Second Semester
Week 2:

"Why Women Smile," by Amy Cunningham:


Week 1:
"Between the Sexes, a Great Divide," by Anna Quindlen:
"I Now Walk Into the Wild," by Chip Brown:



Week 14:
Holiday Toast:


Week 12:
Letter from Birmingham Jail:


Week 11:
Oratorical Interpretation Rubric Draft 1:

Voice Lesson, Diction 4:


Week 10:
Childhood Memory Reflective Essay Reflection--Handouts available in class.
Chang-Rae Lee, "Coming Home Again"

Chang-Rae Lee Reading Questions:


Week 9:
Essay Reflection, available in class
Discourse Notes:


Week 8:
AP Rubric for Most Persuasive Candidate Timed Writing

Grammar Handout, "Opening Adjectives" (I'm uploading both .pdf and .doc formats. Choose one. No, you don't have to do both.)


Week 7:
Amazing Race Rubric:

Reflection Handout for "Heroes Stamps" Timed Writing, available in class.
Voice Lesson, Diction 3:


Week 6:
"On Dumpster Diving"

  • In case you have trouble downloading the article, you can find the essay in its entirety here: On Dumpster Diving

Presidential Debate:

Amazing Race:


Week 5:
Voice Lesson, Diction 2:

Vice-Presidential Debate Evaluation:

Grammar Handout, "Combining to Imitate"

Reflective Rubric:


Week 4:
Monday Media, "Heroes Stamps," Timed Writing Prompt
AP Course Standards:

Berne's "Where Nothing Says Everything":

Didion's "Los Angeles Notebook":

Grammar Handout, "Unscrambling to Imitate":

Rhetorical and Analytical Checklist:

Voice Lesson, Diction Handout:


Week 3:
Anna Quindlen, "Homeless"
Some Notes About Writing, Notes on Reader's History Papers
Grammar Worksheet, "Chunking"
Evaluation/Reflection Sheet for Reader's History Paper
Portfolio, Manila Folder

Week 2:
Langston Hughes, "Theme for English B"
Jean Y. Leung, "Life with an Illiterate"
Six-Word Autobiography Prompt
SOAPSTone

Week 1:
Course Syllabus:

Cheating and Plagiarism Contract:

ID Card
Reader's History Prompt