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