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3 English AP. Agenda 4/11-4/15 Please start be reading the handout Chapter 5 of They Say, I Say annotating it for tricks to use in your own essay. Monday, April 11 . Questions regarding American Dream definition essay? Due Wed. A quick rough draft

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3 English AP

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  1. 3 English AP Agenda 4/11-4/15 Please start be reading the handout Chapter 5 of They Say, I Say annotating it for tricks to use in your own essay.

  2. Monday, April 11 • Questions regarding American Dream definition essay? • Due Wed. A quick rough draft • To help, we’ll practice transitioning from others’ ideas to our own. • Read first article in packet and underline any “they say” phrases

  3. Tuesday, April 12 • DON’T FORGET: sentence imitation due by midnight • Questions on American Dram Definition Essay? • Introduce AP question #3: the synthesis essay

  4. Wednesday, April 13 Collect drafts Journal #18: 15 minutes writing synthesis essay Samples and strategies in groups HW: Conscious Reader Journal #19(due Friday) Wiesel pages 835-837 questions 1-2 Quindlen pages 876-878 questions 1-3

  5. Thursday, April 14 • Review Grammar/Rhetorical Terms Quiz • Journal #20: What do you need to review before AP test?

  6. Thursday, April 14 • Peer Review Rough Draft • In pairs • One partner reads paper aloud to other who takes notes; then switch • Then, after one read aloud, take your partner’s paper, read it, and respond to questions on pages 237-238 of chapter 8

  7. Friday, April 15 • AP multiple choice • Discuss Wiesel and Quindlen • HW: rough draft #2 due in class on Monday and on turnitin.com by Monday midnight • Sample ACT/Work Keys English, Reading, and Writing Test

  8. Monday, April 18 • Sentence Revision on Draft #2 • Practice Commentaries in Synthesis Essay • HW: Synthesis Essay Reading

  9. Journal #22 Commentary Practice: Please 1) revise the citations and 2) add 2 sentences of commentary to analyze the quote and link it to the topic sentence/ thesis • Thesis: Despite the side effect of encouraging conformity through propaganda-like tactics, advertisements are a necessary part of our society because they keep us informed, enable us to find products we really do need, and promote equal access to information.

  10. Commentary Practice: Please 1) revise the citations and 2) add 2 sentences of commentary to analyze the quote and link it to the topic sentence/ thesis • Topic Sentence: Not only that, but advertisements promote a freedom. • According to a book called Advertising: Information or Manipulation, “companies fund most of what you read in magazines and books, what you hear on the radio, and what you watch on television” (D).

  11. Ratiocination: definition essay • With yellow highlighter, highlight all “they say” introductions; the signal phrases to whose thoughts are whose • With second highlighter, highlight any dull words: Get, is, very, really, nowadays, in conclusion, this shows that, things, stuff, a lot, many---eliminate and be more specific With colored pencils, underline any nice phrases and/or figurative language—add some of that

  12. Monday, April 18 • HW: ACT 2 sections due tomorrow just number and answer • Revise American Dream Essay • 1. wordle.net it– analyze word choice • 2. Consider emphasis: first and last paragraphs, first and last sentences in each paragraph • 3. Remove passive voice wherever possible

  13. Tuesday, April 19 • Turn in ACT answers • Synthesis Essay in class • HW: Conscious Reader pages 879- 883 Sontag “Regarding the Pain of Others” Journal 23 answer questions 1, SOAPStone, and write a nutshell statement

  14. Wednesday, April 20 • Works Cited Pages • ACT/PSAE prep review • In groups, review responses • Add to journal #21 HW: Sontag Essay + journal 23 ICE rewrites Lear Argument

  15. Thursday, April 21 • Any revisions of Lear ICE due • Discuss Sontag’s Essay and Tone • Write AP test Questions • HW: Practice AP test due Monday 4/25 American Dream Essay due Tuesday

  16. Monday, April 25 • Reading Passage 8 minutes • ACT reading vs. Work Keys • ACT Writing Preview—10 min intro, opposing view • HW: American Dream Essay due tomorrow • For Friday, read 388-Thomas; 692 Davies Identify Tone and Why

  17. Tuesday, April 26 • Collect American Dream Essay and Complete Cover Sheet • Questions on PSAE? • HW: Sentence Imitation due by midnight • For Friday, read 388-Thomas; 692 Davies Identify Tone and Why • Current Event due Friday

  18. PSAE Testing Reminders Do’s • Wear layers • Get a good night’s sleep • Bring 2 #2 pencils and a watch • Eat a good breakfast • Bring your school ID • Try your best! • Leave no response blank Don’t’s • Be uncomfortable • Try to cram tonight • Bring a cell phone

  19. Friday, April 29 • Turn in Current Event Essay • Research Paper Topic Selection • HW:152 Bende and 494 Schlosser + 2 tone words and why

  20. Monday, May 2 Submit Research Topics • Add words to tone poster • Write agree/disagree/qualify thesis statements for Thomas, Bende, and Schlosser essays • Meet in BCC tomorrow

  21. Monday, May 2 • In your groups of 3-4, write a thesis statement for the assigned text agreeing/disagreeing/qualifying the text(left side-Thomas p 388; middle-Bende p 132; right side-Schlosser p 494) • Trade statements with the other group on your region and come up with FIVE examples to support THEIR thesis

  22. Monday, May 2 • Meet in BCC tomorrow • Read Machiavelli (863) and Atwood (97) and ascribe 2 new tone words to each and explain why

  23. Tuesday, May 3 • BCC-Evaluate Sources • Annotated Bibliography

  24. Wednesday, May 4 • Tone words for Machiavelli, Atwood, Lao Tzu, and Cisneros • Complete rhetorical device chart with your group Diamonds: Machiavelli Hearts: Atwood Clubs: Lao Tzu Spades:Cisneros • HW: read synthesis documents • Read Lahiri (155) and Mairs (185)

  25. Thursday, May 5 • Tone Words • Synthesis Essay (30 min)

  26. Friday, May 6 • Practice M.C. • Argument Essay Tips and Strategies with Sample Prompt

  27. Mon, May 9 • Review Texts • Rhetorical Analysis Sample with tips and strategies

  28. Tuesday, May 10 • Last minute questions, concerns • On more practice M.C. for good luck • HW: research for your paper

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