ACT PREP WORD LISTS

We will continue to use http://www.wordlywise3000.com/. 
Go to STUDENTS.
Go to Book 12 .  We are one Lesson 2.

Please remember the re-submit for Lesson 1 was due today.

How to Read Literature Like a Professor:

http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/assignments/professor/professor.html

LIST 3 Deploy-Impair

Every Monday-Wednesday Vocabulary- You will be given 10 new terms.

List 3
1. deploy
2. cavalier
3. egg (not the dairy product)
4. mete
5. nullify
6. embroil
7. waffle
8. ascribe
9. enhance
10. impair


It is your job to



Define the terms (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/)

Learn how to pronounce them.

Create a link word. The link word is a simple word (or words) which rhymes or sounds like the main word.

Identify five synonyms for the term.

Discover a caption that connects the main term and the linking word in a mnemonic rhyme.

Discover or create a cartoon. The cartoon caption will underscore the bizarre and or humorous cartoon which incorporates the main term and the linking word into a visual mnemonic.

Sample from http://www.vocabularycartoons.com/home/pages/Cartoon-Samples.html





All work should be housed in a folder that will be stored in the classroom.

Thursday--Assessment of terms

Friday--CAMBRIDGE ACT practice test

ADVANCED PLACEMENT INTERNET TOOLS

This will be our lab instead of lit lab and the rest are resources.

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/meyerlit/default.asp
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit/

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/rewritinglit/#533111__577643__

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/rewritingplus/aspx/Home_Page.aspx

http://ebooks.bfwpub.com/bedsearch3e.php

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/litgloss/

-- DO NOT GET OVERWHELMED. WE WILL GO THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. BUT IT WOULD HELP IF YOU TOOK SOME STEPS ON YOUR OWN.

AP LITERATURE STUDENTS --New Lab site

This will be our lab instead of lit lab and the rest are resources.


http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit/

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/rewritinglit/#533111__577643__

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/rewritingplus/aspx/Home_Page.aspx

http://ebooks.bfwpub.com/bedsearch3e.php

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/litgloss/

-- DO NOT GET OVERWHELMED. WE WILL GO THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. BUT IT WOULD HELP IF YOU TOOK SOME STEPS ON YOUR OWN.

Note Cards and Source Cards due October 15,2010

Please refer to your notes on the specifications for the note cards and source cards you are to submisson October 15th.  There will be no extensions for this submission.  In other words no late work will be accepted. We will be in the computer lab Tuesday and in the library Wednesday of this week.  Please don't use the "I couldn't get to a computer" excuse.

Note Cards/Source Cards

Sites to help with note cards, source cards, and outline for CAPSTONE 1st set due 10-15-10


http://janeconstant.tripod.com/NoteCards.htm

http://mrsabbadessa.wcsd.wikispaces.net/file/view/NoteCardsOutline.pdf

ACT PREP Terms #2

1. Attrition
2. Edifition
3. Ablution
4. Elocution
5. Writhe
6. Pedestrian
7. Carrion
8. Pinion
9. Kismet
10. Ambivalence

ACT PRep Terms#1

1. copious
2. tenacious
3. surreptitious
4. voracious
5. officious
6. spurious
7. onerous
8. gregarious
9. pious
10. scrupulous

Samples from http://www.vocabularycartoons.com/home/pages/Cartoon-Samples.html

ACT PREP 9-27/ 10-1

ACT PREP from now on...
Every Monday-Wednesday         Vocabulary- You will be given 10 new terms. 
It is your job to

1. Define the terms (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/)
2. Learn how to pronounce them.
3. Create a link word.  The link word is a simple word (or words) which rhymes or sounds like the main word.
4. Identify five synonyms for the term.
5. Discover a caption that connects the main term and the linking word in a mnemonic rhyme.
6. Discover or create a cartoon.  The cartoon caption will underscore the bizarre and or humorous cartoon which incorporates the main term and the linking word into a visual mnemonic.

