AP Language-Period 4 Assignments
- Instructor
- Ms. Jennifer Tan
- Term
- School Year 2022-2023
- Department
- English
- Description
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2022-2023
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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FINAL PROJECT SLIDE SHOW
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FINAL PROJECT SLIDE SHOW
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FINAL PROJECT CHOICE BOARD
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FINAL PROJECT CHOICE BOARD
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FINAL PROJECT CHOICE BOARD
Attach your projects (:
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4/27 Argument Practice
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4/27 Argument Practice
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4/26 Rhetorical Analysis Writing Practice
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4/26 Rhetorical Analysis Writing Practice
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4/25 Synthesis Prompt Practice
LAST ONE!! (:
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4/24 MONDAY MCQ
Assignment: 4/24 MCQ Practice (writing)
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4/24 MONDAY MCQ
Assignment: 4/24 MCQ Practice (writing)
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4/20 Argument Practice
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4/19 Rhetorical Analysis Practice
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4/17 MONDAY MCQ
Assignment: 4/17 MCQ Practice (reading)
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4/13 Argument Practice
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4/13 Argument Practice
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4/12 Rhetorical Analysis Practice
Write a thesis statement and body paragraph, according to the prompt.
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4/12 Rhetorical Analysis Practice
Write a thesis statement and body paragraph, according to the prompt.
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4/11 Synthesis Practice
Write a thesis statement and body paragraph, according to the prompt.
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4/11 Synthesis Practice
Write a thesis statement and body paragraph, according to the prompt.
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MONDAY 4/10 MCQ
Assignment: 4/10 MCQ Practice (writing)
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4/6 Argument Essay Practice
Write a thesis statement and body paragraph, according to the prompt.
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4/6 Argument Essay Practice
Write a thesis statement and body paragraph, according to the prompt.
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4/5 Rhetorical Analysis Practice
Write a thesis statement and body paragraph, according to the prompt.
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4/5 Rhetorical Analysis Practice
Write a thesis statement and body paragraph, according to the prompt.
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4/4 Synthesis Practice
Write a thesis statement and body paragraph, according to the prompt.
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Argument Essay Practice
Work with a partner to roughly outline: ThSt, Evidence, and Commentary
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Argument Essay Practice
Work with a partner to roughly outline: ThSt, Evidence, and Commentary
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Sorry I'm absent today, guys!
Make sure you fill out the Individual Conference form, and make sure all missing assignments on GC are complete.
Choose one: 1) watch a review video on AP Classroom or 2) watch the Marco Learning videos on Argument Essays.
Choose one: 1) watch a review video on AP Classroom or 2) watch the Marco Learning videos on Argument Essays.
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Sorry I'm absent today, guys!
Make sure you fill out the Individual Conference form, and make sure all missing assignments on GC are complete.
Choose one: 1) watch a review video on AP Classroom or 2) watch the Marco Learning videos on Argument Essays.
Choose one: 1) watch a review video on AP Classroom or 2) watch the Marco Learning videos on Argument Essays.
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Argument: Commentary Practice
(Individual)
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Argument: Commentary Practice
(Individual)
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Argument Essay Revision
groups of 2 or 3 with partner/s' name in a private comment
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[Intervention] Arg ThSt
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Argument Practice
ThSt and Evidence
Write your table # in a private comment
Write your table # in a private comment
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RA Commentary (Churchill)
For commentary, answer the following: Through the use of verbal irony, complex diction, and sarcastic tone, how does Churchill show that women are equal to men?
Write your partner's name in a private comment to me.
Write your partner's name in a private comment to me.
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Letters of Note Project
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Check-in (3/1)
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The Rhetorical Appeals - Simon Fallowfield
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"Hopeful Proposal" ThSt
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"The Man in the Arena" RA Practice
just thesis statement (but if you can do more, do more!)
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"Man in the Arena" ThSt
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Review Self Study
you're a guinea pig!
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Synthesis Essay - Commentary Practice
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Synthesis Sample: Writing Correction
intervention
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Synthesis Sample Essays
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Synthesis Essay Practice
If you are absent from class today (Thursday) please complete the writing portion for homework. Everyone must turn in their own paragraph individually, but can share thesis statements.
writing and peer feedback
writing and peer feedback
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Check-in (2/1)
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Synthesis Essay Practice
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Synthesis Practice (Adv) - ThSt
As a table (or individual if you are absent)
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Argument Essay Reminders
HIGHLIGHT one reminder that you are making a personal goal to improve on, on this upcoming essay
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Parlay Reflection
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Parlay Discussion
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Check-in (1/25)
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Practice Argument Essay (Gender)
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Read "Putting Down the Gun" pages 573-575
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"Putting Down the Gun" Discussion Questions
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Read "Being a Man" pages 567-570
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"Being a Man" Discussion Questions
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Read "I Want a Wife" pages 538-541
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"I Want a Wife" Discussion Questions
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"I Want a Wife" ThSt Padlet
intervention
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"Shakespeare's Sister" Discussion Questions
Secretaries, please submit your files here. All students, make sure to leave a private comment to me with your Table #.
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Logical Fallacies Quiz
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Logical Fallacies Group Presentation
Mark your assignment complete and in a private comment, tell me your Table #. Try your best to use relevant or real-life examples, rather than textbook examples.
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Check-in (1/11)
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Argument Essay Practice
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Churchill Speech Analysis
Work in groups of 2 or 3 to complete the worksheet. After reading and annotating the text, determine the author's purpose and analyze one dominant rhetorical choice. Write your partner's name in a private comment to me.
