HW Due Thurs. 12/21

Read "Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech" (in the back of the book, Night).
Min. 2 pages in response journal: Respond to speech using text evidence.

Send me a link to your new op-ed/editorial for Beat Report #2 by Friday, Dec. 22.

Buy your own copy of The Awakening by Kate Chopin (see links under Required Texts). Text due 1/10.

HW Due Wed. 12/20

Write minimum 2 pages in journal: Choose 1 of the prompts below, copy it and answer it completely using all you know about AP level writing.

1Discuss patterns in Smith’s writing. Why were they effective? What did they achieve? Use text evidence and analysis in your response.

1Is Smith accurately portraying the severity of the “wife beater” name issue? Why or why not? Use text evidence and analysis to support your argument.

HW Due Tues. 12/12

Read and annotate Night to the end of p. 65

Vocab.com due Wed.

Beat Report #2 due 1/8.

HW Due Fri. 12/8

Please email with your top 3 beat choices for Beat Report #2. We will learn a new method with which we will complete the second round of Beat Reports.
First come, first served, so get your 3 choices to me as soon as you can.

Beat Report #2 due January 8.

HW Due Thurs. 12/7

Read/annotate Night to end of p. 46.
On an index card, create at least 2 questions, discussion topics for pages 3-46.
Focus on words of hate/memory. These will be collected.
Annotations will be checked from p. 3-46.

HW Due Wed. 12/6

Min. 2 pages in journal: Write about a time that you told or wrote a story from memory (at least 3 years between the time of the event and the time of the telling). How was story affected by the fact that you were writing from memory?

Journals will be collected tomorrow.

Vocab.com due tomorrow 8 AM.

HW Due Tues. 12/5

Read and annotate Night to the end of page 22. Pay particular attention to ways in which Wiesel shows he is writing from memory. Be prepared to discuss this.

Vocab.com due Wed.

Journals will be collected Wed.

Journal Prompt (from class 12/1); Night due Mon., Vocab.com this week

Write min. 2 pages in journal: Does suffering make people stronger?
Journals will be collected Tuesday, Dec. 5

Your own copy of Night due Monday, Dec. 4

Vocab.com due Wed.: Elie Wiesel's "Hope, Despair, and Memory" (if you won Kahoot and you are planning to skip this week, let me know so I can input your "100" in PupilPath).

Terms Test Vocab.com

Thank you to the student who made this terms test vocab.com activity!
Tomorrow we will have a Kahoot review.
https://vocab.com//lists/2030489

HW Due Thurs. 11/30

Complete Euphemisms Organizer. Bring it to class tomorrow.
Here is the video we watched in class. The transcript stops at 4:24. You may watch the rest of the video, but you are only responsible for analyzing the text up until 4:24.
https://ed.ted.com/on/d4tdgXuy#watch

Terms Review Tomorrow.
Terms Test Friday.

Night due Monday 12/2.

MLA Citation

For beat report focus on page header, MLA heading, Times New Roman 12 font, double-spaced. SAMPLE MLA PAPER from Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).

HW Due Tues. 11/20

Due Tues,: Min. 2 pages in journal: Respond to the prompt you were given (printed).

Due Wed.: Vocab.com (Chron, Tempo)

Due Mon. 12/2: your own copy of Night

Opinionated now due Monday 11/27 (day we return from break). No late papers accepted. Please follow all directions, including printing your editorial/op-ed, annotating it, printing and completing SOAPSTone+R, and printing and sharing Beat Report.
Follow MLA Style (Times New Roman 12-point, MLA heading, Page header (Last name page number), double-spaced copy. If you need a new copy of the project description/rubric, please see the top nav bar. You must be signed into your WJPS email account to access the document.

HW Due Fri. 11/17

Write min. 2 pages in journal: Define propaganda (Oxford Dictionary) and then paraphrase (say in your own words). What do you know about propaganda? Give some examples from real life, history, etc.

