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.
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:
- 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
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