AP English Language and Composition 11 – 2013-2014 – First Semester Syllabus
Notes:
1.
All work is to be done on time and thoroughly, including reading. You are responsible for understanding what
you are assigned and for reading with understanding.
2. Make up work, quizzes, and tests tend to be more exacting than those accomplished on the assigned date.
3. If you are absent, it is up to you to find out what you missed. Arrange for someone to take notes for you and/or
to turn in assignments that are due.
4. Missed work and quizzes are to be made up within a maximum time of one week.
5. All written work is to be grammatically sound and to have the appropriate “header” at the upper right of page 1.
6. Assigned reading is in The Norton Reader (eleventh edition), unless otherwise stated; bring your book to class
every day.
7. Expect reading quizzes based on the “due” assignment regularly.
8. SAT Vocabulary is assigned and quizzed weekly.
9. Syllabus is subject to change.
10. Bring Lester (13th edition) to class every day first semester.
DUE:
W
8/14
Summer Reading/Writing
Th
8/15
Quiz Bacon “Of Youth and Age” p. 593
F
8/16
M
8/19
Quiz Highet 1201
Tu
8/20
1.Preliminary Grammar Test
2. TP Topics Chosen and Approved by SS Teacher. His signature on a white 3x5 card with the topic.
No abortion, Nixon, or Hitler papers.
3. Vocab 1A Quiz
M
8/26
Preliminary Outline/Thesis on White 3x5 card with SS Teacher’s Signature of
approval on it. If you change your Thesis, you must get his signature .You may NOT change your
topic.
Tu
8/27
Quiz Mairs 59; Newman 604; Agreement
Th
8/29
Vocab 1 (ALL) Test
F
8/30
1) Verbals
Tu
9/3
Norton i.e. bring it to class!
W
9/4
Vocab 2A Quiz
Th
9/5
In class essay: Persuasion; Bibliography Cards 1-20 due
F
9/6
1. Quiz Thomas. 553
2. Rough Draft of College Application Essay #1: five paragraph essay:
Discuss someone alive or dead with whom you’d like to spend an evening and why? (Exclude all
relatives).
Typed. Do all underlining, circling, numbering, stapled, cover sheet.
Forbidden Words: you (any form), nice, cute, awesome, hopefully, sarcastic, very, too, hidden
meaning, slang, impact (as a verb).
Note: Normally in formal writing all first person pronouns (I, we) are also excluded ;however ,you
may use I in this paper.
M
9/9
Tu
9/10
Quiz Bronowski 935; Eighner 20
NAIO#2
Vocab 2 (All) Test
2) Resume due
3) Participial Phrases
; NAIO#1 ; Post July 9 Registrees’ Summer Reading/Writing Due
W
9/11
Quiz Walker 69
F
9/13
Final Draft: College Application Essay#1: cover sheet, R.D. on top, F.C. on bottom.All
circling, underlining, numbering, etc. Submit to TII.com prior to 7AM.
M
9/16
NAIO #3
Tu
9/17
Vocab 3A Quiz
Th
9/19
Shakespeare Annotations/Journal: The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, Henry
V, A Mid Summer Night’s Dream. Submit to TII.com prior to 7 AM.
F
9/20
Vocab 3 ALL Test
M
9/23
NAIO #4; Discussion of Shakespeare Plays
W
9/30
Note cards 1-10: Outline Order, Numbered in pencil, lower right
M
10/1
NAIO #5
Tu
10/1
RD College Application Essay #2: Present your faith in Christ and indicate its impact on your
life and your future’s life goals. Somewhere in your essay, indicate how, when, and why you
became a Christian. You may use I.
Five (5) paragraph thesis essay (include all underlining, circling, numbering, etc.) Typed.
Stapled. Cover sheet.
W
10/2
Note cards 1-20 (10 old; 10 new):See Above for Directions
M
10/7
NAIO #6
W
10/9
Vocab 4A Quiz; F.D. of College Application Essay #2(Submit to TII.com prior to 7 AM) ;
Note cards 1-30 ( 10 new )
M
10/14
NAIO #7
W
10/16
Vocab 4 ALL Test; Note cards 1-50 (30 old; 20 new)
Tu
10/22
NAIO #8
Th
10/24
Out of the Silent Planet (annotations/journals); submit to TII.com prior to 7 AM.
F
10/25
Vocab 5 A Quiz
M
10/28
Discussion Silent Planet
F
11/1
NAIO: typed/cited/full sentence outline with thesis and citations; at least 2 pages in length. Bring
an Extra copy to class. This is a full sentence outline.
M
11/4
1.Quiz Kincaid 173
2. In Class R.D. of T.P. Bring Notecards and cited outline.( M-W 11/5-11/7 )
W
11/6
Quiz Swift 858
Tu
11/12
Full length typed research paper rough draft of complete research paper from cover sheet
through works cited page plus: 1.highlighted (in yellow), numbered, grouped, correlated
photocopies; 2. numbered citations ; 3. Works Cited Page with citation tally, valid source
count, and word count (in pencil).Due class time. Bring a NEW copy to class for the next 4
days.
W
11/13
Quiz Frye 1037, Guterson 210; Vocab 5 ALL Test
F
11/15
Vocab 6 A Quiz
Tu
11/19
Quiz Copland 1121; Golding 494
W
11/20
Quiz McMurtry 354
Tu
12/3
F.D. of the research paper due: everything that was due on 11/11 (plus optional other works
consulted page, Appendices, Dedication, Acknowledgements). In Class Oral Presentations begin
today. You need three copies of your TP: Social Studies Teacher, English Teacher, You (for Oral
Presentations).
Th
12/5
Quiz Boland 162
F
12/6
Vocab 6 ALL Test
M-Tu
12/16-12/17
Exam Review Days
Tu-F
12/17-20
Exams
Have a Blessed Christmas!!
Due
F
1/10/14 Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Brothers Karamazov
W
4/16/14 Oscar Wilde
Salome