WELCOME TO AP Language and Composition

Mr. Rivera. AOSR. Monday. September 6, 2010.

Please find your seatA Block: AP Language and Composition

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Materials

• Student Handbook

• Parent Handbook

• Planners

Homework due Wednesday

1. Read, study, and sign (a parent or guardian and you) Course Information Sheet. Quiz tomorrow. Bring class materials tomorrow.

2. Read and study Pico Iyer’s “Nowhere Man.” Quiz tomorrow.

3. Begin planning Personal Museum.

Today’s Objectives To complete housekeeping tasks

Student Handbooks and Planners Student info card Letter to Mr. Rivera Course materials

To gain an overview of the course To begin getting to know one another

Mr. Rivera’s mini-bio Last One Standing Model Personal Museum

To go over homework due Wednesday

InstructionsWrite on LEFT side of card!

Example For show only. Write on LEFT side.

TOP line: LAST Name, FIRST Name, E-mail

Rivera, Josefino jrivera@aosr.org

BirthdayCell PhoneHome Phone

October 31, 1981C: 555-555-5555H: 55-5555-5555

Parent 1/Guardian 1 & Phone *Dr. Beth Pfannl, 555-555-5555

Parent 2/Guardian 2 & Phone(Star the one you prefer I talk to first)

Tom Connolly, 555-555-55555

Special needs? Bad eyes, need to sit at front

Reliable computer, printer, and/or internet access? Write those that apply.

Computer and internetInternet only

Extracurriculars, sports, work, family responsibilities, etc. Estimate how many hours/week you do this.

Gymnastics 5 hrs/wk, take care of sister 10 hrs/wk

Mr. Rivera’s Professional Bio

3 years teaching at Mountain View High School English 9, Literature and Personal

Choice (12), Journalism, ELD II A.A. Psychology, Foothill College B.A. English, University of

California, Santa Barbara M.A. Education, Stanford

University

Mr. Rivera’s Personal Bio•Born in Manila, Philippines

•Lived in San Jose, CA since 2

•Youngest of 4 siblings

•Love to read literature about identify formation, travel, journal about my travels, sing

•Can speak a little Tagalog, Spanish, German, and Italian

Dear Mr. Rivera…

Please write me a letter sharing the following: o Brief introduction to who you are—personality, learning

style, etc.o Your hopes, fears, and expectations for this school yearo Your favorite class you have ever taken and why (doesn’t

have to be a school class)o Why you are taking AP Language and Composition and what

you enjoy and don’t enjoy about Englisho A time when you felt successful in school and whyo A time when you felt frustrated in school and whyo The best book you have ever read and whyo Something people would find surprising about youo What you do when you’re not in schoolo Favorite TV shows, artists, music, sports, hobbies, etc. o Anything else you want to share

Close the letter with your signature and add a P.S. if you want!

Course Overview

Course Materials

4-ring Binder for English 5 Dividers Binder paper Pen, pencil, eraser USB flash drive

Homework: Please get your materials today and bring them tomorrow for homework points.

“Last One Standing”

Objective: Start getting to know names and faces

1. Take a post-it note. Write your name on the upper right hand corner.

2. List a broad category of people you belong to, e.g. gender, ethnicity, grade in school, city in which you live, something everyone’s probably done, etc.

3. List an interest, hobby, or experience you have that other people in the room might have that is a little more specific, e.g. love biking, drawing, etc.

4. List something uniquely specific to you. This thing could only describe you, no one else, e.g. tattoo behind left ear, owns 47 pairs of sneakers, has a pet iguana named Harry, etc.

Example: Mr. Rivera

Plays or played an instrument (more specific, but other people might do this, too)

Born in Manila, Philippines, but grew up in San Jose, California (only applies to me, I think )

Speaks enough Italian to get by (broad--many people may do this)

Personal Museum AssignmentObjectives: To give the class a conceptual overview

of who you are so that we can know you better and appreciate your history

To get to know one another To practice thinking about our lives and

literature symbolically

Homework due Wednesday

1. Read, study, and sign (a parent or guardian and you) Course Information Sheet. Quiz tomorrow. Bring class materials tomorrow.

2. Read and study Pico Iyer’s “Nowhere Man.” Quiz tomorrow.

3. Begin planning Personal Museum.

Mr. Rivera’s Website

www.aosraplangcomp.wikispaces.com AP Language and Composition

Home Agenda, Homework, and Attachments

Exit Card

On the back of your letter, please answer the following things:

3 homework items due tomorrow2 questions you have about this class 1 word that describes how your first day of

school is going