Miz. Clark

 ADVANCED PLACEMENT LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

EXAM INFORMATION

The AP Language and Composition Exam is scheduled for Wed. May 11, 2010. Click this to link to the schedule. Click this link to see the fees.

 AGENDA BY WEEK (MOST RECENT AT TOP)

May 23 through 24, 2011 Finals Week

Mon. 5/23     1st through 4th hour Finals -- bring all writing from year (personal narrative and class essays)

Tues. 5/24    5th through 7th hour Finals 

May 16 through 20, 2011

Mon. 5/16        Presentations of independent (group) book projects

Tues. 5/17       Presentations of independent (group) book projects; intro Parody project

Wed. 5/18       Work day: parody project - find song, write parody lyrics. Assignment to right

Thurs. 5/19     Work day: parody project - finish lyrics, record or film

Fri. 5/20          Work day: parody project - record or film; parody project due; gather all writing from the class. Review (read or skim) over weekend.

 May 9 through 13, 2011 

Mon. 5/9         Test review; LOC 914-920, Multiple choice in class

Tues. 5/10      Vocabulary Project; Test review

Wed. 5/11      AP Language Exam - starts at 8 am; "The ways we lie"

Thurs. 5/12     Independent book meeting - work on book project.

Fri. 5/13          Independent book meeeting - work on book project

May 2 through May 6, 2011

Mon. 5/2     Becca, Garrett, Travis, Gabby,  Independent Book Meeting #4-will have to move to Thurs.;

Tues. 5/3    Bethany, Robyn;  LOC p 319-324 #2-5; (SATIRE) Twain"Advice to Youth" with Rhetorical worksheet on back; discuss Singer-homework

Wed. 5/4      Discuss Twain, Satire

Thurs. 5/5    Independent Book Meeting #5 - last meeting - dialectical notes due; Test review

Fri. 5/6        Teacher training day. No school for students.

April 25 through 29, 2011 

Mon. 4/25       Argument speeches: Lexi, Kaiti, Lena, Robyn (changed to lunch)

Tues. 4/26      Argument speeches:  Elliott, Dominica

Wed. 4/27       ACT Test -- all SHS Juniors

Thurs. 4/28     Argument speeches:  Brandon, Amanda, Kendra, McKinnley; Independent book meeting #4 moved to Mon. 5/2 (projects due today)

Fri. 4/29         AoW due; Argument speeches: Tris, Michaela, Kealy,  Stormy; get assignment handout for rhetorical journal

 April 18 through 22, 2011

Mon. 4/18      Get AoW; Independent Bk. Meeting #2 (delayed); AP Essay Grading; Final Outline & Bibliography - Argument Speech

Tues. 4/19      In-class AP test; Get take-home timed write assignment

Wed. 4/20      Review AP mulitple choice questions

Thurs. 4/21     Independent Book Meeting #3; AoW; Take-Home Timed Write (Argument)

Fri. 4/22         NO SCHOOL

April 11 through 15, 2011

Mon. 4/11      Persuasive Speech Outline with MLA Bibliography; time in class to work on visual for speech (due Monday 4/18)

Tues. 4/12    WN-periodic sentences,

Wed. 4/13    Emerson, Education-discussion and multiple choice; LOC p102-108 w/ dialectical notes - one quote per page of text, analysis on the right (min. 1 sentence of reflection or analysis for each quote, GOAL: to show thinking and analysis about text);

Thurs. 4/14   Independent Book Meeting #2; AoW page 18, Wall St. Journal

Fri. 4/15       TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DAY - NO SCHOOL

April 4 through 8, 2011 

Mon. 4/4     Preliminary outline, 6-7 resources for persuasive speech; Persuasive speeches begin on Monday 4/11; Independent Novels in class!! Get Article of the Week.

Tues. 4/5    Independent Novel handout and plan reading. How to give a speech - presentation.

Wed.  4/6    NWEA testing. Reading and take notes in Patterns pages 529-540 and 544-546. GOAL Familiarize yourself with: premises,(major and minor) claim, assumption, inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, and Toulmin's language for parts of an argument.

Thurs. 4/7   Multiple choice question practice; Passive sentences, grammar exercise 1 - chompchomp Handout in class.

Fri. 4/8       First book meeting Independent Novel Groups; IRG project 1 due; AoW-left hand

March 21 through 25, 2011

Mon. 3/21     Be ready to discuss/apply LOC p 61-63 and 69-71; Independent Novel 2 book assignments will be emailed; Introduction to Argument/Persuasive Speech; Vocab "pre-test"

Tues.3/22      LOC p81-85 applies to speech format and sources; LOC p12-17-appeals and classical arrangement; vocabulary review; Speech overview and Q&A

Wed. 3/23    LOC 412-417, q1, 2, 3 p 414, q 2, 3, 4 (these are assumptions), & q6 -compare the 2 arguments. Label type of argument, use of classical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos). Write short reflection - may be bullet pointed.

Thurs. 3/24  In class timed write-using argument format; Argument/Persuasive speech proposal due; Outline due Mon 4/4; Q&A about outline;

Fri. 3/25      AoW; Get proposals back.  

SPRING BREAK!! 

