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Read Me First: week of March 30th : New update

College Board announced that the essay for your AP exam will be Rhetorical Analysis-- Question 2.

I would suggest going to College Board and reviewing past questions and exemplars.  If you like, I can walk you through some of this via Google hangout.


Hi.  I still haven't heard from about 1/2 the class, so I'm holding off a whole class meeting this week.  Look for another update next Monday. New information here is in RED.

1.    We don’t know the status of the Regents exam yet, but we do know that as of right now it cannot be used as part of your final grade.  We have not yet heard about plans for final exams.  As soon as I hear I will let you know.

2.   The AP exams will take place in a modified format, as many of you know.  Read the information HERE from College Board (this includes online lessons for you). My best guess is a Rhetorical Analysis essay (the second essay of the three); there are many examples of what this looks like on College Board.  We have also been working on this since September—think SPACE CAT.  I added some links on the blog for you so that you can review HOW to discuss rhetorical elements in an essay.

3.    The blog is where I will update you on district and class progress.

4.    I will be holding Office Hours starting today.  I designated 1 – 2 PM.  I will be available through email; I can also work with you through Google Meet (you set it up and invite me and up to 4 others to join) if you’d rather ask something in person.  I have 60 students to work with during those times, so we should keep it under 15 minutes.

5.   Until we hear otherwise, the district has told us that a) we cannot assign work for grades, and b) no one can mandate that you do the work.

6.   The work I did post on the blog is of two types:  review for the AP and a continuation of work toward the Inquiry Project.  The “15 Day Rhetoric Challenge” is strictly for AP review. It asks you to use skills you’ve already learned. The “REHUGO” plans should help you continue to question and think about the topic you chose for your Inquiry Project.  I would suggest working about 3 hours a week on the inquiry project for now, if possible.

7.    Some of you are wondering about the Inquiry Project—I will restart planning and instructing when the district tells me that I can.  We were SPACE CATing articles when we left; the next steps are the Academic Precis and the Annotated Bibliography. From there, we will most likely move to a presentation of some sort. But for now, see #s 5 & 6.  If you did not take your inquiry packet home everything can be found on the blog.

8.    If you are looking for something to read—like a book!—here is the information regarding Overdrive from Ms. McAndrews:

Ebooks through Overdrive 

• You can use Overdrive on any computer or chrome book, or you can set it up on a portable device
• When asked for your “library card number” use your student number
• How to set up Overdrive on your portable device

I will update everyone as soon as I can. 

Ms. Richard

This is great for this year's AP prep:

This is for the 2014 exam, which is available on College Board:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhpiN1_Iras&feature=youtu.be&hd=1&fbclid=IwAR3ZxWFRd1iMrMT-Qn2Gw2M_pidJPuC78kR-aqq0dhgGU9MYHZSumQc27eY

English 11 Honors READ ME FIRST (3/25)

Hi.  Hope you’re doing well.

I have some information and some updates for you.  Look for another update on Monday, March 30th. 

1.    We don’t know the status of the Regents exam yet, but we do know that as of right now it cannot be used as part of your final grade.  We have not yet heard about plans for final exams.  As soon as I hear I will let you know.

2.   The AP exams will take place in a modified format, as many of you know.  My best guess is a Rhetorical Analysis essay (the second essay of the three); there are many examples of what this looks like on College Board.  We have also been working on this since September—think SPACE CAT.  I added some links on the blog for you so that you can review HOW to discuss rhetorical elements in an essay.

3.    The blog is where I will update you on district and class progress.

4.    I will be holding Office Hours starting next week.  I designated 1 – 2 PM.  I will be available through email; I can also work with you through Google Meet (you set it up and invite me and up to 4 others to join) if you’d rather ask something in person.  I have 60 students to work with during those times, so we should keep it under 15 minutes.

5.   Until we hear otherwise, the district has told us that a) we cannot assign work for grades, and b) no one can mandate that you do the work.

6.   The work I did post on the blog is of two types:  review for the AP and a continuation of work toward the Inquiry Project.  The “15 Day Rhetoric Challenge” is strictly for AP review. It asks you to use skills you’ve already learned. The “REHUGO” plans should help you continue to question and think about the topic you chose for your Inquiry Project.

7.    Some of you are wondering about the Inquiry Project—I will restart planning and instructing when the district tells me that I can.  We were SPACE CATing articles when we left; the next steps are the Academic Precis and the Annotated Bibliography. From there, we will most likely move to a presentation of some sort. But for now, see #s 5 & 6.  If you did not take your inquiry packet home everything can be found on the blog.

