What do you feel is the, or one of the, essential questions of Hawthorne's novel? What is he wrestling with? Express it as thoroughly and clearly as you can in a sentence.

What essential question has this raised in you? Perhaps, but in no way limited to, sin, gender, guilt, equality, discrimination, shame, judgment, self and external image, mindsets, etc? In other words, what essential questions does this book inspire you to think about in your world?

noun

noun: metonymy; plural noun: metonymies

1. the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.

Change of plan regarding grading of the pre-assessment... AP style close reading pre-assessment - 20 mins. 
8 questions for 8 points (2 question curve). The next AP style close reading will be 8 questions at 2 points each (16 points)  

You do not need to post questions tonight, however, I will post a question that I want everyone to respond to.

Friday...
Most of you took the following:
Scarlet Letter ch 1-6 vocab quizzes (15 points)
Scarlet Letter ch 1-10 content quizzes (30 points)

HW: 

Finish reading XI-XIV (95-120)

Turnitin.com (4 points) Please carefully read the directions below:

Building Glossary of Rhetorical Terms

3AP Language and Comp – Wesley

September 11, 2017

Please carefully read all of the directions below.

Rhetorical Terms…Tonight I want us as a class (and each of you individually), to begin building your own notebook of rhetorical terms and vocabulary.

First, write (or copy and paste) the definitions and one example of each of the following and put them into a handwritten or digital notebook. This is for your own benefit.

Second, you must post definitions and examples (a sentence or two) of two terms to turnitin.com. (4 points)  This is for everyone's benefit.. It will help students see definitions and examples other students have found. 

I challenge you, as a class, to provide a relatively equal number of  definitions and examples for each of the terms, rather than, for example, having perhaps ten people respond to "hyperbole" and only one to "metonymy",  Also try to find and provide different, fresh examples when responding to a term, rather than simply repeating the same examples already posted by other students. By the way, the example do not have to come from The Scarlet Letter!  Use the internet to find examples or make up your own.

Whether handwriting or typing your glossary of rhetorical terms, please save your materials in a notebook (handwritten or digital) which you will not lose.  This notebook will be a valuable asset on future close-reading quizzes and in preparing for the AP test. Remember, although you are only responding to two terms on turnitin.com, in your notebook you should include definitions and example for all of the terms (1-10) on this list.

The terms below are from the AP-style close reading questions following a passage from chapter 11 of The Scarlet Letter. To help promote a balanced number of response to the terms, if your last name begins with A-M, provide definitions and examples for two of the terms in 1-5; If your last name begins with N-Z, please provide definitions and examples for two of the terms in 6-11. 

Again, if you notice, that a term had already been responded to by several people, while another has no responses, or only one or two, please try to show some love (provide definitions and examples) to the neglected term.  We simply want balanced coverage of the terms, and a diversity of definitions and examples for each.   

1.     Parallel structure

2.     Exclamatory sentences

3.     Hyperbole

4.     Metaphor

5.     allusion

6.     Rhetorical question

7.     Euphemism

8.     Mollifying 

9.     Metonymy

10.   Oxymoron

11.   Paradox

9/11 Discussion of Scarlet Letter Topics (25 mins) Silent Reading (25 mins)

9/12 SL XI-XIV (95-120) Disc

9/13 SL Reading Day Post disc quests

9/14 N.C. OPEN HOUSE SL XV-XVIII (120-141) disc

9/15 TBD

Silent Reading...25 mins

Change of plan regarding grading of the pre-assessment... AP style close reading pre-assessment - 20 mins. 
8 questions for 8 points (2 question curve). The next AP style close reading will be 8 questions at 2 points each (16 points)  

You do not need to post questions tonight, however, I will post a question that I want everyone to respond to.

Friday...
Most of you took the following:
Scarlet Letter ch 1-6 vocab quizzes (15 points)
Scarlet Letter ch 1-10 content quizzes (30 points)

HW: 

Finish reading XI-XIV (95-120)

Turnitin.com (4 points) Please carefully read the directions below:

Building Glossary of Rhetorical Terms

3AP Language and Comp – Wesley

September 11, 2017

Please carefully read all of the directions below.

Rhetorical Terms…Tonight I want us as a class (and each of you individually), to begin building your own notebook of rhetorical terms and vocabulary.

First, write (or copy and paste) the definitions and one example of each of the following and put them into a handwritten or digital notebook. This is for your own benefit.

Second, you must post definitions and examples (a sentence or two) of two terms to turnitin.com. (4 points)  This is for everyone's benefit.. It will help students see definitions and examples other students have found. 

I challenge you, as a class, to provide a relatively equal number of  definitions and examples for each of the terms, rather than, for example, having perhaps ten people respond to "hyperbole" and only one to "metonymy",  Also try to find and provide different, fresh examples when responding to a term, rather than simply repeating the same examples already posted by other students. By the way, the example do not have to come from The Scarlet Letter!  Use the internet to find examples or make up your own.

Whether handwriting or typing your glossary of rhetorical terms, please save your materials in a notebook (handwritten or digital) which you will not lose.  This notebook will be a valuable asset on future close-reading quizzes and in preparing for the AP test. Remember, although you are only responding to two terms on turnitin.com, in your notebook you should include definitions and example for all of the terms (1-10) on this list.