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Churchill TS and CD
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Check-in (12/7)
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Churchill Thesis Statements
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2019 RA Sample
You may collaborate on this assignment but each student must submit their own copy.
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Check-in (12/1)
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Rate 3 Synthesis Essays
Although you may work with tablemates, EVERY STUDENT must submit a sheet
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Compare 3 types of essays
Work with a group but EVERY STUDENT must submit this worksheet
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2022 Synthesis Group Essay
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2022 Synthesis Commentary
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2022 Synthesis TS and Ev
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2022 Synthesis Thesis Statement
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Descriptive Outline
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Read this by Thursday
Be prepared for discussion
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MLA MCQs
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Check-in (11/9)
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Rate the Synthesis Essay
Identify the student (1A, 1B, or 1C) and score the essay with at least 2 sentences of reasoning.
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Check-in (11/2)
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Argument Thesis Statement Practice
Groups of 2 or 3. Write your partner's name in a private comment.
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Argument Essay Practice Outline
Choose one of the texts as evidence to support your position on this outline.
All students: write your partner's name in a private comment to me.
All students: write your partner's name in a private comment to me.
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Check-in (10/26)
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Argument Presentation
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SKITW Reading Log #3
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Answer MC Questions 14-24
Read and annotate the passage (physical handout). Among the choices, eliminate the 3 most incorrect selections and explain why in your notebooks, or a separate sheet of paper.
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from 'Educated' by Tara Westover
Read the excerpt and answer the questions (they're not mcq after all!)
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Check-in (10/19)
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Chapter 8 (reading quiz)
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Chapter 8 Quiz
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SKITW Reading Log #2
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Read Chapter 7
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Check-in (10/11)
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SKITW Reading Log #1
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Read Chapter 6
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Read Chapter 5 (reading quiz)
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Chapter 5 Quiz
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Check-in (10/5)
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Poems for Education
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Read Chapter 4
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Read Chapter 3
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Chapter 3 Quiz
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Argument Thesis Practice
Write your table # and mark this assignment complete when finished
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Check-in (9/28)
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Read during class (9/26)
Poetry for Education - Prepare for discussion on Tuesday
Plato's Allegory of the Cave - Prepare for discussion on Thursday
Plato's Allegory of the Cave - Prepare for discussion on Thursday
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What are the differences between the ARGUMENT and ANALYSIS essays?
Discuss thesis, topic sentence, evidence, and commentary. Answer in 4 sentences.
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Read Chapter 2
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Andreas Schleicher TED Talk Analysis
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Read Prologue and Chapter 1
Reading quiz on Tuesday
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SKITW Quiz #1
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Education Four Corners Reflection
Write six or more sentences.
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Visual Text Analysis [revision]
Write your partner's name in a private comment
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In communicating with others, why is it important to consider the register of language--situation, place, and people? Answer in at least 2 sentences.
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Summarize the claim the writer makes in the outline. Then, evaluate the analysis, pointing out the effectiveness of the writing.
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Grammar Quiz
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Grammar Group Project
Turn in your Google Slides here. All students, please write me a private comment with your Table #
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H. Keller Letter RA Practice
All students, please write your partner's name in a private comment to me.
Only 1 partner needs to submit the Doc; please share the document with all your members.
Feedback from Ms. Tan
Only 1 partner needs to submit the Doc; please share the document with all your members.
Feedback from Ms. Tan
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Check-in (8/31)
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Dam Paragraphs
Write a thesis statement and a body paragraph, exploring the author's main idea and explaining a dominant rhetorical device from the letter.
In a private comment to me, please write down your Table number.
In a private comment to me, please write down your Table number.
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Thesis Statement (Presidential Remarks) Padlet
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Check-in (8/24)
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Presidential Remarks Activity
Work as a table to analyze the rhetoric of each speech, and INDIVIDUALLY submit a worksheet of the discussion you have captured.
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AP Language Exam Nearpod
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MCQ Practice 1
If AP Classroom is unaccessible, use the PDF. Handwrite answers or leave me a private comment.
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"I Like Words" Small Group
1. Groups of 2 or 3. Only one (1) Slide is to be submitted per group. All students, write your partner's name/s in a private comment to me.
2. Read the letter by Robert Pirosh, including the introductory material. Annotate by marking unique features of the text. Discuss your findings with your group.
3. Fill out the first page of the Slide by determining a summary, speaker, audience, purpose, and tone of the letter.
4. With group discussion and participation, agree to which three (3) chapters of Jay Heinrichs's Thank You For Arguing best suit the strategies used in Pirosh's letter, and explain how the concepts apply to the letter.
5. Be ready to present on Wednesday.
2. Read the letter by Robert Pirosh, including the introductory material. Annotate by marking unique features of the text. Discuss your findings with your group.
3. Fill out the first page of the Slide by determining a summary, speaker, audience, purpose, and tone of the letter.
4. With group discussion and participation, agree to which three (3) chapters of Jay Heinrichs's Thank You For Arguing best suit the strategies used in Pirosh's letter, and explain how the concepts apply to the letter.
5. Be ready to present on Wednesday.
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Join AP Classroom
Join Code QZ23MZ
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Letter of Introduction
(the absolute latest is Saturday, August 13 @ 11:59pm)
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“An Invitation to Brave Space” Questions
(write about only TWO quotes instead of three)