AP Lang and CompSlides for fun and recreation. Please use with caution.

Day 4 9.3/9.4 Wed/Thu

• Identify vocab. in context (vocab. quiz)

• Edit according to MLA standards.• STUDENTS: Note change for 9.11/9.12. Now on 9.17/9.18.• Upcoming:

• 9.3/9.4 Vocab. 17 quiz (Hey! That’s today!)• 9.5/9.8 summer reading seminar• 9.9/9.10 summer reading test part two• 9.15/9.16 The Scarlet Letter ch. 1-8 quiz• 9.17/9.18 practice AP test (MC and argumentation essay)• 9.19/9.22 TSL 9-16 quiz• 9.25/9.26 vocab. 16 quiz• 9.29/9.30 final TSL quiz (17-24)

Summer reading make-up day!• Tuesday, Sept. 9 after school!

• In room C211!

• At 2:30!

• Exclamation points!!!

Warm-up: p. 76 in Patterns

• What’s wrong with these? Can you correct them?• 1. No one I know watches that television show, I can't believe it.• 2. Her husband loves to cook, however, he does not like to clean the

kitchen afterwards.• 3. Tim started his new job last Wednesday he really likes the boss.• 4. I have a hard time understanding her lectures, when I talk to her

one-on-one, I understand her fine.• 5. Meet me after class I want to talk with you about the upcoming

test.

Journal #3 9.3/9.4

• So, have you ever been a situation where you could’ve done something to stop an injustice but did not?

• So, yes, your narration prompt.

Vocab. quiz

• A note on how grades work.• 70% of your grade will be decided by formal assessments.• 30% by informal.• Vocab. quiz is informal. • It is 20 questions thus 20 points. • To give you an idea, your summer reading test is 100 formal points. • You’ll have at least three formal, 100 point tests this quarter and probably 3-4

vocab. quizzes.• So, what is more important . . .• Vocab. quizzes should be an easy 20 points, every other week or so. But if you do

poorly on one, don’t sweat it.

Vocab. quiz

• Usual quiz procedure.• (Quiz in folder, follow instructions on board or pick up thing next to folder.)• When you are done, read the first chapter of TSL (if you haven’t already)

and answer the following questions.• What is a Utopia and how does the narrator allow that all Utopias are

somewhat limited?• How are the men gathered outside of the prison described and why might

that description be important?• The rose-bush. Any thoughts on that one?• Next next class, I’ll do a brief intro to Hawthorne and Puritan culture.

Peer edits

• Groups of three. • Edit according to the guidelines found in Patterns.• Each group will start off with one peer’s papers. All three members

will work through the paper, discuss what needs to be done to it, and then move on to the next one. (If time is short cut this down to pairs. Ok. Thanks, Campolmi. No problem, Campolmi.)

• Mark the rubric and staple to the front of the draft.

CLOSE and HW• HW:• RE-type paper taking into account your peers’ suggestions. • Due on 9.9/9.10 (so you’ve got two classes and a weekend to get this

done—you’re welcome (now, is the time when you say, “Thank you, Campolmi. You’re awesome.”) ).

• Turn in this final draft in addition to the marked-up peer edits.

• HW: TSL is officially assigned. We’ll probably look at some passages next class (without going past ch. 4)

Day 5 9.5/9.8 Fri/Mon

• Seminar• Hurray!

• HW due: seminar notes (not in tracker)• Upcoming:

• 9.9/9.10 summer reading test part two• 9.15/9.16 The Scarlet Letter ch. 1-8 quiz• 9.17/9.18 practice AP test • 9.19/9.22 TSL 9-16 quiz• 9.25/9.26 vocab. 16 quiz• 9.29/9.30 final TSL quiz (17-24)

Summer reading make-up day!

• Tuesday, Sept. 9 after school!• In room C211!• At 2:30!• Exclamation points!!!

Warm-up

• Can you correct the following citations? Write your corrections down on a piece of paper.

• Huckleberry Finn as the narrator of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn begins the novel by claiming that “Mr. Mark Twain [ . . . ] told the truth, mainly.” (Mark Twain, page 1, chapter 1).

• Edna Pontellier’s full understanding of her self-determinism is shown when she acknowledges that she doesn’t “want anything but my own way (Chopin 112).”

Corrections

• Huckleberry Finn as the narrator of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn begins the novel by claiming that “Mr. Mark Twain [ . . . ] told the truth, mainly” (Twain 1).

