First week!

Welcome to the first week of school! I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and kicking off the new year together.

WEDNESDAY: (minimum day)All-school Sea King Day and barbecue.

Due:n/a

Homework: Make sure your dialectical journals are ready to turn in on Friday.

FRIDAY: Journal warm-up, introduction to the class: overview and goals. Collect dialectical journals. Summer reading: Just Mercy video and discussion. Discuss syllabus, including upcoming units, procedures and routines, lockdown instructions. Show "The Week.com" e-mails. "Eleventh Grade: The Dark Side" PowerPoint. Interest inventory group activity. Announcements, "A Castle of My Own" Assignment.

Due:Summer reading homework: dialectical journals.

Interest inventory sheet that is filled out in class.

Just Mercy worksheets after we discuss them in class.

Homework: (for next class)
Review summer reading books for next week.
Sign up for TheWeek.com current events e-mails.
"A Castle of My Own" Assignment

By Friday, September 6:
Please get syllabus and Turnitin.com form signed and ready to turn in next week.

By the following week, we'll be starting Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Please consider buying a copy (or requesting one through my group order) for annotation. It's currently $1.62 on Amazon.

Welcome to AP: English Language and Composition!

Welcome! I'm Ms. Mogilefsky (also known as Ms. M).  I'm excited to work with you this year as we prepare as a team for the AP Language and Composition exam and explore a variety of well-known books, short stories, nonfiction articles and essays that are an important part of the conversation about the nature of American life, past and present. 

In this highly interactive class, we will read American literature, as well as a wide range of nonfiction pieces – essays, memoirs, letters, speeches, articles about current events, literary criticism, and even scientific passages and Supreme Court cases. You'll also read books and articles of your choice as you work on research-based pieces, independent reading, current events assignments, debates, and other activities. Themes from classic texts will be read and discussed alongside related current events, and you'll have a lot of opportunities to express yourselves verbally and in writing. You'll practice each of the three styles of essays on the AP exam and will be confident and prepared by May.

I know junior year can be stressful: SATs, ACTs, extracurriculars, CAASP testing, and of course the AP exam on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. We'll take on the challenges one step at a time, and all of the activities we'll work on will help you succeed.  I look forward to a productive and enjoyable year with you and your classmates!