Mr. Barrera

Mr. Barrera's classes

There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better for worse as his portion; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on the plot of ground which is given him to till. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

AP American Lit Syllabus

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9th Grade Syllabus

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SUMMER READING 2012 for AP LANGUAGE/AMERICAN LIT

Catcher in the Rye-- J.D. Salinger

Their Eyes Were Watching God-- Zora Neale Hurston (This is the book that requires the Dialectic Journal assignment described on the school website)

Outliers--Malcolm Gladwell

AP Literature ISA- Crime and Punishment--See School website for details

 

9th Lit-The Odyssey April 30-May 4

Monday April 30

Finish Book 11 The Odyssey

Read Book 12 The Odyssey

Look at Writing Prompt for This week’s essay (Click on image to see it)

 

Tone Words

Point of View

Tuesday May 1

Siren’s Song by Margaret Atwood

Book 12 Passing the Sirens (download below)

Download Bk XII Passing the Sirens

Begin Graphic Organizer for Essay

Download Sample essay

 Wednesday May 2

Computer Lab—working on essay

 Thursday May 3

Books 9-12 The Odyssey test (40 Questions)

Study Power Points (Books 9-12 @ Odyssey Toolbox) located on previous posts

Read Books 9-12. Go to  http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/background.html Click on the arrow to the right of the “ship” to read a summary of each book (you need to read Books 9-12).

Friday May 4

Computer Lab—finishing essay

EOCT is on Tuesday-Wed May 8-9

9th Grade Lit-The Odyssey April 23-27

Monday April 23

Review Videos on Blog

Books 1-6 Review

 

Books 7-9 review

 

www.mygradebook.com

username: Barrera4  or Barrera7th

password: student i.d.

TEST on Books 1-9 The Odyssey

Tuesday April 24

Read/view Book 10 The Odyssey

Wednesday April 25

Vocabulary 15D Quiz + pp. 1-45 The Absolute True Diary of a Part-time Indian

Thursday April 26

Read/view Book 11 The Odyssey

Friday April 27

Read/view Book 12 The Odyssey

 

American Lit/AP Language April 23-May 4 Kennedy Rhetoric

Monday April 23, 2012

Clip of Fog of War (Cuban Missle Crisis)

Read, View, Discuss John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address

Download John+F+Kennedy+Inaugural+Address

Download John F Kennedy inaugural speech

  

AP Multiple Choice Questions for Homework (we go over answers in class tomorrow)

Tuesday April 24, 2012

Go over JFK AP Multiple Choice

Working with Rogerian Argument

Rogerian Argument Outline

Download Rogerian

Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 

 

There will two RFK assignments on www.mygradebook.com

These will be due on Monday Night April 30th 11:45 pm

Download Robert Kennedy South Africa sppech

Wednesday April 25, 2012

Vocabulary 14G Quiz

Killing, With the Law on Your Side

Thursday April 26, 2012

Practice Test Office A.P. Multiple Choice Questions

Friday April 27, 2012

A.P. Style Essay (Timed Write) Rogerian Argument on controversial topic.

There will be  an in class Test on Monday April 30th (AP Multiple Choice) for the short stories  "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong",  On the Rainy River, How to Tell a True War Story and The Man I Killed (from The Things They Carried)  that in total will be between 30-35 questions.

These terms will help you on the exam. Bring list with terms defined for exam if you wish.

Monday April 30

The Things They Carried Test

Tuesday May 1

Teach Toulmin Method for Argumentation

Writing Guide-The Toulmin Method

Toulmin Worksheet

Toulmin Method

Toulmin Example

Wednesday May 2

Usage 7 Quiz

Thursday May 3

AP Multiple Choice Test #2

Friday May 4

AP Style Essay (Timed Write)

 

 

9th Grade Literature-The Odyssey April 9-20

The Odyssey

Book 1-4 summary

 

Odyssey Books 1-4 Summaries

View more PowerPoint from Carmel High School; Carmel, Indiana

 

 

The Odyssey Toolbox

The Study Guide:

 Study Guide pdf

Study Guide Guide Microsoft Word

The Texts:

Our Main Text can be found here:

http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/teachers/esalona1/Odyssey

Complete Modern Translation

The Samuel Butler Translation

The Illustrated Odyssey

Mythweb Version

The PowerPoin t Reviews

PowerPoint Books 1-4

PowerPoint Books 5-10

PowerPoints Books 11-24

Download The Odyssey Book XI-XXIV

 

Monday April 9, 2012

Begin Homer’s The Odyssey

Book 1 of The Odyssey

 

Tuesday April 10, 2012

Book 2 The Odyssey

Read selection from Book 2 and answer multiple choice questions.

