Antigone Argumentation Edgar Allan Poe English II – Pre-AP Jane Eyre Mark Twain Poetry Short Story Summer APSIs Teacher Shares

You may have to move down to find the material for the year you attended the APSI or College Readiness.  If you were in the 2019 session, you will need to move to the bottom.

Rice Pre-AP English 2015

Additional material

Titles from Free Response (3rd Question)
Poetry_Essays_with_Poems (1st Question)
Prose_Essays (2nd Question)
Open_Questions (3rd Question)

Rice Pre-AP English 2016                           place holder

RiceUniversity2016-1

Rice Pre-AP English 2017
2009 Language Score 8 and comments   

Rice University 2018
2018  AP English Language and Composition
2018 AP English Literature and Composition

Essay Ratiocination A revising and editing strategy

Oedipus-Trilogy-2013

A Day No Pigs Would Die – Pre-AP Novel Unit Example

CREATE A TONE ILLUMINATION BOOK

DID I MISS ANYTHING

Teacher shares 2018
Rice Teacher Units

Unfortunately, I cannot post the Binder for 2019, but if you contact me, I will be happy to send it to you.   Thanks for your understanding.    Meanwhile, here are the other items I promised.

Rice University 2019
Link to  Debate book I referenced Hot Topics: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Fifty Major Controversies Everyone Pretends to Know All About

Video Downloader Ultimate - Video loader and converter discussed in class.

Calibre – E-book management discussed in class.

Activities AP English Literature Conflict English II – Pre-AP English IV Hamlet Hamlet and the ghost High School English Macbeth Mandala Pre-Reading Shakespeare The Tempest Tragedy

Who was William Shakespeare? – cartoon book

Hamlet

Hamlet Mandala assignment  …
Mandala Example …
Mandala Essay Example  …
Ghost speeches for highlighting  …
Conflict Map
Conflict in Hamlet Assignment  …
Pre-reading Questions  …

Articles and Discussion
Hamlet – from The Development of Shakespeare’s Imagery Wolfgang H. Clemen
Shakespeare From Shakespearean Tragedy by A. C. Bradley

Macbeth
Articles and Discussion
Macbeth – General Macbeth – Mary McCarthy
Macbeth – From Shakespeare and the New Critics – Oscar James Campbell
Macbeth – The Naked Babe and the Cloak of Manliness – Cleanth Brooks
Macbeth – Lady Macbeth Infirm of Purpose – Joan Larsen Klein —
Macbeth Materials ….
Macbeth and Fate ….
Macbeth and Fear of Fear ….
Macbeth and his Wife ….
The Lady Macbeth Effect ….

Shakespeare Death Chart ….
William Shakespeare Star Wars …..

Ian McKellen analyzes “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow

Four comparisons of the “Tomorrow” speech from Macbeth
Sean Connery ….
1971 Film ….
Patrick Stewart ….
“young” Ian McKellen (play before playing the analysis  above}

Activities
Macbeth

Tempest
The Tempest  …
Comparison of Tempest and Forbidden Planet   …

Folger Digital Texts

Links

The Flying Karamazov Brothers – The Comedy of Errors part 1 of 2 ….
The Flying Karamazov Brothers – The Comedy of Errors part 2 of 2 …..
Teacher Membership Folger Library …. $40.oo a year
Shakespeare’s chilling Scottish tragedy is realized by Emmy-winning magician Teller (of Penn & Teller) and Helen Hayes Award-winning director Aaron Posner as a startling, supernatural show brimming with magic, mayhem, and madness.
Macbeth – Part 1
Macbeth – Part 2
The Folger Method …..
Folger Examples from the Teacher Membership
Pairing Clint Smith’s “My Hopes, Dreams, Fears for My Future Son” with Hamlet ….
Cutting a Scene: A Tale of Two Cities, Chapter Two …..
Understanding Race and Religion Through Othello (video)

Shakespeare’s Words  …
Enjoying “Macbeth”……
Enjoying “Hamlet” …..

