Curriculum Night 2022�Welcome to West Campus:�

AP Language & Composition - Jr

AP Literature & Composition - Sr

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Joel Tellinghuisen

A brief introduction…

Education:

• University of Wisconsin: BA English Literature
• National Louis University: Master’s in Secondary Education– English
• Northwestern University: Master’s in Literature
• Concordia University: Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Experience:

• Farragut Career Academy (Chicago Public Schools): 7 years
• Lake Park: 10 years
• AP: 16 years
• Licensed Professional Counselor – Clinical and Private Practice

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Junior English Curriculum�AP Language & Composition

• Skills-based reading, writing, and analysis
• Mainly non-fiction texts: essays, historical docs
• Effective writing for a variety of purposes
• Rhetorical Analysis of Texts
• “HOW the text is said, along with WHAT is said”
• Style/Structure & Content
• Studying the ART of PERSUASION
• Advertisements, political ads, op-eds
• Seeing the biases and credibility of a text

Junior English Curriculum�AP Language & Composition

• Goals of the course:
1. Take and pass the exam in May!
1. Expectation that everyone will take it
2. All Illinois public universities give credit for 3 or above

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Develop critical thinking skills

Systematic progression of analysis through texts

Reasoning through logic, not through emotion

Expand base of knowledge – evidence-based opinion

Junior English Curriculum�AP Language & Composition

• Goals continued:
• Examine the art of persuasion and argument
• Become comfortable with the myriad possibilities of writing
• Become a critical reader of challenging texts
• Grow your contextual knowledge base
• Recognize the various real-life applications within the skills of the course

AP Language & Composition�Notes on the Exam: May 9, 2023

1. The College Board has implemented an early registration process which is now completed in the fall.
2. Students will register for exams via their MyAP account with the College Board and families will pay for the exam via their LP Student Accounts.
3. Scholarships are available for those needing financial assistance. Exam fees will not impact a student’s decision to take an exam.

Junior English Curriculum�AP Language & Composition

• Texts used:
• AP Handbook (provided)
• AP Course Reader (provided)
• Texts:
• “The Scarlet Letter” – Nathanial Hawthorne
• “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass”
• “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” – Maya Angelou
• “The Things They Carried” – Tim O’Brien

Ways to aid success…

• Supplemental AP Enrichment: Reading on Your Own, Utilizing Study Books
• Interact with your kid about material and readings/engage in discussion on relevant current topics

Saturday Review & Practice: 3 sessions before the exam (April & May)

Contact me…

• jtellinghuisen@lphs.org
• Please e-mail to set up a phone conference
• Parent Conferences: October 27^th(PM) & 28^th (AM)

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Curriculum Night 2022�Welcome to West Campus:�

AP Language & Composition - Jr

AP Literature & Composition - Sr

​

Joel Tellinghuisen

A brief introduction…

Education:

• University of Wisconsin: BA English Literature
• National Louis University: Master’s in Secondary Education– English
• Northwestern University: Master’s in Literature
• Concordia University: Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Experience:

• Farragut Career Academy (Chicago Public Schools): 7 years
• Lake Park: 10 years
• AP: 16 years
• Licensed Professional Counselor – Clinical and Private Practice

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Yearbook Advisor at Lake Park: We need voices!

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Senior English Curriculum�AP Literature & Composition

• Skills-based reading, writing, and analyses
• Fiction & Poetry: Novels, plays, short stories, poetry
• Effective writing for a variety of purposes
• Literary Analyses of Texts: Interpretive or Close Analysis
• Analyze literary elements to create an evidence-based interpretation of a part of the text or the text as a whole
• Focusing on elements of text in order to create evidence-based argument of author’s purpose

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Senior English Curriculum�AP Literature & Composition

• Goals of the course:
1. Take and pass the exam in May
1. Expectation that everyone will take it
2. All Illinois public universities give credit for 3 or above
2. Develop close reading skills
3. Understand the elements of literature
4. Exposure to diverse texts and authors

Senior English Curriculum�AP Literature & Composition

• Goals continued:
• Become comfortable with the myriad possibilities of writing around literature
• Become a critical reader of challenging texts
• Grow your contextual knowledge base
• Recognize the various real-life applications within the skills of the course (literature as a ‘Manual of Life’)

AP Language & Composition�Notes on the Exam: May 3, 2023

1. The College Board has implemented an early registration process which is now completed in the fall.
2. Students will register for exams via their MyAP account with the College Board and families will pay for the exam via their LP Accounts.
3. Scholarships are available for those needing financial assistance. Exam fees will not impact a student’s decision to take an exam.