Wednesday April 11, 2012

Read Book 3 The Odyssey for Homework

 Vocabulary Quiz Unit 14

Thursday April 12, 2012

Book 4 The Odyssey

Read selection from Book 4 and answer multiple choice questions.

 

Friday April 13, 2012

Book 5 The Odyssey

Read selection from Book 5 and answer multiple choice questions.

You need copy of The Absolute True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie for Monday

Week of April 16-20

Monday April 16

Book check for Sherman Alexie's The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Study for Books 1-6 Quiz. Go to  http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/background.html Click on the arrow to the right of the “ship” to read a summary of each book (you need to read Book 1-6).

Continue with the Odyssey through Book 8.

Explain Which Athenian god I am most like? project

Download Which Athenian god I am most like

Download Which Athenian god I am most like

The Characteristics of Gods and Goddesses

 

Tuesday April 17

Computer Lab

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Username: Barrera4  or Barrera7th

Password: Student i.d.

Online quiz The Odyssey Books 1-6

Working on Which Athenian god I am most like?

 

Wednesday April 18

Bring Textbook to class Reading The Odyssey Books 9-12

 

Thursday April 19

Demonstrate 2 Which Athenian god I am most like? projects

Bring Textbook to class Reading The Odyssey Books 9-12

 

Friday April 20

Demonstrate 2 Which Athenian god I am most like? projects

Bring Textbook to class Reading The Odyssey Books 9-12

 

American Lit/AP Language 1960s Rhetoric-April 9-20

 

Text-Dependent Analysis in Action: Examples From Dr. MLK, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

 

The Things They Carried Toolbox:

NPR: The Things They Carried,' 20 Years On

Study Guides for The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien - PART 1 - PRI Selected Shorts Podcast

Tim O'Brien on "The Things They Carried"

The Things They Carried - A Vietnam Veteran's Experience

 The Text of The Things They Carried (Novel)

The Text of Short Story The Things They Carried

Writings/Speeches from the 1950-60s

John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address

view John F. Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address

LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL also (p. 588 Patterns Book)

Text-Dependent Analysis in Action: Examples From Dr. MLK, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

view Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail

 

Monday April 9, 2012

Works Cited/submit Rough Draft with Works Cited to Blackboard by Wednesday April 11 11:58 pm. I will do plagiarism test and then delete rough draft you posted.

Post Final Draft by Monday April 16 11:58 to Blackboard.  

Syntax Terminology (Test Thursday April 19^th)

Establishing Credibility from Letter from Birmingham Jail (p. 588 Patterns Book)

Tuesday April 10, 2012

Reading from Letter from Birmingham Jail (p. 588 Patterns Book)

AP Multiple Choice- Letter from Birmingham Jail

 

Wednesday April 11, 2012

Usage Test #6

Thursday April 12, 2012

A.P. Style-Timed Write

Friday April 13, 2012

Whole-class Socratic Seminar-The Letter from Birmingham Jail

Collect:

1. Annotations of The Letter from Birmingham Jail
2. We will discuss Tone, Diction, and Syntax in terms of Rhetorical Triangle. (Comment Sheet)

You need Tim O’Brien’s book: The Things They Carried for Monday

 

Monday April 16

Return the Norman Mailer “Death of Paret” Syntax emphasis essay

Submit Research Final Paper to Blackboard (Link closes Wednesday at 3:30 pm)

Green Day's Wake Me Up When September Ends

The Soldier's Heart

Begin “The Things They Carried”

Tuesday April 17

AP Multiple Choice Practice-The Things They Carried

Continue “The Things They Carried”

Wednesday April 18

Vocabulary 14G Quiz

Thursday April 19

Clip from “All Across the Universe”

Socratic Seminar: The Things They Carried (story)

Ethos and Pathos

Annotations:  Ethos: Evidence includes examples of credibility, right and wrong, morality, honor etc.

Pathos: examples of audience understanding horror, confusion, and sacrifice.

