AP Language and Composition
Warning! This is not an active web page! It is an archive of previous years' material.
Warning! This is not an active web page! It is an archive of previous years' material.
Week of 05/12 - 05/16
Week of 05/05 - 05/09
Week of 04/28 - 05/02
Week of 03/31 - 04/04
Week of 03/24 - 03/28
Week of 03/10 - 03/14
Week of 03/03 - 03/07
Week of 02/24 - 02/28
Week of 02/17 - 02/21
This week's lesson has been prepared by Ms. Shandi Thompson, our wondrous student teacher. You can follow the link below to her website, where all pertinent lessons and information are located.
https://sites.google.com/site/slthompsonteacher/home/
This week's lesson has been prepared by Ms. Shandi Thompson, our wondrous student teacher. You can follow the link below to her website, where all pertinent lessons and information are located.
https://sites.google.com/site/slthompsonteacher/home/
Week of 02/10 - 02/14
This week's lesson has been generated by the students themselves! Hence, there is a different lesson for periods five and six. You will find both below.
This week's lesson has been generated by the students themselves! Hence, there is a different lesson for periods five and six. You will find both below.
Week of 02/03 - 02/07
Week of 1/27 - 1/31
Week of 1/21 - 1/24
Week of 01/13 - 01/17
Week of 01/06 - 01/10
Week of 12/09 - 12/13
Week of 12/02 - 12/06
ayerssubplans120313.docx | |
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Week of 11/18 - 11/22
Below you will find the weekly plan, along with the weekly vocabulary list. The quiz will take place on Friday, 11/22. You will also find a link to the essay prompt for the week, which will also be given to you in class, as well as a peer editing worksheet that will be used this week.
Below you will find the weekly plan, along with the weekly vocabulary list. The quiz will take place on Friday, 11/22. You will also find a link to the essay prompt for the week, which will also be given to you in class, as well as a peer editing worksheet that will be used this week.
2013aplangvocab1118_1122.docx | |
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2013aplangfrqshootinganelephant.docx | |
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peer_editing_work_template.docx | |
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Week of 11/11 - 11/15
Below you will find the weekly plan, along with the weekly vocabulary list.
The quiz will take place on Friday 11/15.
Below you will find the weekly plan, along with the weekly vocabulary list.
The quiz will take place on Friday 11/15.
2013aplangvocab1111_1115.docx | |
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Week of 11/04 - 11/08
Below you will find the weekly plan. Please note that there is no vocabulary quiz this week.
Below you will find the weekly plan. Please note that there is no vocabulary quiz this week.
Week of 10/28 - 11/01
Below you will find the weekly plan and vocabulary list. The vocabulary quiz will take place on Friday, 11/01. .
Below you will find the weekly plan and vocabulary list. The vocabulary quiz will take place on Friday, 11/01. .
langvocab1028_1101.docx | |
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Week of 10/21 - 10/25
Below you will find a link to the weekly plan, along with a vocabulary list. The vocabulary quiz will take place on Wednesday, 10/23.
Below you will find a link to the weekly plan, along with a vocabulary list. The vocabulary quiz will take place on Wednesday, 10/23.
langvocab1021_1025.docx | |
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Below you will find the weekly plan. You will also find the vocabulary list for this week. Because of our collective absence from school on Monday, this week's vocabulary quiz will take place on Thursday, 10/17.
langvocab1015_1019.docx | |
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Below you will find a link to our weekly plan, along with the vocabulary list for this week. The vocabulary quiz will be on Wednesday, 10/09.
Week of 09/30 - 10/04
Below you will find a link to our weekly plan, complete with due dates. Excellent!
Below you will find a link to our weekly plan, complete with due dates. Excellent!
Week of 09/23 - 09/27
Below you will find a link to this week's plan, complete with deadlines. Heck yeah!
Below you will find a link to this week's plan, complete with deadlines. Heck yeah!
lang0923_0927.docx | |
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Week of 09/16 -09/20
Below you will find a link to this week's plan, complete with deadlines. Charge!
