AP Language and Composition:
A Block
4/1/14
DOL #33
 “On Dumpster Diving” multiple choice
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 Individual practice
 Pairs
 Whole class
Look at sample persuasive essay
 Homework
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 “Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian
Perspective” for tomorrow (4/2)
 “Dwellings” for Friday (4/4)
 Vocab 17 quiz Friday (4/4)
AP Language and Composition:
A Block
4/2/14
DOL #34
 “Language and Literature from a Pueblo
Indian Perspective” practice multiple choice
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 Individually
 In pairs
 Whole class
Look at another sample persuasive essay
 Homework
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 “Dwellings” for Friday
 Vocab 17 on Friday
AP Language and Composition:
A Block
4/4/14
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DOL #35
Vocab quiz
Practice short essay:
 In a well-argued essay, defend, challenge, or qualify the
following claim: Linda Hogan’s “Dwellings” is an
example of the type of storytelling explicated by Leslie
Marmon Silko’s “Language and Literature from a
Pueblo Indian Perspective.”
 In groups: compare and peer review essays
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If time: look at another sample essay
Homework:
 Excerpts from The Jungle and Fast Food Nation for
Monday
AP Language and Composition:
A Block
4/7/14
DOL #36
 Meet in groups to compare / review essays
 The Jungle passage analysis
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AP Language and Composition:
A Block
4/9/14
DOL #37
 Vocab quiz #18
 New vocab words
 Fast Food Nation passage analysis
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 Stations
 Whole class
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Homework
 Julius Caesar pp. 48-59 for tomorrow
AP Language and Composition:
A Block
4/10/14
DOL #38
 In pairs—paraphrase Portia and Brutus’s
scene
 Identify lines in which Portia makes her
argument.
 Identify the ways in which Portia makes her
argument.
 Homework
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 Read and paraphrase remaining Julius Caesar
scenes for next week
AP Language and Composition:
A Block
4/11/14
Practice AP essay
 Junior class meeting @ 1:30
 Homework
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 Read the rest of the Julius Caesar packet,
paraphrase Brutus and Antony’s speeches for
Tuesday.
AP Language and Composition:
A Block
4/15/14
DOL #39
 Work for over break
 Vocab 19 Quiz
 Score your own essay using scoring
guidelines
 Score sample essays
 Rhetorical analysis of Brutus’s speech
 Homework
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 Over break: read The Crucible
 Optional: Study guide
AP Language and Composition:
A Block
4/28/14
DOL #40
 Gathering
 Vocab 20 quiz
 Vocab 21 words
 In-class writing on The Crucible
 Homework: optional study guide
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AP Language and Composition:
A Block
4/29/14
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Objective: to continue to prepare for the AP test by practicing
developing text-based arguments in a short amount of time.
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(No DOL)
Term 4 grading:
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 Participation: 15%
 All assignments related to final project: 60%
○ May include, but are not limited to, drafts, presentations,
proposals, research process, final paper, reflections, literature
circles
 All assignments not related to final project: 25%
○ May include, but are not limited to, quizzes, in-class writings,
processed papers, presentations, discussions, worksheets,
projects
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Text-based discussion on The Crucible
 15 minutes to prepare silently
 50-55 minutes to discuss
AP Language and Composition:
A Block
4/30/14
DOL #43
 Introduction to final project
 Using research databases
 Homework:
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 Study guide (optional)
Library dates
May 14th
May 23rd
May 30th
June 2nd
June 10th
June 11th
Final presentations (tentative)
June 16th
June 18th