Mr. Arora's Online Classroom: November 2018

11/30-12/6: AP Lang

Students will produce a rhetorical analysis of an Op-Doc

Agenda:
- Warm-up: Which Op-Doc will be the basis for your summative?
- Classroom: Rhetorical Situation SOAPSTone
- Classroom: Op-Doc Summative

HW:
- Rhetorical Situation Analysis (due/DL: 12/3)
- Op-Doc Summative (due/DL: 12/6)

11/30-12/6: TV 1 & TV 2

Students will prepare and produce segments for the Lobby/QOU/QOTV

Agenda:
- TV1: New pitches! (15 formative points, graded for clarity & viability)
- TV2: Assignment Assignment (same criteria ^)

Calendars
- Lobby TV
- QO.U (update resources spreadsheet)
- QOTV
- Sports & QO Events (sign-up for winter sports!)
- Sports Coach Contact Info (Lip Dub Stuff)

Resources:
- Where dat teacher at?
- Google Drive: Raw Footage
- Google Drive: Finished Segments
- Future Segment Ideas

HW:
- TV1: New Pitches (Due: 12/4, DL: 12/7)
- TV2: Assignment Assignment (Due: 12/4, DL: 12/7)

11/30-12/5: Lit as Film

Students will watch a classic film and discuss its importance.

Agenda:
- Watch Casablanca (1942):
- Wikipedia
- Screenplay
- Discussion ?s (Page 11; we'll discuss these after the film)
- Film Study Worksheet for Casablanca (due: 12/7; DL: 12/14)

FYI:
- Arora's Dropbox of sample scripts (if you're interested)

HW:
- Film Study Worksheet for Casablanca (due: 12/7; DL: 12/14)
- Script Formatting Assignment (DL: 12/7)

11/28-11/29: AP Lang

Students will receive instruction from counseling about Naviance/college.

- Prezi (Day 1, 11/28)
- The College Search Process PPT (Day 2, 11/29)

11/26-11/29: TV 1 & 2

Students will prepare and produce segments for the Lobby/QOU/QOTV

Agenda/Calendars/HW:
- Lobby TV
- QO.U (update resources spreadsheet)
- QOTV
- Sports & QO Events (sign-up for winter sports!)
- Sports Coach Contact Info (Lip Dub Stuff)

Resources:
- Where dat teacher at?
- Google Drive: Raw Footage
- Google Drive: Final Segments
- Future Segment Ideas

HW:
- Community Outreach on Classroom (Past Due, DL: 11/28)

11/26-11/27: AP Lang

Students will identify rhetorical techniques in film

Agenda:
- Op-Doc Investigative Analysis

- Soda Ban & China Web Junkies are off-limits

- Counselors visiting Wed. & Thurs.
- Op-Doc work continues Friday

HW:

- Op-Doc Investigative Analysis (Due: 11/27, DL: 11/30)

11/26-11/29: Lit as Film

Students will read and recognize the conventions of screenwriting.

Agenda:
- Ira Glass on Storytelling
- Steps to an Oscar (page then stage)
- Read "Grady's Tale" & "For a Few Days More" on Classroom

- Search for pdfs/scripts of shows/movies you love
- Arora's Dropbox of sample scripts (if you're interested)

- New movie Friday, Casablanca 1942 (trailer; context)

HW:
- Script Formatting Assignment (due:11/30, DL: 12/7)

11/22-11/25: All

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/19-11/21: AP Lang

Students will discover how film techniques contribute to the purpose

Agenda:
- Monday: Soda-Ban Capture Sheet
- Tuesday: China's Internet Junkies Capture Sheet

HW:
- Soda Ban (Due: 11/19; DL: 11/26)
- China's Internet Junkies (Due: 11/20; DL: 11/27)

11/19-11/21: Lit as Film

Students will prepare and develop a presentation on another Hidden Figure

Agenda:
- Presentations must be completed before Thanksgiving!

