Happy Spring

AP English Language
Spring Break

You must pay for the AP exam today, or see me immediately.
Q: Should people who opt out of the AP Exam be entitled to the weighted grade of an AP class? What do you think?

Over the break, you have three responsibilities for this class:

• Your main focus is your book review. Your book needs to be read, and your review needs to be drafted by April 1. That is not an April Fools Day joke. You must come to class on Tuesday with a good, working draft, typed and correctly formatted, about 80% complete.

• I am grading the vocabulary worksheet this weekend. The words I see when I print the spreadsheet tonight are the words I will evaluate.

• Please create a “poster” 5.5’ X 8.5” for your vocab word that has the word (largest thing on the page), the definition, the source, and an example. Use your skills with pen/ink or the computer to make your “poster” attractive. Landscape or portrait OK; that’s up to you. The word itself is what must dominate the space. These “posters” are tiny, though, so don’t go crazy. Both of your words will fit on one sheet of paper, but do cut the page in half so each word has it's own space. I will distribute colored paper today.

When you return, the WASC committee will be here, and I will be busy with some responsibilities related to Mayfair’s accreditation process. You: please look alert and ready to talk to adults.

➢ Monday, March 31: SSR – The Awakening – receive MC packet
➢ Tuesday, April 1: Drafts of Book Review due in class, Peer review and discussion.
➢ Wednesday, April 2: Revision techniques. Sentence patterns I want you to master and incorporate into your paper.
➢ Thursday, April 3: First discussion day for The Awakening. Lecture, background. Whole class discussion of the book through Robert’s sudden departure. MC packet corrected and turned in.
➢ Friday, April 4: Paper due. Vocabulary words and examples on a Powerpoint presentation. Discussion and study guide for first in a series of vocab quizzes.
➢ After school Friday, April 4, 3:00 to 6:15 pm: first practice AP Exam.