Agendas, Vocabulary, Journals and Quizzes Pre AP English 10
November Agenda
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Agenda 11/2/12 SAT Vocabulary Lessons 1-3 Unit Test SSR-30 min
Persepolis-Essential Questions Socratic Seminar Prep Sheet Socratic
Seminar: Thursday, Nov. 8 th In-Class Writing: Tuesday, Nov. 13 th
Go to My Website, Pre AP English 10, Persepolis, Possible Essay
Questions Document Choose 1 of the essay prompts and prepare an
outline with textual support; May use during your timed
writing.
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Agenda 11/8/12 Socratic Seminars!!! You may use your SS prep
sheet and/or books. Minimum time: 10 min Maximum time: 15 min
Remember you must: Ask a question Answer a question Refer to the
text Groups will go in this order: 2, 4, 1, 3 SS Exit survey/SSR if
time allows
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Socratic Seminar Reflection Answer the following questions and
turn in before leaving today: 1. What did you learn from your
seminar? List any interesting ideas that were presented in your
seminar and why they were interesting? 2. What did you feel that
you did well in this seminar? 3. What do you feel that you could
improve upon for next seminar?
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Agenda 11/13/12 AP Rubric In class writing: 60 minutes May use
the following: Persepolis book Outline Socratic Seminar notes Must
use pen (blue or black ink) If you finish with time left, first go
back and proofread/edit, then use remaining time for SSR.
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Agenda 11/15/12 Asian culture/philosophy research activity You
will be assigned 1 of 4 Asian philosophies You will go to my
webpage, under Pre AP English 10, Asian Literature tab, click on
the document Asian Philosophy Notes. You will use this document to
take your notes and guide your research. You will then open the
document Asian Philosophy Links Research your philosophy at both
links You will have to find 1 additional source about your
philosophy from the school librarys databases. Your notes should be
submitted to turnitin.com by the end of class.
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Agenda 11/19/12 Journal Asian philosophy notes In groups of 4
(1 of each philosophy researched) Share main ideas (summarize) your
philosophy Other members will take notes on each philosophy 5
minutes for each philosophy Asian literature (poetry)
identification Read the poem/s given to your group Looking at your
notes, determine as a group which Asian philosophy the poem best
represents and why? Switch every 5 minutes and repeat the
process
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Journal Asian culture, Asian philosophy, Asian literature. What
are your thoughts on the above? What stereotypes do you have about
Asia and Asian culture? How is it different from our own American
culture? How is it the same?
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Agenda 11/27/12 Vocabulary Lessons 4-6 Unit Pre-Test Rhetorical
Appeals Ethos/Pathos/Logos Evaluate Ads Speeches and Rhetoric
Annotate speech Identify Types of Evidence and Rhetorical
Appeals
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Agenda 11/29/12 Read Gandhis Speech Annotate for rhetorical
appeals and persuasive techniques Then, complete a SOAPSTone
identifying each element and giving textual support HW: For next
class, have read Chpts. 6-11
