So many final assessments for the next two weeks:
- Synthesis Essay Writing (May 21-22)
- No Red Ink Grammar (May 30) Part A Practice (MLA/Clauses) and Part B Practice (FANBOYS, SWABIS, THAMOS)
- Greek and Latin Roots (May 31)
- Nature Project and Presentation (June 6)
All the review material for the vocabulary and No Red Ink are available now, so think about doing some studying if you’re not prepared.
Our final project will be a research paper and a presentation about education reform. Its major components are due the day of the final, and they represent an opportunity to have a voice about the direction of our schools and to work collaboratively to solve some challenging issues.
The assignment sheet is located here.
Additional Resources for Writing a Research Paper
Your collaborative review document is available here. It needs to be completed by the start of class on Tuesday. After that, others can claim your assignment for extra credit and you will receive a zero.
Instructions are on the page right after the table of contents and my sample document (Walden) is a good guide to follow in your work.
The folder of readings is available here.
The test over environmental philosophy will be on Friday, April 19. You may bring a 3×5 notecard for the test. Please attach it to your completed response tomorrow.
The test will cover:
The calendar for our AP preparation is available on the calendar link at the top of the page and here.
For many of you, these three and a half weeks represent the chance to hone your skills to become ready for the AP Exam. For others, they represent the chance to develop your score from a ‘3’ to a ‘4’ or a ‘4’ to a ‘5’.
Please make sure that you give the essays the time and attention they deserve. While many will be written in class, those outside of class should be treated with seriousness and commitment.
Please try to make it to multiple choice review sessions. The best way to practice for the AP exam’s multiple choice section is to practice the multiple choice section.
Additionally, all of my AP review material is available here.
Let’s get this!
Your exam covering Fools Crow is due Thursday at the end of class. I would recommend that you work on it before Thursday, but be yourself. 🙂
For the assignment, choose one of the prompts listed here and write a response of at least 600 and no more than 1200 words. 800 great words could get you an A.
Your response should include:
- an effective introduction paragraph with a clear thesis.
- a clear argumentative structure.
- well-developed details that demonstrate knowledge of the text.
- at least 5 brief quotes from the text.
The prompts are here, too. 🙂
