Just Mine Now

In case you're curious about the score distributions for all the 2016 AP Exams, you can view them here:  https://apscore.collegeboard.org/scores/about-ap-scores/score-distributions?excmpid=SM51-PR-1-tw .  What's interesting is the closeness in results for AP English Language and APUSH.  I can't imagine why. ;

At present, the posts on this blog will continue to be found here until that time comes where they can be put to rest.  Enjoying life should be paramount as well.  Hikes, for instance, at Pt. Mugu, can be beautiful.   On the beach Higher up in Sycamore Canyon - a bit of the waves peeking through

The poem that has been excerpted can be found here: Voices Compassion Education .  You'll need to scroll down to find the poem under the text.  Think about why some of the parts have been titled as they have.   You can also hear another of his poems that we will study here performed at a poetry out loud competition.  The poem is called "Powwow at the End of the World." One more thing to think about - how these poems also present another world view that began in your APUSH class : the protest present , minority v oices rising .  

Many of you probably had feelings about how well you did on today's mock exam.  I would like you to reflect on those feelings, including what score you think you have earned with particular reasons for that score; you'll be able to compare what you think you earned with what you actually earned when you return to school on Tuesday, 3/29.  I'd also like you to think about what you need in class to help you prepare for the exam as well as to help you be successful in the class. 

Please don't forget that you should email me your annotated bibliography by 7:30 a.m., 3/29.  It should be submitted to turnitin.com as well by that time.  I will email you all a reminder over spring break.  Below are some more links that may help you create your annotated bibliography: http://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliography  http://uwc.cah.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/04/Annotated-Bibliography-Handout-Fall2011.pdf (note that this one is an Adobe Acrobat file that can be opened ) Note how the annotation itself is single spaced while the source entry is double spaced.  Websites are also av ailable on line that will cre ate these for you.  If you choose to use one of them, make sure the necessary info . is included as fer this particular assignment.  Be ca reful about format as well.  Sometimes when copying and pasting the indentations that take place after the first line of an entry won't tra nsfer. DO N OT highl...

Here are the questions.  You should finish reading this chapter today. 1. What are some of Thoreau's ideas about solitude? 2. Who are the "visitors" discussed in this chapter? 3. This short chapter contains a number of terse, powerful sentences.  Your job is to read it carefully while noting or marking all sentences that seem quotable. that can stand alone and have meaning and that succinctly summarize Thoreau's key points.  When you finish, choose the ten best -- and most important -- quotes from the entire chapter.  Give the page number of each quotation at the end of each quotation, using MLA format.  

For those of you who have COMPLETED ALL ASSIGNMENTS thus far this semester, which includes making comments on the blogs last week, something many of you did not complete , the following extra credit has been made available to you.  Read the letter that Apple's CEO, T im Cook wrote to customers, presenting Apple's position about creating a backdoor program to allow the FBI to access data in the iPhone used by the San Bernardino terrorist in December.   Think about the information you've gleaned from reading the handout on arguments.  Formulate a question to answer.  Think about the other tips given to you in that handout.  You may also choose to use outside sources, articles that have been popping up since Apple refused to comply.   Your task is to analyze his argument, either defending, challenging or qualifying it. The essay must be typed and double-spaced; it is due no later than 7:30 Thur sday morning, 2/2 5 .  Both classes must comply ...