Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Day 50 (1.31.12) A Day

Objective:
Students will read and analyze for the course.


Class Activities:

  • Read, Comprehend, and Analyze: 
    • Step One: Students will work through vocabulary for the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
    • Step Two: Students will read and respond to an essay on the literary devices used in Oates's story. 
    • Step Three: Students will read  "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
  • Write and Analyze:
    • Step Four: Students will answer questions on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
  • Learn and Comprehend:
    • Lecture: On Comedy and Tragedy
  • Discussion:
    • "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
  • Learn and Comprehend:
    • On Shakespeare
    • On Elizabethan Culture
  • View and Discuss:
    • Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Monday, January 30, 2012

Day 49 (1.30.12) B Day

Objective:
Students will read and analyze for the course.


Class Activities:

  • Read, Comprehend, and Analyze: 
    • Step One: Students will work through vocabulary for the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
    • Step Two: Students will read and respond to an essay on the literary devices used in Oates's story. 
    • Step Three: Students will read  "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
  • Write and Analyze:
    • Step Four: Students will answer questions on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
  • Learn and Comprehend:
    • Lecture: On Comedy and Tragedy
  • Discussion:
    • "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
  • Learn and Comprehend:
    • On Shakespeare
    • On Elizabethan Culture
  • View and Discuss:
    • Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Day 48 (1.26.12) B Day

Objective:
Students will read and analyze for the course.


Class Activities:

  • Read, Comprehend, and Analyze: 
    • Step One: Students will work through vocabulary for the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
    • Step Two: Students will read and respond to an essay on the literary devices used in Oates's story. 
    • Step Three: Students will read  "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
  • Write and Analyze:
    • Step Four: Students will answer questions on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.

Day 48 (1.25.12) A Day

Objective:
Students will read and analyze for the course.


Class Activities:

  • Read and Analyze:
    • Writing Handouts for Professor Hernandez
  • Read, Comprehend, and Analyze: 
    • Step One: Students will work through vocabulary for the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
    • Step Two: Students will read and respond to an essay on the literary devices used in Oates's story. 
    • Step Three: Students will read  "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
  • Write and Analyze:
    • Step Four: Students will answer questions on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Day 47 (1.24.12) B Day

Objective:
Students will read for the course.


Class Activities:

  • Read and Analyze:
    • Writing Handouts for Professor Hernandez
  • Read, Comprehend, and Analyze: 
    • Step One: Students will work through vocabulary for the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
    • Step Two: Students will read and respond to an essay on the literary devices used in Oates's story. 
    • Step Three: Students will read  "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
  • Write and Analyze:
    • Step Four: Students will answer questions on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.

Homework:  

  • None

Friday, January 13, 2012

Day 44 (1.13.12) B Day

Objective:
Students will read for the course.


Class Activities:

  • Analyze and Synthesize:
    • Step One: Students will work through vocabulary for the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
    • Step Two: Students will read and respond to an essay on the literary devices used in Oates's story. 
  • Read and Comprehend: 
    • Step Three: Students will read  "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
  • Write and Analyze:
    • Step Four: Students will answer questions on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.

Homework:  
  • None

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Day 44 (1.12.12) A Day

Objective:
Students will read for the course.


Class Activities:

  • Analyze and Synthesize:
    • Step One: Students will work through vocabulary for the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
    • Step Two: Students will read and respond to an essay on the literary devices used in Oates's story. 
  • Read and Comprehend: 
    • Step Three: Students will read  "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
  • Write and Analyze:
    • Step Four: Students will answer questions on  "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.

Homework:  

  • None

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Day 43 (1.11.12) B Day

Objective:
Students will prepare for course.


Class Activities:

  • Find:
    • A calendar to use during the course.
      • Note: You will track your own deadlines based on the syllabus.
      • Note: You will be graded on your calendar, so it needs to be something you are able to show T. Holmes.
  • View and Learn:
    • Go to T. Holmes's AP Course Website
      • You will find the Link on the Links page in Blackboard
    • Go to Study Tools/ Notes
    • Go to MLA
    • Go to "Citing Print Sources"
      • View: Basics of Citing Sources
  • Practice and Synthesize:
    • On the AP Course Website, in the Study Tools/ Notes section, under "MLA," go to Exercise 1.
    • Follow the directions for Exercise 1.
    • Use the videos on the AP Course Website for "Citing Print Sources" and "Citing Media" to help you complete Exercise 1.
Homework:  
  • None

Day 43 (1.10.12) A Day

Objective:
Students will prepare for course.


Class Activities:

  • Find:
    • A calendar to use during the course.
      • Note: You will track your own deadlines based on the syllabus.
      • Note: You will be graded on your calendar, so it needs to be something you are able to show T. Holmes.
  • View and Learn:
    • Go to T. Holmes's AP Course Website
      • You will find the Link on the Links page in Blackboard
    • Go to Study Tools/ Notes
    • Go to MLA
    • Go to "Citing Print Sources"
      • View: Basics of Citing Sources
  • Practice and Synthesize:
    • On the AP Course Website, in the Study Tools/ Notes section, under "MLA," go to Exercise 1.
    • Follow the directions for Exercise 1.
    • Use the videos on the AP Course Website for "Citing Print Sources" and "Citing Media" to help you complete Exercise 1.
Homework:  
  • None

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Day 41 (1.5.12) B Day

Objective:
Students will read and analyze a story.


Class Activities:

  • Read and Comprehend:
    • "The Demon Lover"
Homework:  
  • None