Day 3 - Poetry Day 1 (8.27.10 A day) and (8.30.10 B day)

Objective: To begin to study poetry.

Warm Up:

Students will go to Quizlet and do the "Learn" function with the AP Critical 50 list of terms.

Then, students will email (tholmes@irvingisd.net) with a screenshot of their scores.

(10 minutes)

Class Activities

• T. Holmes will call attendance.
• Pre-Poem Survey (Participating in the Poem)
• Read: Reading Poetry (DiYanni pages 763-774)

HOMEWORK:
AP Contracts from students who did not previously turn in.




Work Collected in Class:

1. AP Contracts from students who did not previously turn in.
2. "Learn" Activity on AP Critical 50 from Quizlet (Send tholmes@irvingisd.net a screenshot of your scores.)

Day 2 (8.25.10 A day) and (8.26.10 B day)

Objective: To organize and begin the

teaching material in the course.

Warm Up:

Students not in class on Monday or Tuesday should enroll in "Holmes AP Lit." course on Blackboard.

Then, go to the agenda for day 1 and follow all instructions from there.

Students who were in class on Monday or Tuesday should log on to your computers and go to "Quizlet"

Practice with the Flashcards for 10 minutes.

Class Activities

• T. Holmes will call attendance.
• T. Holmes will collect AP Contracts
• Read with class: Introduction to Forms. (Blackboard: Notes)
• Read with class: Tragedy (DiYanni page 1265/Blackboard: Notes)
• Video: Greek Tragedy (T. Holmes)
• Reading Records on Summer Reading

Homework:
DUE on Wednesday (8.25.10 A day): AP Contracts signed!
DUE on Wednesday (8.26.10 B day): AP Contracts signed!

Work Collected in Class:

1. AP Contracts

DAY 1 (8.23.10 A day) and (8.24.10 B day)

Objective: To prepare students to function
efficiently within the course.

Class Activities

• Attendance
• Class procedures
• Blackboard
• Go to Blackboard
• Go to "My Classes"
• Click on "Browse Class Catalogue"
• Type in "Holmes"
• Click on "Holmes AP Lit." (Class ID: 006.124)
• Click on "Click here to enroll"
• Wait for Tour from T. Holmes
• Quizlet
• In Blackboard, choose "LINKS" Tab
• Click on the "Quizlet" link.
• Sign in or Sign up (depending on whether you have an account)
• If you cannot remember your password, use the Quizlet function to "Sign Up"
• Click on "Already on Quizlet? Login in here..."
• Click on "Forgotten your username or password?"
• Follow Quizlet directions from there.
• Search "tiffanyholmes"
• Click on "Looking for Quizlet user tiffanyholmes?"
• Find AP Lit. Critical 50
• Click on "Export"
• Click on "Reuse these terms"
• Add them to your Quizlet Library
• Title them "AP Lit. Critical 50"
• Study for your test on September 9 - 10, 2010!
• Email your teacher (tholmes@irvingisd.net) with the following:
• Sign on to your professional email.
• In the Subject line, write this: Period 2 / Period 3 / Period 6 (Depending on which class you are taking)
• AP Contract (T. Holmes will pass out and review.)
• Assign books: Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Homework:

1. Summer Reading Assignments (From those who did not previously turn in. NOTE: These are test grades!)
• Summer Reading Packets
• "How to Read Literature..." Paragraphs
2. AP Contracts will be due next class on 8.25.10 (or 8.26.10 B day) signed by you and your parents and/or guardians.

Work Collected in Class:

1. Summer Reading Assignments
• Summer Reading Packets
• "How to Read Literature..." Paragraphs