Week 36: May 25-May 29

MONDAY
Memorial Day - No School!

TUESDAY
Final Exam Review


WEDNESDAY
Final Exam Review


THURSDAY
Final Exams


FRIDAY
Final Exams


REMINDERS:

Week 35: May 18-May 22

MONDAY
A Rose for Emily

TUESDAY
A Rose for Emily
Research Organizer
Submit your link to the assignment on Edmodo

WEDNESDAY
A Rose for Emily
Lab Report
Submit your link to the assignment on Edmodo

THURSDAY
A Rose for Emily

FRIDAY
A Rose for Emily

REMINDERS:

Week 34: May 11-May 15

MONDAY
AP Exam Review

TUESDAY
AP Exam Review

WEDNESDAY
AP Exam

THURSDAY
AP Exam Debrief

FRIDAY
AP Exam Debrief

REMINDERS:

Week 33: May 4-May 8

MONDAY
Museum essay due - please follow these steps!!!
1. NAME YOUR DOCUMENT!
2. Share/Get a link (Make sure it's the Edit link)
3. Get a short URL - bitly.com
3. Submit short URL here
4. PRINT A COPY TO TURN IN

NOTE: Rhetorical Terms 71-77 due Friday

TUESDAY
STAAR US History ***STAAR schedule***

WEDNESDAY
STAAR Biology ***STAAR schedule***

THURSDAY
STAAR Algebra I ***STAAR schedule***

FRIDAY
AP Exam Review
Rhetorical Terms 71-77 due

REMINDERS:

Week 32: April 27-May 1

MONDAY
Museum Project
Submit your Historical/Contemporary Connection today

TUESDAY
Museum Project
Submit your Thesis today

WEDNESDAY
Museum Project
Rough Draft due tomorrow

THURSDAY
Museum Project
Submit your Rough Draft today

FRIDAY
Museum Project
Rhetorical Terms 66-70
Peer Edit!

REMINDERS:

Week 31: April 20-April 24

MONDAY
Museum Project

TUESDAY
Vocabulary Quiz #18
Museum Project

WEDNESDAY
Museum Project
Complete Artist Bio and Painting Background and submit here.

THURSDAY
Museum Project

FRIDAY
Museum Project
Complete Outline of Visual Rhetoric and Historical Influence and submit here.
No Current Events this week

REMINDERS:

Week 30: April 13-April 17

MONDAY
AP Practice Test
Synthesis essay due
Field trip forms due tomorrow

TUESDAY
AP Practice Test - corrections

WEDNESDAY
Museum Field Trip

THURSDAY
Museum Project OneNote
Pick your painting and complete this survey 

FRIDAY
Museum Project 
Rhetorical Terms 61-65 due Monday
End of 5th Six Weeks

REMINDERS:

Week 29: April 6-April 10

MONDAY
AP Released Test (Review)

TUESDAY
Vocabulary Quiz #17
Gatsby Synthesis 

WEDNESDAY
Gatsby Synthesis 

THURSDAY
Gatsby Synthesis 

FRIDAY
Gatsby Synthesis 
*Remember the MEAL paragraph
Current Events

REMINDERS:
AP Exam Registration

• March 4 – April 9 – in counseling office
• $91 per exam for student who are not eligible for free/reduced meal program
• $7 per exam for students who are eligible for free/reduced meal program
• Must pay by cash or check at the time of registration (if check, include DL# if the person who signed the check)

Week 28: March 30-April 3

MONDAY
**STAAR testing schedule***
Review/Study for Gatsby test

TUESDAY
Gatsby test
Begin movie if time

WEDNESDAY
**STAAR testing schedule***
Gatsby movie

THURSDAY
Gatsby movie
Rhetorical terms 56-60

FRIDAY
GOOD FRIDAY - NO SCHOOL

REMINDERS:
AP Exam Registration

• March 4 – April 9 – in counseling office
• $91 per exam for student who are not eligible for free/reduced meal program
• $7 per exam for students who are eligible for free/reduced meal program
• Must pay by cash or check at the time of registration (if check, include DL# if the person who signed the check)

Week 27: March 23-March 27

MONDAY
Gatsby Color Symbolism

TUESDAY
Vocabulary Quiz #16
Gatsby Color Symbolism - MEAL paragraph
Ch. 7 Close Reading due

WEDNESDAY
Gatsby El Greco painting assignment
El Greco Bio
View of Toledo painting analysis
Discussion questions

THURSDAY
Gatsby Quote Quiz
Gatsby Review

FRIDAY
Current Events
Gatsby Review

REMINDERS:
TUESDAY, 3/31: Gatsby Test
Gatsby OneNote Link

AP Exam Registration

• March 4 – April 9 – in counseling office
• $91 per exam for student who are not eligible for free/reduced meal program
• $7 per exam for students who are eligible for free/reduced meal program
• Must pay by cash or check at the time of registration (if check, include DL# if the person who signed the check)

Museum Field Trip has been postponed to April 15 due to STAAR exam schedules next week.

