AP Agendas for Second Semester
2015
• Attached you will find all agendas for the
second semester in Advanced Placement
English Language and Composition
AP Agenda for Jan. 20/21
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Daily Objective: To understand how to be even more successful on taking an AP
exam.
Daily Assignments:
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Pass out midterm exam and your results
Go over the following assignments:
• Reflection on midterm template on p. 320(due at end of period)
• Final Draft of AP Midterm Essay on p. 319(done in-class Thurs/Friday; due Friday at 11:59
pm)
• Peer Editing of AP Midterm Essay (done in class next Mon/Tues; due Tues. 11:59 pm)
• 10 grammar exercises (done in class this week)
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Go over the multiple choice passages
Go over sample essays and scoring from midterm
If time, begin to work on grammar exercises
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AP
Agenda
for
Jan.
22/23
Daily Objective: To improve writing by working on grammar and usage
skills.
• Daily Assignments:
• Work on Final Draft of AP Midterm Essay p. 319; it is due Jan. 23 at
11:59 pm
• If done early, begin working on 10 grammar exercises
• Please return Walden books next week. You should highly consider
taking words out of it for your definitions before you turn it in.
• Warning: Next week we will be work on the NEW Florida
Writes Test—which you have to take as an 11th grader!
(UGH!)
AP Agenda for Jan. 26/27
• Daily Objectives: Students will understand the writing
requirements for the FSA Writing test.
• Daily Assignments:
• Go over comparison/contrast Thanksgiving cartoon
• Do 10 exercises on your 5 chapters you chose (2 ex. Per
chapter)—turn in by end of period
• Begin discussion of FSA Writing Test; will do practice
one on Jan. 30/Feb. 2
AP Agenda for Jan. 28/29
• Daily Objectives: Students will complete a
test required by the state of Florida.
• Daily Assignments:
• 2B- Complete At-Risk survey, then
• FAIR testing
• Work on JQV if done early
AP Agenda for Jan. 30/Feb. 2
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Daily Objectives: Students will begin to learn how to write a comparison/contrast
rhetorical analysis essay.
Daily Assignments:
• To introduce this new concept, we will begin by watching “Babies Going
through Tunnels” at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uct6YpaQY-c
• Go over Comparison/Contrast Thanksgiving cartoon
• Watch a video entitled called “Catching Kayla” at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/21/kayla-montgomery-runner-teenwith-ms_n_6200754.html; you will compare/contrast this girl’s life to your
own life in a ten minute writing when finished
• As an AP student, you should be able to compare/contrast ANYTHING and
make it sound sophisticated. You will write four words on paper I give you;
these words will be the basis of another comparison/contrast activity.
AP Agenda for Feb. 3/4
• Daily Objectives: Students will complete a
test required by the state of Florida.
• Daily Assignments:
• Complete Practice FSA Writing Prompt, which
will be worth 75 points (based on the score out of
10 you receive)
• 1A- Rm. 213
• 4A- Rm. 214
• 2B, 3B- Rm. 214
AP Agenda for Feb. 5/6
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Daily Objective: To understand how to write a comparison/contrast essay.
Daily Assignment:
• Do AP MC Practice 20 and 21
• Last 25 minutes of class—peer/self editing completed on FSA Writing
Prompt
• Warning: Next week on Feb. 11/12 we will do a AP Comparison/Contrast
essay in class, and it will be worth 100 points.
AP Agenda for Feb. 9/10
• Daily Objective: To understand the requirements of an AP
Comparison/Contrast essay PLUS the FSA Reading Test.
• Daily Assignments:
• Go over RLARS Independent Reading List; you must have book by
February 16.
• Go over comparison/contrast essay packet in Guidebook
• Warning: Next class period we will complete both Valentine’s Day
and Anti-Valentine’s Day Activities. Plan to bring a positive attitude
towards the holiday. We will also do an essay in-class.