FYI:
- New quarter = new seats (P2, P8)

HW:
- Hidden Figures Presentation past due; DL: 11/21

11/19-11/21: TV 1 & 2

Students will prepare and produce segments for the Lobby/QOU/QOTV

11/16: AP Lang

Students will discuss and explain rhetorical choices in a text

Agenda:
- Film Techniques Exploration (V1 or V2)
- Where we are headed in AP Lang, an exemplar

HW:
- Watch more Op-Docs!

11/14-11/16: Lit as Film

Students will prepare and develop a presentation on another Hidden Figure

Agenda:
- Work on Hidden Figures Project (on Classroom)
- Presentations starting Friday

FYI:
- New quarter = new seats (P2, P8)

HW:
- Hidden Figures Presentation due: 11/16 DL: 11/21

11/12-11/14: AP Lang

Students will discuss and explain rhetorical choices in a text

Agenda:
- Warm-up: NYT Weekly Student News Quiz (Nov. 6 & Nov. 13)
- Fill out reflection on Classroom as well
- 15 minutes silent time ^

- Encore presentation: NYC Soda Ban explained, sort of (YT)
Table 1: Music/Sound FX
Table 2: Framing/Shot selections
Table 3: Narration/Voice over
Table 4: Evidence the filmmaker cites
Table 5: Most persuasive B-roll in the clip
Table 6: Most persuasive aspect of this short accompanying piece (NYT)

FYI:
- New quarter = new seats
- Finish Rhetoric Notes (requires note-taking!)
- Where we are going next: the Op-Doc Unit (Op-Doc Notes)
- Extra film notes if you're interested

HW:
- Watch a few Op-Docs!

11/12-11/16: TV Production 1 & 2

Students will prepare and produce segments for the Lobby/QOU/QOTV

11/9: AP Lang

Students will discuss and explain rhetorical choices in a text

Agenda:
- New quarter = new seats
- Language Choices Skit on Classroom
- Requires 5 (five) volunteer actors
- Act out skit, discuss questions

- Rhetoric Notes (requires note-taking!)

HW:
- NYT Current Events #1: (due/DL: 11/10)
- Finish Language Choices Skit: (due/DL: 11/11)

11/7-11/8: AP Lang

Students will develop arguments by doing debate exercises.

Agenda:
- Warm-up: NYT Week Quiz (Oct. 30)
- Reflection on Classroom (we will add to this after every NYT Quiz)
- Minute to Win It

HW:
- Check Grades

11/7-11/13: Lit as Film

Students will watch a film and pitch examples of future movies

Agenda:
- New quarter = new seats (P2, P8)
- Watch Hidden Figures:
- Script
- IMDb: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Wikipedia

Assignment on Classroom

HW:
- Hidden Figures Presentation

11/7-11/9: TV Production 1 & 2

Students will prepare and produce segments for the Lobby/QOU/QOTV

Agenda/Calendars/HW:
- Critical Review on Classroom due Sunday, 11/11 (DL: 11/16)
- Lobby TV
- QO.U (update resources spreadsheet)
- QOTV
- Sports & QO Events (sign-up for winter sports!)
- Sports Coach Contact Info (Lip Dub Stuff)

Resources:
- Where dat teacher at?
- Google Drive: Raw Footage
- Google Drive: Final Segments
- Future Segment Ideas

HW:
- Critical Review on Classroom due Sunday, 11/11 (DL: 11/16)

FYI:
- Win up to $15,000 for a Safe Driving PSA DL 2/28

11/5: Lit as Film

Students will watch a film and give examples of perspective ones

Agenda:
- TY note for Sanjay
- Which film genres have not been explored yet?
- Animation/Fantasy: Hybrids, Agent 327
- Historical: Hidden Figures

- Survey for Yearbook

HW:
- Check Q1 Grades

11/5: AP Lang

Students will plan essay examples and discuss qualified arguments.

Agenda:
- Finish essays if needed
- If done, teacher evaluation on Classroom

Lastly, re-assess example categories (be more specific!)
"Politicians today tend to..." vs. "Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders"
"Religion has always been..." vs. "According to the tenants of Islam..."
"Video games are violent" vs. "In the new game, Red Dead Redemption 2..."
"Musicians are creative" vs. "The painter Jackson Pollock was unique"

HW:
- Check Gradebook for MP1 Grade