8.    If you are looking for something to read—like a book!—here is the information regarding Overdrive from Ms. McAndrews:

Ebooks through Overdrive 

• You can use Overdrive on any computer or chromebook, or you can set it up on a portable device
• When asked for your “library card number” use your student number
• How to set up Overdrive on your portable device

I will update everyone as soon as I can. For now, read a good book, watch a good movie, and spend time with family. We will all get through this.

Ms. Richard

PLEASE READ (3/23)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/03/20/coronavirus-testing-upheaval-shorter-online-versions-advanced-placement-exams-replace-regular-ap-tests/

I'll  update when I hear more-- they say they will update around April 3rd.

My AP Lang Support Group feels that it will most likely be a rhetorical analysis essay.

That's SPACE CAT kids...


YOU WILL BE TESTED ON UNITS 1-7    I will make sure everything is unlocked for you.

We were moving through units 7 and 8 with the Inquiry Project.  

Use the following links from the SPACE CAT post to help you prepare for the exam:

• How to discuss reasoning, form, structure, language, diction

• How to discuss Logos, ethos, pathos AND other rhetorical devices.  CITE EXAMPLES.

• How to discuss TONE: What is the prevailing attitude?  Is there a tome shift?  Be sure to describe AND cite examples.

UPDATE FROM CB:

AP Exam Administration

Students remain eager to take AP Exams and have a chance to earn credit and placement. We surveyed 18,000 AP students and 91% indicated they want to complete this important step, urging us not to cancel this opportunity. The AP Program will invest heavily over the next month in the following ways:

• For the 2019-20 exam administration only, students can take a 45-minute online exam at home. Educator-led development committees are currently selecting the exam questions that will be administered. • Some students may want to take the exam sooner rather than later, while the content is still fresh. Other students may want more time to practice. For each AP subject, there will be two different testing dates. • AP curricula are locally developed and we defer to local decisions on how best to help students complete coursework. To be fair to all students, some of whom have lost more instructional time than others, the exam will only include topics and skills most AP teachers and students have already covered in class by early March. • Colleges support this solution and are committed to ensuring that AP students receive the credit they've worked this year to earn. For decades, colleges have accepted a shortened AP Exam for college credit when groups of students have experienced emergencies. • Students will be able to take these streamlined exams on any device they have access to—computer, tablet, or smartphone. Taking a photo of handwritten work will also be an option. • We recognize that the digital divide could prevent some low-income and rural students from participating. Working with partners, we'll invest so these students have the tools and connectivity they need to review AP content online and take the exam.  •

Daily Online Review AP Classes

Beginning on Wednesday, March 25, students and schools will have access to free, live AP review lessons, delivered by AP teachers from across the country. The lessons will focus on reviewing the skills and concepts from the first 75% of the course. These mobile-friendly classes are:

• Designed to be used alongside work that may be given by schools. • Recorded and will be available on-demand so teachers and students can access them any time. • Not dependent on current AP teachers continuing instruction. We know many AP teachers now face challenges that would make that impossible.

The schedule will be posted online today.

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Plan for MARCH while we are out:

If you would like to keep working on your inquiry search, you will find some direction HERE.

This will allow you to keep researching in a more structured format.

We will continue with our inquiry unit when we return (either online or in person), but in a modified format.  Details will follow once we know of the true duration of this social distancing.

I will also unlock the MC sections for you on AP Central (done!).


Keep safe!

SPACE CAT (with links) . USE THE LINKS TO HELP PREPARE FOR THE ONLINE AP EXAM

Speaker:

Purpose:  What is the claim? What does the speaker want the audience to believe / do / feel?

Audience:  Who is the target audience for this piece?  HOW DO YOU KNOW?

Context:  What is going on in the world? Big issues? Cultural, historical, religious, etc.?

Exigence:  What caused this person to speak out or write about this thing?



Choices:  Reasoning, form, structure, language, diction


Appeals:  Logos, ethos, pathos AND other rhetorical devices.  CITE EXAMPLES.


Tone: What is the prevailing attitude?  Is there a tome shift?  Be sure to describe AND cite examples.

LINK to all the Inquiry Project Materials

This is in a Google doc

TED talk to help with concept maps

The dangers of a single story

Companion piece from The New York Times

When a story shows people that "a group is only one thing-- over and over-- (they) become that thing."