AP EnglishWeek of Sept. 15

Mastery Review

Correct Mastery Review● Attend to corrections● Ask questions of Mr. Conrad or of each

other● Be sure you know what you missedLearning Target: I can edit for sentence errors and errors with punctuation.

TFA ReviewWith your table partner, review the questions provided. ● look at passages● discuss significance● consider implications for theme, plot, character● take clear, precise notes on answers - be ready and

able to share your understanding and thoughts about the passages and questions

Learning Target: I can draw reasonable inferences regarding the author’s choices.

TFA Reduction

Use time to work on Reduction ● Add details to Part 2 and 3● Add connections you see among the three parts● Make connections to development and to meaning.

● The one for TFA may be more than a page as you are working in class and writing by hand.

● Reminder - project due tomorrow! If you have questions, do not wait until midnight!

Tuesday

Please get out your projects and assemble them.You will be sharing a bit about your books in large group and in small group.

Cards

On the card - write the Title and Author neatly at the top.

Under it, write the first sentence of your book.

At the bottom - list what you categorize your book as Bottom right - give it 1-5 stars.

On the back, put your name. Decorate as you wish.

Small group share

Identify book and author.Show your novel reduction and explain a couple connections and meanings.Tell what you wrote your Elements of Prose on - how did that go for you?Read the first 150-200 words and then add a quick 2-5 sentence summary of the book.Finally,tell what you thought of the book

Learning Target: I can verbalize my thoughts about a book I read independently.

Large Group Share

Each person will identify the book he/she read by title and author.Give 1-2 sentences of what book is about - plot, theme - you choose.Give your recommendation for the book and tell why.Listen for books you might like to read in the future.

AP Rubric

Share rubric - discuss content and goalsOverview of AP TestsProcess for writing

Learning Target: I understand the rubric used to evaluate impromptus. I am reviewing my own process for timed writings and evaluating how to go about writing impromptus.

TFA

Share discussion question answers.

Learning Target - I can articulate my inferences from the novel and explain the reasoning behind them.

Wednesday

Agenda● Unit 1 Test● Turn in Unit 1 Homework● Journal 2● Discussion of TFAPlease put bag, purse, cell phone up front for the duration of the test.

Test ExpectationsC - Conversation - Please, no talking during the test, even after you are done with your test.H - Help - If you need help, please raise your hand.A - Activity - Learning Target: Students will demonstrate ability to edit for sentence errors and punctuation errors.M - Movement - Stay in assigned seats except to turn in test on front table and pick up journal. You may pick up bag after your test. P - Participation - You must complete the test during class.  S - Success - If you do all of these things, you will find success with your assessment☺.

Journal Journal● The poem for the journal is the source of the title for

TFA.● Complete journal as directed (I will play after all are

finished with test)Turn in grammar pages: 1-7, 13Discuss poem - what you saw.Learning Targets● I will practice reading and interpreting poetry.● I will work to explain mood and imagery and how it is

used or created.

Thursday

Agenda● Review process for impromptu● Discuss aspects of the novel● Share answers for Discussion Questions

Learning Targets● I understand and can apply a process for answering an

impromptu● I can share and defend my inferences from the novel.

TFA

Share discussion question answers.

Learning Target - I can articulate my inferences from the novel and explain the reasoning behind them.

Impromptu AdviceUnderstand the question. What is being asked? How am I supposed to address the question? Try rephrasing the question into a statement.Look for options or multiple components.Be sure to understand each part of the question.Recognize there is no “simple” question. The simpler it looks, the more to be wary.Know that at the heart of every question is to demonstrate an understanding of the work as a whole. Get at meaning in some way.

Make a plan. ● Take notes.● Create an outline or web or list or something.● Jot down the main parts to your answer. When you are being timed, you don’t want panic

to take away an idea.● The better writers inevitably have scribbled all over their question or paper. Dissecting it

and thinking on paper about the essence of the question and the essence of the work.

Impromptu Process Cont’dWrite.● Start writing. Don’t worry about a fancy introduction. Begin by showing

your selection of the work, knowing what it is about, and applying what you need to talk about to meaning. Attempt to give an answer to the question – show your thoughts on the work in light of the question.

● Show you understand what was asked.● Write as detailed an answer as you can. ● Save time at the end to look over essay and be sure it reads clearly and

cleanly.● Sometimes you write yourself into a better answer than you started with in

your introduction. That’s okay. Try to go back to “tweak” the intro to make it fit.

Final thoughts for your ImpromptuUpper Tier Answers● Answers the question● Focuses on meaning and intent of the work● Does both of the above while honoring the complexity of the work● Reveals mastery of language● Goes beyond a basic answer, explores the question and the answer.

Thinks deeply about the work. ● Lower tier answers misses one of the above, usually #3 and #5● Remember Okonkow does nothing Achebe did not decide. Use author’s

name frequently in discussing the choices in the book.

Friday

Vocabulary - Highlight Chapter 1Impromptu - Turn in TFA books

IMPROMPTU● You will have 45 min.● Use time well.● Please remain in seats until time is up. ● Think positively! ● Give your best effort.● Phone is put away in bag or purse. ● All materials are in your bag - out of sight. ● You may pull something out - quietly - when finished

Learning Target: I can compose a persuasive and detailed analysis on Things Fall Apart.

Impromptu ExpectationsC - Conversation - Please, no talking during the impromptu, even after you are done with your test.H - Help - If you need help, please raise your hand.A - Activity - Learning Target: Students will demonstrate ability to compose an analytical essay on Things Fall Apart. M - Movement - Stay in assigned seat until time is up for the impromptu. You may put essay on corner of desk and pull out other work to do. P - Participation - You must complete the impromptu during class.  S - Success - If you do all of these things, you will find success with your assessment☺.