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ASSIGNMENTS
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IMPORTANT DATES
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COURSE INFORMATION
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EXAM OVERVIEW
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*CLASS 3-PART FINAL (40-minute on-demand essays):
MAY 2 (Monday): Synthesis Essay MAY 4 (Wednesday): Rhetorical Analysis MAY 5 (Thursday): Argumentative *(If you have an AP test on any of these days, please see me so we can schedule a make-up time) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 APRIL
Rhetorical Analysis Workshop MLA FORMATTING QUIZ: WEDNESDAY! View a sample MLA formatted essay --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 APRIL
SAMPLE INTRO PARAGRAPHS - Rhetorical Analysis Sample Body Paragraphs (incorporating multiple strategies) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 APRIL
Rhetorical Analysis Prompt Rhetorical Analysis-Synthesis Submission Document (Due: Monday 4/25) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be sure your essays have the following:
7 APRIL
COUNTER-ARGUMENT ASSIGNMENT Makenna Goodman's "Ever Wonder if You Could Kill What You Eat? We Did the Other Night" 14 MARCH
In Defense of Food - "Calorie Conveyor Belt" Transcript & SAYS-MEANS-MATTER Tara Lohan's "The Ultimate in Eating Local: My Adventures in Urban Foraging" March 9
ROUGH DRAFT DUE: Thursday FINAL DRAFT DUE: Monday February 25:
Frederick Lewis Allen: from Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s READING QUESTIONS (Due: Mon. 2/29) February 16:
Complete your assigned vocabulary cards & Read & Annotate Paul Laurence Dunbar's "The Race Question Discussed" February 1:
Finish Essay (short intro/3 BPs) and submit on Turnitin.com (by 2/2) January 28:
Read the prompt, take a position, and respond in on paragraph. Click on your period to view prompt: PERIOD 4 / PERIOD 5 January 27:
HW - Using the counter-argument method learned in class, write one additional T.E.S.T. paragraph. |
SYNTHESIS ESSAY: PROGRESS
ROUGH DRAFT DUE: Thursday (3/10) FINAL DRAFT DUE: Monday (3/14) BRIGHT BYTES SURVEY: http://www.BByt.es/JB7ZU
*Please see the "REVISED SYLLABUS" for significant changes to the category weights for your second semester grade. |
MARCH
MAR 3: ERD & OPEN HOUSE!
MAR 22-23: Mr. Tsuyuki out (SUB)
MAR 25: Grading Period Ends
MAR 28-APR 1: Spring Break
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APRIL
APR 18-19: WASC Visit
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MAY
CLASS 3-PART FINAL:
MAY 2 (Monday): Synthesis Essay MAY 4 (Wednesday): Rhetorical Analysis MAY 5 (Thursday): Argumentative -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAY 11: AP Language & Composition EXAM*
MAY 16-27: SBAC Testing (English/Math)
MAY 30: No School
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JUNE
JUNE 6-8: Final Exams
JUNE 8: Last Day of School
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GRAB N' GO!
PADLET - Synthesis Revision w/ Rhetorical Strategy
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LINKS TO RESOURCES
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WRITING AND COURSE DOCS
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is considered “college-level” for juniors who plan to take the AP test in Language and Composition (Spring semester). It follows the curriculum of the College Board and focuses on the rhetorical and stylistic analysis of (primarily) non-fiction (personal essays, autobiographies/biographies, newspaper articles, literary criticism, etc). Students are given a summer reading and writing assignment to be completed by or before the first day of school. Students will be required to follow MLA guidelines in all of their typed-documents. |
AP LANGUAGE ESSAY CONVERSION GRADES:
The College Board graders evaluate essays on a scale of 1-9. Mr. Tsuyuki’s AP Language course will grade essays based on this same general scale. The conversions from points to percentages can be found on the right. For all formal essays, you may revise and resubmit for a higher grade. I encourage anyone unsatisfied with their grade to do so, as the process of revision is a valuable tool in becoming a better writer. |
Essay % Conversions
9 = 100% 8 = 93% 7 = 86% 6 = 79% 5 = 72% 4 = 65% 3 = 58% 2 = 51% 1 = 44% 0 = 0% |
AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION EXAM: 3 HOURS 15 MINUTES
The AP English Language and Composition Exam employs multiple-choice questions to test students skills in rhetorical analysis of prose passages. Students are also required to write three essays that demonstrate their skill in rhetorical analysis, argumentation, and synthesis of information from multiple sources to support the students own argument. Although the skills tested on the exam remain essentially the same from year to year, there may be some variation in format of the free-response (essay) questions.
Format of Assessment
Section I: Multiple Choice: 52-55 Questions | 60 Minutes | 45% of Exam Score
From "http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2001.html" (2015).
The AP English Language and Composition Exam employs multiple-choice questions to test students skills in rhetorical analysis of prose passages. Students are also required to write three essays that demonstrate their skill in rhetorical analysis, argumentation, and synthesis of information from multiple sources to support the students own argument. Although the skills tested on the exam remain essentially the same from year to year, there may be some variation in format of the free-response (essay) questions.
Format of Assessment
Section I: Multiple Choice: 52-55 Questions | 60 Minutes | 45% of Exam Score
- Includes excerpts from several non-fiction texts
- Each excerpt is accompanied by several multiple-choice questions
- 15 minutes for reading source materials for the synthesis prompt (in the free-response section)
- 120 minutes to write essay responses to the 3 free-response questions
- Synthesis: Students read several texts about a topic and create an argument that synthesizes at least three of the sources to support their thesis.
- Rhetorical Analysis: Students read a non-fiction text and analyze how the writers language choices contribute to his or her purpose and intended meaning for the text.
- Argument: Students create an evidence-based argument that responds to a given topic.
From "http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2001.html" (2015).