1. AP English Language Agenda for August 20/21, 2012 Daily Objectives: 1. Understand how to use writing to communicate in the 21 st century 2. Understand the basic rules for success in an AP class Daily Activities and Assessment: Pass out Rosey’s Guidebook for Success Go over rules/notebook/honor policy/parent letter; Go over homework on apple (and show www.savethewords.org), tweet, discussion board, and summer reading packet; Take summer reading quiz (worth 75 points); Go over Jar of Hearts analysis (p. 62); Bring A Walk in the Woods next class period

2. AP English Language Agenda for August 22/23, 2012 Daily Objectives: 1. Become comfortable with speaking in class through informal and formal presentations. 2. Learn the scoring rubric for AP essays. Daily Activities and Assessment: Watch short video called “The Green Tunnel” showing the Appalachian Trail Share apple Do reading of additional picture Assign and work on A Walk in the Woods group activity (p. 70)- due next week; your teacher will randomly assign you into groups Read and score Kincaid essay in guidebook (p. 54) WARNING #1: Your JQ#1 is due Friday to www.turnitin.com! WARNING #2: We will write our first in-class AP essay next week; it will be worth 50 points.

3. AP English Language Agenda for August 24/27, 2012 Daily Objectives: 1. Understand how language shapes our world. 2. Understand the key rhetorical concepts in DIDST. Daily Activities and Assessment: Watch short video on Stephen Fry’s “Typography” and discuss Finish going over Kincaid essay scoring Work in groups on PACAW Chart on Kincaid Essay (on p. 398a); if time left work on A Walk in the Woods Group Activity

4. DE ENC 1102 Agenda for August 20, 2012 Daily Objective/s: 1. Understand the expectations for success in a college level class. 2. Work cohesively in a cooperative learning group to achieve a common goal. Daily Activities and Assessment: -Reminder: You should turn in your summer reading journal by 11:59 pm tonight to www.turnitin.com- worth 50 points; please remember you must use a GAGGLE EMAIL ADDRESS for your account; please do this when you sign up for ENC 1102 tonight (Note: If you have already submitted your journal to the full year class, this is okay. Be aware that you should submit all of the rest of your assignments to ENC 1102.) -Take summer reading quiz- worth 75 points -Go over syllabus/notebook/journal/Whoops Pass -Assign homework on The Last Lecture (p. 49) -Complete “paper clip” cooperative learning activity on The Last Lecture (p. 49) -Note: We will work on an essay on Brave New World next class period (describe on p. 58-59). If you do not have your Panther Central username and password you will need to contact: 784-7416 or online help@southflorida.edu (and of course there is a link to Panther Central on my website with this information)help@southflorida.edu

5. DE ENC 1102 Agenda for August 22, 2012 Daily Objective/s: 1. Understand basic tenets of writing a strong paragraph and essay. 2. Understand what makes a strong comparison/contrast essay. Daily Activities and Assessment: -Hang up and share homework on The Last Lecture -Go over concepts you “missed” from Wadsworth since you passed the AP exam (p. 65-72) -Assign and work on comparison/contrast essay on Brave New World (p. 58-59) in Rm. 213

6. DE ENC 1102 Agenda for August 24, 2012 Daily Objective/s: 1. Become comfortable with speaking in class through informal and formal presentations. Daily Activities and Assessment: Reminder: Your rough draft of essay on Brave New World is due tonight at 11:59 pm Watch short excerpt from The Last Lecture Read through articles on The Last Lecture in packet Begin discussion of The Last Lecture Note: Bring Brave New World and The Last Lecture next week! Your Journal #1 is due next week as well!

7. DE ENC 1101 Agenda for August 20, 2012 Daily Objective/s: 1. Understand the expectations for success in a college level class. 2. Work cohesively in a cooperative learning group to achieve a common goal. Daily Activities and Assessment: -Reminder: You should turn in your summer reading journal by 11:59 pm tonight to www.turnitin.com- worth 50 points; please remember you must use a GAGGLE EMAIL ADDRESS for your account -Take summer reading quiz- worth 75 points -Go over syllabus/notebook/journal/Whoops Pass -Assign homework on The Last Lecture (p. 45) and reading on Wadsworth book (p. 73-96) -Complete “paper clip” cooperative learning activity on The Last Lecture (p. 45) -Note: We will work in-class on an essay on The Last Lecture next class period. It is described on p. 46.

8. DE ENC 1101 Agenda for August 22, 2012 Daily Objective/s: 1. Understand what makes an effective paragraph. 2. Understand what makes a strong illustrative/exemplification essay. Daily Activities and Assessment: Hang up and share homework on The Last Lecture Wadsworth: Do ex. 2B on p. 81 and ex. 8 on p. 91 with a partner; do handout on paragraphs on own Work on rough draft of Short Essay #1 on The Last Lecture (p. 46) in Rm. 213

9. DE ENC 1101 Agenda for August 24, 2012 Daily Objective/s: 1. Become comfortable with speaking in class through informal and formal presentations. Daily Activities and Assessment: -Reminder: Your rough draft of essay on The Last Lecture is due tonight at 11:59 pm -Watch short excerpt from The Last Lecture -Read through articles on The Last Lecture in packet -Begin discussion of The Last Lecture -Note: Bring Brave New World and The Last Lecture next week!; Journal #1 is due tonight at 11:59 pm as well!