Sample from http://www.vocabularycartoons.com/home/pages/Cartoon-Samples.html

All work should be housed in a folder that will be stored in the classroom.
Thursday--Assessment of terms
Friday--practice test

THIS WEEK IN SENIOR ENGLISH

No extensions will be given. SO if you miss school, SEND IT! THINGS TAKE LONGER THAN THEY TAKE IN THE ABSENCE OF DEADLINES. DEADLINES ARE REAL! --


This week we will be working on thesis statements for your CAPSTONE projects. Make sure you show that you remember what a thesis statement is. You are seniors and eleventh grade was all about writing. I will move quickly through this. THIS WEBSITE CAN BE HELPFUL IN REFRESHING YOUR MINDS http://www.aresearchguide.com/1steps.html



ALL English CLASSES

Due this week..TYPED Letters of Intent, Parent Permission forms, and Topic approval forms.

You will be given time in class Tuesday and Wednesday to work on your letters of intent. 1ST Draft, Revising, and final production. Bring your pens and paper. Manuals will be distributed, along with the binders. Please be reminded, binders will be housed in my classroom. If you haven't got a binder to store your everyday English materials in please do so at this time. Organization is vital to your success.

My Literature Lab is still a very real part of this English class. Find a way make a way. It will be included in your grades for this nine weeks. If you missed the DEADLINE(S) THE WORK IS STILL OUT THERE.

AP ONLY

Poetry Unit 1 is also due on the September 30th. NO EXCUSES. Must be submitted via email and in hard copy before or during class that day.



No extensions will be given. SO if you miss school, SEND IT! THINGS TAKE LONGER THAN THEY TAKE IN THE ABSENCE OF DEADLINES. DEADLINES ARE REAL! --

CAPSTONE Forms

Capstone login
http://www.mcsk12.net/student_exhibition/capstone/login.asp?accessdenied=%2Fstudent%5Fexhibition%2Fcapstone%2Findex%2Easp

http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/central.hs/cpfspa.pdf   Approval form




http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/central.hs/cpfsli.pdf     Intent form



http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/central.hs/cpfsppf.pdf    Personal permission

What are AP courses? Why are they so important?

Advanced Placement (AP) courses can save you time and money. They can also give you an edge in the applicant pools of highly selective colleges and universities.




The national AP program is administered by The College Board. Participating high schools have been approved to teach AP courses based on the academic quality of their college-preparatory or, as it is commonly known today, honors curricula. Some high schools offer only a few APs; others can offer a dozen or more.



AP courses are college-level courses, taught with college textbooks and exams, that can give you college credit in the form of advanced standing when you enter your freshman year. There is an end-of-course AP final on which you have to score a 3, 4, or 5 (depending on the college to which you are applying) in order to get college credit. Some colleges will recognize a grade of 3 as qualifying for credit. Most, though, require a 4 or 5.



AP college credit is a good buy. At this writing, an AP course can be taken for the price of registering for the final exam, which is less than $100. You'll find that price hard to beat when looking for a deal on college credit.



Another aspect provided by AP courses is a preview of college-level work. If you have any doubts about doing well in college, an AP course can confirm them or put your mind at ease. They're a lot of work and require much reading, writing, problem sets, and--for the science courses--lab time. They'll give you a real feeling of accomplishment, though, when you're done.



If you're taking AP courses specifically to reduce the amount of credits you'll have to take once in college, or to have specific classes "waived" during your freshman year, be aware that every college treats these classes differently. Taking AP English does not necessarily get you out of taking English 101 at a particular school. Not every college will promise an exact equivalency between the AP course you take and a specific class necessary to graduate--or even an elective, for that matter. Two things to remember:

First, at most colleges the faculty (not the admissions office) decide how an AP course is treated in light of all credits needed to graduate. Ask the college department that seems the most likely to review the AP course (History, Math, etc.). Second, most colleges now have a common first-year experience, many with a predetermined set of core courses all freshmen must take. English 101 may not even exist anymore! How will your AP credits be recognized within the common curriculum? Call and find out before you assume that your credits will transfer over "one-for-one."A reasonable schedule might be to take one AP in the sophomore year, two in the junior year, and two or three in the senior year. Most students aspiring to the very best colleges and universities graduate with five or more AP courses on their transcripts. Remember, to college admissions people, a B in an AP course is worth more than an A in a lesser course.
 Article from http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/atd_AP_classes.htm