AP Language and Composition
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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Please, post a comment that provides a link to your favorite TED Talk. I'd love to see what you like and to use it for class discussion.
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Today, we shared our favorite personal example with a peer who then offered suggestions, asked questions, proposed improvements. We, then, had time to work on outside evidence for our favorite Emerson quotation. This is in the Google classroom -- Emerson Outside Evidence. It is due next class.
Today, we are continuing to work on our Emerson argument. You will select your favorite three quotations and find evidence to support the argument. The assignment is in the Google classroom. As always, you must print out the document so that we can discuss in class.
In a post answer the following, in complete sentences (paragraphs) with detailed information and support.
Who is your columnist? On what issues/topics does he/she focus? Would you recommend following him/her? Why or why not? What have you learned from him/her? List five important issues. Go back and look at your posts and tell us which post was the most interesting and why and what you learned. Then, respond to two peers. And finally, by asking you all to complete this assignment, I am hoping that you will learn how to analyze with more depth and insight, how to prove your analysis by writing about the piece, how to write rhetorical analysis essays with more ease and more development, and most important, to learn about the issues that affect our country. In order for all of this to occur, you must do the following: 1. complete the assignment every time 2. follow the directions for the assignment 3. read your peers' posts carefully Write a paragraph answering these questions: What are the essential directions for the assignment? What must you include (Three things)? What elements of rhetorical analysis must you discuss? How do you organize the post? One more thing: Edit your Weebly as follows:
Today we viewed our first TED Talk, discussed the purpose, the inspirational ideas, and responded to a prompt. If you are ever absent, you can find these prompts in the AP English III, TED Talk tab.
We, also, began reading Emerson's "Self-Reliance". We focused on six paragraphs. We will read the entire essay over the next few days. We took a full test. After the test, we took note over the passages: which order we worked them, which ones were harder/easier and why. We had a little time to get our binders in order.
We took a practice multiple choice test. Then, we got into small groups and took the test as a group, discussing each answer choice and deciding on a final answer.
Today, we read a passage from chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby and answered some discussion questions. You, also, have homework analyzing another passage.
We wrote a rhetorical analysis over Florence Kelley's speech to the NAWSA.
Since we just finished revising a rhetorical analysis essay, I thought it would be a good idea to write another one. In class, we read Florence Kelley's speech to the National Association for Women's Suffrage and completed a planning guide. The guide is homework. We'll write the essay in class next time.
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IMPORTANT DUE DATES:
Weebly Posts: Feb. 28 Mar. 21 April 4 All posts must be published by midnight on these due dates. It is your responsibility to make sure that they are published and not in your drafts. No late posts will be accepted. GOW Reading: Mar. 21 (A) and 22 (B): Time in Oklahoma, ch. 1-11 April 6 (A) And 7 (B): On the road, ch. 12-18 April 19 (A) And 20 (B): In California, ch. 19-30 MY WALDEN: Mar. 29 (A) and 30 (B): first five entries April 12 (A) and 13 (B): second five entries April 27 (A) and 28 (B): third set of five entries May 11 (A) and 12 (B): entire journal with all 20 entries Grading Information
Because Skyward assigns categories, I want to clarify what each category is in relation to the syllabus. Tests (30%): AP timed essays and multiple choice tests Homework (30%): Reading responses which include Weebly posts, reading tests, close reading passages Daily (20%): Classwork and homework 6 Weeks Test (20%): These may be reading exams from novel or a writing assignment that we've invested class time working on Remind:
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