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Edpuzzle - TEDTalk Prep  in Google Classroom

Edpuzzle - TEDTalk Prep

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Edpuzzle - TED Openings and Closings  in Google Classroom

Edpuzzle - TED Openings and Closings

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Edpuzzle - Lesson #3: Outlining Your TEDTalk in Google Classroom

Edpuzzle - Lesson #3: Outlining Your TEDTalk

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Edpuzzle - Rhetorical Analysis: Precis and Body Paragraph Writing  in Google Classroom

Edpuzzle - Rhetorical Analysis: Precis and Body Paragraph Writing

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THIS IS YOUR LAST GRADE FOR SEMESTER ONE- Machiavelli Quiz  in Google Classroom

THIS IS YOUR LAST GRADE FOR SEMESTER ONE- Machiavelli Quiz

TASK:
Use your notes, your annotations, and your acquired knowledge to complete this quiz on Machiavelli's "The Prince." This will be your last grade of the semester, and should hopefully act as a grade booster!! Please be aware that the questions that are text-dependent are AP style questions. You can do it!

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Day 16: Chapter XVIII  in Google Classroom

Day 16: Chapter XVIII

TASK:
Annotate with Kami

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Day 16: Stretch Your Brain Work  in Google Classroom

Day 16: Stretch Your Brain Work

TASK:
Complete the says/does analysis for chapter XVIII

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DAY 15: "The Prince" Chapter XVII in Google Classroom

DAY 15: "The Prince" Chapter XVII

This is where you annotate!

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Day 15: Classwork + Stretch Your Brain Work ("The Prince" Chapter XVII)  in Google Classroom

Day 15: Classwork + Stretch Your Brain Work ("The Prince" Chapter XVII)

TASK:
1. Read and annotate "The Prince" chapters XV and XVI.
2. Complete the "says/does" analysis.

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Day 14: "The Prince" Chapters XV and XVI  in Google Classroom

Day 14: "The Prince" Chapters XV and XVI

This is where you annotate!

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Day 14: Classwork and Stretch Your Brain Work ("The Prince" Chapters XV and XVI) in Google Classroom

Day 14: Classwork and Stretch Your Brain Work ("The Prince" Chapters XV and XVI)

TASK:
1. Read and annotate "The Prince" chapters XV and XVI.
2. Complete the "says/does" analysis. The Google doc is kind of glitchy because of the text boxes. If you would like to do this using Kami, I have attached a pdf version.

**Please visit the resources section of our website to help you with writing strategies. You can click on "reading resources" and the document will appear for you.

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Day 13: Intro to Machiavelli  in Google Classroom

Day 13: Intro to Machiavelli

TASK:
1. Read the context about Machiavelli.
2. Respond to the reading questions attached.

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Machiavelli- Background Info  in Google Classroom

Machiavelli- Background Info

Read and annotate in Kami here.

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Day 12: End of Reading Reflection Questions  in Google Classroom

Day 12: End of Reading Reflection Questions

TASK:
Complete at least five of the questions attached after reading "On Duty...:

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Day 10: Stretch Your Brain Task  in Google Classroom

Day 10: Stretch Your Brain Task

TASK:
Craft AT LEAST ONE SLIDE that showcases your assigned reading section.

Sections 1-3: Alisha, Khaled, Diamond
Sections 4-6: Kay, Michelle, Mels, Summer

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On Duty of Civil Disobedience PART THREE (THIS IS WHERE YOU ANNOTATE) in Google Classroom

On Duty of Civil Disobedience PART THREE (THIS IS WHERE YOU ANNOTATE)

YOUR TASK FOR WINTER BREAK:

Begin reading and annotating Part 3. Read paragraphs 28-35. You can even read a paragraph a day if you'd like!

