AP Language
August 22: Reread Hamlet Act I, scene i and prepare the ten
study questions for the scene.
August 23: Bring to class a copy of the course syllabus and
expectations.
Reread Hamlet I, ii with special focus on Hamlet's
first soliloquy.
August 24: Test on Hamlet (summer reading)
August 27: Act I, iv-v study questions
August 28. Underline famous quotes in Act I
Consult the back of the text.
August 29: Hamlet: Act I Review
August 30: Hamlet: Act I Test: focus on quotes and
study questions/notes.
Introduce pyramid paragraph:
phrases
clauses: dependent, independent
sentence types
August 31: Review Hamlet II,i
sentence types continued
September 4: Pyramid paragraph: examples
Pyramid paragraph: assigned
September 5: Underline famous quotes in
Hamlet Act II.
Hamlet II,i discussed
Distribute proofreading guide
September 6: Pyramid paragraph due. Remember to
1. double space
2. label each sentence
3. follow proofreading guide
September 7: Answer study questions for Act II
September 10: Annotate Hamlet's second soliloquy
September 11: Test on Act II
September 12: Paraphrasing "To be or not to be"
Answer study questions for III,i
September 13: Annotating "To be or not to be"
Complete paraphrase exercise
September 14: Paraphrasing proverbs
September 17: St. Mary's registration due
Finish paraphrasing the remaining
proverbs.
September 18: Review Hamlet III,ii
September 19: Quiz on paraphrasing proverbs
Review Hamlet III, iii-iv
September 20: Proverb paragraph due
September 21: The plot of Hamlet illustrated
Finish discussion of Act III
September 25: Test on Act III
Review IV, i-ii
September 26: Review Hamlet IV, iii-vii
Annotate soliloquy
September 27: AP Objective Test
September 28: Hamlet: Act IV concluded
October 1: Hamlet: Act IV movie
October 2: Hamlet: Act IV concluded
The four humours / temperaments
October 3: AP Objective Test results
October 4: Hamlet: Act IV test
October 9: Hamlet: Acy V,i
Review literary terms
October 10: Literary terms continued.
October 11: Read and underline article on
Shakespeare's Theatre in
textbook pp. xxxiii-xlii
October 12: Hamlet: Act V,ii
October 15: Study Guide for Hamlet Major Test
October 16: Hamlet review and movie
October 18: Hamlet: Major Test
October 22: Preparation for AP Essay Test on
Hamlet.
Prepare for today's class by
1. reviewing arguments for both sides of the issue
whether or not Hamlet is mad. Can you think
of any arguments that were not on the sheet I
gave you?
2. reviewing Shakespeare's use of minor
characters such as Horatio, Osric, Rosencrantz, etc.
October 23: Example of an AP Essay Question and Response
October 24: AP Essay Test on Hamlet.
October 25: Hamlet Essay: peer review
Bring the McGraw-Hill Reader to class
October 26: College Essay assigned
Creation of thesis statement
Bring McGraw-Hill Reader
October 29: Expansion of thesis statement
Read two more college essays and list
three traits in each.
October 30: What hooks do the writers of the first
seven essays use?
College essay: writing introductory paragraph
(Mcgraw-Hill pp. 26-28)
October 31: McGraw-Hill pp.41-42
Compose your essay's opening paragraph
with hook and thesis statement. Bring a
printed copy to class.
College essay: writing the conclusion
November 1: Compose the second paragraph--your first
trait--and develop with specifics. Add to
first paragraph and bring to class.
November 2: Compose the remaining middle paragraphs.
Add to first two paragraphs and bring to class.
November 5: Editing the essay rough draft.
November 6: Final copy of essay submitted.
Turn in corrected rough draft with final
draft.
Have one complex sentence per paragraph
and mark it as such.
November 7: In the McGraw-Hill Reader read Adler's essay
"How to Mark a Book" and annotate
the essay according to his principles.
November 8: In McGraw-Hill read "Writing Matters"
November 12: In Everyday Use read pp. 2 - 20.
Rhetoric defined.
Rhetorical triangle and three appeals.
November 13: What type os appeal is Randall using on
Brandon, Kim, and Nate respectively.
Consult p.11 for different appeals to the
audience.
November 14: In Everyday Use finish reading Chapter One.
November 15: Connotation in George Will's article: worksheet.
November 16: Finish discussing Chapter I in Everyday Use
November 19: Correct sentences 1-25
November 20: Correct sentences 1-25
November 26: Alice Walker: "Everyday Use" in Everyday Use
November 27: Correct sentences 26-50
November 28: Correct the thirteen sentences on the
handout according to the principles on
the reverse side.
November 29: Finish correcting the essay's punctuation
Grammar Quiz
November 30: Grammar Test
December 3: Review literary terms for Chapter 1
December 4: Continue Review
Discussion of "Everyday Use"
December 5: Boland's essay on women
Test review handout
December 6: In-class SOAPS analysis
December 7: Test on Unit I including
--literary terms
--Everyday Use: Chapter One
--Writing Matters: Essays by Adler, Alvarez, and Walker
December 10: Chose word for definition essay
Explanation of the writing process
Denotation vs. connotation
December 11: Fill out the outline sheet for your essay.
