Ms. Scott 2018 Term 2

Week 12_AP Term 2

Friday March 8

Today we:

Reviewed the following videos about the AP test
Here is the link to the College Board (sample free response questions and sample essays)
Went over Passage 4 Multiple Choice

Homework:

None!

Next week: finals study guide, review, brushing up some skills, some reading assignments for analysis (1800's late 1700s)

Thursday March 7

Today we:

Received our synthesis/ argument essays back to analyze tonight
Completed a timed 1 hour multiple choice test (cannot be made up at home)

Homework:

Using the white handout (see below) and a new rubric and checklist, analyze your argument/synthesis essay on a Google doc, print it out---follow directions closely on the white handout--Due tomorrow!

Wednesday March 6

Today we:

Turned in self analysis for Thatcher essay
Completed a timed essay (Argument or Synthesis) and turned it in

Homework:

None

Tuesday March 5

Today we:

Completed Passage "4" for multiple choice and filled out a scantron
Went over answers for passage 3 (from last Friday)
Went over how to analyze the Thatcher essay --using checklist and directions (see attached)

Homework:

Complete a self-analysis and fill out the check list for Thatcher essay--you will bring ALL of it to class tomorrow (DUE TOMORROW or late)

Directions self analysis.docx

Monday March 4---we have a packed week this week...come to school

Today we:

Wrote a TIMED rhetorical analysis in class and turned in
Got back argument essays and discussed some of the issues
- (free argument: soapboxing, no examples, expository more than argument, weak arguments, weak topic sentences, lack of clarification of exigency or "why this matters", did not think of the audience of opposition...
- (synthesis argument: poor synthesis of sources, unclear discussion of issues, ...)

Students who were absent on Friday MUST see me TODAY for test make up from that day

No Homework today

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