Brewer's AP Language/American Lit

Warm Up: Word of the Week Learning Intentions: We are learning that... The willingness to fail is an essential part of any worthwhile learning experience. Deep learning occurs when we have autonomy over our learning journey, when we are motivated to aim toward mastery, and when our learning has purpose. Success Criteria We will know we are successful when we can Enunciate a position on the role of failure in meaningful learning. Develop a purpose statement for our personal learning journey. Agenda: Literacy Narrative Share Time Freewrite: "Fail better." Sir Ken Robinson, "Changing Education Paradigms" Dan Pink, "The Puzzle of Motivation" "The One Sentence Project" Homework: Write your Sentence. Submit to GClassroom by Thursday. By Wednesday: Read Kohn, "The Case Against Grades" and respond to discussion questions (GClassroom)   Read They Say/I Say, Ch. 1 Three Takeaways (by Tuesday) Practice Questions (by Thursday) Begin Readi

" Exam ," by Alberto G. ( CC BY 2.0 ) Warm Up: Simple Sentences: intransitive verb Learning Intentions: Strong arguments situate themselves carefully within a particular rhetorical situation, developing the persona of the speaker and anticipating the needs of a particular audience. Success Criteria Identify the qualities of strong and weak Multiple Choice Questions Agenda: Freewrite: "Shifting Perspectives" SSR AP Multiple Choice Discussion: "Shifting Perspectives" They Say/I Say , Preface & Intro Homework: Finish They Say/I Say, Preface & Intro Qs (on Google Classroom) Find and read one thoughtful article related to your chosen "focus" for your "Shifting Perspectives" writing (Have it read by Friday!)

Warm Up: Finish Freewrite "Summing Up" Overview of Turntable Process Learning Intentions: We are learning that... Arguments center on strong claims supported by concrete evidence. Language use is at the center of meaning making Success Criteria We will know we have been successful when we can... Assess our own writing against a standard, identifying areas of strength and directions for growth. Identify patterns of language use as they relate to tone, meaning, and rhetorical purpose. Agenda: Station 1: Teacher Tutorial Location: Back Room Couches Supplies: Your Writer’s Notebook, pen/pencil  This station will meet with me.  We will review the information from your reading diagnostic, chat a bit about vocabulary, and set goals for the next few weeks. Station 2: Word Collectors Location: Hallway Supplies: Writer's Notebook, “This is Water,” “Pale Blue Dot” At this station, you will work as a group to examine word choice in our two text from this week. After collecti

Warm Up: Word of the Week: obstinate Book Check: Into the Wild Learning Intentions: We are learning... Effective argumentative texts position themselves within specific rhetorical contexts. Success Criteria We will know we have been successful when we Share knowledgeably from your group analysis. Agenda: Discussion: They Say/I Say , Preface & Intro Shifting Perspectives Share-out The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Freewrite: Shifting Perspectives Homework: TS/IS, Preface & Intro Qs (By Wednesday)