This week, we'll complete a full practice AP exam. I'll grade one of the essays (but I'm not going to tell you which one) :-) and you'll peer-grade and self-grade the other two when we review next week.
I'm not giving out a lot of homework this week so that you can focus your energy in class during our two sessions.
TUESDAY: Timed, multiple choice practice exam for one hour. After a short break, you'll then read and annotate a rhetorical analysis prompt and write that out next.
Due: Read and review AP exam essay tips and tricks sheet.
Review your own rhetorical analysis terms/rhetorical analysis essay notes before Tuesday's class.
Learnerator:
1. Section One - Rhetoric, please complete "A Meditation Upon a Broomstick" by Jonathan Swift, 1-10.
2. Section Two - Author's Meaning and Purpose, please complete "On the Origin of Species" (excerpt) by Charles Darwin, 1-10.
Homework: rest and go over your own notes for argument and synthesis essays, as well as the AP exam essay tips and tricks sheet.
THURSDAY: Timed argument essay prompt in-class, followed by the synthesis prompt. You'll have the entire period to read, annotate, and write these out (113 minutes, minus about 5 minutes to set up and get everybody going.)
During the actual exam, you'll have 15 minutes to read and annotate the synthesis prompt plus 40 minutes to write out each essay (95 minutes). Here, I'll call time after 95 minutes so you know about how long you'll have on the exam, but you'll have the remainder of the class period to finish (about 10 - 15 extra minutes). Receive vocab sheet for next week.
Due: n/a
Homework: Reflect upon your performance on the practice exam, be ready to discuss next week.
Learnerator: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance
Section 1: Rhetoric
Section 2: Author's Meaning and Purpose
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