March 14 through 18, 2011

Mon. 3/14    Independent Reading Presentations- due; no article of the week

Tues. 3/15   Independent Reading Presentations

Wed. 3/16    Independent Reading Presentations

Thurs. 3/17  New Independent Novel Seminar books assigned; Argument - notes

Fri. 3/18      Argument Notes

March 7 through 11,2011 

Mon. 3/7    Multiple choice practice; independent reading meeting - for presentation prep

Tues. 3/8   Synthesis Practice Essay - in class - must make this up if you miss class

Wed. 3/9    Assembly - no class

Thurs. 3/10  Multiple choice - Story by Lawrence

Fri. 3/11     Article of the Week-handwriting

 February 28 through March 4, 2011

Last week of Independent reading books

Mon. 2/28    Independent reading book: meeting #8; IR Project #7; hand out Independent book study culminating project assignment

Tues. 3/1   Discuss culminating project; overview of AP-test prep--see questions to right

Wed.3/2     Notes from Cliffs book; Multiple Choice Practice; see homework questions to right

Thurs. 3/3  Independent reading book: meeting #9; IR Project #8; mulitple choice; Read Story by Lawrence - handout and label types of questions (see directions to right)

Fri. 3/4       Multiple choice practice OR in class essay

February 21 through 25, 2011  CALENDAR CHANGE -see 2/22

Mon. 2/21    NO  SCHOOL

Tues. 2/22     Article of the Week, due Friday;  Independent reading book: meeting #6; IR Project #5; Due: Outline your own synthesis essay for advertising packet (received Wednesday 2/16 in class.) Please see the revised synthesis outline practice next to last week's agenda and read  it carefully. Write down any questions  you still have about the synthesis essay. Assignment for today: read sample student essays, grade using rubric. Defend your grade (directions to the right)

Wed. 2/23     Discuss outline - completed over weekend. Get handout for final project - independent reading groups; 

Thurs. 2/24    Independent reading book: meeting #7; IR Project #6 - due even for those on ski day.

Fri. 2/26       In class synthesis essay.  AoW due;

February 14 through 18, 2011 

Mon. 2/14     Independent reading book: meeting #4; IR Project #3; Read, Annotate, Thesis for Synthesis Question; in class synthesis assignment due today - see link

Tues. 2/15    Synthesis essay practice. Due at end of hour

Wed. 2/16     Synthesis essay discussion including new synthesis essay packet (advertising); small group analysis of articles in packet. 

Thurs. 2/17   Assignment: Outline synthesis essay for advertising packet (received yesterday in class.) See directions (synthesis outline practice) and graphic organizer for  outline (pyramid notes) to the right. READ DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY. Independent reading book: meeting #5; IR Project #4; Please see the revised synthesis outline practice and read  it carefully. Write down any questions  you still have about the synthesis essay.

Fri. 2/18       NO SCHOOL

February 7 through 11, 2011

Mon. 2/7     Presentations: photo & tone; Independent reading book: meeting #3; Independent Reading Project #2; Wall St. Journal Privacy article-annotation, reflection

Tues. 2/8   

Wed. 2/9    Reflection/Feedback: Photo Essay project; Article of the Week: Constitution-annotation, reflection

Thurs. 2/10  Diction, trope, scheme notes and clarification; Independent reading book: meeting #4; Independent Reading Project #3

Fri. 2/11      Diction, trope, scheme test- paper; Synthesis- get packet in class or use link.

January 31 through Feb. 4

Mon 1/31    Finish Presentations; LOC p737-750, #1, 2, 7, 8; Independent reading book; Book meeting #1

Tues 2/1     3 Presentations; continue Independent reading group info

Wed 2/2      Visual Analysis, match photos w/ tone

Thurs 2/3    Independent reading book; Book meeting #3; Independent Reading Project #1

Fri 2/4        Writer's Notebook-senses-taste, smell, memory

January 24 through 28, 2011  Independent reading book in class MONDAY 1/31!

Mon 1/24      LOC p 51-57, write thesis statement w/ support for assignment p 57; 

Tues. 1/25    Write Photo Essay letter to instructor in class;

Wed. 1/26     PhotoEssay (and letter to instructor); PhotoEssay presentations;

Thurs. 1/27   PhotoEssay presentations

Fri. 1/28        NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - TEACHER TRAINING DAY

 January 18 through 21, 2011   Photo essay due Wed. 1/26

Mon. 1/17 MLK Day

Tues. 1/18  Visual Analysis Packet -discuss; Writing Conferences & Visual Analysis; review class goals; Advertisement Analysis presentation

Wed. 1/19   Language of Composition (LOC) p 12-28 - write notes in "handbook"; Visual Analysis assignment

Thurs. 1/20 LOC p 35-47; assignment p 48-9; Visual analysis assignment; Quiz on classmarker.com-you may take this twice

Fri. 1/21     LOC 49-51 ; Visual analysis essay

January 10 through 14, 2011

Mon. 1/10   Finish "The Things They Carry" - check out a copy if necessary

Tues. 1/11   Analysis Practice; "Things..." beginning analysis

Wed. 1/12   Read Time Magazine article;  Watch photoessay linked from article; Write essay using "options  for writing inspired by The Things They Carried," due in class to turnitin.com

Thurs. 1/13 . Analysis One Page photocopy; thesis statement workshop;

Fri. 1/14     thesis statement/universal theme dicussion; analysis conversation; turn in thesis and theme from the Things They Carried; turn in reflection of what analysis is;  What's the difference between analysis and "regular" understanding?; INDEPENDENT BOOK STUDY CHOICES

January 6 & 7, 2011

Thurs. 1/6   Read "The Things They Carried" questions to the right

Fri. 1/7       Complete things you carry pre-writing assignment; see homework