep working on your selection.
Remember that Deepening Assignments are due May 2--the day BEFORE the AP Test.
Exit Task: Email sleonetti@cheneysd.org if you have questions.

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