Advanced Placement Language and Composition Course Summary Department: English/Language Arts Semester 1 Units of Study:  Summer Reading: The Things They Carried, Angela's Ashes, Cannery Row  American Novel: Ethan Frome and/or The Scarlet Letter  Text: Hamlet  Introduction to American Literary History Semester 2 Units of Study:  American Novel: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  American Novel: The Great Gatsby  Modes of writing: Patterns for College Writing and others  Optional Literature/Non-fiction: 1984, The Fountainhead, Death of a Salesman, Fast Food Nation, and student-chosen works

Semesters 1-2 Learning Objective #1 Analyze and interpret samples of good writing, identifying and explaining an author’s use of rhetorical strategies and techniques. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #1  Memorize and recognize of rhetorical terms.  Application and analysis of rhetorical terms.  Master rhetorical analysis tasks on the AP exam. (question 2 and multiple choice) Timeline Ongoing Activities:  Essays: literature and research based (at least 10 pages of student writing)  Vocabulary (exam-based packet)  AP Test Practice (collegeboard.com and Exam workbooks) Assessments:  AP test questions (graded according to standards set by College Board)  Long and short compositions (graded according to standards set by College Board)  Vocabulary quizzes/tests

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Learning Objective #2 Analyze images as text. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #2  Recall knowledge and apply it to an understanding/interpretation of the image.  Describe image components in writing. Timeline Ongoing Activities:  Essays: literature and research based (at least 10 pages of student writing)  AP Test Practice (collegeboard.com and Exam workbooks) Assessments:  AP test questions (graded according to standards set by College Board)  Long and short compositions (graded according to standards set by College Board)

Learning Objective #3 Apply effective strategies and techniques in your own writing. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #3  Analyze the writing process, including techniques and structure.  Apply accepted writing techniques and structures to your own writing. Timeline Ongoing Activities:  Essays: literature and research based (at least 10 pages of student writing)  AP Test Practice (collegeboard.com and Exam workbooks) Assessments:  AP test questions (graded according to standards set by College Board)  Long and short compositions (graded according to standards set by College Board)

Learning Objective #4 Create and sustain arguments based on readings, research, and/or personal experience. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #4  Choose relevant experiences, readings, and research and relate them to an argumentative thesis.  Develop a relevant and appropriate thesis that is not a mere statement of fact.  Master argumentation tasks on the AP exam. Timeline Ongoing Activities:  Essays: literature and research based (at least 10 pages of student writing)  AP Test Practice (collegeboard.com and Exam workbooks) Assessments:  AP test questions (graded according to standards set by College Board)  Long and short compositions (graded according to standards set by College Board) © Liberty High School 2011

Learning Objective #5 Write for a variety of purposes. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #5  Understand modes of writing.  Practice each mode of writing separately and in combination. Timeline Ongoing Activities:  Essays: literature and research based (at least 10 pages of student writing)  AP Test Practice (collegeboard.com and Exam workbooks)  Study of text Patterns for College Writing (semester 2) Assessments:  AP test questions (graded according to standards set by College Board)  Long and short compositions (graded according to standards set by College Board)

Learning Objective #6 Produce expository, analytical, and argumentative compositions that introduce a complex central idea and develop it with appropriate evidence drawn from primary and/or secondary sources, cogent explanations, and clear transitions. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #6  Choose appropriate and powerful evidence that supports a complex central idea  Incorporate and cite sources correctly, avoiding plagiarism  Recognize the differences between and appropriate uses of primary and secondary sources Timeline Ongoing Activities:  Essays: literature and research based (at least 10 pages of student writing)  AP Test Practice (collegeboard.com and Exam workbooks) Assessments:  AP test questions (graded according to standards set by College Board)  Long and short compositions (graded according to standards set by College Board)

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Learning Objective #7 Demonstrate understanding and mastery of standard written English as well as stylistic maturity in your own writings. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #7  Accurately apply Advanced Placement rubrics to your own writing  Proofread and revise with both grammar and content in mind Timeline Ongoing Activities:  Essays: literature and research based (at least 10 pages of student writing)  AP Test Practice (collegeboard.com and Exam workbooks)  Grammar lessons as needed (indicated by student performance) Assessments:  AP test questions (graded according to standards set by College Board)  Long and short compositions (graded according to standards set by College Board)

Learning Objective #8 Move effectively through the stages of the writing process, with careful attention to inquiry and research, drafting, revising, editing, review, and reflection. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #8  Research  Draft  Revise  Edit  Review  Reflect Timeline Ongoing Activities:  Essays: literature and research based (at least 10 pages of student writing)  AP Test Practice (collegeboard.com and Exam workbooks) Assessments:  AP test questions (graded according to standards set by College Board)  Long and short compositions (graded according to standards set by College Board)

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Learning Objective #9 Acquaint students with the major movements of American literature and the significance of seminal texts. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #9  Identify characteristics, events, vocabulary and authors.  Apply understanding of literary periods to verbal and written analysis and synthesis of texts.  Evaluate how texts represent major movements, influence developing ideas and connect to experiences. Timeline Ongoing Activities:  Study of American Novels and various short works  Essays: literature and research based (at least 10 pages of student writing) Assessments:  Long and short compositions (graded according to standards set by College Board)

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