Since I was gone yesterday, this week is going to be packed with work.  You guys are all going to have to step things up a few notches and put forth the effort that AP requires!

In class today, we began working on a 1 sentence précis over Galsworthy's "The Japanese Quince."  I also gave you a handout with symbolism used in this short story. As I am sure many of you have guessed, we will be writing a rhetorical analysis over this piece, focusing on symbolism.  My main goal is for you to see how an essay functions with a coherent, well-written thesis and related topic sentences versus the more simple language you are all so used to writing with.  Time to step things up! Formal, effective language is what I am hoping to see you employ in your writing.

This week will be structured as follows:
Tuesday- 1 sentence précis, working into a thesis statement
Wednesday- Topic Sentence relating to thesis and outlining your supporting evidence  from the text. 
Thursday- Essay Assignment and Timeline handed out (yes you will have homework over the weekend!) and Outside Reading Due (we will have an in class activity over your novel, as well as taking the AR tests for each book.)

I am very concerned since several of you do not seem to have much reading completed 2 days before you must have your book finished, and some of you simply do not seem to care! This appalls me.  You, as Pre-AP students, should expect others to hold you to a higher esteem and you should work accordingly!  READ READ READ!!!!

~Your Highly Frustrated Teacher,

Ms. Friend