AP English Language & Composition-2020-2021 Assignments
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- 2020-2021 School Year
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AP English Language and Composition is a one (1) credit introductory college-level composition course. Students cultivate their understanding of writing and rhetorical arguments through reading, analyzing, and writing texts as they explore topics like rhetorical situation, claims and evidence, reasoning and organization, and style.This course work is anchored in American literature and strives to answer the course's essential question:iIn American Literature, what struggles do people encounter as they define their identity and discover who they are while trying to fulfill their American Dream? NOTE: Students planning to take the AP exam in the spring should also enroll in the spring semester AP Language short block. The short block review focuses on refining the skills required by the exam's three modes of writing and multiple choice passages.
Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
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Personal Essay
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Thesis & Evidence
Write your thesis and list under it at least 3 sources that include evidence you could use to support your argument.
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Select Evidence; construct a thesis
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Figurative Language Quiz 2
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"This is Water" by David Foster Wallace (RA)
This assignment will be completed in AP Classroom. Login there to write the essay as well as view your score and feedback.
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Gatsby Ch. 9 Final Lines
You may use your book or the PDF of the passage included below to complete the close reading questions. Good luck, old sport!
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Gatsby Essay Due (Midterm Exam Grade)
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Daisy's Baptism (Ch.4)
(Instructions are included in the PDF)
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Score Sample Arguments
DIRECTIONS: Read the prompt. Then, using the argument rubric posted in Classroom, score each of the following sample arguments. Try to score the samples holistically based on what they do well (that is what AP readers do when they score exams). Write down your score for rows a, b, and c of the rubric so when we look at score breakdowns you can compare each individual row score to the master.
There is nothing to "turn in" here. Click the turn it button when you finish and write your scores down somewhere you can refer back to them when we go over the master.
There is nothing to "turn in" here. Click the turn it button when you finish and write your scores down somewhere you can refer back to them when we go over the master.
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Classwork 12/15: Gatsby the Man
Link to worksheet
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The Great Gatsby Ch. 3
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The Great Gatsby Ch. 2
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Nick: Disillusioned Narrator (classwork)
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Read Maya Angelou's "Graduation"
Mark "Turn In" when you finish.
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"Shooting an Elephant" reading questions
Use the narrative essay to answer the questions in the doc.
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Read Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"
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Book Test
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Albright Final Essay
Please paste your final doc here.
Be sure to double space it.
Be sure to double space it.
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Albright Body Paragraph 1
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Albright Thesis
After reading and annotating the prompt, revisit your notes about intros and thesis statements. Write your intro that contains a thesis in the document below and then submit.
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The Haunting of Hill House Ch. 4
Using your text (and working with a partner if you wish), complete the questions after completing the reading.
If you work with a partner, please type their name at the top of your sheet so I know. Thank you!
If you work with a partner, please type their name at the top of your sheet so I know. Thank you!
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Skill 1B: Audience/Lewes
After reading Lewes' letter, record your analysis on the answer sheet below. Feel free to cut-and-paste the quotes you wish to use in your analysis.
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Sasse Op-Ed: Claims & Reasons
This is a formative assessment--that means it tells me how well you can apply the skills we just covered. This is not graded because I am gathering information. Use the Doc I have included here and then submit.
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Logos, Pathos, Ethos Homework
Read pages 7-23.
Complete the two activities on pages 12 and 17. Jot down your ideas on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure to imbed textual evidence in your notes and be specific about how the speaker uses each appeal.
Complete the two activities on pages 12 and 17. Jot down your ideas on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure to imbed textual evidence in your notes and be specific about how the speaker uses each appeal.
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Rhetorical Situation & SOAPS
Please read and take notes on pages 1-7. Then complete the activity on pages 6-7 that asks you to complete SOAPS after reading Bush's 9/11 speech. Use a blank chart you draw (use the one on p. 6 as a model). We will go over it in class on Friday 9/11. There is nothing to hand in. Just have your work and notes handy for class.
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AP Daily Videos 1-3
Login to AP Classroom and view AP Daily videos 1-3. Actively view by taking notes as you follow along. The videos will be closely aligned with our readings, so you are having crucial information repeated to ensure you grasp it. Please feel free to come to class with questions about the content.
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Choice Book Presentation
Submit your presentation in which you argue for adding or against adding your choice book to our current curriculum.
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How to Read Lit. Responses
Submit your responses for How to Read Literature Like a Professor here.