AP Language and Composition: A Block 4/1/14
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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:
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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:
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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