March 16-March 20 - SPRING BREAK!

March 16-March 20 - SPRING BREAK!

Week 26: March 9-March 13

MONDAY
Gatsby Lifestyle

TUESDAY
AP Argument Essay

WEDNESDAY
AP Argument Essay

THURSDAY
AP Argument Essay - Timed Writing
Gatsby Ch. 3 & 5 close reading due

FRIDAY
Rhetorical terms 51-55 due
AP Argument Essay - Timed Writing

REMINDERS:
Gatsby OneNote Link

AP Exam Registration

• March 4 – April 9 – in counseling office
• $91 per exam for student who are not eligible for free/reduced meal program
• $7 per exam for students who are eligible for free/reduced meal program
• Must pay by cash or check at the time of registration (if check, include DL# of the person who signed the check)

Week 25: March 2-March 6

MONDAY
Reading day: Gatsby or Singer Solution to Poverty (must have this read for tomorrow)

TUESDAY
Vocabulary Quiz #15
Singer Solution AP Prompt

WEDNESDAY
Singer Solution AP Prompt

THURSDAY
Gatsby Ch. 1 close reading due
Singer Solution AP Prompt

FRIDAY
Current Events
Singer Solution AP Prompt - due Monday

REMINDERS:
Tue, 3/10: Gatsby Quiz Ch. 1-4
Gatsby OneNote Link

AP Exam Registration

• March 4 – April 9 – in counseling office
• $91 per exam for student who are not eligible for free/reduced meal program
• $7 per exam for students who are eligible for free/reduced meal program
• Must pay by cash or check at the time of registration (if check, include DL# if the person who signed the check)

Week 24: February 23-February 27

MONDAY-THURSDAY:
First, a note about the computers. Please do NOT pull the cords out of the trays. Gently unplug the laptop and remove it from the tray. When you are finished, gently put the laptop back on the tray, push it in and gently plug it back in.  

College & Career Research - Assignment Details

FRIDAY:
Issue books
Gatsby OneNote
Watch Fitzgerald Biography
Rhetorical Terms 46-50

Great Gatsby Extra Credit Opportunities

Week 23: February 16-February 20

MONDAY:
AP MC Practice Test

TUESDAY:
SRC

WEDNESDAY:
Vocabulary #14 quiz / Additional sentences
AP MC corrections

THURSDAY:


FRIDAY:
Current Events

Week 22: February 9-February13

Last week was the first round of Stark Reading Contest.  Monday we had some presentations and Friday we finished.

Week 21: February 2-February 5

MONDAY-FRIDAY:
Work on Fallacies Project

You may use commercials as examples of your fallacy but this does NOT take the place of part 2 of your project.  You must choose a skit, debate, trial, or a campaign for a product or PSA.  Please read the assignment tab on the Fallacies Project OneNote.

TUESDAY:
Vocabulary 13 quiz

FRIDAY:
Current Events - turn in only, no discussion

Week 20: January 26-January 30

MONDAY:
Fallacies Project Intro

TUESDAY:
Fallacies Project
Groups choose a team leader
Create the PowerPoint document and OneNote notebook
Share with group and Mrs. Claybar
Create a Group Contract - post on your OneNote notebook

Dr. Estes Letter Due - Submit link to document here

WEDNESDAY:
Fallacies Project
In-Text Citations - Purdue Owl
Example PPT
Example OneNote

THURSDAY:
Fallacies Project

FRIDAY:
Fallacies Project
Rhetorical Terms 36-40

REMINDERS:
Current Events Feb. 6

Week 19: January 19-January 23

MONDAY:
Student Holiday

TUESDAY:
Vocab #12 quiz / Additional Sentences
Best In Class - questions: Post answers to your blog

WEDNESDAY:
Technology will be here to do an inservice for the Student WiFi
Dr. Estes Letter assignment

THURSDAY:
Dr. Estes Letter
Thesis Machine
Submit thesis statement here

FRIDAY:
Current Events
Dr. Estes Letter (Due Tuesday, Jan. 27)

Week 18: January 12-January 15

MONDAY:
Review notes for Toulmin model
In small groups, look at the color coded sentences and the paragraph.
Color code the parts of the argument:
Blue - claim
Red - support/data
Green - warrant
Purple - backing

TUESDAY:
Book Review

WEDNESDAY:
Book Review

THURSDAY:
Book Review

FRIDAY:
"Superman and Me" - Graff Template (Post to Blog)
*Charting Superman and Me (for those having trouble with the article)
Spruce up your blog
Read "Best in Class" for Tuesday

Week 17: January 5-January 9

MONDAY:
Student Holiday

TUESDAY:
Ditch the Resolutions and Do the Word! #onelittleword

WEDNESDAY:
Vocab #11 quiz - Quizlet / Additional Sentences
Read "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read" for Thursday  Friday

THURSDAY:
Setup Blog - Submit Link here

FRIDAY:
Argument Intro - Graff Template & Toulmin's Model
Discuss article / Graff Template
Read "Superman and Me" for Monday