Virtual Tour of the Globe Theatre
Shakespeare Plays YouTube….

AP English Language AP English Literature English II – Pre-AP Literary Analysis Skills Vertical Teams

Short Passages for Rhetorical Analysis

Five close reading strategies to support the Common Core

Classroom Strategies from the Texas Lighthouse guide

College Board Research Notes on Vertical Teams for English

Common Core Teaching and Learning Strategies – State of Illinois

Think Literacy Cross-Curricular Approaches Grades 7 to 12

Five S Strategy for Passage Analysis

Five S Strategy

Skills Chart for 10th Grade English

Pre-AP English-5-S Strategies

The TEKS and AP Alignment of Curricular Objectives

Lessons for grades 6-12 developed based on two texts—one non-fiction and one fiction—and a visual representation.

AP Literature and Composition Prompts
Poetry prompts and poems
Prose Prompts
Open-ended prompts

AP Language and Composition Prompts
Language_Prompts

More Material from other websites 
AIS Vertical Teaming Handbook Grades 9 to 12
AP Language and Composition Essay Hints1
AP English Language rhetorical_devices
AP Language Survival Sheet
Rubrics of all Rubrics

Page of College Board Links

Argumentation Close Reading Documentation English II – Pre-AP High School English Reference Research Rhetorical Strategies Vocabulary

REHUGO
Reading, Entertainment, History, Universal Truths, Government, and Observation.
This assignment was designed to enable students to gather high-quality information about the world.

REHUGO assignment
nonfiction reading list
Central Texas Museums
REHUGO-Virtual-Museum-List
REHUGO Book Notes
Rehugo film notes
Documentation Guide Quickview
Rehugo movie list IHSP
Elements to be included in the Electronic Poster REHUGO
REHUGO yes page
REHUGO Red Light Yellow Light
REHUGO Synthesis essay
Rubric for REHUGO Synthesis Essays
Student and parent signature document
REHUGO rubric

AP English Literature Argumentation Banned Books English II – Pre-AP Fiction Frankenstein Graphic Organizers High School English Literary Analysis Macbeth Novels Oedipus Poetry Prose Reading Rhetorical Strategies Shakespeare Short Story Summer APSIs The Tempest

Pre-AP High School English APSI Brownsville 2013

Banned Books 1

Prompts

Generic Rubric

AP generic rubric

AP Lit Sample Student Agenda

Pre-AP Sample Student Agenda

Sample Vocabulary assignment list

DID I MISS ANYTHING

Logos ethos pathos

AP English Literature Argumentation English II – Pre-AP Fiction Frankenstein Graphic Organizers High School English Literary Analysis Macbeth Novels Oedipus Poetry Prose Reading Shakespeare Short Story Summer APSIs The Tempest

APSI Pre-AP English (High School) 2013

Pre-AP English APSI UT at Austin 2013

Lighthouse Initiative for English/Language Arts Classrooms

.PDF of all documents for Lighthouse Initiative

Pre-AP: Topics for AP Vertical Teams® in English

Pre-AP for English Teachers’ Corner

History and English:  Natural Partners

APSI Pre-AP English (High School) 2014

Pre-AP English APSI UT at Austin 2014

Ekphrastic Poetry

APSI Pre-AP English (High School) 2016

Pre-AP English APSI UT at Austin 2016

Sorrow everywhere
The-Sun-Goes-Down-on-Summer-by-Steve-Lawhead
The Face of Evil

Teacher Materials (Thanks to all of you in the class.  You were great and even fun!)
The Eyes Are Not Here
Symbols and Associations Lesson
The Book Thief – Free Association Assignment 
Make any web page print friendly (easily added to your browser’s bookmark toolbar)
Pet Conversations
ABC’s Culture Project
ABCs Rubric-revised
Archetypes in M&M
Caesar Rhetorical Analysis Essay (3)
George Trial
Miss. Adebo’s ABC Culture Project
Prosecution Role Sheet
Revision # Argument Essay (2)
Witness Role Sheet
Timed Writing Rubric
Defense Role Sheet
3 ways to respond to text-1
UT APSI Lesson Plan Presentations
Amusements Alexie
2016 Dinner Party Project and Rubric_Pre_AP
ArchetypeCharacteristics
Archetypes
3 appeals scavenger hunt
lame word graveyard

