AP English Language and Composition Calendar

March 2017 Calendar Mrs. Kaszonyi (412) 655-8610 x 6255 E-mail: [email protected] State Standards: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 OBJECTIVES --Students will. . . 2/27 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 Continue viewing 12 Conclude viewing of 12 Receive Conclude biography Reading quiz on The Years a Slave. Complete Years a Slave. Reflect supplementary articles video. Discuss Great Gatsby (40 viewer response guide on movie. Submit pertaining to Gatsby. important points and points) followed by viewer guide Read by next week, connect into Gatsby crash course on the and complete Roaring 20s (online Return and review Huck corresponding Introduce Gatsby video) Finn Unit Test worksheets. All Socratic seminar readings appear on the discussion topics. Use Gatsby unit test. lottery system to assign topics Watch clip on the “real” Gatsby house Receive all remaining vocabulary lists (words View bio. video on F. associated with AP Scott Fitzgerald. exam as well as Compare/contrast additional academic Fitzgerald’s life with vocabulary) his work (watch through 22:07 only) Homework: Read supplementary Homework: Read Homework: Read Homework: Read Homework: Prepare article for Gatsby and Gatsby Gatsby Gatsby for quiz tomorrow complete corresponding worksheets. Prepare discussion questions on your topic 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/9 (Shrek the 3/10 - Vocab. Friday *Submit discussion Socratic seminar. Bring Socratic seminar. Musical Debuts - Take AP Word List questions your discussion Bring your discussion Break a leg!) #1 questions and novel to questions and novel to Introduce chapter of Socratic seminar begins. class. Take notes class. Take notes Discuss the choice assignment Bring your discussion supplementary (synthesis essay). questions (two copies) readings to ensure Review student and novel to class. 40 understanding of key example from previous points total for Socratic ideas year. Will choose to (10 points/day + 10 points review three chapters for discussion questions). Receive unit test study total over next 4 weeks You are encouraged to guide take notes during the Homework: Start discussion Homework: finish Homework: finish Homework: Study for your chapter of Homework: finish reading reading AP Word List 1 Quiz choice assignment reading supplementary supplementary supplementary tomorrow ASAP. articles, if needed articles, if needed articles, if needed 3/13 3/14 3/15 – After school 3/16 3/17 – Vocab. Friday Timed Writing: Unit Test on The Great AP Humanities Club Return/review Gatsby Take Quiz on AP Persuasive Essay on Gatsby (70 points) viewing of The Great test Word List #2 quote from Gatsby. Please Gatsby! Join us in the note: each class will auditorium for MC Madness practice *Chapter of choice receive a different writing popcorn and fun  round. Develop a essay due. Submit with prompt strategy and submit a rubric attached Introduce imitation team name for the writing exercises. Due bracket. Determine Work on imitation Mon. Introduce MC your own incentive exercises following the Madness activity. quiz Draft teams and pick a captain. Brainstorm a team name Homework: Study for Homework: Chapter Homework: Chapter Homework: Chapter Homework: unit test of choice assignment of choice assignment of choice assignment Imitation exercises + imitation exercises due Monday AP English Language and Composition Calendar

3/20 3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 -Vocab. Friday *Submit imitation MC Madness Round 1 MC Madness Round 2 MC Madness Round 2 Take Quiz on AP exercises (84 minutes) (70 minutes) Word List #3

MC Madness Round 1 Return/review chapter Following quiz, of choice essay. Place review team in writing folder performance in MC Madness this week. Homework: Chapter of Homework: Chapter Homework: Chapter Homework: Chapter Complete reflection Choice #2 of Choice #2 of Choice #2 of Choice #2 and form and submit by review for vocab. quiz end of class

Homework: Chapter of Choice #2 due on Monday 3/27 3/28 – End of third 9 3/29 (Band/Choir 3/30 (Band/Choir Trip) 3/31 -Vocab. Friday *Chapter of Choice Essay weeks (Band/Choir Trip) Take Quiz on AP #2 due (grade will be Trip) Report to computer lab Word List #4 in placed on the fourth nine Report to computer lab to work on comp. lab weeks) Announce winner of to work on the composition of the talk MC Madness challenge proposal for your Ted and/or creation of the Report to computer lab MC Madness final round Talk and conduct visual aid. I’ll attempt to work on (42 minutes). Complete as Introduce Ted Talk initial research. to return your composition of the talk many questions as assignment. View Students may choose proposals during class and/or creation of the possible in one class examples and discuss to work individually or and offer feedback/help visual aid. Remember period. Highest score characteristics of a with a partner as needed that research is a wins strong talk. This required element of a assignment requires Ted Talk. Create a critical thinking skills, works cited page to Please note: those public speaking skills, document your sources students traveling to and effective use of Disney should seek Ted rhetorical skills, all of Homework: Ted Talk Talk topic approval prior which are necessary in (compose speech and to departure college and the create visual aid). workplace Practice delivering your speech over the Homework: none Homework: Homework: Ted Talk weekend with a live Brainstorm ideas for Homework: Ted Talk (compose speech and audience (family your Ted Talk. Come proposal must be create visual aid) members, friends, to class with a solid submitted via e-mail etc.). Submit a hard idea tomorrow by midnight.*This copy of your speech will give me time to via e-mail by review your proposal midnight on Sunday. prior to tomorrow’s Include the works class period. cited page 4/3 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/7 – Vocab. Friday Day 1 of Ted Talks Day 2 of Ted Talks Day 3 of Ted Talks *Print the 2009-2015 Take Unit 6 and 7 (4-5 minutes per talk). (for period 2 only) free response questions Vocab. Quiz Will ask for volunteers from the College Board followed by a pre- Web site by next Focal point of next determined order Monday (link is posted week will be the on my Web site) synthesis essay *Content of peer Ted Talks could be used on Receive “Overview of In-class work time the AP argumentative Past Topics” handout, provided for final essay potentially most commonly chapter of choice assessed tone words handout, and the “tone- style-syntax” handout. Review. These documents will be used the week of rhetorical analysis review Homework: Chapter Homework: Chapter of Homework: Chapter Homework: Chapter of Choice Blog Entry Choice Blog Entry of Choice Blog Entry of Choice Blog Entry Homework: Chapter (completed via (completed via Google (completed via Google (completed via of Choice Blog Entry Google Forms) due Forms) Forms) Google Forms) Mon.