Students will define rhetorical strategies and discover their effects on the audience.
Agenda:
Discuss “We are Virginia Tech” speech (pd. 6 only)
Review organization and sentence types
HW:
Work on the vocabulary packet. The due date and deadline for it is next Wednesday, 2/4! That’s also the day of the summative vocabulary test.
1/30: Lit as Film
Students will create a film review for a short film.
Agenda:
- Review the rubric for the film review
- Write the film review (due today at the end of class)
* This is the guide!
HW:
None -- if you finish your review.
Agenda:
- Review the rubric for the film review
- Write the film review (due today at the end of class)
* This is the guide!
HW:
None -- if you finish your review.
1/30: AP Lang
Students will be able to make an argument using satire.
Agenda:
- Write your own satire on a Chromebook - Register for Turnitin.com if you did not do so, that's the only way I will grade the satire.
- Today is DL for the Ladder of Comedy
HW:
Finish your satirical piece. It is due on Turnitin.com Monday night at 11:59pm.
Don't wait until the last minute and email me at Kunal_Arora@mcpsmd.org if you have questions
Agenda:
- Write your own satire on a Chromebook - Register for Turnitin.com if you did not do so, that's the only way I will grade the satire.
- Today is DL for the Ladder of Comedy
HW:
Finish your satirical piece. It is due on Turnitin.com Monday night at 11:59pm.
Don't wait until the last minute and email me at Kunal_Arora@mcpsmd.org if you have questions
1/29: Lit as Film
Students will create a film review for a short film.
Agenda:
- Generate a class rubric for the film review
- Begin drafting the film review (due tomorrow at the end of class)
* This is the guide!
HW:
Continue drafting the film review
Agenda:
- Generate a class rubric for the film review
- Begin drafting the film review (due tomorrow at the end of class)
* This is the guide!
HW:
Continue drafting the film review
1/29: AP Lang
Students will be able to make an argument using satire.
Agenda:
- Turn-in late Lombardi imitations
- Turn-in Ladder of Comedy assignment (DL tomorrow, for late credit)
- Turn-in Vocabulary HW (due date and DL is today)
- Vocabulary quiz
- Write your own satire
HW:
Complete the planning packet for tomorrow
NOTE: THE AP TEACHERS ARE HOSTING A WORKSHOP AFTER SCHOOL TODAY
Agenda:
- Turn-in late Lombardi imitations
- Turn-in Ladder of Comedy assignment (DL tomorrow, for late credit)
- Turn-in Vocabulary HW (due date and DL is today)
- Vocabulary quiz
- Write your own satire
HW:
Complete the planning packet for tomorrow
NOTE: THE AP TEACHERS ARE HOSTING A WORKSHOP AFTER SCHOOL TODAY
1/29: Honors English 10
Students will define rhetorical strategies and discover their effects on the audience.
Agenda:
Counselor visit
Discuss “We are Virginia Tech” speech
HW:
Work on the vocabulary packet. The due date and deadline for it is next Wednesday, 2/4!
Agenda:
Counselor visit
Discuss “We are Virginia Tech” speech
HW:
Work on the vocabulary packet. The due date and deadline for it is next Wednesday, 2/4!
That’s also the day of the summative vocabulary test.
1/28: Honors English 10
Students will describe the effect of allusion in Remember the Titans.
Agenda:
Vocabulary quiz
Exit card: Remember the Titans
HW:
- Read Nikki Giovanni's speech and answer the corresponding questions (repetition, imagery, purpose)
- Make sure your packet it up-to-date (pages 6-13 should be complete, with the exception of the bottom of page 9)
- Study vocabulary!
There will be a summative vocab test on Wednesday, 2/4!
Agenda:
Vocabulary quiz
Exit card: Remember the Titans
HW:
- Read Nikki Giovanni's speech and answer the corresponding questions (repetition, imagery, purpose)
- Make sure your packet it up-to-date (pages 6-13 should be complete, with the exception of the bottom of page 9)
- Study vocabulary!
There will be a summative vocab test on Wednesday, 2/4!
1/28: Lit as Film
Students will create a film review for Validation.
Agenda:
- Pass back papers
- Review the Validation worksheet
- Take notes on How to Write a Movie Review
- Re-watch Validation, this time to study it closely
HW:
Gather the basic facts about the film.
Agenda:
- Pass back papers
- Review the Validation worksheet
- Take notes on How to Write a Movie Review
- Re-watch Validation, this time to study it closely
HW:
Gather the basic facts about the film.
1/28: AP Lang
Students will be able to chunk the text, name big effects, and identify satirical techniques in a satirical text.