AP English Language AP English Literature Argumentation Book Markers English II – Pre-AP English IV Fiction Graphic Novels Graphic Organizers High School English links Literary Analysis Point of View Reference Rhetorical Strategies Rubric Summer APSIs

Visible Thinking
Creativity Map – find it- use it
Figuring out Fair Map
Circles of Truth Map
Understanding Map
Options Diamond – Exploring the tension of decision making
Reporters Notebook – Separating fact and feeling

Visible Thinking – Teacher Organization
Me, You, Space, Time:  “MYST”

Visible Thinking – Student Activities
3, 2, 1 Bridge
Connect/Extend/Challenge
Circle of Viewpoints
Claim Support Question
Compass Points
Creative Hunt – Looking at parts, purposes, and audiences
Creative Questions
CSI – Color, Symbol, Image
Does it Fit     
Explanation Game
Headlines
Here/Now There/Then
Options Diamond
Question Sorts
Question Starts
Red Light,Yellow Light for Truth
Reporters Notebook – Separating fact and feeling
See/Think/Wonder – exploring works of art and other interesting things
Step Inside: Perceive,Know about, Care about
Stop Look Listen – clarifying claims and sources
Think Puzzle Explore
Tug of War – the complexity of fairness dilemmas
Used to think – But now, I think
What Makes You Say That?

Vocabulary
Word Chart:_Context and Connection
Word_Chart:_Examples and Characteristics
Term_Definition_Graphic
Vocabulary Word Cluster
Vocabulary_Cartoons_-_Instructions
VocabularyIdeascompiledbyDebSmith

Note Taking
Two-column notes
Note Chart for novels and plays
KWL
Who, What, When, Where, How, and Why
Cornell Notes

Team Work
ABC_Brainstorming
Think_Now Pair Share

Analysis
Prereading
Elements of Fiction with Graphics
Fiction_Elements_Organizer
Reading Response
Dialectical Journal
Reading  Journals
Story Plot Terms
Analysis Template
Reflecting Mood in Literature – Jane Eyre sample
Literary Elements Mapping (interactive online)*

Character
Analyzing Characters
Character Qualities Study
Character web
Blank Character web
Facebook assignment – Jane Eyre sample

Structure
Nine Sentence Patterns thanks to Mrs Cassel
Sentence Types and Patterns thanks to Mrs Cassel
Writing web

Writing
How to summarize
Summarizing
Theme evidence
Sentence Outline Literary Analysis thanks to Marcia Hilsabeck

Argumentation
Argument-Graphic-Organizer
Model Graphic Organizer for Argumentative Essay
Two- column Chart (arguments for/against your position)
Persuasion map 3 reasons 2 facts
Persuasive writing plan
Toulmin Arguments Model
Persuasive Essay Writing Plan  
Persuasion Map (interactive)*

Book Markers
Bookmarksforstrategies
characterbookmarks
conflictbookmarks
plotbookmarks
ThinkingQuestions

Rubrics
Rubrics_complexthinking

Classroom “Feedback”
Chart-Easy to use Classroom Assessment Techniques

There’s more
Metacognitive journal
Where I’m From Poem
Character Trading_Card
All those Acronyms
Patterns patterns patterns
DIDLS_Breakdown
conflictmap
Graphic Novels for teens*
Graphic Novel web sites*
Graphic Novels (links)

