This First Week of February, 2012

Wednesday: Reading Assignment: Read the intro to Washington Irving and the story, "Rip Van Winkle" in your text. More SATs. New Vocab!

Thursday: Cohort -- Ethics Alley

Friday and Monday: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in auditorium.

Tuesday: Morality Journals Due

Weekend of January 27th...More on Apple

New York Times article.

Period 1's Morals:

Order: stay organized
Silence: Don't talk bad about people ('specially your mama)
Industry: Do more, be more
Justice: Be fair, strive for equality, do what's right
Tranquility: Look for inner peace
Censor: Don't curse!
Humility: Don't act full of yourself
Courage: Stand up for your convictions.

AP Students Ignore This -- Study Guide for Period 6/7

Part 1: Essay: Begin work on it Friday
Part 2: Vocabulary
Part 3: Multiple Choice on Literary Terms from Notes and Chocolate War sheets
Part 4: Quotations from the Chocolate War. Identify speaker and the importance of the quotations
Part 5: Short Answer Questions: Choc War, Introductions & Poverty
Part 6: HSPA practice (for extra credit)

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/01/04/cee-lo-green-defends-his-imagine-lyrics-then-erases-tweets/

John Lennon's lyric: "Nothing to kill or die for/ And no religion too."

Cee Lo Green's change: "Nothing to kill or die for/ And all religion's true"

According to Green's reaction to angry, Lennon-supporting tweeters, the lyric "represents" the same sentiment Lennon made. In essence, philosophically, the ideas are similar. Journal # ___ should discuss your agreement or disagreement.

Papers Due on Monday, Jan 9th

Mandatory revisions: War essay & Resolutions essay

Optional Revision: Columbus essay

Vocabulary Quiz