You see, I have not forgotten you. I was at yoga tonight, and I had a complete brainwave - Downward Dog gets all that blood rushing to your brain, you know? I thought (you will love this) that I could devise a cool and exciting assignment (see? it sounds good doesn't it?) that will get each of you - yes, no one will be left out - writing one blog between now and the end of the year. You can send it to me by email when it is your day, and I will publish it! Can you stand how awesome that is? It would go like this: you simply write an engaging summary of the day's lesson and maybe add one or two interesting thoughts of your own and perhaps one link or picture that you find appropriate. Easy and sooo fun, right? Of course, you could earn some marks for your efforts too. Then we collectively take responsibility for the blog, and you all gain practice in establishing your own voice while writing for an audience and getting published. That is quite beautiful, especially in you have the English teacher mindset.
More on that later. Today, we had some great AP multiple choice practice - sincere thanks to all of you who shared your mistakes with the class to get clarification. I think the whole discussion was quite helpful, and I was reminded once again you (I) must read carefully and look back at each word, phrase, or passage when it is mentioned in the questions. We also reviewed, and I suggest you finish reading the handouts, how to write the persuasive essay. There are some good tips on those handouts, and don't forget REHUGO.
Homework: I asked you to begin reading Martin Luther King's Letter From a Birmingham Jail. It is a great example of argumentation and refutation. Read to half way down page 265, finishing at "unavoidable impatience".
For Tuesday: Please study for the vocab test on the words from Vocabtest.com - Level 1 Senior (not AP). Remember to try a few different versions of the practice tests to practice enough.
On Friday: You will write a practice persuasive essay in class and continue to work on Martin Luther King's essay, which will be due Tuesday.
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