IB L&L: Oranges Notes – First Lecture

Here are the notes from our first discussion of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. We’ll continue the discussion on Wednesday.

IB L&L: Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit Discussion Thread

Please read this post, follow the directions, and complete your journal before Wednesday, your responses to groupmates before Friday. Thanks!

AP Lit: Flex Discussion Open – Sonnet Comparison

For our first online discussion of the new year, please visit Posterous and follow the directions carefully, reading each sonnet carefully and responding fully and appropriately to the prompt. We will do an oral presentation in response to a poem and a timed comparative response to two poems from a prior AP exam during this . . . → Read More: AP Lit: Flex Discussion Open – Sonnet Comparison

IB L&L HL – New Flex Discussion (The Sooner, The Better)

Please see the latest flex discussion on Posterous and follow the directions. As I said in class, I will give you two weeks to respond, due for a grade before January 25, but it’d be of more use if you dove in before then.

Flex Discussion: IB L&L – The Psychopath Test & Theme

Our next Posterous discussion is open. Please post a substantive response by December 7, responding to the ideas of your peers in the following week. Follow directions and participate, please.

Flex Discussion: AP Literature – Discussion #5 is Now Open

Continuing in our exploration of the exam’s question three, I have fashioned last year’s form A question into a comparative response that delves into an important moment in text for a character. Please have a look and respond before Wednesday, December 7, and then respond to the ideas of your peers in the week that . . . → Read More: Flex Discussion: AP Literature – Discussion #5 is Now Open

Notes: English 10 H – “What is Adventure?” – Writing a Thesis Claim

The notes from our work on writing a specific and powerful definition-style thesis that makes a specific claim are in our Google Docs shared collection for Unit 2 Notes. They may also be found linked below.

Writing a Specific, Powerful Thesis Claim with Keywords

Notes: AP Lit – Heart of Darkness First 10 Pages Discussion

The notes from our discussion of the first 10 pages of Heart of Darkness may be found in our shared Google Docs collection for Unit 3 Notes.

Notes: IB L&L – Ad Deconstructions

The notes from our discussions of the “Fed Ex Map” ad and the Diesel “Be Stupid” campaign may be found in the shared Notes collection for Unit 2 in Google Docs.

Homework (Flex) – AP Lit: Poem & Heart of Darkness – Tone & Theme

Please see the current discussion for flex replacement in our Posterous space. Participate and follow directions, please.