What writing do we teach and assign at the 12th grade? by Ms. Christina Wenger https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7 en-us 2017-12-11 20:29:01 UTC 2024-07-04 05:48:15 UTC hello@padlet.com AP English: prewriting cwenger1 https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215214231 2017-12-11 20:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215214231 AP English: Imp of Earnest essay questions cwenger1 https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215214237 2017-12-11 20:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215214237 AP English: Hamlet essay rubric cwenger1 https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215214239 2017-12-11 20:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215214239 Senior English: Shakespeare cwenger1 https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215215020 I have my seniors write 2 narrative essays on a life experience with a strong reflection -- I allow a variation with an extended metaphor to be the engine driving the reflection.

They write five (5)   2-page analytical essays on passages from the plays and how these passages reveal characterization. 

They have one creative option for one of these, usually on 12th Night with Feste's final song where they can write a song for another character in the play in iambic pentameter. 

They have another option to write one (1) one pager analyzing a speech they will memorize and deliver in class in place of one of the 5 papers above.  

They write three (3)  3-5 page analytical essays exploring various prompts dealing with themes, and they must use 2 outside critical sources in addition to the commentary in the Cliff Note Complete edition. I provide some articles in the file section of Canvas that they can access. 

I am having to teach more on citations than in the past, also more on structure of argumentation for analytical papers so they do not just summarize plot and think that is evidence. That is a change from previous years. 
]]> 2017-12-11 20:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215215020 Eng 482 cwenger1 https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215215271 Prompt 20:  Final Paper – Semester Topic Claim/Assertion
We have spent the semester learning the tools and ideas needed to be an effective writer. Now it is time to show off your skills!  
  • Can you make an interesting “three-story” assertion/claim?
  • Can you effectively support your claim with evidence?
  • Can you organize your thoughts clearly and effectively?
  • Can you include active verbs to bring your paper to life?
  • Can you utilize a variety of sentence structures to captivate your reader?
]]> 2017-12-11 20:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215215271 Gaps: cwenger1 https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215252628 Not much research before senior year
Students have had little opportunity to pursue their own interests in research and writing instead of recapping what the teachers have told them in class. In other words, students have little opportunity to chase the "phenomenon of interest."
The opportunity to express their authentic ideas.

]]> 2017-12-11 23:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215252628 HIPPO analysis cwenger1 https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215253819 http://www.brookscollegeprep.org/sites/default/files/pictures/apushhippo.pdf

]]> 2017-12-11 23:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215253819 Social Movements: cwenger1 https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215254604 Given your definition of freedom and your research of social movements . . . when are social movements successful when achieving their goals? What were the successes? Failures? Representation of the movement in Congress? Legislation? Lobbyists?]]> 2017-12-12 00:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215254604 Baxter: Modern Writers cwenger1 https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215255287 Students write reviews modeled after NYTimes and NY Review of Books. Authentic voice; context]]> 2017-12-12 00:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cwenger1/87gvee0wnzz7/wish/215255287