HW Due Tues. 11/14

Min. 2 pages: Divide your journal into halves - make a T-chart. Left side titled "text evidence" and right side titled "response/analysis". Be sure to title the page with the text title and author name, and the date of the entry.
Choose evidence from what we have read so far, being careful not to copy full paragraphs but zone in on words, phrases, small pieces of select evidence.
Respond to the text/analyze it in terms of how Henry's background contributes to his purpose and how well he uses the rhetorical situation to argue his message.

New due date for Opinionated (see post below).

Buy Night. We will begin to read it in the next two weeks.

UPDATED DUE DATE: Opinionated now due Nov. 22

New due date: day before Thanksgiving break. If you will be absent, it is your responsibility to turn it in digitally and in print before the due date.

I will supply you with at least one exemplar (opinionated written by other students) so you can grade and see how well they did against the rubric. This will give you a sense of what to do and what not to do on your own published piece.

HW Due Thurs. 11/9

***BRING IN OP-EDS on Friday***
We will use the class period to work on "Opinionated" - reading/annotating/SOAPSTone+R and conferences (Timed Writing - "On Censorship). I am working on getting us laptops.

Due Thursday: Write min. 2 pages in your journal: What topics, if any, should be censored in school? Explain your examples with logical reasoning/anecdotes/analogies.

Due Thursday at the end of class: 
SOAPSTone+R for "A Civic Duty to Annoy"
Answer all questions at end of essay (on loose leaf, completely and thoughtfully):

1. Background and Context
2. Strategy, Structure, and Style
3. Comparisons and Connections

All work will be collected at the end of the period tomorrow.

Continue to work on "Opinionated" - due Nov. 17. Late papers will not be accepted. Please see me if you have questions well in advance of due date.

Timed Writing RA "On Censorship"

Note on RA Timed Writing Scores:
Once all of the essays are scored (grades won't be posted on PupilPath until you score your own and we conference), you will be self-assessing your timed writing using General Writing Rubric and teacher comments.
You will:
Read rubric.
Read comments.
Make notes where your writing falls on rubric (can be across multiple levels)
Write a short reflection on what you did well and why, and create a "to do" list: what you will do better next time.


HW Due Wed: 2 page min. in journal - (page 1) What annoys you? What do you do about it? (page 2) How do you annoy others? What is done about it?
Reminder: Vocab.com due 8AM.

HW Due Fri. 11/3

Write min. 2 pages in journal: What obligation do we have to shake up the establishment?
In other words, what is your responsibility to challenge ideas, rules, and the status quo?
BRING IN JOURNALS FOR DISCUSSION TOMORROW.

Vocab.com due Wed. 11/8.

Opinionated Op-Ed SOAPSTONE+R plus beat report due 11/17.

Timed Writing Tomorrow: Rhetorical Analysis

Just in case you misplaced items:
"On Censorship" by Salman Rushdie full text 
SOAPSTone+R (must be signed into WJPS email)
Rhetorical Analysis Writing Guide (must be signed into WJPS email)

You may only bring annotated text, SOAPSTone+R and outline to class with you. Please do not write in pencil. Bringing your own loose leaf would help as we are already running low.

HW Due Tues. 10/31

Read/annotate the Rhetorical Analysis Guide. You will use it tomorrow to plan your timed mini-essay, which you will write in class on Wednesday.

Vocab.com due Wed.

Opinionated due 11/17. At this point, you should have read and annotated your article and began SOAPSTONE+R. Please don't leave it all to the last minute, it will show in your final product.

HW Due Fri. 10/27

Write min. 2 pages in journal: Is "just be you" bad advice?

HW Due Thurs. 10/26

Read the bio of Salman Rushdie. Consider how his life impacts his works.
Salman Rushdie, Author

HW Due Tues. 10/24

Due tomorrow (10/24)

• Watch the video and take notes: "Three types of sentences" - Khan Academy. Be prepared to identify and/or define these sentence types.