30-15-10 Antigone AP English Literature Art Batter my heart Beowulf Bill Moyers Carl Sandburg English II – Pre-AP Fiction Film Fooling with Words Frankenstein Gazer's Spirit Graphic Organizers High School English Irony Jane Eyre King Arthur Kurt Vonnegut Langston Hughes Literary Analysis Macbeth Mark Twain Metaphysical Monkey House Movies Multiple Choice Murder in the Catherdal Novels Old radio programs Orson Wells Poetry Poisonwood Bible Quiet Ray Bradbury Reading Record Cards Satire Short Story Silent Films Summer APSIs Superhero Symbols The Tempest Tone

Macbeth TCU 2013
The Tempest TCU 2013
The Gazer’s Spirit TCU 2013
Satire TCU 2013
Welcome to the Monkey House TCU 2013
Post apocalyptic TCU 2013
Poetry Pairs Triples Quads TCU 2013
Prose MC Camp TCU 2013
MC for Pre-AP TCU 2013
Jane Eyre and Antigone TCU 2013
Introduction to the essay Pre-AP TCU 2013
Poetry MC Camp TCU 2013
Frankenstein TCU 2013
Batter my heart TCU 2013
If I draw it TCU 2013   Link to Graphic Organizers

TCU APSI 2014

Poetry
Fooling with Words with Bill Moyers
Reading Poetry
poetrycomicsmetaphorswithRobertFrost
The Trouble with Poetry
Poetry Everywhere

Sessions
AP Literature MC Test
Batter my heart TCU 2014
Fooling with Words
Frankenstein TCU 2014
If I draw it TCU 2014  Link to Graphic Organizers
Poetry Pairs Triples Quads TCU 2014
Quiet TCU 2014
Short Stories Online TCU 2014
The Digital Classroom TCU 2014
The Gazer’s Spirit TCU 2014
The Tempest TCU 2014
Welcome to the Monkey House TCU 2014

Additional “Quiet” Materials
Quiet Quiz to begin workshop
Quotes about introversion
Outrageously Successful Introverts PowerPoint
Educational Psychology 20 Things about how Students Learn
Quotes about Quiet (Link)
Chart-Easy to use Classroom Assessment Techniques
Teacher’s Guide to Quiet  (Questions and Activities for each chapter.  Assumes students are reading the book; however, there are
many classroom activities that can be utilized without students ever reading the book).
Free Test Based on Carl Jung’s and Isabel Briggs Myer’s Typology Test

TCU 2015
BRN01 AP Literature MC Test Brown 2105
BRN02 Poe – Brown – TCU APSI 2015
BRN03 Fooling with Words Brown TCU 2015
BRN04 Quiet 2015 TCU – Brown
BRN06 Beowulf to Marvel TCU Brown 2015
BRN07 Batter my heart TCU Brown 2015
BRN08 The Gazers Spirit Visual Art and Poetry – Brown TCU 2015
BRN09 The Crowd TCU 2015 Brown
BRN10 Grapes of Wrath – Brown TCU 2015
BRN11 If I draw it TCU 2015 Brown
BRN12 Tartuffe Earnest Soprano TCU Brown 2015
BRN13 Digital Teacher TCU 2015 Brown
BRN14 Satire TCU Brown 2015
BRN15 Twain and Vonnegut – Brown 2015 TCU

Beowulf
Beowulf to Batman (article)
Adventures of Beowulf
adaptation from Old English by David Breeden
Ann Savage’s Hypertext of Beowulf
Benjamin Slade’s Beowulf site
Signet Classic Guide to Beowulf  (13 pages)
Beowulf (the graphic novel)
Annotated Beowulf (Harvard Classics – Frances B. Grummere)
Electronic Beowulf (digitized original manuscript)
Beowulf Resources (Excellent site)
Beowulf for Beginners (link is also on the Beowulf Resources site)
Tolkien-Beowulf: the-Monsters-and-the-Critics
excerpt from 1936 British Academy lecture
Tolkien – The Monsters and the Critics complete article
Slaying Monsters – The New Yorker
Review from the New Yorker of Tolkien’s Translation of Beowulf
Beowulf:  An Online Introduction  (construction an alphabet from the original manuscript)
Beowulf in 100 Tweets (link) (if this disappears, let me know)
Beowulf (Spark Notes)
26:41 animated version of Beowulf  (let me know if this disappears)
Beowulf:  A Summary in English Prose

