AP Language and Composition Assignments

2015-16 APLAC SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT (for incoming juniors)

 

Please see attachment for actual SR assignment.

 

Here is an example of the style analysis portion of your assignment:

 

Imagery / Columbine / (276)

            Dave Cullen applies imagery into his novel Columbine in order to assist us in our understanding of what goes on inside Eric Harris’s head. Eric Harris was ruthless and had, “envisioned half of Denver on fire: napalm streams eating the skin off skyscrapers, explosive gas tanks ripping through residential garages” (276). From this description of what Eric’s dreams are we can see that he is very troubled teenager. His dreams shows us that he wanted to do more than just shoot down a couple students at his high school, he wanted to start an invasion on the world. Eric’s dream of wanting to blow up skyscrapers and decimating neighborhoods shows that he is very much a psychopath. Through the use of imagery, Cullen is able to help us see the malicious thoughts that have engulfed Eric’s mind.

6/12 Agenda:

 

-Group Presentations

-Breakfast Theme

 

HW: None!

6/11 Agenda:

 

-Group Presentations

 

HW: None

6/10 Agenda:

 

-Group Presentations

 

HW: None

6/9 Agenda:

 

-Group Presentations

 

HW: Chapter 8+9 due Wed

6/8 Agenda:

 

-Group Presentations

 

HW: Chapter 8+Due Wednesday

6/5 Agenda:

 

-Work on Project

 

HW: Chapter 7 due Mon

6/4 Agenda:

 

-Work on Project

 

HW: 5+6 Due Friday

6/3 Agenda:

 

-Work on Project

 

HW: 5+6 Due Friday

6/2 Agenda:

 

-Work on Project

 

HW: Chapter 3+4 due Wednesday!

6/1 Agenda:

 

-Chapter 1+2 Questions Due

-Work on Projects

 

HW: Chapter 3+4 due Wednesday

5/27 Agenda:

 

-Group Presentation Overview

-Assign groups + Chapters

-Discussion questions + Due dates

-Work on Chapter 1+2

 

HW: Chap 1+2 questions due Monday

5/26 Agenda:

 

-Go over Project

-Timeline

-Read

 

HW: Read Ch. 4

5/22 Agenda:

 

-Opening Activity

-Gatsby Pre-reading

-Pre reading activity

 

HW: Read Ch. 1-3 or Finish book

5/21 Agenda:

 

SBAC Testing

5/20 Agenda:

 

-"T-Chart" Brainstorm

-Discussion

-Pre-Write Outline

 

HW: Prepare for SBAC Performance Task tomorrow

5/14 Agenda:

 

-Reflect

-Debrief

-Watch an educational film clip

 

HW: None

5/11 Agenda:

 

-Mrs.Wu's Patented AP Exam Tips

-AP Study Cards

-Study Prep Book

 

HW: Study, Study, Study! You got this!

5/7 Agenda:

 

-Review Sample Essays

 

HW: AP Test in 6 days!

5/5 Agenda:

 

-Review Syn student Samples

 

HW: None

5/4 Agenda:

 

-Review RA Student Samples

 

HW: None

May 1 Agenda:

 

-Synthesis Essay Question #1

 

HW: None

4/30 Agenda:

 

-Rhetorical Analysis Essay Question #2 page 10

 

HW: None

4/29 Agenda:

 

-Review MC

-Read Student Sample Syn and Arg Essays

-Reflect on your essays

 

HW: Do or do not...there is no try

 

4/28 Agenda:

 

-Practice MC Exam 2001

 

HW: Bring Arg + Syn Essays tomorrow

4/27 Agenda:

 

-Write 2012 Practice AP Synthesis Essay

 

HW: MC tomorrow bring CN Book

4/24 Agenda:

 

-Write 2012 Practice AP Synthesis Essay

 

HW: Have a great weekend!