The terms below are from the AP-style close reading questions following a passage from chapter 11 of The Scarlet Letter. To help promote a balanced number of response to the terms, if your last name begins with A-M, provide definitions and examples for two of the terms in 1-5; If your last name begins with N-Z, please provide definitions and examples for two of the terms in 6-11. 

Again, if you notice, that a term had already been responded to by several people, while another has no responses, or only one or two, please try to show some love (provide definitions and examples) to the neglected term.  We simply want balanced coverage of the terms, and a diversity of definitions and examples for each.   

1.     Parallel structure

2.     Exclamatory sentences

3.     Hyperbole

4.     Metaphor

5.     allusion

6.     Rhetorical question

7.     Euphemism

8.     Mollifying 

9.     Metonymy

10.   Oxymoron

11.   Paradox

9/11 Discussion of Scarlet Letter Topics (25 mins) Silent Reading (25 mins)

9/12 SL XI-XIV (95-120) Disc

9/13 SL Reading Day Post disc quests

9/14 N.C. OPEN HOUSE SL XV-XVIII (120-141) disc

9/15 TBD

Scarlet Letter chapter 1-10 quiz

Scarlet Letter ch 1-6 vocab quizzes (15 points)
Scarlet Letter ch 1-10 content quizzes (30 points)

9/11 Discussion of Scarlet Letter Topics (25 mins)   Silent Reading (25 mins)

9/12 SL XI-XIV (95-120) Disc

9/13 SL Reading Day Post disc quests

9/14 N.C. OPEN HOUSE SL XV-XVIII (120-141) disc

9/15 TBD

Turnitin.com is down again...Sorry about this, but please rewrite your question from last night in your notebook...make sure to include the page number.

 We know that Pearl is Hawthorne's creation, and that authors use characters as tools, and the interactions of characters with one another, the universe, society, etc., often creates conflict, another authorial tool used by the writer to explore ideas.  So what is Pearl to Hawthorne?  That is, what do you think Hawthorne intends her to be? A typical child? Demon-spawn? A savior? Something else?   

Write a full paragraph in which you explore this question.  Make your thinking, reasoning, and questioning transparent - walk us through your reasoning and questioning process. After about 5 minutes of written thinking, end your paragraph with a bold (or not so bold) claim about who or what you  believe Pearl is (based on what you know about her so far - your ideas may change as the novel progresses).

For good measure, write down two quotes (with page numbers) that somehow contributed to your thoughts on Hawthorne's use of Pearl.

Groups of three...

Discuss your questions from last night...

Discuss the Pearl question I posed yesterday...

Of the three or four questions discussed by your group, choose one that generated the most interest and have one member of your group (either a volunteer or elected) to bring that question to the discussion. a question that generated

I need one volunteer from each group to join a whole group discussion...

Homework: Vocab and chapter 1-10 quiz: word and character banks
Vocab quiz - 15 words/15 points
Content quiz 15 questions/30 points

Sorry about this, but please rewrite your question from last night in your notebook...make sure to include the page number.

What is Pearl? Characters, including her mother, Governor Bellingham, and the Reverends Wilson and Dimmesdale all seem to have weighed in on the matter. 

But we know that Pearl is Hawthorne's creation, and that authors use characters as tools, and the interactions of characters with one another, the universe, society, etc., often creates conflict, another authorial tool used by the writer to explore ideas.  So what is Pearl to Hawthorne?  That is, what do you think Hawthorne intends her to be? A typical child? Demon-spawn? A savior? Something else?   

Write a full paragraph in which you explore this question.  Make your thinking, reasoning, and questioning transparent - walk us through your reasoning and questioning process. After about 5 minutes of written thinking, end your paragraph with a bold (or not so bold) claim about who or what you  believe Pearl is (based on what you know about her so far - your ideas may change as the novel progresses).

For good measure, write down two quotes (with page numbers) that somehow contributed to your thoughts on Hawthorne's use of Pearl.

Groups of three...

Discuss your questions...

I need one volunteer from each group to join a whole group discussion...

HW: Read IX&X and post and respond to one question on turnitin.com.  Also write your question in your notebook for use in tomorrow's discussion (forgot to share the latter point about question in notebooks with my 1st period students, so if you know any of them, please spread the word - thanks)   
(5 points for turnitin submissions)

Tomorrow we will discuss the Pearl question and your turnitin.com questions

Quick Review of American Romanticism
Read and annotate for themes, character development, and vocab.

Homework: 

Finish reading ch VII&VIII. 

On turnitin.com...Write one interpretive or broader connection question and respond to one.


3rd period...Did not finish Romantic Hero slides

9/4 LABOR DAY

9/5 In-class reading of VII-VIII (68-80) Post turnitin questions

9/6 Late Start Day Reading Day Post disc quests Discuss infer & connection questions HW: Read IX&X

9/7 S.C. OPEN HOUSE Discuss IX & X Disc (80-95)

9/8 TBD

American Romanticism

American Romanticism Exercise...exploring Romanticism through annotating Chapter 6 of The Scarlet Letter

Change to schedule...No Homework

9/4 LABOR DAY

9/5 In-class reading of VII-VIII (68-80) Post turnitin questions

9/6 Late Start Day Reading Day Post disc quests Discuss infer & connection questions HW: Read IX&X

9/7 S.C. OPEN HOUSE Discuss IX & X Disc (80-95)

9/8 TBD