Pre-Testing Unit
“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom”
~Greek Proverb
Agenda
Review AP Syllabus
 Grading Procedures
 Website
 Begin Multiple-Choice Pre-testing
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WHAT DOES ADVANCED
PLACEMENT MEAN?
Student transcripts will carry the AP
designation, which means colleges will
recognize the rigorous content
 Students taking AP Language are taking a
course similar to a writing course taught
during the first year of college
 Students may take the Advanced
Placement test in the spring
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WHAT DOES AN AP CLASS
MEAN AT NORTHVIEW?
You will have a “weighted” grade, allowing
you up to a 5.0 GPA
 You will be in a class with college-bound
students
 You will follow a syllabus approved by the
AP Course Auditors
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WHAT DOES AP MEAN IN THIS
ROOM?
We will hold each other accountable to the
Advance Placement standards
 We will learn together
 You will be responsible for doing the
assignments to the best of your ability and
for participating in class discussions
 I will be responsible for guiding your
instruction and for providing timely
feedback
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WHAT DOES AP MEAN TO EACH
INDIVIDUAL?
My professional skills will be current with
today’s research on instructional
strategies in the area of writing
 I will use “Best Practice” teaching
strategies supported by brain research
 I will teach with only one goal:
your learning
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SYLLABUS
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FIRST SEMESTER
PRE-TESTING
MEMOIR:
 The
Glass Castle (September)
 M.V.P. (October-November)
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EDUCATION, WORK:
 Nickel
and Dimed (on NOT Getting By in America
(November-December)
SYLLABUS
SECOND SEMESTER
 GENDER:
 Linking
and discrepant texts, specifically pop
culture (January-February)
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LANGUAGE:
 Linking
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and discrepant texts (March-April)
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
 Frankenstein
(May-June)
THE COMPLETE SYLLABUS
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To see the complete syllabus, please
request a copy:
awhetstone@nvps.net
www.whetstonenvps.weebly.com
Multiple Choice- Section 1
Start on page 11
 Stop at lined paper on page 19
 Please, DO NOT write in booklet
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STOP TIME: 2:26
Agenda
Multiple-Choice Pre-testing Part II
 Review Website
 Writer’s Notebook
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Multiple Choice- Section 2
Start on page 19
 Stop at lined paper on page 24
 Please, DO NOT write in booklet
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STOP TIME: 2:20
Agenda
Whetstone’s Website
 Rhetorical Triangle
 Writer’s Notebook
 SSR
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Rhetorical Triangle
Rhetorical Triangle
Rhetorical Triangle
Homework
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Find an advertisement/billboard and write
a rhetorical triangle for it
Writer’s Notebook
Pick a word that somehow means
something to you
 Write it in block letters
 Fill block letters with descriptive words that
pertain to it
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Agenda
SRI Testing in the Writing Lab
 Share S.A.P. on homework assignment
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Agenda
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Pre-Testing
 Synthesis
Essay
Share S.A.P. findings
 Read SSR books
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 Book
Talks
Synthesis Essay

When finished”
 Writer’s
Notebook
Continue filling out your “good mood” word
 In a focus write, tell what this word means to you.
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Agenda
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Pre-Testing:
 Rhetorical Analysis
Essay
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SSR
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Student Model- Synthesis Essay
Rhetorical Analysis Essay
•Pg. 32 in exam booklet
•Same paper setup as yesterday
•MLA header, skip lines, FB
•40 minutes
•Read directions thoroughly!
Agenda
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Argumentative Essay
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Writer’s Notebook (visual text)
 Draw
an object that represent YOU
 Write personal descriptive words around that
symbol
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SSR
Agenda
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Rhetorical Vocabulary Pre-test
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Employability Skills write-ups
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Student Models and self-reflection
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Synthesis Essay
Rhetorical Analysis
Argumentative Essay
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Defend, Refute, Qualify (DRQ)
If you have missed any essay due to being
absent, please see Mrs. W at the end of class
Synthesis Notes
Rhetorical Analysis Notes
DRQ Notes