Due Wed 10/25: 

• Vocab.com Assignment #3: Tone
• Bring in journals (make sure all journal entries are complete - min. 2 pages each - since I checked it last )

HW Due Fri. 10/20

Write min. 2 pages in journal: Discuss your personal definition of censorship. Define it, give examples, anecdotes, ask questions, make predictions, etc.

Vocab.com assignment #3 due Wed. 10/25.

Buy: Night.

HW Due Wed. 10/17

1. Write min. 2 pages in journal: Write about a time you were censored.
2. Find an op-ed or editorial that relates to your beat. Must have been published within the last 2 weeks. You may work with the classmates who share your beat. You can all read the same op-ed or editorial. Or, you may work by yourself.
In class tomorrow, everyone should have a printed copy of the beat-specific op-ed or editorial for reading/annotation/planning.

HW Due Tues. 10/17

Read, annotate the article, "Censorship 10: What schools are really teaching students when we let them censor their speech" (Slate.com)
Write min. 2 pages in journal: How do you exercise your freedom of speech?

Due Wed. 8 AM (must be completed to 100%) - Vocab.com activity: The week in words.

Rubric: Why She Writes (General AP Lang Scoring Rubric)

You will all get print copies of the rubric, with comments. For now, here is the rubric we will use to score general writings. There is one specific for rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis, the three writing prompts for the exam. Those will be provided to you soon.

AP English Language and Composition General Writing Scoring Rubric

Mrs. Marks

9 Effective Essays earning a score of 9 meet the criteria for a score of 8 and, in addition, are especially sophisticated in their [analysis or argument], thorough in their development or impressive in their control of language.

8 Effective Essays earning a score of 8 effectively [present the requirements of the prompt]. They develop their [analysis or argument] with evidence and explanations that are appropriate and convincing, [adhering to the requirements of the prompt]. The prose demonstrates a consistent ability to control a wide range of the elements of effective writing but is not necessarily flawless.

7 Effective Essays earning a score of 7 meet the criteria for a score of 6 but provide more complete explanation, more thorough development or a more mature prose style.

6 Adequate Essays earning a score of 6 adequately [present the requirements of the prompt]. They develop their [analysis or argument] with evidence and explanations that are appropriate and sufficient, [adhering to the requirements of the prompt]. The writing may contain lapses in diction or syntax, but generally the prose is clear.

5 Adequate Essays earning a score of 5 [present the requirements of the prompt]. The evidence or explanations used may be uneven, inconsistent or limited. The writing may contain lapses in diction or syntax, but it usually conveys the student’s ideas.

4 Inadequate Essays inadequately [present the requirements of the prompt]. These essays may misunderstand the passage, or fail to completely [present the requirements of the prompt]. The evidence or explanations used may be inappropriate, insufficient or less convincing. The prose generally conveys the student’s ideas but may be less consistent in controlling the elements of effective writing.

3 Inadequate Essays earning a score of 3 meet the criteria for a score of 4 but demonstrate less success in [presenting the requirements of the prompt]. They are less perceptive in their understanding of the passage or [the requirements of the prompt], or the explanation or examples may be particularly limited or simplistic. The essays may show less maturity in control of writing.

2 Little Success Essays earning a score of 2 demonstrate little success in [presenting the requirements of the prompt]. These essays may misunderstand the prompt, misread the passage, fail to [present the requirements of the prompt], or substitute a simpler task by responding to the prompt tangentially with unrelated, inaccurate or inappropriate explanation. The prose often demonstrates consistent weaknesses in writing, such as grammatical problems, a lack of development or organization, or a lack of control.

1 Little Success Essays earning a score of 1 meet the criteria for a score of 2 but are undeveloped, especially simplistic in their explanation or weak in their control of language.

0 Indicates an on-topic response that receives no credit, such as one that merely repeats the prompt, or presents a narrative of a personal experience.

