The AP exam is over! Fortunately, most of the feedback from students has been positive. The argument essay was tricky, but if you defined your terms and provided specific examples, (and it is well written, of course!) it should be fine. I am looking forward to accessing my class' scores in July.
Last week after the AP exam we completed some brainstorming exercises and got reacquainted with Huckleberry Finn again. This week we'll continue writing our personal statements/personal narratives, a very different type of essay than the three we've studied and mastered this year.
MONDAY: Please bring the McGraw Hill Reader with you so we can return it to the textbook room. Discuss Huckleberry Finn through chapter 38. Look at universal prompts/UC prompts for personal statements for 2015 and discuss each. Read and evaluate sample statements. DUE: Completed brainstorming sheets, with unique items "starred." HW: Read over the brainstorming sheet and make notes of any anecdotes that go with the questions that could be used for an essay. Don't censor yourself at this point. Read chapter 39 of Huckleberry Finn.
TUESDAY: Listen and evaluate more examples of personal narratives/personal statements, especially how they began and how they ended, and noting the text and subtext of each. Look at the list of prompts and compare it to the items you starred on the brainstorm sheet. HW:Choose an anecdote from your brainstorm sheet that is specific to you, but allows you to (humbly) show your talents/attributes. BRING MCGRAW HILL, please.
WEDNESDAY: Write out one very rough draft on the laptops of the best anecdote/statement for a prompt. Go to the textbook room. HW:Bring 3 specific details to class about your chosen essay topic.
THURSDAY: Review essay sample. Work on "bad" aka rough essays in class on laptops. HW: Rough draft due to turnitin.com by the end of the day on Friday.
FRIDAY:Work time for essays, individual help. Finish rough draft of essay and upload it to turnitin.com. HW: Finish Huckleberry Finn for Tuesday. Be prepared to discuss your opinion about the ending of the book. Also, work on your essay drafts and dialectical journals.
Enjoy the three-day weekend! See you on Tuesday. :-)
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