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On Duty of Civil Disobedience PART TWO (THIS IS WHERE YOU ANNOTATE) in Google Classroom

On Duty of Civil Disobedience PART TWO (THIS IS WHERE YOU ANNOTATE)

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Day 9: Classwork + Stretch Your Brain Work  in Google Classroom

Day 9: Classwork + Stretch Your Brain Work

TASK:
1. Revisit paragraphs 1-13. We call this "part one". It ends at "not quite unnecessary to that life which we have made."
2. Complete the document attached. Part one will be completed with group members. (This is supposed to help you if you are stuck and don't really get the reading.
3. Part two of the assignment can be completed on your own, though if you would like to talk it through with a classmate, I support it!

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On Duty of Civil Disobedience PART ONE (THIS IS WHERE YOU ANNOTATE) in Google Classroom

On Duty of Civil Disobedience PART ONE (THIS IS WHERE YOU ANNOTATE)

TASK:

Read and annotate paragraphs 5-13 of "On Duty...". The reading ends at "life which we have made."

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Wednesday, December 9 Check-In in Google Classroom

Wednesday, December 9 Check-In

It's hummpppp day! You should be working on Day 8.

What emoji are you today?

I really think this will be me all day: ๐Ÿ˜ด

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Day 8: Stretch Your Brain Work ("On Duty" Paragraphs 5-13) in Google Classroom

Day 8: Stretch Your Brain Work ("On Duty" Paragraphs 5-13)

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Day 7: Stretch Your Brain Work (On Duty of Civil Disobedience Paragraphs 1-4) in Google Classroom

Day 7: Stretch Your Brain Work (On Duty of Civil Disobedience Paragraphs 1-4)

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Day 7: Quizizz Review Game ("On Duty" Paragraphs 1-4)  in Google Classroom

Day 7: Quizizz Review Game ("On Duty" Paragraphs 1-4)

Click on the link below to start the game

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Monday, December 7 Check-In in Google Classroom

Monday, December 7 Check-In

Happy Monday! Today you are working on your "On Duty" reading and questions.

What celebrity would you change lives with?

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Wednesday, December 2 Check-In in Google Classroom

Wednesday, December 2 Check-In

Good morning! Today you are working on your "On Duty" reading and questions.

What is the most bizarre experience you ever had while shopping?

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Monday, November 30 Check-In in Google Classroom

Monday, November 30 Check-In

Good morning and happy Monday! Please make sure you are up to date on all assignments. I will have office hours at 1:30pm today if you need me. Link to follow.

What is one positive thing you experienced this holiday weekend?!

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Pre-Thanksgiving Stretch (Work for Tuesday, November 24)  in Google Classroom

Pre-Thanksgiving Stretch (Work for Tuesday, November 24)

TASK:
1. Read and annotate "Turkeys in the Kitchen" as a class in Kami.
2. Write a rhetorical precis for this piece.

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Monday, November 23 Check-In in Google Classroom

Monday, November 23 Check-In

Happy Monday! Please make sure you are up to date on all of your assignments. If you are unsure of what you are missing or if you need help with any of your work please contact me.

What did the turkey say before he was roasted?!

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๐Ÿ“˜ Allegory of the Cave (THIS IS WHERE YOU ANNOTATE) in Google Classroom

๐Ÿ“˜ Allegory of the Cave (THIS IS WHERE YOU ANNOTATE)

Please provide your thoughtful annotations here. Do not turn this in until you are instructed to do so.

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Day 6: Allegory of the Cave Project in Google Classroom

Day 6: Allegory of the Cave Project

TASK:
1. Read the task sheet.
2. Create a visual by hand or digitally.
3. Photograph your visual and submit here.

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Wednesday, November 18 Check-In in Google Classroom

Wednesday, November 18 Check-In

Good morning! Today you should be working on Day 5 if you did not submit it AND your project.

If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?

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Day 4: "Stretch Your Brain" Allegory of the Cave SPACECAT in Google Classroom

Day 4: "Stretch Your Brain" Allegory of the Cave SPACECAT

TASK:
1. Read and annotate up to the pink line. Answer my thinking questions in the margins. I created a separate assignment with the reading.
2. Start to complete a SPACECAT for this; your answers might change as you continue to read.

