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AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/1/14. DOL #33 “On Dumpster Diving” multiple choice Individual practice Pairs Whole class Look at sample persuasive essay Homework “Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective” for tomorrow (4/2) “Dwellings” for Friday (4/4)
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AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/1/14 • DOL #33 • “On Dumpster Diving” multiple choice • Individual practice • Pairs • Whole class • Look at sample persuasive essay • Homework • “Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective” for tomorrow (4/2) • “Dwellings” for Friday (4/4) • Vocab 17 quiz Friday (4/4)
AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/2/14 • DOL #34 • “Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective” practice multiple choice • Individually • In pairs • Whole class • Look at another sample persuasive essay • Homework • “Dwellings” for Friday • Vocab 17 on Friday
AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/4/14 • DOL #35 • Vocab quiz • Practice short essay: • In a well-argued essay, defend, challenge, or qualify the following claim: Linda Hogan’s “Dwellings” is an example of the type of storytelling explicated by Leslie Marmon Silko’s “Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective.” • In groups: compare and peer review essays • If time: look at another sample essay • Homework: • Excerpts from The Jungle and Fast Food Nation for Monday
AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/7/14 • DOL #36 • Meet in groups to compare / review essays • The Jungle passage analysis
AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/9/14 • DOL #37 • Vocab quiz #18 • New vocab words • Fast Food Nation passage analysis • Stations • Whole class • Homework • Julius Caesar pp. 48-59 for tomorrow
AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/10/14 • DOL #38 • In pairs—paraphrase Portia and Brutus’s scene • Identify lines in which Portia makes her argument. • Identify the ways in which Portia makes her argument. • Homework • Read and paraphrase remaining Julius Caesar scenes for next week
AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/11/14 • Practice AP essay • Junior class meeting @ 1:30 • Homework • Read the rest of the Julius Caesar packet, paraphrase Brutus and Antony’s speeches for Tuesday.
AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/15/14 • DOL #39 • Work for over break • Vocab 19 Quiz • Score your own essay using scoring guidelines • Score sample essays • Rhetorical analysis of Brutus’s speech • Homework • Over break: read The Crucible • Optional: Study guide
AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/28/14 • DOL #40 • Gathering • Vocab 20 quiz • Vocab 21 words • In-class writing on The Crucible • Homework: optional study guide
AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/29/14 • Objective: to continue to prepare for the AP test by practicing developing text-based arguments in a short amount of time. • (No DOL) • Term 4 grading: • Participation: 15% • All assignments related to final project: 60% • May include, but are not limited to, drafts, presentations, proposals, research process, final paper, reflections, literature circles • All assignments not related to final project: 25% • May include, but are not limited to, quizzes, in-class writings, processed papers, presentations, discussions, worksheets, projects • Text-based discussion on The Crucible • 15 minutes to prepare silently • 50-55 minutes to discuss
AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/30/14 • DOL #43 • Introduction to final project • Using research databases • Homework: • Study guide (optional) Library dates May 14th May 23rd May 30th June 2nd June 10th June 11th Final presentations (tentative) June 16th June 18th