Week of 6/6-6/10

Welcome to the last full week of your high school career!

Presentation Week:

Monday:  Period 3 and 6:  Freakonomics

Tuesday:  Period 3:  Fat Land.  Period 6: Generation Rx

Wednesday:  Period 3: Botany of Desire.  Period 6:  Fast Food Nation

Thursday:  Period 3 and 6:  Packing for Mars

Friday:  Period 3: Spook.  Period 6: Where Men Win Glory



Week of May 31-June 3

Monday:  Finish all the work you've been putting off!

Tuesday:  Written portion of final project due at end of the period.

Wednesday:  Senior Seminar Day; no classes.

Thursday:  Final preparations for presentations. 

Friday:  Fun in the Sun Day!  No classes.

Bring in books--both mine and those you wish to donate to Miranda's cause.

Week of 5/23-5/27

Monday-Friday:  Work on Projects!  Written portion due next Tuesday, May 31.

Check the NING to see who still owes me BOOKS!  Return the book or pay for it.  No book=no diploma!

If you have books for Miranda's book drive for schools in Alabama, New Orleans, and Mississippi, start bringing them in on Wednesday.

Week of 5/16-5/20

Monday through Friday:  READ and WORK ON PROJECT!

Sign up for Senior Seminar Day by Wednesday.  Check your email for info.

Have a good week!

Good Luck!

And a last minute dose of satire just for fun:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/budget-mixup-provides-nations-schools-with-enough,20350/

Week of 5/9-5/13

Monday:  Review of exam strategies.  Ten Commandments of AP Language.  Modest Proposal paper due.

Tuesday:  Review of terms and approaches to questions.

Wednesday:  Show 'em what you've got!  Good luck on the exam!

Thursday:  Select group and non-fiction work for final project.

Friday:  Read!  Start to breakdown project responsibilities.

Week of 5/2-5/6

In-class review all week.  Good luck on the rest of your AP exams.

Your own "Modest Proposal" due by the end of the week.

Monday:  Speed Dating!  Argument and Rhetorical Analysis Prompts

Tuesday:  Group Prep:  Synthesis Prompts

Wednesday:  MC practice:  footnotes. Terms review: flashcards.

Thursday:  Taking a stand:  Issues to explore…videos.

Friday:  Computer lab 316:  http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate