AP English 401 April/May 2012 Syllabus (REVISED)

Wed 21 March (Gamma) In-class essayAP Essay 1Rhetorical Analysis; Earnest Scene Study Act 2 HW: Finish Scene Study; AP Essay 3 (Argument)read, take a position, and note evidence. Fri 23 March (Alpha) Earnest MC practice (Act 2); AP Essay 3 (Argument samples); The Research Papersupport and in-text citations, logical development (premises and conclusions), conclusion and introduction. HW: Research Paper due next Thursday 29 March; read AP Essay 1 Scoring guidelines and sample essays from Weds in-class essay. Tues 27 March (Gamma) AP Essay 1 Evaluation (from last week); Research Paper Evaluation Rubric; Research Paper Works Cited page HW: Research Paper due Thursdayprint AND submit to turnitin.com; bring outline and all drafts, and peer review Thurs 29 March (Alpha) Research Paper due Thursdayprint AND submit to turnitin.com; bring outline and all drafts, and peer review; Earnest Act 3 questions HW: AP Essay 3 (argument)handwritten, 40 minutes (due Mon); Earnest Act 3 questions Mon 2 April (Gamma) AP Essay 3 due; Earnest themes HW: Read essay scoring guideline and sample essays Wed 4 April (Alpha) In-class: 2 Essays: Synthesis and Argument (80 min) HW: Read essay scoring guidelines and sample essays; practice multiple choice 2 passages Fri 6 April (Gamma) MLK, Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail HW: Vocabulary Lesson 4 Journal (in notebook), Sentences (typed, 20 total) due Fri. 13 April Mon 9 April NO CLASS (EASTER HOLIDAY) HW: Vocabulary Lesson 4 Journal (in notebook), Sentences (typed, 20 total) due Fri. 13 April Tues 10 April (Delta) AP ENGLISH REVIEW (ALL DAY, ROOM TBA)Multiple choice (2) + 1 Essay; Review packet

Wed 11 April (Alpha) Practice MC 4 passages (1 hour); MC debrief HW: Vocabulary Lesson 4 Journal (in notebook), Sentences (typed, 20 total) due Fri. 13 April Fri 13 April (Gamma) HW: Lincolns speech and analysis (online GOOGLE DOCS) Mon 16 April Friday 27 April SPRING VACATION HW: Lincolns speech and analysis (online GOOGLE DOCS) Wed 2 May (Alpha) (beginning of AP/IB exams) In-class essay: MC (2) + Essay 3 (Argument); debrief HW: Exam reviewpractice essays and MC Fri 4 May (Gamma) Annotation of Essay 1 (Synthesis) and Essay 2 (Rhetorical Analysis); practice MC HW: Exam reviewpractice essays and MC Tues 8 May NO SCHOOL Wed 9 May (Alpha) Passages from Macbeth and Julius Caeser for rhetorical analysis HW: Exam reviewShakespeare passage MC (for rhetorical analysis) Fri 11 May (Gamma) Exam ReviewMultiple Choice; AP terms review HW: Exam review Tues 15 May (Alpha) Final Review and class breakfast HW: Exam reviewpractice essays and MC; take a bath, go to the cinema, sleep, take a stroll in the park, visit an exposition in Paris, eat ice cream (not necessarily in this order) Wed 16 May (Beta) 8am AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION EXAM HW: SLEEP! Fri 18 May (Gamma) Exam Debrief; British Poetry and Macbeth HW: British poetry and Macbeth