If you think of this week as a balancing act, you’ll miss the point of it, which was actually given to you last week. We’re building systems, one choice at a time, until you are capable of effective writing and close reading and critical thinking, regardless of the situation. That starts with how you organize yourself, and this week requires even more organization than usual.
Timed Writing
You have a timed essay to work on.
The design of our recent lessons and readings allows all juniors to talk to each other about this essay, even though you might be answering different prompts. The common skill is synthesis, and you’ve all read the same prep on that concept. Individual course instructions are below.
AP11 Students: Take Monday to finish your timed response to Free Response Question 1 from the 2016 AP Exam. You have all the prep and directions you need. You must be ready on Tuesday to move into rapidfire reverse-engineering work. That will be one of our two focuses for the rest of the week.
RE11 Students: Begin writing your response to Part 2 of the January 2017 ELA Regents Exam. You need the essay booklets that are on the bookshelf by our new whiteboard. Pick one up for yourself, and use that to start writing. You can continue this essay in class or at home over the rest of the week. See below for how you’ll spend the rest of your time.
Character Essay
The following document will also be shared with you on Google Classroom. Use it to figure out what to do, and then get to work. You can ask questions about any of this below.
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