AP LANG and COMP/ TRIMESTER THREE
The Rest of the YEAR:
5/16: Satire Projects are due!
HW: reading selections before reading The Things They Carried
5/17: Movie: Letters from Home if and when we have time to watch
Due May 18: pp.1-28, The Things They Carried
Due 5/19pp.26-58
Love
Spin
On
The Rainy River
due 5/23pp.59-84
Enemies
Friends
How to Tell a True War Story
Due
5/24pp.85-110
The Dentist
Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
due 5/26pp. 111-130
Stockings
Church
The
Man I Killed
Ambush
Style
Due
5/27pp. 131-148
Speaking
of Courage
Due 5/31pp. 149-170
Notes
In the Field
Due
6/2pp. 171-179
Good
Form
Field Trip
Due 6/3: 1 to 2 page college essay addressing one of the common app prompts.2016/2017 common app prompts
Due 6/3: 1 to 2 page college essay addressing one of the common app prompts.2016/2017 common app prompts
Due
6/6pp. 179-233 (Finish the novel)
The
Ghost Soldiers
Night Life
The Lives of the Dead
Week 8
5/9: AP Bio test
5/10: Final Review
5/11 AP TEST (Lang and Comp)
5/12: party down-- Letters from Home
5/13: party down-- Letters from Home
satire project-- due Monday
Week Seven
5/2: AP Chemistry
5/3: essay activity/ Modest Proposal quiz
5/4: argumentation review
5/5 AP Calculus test argumentation review
5/6: AP US History
Week Six:
4/25 Monday: Rhetorical Analysis ICE
4/ 26 Tues: Peer Assess RA
4/ 27 Wed: Satire
4/ 28 Political cartoons/ parent/ teacher conferences
4/29 Go over 2013 MC test questions and answers/ assign Modest Proposal-- annotate for Monday ( hand-out)
Week Five-- We have ACT and Embedded Health this week
4/ 18 Monday-- hw: word activity
4/19 Tues: ACT
4/20 Wed: Health
4/21Thursday: Word Activity/ hw: final passion project due on Friday.
4/22 Fri: hand in and discuss/ RA review
hw: read and annotate Essay for Monday's ICE
Week Four:
4/11 Monday-- in class multiple choice/ timed
HW: Final draft of paper due Thurs, April 22/ rubric will be provided
4/12 Tuesday: Discuss passion projects, and discuss assumptions about school discipline.
hw: work on passion projects
4/13 Wed: lib-- synthesis activity
4/14 synthesis activityThurs: synthesis activity
4/15 Fri: synthesis activity debate
Week Three
4/4 Monday: Return essays (hour 3) and discuss. Overall, good papers. Finish reading Introvert essay. Examine your theses statements from week two
HW: For Tues: bring in revised thesis on flash card (I will supply). Put your ID # on it; don't put your name on it.
For Friday, bring in clean typed copy of your essay with its new improved thesis and prose and a 100-word reflection on what your learned from the Pathways data and how you applied any of this to your paper, as well as other reflections on the process thus far.
4/5 Tuesday: Thesis group activity/ Finish Introvert essay if not done yet. Identify patterns of development, expert testimony, multiple perspectives, historical context, and how the information is organized. Share student essay who used Three R's to develop their ideas in the Buy Nothing essay. HW: read pages in blue book about documenting sources, pp 541-568.
