1. Monday 1.5.15 Journal #11—2014 Year in Review (this will take most of the period!) 1. Your Highs and Lows of 2014 O Starting with January 2014, go back and make a list of 15-20 highlights and low points of your year. Go month by month or season by season. Label the months and seasons. 2. What Did the World search for in 2014? O Make a list of 5 important global topics/ issues from 2014 O Watch video google.com/trends 3. What did you personally search for in 2014? O Make a list of 5 important topics/ issues in your life in 2014 Begin Reading and Annotating Dave Barry’s Year in Review HW: 1. Have your Memoir read by the end of the week We will go over final exams on Wednesday. Mr. Keenan and I will meet today and tomorrow to calibrate.

2. Tuesday 1.6.15 AP Eng Lang O Journal #12—2014 Allusions O Define allusion: allusion—a reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Most allusions are based on the assumption that there is a body of knowledge that is shared by the author and the reader and that the reader will understand the author’s reference. O List 10 allusions from your 2014—what was trendy and popular among you and your friends last year? O Continue Reading and Annotating Dave Barry’s Year in Review—finish reading and annotating at least 4 more months—due Friday

3. Wednesday 1.7.15 O No Journal O What is the best nonfiction book you have read recently (last 4 years)? O You will leave here today a better writer! O The Rhetorical Analysis Essay—Pay attention O Read rubric O Read and score samples O Most Common Errors O Get your graded exams back O Please take these comments as honest, constructive feedback that will help you grow as a writer. O Rhetorical Analysis Reflection O HW: Year in Review Annotations—(4 additional paragraphs) due Friday

4. With your group O In your group O Discuss the essay O What are its strengths and weaknesses? O Score the essay using the rubric O Share out the score you would give it and why

5. Thursday 1.8.15 O No Journal O The Rhetorical Analysis O Most Common Errors on The Rhetorical Analysis O Complete Reflection O The Argument Essay O Read and score samples O Complete Reflection O File Essays and Reflection in your writing folder O Look over the Multiple Choice Section O HW: Dave Barry’s Year in Review—4 more paragraphs annotated—due tomorrow

6. Friday 1.9.15 O Due: Dave Barry’s Year in Review—turn in to tray O Journal #13—Freedom of Speech Cannot be Killed (15-20minutes) O Read the article. O Write a response to the article. Do you believe satire is important to our society?. Why or why not? Is freedom of speech as precious as it once was? Etc. O Make a list of at least 5 events (current and personal) you could satirize (make fun of) from your 2014 O Complete Final Exam Reflections—3 rd period (10 minutes) O Assignment: Original Year in Review—rough draft due Friday O Things to Do: (10-20 minutes) O Type Original Year In Review Satire on googledocs—first draft due Friday O Complete the Books Section of your Journal for your memoir—due Wednesday O Work on Journal—due Wednesday