• Edna Pontellier’s full understanding of her self-determinism is shown when she acknowledges that she doesn’t “want anything but my own way” (Chopin 112).

• In this class, we’ll be using MLA guidelines to format our papers and essays.

• Where can you go to learn more about MLA?• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Journal #4 9.5/9.8

• Is good grammar important? • All the time?• Some of the time?• Explain.

Seminar

• Informal 30 points.• 15 points for prep.• 15 points for participation. • Participate three times for full fifteen points. • I will be judging your participation. • Agreeing with students isn’t participating. But agreeing and

following-up (or disagreeing and counter-exampling) is partcipation. • Let’s discuss now how this will be organized.

Seminar: Rule and set up• We’ll operate this seminar as a fishbowl.• We’ll discuss one novel first; then we’ll discuss the second novel.• One group will be “inside” the fishbowl, discussing then novel and actively responding to

their peers.• The other group will be “outside” the bowl. • When you are outside, you will be monitoring the conversation, taking notes and writing

questions that you may have about what is being discussed. • After the “inside” group has finished their discussion (15-20 minutes), then the “outside”

group will be allowed to submit their rejoinders. • Your participation grade will come from your ability to contribute to the “inside” discussion

and the notes you will turn in from your time outside.• I’ll be actively monitoring the discussion, acting as moderator, but not contributing. I’ll only

redirect when necessary.• I’ll be noting when individuals say something interesting or respond academically to their

peers.

Knight time sign up?

• Hey Campolmi. • Don’t forget to ask them if they want to sign up.• Ok. Thanks, Campolmi.• You’re welcome.

HW and CLOSE

• NOTE: B block, you are going to first lunch next class. Do not come here first. Go to lunch. Eat your lunch. Admin has stressed to me that you need to move through the halls quietly when you come back to class. So do that.

• HW: Narration essay due. Be sure to turn in peer edited drafts along with your final copy.

Day 6 9.9/9.10 Tue/WED

• In-class essay• Due: narration essay (Gates response). Put essays in folder up front. if

you need to staple/paper clip drafts to final edit, then please do so. In this order. 1. final draft. 2. any peer rubrics. 3. rough drafts.

• Upcoming:• 9.9/9.10 summer reading test part two• 9.15/9.16 The Scarlet Letter ch. 1-8 quiz• 9.17/9.18 practice AP test (argumentation essay)• 9.19/9.22 TSL 9-16 quiz• 9.25/9.26 vocab. 16 quiz• 9.29/9.30 final TSL quiz (17-24)

Knight time sign up?

• Hey Campolmi. • Don’t forget to ask them if they want to sign up.• Ok. Thanks, Campolmi.• You’re welcome.

Introduction to early American lit: The Puritans• 15,500 years ago (or around 13,000 BCE), people arrive in North America• As early as 900 CE: Vikings arrive and set up colonies in Greenland and

North America• 1492: Columbus “discovers” America• 1607: First permanent English settlement in Jamestown, VA• 1616: Shakespeare dies. Bummer.• 1620: Mayflower arrives in Plymouth and Thanksgiving is invented• 1650: Anne Bradstreet writes some poetry about being a Puritan in

North America

Puritans

• Group of English Protestants who sought to“PURIFY” the Church of England

• They wanted to:Worship simply and freelyThey, therefore, left England to worship freely

Beliefs

The Puritans believed that the Bible was God's true law, and that it provided a plan for living.

• Humans were inherently evil

• God’s wrath and Hell were real

• Hard work and responsibility were important to please God

• Witchcraft was evil and from the devil

Other Beliefs

• PREDESTINATION: Literally, your fate is pre-determined.• One cannot choose salvation, Only God alone can choose one’s fate.• All features of salvation are determined by God’s laws and will.• Predestination kept all Puritans constantly working to do good in this

life• They didn’t know if they had been chosen by God.• They tried to interpret divine signs to figure out who was saved and

who wasn’t. • Well, that made everybody sort of paranoid and distrustful.

Theocracy: this is as far as “A” got.

•Greek Word• Theo= God• Cratos= Rule

•A government where laws are based on religious laws

•Leaders in a theocracy are most likely important religious leaders

•Modern Example?

