1. Introduction to Nature Silent Spring
Thursday, April 11, 2013

2. Agenda
Aim: What is the impact of modern humanity upon its environment?
Do Now: Describe the tone of the passage from Silent Spring. Do you think that it is effective or not? Why?
AP Review: Thursdays Ninth Period
From Silent Spring
Monday and Tuesday next week
Synthesis Essay Review
Homework:
AP Review today.
Synthesis Essay Exam tomorrow.
Wordly Wise 11 due tomorrow. WW11 Quiz on Monday.

3. AP Review AP Review will begin today at Ninth Period in Room 347.
We will read a practice AP section 1 passage.
We will also be having review in class in the days leading up to the exam on May 10.

4. Introduction to Nature

5. From Silent Spring

6. Monday and Tuesday Next Week
I will not be in class on Monday and Tuesday next week.
On Monday, you will take the Wordly Wise 11 quiz and then receive your AP section 1 quizzes and answer explanations. You will spend the remainder of the period reviewing these.
On Tuesday, you will have an AP section 1 diagnostic in which you will read two passages and answer approximately 25 questions. This diagnostic will count as a quiz grade.

7. Synthesis Essay Review
You have fifteen minutes to read and annotate the synthesis essay prompt and sources.
If you finish before the fifteen minutes expires, you may start to plan your essay.
You may not start to write your essay until tomorrow.