Assignments - Summer 2020 UPDATE for this school year
(Senior Things 2021 design by KimVanHornDesigns on Etsy)
(Senior Things 2021 design by KimVanHornDesigns on Etsy)
UPDATES IN RED, PLEASE READ
Class of 2021, you enter your senior year in a very, very interesting time. Thank you to the students who have already contacted me about your summer assignments. I wanted to wait until a decision was made before I updated the web site. As you can imagine, this year will be run VERY differently than it ever has in years past. For my class, it will mean a much more streamlined curriculum. You all will have a unique experience. This looks like a more structured curriculum with less "surprises", less group activities, and less collaboration in the traditional sense. Though I am sad you are going to lose out on some of the time-honored traditions of my class, I think you will appreciate knowing what to expect most of the time each day of the week. In some ways, this may make things easier for a lot of you. With that said, here is what you need to do for the summer assignments:
1) Read 'Color of Water' by James McBride. You all got this list at the end of school, so some have already read it. Take notes. You will NOT be required to turn in the notes, but as school starts, you may forget key parts. The test we have is not a traditional paper and pencil test and you will want to know your stuff. :-)
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2) Choose one of the following prompts from this link, which a sample of part of the end of the year Cambridge exam: SCROLL DOWN to see prompts and write a 600-700 word essay making a formal argument based on the prompts using any background knowledge you have about an subject as evidence. (some students have emailed me and told me they could not find the links. Please re-read this section again. The link is in this first sentence right above this. Click where it says 'from this link...')
*You will HANDWRITE this essay AND type it up on Turnitin.com by the due date which is now September 4th (You will get the turnitin.com details when we return to school)* Write out the FULL prompt you chose on top of the written and typed essay and the word count. Students caught plagiarizing will be removed from the class and placed in English IV standard course. This is a diagnostic intended for me to see where your writing level is so I can know where you are and how I need to teach based on your learning needs. It will be worth a significant grade, but of course I will consider that you are learning.
SEE YOU IN THE FALL!
CLASS FILES
This section will include things that you need all year. However, most files are now housed in Google Classroom.
Class Syllabus - will be updated for class of 2021, but feel free to peruse it. Many of the basic principles are the same. Attached with our class syllabus will be this Cambridge syllabus for our course. Start at page 6 on the link to see what this class is all about! Each link is a separate document. |
ATTENTION FORMER SENIORS - CLASS OF 2020
Your unofficial scores are available for you to view as of August 14, 2020. I have all of your logins. Email me with the subject line 'AICE Score Request' and your name. I will NOT get it if you don't have that subject line. Also, if you pass you are guaranteed an elective college credit. However, if you have a score of an A or B and want to try and appeal to your adviser or the registrar to make the class replace an English credit, you can show them this 'Appeal Letter Packet' I compiled to advocate on your behalf. Here is the file below: 
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CANVAS
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New students, please pen a letter to self patterned after the one below to open at the end of the year: Isabel Song's Letter to Future Self |
SNEAK PEEK!
All year we prepare for our AICE English General Paper Exam in May and read and watch everything that enlightens us about the world around us to write balanced, informed essays that enable us to become global citizens by use of argument and logic! Curious about some of the issues we will explore in class? Here is a sneak peak!
All year we prepare for our AICE English General Paper Exam in May and read and watch everything that enlightens us about the world around us to write balanced, informed essays that enable us to become global citizens by use of argument and logic! Curious about some of the issues we will explore in class? Here is a sneak peak!
IN-CLASS INFORMATION GATHERINGS:
World Channel (PBS)-- 203 Videos!
NY Times- A Memory Shortcut, With a Little Help From Friends
Smithsonian Magazine- Four Things That Happen When a Language Dies
- Madonna Loses Legal Battle Over Tupac Shakur Breakup Letter
- Pass or Fail In Cambodia Town
- Secret State of North Korea
- Reel South: Gip
- The Triangle Fire
World Channel (PBS)-- 203 Videos!
NY Times- A Memory Shortcut, With a Little Help From Friends
Smithsonian Magazine- Four Things That Happen When a Language Dies
CURRENT READING
CAREER SPEAKER SERIES
