AP Lang learning plan for this week
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
First things first… I would really like to know how you are doing. So much has changed in the last few weeks, and, although we don’t see each other everyday, I want you to know that I am still here for you.
Please fill out this SURVEY to let me know how you are doing.
Also, I’d like to share THIS DOC with you that a friend and fellow teacher developed in her district, and I added some ideas to--just some ways that you can keep busy and balance these changes and any other changes to come.
AP LANG TEST 2020
As you know, due to these unforeseen circumstances, the College Board has decided to reduce the end-of-the-year AP test to a 45-minute essay test that you will take at home and submit online.
On April 3rd, there should be more specific info. about the type of essay you will write and when this will occur. HERE is the link to the most current info.
In the coming weeks, it will be important to practice each of the types of essays that we have been working on this year, including the argument essay, which is very similar in approach to the synthesis essay but without given sources.
I will let you know when/if the College Board announces the type of essay that you should be prepared to writer on test day… hopefully, this will be clarified on April 3rd.
AP Lang Essays
ARGUMENT ESSAY
Please use THIS DOC to help feel prepared for this type of essay. This is what we would have worked on in class during these past few weeks.
Over the course of this week, I recommend you try writing a few of these essays so you get some practice. The exploratory prompts are at the end of the doc.
You may submit any of this optional argument writing work on google classroom and I will give you feedback.
RHETORICAL ANALYSIS ESSAY
Please use THIS DOC to help you in planning and writing this type of essay. We worked extensively on this type of essay in first semester; lean on your notes and the blog posting from 10/22 to review this essay work.
Over the course of this week, practice writing an introduction and at least one body paragraph (if not a full essay) in response to a few of these prompts.
Additionally, the most recent AP review videos focus on skills to accompany thinking about and writing this type of essay.
We have spent quite a bit of time on the synthesis essay, and your writing skills are solid for this type of essay currently.
Let’s spend some time practicing these two types of essays, in anticipation for the AP test essay as well.
Inquiry-based project
For this week and the week of “spring break” continue to:
Leaning on your ELA skills…
In times like these, it can be very difficult to process and deal with what is happening around you. Use your reading, writing, speaking, and listening talents to help yourself and those around you find balance and a sense of normalcy. There is a reason you have been honing these skills for as long as you have been in school. Now that you are not in school, it is important to remember that words, and your use of them in creative and caring ways, can serve as a vehicle to interpret, comprehend, and react to your world and feelings.
Reading
Missing your school activities? Read an article about the activities you are on a hiatus from currently: fine arts, strength and conditioning, fun, satirical baseball article, tennis articles, robotics, Zlinks, & marketing/business class
Read one of these articles and write about your response and what you are looking forward to about doing these activities again in the future.
Creative Writing Activities
HERE are some creative writing prompts… choose one to write to 2 or 3 times this week and enjoy creating a new story or poem!
Speaking & Listening Activities
Try using a few of these conversation starters to spark new and interesting conversations in your house, or with your friends on the phone.
Get lost in some of these interesting TED talks related to issues of today’s world:
Then, call a friend and share your thoughts about what you learned from watching a few of these TED talks.