WELCOME TO ENGLISH III AP!!!!
Welcome to Mrs. Davis' English IIIAP Webpage! Here you will find important information including our weekly agenda, daily assignments & homework, various materials, and helpful links. Use this website on a regular basis to help keep you organized.
THIS WEEK'S AGENDA
Tues, 9/5
- LOC - review pp. 4-10; share p. 5 activity; do pp. 8 & 10 activities in groups; share out; assign pp. 10-18 + p. 14 activity
- TSIS - discuss Preface and Intro Q's; assign Ch. 1 + Ex. 1
- RAPW - "Why I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady - review the RAPW worksheet; read the article; do a RAPW on the article for HW
HW:
- LOC - pp. 10-18 + p. 14 activity - due next class
- RAPW - "Why I Want a Wife" - due next class
Thurs, 9/7
- LOC - review pp. 10=18; share p. 14 activity; do pp. 16 & 18 activities in groups
- TSIS - assign Ch. 1 + Ex. 1
- RAPW - "Opinion: We no longer know how to behave in public"
HW:
- AP Terms Quiz #1 - Mon, 9/11
- LOC - pp. 18-22 + p. 22 activity - due Tues, 9/12
- TSIS - Ch. 1 + Ex. 1 - due Tues, 9/12
- RAPW - "Opinion: We no longer know how to behave in public" - due Tues, 9/12
PAST AGENDAS
Wed, 8/23
- Attendance
- Name cards
- One-pager
HW:
- One-pager - due next class
Thurs, 8/24
- Attendance w/ name cards
- Syllabus, Google Classroom, Website, Academic Honesty Policy, Speaking & Listening Standards
- Reading Rhetorically Study Guide
HW:
- Reading Rhetorically Test - next class
- Signatures - due Mon, 8/28
Fri, 8/25
- Attendance & Seating Chart
- Reading Rhetorically Test
HW:
- Signatures - due Mon, 8/28
- ID for book check-out - Mon, 8/28 (for any students who did not receive books at registration)
- Socratic Seminar - Tues, 8/29
Mon, 8/28
- Collect signatures
- Peer Project Presentation Intro - choose partner, choose date, choose text you will teach
- Q & A for Socratic Seminar
HW:
- Socratic Seminar on Catcher in the Rye - bring books, annotations, notes, questions - next class
- Written Response for Catcher in the Rye - Thurs, 8/31
Tues, 8/29
- Socratic Seminar on Catcher in the Rye
HW:
- Written Response for Catcher in the Rye - next class
Thurs, 9/1
- In-class Written Response for Catcher in the Rye
- AP Terms List & Quiz Info
- Assign LOC (Language of Composition) pp. 4-10 + p. 5 activity
- Assign TSIS (They Say I Say) Preface & Intro + Q's
HW:
- LOC pp. 4-10 + p. 5 activity - due Tues, 9/5
- TSIS Preface & Intro + Q's - due Tues, 9/5
- AP Terms Quiz #1 - Mon, 9/11
LITERATURE STUDY:
- The Language of Composition
- They Say, I Say
- Non-fiction pieces
IMPORTANT LINKS
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
"The Growth of Political Factionalism and Sectionalism"
Excerpt from Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
ATTACHMENTS
English III AP Course Syllabus 2021-2022
Speaking & Listening Standards
Academic Honesty Policy/Plagiarism Contract
"Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream"
"Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?"
Chopin, Didion, Oates Socratic Seminar Questions
LUST - "Cowboys Are My Weakness"
GLUTTONY - "Theft in a Pastry Shop"
GREED - "My Wife is a White Russian"
"The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving
Creveceour's Letters from an American Farmer: "What Is an American?"
Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Convention
"The Growth of Political Factionalism and Sectionalism"
Excerpt from Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
"What's Wrong with Animal Rights" by Vicki Hearne
The Argument for Tuition-Free College
Queen Elizabeth I's Speech to the Troops at Tilbury
"Shouting Fire" by Alan M. Dershowitz
Corn-pone Opinions by Mark Twain
How to Get a 9 On Argument FRQ
Strategies for Mastering the Persuasive Essay
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn PDF