For the fourth AP essay, you can either choose to write an argumentative essay or a creative response about The Great Gatsby.
If you choose to do the argumentative essay, choose from one of the essays one of the other classes did last week. In other words, if you were in Period 1, you can either write about compulsory voting or welfare. The prompts for these are located here.
If you would like to choose a creative response, you can write a reinterpretation of a scene from The Great Gatsby. The assignment will be posted by Saturday morning. An e-text of The Great Gatsby is available here to help you write the response.
Both essay are due in Google Drive by 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 20.
We will have Discussion Group Wednesday, at Scenic Brew. We’ll be discussing the article No, Hope Solo is Not Like Ray Rice by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Revisions for the Options (Voting, War, Welfare) Essays Deadlines
- Period 2/5: Wednesday, in class
- Period 1: Thursday, in class
- Late Period 2/5: Thursday in class
Resources You Might Consider Using
This week’s interesting reads include articles about people locked up in jail without a trial, how the law victimizes those who have been abused, the myth of the self-made man, the cost of fighting ISIS and more. Cheerful stuff to enjoy on a beautiful fall day!
Your third persuasive essay for AP Language is due this Sunday, October 5th at 1:00 p.m. There is one change this week: instead of one prompt for all three classes, I’ve posted a different prompt for each class. Make sure that you do the assignment for your class. The others may appear later. You will not receive credit for doing the wrong assignment.
- Period 1: Media in Wartime
- Period 2: Compulsory Voting
- Period 5: Poverty in America
The assignments can be downloaded here.
You may also want to visit the Writing Guide, paying particular attention to intros, thesis statements, and topic sentence structure.
Some interesting reads this week include a look at devolution and its causes, domestic violence, our life expectancy and more.
