Thursday, March 23, 2017
AP prep unit Ralph Ellison 2010
Write an essay in which you explain how
Arrested Development uses language and images to convey moods and messages in
Tennessee.
Lord
I've really been real stressed
Down
and out, losing ground
Although
I am Black and proud
Problems
got me pessimistic
Brothers
and sisters keep messin up
Why
does it have to be so damn tough
I
don't know where I can go
To
let these ghosts out of my skull
My
grandma's passed, my brother's gone
I
never at once felt so alone
I
know you're supposed to be my steering wheel
Not
just my spare tire (home)
But
Lord I ask you (home)
To
be my guiding force and truth (home)
For
some strange reason it had to be (home)
He
guided me to Tennessee (home)
Take
me to another place
Take
me to another land
Make
me forget all that hurts me
Let
me understand your plan
Lord
it's obvious we got a relationship
Talking
to each other every night and day
Although
you're superior over me
We
talk to each other in a friendship way
Then
outta nowhere you tell me to break
Outta
the country and into more country
Past
Dyersburg into Ripley
Where
the ghost of childhood haunts me
Walk
the roads my forefathers walked
Climbed
the trees my forefathers hung from
Ask
those trees for all their wisdom
They
tell me my ears are so young (home)
Go
back to from whence you came (home)
My
family tree my family name (home)
For
some strange reason it had to be (home)
He
guided me to Tennessee (home)
[Interlude:
Aerle Taree]
Eshe,
she went down to Holly Springs
Rasadon
and Baba, they went down to Peachtree
Headliner,
I challenge you to a game of horseshoes, a game of horseshoes
Now
I see the importance of history
Why
my people be in the mess that they be
Many
journeys to freedom made in vain
By
brothers on the corner playing ghetto games
I
ask you Lord why you enlightened me
Without
the enlightment of all my folks
He
said cause I set myself on a quest for truth
And
he was there to quench my thirst
But
I am still thirsty
The
Lord allowed me to drink some more
He
said what I am searching for are
The
answers to all which are in front of me
The
ultimate truth started to get blurry
For
some strange reason it had to be
It
was all a dream about Tennessee
Headliner,
I won the game of horseshoes
Now
you owe me a watermelon
Let's
go climb trees and skip over rocks
Do
like they do below the border
Speech's
hair
Don't
it look like the roots of the tree that the ancestors were hung from
But
that's okay, get it cause he's down to Earth
Explain the complexity of the tree motif in the video and the lyrics.
Explain the complexity of the tree motif in the video and the lyrics.
Friday, March 17, 2017
AP Exam Prep Unit
Let's read the first MC section.
When do you thin it was written? Why?
What do you think the author's nationality is? Why?
What is the author's main point?
What characteristics of this text make it challenging for the typical reader?
What makes it challenging to read? Content? Syntax? Diction? Tone?
pedantic
or pedantical
[puh-dan-tik]
1.
ostentatious in one's learning.
2.
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Hand in your AP synthesis packet (one per group).
Make sure names and your class period are on it.
Prompt page
Sources
Source Analyses
Rest of class...
Although you can't use an outline on the in-class essay tomorrow, you should silently and independently work on a plan and structure for your essay tomorrow.
Tomorrow, each of you is responsible for bringing your own copy of your source materials to use and hand in with your essay.
Tomorrow: Don't be late!
You will be given exactly 40 minutes to type;
When 40 minutes are up, you must stop typing, save, and print.
Period 1 in DC
Period 7 in Library B
Make sure names and your class period are on it.
Prompt page
Sources
Source Analyses
Rest of class...
Although you can't use an outline on the in-class essay tomorrow, you should silently and independently work on a plan and structure for your essay tomorrow.
Tomorrow, each of you is responsible for bringing your own copy of your source materials to use and hand in with your essay.
Tomorrow: Don't be late!
You will be given exactly 40 minutes to type;
When 40 minutes are up, you must stop typing, save, and print.
Period 1 in DC
Period 7 in Library B
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
For Tomorrow:
Each person must hand in a digital copy to turnitin.com. (5 points)
Each group should 1) hand in one paper copy for me to grade, and 2) bring one extra copy per person to use on Thursday while writing their in-class essay.
Prompt Page
Read the prompt page carefully.
Does the context provided in the 1st paragraph adequately and articulately prepare the reader to understand and respond to the prompt statement/question at the end of the 2nd paragraph?
Any edits/suggestions concerning the wordking of the prompt question/statement?
Are there any ways in which the formatting of the prompt page is not consistent with the 2014 example?
Sources...
Is bibliographic info properly formatted and in a text box?
Below the bibliographic box but before the source itself, is there an italicized statement providing information/context about the source?
Do they have at least six sources?
Do one (or two, but no more than two) have a visual component? - cartoon, graph, etc.
Read the sources: 1) Do they provide enough information for the reader to respond in an informed way to the prompt? 2) Do they provide a fair and balanced presentation of the issue?
Source Analyses:
Do they begin by clearly identifying what "side" of the debate this source best supports (or is it neutral)?
Do they summarize the main point/perspective/thesis of the source?
Do they assess the credibility of the source and the factors contributing to that credibility? Do they discuss any biases or leanings that it has and that a mature reader should be aware of?
Do they identify and provide brief examples of the major pieces of information or sub-points of the major argument of the source?
Do they use a mixture of paraphrase and direct quote examples from the source to support their analysis?
Is the prose in the analysis clean? Does the writing flow? Is it logically organized? Is it adequately developed?
Each person must hand in a digital copy to turnitin.com. (5 points)
Each group should 1) hand in one paper copy for me to grade, and 2) bring one extra copy per person to use on Thursday while writing their in-class essay.
Prompt Page
Read the prompt page carefully.
Does the context provided in the 1st paragraph adequately and articulately prepare the reader to understand and respond to the prompt statement/question at the end of the 2nd paragraph?
Any edits/suggestions concerning the wordking of the prompt question/statement?
Are there any ways in which the formatting of the prompt page is not consistent with the 2014 example?
Sources...
Is bibliographic info properly formatted and in a text box?
Below the bibliographic box but before the source itself, is there an italicized statement providing information/context about the source?
Do they have at least six sources?
Do one (or two, but no more than two) have a visual component? - cartoon, graph, etc.
Read the sources: 1) Do they provide enough information for the reader to respond in an informed way to the prompt? 2) Do they provide a fair and balanced presentation of the issue?
Source Analyses:
Do they begin by clearly identifying what "side" of the debate this source best supports (or is it neutral)?
Do they summarize the main point/perspective/thesis of the source?
Do they assess the credibility of the source and the factors contributing to that credibility? Do they discuss any biases or leanings that it has and that a mature reader should be aware of?
Do they identify and provide brief examples of the major pieces of information or sub-points of the major argument of the source?
Do they use a mixture of paraphrase and direct quote examples from the source to support their analysis?
Is the prose in the analysis clean? Does the writing flow? Is it logically organized? Is it adequately developed?
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