October 22-26, 2012
AP Language and Comp
Blocks 3-5
Micki Ray
Unit 2: American Romanticism/Transcendentalism
Rhetorical Focus: Narration, Description, Exemplification
Writing Skills Focus: Organization/Transitions/Unity
Grammar: Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Test Prep: Multiple Choice, Analysis, Synthesis, and Argument
Skills: Continue building upon skills from Unit 1, Motif, Analogy, Detail/Example, Hyperbole,
Understatement, Style, Dialogue, Paradox, Anecdote
Monday, October 22, 2012
Learning Targets:
 I can correct agreement errors in pronoun-antecedent usage.
 I can determine EFFECT in Berry’s text.
 I can analyze the rhetorical and stylistic devices used to create Berry’s desired EFFECT.
Agenda:
BR: Grammar practice—Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
1. Read “An Entrance to the Woods,” Berry from Lang of Comp (825-34).
2. Answer questions on rhetoric and style.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Learning Targets:
 I can correct agreement errors in pronoun-antecedent usage.
 I can answer at least 60% of the AP Lang MC questions correctly.
 I can determine Carson’s desired EFFECT in “Silent Spring,” analyzing her use of
rhetorical and stylistic devices.
Agenda:
BR: Grammar work—Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
1. AP Lang Science MC Practice: Complete practice, answering at least 5 questions
correctly.
2. Read “A Fable for Tomorrow” from “Silent Spring,” Carson (page798-99). Complete
analysis outline with full 4 part thesis, complete topic sentences, and textual evidence.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Learning Targets:
 I can determine EFFECT in Thoreau’s text.
 I can analyze the use of rhetorical devices used to create EFFECT.
 I can answer at least 60% of the multiple choice questions correctly.
Agenda:
1. ACT English practice—Passage 2—9 minutes.
2. From Lang of Comp: Read “Where I Lived, and What I Lived For,” Thoreau (276-82).
Answer rhetoric and style questions.
3. Take MC QUIZ.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Learning Targets:
 I can determine EFFECT in Oates’ text.
 I can analyze the use of rhetorical and stylistic devices used to create EFFECT.
Agenda:
BR: Grammar work—Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
1. Read “Against Nature,” Oates (Lang of Comp, 840-47).
2. Answer questions on rhetoric and style.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Learning Targets:
 I can construct the 5 part thesis statement for SYNTHESIS.
 I can design an organization that establishes the significance of my claim and logically
sequences reasons and evidence.
 I can develop claims, citing at least 4 sources fairly and thoroughly.
Agenda:
1. Read Global Warming science-related synthesis prompt.
2. 15 minutes to annotate +/- and craft thesis.
3. Outline the directions, using 2 different sources per body paragraph.