1/30: Honors English 10

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. 

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

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

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

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!
 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!

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.

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"

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.

1/27: All

Happy snow day!  Check your remind messages for class-specific information!

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.

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!

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.

1/23: Honors English 10

Students will define rhetorical strategies and discover their effect on the audience.

Agenda:
  1. Candy Awards
  2. Warm-up: Discuss the tone in Carter's speech
  3. Review HW (Page 8 of the Rhetoric Packet)
  4. 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
- Sign up for Turnitin.com -- ASAP!
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:
  1. Candy Awards
  2. TEXT Model test (15 point formative assessment)
  3. 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
- Sign up for Turnitin.com -- ASAP!
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:

  1. Candy Awards
  2. Share late posters
  3. Review notes on 3 act structure
  4. 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.


Agenda:


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

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
- 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.

1/22: AP Lang

Students will be able to analyze high->low comedy along a spectrum.

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:
- Parent signature on syllabus
- Sign up for Remind
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

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).

1/21: Honors English 10

Welcome to Honors English 10 with Mr. Arora!

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
- Sign up for Turnitin.com
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
Exemplars: Q1, Q2, Q3

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
- Sign up for Turnitin.com
Period 2: Class ID: 9381179 Password: qohs2
Period 8: Class ID: 9381238 Password: qohs8

1/12-1/16: Exam Week

Good luck on exams this week!

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

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!

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.

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!

1/5: AP Lang

Students will compile a study guide for the midterm exam.

Agenda:
Happy New Year!
Previewing the Exam
Beyond These Walls: Part 1, Part 2
Return Papers

HW:
Prepare questions/concerns for the exam

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!