Agenda:
- Turn in Lombardi imitation. Deadline tomorrow!
- Workshop invitation (help is offered Thursday after school, if you want it)
- Counselor visit
- Analyze Twain's "A Presidential Candidate"
Agenda:
- Turn in Lombardi imitation. Deadline tomorrow!
- Workshop invitation (help is offered Thursday after school, if you want it)
- Counselor visit
- Analyze Twain's "A Presidential Candidate"
HW:
- Ladder of Comedy assignment due tomorrow! The deadline (for late credit) is Friday.
- Vocabulary Lesson 7 quiz is tomorrow! So is the due date and deadline for all of the vocab HW.
- Remember that vocabulary is cumulative. There will be questions/words from Lessons 1-6. They are located in the AP Lang Class Handouts folder on the top-right of this site, for your reference.
- Ladder of Comedy assignment due tomorrow! The deadline (for late credit) is Friday.
- Vocabulary Lesson 7 quiz is tomorrow! So is the due date and deadline for all of the vocab HW.
- Remember that vocabulary is cumulative. There will be questions/words from Lessons 1-6. They are located in the AP Lang Class Handouts folder on the top-right of this site, for your reference.
1/26: Lit as Film
Students will be able to recognize and classify plot lines in TV shows as "A," "B," and "C" stories.
Agenda:
Review and discuss the pilot of The Office.
Complete the "Before you watch" section of Validation.
Complete the "While you watch" section of the Validation worksheet.
HW:
Complete the "After you watch" section of the Validation worksheet.
Agenda:
Review and discuss the pilot of The Office.
Complete the "Before you watch" section of Validation.
Complete the "While you watch" section of the Validation worksheet.
HW:
Complete the "After you watch" section of the Validation worksheet.
1/26: Honors English 10
Students will determine the effect of diction by analyzing patterns and connotations of author's word choice.
Agenda:
Vocabulary Warm-up
Review HW (Words, Words, Words)
Read/discuss pieces by Churchill and Obama
HW:
Make sure your packet it up-to-date (pages 6-12)
Study vocabulary!
There will be a formative vocab quiz on Wednesday, 1/28!
There will be a summative vocab test on Wednesday, 2/4!
Agenda:
Vocabulary Warm-up
Review HW (Words, Words, Words)
Read/discuss pieces by Churchill and Obama
HW:
Make sure your packet it up-to-date (pages 6-12)
Study vocabulary!
There will be a formative vocab quiz on Wednesday, 1/28!
There will be a summative vocab test on Wednesday, 2/4!
1/26: AP Lang
Students will be able to appropriate sophisticated phrasing for serious and satirical purposes.
Agenda:
Read and discuss Vince Lombardi speech
Use Vices & Follies as satire subjects
Explain the difference between satire and parody
HW:
Finish and print out the Lombardi imitation speech for tomorrow.
The deadline is, Wednesday, January 28.
Reminders:
The Ladder of Comedy assignment is due this Thursday, 1/29. The deadline is Friday, 1/30.
Vocabulary is cumulative. There will be questions/words from Lessons 1-6. They are located in the AP Lang Class Handouts folder on the top-right of this site.
Agenda:
Read and discuss Vince Lombardi speech
Use Vices & Follies as satire subjects
Explain the difference between satire and parody
HW:
Finish and print out the Lombardi imitation speech for tomorrow.
The deadline is, Wednesday, January 28.
Reminders:
The Ladder of Comedy assignment is due this Thursday, 1/29. The deadline is Friday, 1/30.
Vocabulary is cumulative. There will be questions/words from Lessons 1-6. They are located in the AP Lang Class Handouts folder on the top-right of this site.
1/23: Honors English 10
Students will define rhetorical strategies and discover their effect on the audience.
Agenda:
- Candy Awards
- Warm-up: Discuss the tone in Carter's speech
- Review HW (Page 8 of the Rhetoric Packet)
- Good Will Hunting
HW:
Words, Words, Words in Rhetoric Packet (Page 10)
- Parent signature on syllabus -- ASAP!
- Sign up for Remind -- ASAP!
Period 4: Send @qohs4 to 81010
Period 6: Send @qohs6 to 81010
Period 4: Send @qohs4 to 81010
Period 6: Send @qohs6 to 81010
- Sign up for Turnitin.com -- ASAP!
Period 4: Class ID: 9381201 Password: qohs4
Period 6: Class ID: 9381218 Password: qohs6
Period 4: Class ID: 9381201 Password: qohs4
Period 6: Class ID: 9381218 Password: qohs6
1/23: AP Lang
Students will discover the nuances of the TEXT model.