4/6 Wednesday: Thesis-- finish discussing/ anti-thesis activity. Reading day: You should make sure that you know how to use these pages as a resource for understanding and applying techniques for citing sources, for understanding what makes a source credible/effective, signal phrases, in text citations, MLA works cited page, MLA page number formatting, ect
HW: Marriage Debate
4/7 Thursday: Debate
4/8 Friday: In class synthesis essay
week two/ 3/21-3/24
Monday:
New technology introduction
discuss essays
hw: finish chapter-- pp72-85
download into sas draft 3 by end of hour on Wednesday
Tuesday: poetry activity (orgainizing ideas)
hw: see monday
hw for Thursday:
1. Brainstorm your topic using the alphabet
2. Write an abcderian
Wednesday:
Lessons on MLA and in text citations
MLA rough draft due next tuesday
hw: abcderians due Thursday
Thursday:
share _____erianss
Return Argument essays
HW: MLA rough draft essays due when you get back, Tues, April 5
week one
MONDAY: DISCUSS FINALS/PAPERS/GRADES
HW: READ 61-68 AND ANSWER SEVEN QUESTIONS ON PAGE 68 OF LOC
TUES:
DISCUSS HW AND HOW THE ARTICLE IS HISTORICAL CONTEXT
DISCUSS WHY HISTORICAL CONTEXT IS NECESSARY
WHAT IS A CASE STUDY AND WHY DO WE NEED THEM IN OUR ARGUMENTS?
HW: WRITE A CASE STUDY FOR friday THAT HELPS PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR ESSAY. DUE friday: 25O WORDS PLUS SOURCE; YOU CAN USE ONE OF YOUR SOURCES YOU ALREADY HAVE OR FIND A NEW ONE.
HW: COMPLETE CASE STUDY FOR FRIDAY
WED: IN CLASS, READ ALOUD THE STORY ON PAGE 307 OF THE LOC: NEW YORK DAY WOMEN BY EDWIDGE DANTICAT (NOTICE THE BOLD AND PLAIN TEXT ARE IN THE ALTERNATING VOICES OF A WOMAN AND HER MOTHER)
HW: READ 69-72
THURSDAY: QUIZ ON SHORT STORY
DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOURCES AND THEIR AUDIENCES; IN CLASS WRITING ACTIVITY
HW COMPLETE CASE STUDY
FRIDAY: PARTNERS PEER EDIT ARGUMENTS/ HELP EACH OTHER DECIDE WHERE TO PUT THE CASE STUDY
_______THESIS IS COMPELLING AND DEBATABLE; IT IS NOT A STANCE THAT WE ARE ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH BUT SHOWS WHY/HOW YOU HAVE PASSION FOR THIS TOPIC
______INTRO THAT SUCKS READER IN.
______THESIS DRIVES ARGUMENT
______HISTORICAL CONTEXT
______MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES/GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE (EITHER OR BOTH)
______VISUAL RHETORIC THAT MAKES A STRONG POINT
______ COUNTER ARGUMENT AND REBUTTAL
______CASE STUDY
______CONCLUSION THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION "SO WHAT?"
______NO REDUNDANCIES
______ PROSE IS VARIED, COMPLEX, PRECISE, AND HIGHLY READABLE
______ORGANIZATION BUILDS CASE LOGICALLY/
______WARRANTS ARE BACKED UP AND CLAIMS ARE SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE. ______BIASES DO NOT POKE HOLES IN THE ARGUMENT. DONT ASSUME WE ALL HAVE THE SAME LENS: CONSIDER AGE, GENDER, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CLASS, NATIONALITY, SPECIES, LONG AND SHORT TERM CONSIDERATIONS...
______THERE IS A CLEAR SENSE THE WRITER IS APPEALING TO AN AUDIENCE AND ANTICIPATES THEIR QUESTIONS.
FRIDAY:
HW: DRAFT TWO OF ESSAY DUE MONDAY MARCH 21
USE THE CHECKLIST AS YOUR GUIDE
Trimester Two/ Week one/ Dec 7-11
12/7: Grades-- should we abolish them?
Monday: Finish watching Gatsby
HW: Read to p 86 and do the activity on page 86
12/8:
Writing Activity: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Read 87- to Activity 4, p 96. Do activity 4
12/9: Juxtapostions writing activity
HWRead to 97- 109/ do activity 5
12/10
In class, read "Campus Crusade for Guys" p 923 in Everything's an Argument
HW: current event friday
12/11
hw: read 111-119/ do activity on 119: Essay in Progress/ "Should we eradicate grades in HS?"
