The reading of Federalist 51 today was a good activity. It took a lot of concentration but the essay was definitely readable. I must say however, that a few students made it harder for some of us to get going. We need to better discipline ourselves and settle in faster. I mean come on. If you signed up for the class, you have to expect a lot more rigor in the curriculum. You have to work a lot harder in the AP class than in a regular class. This is a college course! I am doing my damnedest to stay on schedule as there is so much to cover within specific time frames.
Anyway, don't ever hesitate to mark up the document you are reading. When you buy the college textbooks, you should go through them with a highlighter and a pen. The highlighter is to cover the important general information. The pen is to make notes in the margins. You've got to read and re-read the material so that you understand it. Usually the books you read in college are a lot tougher than in high school-duh! So it takes a lot of self-discipline and concentration. You need to pace yourself. Set up a consistent time for studying and hold to it. Remind me to show you guys the movie, "The Paper Chase." This movie was made in the late 70's but really portrays life in college (at Harvard Law school) realistically.
Anyway, a long blog. Tomorrow, we will go over Federalist 51, take a quiz and have a brief lecture. On Friday I will be attending yet another AP conference. You will have Mr. Cisnero's brother subbing. He will show you a West Wing. Hooray!!!!
Yeah, the amount of chatter is ridiculous. Maybe you should try the tactics of your UCSB professor, see if that'll get the point across ; )
ReplyDeleteAnd yay for West Wing! (I never thought I'd ever hear myself say that haha) So is going to be the episode about Mathew Shepard...??? (HINT HINT) ; D