Week 12_AP Term 2

Friday March 8

Today we:

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