The Exemplary

In every hour today, we are working further with exemplification in some shape or form: brainstorming examples to reflect an abstract noun, working with groups to create common thesis statements and examples, or sharing paragraphs utilizing clear topic sentences to set up the eventual specification of each example. Tomorrow will bring us the continuation of exemplification and a little chat about the AP exam, its features, what you have accomplished, and why you would want to take this exam after spending nearly a year improving your close reading, rhetoric, argumentative, and synthesis skills.

As a reminder, all classes at this point have received the extra packet of MC passages that you may complete as a whole (60 minute timed if you want to be official) or in separate parts (12 minutes a passage if you want to continue with our timing in class). If you do have the opportunity to commit 60 minutes to this packet, I highly recommend it: then you will have a better sense of time management for our actual MC test next week.

1: We finally resumed vocab today with 4 words added to our vernacular and then jumped into brainstorming examples for abstract nouns. For homework, you are to take the following abstract nouns and construct a list of examples that could be given as validation for each word's meaning: belligerent, dishonor, empathy, faith, & guilt. Make sure you star your 3 favorites for each one and put them into a range of your liking.

3: We finished analyzing passages 5d & 5e for correct and incorrect multiple choice answers. These last 2 passages offered a strong variety of questions from rhetorical devices to tone to antecedents to confirmation of content. After working with our continuance of unit 19 vocab, we returned to abstract nouns and brainstorming examples for each one. The key is specificity with all examples, and your class did not disappoint at all. For homework, you are to take each of the following abstract nouns and construct a list of examples that could validate each word's meaning: dishonor, empathy, faith, & guilt. After brainstorming, make sure to star your top 3 and put them into an appropriate range. You may time yourself 3 minutes per word if you would like to keep your homework to exactly 12 minutes, or you may work free of clock.

4: What compliments today from our visitor - that your writing surpassed college students with vocabulary, content, style, and organization! Bravo, my fourth hour. (Although, that statement could be applied to all of my AP classes!) After vocab and tone review, we spent the rest of the hour sharing your paragraphs exemplifying identity and jingoism. If absent, you will need to turn in your paragraph to me if you want participation points for today.

7: It's only 6th hour, so I don't think you will have a visitor in class today like fourth hour. However, you are doing everything the same, so check out their synopsis for any specific items.