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AP English Language and Composition Calendar

October 2017 Mrs. Kaszonyi (412) 655-8610 x 6255 E-mail: [email protected] ALL LESSON PLANS APPEAR ONLINE AT: HTTP://KASZONYI.WIKISPACES.COM *Please note: Plans are subject to change at teacher discretion.

State Standards: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

OBJECTIVES -- Students will. . .

10/2 10/3 10/4 10/5 10/6 (pep rally bell) Return summer essay with Take quiz on Chapter Receive Ch. 3 Engage in a visual Present group findings reflection form/writing 2 material (includes assignment (due rhetorical analysis on TV advertisements. conference assignment key terminology). 10/10) using TV Max. of 5 min./group. Approximately 40 advertisements. Each Time limits will be As a class, we will engage points Engage in a visual group will analyze a enforced in a visual analysis using rhetorical analysis different commercial 2017 Jeep Ad using TV and prepare thoughts to (“Recalculating”). Builds advertisements. Each share with the class. off of Ch. 2. Also, groups group will analyze a During this group will be randomly assigned different commercial work, the teacher will for the upcoming visual and prepare thoughts conduct individual analysis project, and we’ll to share with the class. writing conferences preview the four relevant During this group regarding summer commercials together (So work, the teacher will essay. Students are God Made a Farmer, conduct individual responsible for Budweiser’s “lost dog” or writing conferences completing the “best bud” commercial, regarding summer reflection form and 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, essay. Students are scoring him/herself Barbie re-launch, responsible for using the AP rubric. Courtyard Marriot Golden completing the Teacher score will be Rule) reflection form and revealed at the scoring him/herself conclusion of the Homework: Review for Homework: Writing using the AP rubric. conference Ch. 2 Quiz (must know reflection form due Teacher score will be all terminology) tomorrow revealed at the conclusion of the conference

Homework: Ch. 3 Homework: Ch. 3 Homework: Ch. 3 10/9 10/10 *Ch. 3 due (will 10/11 – PSAT Testing 10/12 10/13 No School! be collected). Ch.3-4 10th and 11th grade Discuss logical Small group work on Act 80 Day will be quizzed fallacies (review of Ch. infomercial skit together at a later date For students in class 3) and watch an this day, you’ll have infomercial. Then with Class activity: NYT time to work on your a small group, create “What’s going on in visual analysis an infomercial skit this picture?” Assesses selling a random your ability to pay product. Must use at attention to detail and least 3 logical fallacies decipher meaning. in your selling of the item and must engage After discussion, in persuasive rhetorical introduce individual strategies Homework: Ch. 3 visual rhetoric project. Possible visuals Homework: Visual Homework: Visual Homework: Visual include: rhetorical analysis rhetorical analysis rhetorical analysis

*Photographs (Try Library of Congress archives and Google images) *Postcards * Billboards AP English Language and Composition Calendar

*Advertisements (print or digital) *Paintings *Sculptures *Political/ Editorial cartoons (cagle.com) *Charts, tables, graphs *Magazine and Book covers *Album covers

Homework: Visual rhetorical analysis due 10/16 10/16 10/17 10/18 10/19 10/20 *Submit visual rhetorical Begin “Writers of the Discuss Henry’s Review new key terms Answer the questions analysis Revolution” Unit. rhetoric in the rhetorical that follow the Revolutionary rhetoric analysis glossary Declaration passage Perform skits with group. featuring: Thomas Receive AP MC within a small group. Max. of 2 min./infomercial. Paine, Thomas questions on Henry. Read and annotate Level of insight and Class is responsible for Jefferson, Abigail and Answer key attached Thomas Jefferson’s analysis will be noted. determining which logical John Adams, and for self-assessment “Declaration of Pay attention to the fallacies are used by each Patrick Henry Independence” within a details! group Receive “Rhetorical small group First speech: Patrick Analysis” Term. Receive AP multiple Henry’s “Speech to the Glossary and tone choice questions on Virginia Convention.” words list. Add to “AP “Declaration.” We will read and Dictionary” section of Complete annotate together your binder independently for homework Homework: none Homework: answer Homework: look Homework: Finish questions that follow through glossary. annotation of Homework: AP MC Henry passage Highlight Declaration, if needed new/unfamiliar terms 10/23 (two hour delay day) 10/24 10/25 10/26 10/27 Begin reading and Discuss Thomas Receive Rev. Writers Discuss all authors of Review for unit test by annotating Thomas Paine’s Paine’s “The Crisis.” unit test study guide the Revolutionary studying R.A. “The Crisis, No. 1 Complete SOAPS Writers unit, including vocabulary, key analysis and review Closely read, annotate, similarities and arguments and R.A. questions that and analyze John and differences in writing strategies for each follow passage Abigail Adams’ style and author correspondence. argumentation strategy. Receive Ben Annotate primarily for Choose a favorite and Franklin’s famous meaning. be able to defend your aphorisms. Read for pick. fun. Receive practice AP MC questions for Catch-up day, if Franklin’s needed “Autobiography” (optional hmwrk)

Homework: Finish Homework: AP MC Homework: Finish Homework: study for Homework: study for reading Paine’s “The (optional additional Adams’ rhetoric, if unit test unit test Crisis” practice) needed 10/30 10/31 (end of first nine 11/1 11/2 11/3 Take AP Multiple Choice weeks) Prepare for our first Prepare for our first Timed Writing: test on “Writers of the timed write (a timed write (a Rhetorical Analysis Revolution.” This rhetorical analysis rhetorical analysis Essay assessment emulates the essay) essay) expectations of AP MC on the College Board exam. Test will be curved based on overall student Guest lecture from performance former AP student, Delaney Lindberg, on writing strategies

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