Trimester Two/ Week two/ Dec 14-18
12/14, Monday: Go over packet-- fallacies, induction, deduction/
Read: One Picture is Worth a Thousand Diets, page 605/ answer question 4 tomorrow in the library: "Write an essay arguing for a particular position with regard to the representation of large women in the media." 611.Your essay should be no longer than 300 words, double spaced, 12 font
OR
Read: When did Skivvies Get Rated NC-17 page 622 and answer question 5 on page 628 tomorrow in library: Write an essay in which you seek to define changes (in men's underwear advertising) across time... Your essay should be no longer than 300 words, double spaced, 12 font12/15, Tuesday: In library, do the assignment on page 611, #4 or 628, #5: Your essay should be NO LONGER than 300 words-- just a little over one page typed, double spaced.
hw: finish essay for Wed
Wed: Discuss essays/ packet/ fallacies/ visual rhetoric/
hw: read Common themes and questions about the use of Indian logos., page 702/ find and, if possible, print out a current article about the use of Indian Mascots name(s).
Thurs: Discuss HW
Go over the section on Assumptions in packet/ Visual rhetoric
hw: create your own visual rhetoric using techniques from one or more of the blue book examples
Friday: ICE (IN CLASS ESSAY) argument.
Trimester Two, week 3
1.4
hw: review logical fallacies.
HW: Of Mice and Men quiz on Wednesday
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1.5qualifiers-- page 161 in blue book.
quick write:
Logical fallacies/ Visual Rhetoric-nyt video on cellphones and aloneness
HW: OMAM quiz on Wed
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1.6OF Mice and Men Quiz/ multiple choice Quiz:
hw: What argument does OMAM make about (pick one)1.Hierarchy? 2. Meritocracy? 3. The American Dream? 4. Old Age? Find and copy down by hand three quotes to support your claim and come prepared to discuss.
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1.7
Discuss OMAM-- fiction as argument.
HW: Read Intro packet, pages 1-4 (to the essay titled "The return of the Nerd" and write an intro for AP PROMPT (PROVIDED)
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1.8
Create a survey on one of the following seeking relevant
useful data
Creating your own
sources
1. advisory days 2.
dress code 3. cheating practices 4.
Role of sports 5. weighted
grades 6. Study Hall
7. Use of technology's effectiveness
HW: Argument packet test on monday/
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Trimester Two Week 4
Monday, 1/11: Embedded Health
Tuesday 1/12: Bring Creativity Intros to class/ discuss how to write an effective argument intro.
Review for test on Argument Essay Wed
Wed1/13: test on argument packet/ Menken Essays-- scoring/rubric/AP judges scoring of student essays and comments from chief reader.
HW: Finish Creativity Essay/ read provided sources and integrate into essay (at least two). 1.5 pages, twelve font, double space. Due 1/19 (next Tuesday)
Thursday 1/14: Of Mice and Men Movie
hw: current events from Atlantic Website:
Friday 1/15: Of Mice and Men Movie
Week FIVE
Week FIVE
1.19 essays on creativity due/
finish OMOM movie/ hw: read 81-89 in blue book (to bottom of page); Answer question 4 on page 101
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1.20
Look at chart on 612
word.Polls and charts activity/ making your own evidence.
hw: million dollar baby for MOnday
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1/21
Finish word origin essay/practice test.
Providing structure for argments: page 96,97,98
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1/22
In Class Essay argument essay.
HW: Million Dollar Baby/ quiz on Monday
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Tri Two, week Six
1/25/ MON: After quiz on Baby, Go to library and print out articles from last WED 1/21 read for Tuesday. Also, look up and print information on historical context for Euthanasia, definition of Euthanasia (latin/greek roots), and examples of euthanasia in film and literature. Considering the literature, Million Dollar Baby and Of Mice and Men, as well as factual information, consider your own opinion. HW: Using at least three references to sources, write an introduction to a paper addressing weather or not Doctor assisted suicide should be legal in every state.