Please note: this should be difficult. Do not give up!

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Day 5: "Stretch Your Brain" (Work for Friday 11/13 and Monday 11/14)  in Google Classroom

Day 5: "Stretch Your Brain" (Work for Friday 11/13 and Monday 11/14)

TASK:
1. Complete reading and annotating "Allegory of the Cave."
2. Deconstruct Aristotle's argument. Identify the "thesis" and "claims." I started doing some of this for you.

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Monday, November 16 Check-In in Google Classroom

Monday, November 16 Check-In

Good morning! Today you should be working on Day 5.

What key has legs and can't open doors?

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Friday, November 13 Check-In in Google Classroom

Friday, November 13 Check-In

Good morning! All allegory work is due TUESDAY before school.

What is one thing you are doing to stay on top of your mental health as the weather gets colder and the days get shorter?

Some ideas from me:
-cooking a home-made meal
-reading
-watching Netflix
-working out
-meditating
-doing laundry? (weirdly therapeutic)

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Edpuzzle - Rhetorical Precis Lesson in Google Classroom

Edpuzzle - Rhetorical Precis Lesson

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BIDEN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH: Work for Wednesday, November 11 in Google Classroom

BIDEN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH: Work for Wednesday, November 11

TASK:
1. Watch my video in Edpuzzle. See assignment posted under Unit 2.
2. Write a rhetorical precis for Biden's acceptance speech. View my sample attached for support.

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ELECTION ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES: November 10 In-Class Work  in Google Classroom

ELECTION ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES: November 10 In-Class Work

TASK:
1. In your groups, read and deconstruct Biden's acceptance speech using SPACECAT.

**Notetakers, you will be responsible for submitting for your group members.

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Monday, November 9 Check-In in Google Classroom

Monday, November 9 Check-In

Happy Monday! Today you all have two things to do that are PAST DUE:
1. Unit 1 progress check in AP classroom.
2. Begin reading "Allegory of the Cave" and complete the SPACECAT.

If you could add one word to the dictionary, what would it be?

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Edpuzzle - Day 4: Allegory of the Cave in Google Classroom

Edpuzzle - Day 4: Allegory of the Cave

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Unit 1: Progress Check (Work for Tuesday, November 3)  in Google Classroom

Unit 1: Progress Check (Work for Tuesday, November 3)

TASK:
Please complete the multiple choice and free response question sections in AP classroom. This is an assessment grade.

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Day 2: Politics and the English Language  in Google Classroom

Day 2: Politics and the English Language

TASK:
1. Take your lesson in Pear Deck (many of you were absent today).

2. Read and deconstruct your assigned section of the text with your group members. Some of you have partners; please see the slides for your assigned section.

3. Create slides explaining what you learned. You will be teaching this to the class next session. One member of your group must attach the slides to their assignment. This is a QUIZ grade.

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Day 1: "Stretch Your Brain" Textbook Reading  in Google Classroom

Day 1: "Stretch Your Brain" Textbook Reading

TASK:
1. Read this textbook excerpt on Logical Fallacies and take notes either directly on the doc with Kami or in a notebook.
2. Create index cards for important terms.

SEND A PHOTO OF YOUR COMPLETED WORK. THIS IS AN EASY 100!

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Day 1: Political Rhetoric (In-class Work for Tuesday, October 27)  in Google Classroom

Day 1: Political Rhetoric (In-class Work for Tuesday, October 27)

Task:
1. Read a excerpt from Thomas C. Foster's "How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor."
2. React in Jamboard!

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Day 11: "Stretch Your Brain" Argumentative Writing Activity  in Google Classroom

Day 11: "Stretch Your Brain" Argumentative Writing Activity

TASK:
Using the info that you compiled from Day 10, write an argumentative paragraph about yourself and your personality results. Your thesis should drive your paragraph. See our example attached

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Day 11: Extension HW  in Google Classroom

Day 11: Extension HW

TASK:
Complete the paragraph we started writing together today!