Friday April 20

Clip from “All Across the Universe”

Socratic Seminar: The Things They Carried (story)

Logos and Syntax

Annotations Logos: examples of use of numbers, listings, statistics in order to make complex ideas clear.

Syntax: Obrien’s use of sentences and purpose

American Lit/AP Language-Research Unit March 12-April 16

ORAL BOOK ASSESSMENT DUE BY WEDNESDAY MARCH 14 BY 3:00 pm

Late Assessments are for 70% Credit.

Full Research calendar can be download here:

Download Research paper calendar

Research Assignment:

1. Choose one of the following topics to analyze in your novel (A Lesson Before Dying, Bone, or One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest):

Download Research Topic AP Lang - 2012

2. Research Handbook and Research Guide Worksheet (due by Fri. March 16)

Download ResearchGuideWorksheet2012

Download ResearchGuide1Document

 3. Creating an Annotated Bibliography (due Tuesday March 20)

Download Ann-bibresearchpaper2012

Download Ann Bib RubricResearchPaper2012

4. Writing the Introductory Paragraph (due Fri. March 23)

Download Sample intro paragraph

Download Research paper--titles and intro

5. Teach Thesis and Outline (due Mon. March 26)

CRITICAL POSITION” AND CLAIM STATEMENT

Download CRITICAL POSITION AND CLAIM STATEMENT

Download Sample thesis and prelim outline

Download Detailed outline 2012

6. Working on First Draft of Essay (due Thur. March 29)/peer editing on 3/29/12

Download Rubric first draft 2012

 Download Peer editing rough draft

7. Teach Work Cited Page (on Mon 4/9) Turn in Final Paper (due to Blackboard 4/16)

Download Reseach paper final rubric

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USAGE /VOCAB QUIZ SCHEDULE

Sheets 4 & 5  Wed. March 21

Sheet 6             Wed. April 11

Vocab Unit 14  Wed. April 18

9th Grade Literature-Romeo and Juliet February 21-March 30

If you haven't taken online Poetry Test--You have until Thursday night! You need your poetry term sheet.

go to www.mygradebook.com

 Usernames:

4^th Period –Barrera4

7^th Period-Barrera7th

6^th Period-Madden6

 Password: lunch i.d.

 Find the “Poetry Test” You will have one more attempt.

Toolbox

All the Romeo and Juliet videos

Romeo and Juliet online text

Romeo  and Juliet audio online

Romeo and Juliet Summary

Romeo and Juliet Lamb's Tale

Romeo and Juliet Lamb's Tale audio (Click on file 17)

Romeo and Juliet Modern Translation

Another Modern Translation of Romeo and Juliet

No Fear Shakespeare

Download Possible Answers

 

Tuesday-

Intro to Shakespeare

PRX-Oakland Romeo and Juliet (free sign up to listen)

Reduced Shakespeare Co.

Killers/Dire Straits: Romeo and Juliet

Wednesday-

The Prologue

3 views

Vocabulary 11 Quiz/A Separate Peace Ch. 4-6

 

Thursday-

NPR- 'Romeo And Juliet': Just As You Misremembered It

Continue Act I Romeo and Juliet

 

Friday-

Taylor Swift Song: Love Story

View 2 scenes of the party in Romeo and Juliet

Compare/Contrast

 

Monday February 27

Review Act I//Lamb’s Shakespeare

Computer lab assessments

Tuesday February 28

Act 2 Romeo and Juliet-The Balcony Scene

Read from textbook

View Classic R & J

Wednesday February 29

A Separate Peace Ch. 7-9 Quiz

Thursday March 1

Act 2 continue

Read from textbook

View Romeo + Juliet

Friday March 2

Act 2 continue

Read from textbook

View Romeo + Juliet/Classic R & J

Online Assessment are due Wed. March 14

There are three online assessments:

3 assessments on Act II Romeo and Juliet

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username: Barrera4 (4^th Period)/Barrera7th (7^th Period)

password: school i.d.

 

Monday -Tuesday March 5-6, 2012

Begin reading Classic Romeo and Juliet Act III from Textbook

View Classic Version of Act III (portion)

www.mygradebook.com assessments (Act II)  on computers

Wednesday March 7, 2012

Vocabulary 12 D Quiz

(A Separate Peace Final Test is next Wednesday March 14)

Thursday March 9, 2012

continue Act III-IV  Romeo and Juliet

Friday March 10, 2012

NPR: Arranged Marriage: Trapped Between Two Cultures

conclude Act III-IV  Romeo and Juliet

Mon. March 12

 Act V Romeo and Juliet

 Prepare class for tomorrow’s in-class essay.

