WELCOME TO AP Language and Composition Mr. Rivera. AOSR. Monday. September 6, 2010.

Please find your seat A Block: AP Language and Composition Front of Room Joshua Sasha Pietro Hyungbi n Carli Levi Ye Syed Dominic Bruno Franzisk a Stefano Stephen Jeong Danielle Massimil iano

Materials Student Handbook Parent Handbook Planners

Homework due Wednesday 1.Read, study, and sign (a parent or guardian and you) Course Information Sheet. Quiz tomorrow. Bring class materials tomorrow. 2.Read and study Pico Iyer’s “Nowhere Man.” Quiz tomorrow. 3.Begin planning Personal Museum.

Today’s Objectives  To complete housekeeping tasks  Student Handbooks and Planners  Student info card  Letter to Mr. Rivera  Course materials  To gain an overview of the course  To begin getting to know one another  Mr. Rivera’s mini-bio  Last One Standing  Model Personal Museum  To go over homework due Wednesday

Instructions Write on LEFT side of card! Example For show only. Write on LEFT side. TOP line: LAST Name, FIRST Name, Rivera, Josefino Birthday Cell Phone Home Phone October 31, 1981 C: H: Parent 1/Guardian 1 & Phone*Dr. Beth Pfannl, Parent 2/Guardian 2 & Phone (Star the one you prefer I talk to first) Tom Connolly, Special needs?Bad eyes, need to sit at front Reliable computer, printer, and/or internet access? Write those that apply. Computer and internet Internet only Extracurriculars, sports, work, family responsibilities, etc. Estimate how many hours/week you do this. Gymnastics 5 hrs/wk, take care of sister 10 hrs/wk

Mr. Rivera’s Professional Bio  3 years teaching at Mountain View High School  English 9, Literature and Personal Choice (12), Journalism, ELD II  A.A. Psychology, Foothill College  B.A. English, University of California, Santa Barbara  M.A. Education, Stanford University

Mr. Rivera’s Personal Bio Born in Manila, Philippines Lived in San Jose, CA since 2 Youngest of 4 siblings Love to read literature about identify formation, travel, journal about my travels, sing Can speak a little Tagalog, Spanish, German, and Italian

Dear Mr. Rivera… Please write me a letter sharing the following: o Brief introduction to who you are—personality, learning style, etc. o Your hopes, fears, and expectations for this school year o Your favorite class you have ever taken and why (doesn’t have to be a school class) o Why you are taking AP Language and Composition and what you enjoy and don’t enjoy about English o A time when you felt successful in school and why o A time when you felt frustrated in school and why o The best book you have ever read and why o Something people would find surprising about you o What you do when you’re not in school o Favorite TV shows, artists, music, sports, hobbies, etc. o Anything else you want to share Close the letter with your signature and add a P.S. if you want!

Course Overview

Course Materials  4-ring Binder for English  5 Dividers  Binder paper  Pen, pencil, eraser  USB flash drive Homework: Please get your materials today and bring them tomorrow for homework points.

“Last One Standing” Objective: Start getting to know names and faces 1. Take a post-it note. Write your name on the upper right hand corner. 2. List a broad category of people you belong to, e.g. gender, ethnicity, grade in school, city in which you live, something everyone’s probably done, etc. 3. List an interest, hobby, or experience you have that other people in the room might have that is a little more specific, e.g. love biking, drawing, etc. 4. List something uniquely specific to you. This thing could only describe you, no one else, e.g. tattoo behind left ear, owns 47 pairs of sneakers, has a pet iguana named Harry, etc.

Example:Mr. Rivera Plays or played an instrument (more specific, but other people might do this, too) Born in Manila, Philippines, but grew up in San Jose, California (only applies to me, I think ) Speaks enough Italian to get by (broad--many people may do this)

Personal Museum Assignment Objectives:  To give the class a conceptual overview of who you are so that we can know you better and appreciate your history  To get to know one another  To practice thinking about our lives and literature symbolically

Homework due Wednesday 1. Read, study, and sign (a parent or guardian and you) Course Information Sheet. Quiz tomorrow. Bring class materials tomorrow. 2. Read and study Pico Iyer’s “Nowhere Man.” Quiz tomorrow. 3. Begin planning Personal Museum.

Mr. Rivera’s Website   AP Language and Composition  Home  Agenda, Homework, and Attachments

Exit Card On the back of your letter, please answer the following things: 3 homework items due tomorrow 2 questions you have about this class 1 word that describes how your first day of school is going