AP Agenda for Feb. 11/12
• Daily Objective: To appreciate the joy and horror of
Valentine’s Day
• Daily Assignments:
• Complete AP Essay on Comparison/Contrast- worth 100 points
• Complete both Valentine’s Day and Anti-Valentine’s Day Activities
in a cooperative learning group
AP Agenda for Feb. 16/17
• Daily Objective: To read a book of nonfiction independently and enhance
our reading comprehension and analysis skills
• Daily Assignments:
• Just a reminder—Reading Log #1 is due on Friday (in addition to
your JQV); the directions plus a template on it is on my website;
therefore, next class period bring your RLARS book so you have
some time in-class to read it.
• Complete AP MC Practice #13 and #14; create 2 mc questions on
each passage using stems in Guidebook (for a total of 4 questions)
then do the mc questions in your practice books.
• Begin watching The Last of the Mohicans; you should fill out a study
guide on it and be prepared to do a short writing (comparison/contrast
question and argument question) when we finish it.
AP Agenda for Feb. 18/19
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Daily Objective: To read a book of nonfiction independently and analyze a classic work of
American fiction as a guided reading to enhance our reading comprehension and analysis
skills
Daily Assignments:
• Pass around golden rod sheet to sign up for SFSC Career Connections
• B Day—Get trained on FSA Writing Test in Rm. 214, then:
• Return papers and pass out letter on FSA test
• First 10 minutes of class—Read RLARS book (or book off of my bookshelf);
remember your 1st Reading Log is due on Friday at 11:59 pm in addition to your JQV;
if you have not received your book yet, you will do your log on the sample chapter on
Amazon.com.
• Continue watching The Last of the Mohicans; complete study guide and
comparison/contrast question AND argument question when finished with it
• Warning: Some time during the class period we will conference on your FSA
Writing Prompt and your AP essays done this year. Therefore, get out your
previous AP essays and put them in chronological order to discuss.
Information on FSA Results
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The average score was an 8 out of 10—which is awesome and the equivalent to a 6 on an AP essay.
However, some special students scored a 9/10 or a 10/10. Please congratulate:
• In 1A- Kelly, Christina, Camille
• In 4A- Graham, Jeremy, Ragan, Kiersten, Kevin, Chenille
• In 2B- Marjon, Amelia
• In 3B- Ethan A., Emily, Cristina
If you scored a 7 out of 10 or lower, please do the following when you take the real FSA Writes test in
March:
• Properly credit sources—so do NOT say Source 1 says or put at the end of the sentence (Source 1).
Go by article title (and author, if there is one); put quotation marks around an article title.
• Use YOUR WORDS more and words from your sources less. If you wrote a long quote, have a
long explanation of the quote or you will be marked down.
• Consider the COUNTERCLAIM or you score will be lowered. You MUST ADDRESS BOTH
SIDES OF THE ISSUE.
• USE ALL OF YOUR TIME. Highlands County has written a waiver so you have 120 minutes to
complete the prompt. USE IT.
AP Agenda for Feb. 20/23
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Daily Objective: To read a book of nonfiction independently and analyze a classic
work of American fiction as a guided reading to enhance our reading
comprehension and analysis skills
Daily Assignments:
• A Day--Get trained on taking FSA test in computer lab Rm. 214; Pass around
golden rod sheet to sign up for SFSC Career Connections
• 10 minutes of class—Read RLARS book (or book off of my bookshelf);
remember your Reading Log is due every Friday
• Finish The Last of the Mohicans and turn in study guide
• If you were absent last class, have a conference with me on writing today!
• Go over assignment for annotating and reading Of Mice and Men, which we
will do a Guided Reading on, we will do Gapfill exercises on, and we will
take an AP Exam on when we are finished.
AP Agenda for Feb. 24/25
• Daily Objective: To read a book of nonfiction independently and analyze
a classic work of American fiction as a guided reading to enhance our
reading comprehension and analysis skills
• Daily Assignments:
• RLARS for the first ten minutes of class
• Continue reading Of Mice and Men; discuss; complete Gapfill;
annotate
AP Agenda for Feb. 26/27
• Daily Objective: To read a book of nonfiction independently and analyze
a classic work of American fiction as a guided reading to enhance our
reading comprehension and analysis skills
• Daily Assignments:
• RLARS for the first ten minutes of class
• Continue reading Of Mice and Men; discuss; complete Gapfill;
annotate