Download Rubric for Romeo and Juliet essay

 Download Fate quotes

 Tue. March 13

 In-class essay

(40 minutes)

  How does free will play a part in Romeo and Juliet’s destiny? Be sure to state your thesis clearly and include at least three pieces of evidence to support it. (RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.4, SL.9-10.1)

Wed. March 14

 A Separate Peace Final Test/Romeo and Juliet option in lieu of A Separate Peace (begins at a C grade).

Thur. March 15

 Romeo and Juliet

Act I-V Test

50 Questions

Fri. March 16

Prepare the class for the next formal essay:

Art, Reading Literature, Informative Writing

Examine the rendering of Caravaggio’s The Death of the Virgin. How does the artist choose to create dramatic effects? For instance, note the nuances of light and shadow, mood, composition of the figures, and illusion of depth. Note the curtain the painter has included to "reveal” the scene. How do these elements direct your eye? Does the curtain draw you into a certain part of the painting? Can you find similarities between the Caravaggio and Act V, scene iii, of Romeo and Juliet? Describe and explain the significance of at least three examples. (RL.9-10.7, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.2

Death of the Virgin by Caravaggio, 1604-1606

NPR: Celebrating Caravaggio: First Of The Bad-Boy Artists

CARAVAGGIO AND THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY

Caravaggio

Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet: Kitsch and Tears

Monday-Tuesday March 19-20

Work on reading, highlighting, organizing, drafting- Comparison Essay

View Act V Romeo + Juliet

The images for the essay can be found here:

http://waltonhigh.typepad.com/barrera/romeo-and-julietdeath-of-the-virgin-images-for-cc-essay.html

 Sample Thesis:

Download Thesis worksheet

Wednesday March 21

Vocabulary 13 Quiz

Thursday-Friday March 22-23

Word-processing Comparison Essay and submitting it to Blackboard

Rubric for Essay

Download Carravagio essay

Download Carravagio essay

Monday March 26

Explain the week’s assignments. Sign up for Video Presentation slots. Preparation work for the assignments.

Tuesday March 27

The County English Benchmark

Wednesday March 28

Final Assessment of Romeo and Juliet

Written Plan for Romeo and Juliet Video Presentation

Thursday-Friday  March 29-30

 For Thursday and Friday’s Video Presentations:

 Download Romeo and Juliet Video Presentation rubric

You will be creating a one to four minute video presentation using video, PPT slides and Animoto, Windows Movie Maker or Photo story or some other approved medium. You have freedom in choosing your topic but you must demonstrate an understanding of the characters, plot, and themes of Romeo and Juliet. You will sign up to present on Thursday or Friday March 29th or 30th. The project can be solo or can have up to four members, who contribute equally to the project.

AP Language/American Lit February 21-March 9

The online quiz due on Friday March 2, 2012 at 11:45 pm

Terminology for The Grapes of Wrath Test

Download Terms to know for The Grapes of Wrath test

The Online Quizzes due on Monday Fenruary 27th:

 Rhetorical Triangle Test

Tone and Attitude Quiz

AP Multiple Choice-The Grapes of Wrath #1

Toolbox:

Download Grapes of Wrath Discussion and Highlighting

Download Grapes of Wrath Play Act I

The Grapes of Wrath play (partial)

 The Grapes of Wrath (novel)

English Touring Theatre Website

Synopsis of the Play

NEA The Big Read The Grapes of Wrath audio

Listen to the play The Grapes of Wrath (register for free w /PRX)

 Download From Chapter 5 The Grapes of Wrath

Download Terms to know for The Grapes of Wrath test

For online Rhetorical Triangle Test

What Do Students Need to Know About Rhetoric?

