October 10-14 (Homecoming!)

Monday, October 10

• Vocabulary quiz #1
• Steve Jobs and ethos (arictle and questions)

Tuesday, October 11

Goals: apply study of ethos to life; review test results to see patterns of error

• Journal due
• Discuss Steve Jobs and ethos artcle and questions
• Review rhetorical terms test #1 (see questions and answers)
• The House on Mango Street: background and Introduction

Wednesday, October 12:

Goals: Practice close reading strategies; understand purpose for poetic devices

• Book check out (to the library)
• Poetic devices review
• Begin reading introduction, chapter one (see reading calendar)

Thursday, October 13:

Goals: analyze a difficult text; write a concise thesis and well developed analysis paragraph

• "The Plastic Pink Flamingo"--abbrieviated on demand write

Friday, October 14:

Goal: comprehend language of rubric; evaluate peer work to improve writing

• Review "Flamingo" prompt
• 1-9 AP Rubric
• Score anchor papers