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Day 10: "Stretch Your Brain" Work-Personality Argument (Work for Wednesday, October 21) in Google Classroom

Day 10: "Stretch Your Brain" Work-Personality Argument (Work for Wednesday, October 21)

TASK:
1. Take the Myers-Briggs Personality test.
2. Complete the graphic organizer attached.

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Day 9: "Stretch Your Brain" Work  in Google Classroom

Day 9: "Stretch Your Brain" Work

TASK:
1. Read "Terror's Purse Strings."
2. Identify the types of evidence Dana Thomas incorporates. Color code your evidence in Kami.

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Day 9: Lecture in Google Classroom

Day 9: Lecture

Please scroll to day nine and complete today's lecture in Peardeck. All work must be submitted by 12am or it will be a zero.

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Day 8: Stretch Your Brain Work (Work for Wednesday, October 14)  in Google Classroom

Day 8: Stretch Your Brain Work (Work for Wednesday, October 14)

TASK:
1. Read and annotate "Felons and the Right to Vote."
2. Identify claims of fact, value, and policy. Annotate using different colors in Kami. You can use the "box highlighter" feature for this.

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Day 7: Stretch Your Brain Work (๐•Ž๐•–๐•–๐•œ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐• ๐•— ๐•†๐•”๐•ฅ๐• ๐•“๐•–๐•ฃ ๐Ÿก๐•ฅ๐•™ ๐•Ž๐• ๐•ฃ๐•œ) in Google Classroom

Day 7: Stretch Your Brain Work (๐•Ž๐•–๐•–๐•œ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐• ๐•— ๐•†๐•”๐•ฅ๐• ๐•“๐•–๐•ฃ ๐Ÿก๐•ฅ๐•™ ๐•Ž๐• ๐•ฃ๐•œ)

TASK:
1. Watch my lesson in Edpuzzle (see the separate link posted in your classwork).
2. Create index cards for ethos, pathos, logos.
3. Complete the advertisement exercise on the Powerpoint attached.

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Edpuzzle - Day 7: Ethos, Pathos, Logos  in Google Classroom

Edpuzzle - Day 7: Ethos, Pathos, Logos

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Day 6: "Stretch Your Brain" Exercise (๐™’๐™ค๐™ง๐™  ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™’๐™š๐™™๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ , ๐™Š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™—๐™š๐™ง 7) in Google Classroom

Day 6: "Stretch Your Brain" Exercise (๐™’๐™ค๐™ง๐™  ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™’๐™š๐™™๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ , ๐™Š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™—๐™š๐™ง 7)

TASK:
1. Read and annotate John Lewis' New York Times entry using Kami.
2. Complete "SPACE" in graphic organizer only.

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Day 6: Lecture and Meme Activity  in Google Classroom

Day 6: Lecture and Meme Activity

1. Read through the slides on exigence, answer the Pear Deck questions, take notes, create index cards, etc. (go to Day 6).
2. Complete the meme activity attached.

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Day 5: "Stretch Your Brain" Work (๐•Ž๐• ๐•ฃ๐•œ ๐•—๐• ๐•ฃ ๐”ฝ๐•ฃ๐•š๐••๐•’๐•ช, ๐•†๐•”๐•ฅ๐• ๐•“๐•–๐•ฃ ๐Ÿš) in Google Classroom

Day 5: "Stretch Your Brain" Work (๐•Ž๐• ๐•ฃ๐•œ ๐•—๐• ๐•ฃ ๐”ฝ๐•ฃ๐•š๐••๐•’๐•ช, ๐•†๐•”๐•ฅ๐• ๐•“๐•–๐•ฃ ๐Ÿš)

TASK:
1. Read "You Are Not Special" and annotate with Kami.
2. Complete the SPACECAT graphic organizer. You are ONLY to complete "S" "P" "A" "C"!!!

