● AP English ● Class Outlines & Assignments Term 4 This applies to excused absences only: You have 7 days (including weekends) from the date an assignment is due to turn in your work and make‐up a quiz or test. After those 7 days, you will not be allowed to make up the work. Please attach an absent slip and turn in to your class absent & late work drawer. Any late assignments must be accompanied by a Sympathy Pass and turned in within 48 hours, or it will not be accepted. ALL work completed outside of class MUST be typed. Assignment Title
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NMSI Saturday Session Packets
March 29
April 12
(100 points per Saturday or completed folder.
200 points total. 50 points for attending or completing
the 3rd Saturday Session or folder)
March 29
FAT-P DIDLSTONE Chart on Paradoxes
March 29
Poetic Meter & The Tyger
March 29
AP Lang. Mock Exam: Multiple Choice
April 11
The Importance of Being Earnest Questions (EC)
April 13
Awakening Quiz
April 13
What is Satire?
April 13
AP Lang. Mock Exam: Synthesis Essay
April 13
AP Lang. Mock Exam: Rhetorical & General Argument Essays April 17
NMSI Satire Packet
April 17
WordWright Challenge
April 19
Macbeth Act I Quiz
April 21
Macbeth Act II Quiz
April 25
Macbeth Act II Quiz
April 27
Macbeth Act IV Quiz
May 1
Macbeth Study Guide
May 1
Major Works Data Sheet
May 1
Literary Merit Essay
May 1
Speech Rhetorical Analysis
May 9
AP Yearend Survey
May 11
Letter to Future Students
May 11
AP Litopoly Board Game
May 15-19
Term 3 TENTATIVE AP SCHEDULE “What Students Need to Know About Rhetoric” Annotation
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Post‐Spring Break: AP Lang “Diagnostic” using the NMSI Mock Exams Tuesday, April 11: MC LANG Test Thursday, April 13: Synthesis Question Monday, April 17: Rhetorical Devices Essay & General Argument Essay Wednesday, April 19‐Friday, April 27: Macbeth/AP Lit Review Wednesday, March 22, 2017 DUE: HANDOUTS: 
Their Eyes Were Watching God for 4th Term AP Project April 12
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Major Works Data Sheet for 4th term AP Project The Awakening for Spring Break Reading Rhetorical Analysis Essay Notes Focus: Poetry: Sonnet Presentations AP Lang Rhetorical Question Notes Homework: Due Wednesday, March 29 1. Read & Annotate the article: “What Students Need to Know About Rhetoric” 2. Read & Annotate: From Paradoxes, A Defence of Women’s Inconstancy by John Donne. Complete the FAT‐P DIDLStone chart. Friday, March 24, 2017 DUE: HANDOUTS:  Poetic Meter Assignment Focus: Poetry: Sonnet Presentations Poetic Meter Homework: #1 Poetry Meter and Rhythm Practice & “The Tyger” Monday, March 27—NO SCHOOL TERM 4 Begins Wednesday, March 29 DUE: Poetry Meter and Rhythm Practice & “The Tyger” “What Students Need to Know about Rhetoric” & Paradoxes FAT‐P DIDLStone chart HANDOUTS:  General Argument Notes  How to Qualify an Argument  Satire Notes  The Importance of Being Earnest Film Assignment Focus: Journal: 4.1 AP Lit Review (click “AP Journal Prompts” under AP Lit. on my homepage) AP General Argument Question Satire/The Importance of Being Earnest If absent, find a copy of the film or read the play version: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Friday, March 31 DUE: ‐‐‐ HANDOUTS: ‐‐‐ Focus: Journal: 4.2 AP Lit Review Satire/The Importance of Being Earnest If absent, find a copy of the film or read the play version: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Tuesday, April 11 DUE: ‐‐‐ HANDOUTS: ‐‐‐ Focus: Journal 4.3 AP Review Survey AP Language Mock Exam: Multiple Choice Homework: #1 What is Satire Packet? A. Read Satire Example One (pages 5‐6) and Satire Example Three (pages 8‐9) in the packet. Complete the questions from page 4 for each passage (1‐7 only). Please write this on another sheet of paper and staple it to your packet (You will have 14 responses total). B. Read Mark Twain’s “A Presidential Candidate” on page 10. Complete the questions on page 11 and the chart on page 12. #2 Read Their Eyes Were Watching God, chapters 1‐8 (due Monday, April 17) Their Eyes Were Watching God Reading Schedule Please be to the end of the chapter by the due date. Chapters 1‐8 by Monday, April 17 Chapters 9‐12 by Wednesday, April 19 (author information) Chapters 13‐16 by Tuesday, April 25 (complete 35% of