Digital Week 4/7 (yes, we don't start until Tuesday, but it is a Sunday tradition!)

As said in Mystic Pizza, "you don't monkey with tradition"! Ergo (it's becoming a problem with that transition, I'll tell you), I'm dropping the weekly plans on Sunday so that you know what is up for the rest of the week. The same info has already been announced on Google Classroom, and I will be sending you an e-mail too. That's 3 places for you to go for the same information! Plus, the shared drive is still available with just about everything too!

The work week starts on Tuesday, April 7, but I highly recommend claiming your date and topic for the verbal meetings a.s.a.p. so you have your spot (of course), and you will know what work you have to do this week (that's right - lots of individual choices at your fingertips!).

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This week’s work will involve a lot of the previous work you have done first semester, prior to spring break, and the past two optional weeks.

Ergo, if you have been keeping up with notes, assignments, and practices for the entire class, you won’t have too much additional work to do this week. However, if you have not put as much effort into the course prior to this week, don’t worry! You have this week to do the same stuff and it’s for credit!

As noted by the district, your third quarter grade is currently a place marker for what your semester grade MAY be. The “may” is an important caveat as students are expected to maintain their level of effort and participation to have the same grade at the end of this quarter. I will be noting the completion of your activities and giving feedback with AP scores (1-6) on essays and specific writing assignments to make sure you are improving with your essays. Do your job, you will keep your grade. Don’t do your job, your grade is subject to drop.

I have also been told that students who show the effort and participation beyond what they did third quarter can have their grade bumped up.

*By the way, and this is for a small number of you, if you have extenuating circumstances that preclude you from technological completion, result from health or familial reasons, or other issues that may occur, communicate with me! There are always ways to maintain your involvement J

A little adjustment to my work hours: regular office hours will be 1-3; dedicated work hours will remain the same beyond that: TWR 10-4; M,F,Sun sporadic.

Also, the district has requested we use WEBEX instead of Zoom for meetings, so you will receive new invitations to join those meetings. Check the sign-up sheet for more info and times (only one meeting time has been adjusted).

And one more area – it does not matter if you are taking this course for the AP Lang test, college credit courses, high school credit, or a hybrid of the aforementioned reasons. All of those curriculums involve rhetorical analysis, argumentation, and synthesis. Ergo, I might be turning into Abby W. with that transition, and all of these assignments are for all of you and not just those taking the AP exam J

OVERALL WEEK’S ASSIGNMENTS FOR 4/7:

1.     PHASE 2 RA PREPARATIONS, #4, WEBEX MEETINGS PLUS RHETORICAL ANALYSIS REVIEW & RHETORICAL ANALYSIS PARAGRAPHS (AS DETERMINED BY YOU) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1N2rmBLxhLYDTl2doPHxXnLuXeGzrIEdZRLzAStEX25o

2.     PHASE 1 SYNTHESIS, #5/6 (if you already did it, you don’t have to do it again!)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pCcMXOSW6BDtzzlOeyDuAUfb9jiEsZIPg0Y2HfPm9uI

Suggested Daily:

·        Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday

o   Sign up for your WEBEX meeting/topic

o   Prepare notes, answers, reflections, and/or paragraphs for your participation in WEBEX Meeting

o   Verbally participate in at least one meeting

o   Fill out completion/absentee form on Google Classroom – this will not be available until Tuesday, and you shouldn’t fill it out until after your meeting or after all meetings have occurred

·        Friday

o   Write synthesis essay in AP Classroom if not already completed