King Arthur
The Crystal Cave – Mary Stewart – The Best Notes
The Camulod Chronicles – Jack Whyte
Celtic Twilight – Online Arthurian Sources
Arthurian and Grail Poetry (another link from the site above)
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table – History, Legend and Everything in between
The Camelot Project – University of Rochester
King Arthur and the Matter of Britain

Old Radio Programs
Orson Wells – The Shadow

Comic Books
DC Comics
The Center for Cartoon Studies
Online Comic Creator
Graphic Novel Lesson Plan      
Comics in the Classroom 100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teachers
Superhero Cartoon Database  
Superhero Dictionary
Comics and Superheroes
Article Comic Books Change Students Views
Article A Study of comic book superheros
Article Archie and the Unexpected Virtue of Forgetfulness – Entertainment – The Atlantic
Why Write about Superheros (link to article)

Film
100 Free Silent Films
Free Movies Online
Filmsite  Excellent source Detailed plot synopses, review commentary, film analysis, film scenes, film quotes

Art
Five decades of Met Publications – free
Guggenheim Publications – free
Getty – Virtual Library

Extras
30-15-10_list
Predicting Exam Score
Reading Record Cards
Dictionary of Symbols
Poetry Teaching Resources

TCU 2016
BRN01 AP Literature MC Test Brown 2106
BRN02 Poe – Brown – TCU APSI 2016
BRN03 Fooling with Words Brown TCU 2016
BRN04 Quiet 2016 TCU – Brown
BRN05 Ray Bradbury Short Stories
BRN06 Why Re-read
BRN07 Batter my heart TCU Brown 2016
BRN08 The Gazers Spirit Visual Art and Poetry – Brown TCU 2016
BRN09 Improve Student Writing
BRN10 Tone is important
BRN11 Carl Sandburg
BRN12 Tartuffe Earnest Soprano TCU Brown 2016
BRN13 Murder in the Cathedral
BRN14 Comedic Criticism Irony and Satire TCU 2016
BRN15 Twain and Vonnegut

TCU 2017
BRN01 Batter My Heart (meta)physical poets
BRN02 Comedic Criticism – Irony and Satire
BRN03 Teaching Poe to the “Walking Dead” Generation
BRN04 Ray Bradbury Short Stories
BRN05 Tone is important?
BRN06 AP Literature MC Test
BRN07 Poetry – “Fooling with Words” – Bill Moyers special
BRN08 Quiet – The Power of Introverts 
BRN09 Helping Students begin to improve their writing – focus on the 3 essays for AP Literature
BRN10 “Murder in the Catherdal” The individual’s opposition to authority 
BRN11 Carl Sandbury and Langston Hughes – Workingmen’s Poets
BRN12 In Sunlight or in Shadow – Short Stories inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper
BRN13 The Poisonwood Bible – A Novel – The voice of the Price women

Antigone AP English Literature English II – Pre-AP Fiction High School English Jane Eyre Literary Analysis Novels Oedipus Reference Rhetorical Strategies Summer APSIs Vocabulary

Jane Eyre and Antigone

Jane Eyre and Antigone The Cost of a moral decision

WideSargassoSea without title

“The real innovation of Charlotte Bronte is that she writes fiction from the point of view of an individual and not from the point of view of society in general. She projects herself without reserve into her leading characters and allows her inmost feelings, her secret impulses, to color her narrative…”

Oedipus and Gospel