First Day of School

AP English:
Odyssey Reading Quiz
Collect summer assignment--questions
Syllabus/Procedures--questions

Homework:
(1) Parent Letter due Friday
(2) Write down one critical question on the Odyssey for discussion--due tomorrow
(3) Personal Narrative Project due Friday



AP English: Odyssey Creative Writing/Speech

Due Friday 8/26

Write a 2-3 page personal narrative about a journey or adventure you’ve been on. Write in a nonlinear format (using techniques such as flashbacks or foreshadowing). Use at least two similes, metaphors, and personification, as well as vivid details and imagery. (50 points)

In addition, prepare to share your personal narrative during class on Friday. You can read it aloud, dramatize it (you can team up with other students), or present it through visual or audio means. Your speech/presentation should be between 4-5 minutes. (50 points)



2nd Hour: Composition IV
Poem: "Tongue Tactics" --Mayda Del Valle
Journal
Syllabus/Procedures--Questions

Homework:
(1) Parent Letter due Friday
(2) Autobiography due next Wednesday



Journalism:
Article and Photograph DUE this Thursday.
1st newspaper will be published online on Monday.


News Writing Basics

FACTS

5 W’S: WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY

HOW?

Be clear and concise.

Find out information about what you are writing about. Find lots of concrete FACTS.

Leave your own opinion out for now.

No quotes this week.

Article and photographs DUE on Thursday 8/25 by the end of the class. You and your partner will receive a 0 if it’s not turned in on time.

Your article needs to be proofread and signed by at least one teacher and one student.



7th Hour: Composition IV:
Syllabus/Course Expectations
Summer Assignment due tomorrow!

Awards and Honors
Service
Paid Employment
Leadership

HW due tomorrow: Write a list of meaningful moments and events in your life.

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