Education in the Time of the Coronavirus
Hello students and parents! If you click that link, you'll find my new YouTube channel! I will be using that, and possibly other forums for communication while we are sequestered from each other during this time.
What to expect:
You stand on a battlefield, ladies and gentlemen.
Before you, the specter of a seemingly unbeatable giant looms menacingly. Together, we will gather the tools and strategies that are required to slay this giant, and claim our ultimate victory. You have the ability to conquer the AP test. I know it in my bones. We will spend the entire year equipping you to take on the challenge.
The best way to prepare yourself for the AP test is to expose yourself to as many books, poems, stories, plays, epics, and dramas as possible. Read as much as you can devour. Pick some easy books, but don't be afraid to challenge yourselves with dense, difficult works. The more you are able to expand the breadth of work you know, the more you will be able to make connections between them and synthesize your knowledge.
I BELIEVE IN YOU!
That will never change.
Yes, I realize that this is pretty overly dramatic prose, but it was fun to write.
FREE AP LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION PREP PACKET
Hamlet Reading Plan!
Hey all - I thought I'd make things a little more clear and straightforward by telling you the plan for what we're discussing each day so you can make sure you're caught up.
Week of 12/9 we will be writing, taking an AP test, and generally boot-camping some things!
Class resources:
College Admissions Essays Slideshow - This contains all the information I share in class
College Admissions Essay Yes Test - This contains the rubric by which your essays will be graded
UC Admissions Essay Prompts - These are the prompts for UC schools
Sample Student Essays - Example essays
Graphic Organizer For Writing College Essays - A way to think about your essay writing.
Reading List for AP Literature & Composition
20192020 AP Literature & Composition Syllabus
Be swell