Senior English Curriculum�AP Literature & Composition

• Texts used:
• AP Handbook (provided)
• AP Course Reader (provided)

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Expectation that students will annotate, write on, and engage with texts.

Novels and Textbooks: We will be reading the following novels throughout the year:

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Bluest Eye- Toni Morrison

Hamlet– William Shakespeare

Frankenstein – Mary Shelley

Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad

The Awakening – Kate Chopin

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Contact me…

• jtellinghuisen@lphs.org
• Please e-mail to set up a phone conference
• Parent Conferences: October 27^th(PM) & 28^th (AM)

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A fun activity

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gspElv1yvc

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• The art of persuasion, or how we somehow part with our money on a regular basis…

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• Let’s analyze this video rhetorically.

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• (apologies for sensitive material)

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• What is the purpose of the video?
• Describe the tone. How does the music play a role?
• What appeals does it make to the viewer?
• Logical?
• Ethical?
• Emotional?

Successful overall? Why?

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A brief introduction…

Education:

• University of Wisconsin: BA English Literature
• National Louis University: Master’s in Secondary Education– English
• Northwestern University: Master’s in Literature
• Concordia University: Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Experience:

• Farragut Career Academy (Chicago Public Schools): 7 years
• Lake Park: 9 years
• AP: 14 years
• Licensed Professional Counselor – Clinical and Private Practice

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Scholastic Bowl Head Coach

Yearbook Advisor at Lake Park: We need voices!

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Junior English Curriculum�American Literature

Skills-based approach

(College Readiness Standards and Common Core Standards)

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• Novel Study-Frederick Douglass, The Great Gatsby, Fahrenheit 451, A Raisin in the Sun, The Things They Carried
• Short Fiction – numerous texts and poetry (Commonlit.org)
• Grammar/Vocabulary – No Red Ink (Online)
• Writing- Complex Persuasive/Argumentative Essays, Informal short responses to texts/themes/concepts (Turnitin.com)
• Units of Study: Early America, American Romanticism, Civil War, Regionalism/Realism, Early Modernism, Depression to Cold War, Into the 21^st Century
• ACT/SAT preparation
• Discourse, discussion, public speaking (informal)

Themes of Study:

Novels and Textbooks: Reading throughout the year:

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by Frederick Douglass

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

A Raisin in the Sun – Lorraine Hansberry

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

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Junior English Curriculum�American Literature & Composition

• Goals of the course:
1. Develop critical reading and writing skills
1. Not focused on making kids “love literature”
2. Communication skills (written and verbal)

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Develop critical thinking skills

Reasoning through logic, not through emotion

Expand base of knowledge 🡪 evidence-based opinion

Junior English Curriculum�American Literature & Composition

• Learning Experiences
1. Skills focus (College Readiness Standards – SAT/ACT & Common Core State Standards for Reading and Language/Writing)
2. Journey through American letters
1. Speeches, historical Documents, short stories, novels, poems, plays, essays

Platforms:

Textbook

Novels/Plays

Online

SAT Prep

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Ways to aid success…

• Phone/Tech-free Time
• Interact with your kids about the material/model reading
• Consistency in time/place for completing work.
• Communication between teacher, student, parent
• Check Google Classroom
• Check HAC regularly, but not obsessively

Curriculum Night 2021�Welcome to West Campus�

American Literature – Jr

AP Language & Composition - Jr

AP Literature & Composition – Sr

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Joel Tellinghuisen