Agenda:
Agenda:
- Candy Awards
- TEXT Model test (15 point formative assessment)
- Identify elements from the comic ladder in The Daily Show's "The Redskins' Name - Catching Racism"
HW:
- Parent signature on syllabus -- ASAP!
- Sign up for Remind -- ASAP!
Period 2: Send @qohs2 to 81010
Period 8: Send @qohs8 to 81010
Period 2: Send @qohs2 to 81010
Period 8: Send @qohs8 to 81010
- Sign up for Turnitin.com -- ASAP!
Period 2: Class ID: 9381179 Password: qohs2
Period 8: Class ID: 9381238 Password: qohs8
Period 2: Class ID: 9381179 Password: qohs2
Period 8: Class ID: 9381238 Password: qohs8
Over the weekend:
1/23: Lit as Film
Obj: Students will be able to recognize and classify plot lines in TV shows as "A," "B," and "C" stories.
Agenda:
HW:
1) Sign up for Remind by texting @qohs7 to 81010. If you are having trouble, you can also sign up for email notifications online.
2) Bring in your signed syllabus ASAP!
Agenda:
- Candy Awards
- Share late posters
- Review notes on 3 act structure
- Watch the pilot episode of The Office
HW:
1) Sign up for Remind by texting @qohs7 to 81010. If you are having trouble, you can also sign up for email notifications online.
2) Bring in your signed syllabus ASAP!
1/22: Lit as Film
Obj: Students will be able to demonstrate how their lives could be portrayed as TV shows or movies.
Due date and deadline is tomorrow for Remind sign-ups!
Send @qohs7 to 81010
Parent signature due date and deadline is tomorrow, 1/23
Late print outs of TV/movie poster (the deadline is tomorrow, 1/23).
Agenda:
- Share movie posters
- Take notes on 3 Act Structure
HW:
Due date and deadline is tomorrow for Remind sign-ups!
Send @qohs7 to 81010
Parent signature due date and deadline is tomorrow, 1/23
Late print outs of TV/movie poster (the deadline is tomorrow, 1/23).
1/22: Honors English 10
Welcome to Honors English 10 with Mr. Arora!
Objective:
Students will define rhetorical strategies and discover their effect on the audience.
Agenda:
Rhetoric Packet
Objective:
Students will define rhetorical strategies and discover their effect on the audience.
Agenda:
Rhetoric Packet
HW:
All of the following must be completed by tomorrow, 1/23. This is the due date and deadline:
- Parent signature on syllabus
- Sign up for Remind
Period 4: Send @qohs4 to 81010
Period 6: Send @qohs6 to 81010
Period 4: Send @qohs4 to 81010
Period 6: Send @qohs6 to 81010
- Sign up for Turnitin.com
Period 4: Class ID: 9381201 Password: qohs4
Period 6: Class ID: 9381218 Password: qohs6
Complete the SOAPSTONE chart based on The Onion article on Page 8 of the rhetoric packet. It is due tomorrow. The deadline is also tomorrow.
Period 4: Class ID: 9381201 Password: qohs4
Period 6: Class ID: 9381218 Password: qohs6
Complete the SOAPSTONE chart based on The Onion article on Page 8 of the rhetoric packet. It is due tomorrow. The deadline is also tomorrow.
1/22: AP Lang
Students will be able to analyze high->low comedy along a spectrum.
Agenda:
Agenda:
TEXT review (15 point quiz tomorrow)
HW:
All of the following must be completed by tomorrow, 1/23. This is the due date and deadline:
All of the following must be completed by tomorrow, 1/23. This is the due date and deadline:
- Parent signature on syllabus
- Sign up for Remind
Period 2: Send @qohs2 to 81010
Period 8: Send @qohs8 to 81010
Period 2: Send @qohs2 to 81010
Period 8: Send @qohs8 to 81010
- Sign up for Turnitin.com
Period 2: Class ID: 9381179 Password: qohs2
Period 8: Class ID: 9381238 Password: qohs8
Period 2: Class ID: 9381179 Password: qohs2
Period 8: Class ID: 9381238 Password: qohs8
Over the weekend:
Ladder of Comedy and Vocabulary
1/21: Lit as Film
Welcome to Literature as Film with Mr. Arora!
Objective:
Students will be able to design effective television / movie posters.
Agenda:
Syllabus
Remind Sign-up
Send @qohs7 to 81010
My Life as a Movie/TV Show
HW:
Parent signature due date and deadline is this Friday, 1/23
Print out of TV/movie poster due tomorrow (the deadline is Friday, 1/23).