HW Due Mon. 10/16: Wed. 10/18

Complete reading op-ed #2: "Sure, Players Can Kneel - and NFL's Customers Should Walk" (The Washington Post).
Complete SOAPSTone+R.
Bring annotated text and SOAPSTONE+R to class with you.

Deadline for choosing beats is today. If you don't choose top 3 beats, you get assigned what is left.
Begin looking for an editorial or op-ed that falls into your beat. You will be assigned beats tomorrow (check blog). First Opinionated Project due 10/30. Late papers lose points.

NEW UPDATE BOX (SEE RIGHT SIDE OF BLOG TITLED "VOCABULARY.COM")
Quiz This Week in Words: October 1 - 6, 2017
DUE WED. 10/18

Beat Preferences

AS OF NOW ONLY THE FOLLOWING BEATS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CYCLE (next 4 weeks): Grab them while they're hot! First come, first served. Whomever does not email me by tonight gets assigned a beat.

• Education
• The Environment
• Sports
• Politics
• The Law
• Science
• The Media/Social Media

If you have not done so already, please email me your top 3 beat preferences. They will be assigned on the blog on Friday. After that, you can begin to look for a beat-specific op-ed or editorial published within the last 2 weeks.

We will finish reading/analyzing op-ed #1 tomorrow.

HW Due Wed. 10/11

Due Tomorrow 10/11: Min. 2 pages in Response Journal: Take a stand - Should athletes take a knee during The National Anthem?

Due Wednesday at 8 AM: Vocabulary.com assignment #1 (100 Mood Words)

Timed Writing #2: "Why I Write" & "Write Till You Drop" - Tomorrow

Bring:

• Annotated essays
• SOAPSTone+R
• Comparison chart

Due Wed.: Vocab.com Mood Words. You should be at 100% completion of this activity by the start of class on Wednesday.

HW Due Thurs. 10/5

Finish reading and annotating "Write Till You Drop".
Bring both annotated essays with you to class ("Why I Write" and "Write Till You Drop")

Tomorrow we will plan for a timed writing (Friday).

Reminder: Vocabulary.com activity due Wednesday (will be graded!)

HW Due Wed. 10/4

Revised Professor paragraph. Please complete and share via Google Drive. Submit printed revised paragraph (if possible), with original outline, drafts, and handwritten paragraph (required).

Complete the SOAPSTone+R chart for Didion's "Why I Write".

Vocabulary.com activity due next Wed.

HW: Due Tues. Oct. 3

Listen to the very brief Podcast excerpt from NPR's WayWordRadio:
"Mark Twain's Writing Advice"
Write min. 2 pages in your journal: Respond to Twain's advice. Relate it back to your own writing process.

Also,
Sign up for Vocabulary.com
http://vocab.com/join/4G7YSW4

There will be weekly vocabulary work (due every Wednesday).
First activity due Wednesday, Oct. 11: "In the Mood" 100 Ways to Describe How You Feel

NY Times Replica Edition Login Info

Please check your PupilPath mail for very important login information. We have a classroom edition of the NY Times available to us - latest issue plus 30 days of back issues. We will be starting an Opinion Project soon. This will be an invaluable resource to help you find and read editorials.
We will review this project in class next week. You will receive a handout that explains the task, including resources to help you find editorials and opinion pieces, and the project rubric. We will review an editorial together first, then you will select your own, read it, and analyze it, and submit the work approximately every 2 weeks. Details to come!

**Please note, if you not have signed up for PupilPath emails, you are missing out on important announcements. Please sign up ASAP***

HW Due Thurs. 10/28; Wed. 11/4

Due tomorrow: Dialectical Journals (at start of period)

Due Wed. 11/4: Revised The Professor and the Madman well-developed paragraphs. These will be assessed as a separate grade. You must revise, no matter your original score.
Please submit your revised work via Google Drive (shared with me, allow me to "edit"), print your revised copy, and turn in with the original handwritten outline, drafts, and first final.