packet) Chapters 17‐20 by Thursday, April 27 (complete 35% of packet) AP Book Project (MWDS+LM Essay) by Monday, May 1 Audio Link: http://mrstedorasclassroomonline.weebly.com/their‐eyes‐were‐watching‐god‐audio‐files.html Thursday, April 13 DUE: What is Satire? Work HANDOUTS: NMSI Satire Packet Focus: Journal 4.4 AP Language Mock Exam: Synthesis Essay Question Homework: #1 Satire NMSI resource packet #2 Read Their Eyes Were Watching God, chapters 1‐8 (due NEXT TIME—Monday, April 17) Monday, April 17 DUE: NMSI Satire Work HANDOUTS: AP Lang Exam Questions, WordWright Challenge #4 Vocab Focus: Journal 4.5 Overview of Rhetoric & General Argument Questions AP Language Mock Exam: Rhetorical Analysis & General Argument Essays Homework: #1 Study WW #4 Vocabulary words #2 Read Their Eyes Were Watching God, chapters 9‐12 (due NEXT TIME—Wednesday, April 19) #3 Author information due Friday for TEWWG. Wednesday, April 19 DUE: TEWWG Chapters 9‐12 HANDOUTS: Macbeth Study Guide Focus: Journal 4.6 AP GA Review WordWright Challenge #4 Macbeth Introduction and Act 1 Homework: #1 Finish reading Macbeth Act 1 and complete the study guide. Please use No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth. You will have a quiz #2 Read Their Eyes Were Watching God, chapters 13‐16 (due Tuesday, April 25) #3 Complete 35% of MWDS packet Audio Link: http://mrstedorasclassroomonline.weebly.com/their‐eyes‐were‐watching‐god‐audio‐files.html 4. MWDS Author Bio due Friday Friday, April 21 DUE: Author Information, Macbeth Act 1 HANDOUTS: Poetry Analysis Focus: Journal 4.7 AP Poetry Analysis (Handout) Macbeth Act 1 Quiz Macbeth Act 2 Homework: #1 Finish reading Macbeth Act 2 and complete your study guide. You will have a quiz. #2 Read Their Eyes Were Watching God, chapters 13‐16 (due Tuesday, April 25) #3 Complete 35% of MWDS packet Tuesday, April 25 DUE: Macbeth Act 2, 35 % MWDS (get a stamp) HANDOUTS: Focus: Journal 4.8 AP Lit Review Macbeth Act 2 Quiz Macbeth Act 3 Homework: #1 Finish reading Macbeth Act 3 and complete your study guide. You will have a quiz. #2 Read Their Eyes Were Watching God, chapters 17‐20 (due Monday, May 1) #3 MWDS & LM Essay due Monday, May 11, 2017 Thursday, April 27 DUE: Macbeth Act 3 HANDOUTS: Focus: Journal 4.9 AP Lit Review Macbeth Act 3 Quiz Macbeth Act 4 Homework: #1 Finish reading Macbeth Act 4 and complete your study guide. You will have a quiz. #2 Read Their Eyes Were Watching God, chapters 17‐20 (due Monday, May 1) #3 MWDS & LM Essay due Monday, May 1, 2017 Monday, May 1 DUE: TEWWG MWDS & LM Essay HANDOUTS: Focus: Journal 4.10 AP Lit Review Macbeth Act 4 Quiz Macbeth Act 5 Homework: #1 Complete your Macbeth study guide. Wednesday, May 3—AP Literature Exam Friday, May 5 DUE: ‐‐‐‐‐ HANDOUTS: Focus: Journal 4.11 AP Lang Review: General Argument Rhetorical Analysis Essay Notes & Practice Homework: 1. Study the rhetorical triangle. 2. Find & PRINT a speech and identify the TEN rhetorical strategies/devices using the FAT‐P DIDLSTONE handout (provide an example of each). On the back, write the thesis for an essay. Make sure it addresses the speech writer’s purpose and follow the introduction format we discussed in class today. Here are a few examples (they are short‐ish): Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation Susan B. Anthony “On Women’s Right to Vote” William Faulkner “On Accepting the Nobel Prize” William Lyon Phelps “The Pleasure of Reading Books” George Graham Vest “Tribute to the Dog” Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s “The Destructive Male” Tuesday, May 9 DUE: Speech FAT‐P DIDLSTONE + speech HANDOUTS: Focus: Journal 4.12 AP Lang Review: Synthesis Prompt AP Language Review Stations Kahoot Language Vocabulary Review Game Homework: Wednesday, May 10—AP Language Exam Thursday, May 11 DUE: ‐‐‐‐‐ HANDOUTS: AP SURVEY Focus: Journal 4.13 Man’s Search for Meaning Prompt #1 Teacher Appreciation Letter AP Survey AP Letter to Future AP Students AP Literature Exam Review Homework: #1 Finish Year‐end Survey #2 TYPE Letter to Future Students Monday, May 15 – Friday, May 19 DUE: Letter to AP Students HANDOUTS: AP Litopoly Instructions Focus: Journal 4.14 & 4.15 Man’s Search for Meaning Prompt #2 &3 (Journal due Friday, May 19) AP Litopoly Tuesday, May 23 & 25 Macbeth Film Tuesday, May 30 Graduation Practice & Scholarship Assembly