AP Language and Composition

DAY

DATE

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

Monday

9/5

NO SCHOOL

Tuesday

9/6

·        Due: Rough Draft for MP#1

·        Self-edit

·        Introduce semester long journal

·        Go over SOAPSTone analysis

·        Who are you?

·        Read and SOAPSTone on “The Way to Rainy River” p. 70 Thomson Reader

·        Work on MP#1

·        MUST HAVE A THREE SUBJECT JOURNAL FOR TOMORROW!

Wednesday

9/7

·        Due: SOAPSTone on “The Way to Rainy River”

·        Quote for journal

·        Finish “Who are You?”

·        Assign questions for “White People” for tomorrow

·        Read and SOAPSTone “Who Invented White People” p. 96

·        Complete your question from p.103

·        Work on MP#1

Thursday

9/8

·        Due: SOAPSTone and question for “Who Invented White People”

·        Class discussion!

·        Pass out semester long reading project

·        Read “The Day Language Came into My Life” p. 130 and analyze

·        Write a description that you or someone you know had faced adversity or hardship.  Audience: Class; Purpose: to promote empathy

·        Work on MP#1

·        First OP-Eds due next week

Friday

9/9

·        Due: Description

·        Use handouts to analyze effectiveness of writing

·        Discuss “The Day Language Came into My Life”

·        OP-Ed assignments

·        Read “Salvation” p. 210 and analyze

·        Complete “Reaching” sheets

·        Review Rhetorical terms p 1-3 for next week

·        First OP-Eds due next week

·        Work on MP#1

Monday

9/12

·        Due: Discussions from Reaching activity

·        Discussion for “Salvation”

·        Go over Rhetorical terms

·        Read “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” (handout) and make note of devices used

·        Work on MP#1

Tuesday

9/13

Due: “Sinners” annotations

Introduce Essay: Belief Essay-a sermon to non-believers (focus on pathos and diction) to make them believe something you believe (not a religious sermon).  Need to use antistrophe or anaphora, anadiplosis, alliteration/assonance/consonance and 2 more figures of speech

·        Work on MP#1

·        Work on Belief Essay (due on Friday)

·        Lab work on Wednesday and Thursday—conference with teacherwith 2^nd draft!

·        Final draft is due on 20^th.

·         First Op-eds due on Friday