Friday, December 23

Short block due to Winter Concert/Reindeer Games schedule.
Collected essays (also OK to submit before midnight through Google Docs).

Watched video shorts by Vlogbrothers Hank and John Green on rants and negative cognitive bias (Logic Fails!)

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 23: Essay responding to the 2003 AP prompt due (will count as a ten-point grade).

Thursday, December 22

This lesson taught by Mrs. Bidwell in Ms. Bishop's absence.

Students finished writing the response to the AP argument prompt for 2003.
If time permitted, they shared their responses in their writing groups.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 23: Essay responding to the 2003 AP prompt due (will count as a ten-point grade).

Wednesday, December 21

This lesson taught by Mrs. Bidwell in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Students finished writing the response to "Shifting out of Neutral."

Students shared their writing in groups, then self-evaluated using the detailed rubric for AP Argument essays.

Students received and discussed the AP argument prompt for 2003.
Began writing to the prompt as time permitted.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 23: Essay responding to the 2003 AP prompt due (will count as a ten-point grade).

Tuesday, December 20

Reviewed the prompt, "Reflecting on the points Gold makes in his article 'Shifting out of Neutral,' in your view, where should teachers draw lines around moral judgements when teaching? When should they include or exclude their own opinions? "

Students began work on an argument addressing that prompt.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, December 20: Revised Rogerian argument is due.

Monday, December 19

Discussed what it means to "interrogate" a text.
Read "Shifting out of Neutral," from Teaching Tolerance.  Students annotated for places they can challenge, support, or connect to the argument.
Groups shared observations on the article--"interrogating the text" together.

Groups reflected on the prompt, "Reflecting on the points Gold makes in his article 'Shifting out of Neutral,' in your view, where should teachers draw lines around moral judgements when teaching? When should they include or exclude their own opinions? "

Shared rubric on evaluating an argument written to an AP prompt.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, December 20: Revised Rogerian argument is due.

Friday, December 16

Short classes today due to two hour delay schedule.
Vocabulary Quiz.

Close observation, Time Magazine's Person of the Year cover.
Read and discussed Haaretz image analysis article of the photograph.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 16: Vocabulary quiz; Blizzard Bags due. Read "Analyzing Visual Texts as Arguments" (131--139).
TUESDAY, December 20: Revised Rogerian argument is due.

Thursday, December 15

Supportive groups met, shared drafts of Rogerian arguments.
Revision suggestions.

Previewed visual texts to accompany assignment in packet, "Analyzing Visual Texts as Arguments" (131--139).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 16: Vocabulary quiz; Blizzard Bags due. Read "Analyzing Visual Texts as Arguments" (131--139).

TUESDAY, December 20: Revised Rogerian argument is due.