Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Friday
Thursday (no late start)
Mon, Tues, Wed
Course:
Gaa/Morgan
AP Lang & Comp
Unit Name and #:
Unit 6
American Author Study
Dates:
Week 5
5/11-5/15
Daily Objective: I can review the synthesis essay in order to prepare for the AP
Exam.
TEKS/AP/Standards: Students will write in a variety of modes for a variety of
purposes.
Learning Activities:
Review AP Language Exam directions and time limits
Every student will create a basic testing plan
Review basic elements of the synthesis essay, including requirements, method for
approaching the question, and suggested writing format
Students will write the introduction, one body paragraph, and the conclusion to the
2008 Exam question, reviewing exemplar samples as a model
Time to ask final question on the synthesis essay will be given
Assessment Methods: Writing
Checks for Understanding: Writing
Materials: Copy of 2008 synthesis question
Follow Up/Homework:
Friday 5/8: American Authors dialectical journals due (part of major) If I don’t see
you, submit to HUB!
Wednesday 5/13: AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION EXAM
Tuesday 5/19: American Authors literary analysis due (part of major)
Wed/Thurs 5/20-21: American Dream Body of Work project due (major)
Daily Objective: I can review the rhetorical analysis essay in order to prepare for
the AP Exam.
TEKS/AP/Standards: Students will write in a variety of modes for a variety of
purposes.
Learning Activities:
Review basic elements of the rhetorical analysis essay, including requirements,
method for approaching the text and question, and suggested writing format
Students will write the introduction, one body paragraph, and the conclusion to the
2010 Exam question, reviewing exemplar samples as a model
Time to ask final question on the rhetorical analysis essay will be given
Assessment Methods: Writing
Checks for Understanding: Writing
Materials: Copy of 2006 prompt and text
Follow Up/Homework:
Friday 5/8: American Authors dialectical journals due (part of major) If I don’t see
you, submit to HUB!
Wednesday 5/13: AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION EXAM
Tuesday 5/19: American Authors literary analysis due (part of major)
Wed/Thurs 5/20-21: American Dream Body of Work project due (major)
Daily Objective: I can review the argumentative essay in order to prepare for the AP
Exam.
TEKS/AP/Standards: Students will write in a variety of modes for a variety of
purposes.
Learning Activities:
Review basic elements of the argumentative essay, including requirements, method
for approaching the text and question, and suggested writing format
Students will write the introduction, one body paragraph, and the conclusion to the
2009b Exam question, reviewing exemplar samples as a model
Time to ask final question on the argumentative essay will be given
Assessment Methods: Writing
Checks for Understanding: Writing
Materials: Copy of 2009b prompt and text
Follow Up/Homework:
Friday 5/8: American Authors dialectical journals due (part of major) If I don’t see
you, submit to HUB!
Wednesday 5/13: AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION EXAM
Tuesday 5/19: American Authors literary analysis due (part of major)
Wed/Thurs 5/20-21: American Dream Body of Work project due (major)