SBAC testing is over and we're back to a regular schedule. This week, we'll focus on preparing for the AP exam next week on May 13. We will take a break from Huckleberry Finn during this week.
MONDAY: Synthesis overview. Fully prepare and then anonymously grade an AP Practice Exam Synthesis response to the Monuments prompt. Receive vocabulary list for the week. DUE: Paragraph describing what could be improved in the "Government Fostering Green Practices" essay. HW: Finish Green essay rewrites, if you're not happy with your score.
TUESDAY: Deconstruct prompt for warm-up. Monuments feedback and discussion about approaching more complex prompts. Work on evidence/example worksheet - timed exercise. HW: Finding quotes for Evidence/Example worksheets.
WEDNESDAY: Go over argument essay basics, complete Evidence and Examples study sheet. DUE: Quotes on Evidence and Examples Worksheet. HW: Sports essay reading: An Innocent at Rinkside by William Faulkner.
THURSDAY: Argument prompt practice. Argument essay basics. Short multiple choice exercise based on sports essay. Discuss multiple choice answers. DUE: Sports essay, read Faulkner passage. HW: Study for vocab quiz (last one for the semester!)
FRIDAY: Vocab quiz. Rhetorical analysis basics. Go over Flamingo rhetorical analysis prompt and responses. This was a
complex and potentially confusing prompt from the AP Practice Exam. HW: SOAPS and pick out 2-3 responses to the following prompts (handed out in class and below). Do any makeup essays. Get plenty of rest!
Question 2 on both links:
http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap14_frq_english_language.pdf
http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap13_frq_english_language.pdf
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