Countdown to AP Lang

Hello, hello!  I hope you have all been enjoying your summer and making the most of the beautiful weather.  Some of you are probably rolling in dough from working long hours, or super tan from working outside or playing ball (great job softball girls!), or maybe you're lazy from a lack of things to do.  Regardless of what you've been up to, hopefully that summer assignment is at least on your radar if not completely finished. =)  Here are some news items for you to be aware of:

1.  The summer assignment details are still here on the blog (just scroll down). If you haven't completed it all--or even started--I highly recommend reviewing all of the details carefully.  All of the books are in so if you're needing one, make sure you email me and arrange for a time to pick one up!

2.  We have two new English teachers joining our department this year.  One of them is Ms. Darrah.  She was originally an awesome English teacher before becoming the TAG teacher at the middle school for the last few years.  She is joining us at the high school and will be teaching two sections of AP Lang in addition to some other English courses.  Some of you will have her as your teacher this year instead of me.  I'll let her introduce herself beyond that, but know that the department is super excited to have her!  We plan to teach AP Lang on the same page this year so while there might be some differences in teaching style or deadlines, the content, assignments, and DMACC and AP credit options are the same regardless of who you have.

3.  Since we don't know who is in which section (and some of you are likely to have scheduling issues), I have created a course in Turnitin for ONLY your SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS.  This is NOT where you will turn in all of the rest of your assignments for the year, but it is what we will work out of for these first two assignments.  Your FFN (Fast Food Nation) paper and Amusing Ourselves summary and passages are both due by the first day of school.  You must submit them online to Turnitin.  To do so, follow these instructions:

• Go to turnitin.com
• Log in to your account.  If for some reason you don't have one, you'll need to create one using an email address you actually have access to.
• Click on Enroll in a Class
• Enter the Class ID:  6695581
• Enter the password:  grissom
• Once you've enrolled, you will see the two assignments listed in the AP Lang Summer course.
• Remember you can only submit ONE document per assignment.  If for some reason you've completed your summary and passages in separate documents, you will need to combine them into one file for submission.
• Also, ALWAYS use the single file upload option.  MLA format is one of the standards for this class and the copy and paste option will always mess that up.

If you have questions or concerns before school starts, remember you can always email me at ms.kim.grissom@gmail.com.  It comes to my phone so I always get it quickly.  My school account I will see eventually but it may not be as timely.  Otherwise, finish up those assignments and enjoy your last days of summer!