AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE
AND COMPOSITION
SPRING 2011
Research and Revision
Where Am I Going?
DO NOW
No More Favorites –
But we can come up
with an alternative,
quick way to begin
class everyday!
Today’s Do Now:
Using alliteration,
synecdoche, and
hyperbole, write a brief
description of your
spring break.
HOMEWORK
Genes synthesis cluster. Complete
all discourse questions for sources
A, B, C, D, E, & F.
Due Thursday
Vocabulary List is on the Wikisite
(First Quiz is Next Tuesday)
VOCABULARY
• Acrimony
• Amorphous
• Bucolic
• Capricious
• Garrulous
• Idyllic
• Indolent
• Laud
• Lugubrious
• Malinger
• Mercurial
• Nefarious
• Ostentatious
• Parochial
• Philistine
• Recidivist
• Rudimentary
• Ubiquitous
• Vilify
• Zephyr
THEME AND
CONTENT FOR
THE SPRING
Research and Revision
• Synthesis Essay Practice
• Required Essay Revisions for the 3
Essay Types
• Research Paper on King Lear after
A.P. Exam Completion
Theme: Where Am I Going?
• The Future of the Global Community
and Planet
• Personal Goals and Visions
A.P. Exam Preparation
• Wednesday, May 11
• Each Week: MC Practice, In-Class
Essay, Essay Revision, Vocabulary
Quiz, Rhetorical Terms Review.
WORK ON GENES SYNTHESIS CLUSTER