Hawthorne’s beliefs: American Romanticism •Stems from a break from the lack of fantastical

and creative artistry of the Puritans•Reflects the still innocent, pre-Civil War United

States•Prominent Romantics: Hawthorne, Edgar Allan

Poe, Herman Melville, Washington Irving, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau

The American Romantics

•Characteristics of Romantic work:•Focus on a love of nature•Focus on the individual•Focus on truth as a universal concept• Imaginative, fantastical settings

About the Author• July 4th 1804-1864

• Wrote about his Inherited Guilt• Born in Salem, Massachusetts and is the descendent of a

prominent Puritan family• Judge Hathorne- Ancestor played key role in the Salem

witch trials

• Appointed Surveyor of the Salem Custom House, which is what the first part of The Scarlet Letter is based off of

• Found a piece of cloth with the Letter “A” on it. Became his main symbol to represent the puritan lifestyle

• Lost his job in 1848• Wife Sophia encouraged him to write his novel based off

of his experiences there.

The Custom House• Acts as a Frame Story

• Ex. “How I Met Your Mother”, “The Princess Bride”

• Found a piece of cloth with the Letter “A” on it. Became his main symbol to represent the puritan lifestyle

• Also claims to have found a letter BY Hester Prynne and uses the novel to relate her experiences

• **The novel is not based on historical fact**

• What credibility does Hawthorne gain by writing his novel with the historical background of The Custom House?

No journal today

• Warm-up: Any questions before we begin the essay?• Notes: • Please double space the essay. • Cite textual evidence.• Grading will be done using a modified AP rubric (similar to the rubric

you saw for the narration essay that you turned in today). • As you finish, signal to me.

Your prompt

PROMPT: Compare and contrast how both novels treat the idea of personal freedom. Your response should acknowledge the limitations of the respective societies portrayed in both novels and how a main character responds to these limitations and develops (or fails to develop) in spite of them. The impact of support characters on the main characters development should also be evaluated.

• You will have 45 minutes. • If you finish, your HW tonight is to read “Only Daughter” on p. 84 in Patterns.• Answer: Comprehension question #1; Purpose and audience question #2• Summer reading test part one being returned. I kept comments brief (if at all) to

get through them. Each answer was worth a maximum of ten points, and the test was a 50 point formal essay. So . . . 30/40=75 or 37.5/50. Got it? When done looking over it, file it in portfolio. Feel free to see me after/before school to discuss.

• HW: Take your essay home. Type and print two copies.

Post-test and CLOSE and HW

• If you finish, your HW tonight is to read “Only Daughter” on p. 84 in Patterns.

• Answer:• Comprehension question #1• Purpose and audience question #2• HW: Take your essay home. Type and print two copies.

Attention all Juniors & Seniors:The AK Student Services Department is hosting its annual College Night Wednesday, September

17 at 6:00pm in the Auditorium. If you are attending then be sure to print out the handouts which are located on the AK

website. See you Wednesday, September 17 at 6pm.

Day 7 9.11/9.12 Thu/Fri• Editing in-class essays• TSL close reading

• DUE: typed summer reading essay• DUE: “Only Daughter” questions (title in tracker “Daughter”)

• Upcoming:• 9.15/9.16 The Scarlet Letter ch. 1-8 quiz• 9.17/9.18 practice AP test • 9.19/9.22 TSL 9-16 quiz

• 9.25/9.26 vocab. 16 quiz• 9.29/9.30 final TSL quiz (17-24)

Journal #4 9.11/9.12

• If you were to write a narration essay that “explains everything” about your position in your family, what would your thesis sound like? Recall the thesis Cisneros for her essay, “Only Daughter.”

Warm-up

• Return to the Cisneros piece• In a small group of your neighbors, discuss and answer 1-3.

• Surprise!• Pop quiz! Run-ons.

Peer edits. I am giving you 20 minutes with these!• Swap paper with assigned peer. • Edit according to rubric.• You will again be taking this essay home, re-typing and editing

according to peer’s suggestion.• The essay will be graded according to the modified AP rubric you

have.• Due next class. (9.15 or 9.16)• Turn in next class in this order: New rubric, final draft, original hand-

written draft.

TSL passages

• You should be just about through ch. 8 by now.• Find passages for all of the following:• Passage that exemplifies Hawthorne’s writing style. In your own words,

describe Hawthorne’s style.• Hawthorne criticizes Puritan values.• Hester’s appearance on the scaffold.

• Characterizes Dimmesdale.• Characterizes Chillingworth.• Characterizes Pearl.

CLOSE and HW

• Continue reading TSL. • Quiz over 1-8 next class.• Final draft of summer reading due 9.15/9.16. • Read: George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” on p. 117.