The Rhetorical Triangle

 

Tuesday-

Tone Projects

Trailers for The Grapes of Wrath Play

Intro to Steinbeck

Begin Act I The Grapes of Wrath

 

 

Wednesday-

Diction redo

Vocabulary 11 Quiz

 Thursday-

Tone Project

Continue Act I The Grapes of Wrath

Look at Passage from novel (Tone diction analysis)

 Download Grapes of Wrath essay prompt

Friday-

Tone Project

Clip to match passage

Discuss passage in terms of Rhetorical Triangle

Typing essay

 

Monday February 27

Woody Guthrie’s review of Grapes of Wrath

Oral Act I The Grapes of Wrath Assessment

The specifics for the essay (The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 5)

Download Grapes of Wrath essay prompt

Download Submitting Grapes of Wrath essay

Tone Projects

Tuesday February 28

Start the clock on reading Research Paper books—Oral Book assessment by March 14

Read from Act II The Grapes of Wrath (next Oral assessment Tue. March 6)

Wednesday February 29

Usage Quiz #3

Thursday March 1

Rhetorical Triangle Test

Continue Act II The Grapes of Wrath (next Oral assessment Tue. March 6)

Friday March 2

Grapes of Wrath Essays due Tuesday March 6th 10 pm

Submit to blackboard

Students - How to Log In to Walton’s Blackboard

1. Go to http:\\cobbk12.blackboard.com
2.  In the Login Here module :
   1. Enter wal.firstname.lastname in the username text box.
   2. Enter your password in the password text box. The default password is your Cobb County Student Number
3. You will submit your essay to blackboard under the category “Grapes of Wrath” essay.

Collect The Grapes of Wrath Annotations Tuesday

There are No Scraps of Men

Rhetorical Triangle Graphic Organizer

 

Monday March 5

AP Multiple Choice-The Grapes of Wrath Test

Bring your list of Grapes of Wrath test terminology

 

Tuesday March 6

Collect The Grapes of Wrath Annotations

Oral Act II The Grapes of Wrath Assessment

 Download Oral Assessment Question Act II The Grapes of Wrath

Go over AP Multiple Choices for The Grapes of Wrath test

Wednesday March 7

Vocabulary Unit 12 Quiz

retake Usage 3 assessment

 

Thursday March 9, 2012

The Ghost of Tom Joad (Bruce Sprinsteen)

Socratic Seminar: (poem) “The Black Heralds” by Cesar Vallejo

The Gentlemen participate and the Ladies take notes and comment

Annotate poem in terms of the Rhetorical Triangle

 

Friday March 10, 2012   Imagine the Angels of Bread by Martin Espada

The Ghost of Tom Joad (Rage Against the Machine)

Socratic Seminar: (poem)

The Ladies participate and the Gentlemen take notes and comment

Annotate poem in terms of the Rhetorical Triangle

 

9th Literature-February 13-17

Monday February 13, 2012

NPR: Vandals Forced to Study Poetry of Frost

Robert Frost's Lyrical poem

The Road Not Taken

TPFASTT

Clip from “A Separate Peace”

Tuesday  February 14, 2012

4^th Period: See Friday Feb 10 (Sonnet 18)

7^th Period: In Computer Lab to finish

Animoto TPFASTT from Poetry 180

 Wednesday February 15, 2012

A Separate Peace Quiz Chpt 1-3

Thursday February 16, 2012

UNIT TEST

You will receive a poem you have not seen before

Part 1-Complete TPFASTT on the poem

Part 2-20 minute essay where you write a multi-paragraph essay examining the theme of the poem.

 Friday February 17, 2012

Demonstrate Animoto TPFASTT projects

Clips from “A Separate Peace”

 

AP English Language/American Literature February 13-17

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due Monday February 20

“The Great Gatsby Quiz” (Quiz category on entire book)

“Theme and Symbols in Great Gatsby”

“Between the World and Me”

“Theme for English B”

“Notes of a Native Son”

“How it feels to Be Colored Me”

 

Monday February 13, 2012

NPR: Honoring Richard Wright

Richard Wright’s poem

“Between the World and Me”

TPFASTT

Tuesday  February 14, 2012

TONE IMAGE Presentations

“Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes

Wednesday February 15, 2012

Usage Quiz #2

Thursday February 16, 2012

TONE IMAGE Presentations

Socratic Seminar: Ladies discuss/Guys take notes

(discuss in terms of Rhetorical Triangle and tone)

“How it Feels to be Colored Me”

  

Friday February 17, 2012

TONE IMAGE Presentations

Socratic Seminar: Guys discuss/Ladies take notes

(discuss in terms of Rhetorical Triangle and tone)

“Notes of a Native Son”