***Locate Weekly Assignments at the Moodle Link Below***
Through this AP course, students will learn and practice close reading, critical thinking, and beginning-college writing following the curricular requirements of the AP English Course Description.
Writing:
You will write daily, in some form (annotations, journal responses, quick-write responses, timed in-class essays, and more formal essays written outside of class, as well as original poetry) in response to the variety of literature you will be reading. Your writing will include writing to understand, writing to explain, and writing to evaluate. A necessity to writing well is reading well; therefore, we will hone your close reading skills along with your writing skills.
You will learn to revise out-of-class essays to produce polished final drafts. I will frequently conference with you throughout the writing process, both in class and during weekly tutoring sessions, as you develop skills in selecting the best diction to communicate your ideas, in varying syntactical structures to generate certain effects in your writing, in developing coherence and logical organization in your writing, in balancing generalizations with specific details, and in developing your individual voice in writing.
The skill to write well is one that you will be able to apply to your other high school courses, your college courses, and beyond academia into the career you eventually pursue. Employers seek employees who can communicate well. Writing is an integral facet of communicating well.
Writing Assignments:
Critical Writing
You will write several short critical essays, explicating poetry, fiction, and drama, including one that is research-based. You will choose evidence from the work to support your assertions into the work. These essays are based on close analysis of the text, including the author’s style (figurative language, imagery, diction, syntax), themes, and social/historical values in the work.
Creative Writing
You will also write creatively, an original sonnet, poems, and an essay modeled after specific works.
In-Class Writing
This writing will at times be in the form of free writing in response to reading assignments. At times you will be responding in double-entry journals. Sometimes you will be responding in dialectical journals. You will annotate every text we read to discover the patterns of language and purpose of the work. For every major work you read, you will also complete a Major Writers Data Sheet. All of these written responses will serve to develop your understanding of the text and how the author achieves his or her purpose. Another form of in-class writing will include timed responses to former AP Literature prompts. These writings will be scored holistically according to a 9-point scoring guide. Some of your writing will be more formal, extended analyses which you will polish and take through several drafts. Most of this writing you should expect to complete outside of class. Revising/editing activities will include organization, clarity, diction, tone, and syntax as well as mechanics, usage, and grammar.
Grading:
Success in this course is dependent upon attendance and effort. It is critical that you be in class on time every day so that you do not miss out on valuable instruction and practice. Class attendance not only benefits you but your classmates as well, as we will frequently work in small groups to analyze literature and engage in peer revising, editing, and critiquing of essays. It is equally essential that you put forth your best effort daily to engage with challenging texts and write about them. Expect to work both inside and outside of class and manage your time accordingly.
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Weekly Assignments:
(See the Moodle Link below for Assignments.)
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