A little anecdote regarding how an assignment in AP Lang can become an assignment outside of class. One of my students was having a bit of anger today, and this emotion has a habit of turning this person into a fuming, unhappy personage that none of us would like to see. One of my other students, in a burst of innovation, suggested that the original student should tone map his/her feelings to calm him/her down. While we laughed about that idea (hey, it's AP Lang-related and would any of you really make a tone map to chart your feelings and come to some understanding regarding them?), this person actually made an anger tone map later on in the day. And, guess what? This student said it worked to gather his/her feelings! It's on my board right now as a reminder that tone maps are more than just an assignment - they can actually aid your emotional turmoil or confusion, something that happens on occasion to all of us. Ergo, if I'm having a rough day, I could try out this technique to better my perspective. So thank you to the person suggesting the tone map beyond a reading passage! You never know - it might just work in many circumstances!
Meanwhile in classroom antics, we are in the midst of the January hodgepodge, including the start of allusion posters during next class:
1: Copied down Unit 16 vocab to start next class, discussed English class options for next year (yes, I would love for all of you to take AP Lit, but I know that some of you are natural fits for its parameters of some of you have other goals to pursue - whatever the case, choose what is best for you! And remember, you can take more than those 2 English credits if you are a writer, reader, speaker, and want more learning in this department), created your topic cards for tone paragraphs and read a couple samples to involve you in the future assignments. Make sure you bring your notes regarding "Harvest Song" as we will go into descriptive writing next time.
3: Copied down Unit 16 vocab to start next class, analyzed the descriptive elements of sensory imagery, figurative language, and mood in "Harvest Song," assigned homework to write 1-2 paragraphs describing the hallway here at school during passing period with your audience a person who has never witnessed this scene and utilizing all those sensory image and figurative language, discussed English class options for next year (yes, I would love for all of you to take AP Lit, but I know that some of you are natural fits for its parameters of some of you have other goals to pursue - whatever the case, choose what is best for you! And remember, you can take more than those 2 English credits if you are a writer, reader, speaker, and want more learning in this department).
4: Reviewed the fallacies from the Republican debate transcript. While we won't be doing any more fallacies in class together, there might be another transcript coming your way in the near future. Assigned "Harvest Song" for you to close read for sensory imagery and figurative language. Began our discussion of English class options for next year (yes, I would love for all of you to take AP Lit, but I know that some of you are natural fits for its parameters of some of you have other goals to pursue - whatever the case, choose what is best for you! And remember, you can take more than those 2 English credits if you are a writer, reader, speaker, and want more learning in this department).
7: Copied down Unit 16 vocab to start next class, analyzed "Harvest Song" for its descriptive properties, assigned assigned homework to write 1-2 paragraphs describing the hallway here at school during passing period with your audience a person who has never witnessed this scene and utilizing all those sensory image and figurative language.
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