More AP Sessions

I added a few more sessions:
5/3-5/6 (Tues-Fri), 2:30-4:30
5/7 (Sat), 8:30-12:30
5/9, 5/10 (Mon-Tues), 2:30-4:30

SMILE :o)

Periods 3 & 5

Your poetry portfolios are due May 11th :o) I extended the date as a result of all the FAIR testing, and the other interruptions :o(

Here is the lit tool list...just in case: simile, metaphor, metonymy, meiosis, litotes, hyperbole, kenning, allusion, onomatopoeia, personification, parallelism, anaphora, paradox, oxymoron, connotation (or symbolism), alliteration.

Remember, use as many literary tools as many times as you wish, but remember to identify and use each of the sixteen at least once in your poems.

LOVE YOU :o)

AP Review Sessions!

OK, so we're going to have a few review sessions:

Monday, 4/25 - 2:30-5:30
Saturday, 4/30 - 8:30-Noon
Wednesday, May 4 - 2:30-5:30
Saturday, May 7 - 8:30-Noon
Monday, May 9 - 2:30 -5:30

Please post the days you plan to attend,
so I know how many copies I will need to make.

SMILE and LOVE YOU!

PROJECT DUE DATES & RUBRICS - UPDATED!

Periods 1 & 2 - Your projects are due on 4/29 (even if I don't have you that day). They must be turned in by 7:25...NO EXCUSES. A late project = 25% reduction.

Click HERE to access the rubrics for the quilt, coffin, scrapbook and zodiac projects. I JUST ADDED THE POETRY AND LYRIC BOOK rubric! They are a little rough (some of the rubrics you created were not as thorough as I'd like, but I am flexible). I will work on the other two rubrics tomorrow (getting sleepy). With this project, I want you to have fun and draw lots of connections (and at the same time, you should really try to pay attention to the details)! CLICK HERE for the other two rubrics (WWID and the Art Anthology)

Periods 3 & 5 - Your poetry portfolios are due on 5/1! Your rubric is posted in the margins of our blog!

SMILE AND LOVE YOU!

PERIODS 1 & 2 Novel Assignment

You are going to create a brochure for your novel reading!
Click HERE to see the template! You can print it out and fill it in as you read
(I will take take a look each class to check your progress)

When it comes time to turn in your final copy, you can use my template and just type in your answers, or you can create your own brochure that POPS!
(I provided a plain one with the basic elements you will need, but you can spruce it up and add color, more graphics, cool fonts, etc.!)
Regardless of the novel you selected, the template applies!

Period 2, I want to see yours started for 4/20! Get on it!
Period 1, I will expect to see yours started by 4/21!

HAVE FUN WITH THIS!

What's Due?

Periods 1 & 2 - Bring in your Moby Dick books on Monday and Tuesday. You will have your essay exam on those days. You also need to bring in your Like Water for Chocolate OR The Alchemist books on those days. Remember, we are beginning the books this week! Periods 3 & 5 - Your metaphor poems are due on Monday. Look at the "Fear" poem I wrote, or "The River" lyrics by Garth Brooks, or "Woman With Flower"! Remember, a metaphor compares two things that seem unlike but, somehow, are alike! Think of animals, nature, objects, etc. Remember, it has to be a MINIMUM of 12 lines. If you need help, let me know :o) SMILE and LOVE U!

Uh, oh!!!!

If you got the synthesis essay done by Melissa B, Scarlett M., Carolina M., and Ashley O., the photocopies are not complete. It seems it did not copy double-sided :o0 Click HERE to get the missing pages. Smile, and sorry for the inconvenience!

Extra Credit & HW

This Thursday from 6 pm to 9 pm, please come and help support the PTSA of Hialeah Gardens Middle School! Havana Grill at 10302 NW 87 Ave in Hialeah Gardens. Look for Mrs. Jimenez, and give her your name. She will pass it on to me (I have Austin's Confirmation rehearsal, so I won't be there).

Periods 1 & 2 - Your synthesis essays are due Friday for period 2, and on Monday for period 1. Remember, limit yourself to one hour ONLY. Do NOT use a dictionary or a thesaurus, or any Internet or published resources. Treat this as if you were taking the test on May 11.

Periods 3-6 - Don't forget Reading Plus!

Test Corrections

Here is the key for your test corrections (and don't forget to read, too):

Vocab Test 11 Key

Remember, Period 2, yours are due on Wednesday; Period 1, yours will be due Thursday. For every answer you got wrong, write it out 5 times. For Across 1, 2, 13, 1, 26, 32, 34 and Down 2, 9, 12, 17, 19, 24, 28, WRITE THE WORD AND DEFINITION ONLY. You do NOT have to write out the sentence. For all the other questions, you need to write it EXACTLY as it's stated.

Here is Vocab Unit 12, so you can add it to your vocab journals: http://www.quia.com/jg/2238328.html

OK, love you! Have a great day off. Rest up! When we return, it's full throttle until AP testing!