**I made an error, so you will need to convert the doc to a PDF or you can annotate in docs itself.

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Day 4: "Stretch Your Brain" Work (๐Ÿ…†๐Ÿ„พ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ„บ ๐Ÿ„ต๐Ÿ„พ๐Ÿ… ๐Ÿ…†๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ„ณ๐Ÿ„ฝ๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ…‚๐Ÿ„ณ๐Ÿ„ฐ๐Ÿ…ˆ, ๐Ÿ…‚๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ„ฟ๐Ÿ…ƒ๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ„ผ๐Ÿ„ฑ๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ… 30) in Google Classroom

Day 4: "Stretch Your Brain" Work (๐Ÿ…†๐Ÿ„พ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ„บ ๐Ÿ„ต๐Ÿ„พ๐Ÿ… ๐Ÿ…†๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ„ณ๐Ÿ„ฝ๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ…‚๐Ÿ„ณ๐Ÿ„ฐ๐Ÿ…ˆ, ๐Ÿ…‚๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ„ฟ๐Ÿ…ƒ๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ„ผ๐Ÿ„ฑ๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ… 30)

TASK:
1. Listen to the Modern Love episode titled "Never Tell Our Business to Strangers" (this is a podcast). I attached the link, but you can listen on Apple Music or Spotify if you have an account.

2. Take some notes about what is being said.

3. Tell me: who is the SPEAKER (identify all aspects of the speaker like who they are, what are their biases), and what is their PURPOSE?

4. Give a reaction. What did you think of this essay? Do you agree/disagree? This reaction should be posted on our Padlet (ATTACHED).

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Analysis and Writing Pre-Assessment 
(๐Ÿ…ฆ๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…š๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…“ ๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…• โž’/โž‹โžŽ ๐Ÿ…ฆ๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…ก๐Ÿ…š) in Google Classroom

Analysis and Writing Pre-Assessment (๐Ÿ…ฆ๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…š๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…“ ๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…• โž’/โž‹โžŽ ๐Ÿ…ฆ๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…ก๐Ÿ…š)

This is to be completed at home over the weekend. It will be due on Monday.

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Day 3: "Stretch Your Brainโ€œ Work 
(๐Ÿ††๐Ÿ…พ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…บ ๐Ÿ…ต๐Ÿ…พ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ…ต๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…ธ๐Ÿ…ณ๐Ÿ…ฐ๐Ÿ†ˆ 9/25) in Google Classroom

Day 3: "Stretch Your Brainโ€œ Work (๐Ÿ††๐Ÿ…พ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…บ ๐Ÿ…ต๐Ÿ…พ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ…ต๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…ธ๐Ÿ…ณ๐Ÿ…ฐ๐Ÿ†ˆ 9/25)

After our cereal box activity, you should start to be thinking about intended audiences, why advertisers/writers/directors attract certain audiences, how they do it, and what the impact was. This might all seem like a lot, and that's okay.

TASK:
1. Read Chapter 1 (page 39). You do not have to complete the activities. You will find your textbook on our AP website!
2. Create index cards for most important terms (this can be the bolded terms). Attach a photo of your index cards so that you can receive an easy 100!!!!

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Day 2: Thinking about Language  in Google Classroom

Day 2: Thinking about Language

TASK:
1. Watch Boroditsky's TEDTalk on Language
2. Respond to the reflection prompt on Padlet.

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No Red Ink in Google Classroom

No Red Ink

Join and take the grammar diagnostic!

Class Code: near owl 49

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Day 1: Edpuzzle | AP Lang Intro in Google Classroom

Day 1: Edpuzzle | AP Lang Intro

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Student Information Form  in Google Classroom

Student Information Form

Please complete ASAP!

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Remind  in Google Classroom

Remind

Please join our Remind class!

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AP Classroom  in Google Classroom

AP Classroom

Please join our AP Classroom!

CLASS CODE: P2GRMM