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**Welcome to AP Language and Composition** Hello, APES, Just in case you did not read your email and yet for some strange reason you checked this, the AP test site is the same as it has been all week. It is the Clay Community Center. I am a dork and called it the Clay Civic Center on the text messages some of you received earlier. Please get a good night's sleep, eat a good breakfast, and I will see you at the COMMUNITY CENTER in the morning. Please help get the word around. I love you guys! Mrs. Foster December 18, 2008 Check out the winter reading list page on the sidebar. It has the time frame for the reading. You will also need to have a copy of //In Cold Blood// by Truman Capote (March/April reading) and //Twelfth Night// by William Shakespeare (April/May) reading.

December 16, 2008

Because some of you are having trouble with the outside reading assignment, I am putting some study questions up. Go to the left hand side bar and click on the appropriate topic.There are several sets of questions available to you. The ones that will probably be most helpfufl will be those that are listed under the Study Guide for TEWWG. I hope you will find these helpful in preparing for your test, no matter what day your class has chosen to take the test. The study guide questions will also be the ones we use in discussing the book after Christmas.

Test for 3B is on Friday, December 19, Test for 2B is on Tuesday, January 6, Test for 1A is on Thursday, December 18.

Final copies of //The Great Gatsby// essay are due on first class day after Christmas break. Originality reports from [|turnitin.com] are due that day as well.

October 29 Due to the popularity of the great American quest for rice, the deadline for submitting your totals has been moved to Monday, November 3rd. On that day class totals will be totaled and the class with the most points will be rewarded with (what else but...) RICE CRISPY TREATS! So, play on and see what you can do. If you are a B day student, just come by and deposit your totals on Monday anyway.

So, how many grains of rice did you earn? See how many grains of rice you can earn by next Monday. Print off the page that shows your total and bring it in by October 27 for a bonus homework score. Click on the vocabulary link from October 15. Once you are there, go to options and it explains how to save your totals. I think it will be interesting to see which class can accumulate the most points. Anyone up to the challenge?**
 * October 20

 October 15 Nine weeks tests are in full swing! Are you feeling a little "challenged"? Check out this [|vocabulary] site, bring in 5 of the words you looked at (with the correct answers (100 grains of rice, right?) and I will give you 5 extra homework points. Deadline for this assignment is Monday, October 20.

====Hey, guys and gals. Check out this page for [|refdesk.com]. Scroll all the way down to some of the great sites. There are so many cool links and a wonderful way to build that "mental filecabinet" of cultural literacy that is so crucial in your argumentative writing.====

Please note that a new page link has been added for you to use in writing your essay on "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Please scroll down on the navigation bar on the left until you find the page. Click on it and you will find the color coded copy of the essay which should be a tremendous help to you in writing your essay.

Also, note there is a page with other links to King's writings that you will find helpfulf in writing the MLK contest essay later on. This year's theme is "Preparing a New Generation for Leadership." We will be writing these essays in late October, early November. I will post the contest details to this page later.

Assignment four: Please answer these questions and send them to me in an email (Use the envelope icon at the top of the page.) 1. What do you already know about me? (me as in Mrs. Foster) 2. What one question would you like to ask me? ( I will try to answer these during our first class meeting. I will not read who ask the question. I will simple read the question and answer it. **
 * Once you have joined the space, please click on the Discussion tab at the top of the page and leave me a message. During the next few weeks, you will be receiving information on this space, so please remember to check it weekly if possible.

Please note that assignments three and four have been added.

__Please Note that your supply list has been emailed to you and there is a page on the left.__

Wiki space---Intro assignment  After you have joined the space and confirmed your email address, you will receive an email from me on this space. To check your email, click on the little envelope on the space bar at the top of this page. That will take you to the place where you will see a list of your emails and a place where you can send others who are members of this space mail as well. We will be using this method of communication throughout the year as we work on our projects, so this is not only good practice, but it is a fun way for me to get to know you as well.

Wiki space--Assignment One

Click on the title of one of the books you have chosen to read on the left hand side bar. (If you checked the reading list on this space, you found that two extra books were added to the choices! They are listed on the side bar as well.) This will take you to the page for your book. Follow the directions on the page. (Click on the discussion tab...). Write a short paragraph telling all of us why you selected the book and how far along you are by July 10. Don't forget to post!

Wiki space---Assignment Two

On the left had side bar, click on the title of one of the books you have chosen to read. This will take you to the page for that book. Follow these directions for Assignment Two: Click on the discussion tab. This will bring you to a list of all the postings for that book. What I want you to do is to respond to one or more of those postings. To do that click on the posting name and you will be able to read what others have written. Next, go to the box below and respond. You must post when you have finished. If you have any questions, email me here on wiki space. I would like for you to complete your posting for assignment two by registration time.

__Wiki space---Assignment Three__

After you have registered, please email me and tell be which class you are in and if you know anyone else who is in your class. (Now, that is just about the easiest assignment you will ever have!) Also, tell me if you saw me at registration. If so, did we meet? Write me a short note telling me about your new schedule and how you think you are going to like this new schedule we are about to begin.

Please make sure you are doing your summer reading assignments. If you have any questions, remember that you can email me at either mfoster4350@charter.net or at afoster@jefcoed.com.

 Please see the page for the summer reading list. Click on the link Summer Reading List on the Navigation bar on left.