Syllabi and Daily Agendas

Here are the links for each syllabus for my four classes.

AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

Syllabus: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Sp0wdTfdBAYqqCremeiyKKhW3Npt8cEnUIKVea_85I/edit?usp=sharing
Day to Day Agenda: https://docs.google.com/a/alpinedistrict.org/document/d/1b2PrPuH2-uhRMjmZ0-NtTMyLO3ALeuVplRWHOhlLa6E/edit

SHORT STORY:

Day to Day Agenda: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pe9NPrQzIOhe5BwVc9os6cEBlHGLlHT8UEtyOL8mqWg/edit?usp=sharing

FILM LIT:

Syllabus: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PtnNvNCt2zJxWH27IlnXi8_4znIikveKMmsO2QP_YcU/edit?usp=sharing


Day to Day Agenda: 
https://docs.google.com/a/alpinedistrict.org/document/d/1pse19GQFdkbyjFitRPO73wTm6NMZWCYxCaB-NE10HP0/edit

WRITER'S NOTEBOOK - Quick Video

Table of Contents: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Dd2oyGQ1Ei9uD4G_n5_CgT2tG8btOFw-NuFBlR0vmo/edit

Here is a video that Mr. Potter made to show you how the Writer's Notebook works! https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B43PwhQg8qq8VkNZclRTR1V2eGc/edit

Thanks so much!!

               -Mr. Durham

10H EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT - DUE MAY 20/21

If any of my 10H students would like to get extra credit (due NO LATER than May 20th for A Day and May 21st for B Day), they can take the 12 current words of the day and use them in a one-page story or piece of writing. They must UNDERLINE all of the words and the one page must all be on the same topic (it can't just be twelve sentences). Then, they must turn it in by the due date. Simple, but designed to help them understand the words. We will NOT have a words of the day quiz.

Help and Examples for 10H's Great Gatsby Paper

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-suvwxfUfn8R0lHcmtfVDFxUzA/edit?usp=sharing

The above link will take you to an example of parts of a Great Gatsby essay. I chose one of the prompts and went through deciding what my Claim, Evidence, and Warrant would be and how I would appeal to ethos, pathos, and logos. I also gave a few writing suggestions underneath that for everyone. Please feel free to email if you have any questions. Thanks so much. The paper is due May 16th (A Day) or 17th (B Day)

Film Lit Adaptation Paper Example

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-suvwxfUfn8NlNlMUcwdHJWaFk/edit?usp=sharing

The above link will take you to  very good example of what I am expecting from your Adaptation Paper, which is due on May 20th (A Day) or May 21st (B Day). Please feel free to email with questions. Hopefully you have already finished your book and watched the movie and you just have to finish your paper. :)

Thanks so much.

Another 10H UPDATE - Due Dates, etc.

The students should now have finished The Great Gatsby in their reading at home. The Chapter Song Explanations were due on the dates listed in the previous blog post from a few weeks ago. The 20 vocabulary words from the novel were also due on April 30th/May 1st.

The students have had a big Gatsby quiz that they completed in groups. It was more of a "work together to find the best answers" situation. Though it was a quiz, I was hoping to get them to look more closely at some of the symbols and the important themes.

ON MAY 16TH, THE STUDENTS HAVE THEIR PERSUASIVE ESSAY DUE ON THE GREAT GATSBY. I handed out the prompts which also explains the specific things I will be looking for when I grade them. Feel free to email if you have questions.

The students have two more tests that they will take. The first is on MAY 2nd/MAY 3rd. It is on three grammar concepts: appositives, semi-colons, and possessives. If the students have listened well and practiced with us when we have practiced in class, they should be prepared or now what to study or what to ask me questions about. No one has asked any questions, so they seem to feel they are prepared.

The last test will most likely be May 20/May 21. It is on ethos, pathos, and logos and those are important concepts for their essay. So, the test will be designed to remind them of those concepts right before they turn in the essay.

Thanks for all of your help and support. I appreciate you and your student.

FILM LIT - ADAPTATION ESSAY

Your assignment is to read a book that was adapted into a movie. Then, you will watch the movie adaptation. You must choose a book that you have never read. If you have seen the movie adaptation before, that is fine.

Write a paper comparing and contrasting the book and the movie. Was it a good adaptation? Focus on changes that were made and WHY. Focus on things in the movie that were inherently cinematic and things in the text that couldn’t really be replicated. You must keep in mind that a book and a movie are two different “animals.” Try to speak with a more literary voice in this essay. Do not allow your anger over what was changed color your writing. Instead, intelligently discuss the changes and try to put yourself in the mind of the filmmakers. Also, spend a little time judging the movie on its own merits, separate from the book.

HERE IS A LINK TO A PARTIAL LIST OF BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE INTO MOVIES. IF IT IS NOT ON THIS LIST, THAT'S TOTALLY FINE! JUST CLEAR IT WITH ME FIRST.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-suvwxfUfn8ckJ5aC14V0dfZDA/edit?usp=sharing