Ms Yap Room 267 Please put your Summer Vocab Terms Flashcards on your desk About Ms Yap I grew up and currently live in Tempe AZ I graduated from McClintock High School I earned my undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in Tucson and my masters degree from ASU ID: 445942
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Welcome to AS Level English Literature!Ms. Yap - Room 267Please put your Summer Vocab Terms Flashcards on your desk!Slide2
About Ms. YapI grew up and currently live in Tempe, AZ.I graduated from McClintock High School.I earned my undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in Tucson and my master’s degree from ASU.
This is my
sixth
year teaching and my second year here at ASU Prep!I teach 11th grade English and 10th grade CapstoneI love television, books, music, and food.Slide3
This class is about the power of language and literature.What do writers do with language to achieve their purposes?
What can we learn about the world and ourselves from reading stories, poems, and plays?
What
can YOU achieve with the power of language?Slide4
Six Word MemoirsErnest Hemingway made a $10 bet with a friend that he could write a complete, effective story in just six words. His friend took the bet… and lost.For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.Slide5
Six Word MemoirsDreams tightly held. Even when broken.Parents will always find things out.Basics for survival: eat, sleep, swim.I was lost. I still am.Raised my sister before raising myself.
Music reaches people. I make music.
Please let me grow. Shortness sucks.Slide6
Six Word MemoirsYour challenge: Write your own memoir.Say something profound, interesting, personal… YOU.You are limited to six words.Contractions, hyphenations, creative punctuation: quite helpful.Slide7
Ms. Yap in Six WordsWords have power. Mine do, too.Many hats: daughter, sister, teacher, friend.
So many essays to read. HELP!Slide8
Group Work Procedures Groups of 4 with the people nearest to you (listen for Ms. Yap’s directions!)Turn your desks so they touch to make one large rectangle-shaped surface
When Ms. Yap is talking, turn your bodies and your heads (not your desks!) to face herSlide9
Find the other members of your group.Sit together at a set of four desks.Introduce yourself with your name and your favorite kind of candy.Be prepared to introduce the members of your group to the class.Wait for directions from Ms. Yap.
In groups…Slide10
Brainstorm!PAINFUL
MEMORIES
MEMORIES TO CELEBRATE
HOLIDAY MEMORIESSUMMER MEMORIESMEMORIES OF TRADITIONS
MEMORIES OF GUILT OR REGRETSlide11
Other Topics to ConsiderYour life as a student, athlete, musician, artist, etc.Your life as a son/daughter, brother/sister, uncle/aunt, friend, boyfriend/girlfriendYour life, in summaryYour goals for the futureYour greatest triumph/defeatYour greatest fear
Your biggest wish
Your advice to others/yourselfSlide12
In groups…Share your Six Word Memoirs.Think about what your stories have in common.Write a Six Word Memoir for your entire group.Be ready to share with the class!Slide13
Looking Ahead…FRIDAY:Summer Vocabulary Terms Test!Syllabus/Class ProceduresHW: Letter to Ms. Yap
MONDAY/TUESDAY:
DUE: Turn in Letter to Ms.
YapBring book to read for SSRBe prepared to discuss “Self-Reliance”!