1/26, Tues: Debate
hw: Pick a topic from the Argument topics provided that you are interested in researching. Why do you find it interesting? What information do you already know about the topic. Ask at least three other people their opinion of your topic and write down their answers.
Wed, Thursday
1/27-1/28: ACT Skills
hw: ce for Friday
1/29: Current Events and Peer Scoring of Ownership essays
Tri 2Week Seven
Mon, Feb 1: study time
Tues: Sentence structure and punctuation in arguments. 374-378 in blue book
HWUsing varied sentence structure and a variety of punctuation, compose an ad for your favorite place to hang out, or a favorite food, or a favorite class. Or a favorite _____. Sell it.
Wed: Figurative Lang in Argument: Tropes, pp 382-388HW: creating your own metaphors
Thurs: share metaphors from hw. Read 388-90. HW: Current Events PLUS
Fri: Current events/ hw:
Tri 2Week Seven
Mon, Feb 1: study time
Tues: Sentence structure and punctuation in arguments. 374-378 in blue book
HWUsing varied sentence structure and a variety of punctuation, compose an ad for your favorite place to hang out, or a favorite food, or a favorite class. Or a favorite _____. Sell it.
Wed: Figurative Lang in Argument: Tropes, pp 382-388HW: creating your own metaphors
Thurs: share metaphors from hw. Read 388-90. HW: Current Events PLUS
Fri: Current events/ hw:
Argument essay (due
Tues, Feb 9): What is family? Craft a cogent, well written, ONE PAGE ONLY
(12 font, double space) essay tackling the question: "What makes a
family?" Perhaps you want to invoke Barney: "I love you; you love me.
We're a great big family..." Or NOT. Use and annotate the following
elements:
1. trope 2. scheme 3. semicolon 4. dash 5. participial 6.
appositive 7. Varied sentence structure (long and short sentences) 6. cite
Graff's essay (it could provide historical context or perhaps provide context
for a counter argument)
AVOID: Family is comprised of love. Love includes such
things as showing gratitude, and respect. Instead: Family is comprised of love,
including showing gratitude and showing respect. In other words--
DON"T BE WORDY OR REDUNDANT; THAT'S
ONE OF THE HALLMARKS OF POOR COMMUNICATION.
week 8/ tri 2
Mon 2/8: Quiz on Family essasy/ HWFamily essays due Tues 2/9
Tues: Family essays due/ share/ go over mc family quiz hw: Read Letter from a Birmingham Jail by MLK. It's in LOC or online. I suggest printing it out and reading it. Due Friday
Wed: ACT skills
Thurs: Embedded Health I think
Fri: quiz on Birmingham/ Library research start
HW: TBA
Week Nine
Monday: Martin Luther King Junior Activity/ HW: complete the question guide for thursday. HW:
Tues: Rhetorical Analysis/ AP style Multiple choice quiz on Letter from Birmingham Jai
/wed: ACT/ Rubric for projects
Thursday/ fri: Library
Mon 2/8: Quiz on Family essasy/ HWFamily essays due Tues 2/9
Tues: Family essays due/ share/ go over mc family quiz hw: Read Letter from a Birmingham Jail by MLK. It's in LOC or online. I suggest printing it out and reading it. Due Friday
Wed: ACT skills
Thurs: Embedded Health I think
Fri: quiz on Birmingham/ Library research start
HW: TBA
Week Nine
Monday: Martin Luther King Junior Activity/ HW: complete the question guide for thursday. HW:
Tues: Rhetorical Analysis/ AP style Multiple choice quiz on Letter from Birmingham Jai
/wed: ACT/ Rubric for projects
Thursday/ fri: Library