Mrs. Crawford
AP Language and Composition
Marking Period 2:
GENDER AND CLASS
Reading: A Thousand Splendid Suns, A survey of articles on gender; OscarWilde’s plays
Essential
Question: How do class, culture, and gender shape perspectives?
*All ESSAYS should be submitted to Turnitin.com and labeled “Last name. Assignment Title"
*Note F (formative—able to be revised within 7 days of return)
S (summative—may be rewritten for a
NEW score within 7 days of return if students follow
*Late homework will be accepted up to 24 hours after the deadline; after this point it will be worth 50% of the original total.
Midterm Exam will be Saturday December 13th 9-12 am in Senior Dinings.
LIST OF RHETORICAL STRATEGIES for Analysis and AP RC
Steven Pinker's Tips to Great Writing
ADDITIONAL AP RC TIPS AND PRACTICE
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LESSON IN CLASS HOMEWORK 1
TTS
Quiz 18-28 (formative)--BRING BOOKS
1. Identify Afghanistan on the map
2. Open up your Wordsmart Google Doc and be sure to include sentences and
definitions for all words from quick quizzes 1-4 you don't know.
On the back of the map, write the following:
3. From your assigned chapter, write a chapter summary in one sentence.
Use two Wordsmart words from your google doc.
4. From the same assigned chapter, choose an important quote. Using
bullet points, identify speaker, situation, tone, audience, and significance
of this quote.
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Wordsmart quick quiz 5-6/watch podcasts 3 4
Wordsmart quick quiz 7-8 podcastsReading/Group Day 5
-Historical/Literary Analysis:
Each individual will be responsible for presenting the following four
slides:
1. Two quotes on historical or cultural events--an
explanations of those events-- that occurred
in Afganistan during the time Hosseini writes about in your given
chapters, and one with correlating events that occur during the novel.
Remember
to triangulate (find at least 3 sources on your historical events and
cite them in presentation) (20 pts)
2. Two essential questions on your chapters for the class on the given chapters on the
two final prompts. See
samples.
(20 pts)
*If your group is not presenting, you will have a graded opportunity
to answer one of their discussion questions in class.
TSS
GROUP RUBRIC
Final TSS Prompts
(your Essential Questions should connect to one of these)
PSAT
TTS
Quiz 29-36 (formative)--BRING BOOKS
Group Work on TSS Projects:
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LESSON IN CLASS HOMEWORK 1
Period 1,2,4-Group/Reading Day
Period 5,6-Group 1 (Chapters 19-28) : A
Thousand Splendid Suns
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Group 2 (Chapters 29-36): A
Thousand Splendid 3 4 Wordsmart quiz 1-8 F 5
Prepare for Final TSS Paragraph/Summative
Review integrating quotes tips
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LESSON IN CLASS HOMEWORK 1
(50 pts)can replace first paragraph grade or make up quiz from
10/17 no rewrites
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SAT Prep
Please complete quick quizzes #9-12; practice these words with
quizzlet and add your individual words to your VOCAB google doc -A.Ted
Talks:
Tavi Gevinson
fashion blogger/teen feminist
-E. NPR's
End of the Macho Man
(30 mins)
4 Finish READ: IS THERE ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT MEN? 5
Begin READ: IS THERE ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT MEN?
Quiz
: Be prepared to answer
these questions MondayHere are some other articles should
you run out of gender articles to read while I am gone:
Quiz
: Be prepared to answer
these questions Monday
Read NY Times article on
Harvard Business School Gender Study
Quiz: Be prepared to answer
these questions Monday
Finish all questions on both articles
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Paul Bloom (Yale) What Motivates
Us: Sex LISTEN: Lecture
(1 hour) OR READ: Lecture Transcript |
Work on question responses for harkness 10/5 and 10/6
Jodi Kantor's piece in NYT
Harvard Business School Gender Study
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review these questions |
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Work on question responses for harkness 10/5 and 10/6 Jodi Kantor's piece in NYT Harvard Business School Gender Study : review these questions Beaumeister's IS THERE ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT MEN? for APA Keynote: review these questions |
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Harkness on Gender Articles |
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Harkness on Gender Articles
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Please complete quick quizzes #13-16; practice these words with quizzlet and add your individual words to your VOCAB google doc 9-12; vocab quiz Monday 11/10 |
Review words for vocab quiz |
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Juniors: Wordsmart quiz 9-16
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Read or watch at least two of the following gender pieces below and be ready to address 1. the claim 2. evidence 3. connection to Synthesis Essay prompt: Which sex is more restricted by gender stereotypes? How and why?
-A.Ted
Talks:
Tavi Gevinson
fashion blogger/teen feminist
-E. NPR's
End of the Macho Man
(30 mins)
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Prepare for Synthesis Essay |
Sample Synthesis Essay |
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In-Class Synthesis Essay (100 pts) S
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Review Synthesis Essays to prepare for in-class
synthesis essay on gender |
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In-Class Synthesis Essay (100 pts) S
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Review Synthesis Essays to prepare for in-class
synthesis essay on gender |
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Gender Synthesis/Introduce Wilde and Victorian Period |
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Introduce Play (Wilde PP) Begin Act 1 Earnest
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Read Wilde’s Importance of Being Earnest Act 1 |
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Begin Act 2 Earnest
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Read Wilde’s Importance of Being Earnest Act 2 |
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Please complete quick quizzes #17-20; practice these words with quizzlet and add your individual words to your VOCAB google doc Read Wilde’s Importance of Being Earnest Act 1-3
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Read Wilde’s Importance of Being Earnest Act 3 |
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Media Center for Teacher Surveys
Importance of Being Earnes |
Finish Acts 1-3 |
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Quiz on play; questions Work on poems |
Work on poems
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Trivial Thanksgiving--bring poem and "Victorian snack" to share |
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Review Act 3 |
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Harkness on Earnest
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Harkness on Earnest Please complete quick quizzes #21-24; practice these words with quizzlet and add your individual words to your VOCAB google doc
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AP Reading Comp F
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CMM--EXAM REVIEW RESOURCES
Articles from College Board on writing the three types of essays:
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Exam Review Week: DAY 1-3 ANALYSIS
1. Read the article "Advertising: Get the Message" in the Onion and complete the Review Analysis steps (Onion) -RESOURCE: Annotated Advertising article with sample intro paragraph
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CMM--EXAM REVIEW RESOURCES
Articles from College Board on writing the three types of essays: |
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(Continued from Monday)Complete ONE BODY PARAGRAPH of analysis You may choose any article from Best of the Onion 1. Steps Review Analysis (Onion) 2. Follow this format: Sample Analysis Body Paragraph
Review Veto/Bill Analysis
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Review Past Essay Prompts and Sample Student Responses |
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Review Past Essay Prompts and Sample Student Responses |
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EXAM REVIEW ARGUMENT 1. Read and annotate the following argument by Susan Sontag: Sontag Argument (Argument Prompt) 2. Complete the steps listed in this document: Review Argument (Instructions) |
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EXAM REVIEW SYNTHESIS Review Space Exploration in class |
Review Past Essays and Sample Student Responses |
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Exam Review AP MIDTERM EXAM--will be Saturday December 13th 8:45 am to 12:30 pm in Senior Dining Common |
CMM--EXAM REVIEW RESOURCES
Articles from College Board on writing the three types of essays: |