4/23 Agenda:

 

-Write 2012 Practice AP Argumentative Essay

-Self Assessment of Arg Essay with score

4/22 Agenda:

 

-Pass back RA + Syn Essays and reflect

-Review MC #4

-Work on test corrections

-IT'S GO TIME! Take the next few weeks  seriously

 

HW: Master the AP Exam

4/21 Agenda:

 

-Review RA + Synthesis comments/score

-MC CN Test #4 (all) Pg. 249

 

HW: Nada

4/20 Agenda:

 

-Review 2010 Student Samples

-Review Rubric

-Peer Evaluate RA + Synthesis Essays

 

HW: MC Tomorrow Bring CN books

4/17 Agenda:

 

-Synthesis Essay Question 1 in packet

 

HW: Chill

4/15 Agenda:

 

-RA Essay Practice (Question 2 Page 9)

 

HW: Synthesis Essay

4/14 Agenda:

 

-Cliff Notes Prep Book Test #3 MC (ALL)

 

HW: Chill

4/13 Agenda:

 

-Intro

-Go over MC

-Collect Am. Needs its Nerds and Gender Packets

-AOW #10 Socratic Seminar

 

HW: No HW

4/3 Agenda:

 

-Discuss Synthesis Essays: Common Mistakes and Errors

-Synthesis Essay 2014 Prompt

-Spring Break HW

 

SPRING BREAK HW:

1) AOW #10

2) LF "America Needs its Nerds" MC Packet (33 Qs, 12 MC Qs)

3) LF Gender Synthesis Packet (Questions + either essay outline OR essay for extra credit)

4) Review AP index cards for AP terminology

4/2 Agenda:

 

-Discuss Synthesis (2014 Prompt)

-Spring Break Assignment

-AP Exam Review Sheets

 

HW: Test Corrections Index Card

4/1 Agenda:

 

-AP Multiple Choice + Review

-AP Needs?

 

HW: Test Corrections

3/31 Agenda:

 

-Collect AOW #9 Socratic Seminar Reflection

-Return/Review Satire RA

-Synthesis Essay
-Student Samples

-Self-Graded

-Credit /Score

 

HW: Multiple Choice tomorrow

AP Needs

3/30 Agenda:

 

-Synthesis Essay (2008)

 

HW: AOW #9 Socratic Seminar Reflection

3/25 Agenda:

 

-Collect AOW #9

-EAP Essays: Student-Samples + Peer-Grade

-AVID HW for Thursday/Friday

-Return TSL

 

HW: Come to Open House

3/24 Agenda:

 

-EAP Practice Essay

 

HW: AOW #9

3/23 Agenda:

 

-Collect AOW #8 Socratic Seminar Reflection

-Intro to EAP PPT and Sample Prompts + Essays

 

HW: EAP practice essay tomorrow!

3/20 Agenda:

 

-Collect Synthesis Essays and Paragraph Reflection

-SR Feedback

-AOW #8

 

HW: AOW #8 Socratic Seminar Reflection

AP EXAM REGISTRATION: March 6-20th

 

Bring your $ and AP Registration form to Student Services!

3/19 Agenda:

 

-TSL Project and Sin Arg Essays

-Review Synthesis Gallery Walk

-Synthesis Student Samples: Grade and Discuss

 

HW: Self Grade and Reflection Paragraph

3/18 Agenda:

 

Synthesis Essay

 

Period 1- Room 306 with Mr. Stapatyanon

Period 3- Library with Mrs. Eckert

3/17 Agenda:

 

Work on Synthesis Gallery Walk with groups

 

Period 1- Rm 403 with Mrs. Potts

Period 3- Library with Mrs. Eckert

3/16 Agenda:

 

-Collect AOW #8

-Introduction to Synthesis Essay PPT and Notes

-Satire Essays

 

HW: Per 1 Tues room 103 Wed Room 305

Per 3 Tues and Wed Library

3/13 Agenda:

 

-Return argumentative essays & discuss student samples

-Rhetorical Analysis: Satire

 

HW: AOW #8

3/12 Agenda:

 

-Sin Presentations

-Argumentative Essay: Ultimate Sin

 

HW: Relax since you have another essay tomorrow

3/11 Agenda:

 

-Collect "Advice to Youth" paragraph

-TSL Sin Project Presentations

 

HW: Prepare for the argumentative essay tomorrow!

