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
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"
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