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Week 5.1

Week 5.1. AP Vocabulary Focus . Bi-weekly quiz Matching 11 new words per quiz plus a few that you already know On Tuesdays Daily grade Quiz dates on calendar 5 quizzes between now and AP test . Voc List . Organized by Words you already know Words to learn

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Week 5.1

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  1. Week 5.1

  2. AP Vocabulary Focus • Bi-weekly quiz • Matching • 11 new words per quiz plus a few that you already know • On Tuesdays • Daily grade • Quiz dates on calendar • 5 quizzes between now and AP test

  3. Voc List • Organized by • Words you already know • Words to learn • Alphabetized master list on website • Quiz 1: New Words 1-11 • Quiz 2: New Words 12-22 • Quiz 3: New Words 23-33 • Quiz 4: New Words 34-44 • Quiz 5: New Words 45-55 • Each quiz will also include 4-5 words you already know

  4. Tuesday Voc 1. Absolute - A word free from limitations or qualifications (“best,” “all”) • Ex: MHS is the best high school ever. • Ex: All girls are bad drivers. 2. Ad hominem argument - An argument attacking an individual’s character rather than his or her position on an issue

  5. TAKS Essays • Mostly 3s and 4s • 3s needed: • More specific details: names, places, people • Describe smaller events, narrate them, rather than simply praising a big event • Ex: In addition to saying camp was great and life changing, choose one event at camp to narrate in details • Also, narrate your thoughts and feelings as they happen in the story

  6. TAKS Essay • Example of a 4 in response to same prompt • How one event can change a person’s life in a positive way • Rubric • Focus and Coherence • Organization • Development of ideas • Voice • Conventions • What did it do well?

  7. 12 Words • Academic language • Words you’ll see on TAKS, AP, SAT etc • What do they really mean?

  8. With your partner, write down the list of words and create a simple, student friendly definition for each word. • Trace • Analyze • Infer • Evaluate • Formulate • Describe • Support • Explain • Summarize • Compare • Contrast • Predict

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