AP Lang-Period 3 Assignments

Create your own reverse outline using the one below as a guide. Complete after reading the Malala speech.

Answer questions p. 449 1, 3, 6, 7, 12

Banana comp MCQ opens at 2:00 and is due by 6:00 tonight.

Answer questions 3-6 on the attached doc. Questions can be found at the end of the posted article.
Not the questions for discussion!

Log onto AP Classroom to complete the question. You will be timed for 30 min, so do not click until you are ready to begin. I will not be reposting.

Read the directions carefully! You are not writing an intro paragraph!
1. Write a thesis in response to the prompt
2. List four pieces of evidence that you would use to support the thesis if you were to write the essay. Briefly explain HOW you would use each piece of evidence (claims and reasoning).

Post your essay here with changes. Highlight what you changed and explain why in a comment. This will give you an extra point in the essay category.

Attached are all of the FRQ prompts. Please write your essay on a separate doc. This is to be used only in the event that AP Classroom is not working.

Plan ahead! There are 20 pages of reading so please at least skim read all before reading the sample essay. When done, answer the questions following the example.

Go to apclassroom to complete both assignments.
the FRQ assessment is due on Monday before class.
The FRQ 1 synth essay is due Tuesday by 4:00. (Disregard the due date of Wed. on apclassroom). You will have 80 min once you open the essay assignment.

Be ready to discuss and write on Thursday.

With your group, write a rhetorical response to the attached prompt. Share a doc, and then each person in the group should type in a different (readable) colored font. Remember to provide a key at the top for me!

Using the templates below, as well as the essay "High School Confidential" as well as your own analysis of a film, practice "putting texts in conversation." Choose at least one frame from each section to complete your analysis.

Choose a film from a genre that is popular today, and characterize the following: the hero, the villain, and the outsider, (or other common tropes, ie...the reluctant hero, the misunderstood villain, the damsel in distress) paying attention to gender and race/culture. How does the film develop that character (backstory, looks, actions)? What does this genre/character/trope say about our popular culture?

Be ready to discuss when we return!

Click on the link below and read a few of the student responses to the question: How do you feel about cancel culture?
Then, write your own short response (one paragraph) to the question on the attached google doc.

Read the essay pg. 819-24. Answer questions 1, 3, 4, 6

Then....watch a teen movie such as Clueless, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, Election, Mean Girls, Pretty in Pink, or one more recent and explain whether the movie is typical of the genre or if it "goes beyond the fixed polarities (para15). Does it transcend the genre? Explain.

Complete the number that you are assigned and be ready to share on Tuesday. Screen shot below has your number. If you are number 21, 22, 23, 24 answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4 respectively.

How has(have) your language(s) and culture(s) helped to develop your identity?
Create either a "poster" (on printer paper, does not need to be huge) or a slideshow that explains the answer to this question. Include relevant images/photos, examples, and a brief analysis of the question. Be prepared to share and explain to class.

Depending on your assigned number, complete one of the graphic organizers below.

On your language slideshow, add a new section titled "Popular culture and Politics"
Add questions 2, 7, and 5 OR 6 in questions for discussion p. 796

Read the articles on pg. 756-777 and take notes/sticky note passages that you find compelling, or disagree with.
Read sample synthesis essay on pg. 164-65.

Choose either prompt 2 or 6 on pg. 778-79. Use at least 3 sources in your response. Time yourself for one hour when you start writing.

Partner A--Read "For Mohammed Zeid of Gaza, Age 15" p. 749-50. Answer questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Partner B--Read "Why I Could Not Accept Your Invitation" p. 750-51. Answer questions 1-6.

Read pg. 742-44. Answer questions 1, 2, 4 on a doc and submit here. Answer questions 6, 9 on your language/identity slide show.

Write an essay comparing how Firoozeh Dumas and one writer:comedian/essayist/editorialist/etc talks about struggling with language and/or cultural identity. You should have a clear thesis, and need to use examples from each text as evidence.

p. 738-741

With assigned group, answer questions 2, 3, 9, 10 on a shared doc. Each person should type in a different color of ink. No need to submit.

Please complete the following quiz. This is only for your personal feedback, and will not be used as a quiz grade.

My connection has been spotty today. If it cuts out, this quiz will count as attendance.

new nearpod code: 7V2EY--go to join.nearpod.com

This one works!

Please show your thinking and analysis of the passage (what and how). After that, write your essay. Try to keep your writing to 40-50 min.

With your group, decide the main purpose/claim that Anzaldua is making in your assigned section of the essay (what). Then, explain how she uses rhetorical and stylistic elements to achieve her purpose. Use the phrases below in order to link the "how" to the "what".
in order to
because
results in
builds
creates suspense
so that

I recommend creating a doc and sharing it with your group. Please put all of your names on doc and only submit one copy.

Complete nearpod lesson:

Find all examples of parallel structure in the speech for Monday. If you feel ready, take a look for diction and syntax as well.

Read (pg. 725-33) and answer questions 3, 4, 5 on pg. 734.

Complete the following activities on the doc provided.

Assignment posted on AP Classroom. You will have 65 min once you open it.

Follow the directions on the attached doc to analyze Tan's rhetoric.

Post your individual response to your assigned question here.

Read the two responses and use the FRQ 3 rubric to score the response. Provide comments explaining your score. Post your scores and comments on a slide using the slideshow below.

Read the attached prompt and follow the directions to prep for an essay. I will be pulling you for an individual conference as you work.

Use the outline that is attached OR your deductive/inductive outline to write a brief argument (imagine you had a class period only--I don't want a three page doc!)

Complete the activity on pg. 123 of your text. Read "The Declaration of Sentiments" and analyze Stanton's use of induction and deduction to support her claim and develop the argument.

Please submit by Friday even though we aren't meeting then.

Read pgs. 113-119 and complete activity on bottom of pg. 119 using the topic and argument that you are working on.

Assignments on slideshow. Attach doc with answers for slides 2, 8.

Read pgs. 87-94 before class on Thurs.
When you are done, complete activity on pg. 94 (writing three dif. claims about your chosen controversial topic).

Complete the activity on the last slide.

I realize that I counted one text multiple times. The Man takes first step is one article (armstrong and greatest moment are the same text).

Last slide on the intro to rhetoric slides posted yesterday. Click on link to see assignment.

Link to speech on slides. Due by the end of day.

Prompt: What issues do you care most about? What topics do you find yourself discussing passionately, whether online, at the dinner table, in the classroom, or with your friends?

This is not an essay, 3-4 paragraphs will do. I want to hear your voice and learn something about you!

1. Select a quote or saying that is meaningful to use. Use several tools of delivery in order to emphasize words and ideas.
2. Write a brief paragraph telling the class something about yourself that few people know or something that you want us to know about you. Use tools of delivery