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What is AP Language and Composition?
I try to get a new grade in each week on Thursdays.
When can I help students?
…any morning, lunch, or after school.
Students just need to let me know
they are coming.
Our Main Goals
+ survey of American Literature
+preparing for May’s AP Exam
+preparing for SAT/ACT
Each day students start with a short reading check from the passage they read the night before. We also have a persuasive essay quick write to practice writing skills and for discussion.
Multiple Choice Mondays
Timed Writing Tuesdays
Rewriting Wednesdays
Thinking Thursdays
(Socratic Seminars)
Finishing Up Fridays
(Vocabulary & Review)
*Students have a passage to read daily and submit a CANVAS response. *Students should also be studying vocabulary for a short time each night. *The calendar is the best way to keep up with homework. (tinyurl.com/LCCDATES)
Grade Set Up:
Classwork 10%
Homework 10%
Projects 10%
Multiple Choice 30%
Essays:
Argument 10%
Synthesis 15%
Analysis 15%
Weekly Units:
Education Language Ethics Race Gender Sports
Health Science Technology Pop Culture Politics Humor/Satire
Be patient and supportive.
Have a Growth Mindset.
Talk to your child about events going
on around the world.
Help your child study vocabulary
words.
Read your child’s weblog.
What is on the AP Language and Composition Exam?
