Quarter One Assignments

Syllabus for 1st Quarter
AP LANG 2011-2012
% of YR Grade
Qtr1 0.200000 Weighting % of QTR Grade
Assignment 1 Class Notes First Five Weeks Classwork/Homework 50% 10.00%
Assignment 2 Class Notes Second Five Weeks Classwork/Homework 10.00%
Assignment 3 Reading Journal First Five Weeks Classwork/Homework 10.00%
Assignment 4 Reading Journal Second Five Weeks Classwork/Homework 10.00%
Assignment 5 Summer Reading Classwork/Homework 10.00%
Assignment 6 Compare/Contrast Essay Essays/Projects 25% 5.00%
Assignment 7 Synthesis Essay Essays/Projects 5.00%
Assignment 8 Argument Essay Essays/Projects 5.00%
Assignment 9 Annotation of Article Essays/Projects 5.00%
Assignment 10 (3) Timed Writing Revisions Essays/Projects 5.00%
Assignment 11 Timed Writing 1 Timed Writings 25% 2.50%
Assignment 12 Timed Writing 2 Timed Writings 2.50%
Assignment 13 Timed Writing 3 Timed Writings 2.50%
Assignment 14 Timed Writing 4 Timed Writings 2.50%
Assignment 15 Timed Writing 5 Timed Writings 2.50%
Assignment 16 Timed Writing 6 Timed Writings 2.50%
Assignment 17 Timed Writing 7 Timed Writings 2.50%
Assignment 18 Timed Writing 8 Timed Writings 2.50%
Assignment 19 Timed Writing 9 Timed Writings 2.50%
Assignment 20 Timed Writing 10 Timed Writings 2.50%

0.200000 100.00%









Reading Journals should have 10 of the following entries, without duplication, per five weeks:
A 400 word imitation of the author's style
A 400 word retelling of one scene in the book from a different point of view
A 400 word discussion of the author's tone
A 400 word discussion of one the the three Appeals
A 400 word discussion of a recurring rhetorical device
A 400 word discussion which connects the novel to another piece we have read in class
A 200 word argument response regarding a premise in the novel
A 200 word character sketch
A 200 word response which discusses one instance of a rhetorical device
A 200 word response to a quote from the text.
A 200 word discussion on the diction on one page of the novel
A 200 word discussion on the speaker
A 100 word statement of the author's purpose
A 100 word statement of the author's intended audience
An Annotation of a two-page excerpt

Class notes should include:
Short In-Class Writing Responses
Annotations
Class Notes
Multiple Choice answers with rationales
Group work notes
New vocabulary

Major essays: Separate assignment guidelines will be provided.
Annotation of an Article: Separate assignment guidelines will be provided.
Revised Timed Writings: Show an honest attempt to improve the essay by at least 1 or 2 points.