3/10 Agenda:

 

-AP Index

-Collect The Onion Articles

-TSL Sin Project Presentations

-"Advice to Youth"

 

HW: Argumentative Essay Tomorrow

"Advice to the Youth" Combine 1, 4, 5 into a paragraph

3/6 Agenda:

 

-Collect The Simpsons Worksheet

-TSL Sin Project

-"Flying Spaghetti Monster"

-"The Onion" Article

-AP Index

 

HW: TSL Sin Project (Letter/Signatures due Tuesday + Argumentative Essay due Wednesday) + "The Onion" Article: Read/Annotate/Questions

 

1. What aspects of life/culture/ personality are being satirized?
2. What satiric directives are present and how is each shown? (Irony, Hyperbole/Understatement,  Parody & Imitation, Generalization, Incongruity/Anachronism, Inversion/Reversion) 
3. Are there enough satiric directives that the meaning of the satire is clear?  Does it just cause confusion or insult? Explain.
4. What effect or reaction is desired by the author or creators?
5. What rhetorical strategies does the author use to achieve the desired effect?

 

3/5 Agenda:

 

-Collect TSL

-The Simpsons Satire Analysis

-AP Index

 

HW: Finish Satire Analysis Worksheet on the Simpsons

AP Index

3/4 Journal

 

-Introduction  to Satire PPT and Notes

-AP Index

 

HW: TSL Sin project paragraph

3/3 Agenda:

 

-Collect TSL sin project ideas

-SAT Info: Carbajal

-AP Argumentative Essay

 

HW: TSL sin project

3/2 Agenda:

 

-Collect Argumentative Essay worksheet

-TSL Final: Review Q's

-TSL Project: Brainstorm + Outline Support

 

HW: AP Argumentative Essay Tomorrow

2/27 Agenda:

 

-Discuss TSL Ch. 23-24

-TSL Multiple Choice Final

-TSL Culminating Project

 

HW: AP Argumentative Essay worksheet + TSL Project ideas

2/25 Agenda:

 

-TSL Reading Check Ch. 20-22

-Discuss Ch. 20-22

-DIDST

 

HW: Read/Annotate Ch. 23-24

2/24 Agenda:

 

-Analysis Worksheet: Ch 15-17

-Discuss Ch. 18 and 19

-Check annotatin

-Read Ch. 20

 

HW: Read/Annotate Ch. 20-22

2/20 Agenda:

 

-Discuss TSL Ch. 12-14

-Ch. 12-14 DIDST Analysis

 

HW: Read/annotate Ch. 15-17

2/19 Agenda:

 

-Finish TSL Ch. 3-8

-Ch. 9-11

-Questions

-Quote Analysis

 

HW: Read/Annotate Ch. 12-14

1/18 Agenda:

 

-Discuss TSL Ch 3-8

-Read Ch. 9

 

HW: Read/Annotate Ch 9-11

2/17 Agenda:

 

-Reading Check: TSL Ch. 3-8

-Discuss 3-8

-Ch 3-8 Analysis Worksheet

 

HW: Bring one quote that would make a good argumentative prompt

2/12 Agenda:

 

-Counselor Presentation PSAT/SAT

 

HW: Read/Annotate Ch. 3-8 due Tuesday

2/11 Agenda:

 

-Finish TSL PPT

-CH. 2 Reading Check

-Discuss Ch. 1 and 2

 

HW: Read/Annotate Ch. 3-8

-Counselors Tomorrow

2/10 Agenda:

 

-Pick up TSL

-Discuss Ch. 1

-TSL Intro PPT and Journal Req's

-Read Ch. 2

 

HW: Read/Annotate Ch. 2

2/09 Agenda:

 

-Collect AOW SS #7

-Discuss 2014 Arg Outline/Sample Essay

-TSL Anticipatory Set (groups)

-Chapter 1: DIDST

 

HW: Chapter 1 of TSL

2/06 Agenda:

 

-AP Sweatshirts

-HW/Arg Essay

-AOW #7 Socratic seminar

 

HW: AOW #7 Reflection

Argumentative Essay outline

 

2/05 Agenda:

 

-Argumentative Essay (2007)

-Sample Essays

-Choose one

 

HW: AOW socratic seminar tomorrow

2/04 Agenda:

 

-Argumentative Essay (2008) Student Samples and AP Grading

 

HW: AOW #7 due tomorrow

2/03 Agenda:

 

-Argumentative Essay (2008)

 

HW: AOW #7 due Thursday

 

2/02 Agenda:

 

-AP Index

-AP Goals and Reflection

-Argumentative Gallery Walk Reflection

 

HW: AOW #7 + study argumentative essay notes