Thursday, April 19, 2018

Assignment for Friday, April 20, Monday, April 20, and Tuesday, May 1

For Friday, read the passage that starts on p. 91 of your AP practice book and answer questions 24-36.

For Monday and Tuesday, complete the passage that starts on p. 94 of your AP practice book and answer questions 37-46. In class, you will complete a one-hour multiple choice practice test using an actual, previously administered AP test. (Monday's class meets during first block.)


Monday, April 16, 2018

Assignment for Wednesday, April 18, and Thursday, April 19

Score your answers to the AP exam practice questions you completed in class, and identify any questions you want to go over in class.

Then, in your AP Lang exam book, complete the passages and questions on pp. 87-91; give yourself twenty-five minutes (set a timer) to read the passages and answer questions 1-23.




STP Night Survey

In class on Monday and Tuesday, you will complete the survey linked below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6YN5XZ7

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Assignment for Wednesday, April 11, and Thursday, April 12

Refine and finalize your presentation based on the feedback you received Monday and Tuesday. If you didn't prepare note cards yet, do so. If you need to add images or put them in Google Slides, do so. Essentially, do whatever you need to do to get your presentation to its final form. In class, you will practice the presentation again. If you practice outside of class, at home or at school, remember to practice focusing your energy before you start speaking.


Friday, April 6, 2018

Assignment for Monday, April 9, and Tuesday, April 10

Complete your STP presentation and bring it to class. Try to have it on note cards rather than your laptop, just as you will during the actual presentation, but be sure to have your images on a flash drive or in the cloud. During class, you will practice the presentation in groups of 3 or 4.


Monday, April 2, 2018

Assignment for Wednesday, April 4, and Thursday, April 5

View this TED talk by Bryan Stevenson. We will discuss it in class.

In addition, complete the spoken content of your STP presentation. In class, we will finish the extemporaneous speeches, and briefly discuss the Stevenson's TED talk. You'll have the rest of your time to prepare your presentation.