December 12: Compose first paragraph of definition essay.
December 13: Compose second paragraph of definition essay.
December 14: Compose final paragraph of essay.
December 17: Bring final rough draft to class for editing and
polishing. Remember to label one complex sentence
per paragraph.
December 18: Final copy of essay due. The edited rough draft
and two evaluation sheets also need to be submitted.
Private Letters pp. 171-172
December 19: Private letters pp.173-174
December 20: Public letters pp. 175-178
December 21: Dylan Thomas: "A Child's Christmas in Wales"
January 7: Similar Words
Review instructions for final exam
January 8: In Everyday Use study pages 67-72
Brief history of the English langauge
January 9: Letters Unit reviewed
Similar Words Review
January 10: Baconian Essay
Punctuation Review
January 11: Baconian Essay 2
January 14: Similar Words quiz
Baconbian Essay 3
January 22: M L King: "I Have a Dream" speech
January 23: King continued
Lincoln: "Gettysburg Address"
January 24: In McGraw-Hill read pages 122-124
Intro to Logical Fallacies
January 25: Identifying logical fallacies: worksheet
Appeals: Bandwagon, Snob Appeal, Plain Folks
January 28: Review the logical fallacies and three appeals.
January 29: H.L.Mencken essay
January 30: Test on logical fallacies and King/Lincoln essays
Read Mrs. King's essay: "The Death Penalty Is a Step Back"
January 31: Read Mencken's essay: "The Penalty of Death" pp.126-128
February 1: Machiavellian Messages--handout
2-19 Tues. In class: Review the terms in an argument. Discuss sound reasoning in individual capital punishment article. Homework: Analyze the arguments in Menken in journal.
2-20 Wed. In class: Practice AP Multiple choice
2-21 Thurs. In class: Evaluate Menken’s reasoning. Homework: Analyze the arguments in Corretta King.
2-22 Fri. In class: Evaluate King’s reasoning. Homework: Find an article that contrasts with the article that you read for Tues.
2-25 Mon. In class: Prepare for in class debate on capital punishment on Tues. Homework: Prepare for Tuesday debate by outlining your position.
2-26 Tues. In class: Debate capital punishment. Homework: Prepare for an in-class argumentative essay.
2-27 Wed. In class: In class argumentative essay.
February 28: In class, Analyze AP Multiple Choice Test. Homework, revise argumentative essay from yesterday.
February 29: In class, Swift, Modest Proposal, p.501 in McGraw-Hill. Homework, Analyze rhetorical devices in journal.
March 3: Discuss style in Swift. Homework: Barry, p. 545. One page analysis in journal.
March 4: Discuss style in Barry. Homework: Tan, p. 79. One page analysis in journal.
March 5: Practice Synthesis Essay in class.
March 6: Debrief Synthesis Essay. Homework: Didion, p. 312. One page analysis in journal.
March 7: Discuss Didion in class. Homework: Dillard, p.316. One page analysis in journal.
March 10: Discuss style in Dillard. Homework: Atwood, p. 333. One page analysis in journal.
March 11: Review Satire Essays
March 12: Satire test.
March 13 and 14: View example of satire in film.
March 17: Practice on the synthesis essay question, Do students receive too much homework? Reading passages, annotating, and summarizing.
March 18: Elements of the introduction: hook, theme, context, thesis, map. Write an introduction to the synthesis question.
March 19: Types of questions on the AP multiple choice with practice.
Over break I encourage students to read In Cold Blood. It will not be officially assigned until after break, but it would be to your advantage to get ahead.
March 31: Introduction to In Cold Blood. You will be assigned 34 pages per night until the book is finished. You will have study questions to add to your journals for each day's reading. You first assignment will be due tomorrow.
April 1: In Cold Blood, pp. 1-34. Answer the study questions in your journals.
April 2: In Cold Blood, pp. 35-69. Answer the study questions in your journals. We will write a practice synthesis essay in class.
April 3: In Cold Blood, pp. 70-104. Answer the study questions in your journals. Quiz on Part 1, pp. 1-74.
April 4: In Cold Blood, pp. 104-138. Answer the study questions in your journals.
April 7: In Cold Blood, pp. 139-203. Answer the study questions in your journals. Quiz on Part 2, pp. 75-154.
April 8: In Cold Blood, pp. 204-238. Answer the study questions in your journals.
April 9: In Cold Blood, pp. 239-303. Answer the study questions in your journals. Quiz on Part 3, pp.160-248.
April 10: In Cold Blood, pp. 304-end. Answer the study questions in your journals.
April 11: In Cold Blood wrap up. Causes of crime, capital punishment, American dreams.
April 14: In Cold Blood final test.
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