Below you will find a link to this week's plan, complete with deadlines. Charge!
lang0916_0920.docx | |
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Week of 09/09 - 09/13
Below you will find a link to this week's plan, complete with due dates. Please note that the vocabulary quiz for this week has been cancelled. We will resume vocabulary work next week.
Below you will find a link to this week's plan, complete with due dates. Please note that the vocabulary quiz for this week has been cancelled. We will resume vocabulary work next week.
lang0909_0913.docx | |
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langvocabweek4.docx | |
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Week of 09/03 - 09/07
Below you will find a link to the vocabulary terms for this week's quiz (which this week will take place on Thursday).
Below you will find a link to the vocabulary terms for this week's quiz (which this week will take place on Thursday).
langvocabweek3.docx | |
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Below you will find a link to our weekly plan, complete with deadlines:
lang0903_0907.docx | |
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Week of 08/26 - 08/30
Below you will find a link to the vocabulary terms for this week's quiz:
Below you will find a link to the vocabulary terms for this week's quiz:
aplangvocabweek2.docx | |
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Below you will find a link to the weekly plan, complete with due dates:
lang0826_0830.docx | |
File Size: | 123 kb |
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lang0819_0823.docx | |
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Week of 08/19 - 08/23
Deadlines:
Wednesday 08/21: The second draft of student essays based on A
Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson is due (along with the rough draft and the
essay planning form).
Friday: By today students should have
read the section "An Album of Styles" in The Norton Reader. There will
be a reading quiz, as well as a Socratic dialogue over this material today.
Weekly Plan:
Please follow the link above to see our class plan for this week, including deadlines.
Week of 08/14 – 08/16
Wednesday 08/14
We are back in school! After the dry, boring reality of summer
vacation, with its long monotonous days, we finally find ourselves back in a
rigorous and engaging environment. We made it!
To start with, we will establish the goals of the class, explain
the AP Exam, define our mutual expectations, and establish some understanding of
classroom routines.
Next, we will go over the MLA format for essay writing, which
will be used for all writing assignments in this course.
Individual work: Each student will take notes on the MLA format,
which will be presented orally and visually by the instructor.
Group work: In small groups, students will compare their notes
(including their note taking styles) and refresh their memories on the
wonderful reality of the MLA format.
Finally, we will put your renewed knowledge to the test with an
MLA competition! Small groups will compete to answer questions about the MLA
format.
Summer assignments (questions covering A
Walk in the Woods) are DUE today.
Thursday 08/15
Group discussion: We will discuss how to turn the answers to your
summer assignment into a quality essay. The parameters of the assignment will be
defined as well. This writing assignment will be DUE Friday 08/16, but in honor
of the beginning of school, anyone needing an extension will be automatically
receive one until Monday, 08/19. We will also go over the AP essay planning
guide that will be used to generate the essay.
Individual work: With instructor assistance, each student will
fill out an AP essay planning guide using the information generated by their
summer assignment. This guide will be used to help create the essay, and will be
turned in with the finished product.
Friday 08/16
We will hold a Socratic dialogue on A Walk in the Woods. Each
student will arrive with an opening question (correct preparation for Socratic
dialogue and development of opening questions will be covered in class.)
Below you will find a link to the vocabulary terms for week one (the first complete week). A vocabulary quiz will take place each week for the remainder of the year, always on Wednesday. The first quiz, covering the terms below, will take place on Wednesday, 08/21. There is an additional link to the directions for AP vocabulary quizzes, which is quite specific and should be reviewed by every student.
directions_for_ap_vocabulary_quizzes.docx | |
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langvocabweek1.docx | |
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Please Note: Throughout the year, all major writing assignments will be presented in MLA format. See the link below for a guide to this format system. Also, for more intensive information on MLA and all things writing, go to: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
mla_style_sheet_2012.docx | |
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