Objective:
Students will be able to design effective television / movie posters.
Agenda:
Syllabus
Remind Sign-up
Send @qohs7 to 81010
My Life as a Movie/TV Show
HW:
Parent signature due date and deadline is this Friday, 1/23
Print out of TV/movie poster due tomorrow (the deadline is Friday, 1/23).
1/21: Honors English 10
Welcome to Honors English 10 with Mr. Arora!
Objective:
Agenda:
Syllabus
Remind Sign-up
Rhetoric Packet
Objective:
Students will define rhetoric and give examples of rhetorical devices / techniques
Agenda:
Syllabus
Remind Sign-up
Rhetoric Packet
HW:
All of the following must be completed by this Friday, 1/23. This is the due date and deadline:
- Parent signature on syllabus
- Sign up for Remind
Period 4: Send @qohs4 to 81010
Period 6: Send @qohs6 to 81010
Period 4: Send @qohs4 to 81010
Period 6: Send @qohs6 to 81010
- Sign up for Turnitin.com
Period 4: Class ID: 9381201 Password: qohs4
Period 6: Class ID: 9381218 Password: qohs6
Period 4: Class ID: 9381201 Password: qohs4
Period 6: Class ID: 9381218 Password: qohs6
1/21: AP Lang
Welcome to AP Lang with Mr. Arora!
Objective:
Students will be able to analyze high->low comedy along a spectrum.
Agenda:
Syllabus
Remind Sign-up
Midterm Exam Results
HW:
All of the following must be completed by this Friday, 1/23. This is the due date and deadline:
- Parent signature on syllabus
- Sign up for Remind
Period 2: Send @qohs2 to 81010
Period 8: Send @qohs8 to 81010
Period 2: Send @qohs2 to 81010
Period 8: Send @qohs8 to 81010
- Sign up for Turnitin.com
Period 2: Class ID: 9381179 Password: qohs2
Period 8: Class ID: 9381238 Password: qohs8
Period 2: Class ID: 9381179 Password: qohs2
Period 8: Class ID: 9381238 Password: qohs8
1/8: Honors English 10
Students will write a paragraph about a partner after interviewing them.
Agenda:
Return papers
Interviews
Start paragraph
HW:
Finish paragraph with embedded quotations
Agenda:
Return papers
Interviews
Start paragraph
HW:
Finish paragraph with embedded quotations
1/8: AP Lang
Students will prepare for the writing portion of the upcoming semester exam by discussing their outlines.
Agenda:
Review essay rubrics:
#1 Synthesis
#2 Rhetorical Analysis
#3 Argument
HW:
Prepare all three essay prompts for the exam.
The multiple choice portion of the semester exam will be given tomorrow, 1/9.
Check Edline! See me if there are any discrepancies!
Agenda:
Review essay rubrics:
#1 Synthesis
#2 Rhetorical Analysis
#3 Argument
HW:
Prepare all three essay prompts for the exam.
The multiple choice portion of the semester exam will be given tomorrow, 1/9.
Check Edline! See me if there are any discrepancies!
1/7: Honors English 10
Students will prepare for the narrative portion of the upcoming semester exam.
Agenda:
Pass back papers
Check notecards
Review narratives: be sure to break up dialogue into paragraphs and don't rush the ending!
HW:
Finish the narrative review sheets.
Check Edline! See me if there are any issues.
Agenda:
Pass back papers
Check notecards
Review narratives: be sure to break up dialogue into paragraphs and don't rush the ending!
HW:
Finish the narrative review sheets.
Check Edline! See me if there are any issues.
1/7: AP Lang
Students will produce outlines to prepare for the writing portion of the upcoming semester exam.
Agenda:
Pass out writing prompts
Rubrics will be sent out via Remind
Students will outline the Argument Essay (Question 3) on whiteboards
HW:
Outline all three essay prompts for tomorrow.
The multiple choice portion of the semester exam will be given Friday, 1/9.
Check Edline! See me if there are any discrepancies!
Agenda:
Pass out writing prompts
Rubrics will be sent out via Remind
Students will outline the Argument Essay (Question 3) on whiteboards
HW:
Outline all three essay prompts for tomorrow.
The multiple choice portion of the semester exam will be given Friday, 1/9.
Check Edline! See me if there are any discrepancies!
1/5: AP Lang
1/5: Honors English 10
Students will define course terms to prepare for the midterm exam.
Agenda:
Happy New Year!
Key Terms
Beyond These Walls
Return Papers
HW:
Notecards!
Agenda:
Happy New Year!
Key Terms
Beyond These Walls
Return Papers
HW:
Notecards!
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