AP Calendar – Quarter 3
Date
Thurs 1/23 and Fri
1/24
Plans
AP Exam Review of multiple choice
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Tracking chart
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Self-reflection
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Review 2 passages – work through as a class
HW: Read Argumentation (handout), “The Singer Solution to World Poverty (319) and “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor”
(324) – 1/29 and 1/30
Monday 1/27 and
Tuesday 1/28
AP Exam Review – essays
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Argumentative essays - Review prompt; Read; Suggestions for improvement
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Synthesis essays - Review prompt; Read; Suggestions for improvement
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Analytical essays - Read prompt; Read; Suggestions for improvement
HW: Read Argumentation (handout), “The Singer Solution to World Poverty (319) and “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor”
(324) – 1/29 and 1/30
Wed 1/29 and Thurs
1/30
Fri 1/31 and Mon
2/3
Tues 2/4 and Wed
2/5
Thurs 2/6 and Fri
2/7
Mon 2/10 and Tues
2/11
Wed 2/12 and Thurs
2/13
Fri 2/14 and Wed
2/19
Thurs 2/20 and Fri
2/21
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Rhetorical Terms #1
Discuss Argumentation
Discuss “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” and “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor”
HW: “Declaration of Independence” (posted)
Read “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (p. 260) – 2/2 and 2/3
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Rhetorical Terms #2
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Discuss Argumentation
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MC
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Discuss “Declaration of Independence”
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GP /Argumentative– Discuss Résumé & Primary Sources
HW: Read “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (p. 260) – 2/4 and 2/5
GP Résumé due 2/10 and 2/11
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Rhetorical Terms #3
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MC
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Discuss “Letter from a Birmingham City Jail”
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GP/Argumentative – Discuss note cards, source cards, Turnitin.com, plagiarism
HW: Read & annotate “The Unquiet Death of Robert Harris” and “Penalty of Death” (both on handouts) – due 2/6 and 2/7
GP – Résumé, Turnitin.com forms, 50 note cards, and 5 source cards due 2/10 and 2/11
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Rhetorical Terms #4
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Discuss “The Unquiet Death of Robert Harris” and “Penalty of Death”
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Identify appeals – ethos, logos, pathos
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Identify logical fallacies
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Identify claim, data, warrants
HW:
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GP – Résumé, Turnitin.com forms, 50 note cards, and 5 source cards due 2/10 and 2/11
Rhetorical Terms #5
Timed Prompt - Argumentative
GP / Argumentative
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Collect résumé and Turnitin.com forms
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Check 50 note cards and 5 source cards
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Discuss 3 pages and outline – introductions, thesis, claim/data/warrant, in-text citations, works cited, graphic
HW: Read and annotate Benjamin Banneker’s Letter to Thomas Jefferson (Handout) – Paideia next class
Read and annotate “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience”(939) – 2/14 and 2/19
GP – 3 pages, outline, works cited due 2/24 and 2/25
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Rhetorical Terms #6
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Paideia – Banneker
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Response to paideia
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Discuss student conferences; sign up for times
HW: Read and annotate Benjamin Banneker’s Letter to Thomas Jefferson (Handout) – Paideia next class
Read and annotate “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience”(939) – 2/14 and 2/19
GP – 3 pages, outline, works cited due 2/24 and 2/25
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MC
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Group Analytical Practice
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Discuss “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience”
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Rhetorical Terms Quiz Review
HW: Read “Is Media Violence Free Speech?” (783) 2/20 and 2/21
GP – 3 pages, outline, works cited due 2/24 and 2/25
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Rhetorical Terms Quiz
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Discuss “Is Media Violence Free Speech?”
Mon 2/24 and Tues
2/25
** Progress Reports
Wed 2/26 and Thurs
2/27
HW: GP/Argumentative – 3 pages, outline for remainder of paper & works cited page due 2/24 and 2/25
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Student conferences – bring 3 pages, outline & works cited
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Writing Workshop – read, critique and grade past GP essays
HW: GP – Revise and finish due 3/10 & 3/11
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Student conferences – bring 3 pages, outline & works cited
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Writing Workshop – peer groups
Fri 2/28 and Mon
3/3
HW:
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GP – Revise and finish due 3/10 & 3/11
Student conferences – bring 3 pages, outline & works cited
Synthesis Essay
MC
Tues 3/4 and Wed
3/5
HW:
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GP – Revise and finish due 3/10 & 3/11
Student conferences – bring 3 pages, outline & works cited
Synthesis – critique samples; peer score
IHS – start reading Introduction and ch. 1 & 2
Thurs 3/6 and Fri
3/7
Mon 3/10 and Tues
3/11
Wed 3/12 and Thurs
3/13
Fri 3/14 and Mon
3/17
Tues 3/18 and Wed
3/19
HW: IHS – read Intro & ch. 1 & 2 due next class
GP – Revise and finish due 3/10 & 3/11
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Discuss IHS – Intro, 1, 2
HW:
GP – Revise and finish due 3/10 & 3/11
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Read – ch. 3 & 4 in class
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GP Final Draft Due
HW: GP – Final draft due 3/13 and 3/14
IHS – read ch. 5-6 due next class
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Discuss IHS – ch. 3 & 4
HW: IHS – read ch. 5-6
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MC
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IHS – Discuss Chapters 5-6
IHS – Finish reading chapters 7-10
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Discuss IHS – ch. 7-10 - Groups create and answer questions
Thurs 3/20 and Fri
3/21
HW: IHS – Read ch. 11-14 due next class
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Discuss IHS – ch. 11-14 (groups)
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Hand out and discuss project
Mon 3/24 and Tues
3/25
HW: IHS – Finish reading novel (epilogue) due next class
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Discuss IHS – epilogue
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Work on project in class – need scissors and construction paper
Wed 3/26 and Thurs
3/27
End of the Quarter
Fri 3/28 and Mon
4/1
Tues 4/2 and Thurs
4/3
HW: Finish project; due 3/25 and 3/26; Review MC Strategies
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AP Multiple Choice Test
HW:
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Review multiple choice test
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Review synthesis essay – read, annotate, plan essay (thesis, claims, etc.)
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Timed AP Prompt – Synthesis
Fri 4/4 and Mon 4/7
HW: Rewrite graduation project – due 4/22 and 4/23 – YOU MUST HAVE 3 COPIES
GP = Graduation Project Essay
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Paidiea - (50)
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Annotation (25)
Major Grades (350)
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Reading Quizzes (50)
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Graduation Project Essay (100)
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IHS Project (50)
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2 Timed Prompts - (100)
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Rhetorical Terms Quiz (50)
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Group Analysis (50)
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Minor Grades (350)
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GP - notecards, resume, turnitin.com forms (25)
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GP – 3 pages, outline, works cited (50)
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MC - (150)