HW Due Wed. 9/27

Write a minimum of 2 pages in your journal:
"When I Fail..."
*please note that journals will be collected on Thursday. Make sure all journals are done and done according to directions, even if you were absent the day the assignment was given*

HW Due Tues. 9/26

Write minimum of 2 pages in your response journal:
Respond to Joan Didion (from "Why I Write"):
"...the fact that setting words on paper is the tactic of a secret bully, an invasion, an imposition of the writer's sensibility on the reader's most private space."
Be prepared to share what you wrote.
***Please note: Journals will be collected and graded on Thursday, 9/28. No late journals accepted. All entries must be done, minimum 2 pages each, even if you were absent or otherwise not in class.***

Due Mon. 9/25

Please bring in your annotated copy of "Why I Write" by Joan Didion (handout distributed on Wednesday in my absence).
If you were absent on Wednesday, you can print, and annotate the essay here:
"Why I Write"

HW Due Wed. 9/20

Write at least 2 pages in dialetical journal: "What I Am Not".

HW Due Tues. 9/19

Write at least 2 pages in dialectical journal (not "notes" notebook, the other one!).
"Why I Write" - be prepared to share.

Performance Series Testing - Reading - Wed/Thurs

Wed/Thurs.: Please bring in an independent reading book in case you finish the reading test early.

Due Friday: Bring in your annotated copy of The Professor and the Madman. You will be working on an in-class writing using the text. Even if you joined the class and did not read the entire book yet, you must bring in your copy and read as much as you can before Friday.

Please continue to bring in classroom supplies: Tissues, hand sanitizer, markers, post-its, loose leaf. They are appreciated! Thank you!

Welcome to AP Lang!

I am very excited to welcome you to a challenging year of AP English Language and Composition.

• This is a college-level course. You are expected to be prepared each day and keep pace. Read your e-mail everyday and check the blog everyday. Ask questions when you need clarification. 
• Please purchase your supplies immediately (see list below) and have them in class on Monday Sept. 11. The first book we will read is Night. Please order that now. You will need it in a few weeks (date will be posted on blog and in classroom).
• Please donate at least one box of tissues and at least one bottle of hand sanitizer to the class. 
• I also keep loose leaf paper on hand in class. If everyone brings in one pack for classroom use, we shouldn't run out for a while (yes, we do a LOT of writing). Please also donate as many packs of large, lined index cards as you can. We do a LOT of entrance/exit slips and short reflections using index cards.

Personal Supplies:

1. Composition Notebooks - 2 (Notes/Vocab; Dialectical Journals/HW). Please DO NOT buy spiral notebooks or binders for class use. 
2. Loose Leaf Paper 
3. Blue and Black Pens (no pencils or other colored pens for your work, please)
4. Fine point markers - for annotation
5. Highlighters - color variety pack
6. Post-it-notes - 6 lined or unlined, large or regular size
7. Post-it-tabs - for annotation
8. Index Cards (large, lined) 

Required Readings:

Please purchase your own copy of each text for readings in class and at home. You must be able to write in these books. If you have any trouble purchasing any of these books, please see me well in advance of the due date. When the time comes for our readings, I will inform you on the class assignment board, by announcement, and on this blog.

• Night by Elie Wiesel
• The Awakening and Other Stories by Kate Chopin (Enriched Classics Edition)
• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
• Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do by Studs Terkel

See you Thursday, Sept. 7!

Mrs. Marks

Summer Assignment - AP Lang & Comp

Please see assignment below. You must be signed into your WJPS email account to view and print the assignment.  You don't have to ask for permission if you are signed in.
Don't leave this to the last minute. You are required to obtain your own copy of The Professor and the Madman, read and annotate it carefully, and respond to it following the directions of the assignment.
Please email me at shari.marks@wjps.org if you have any questions.
AP LANG & COMP SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2017