It’s time for our first essay of the year, which has to be the most exciting news you’ve heard in weeks.
The prompt is located on the downloads page. Please make sure to read the entire prompt and the expectations associated with it. The essay will be due on Sunday, September 2 via Google Docs.
Please share your response (double-spaced, at least 800 words) with me at dpogreba@gmail.com.
There are seven specific things from AP Essay Boot Camp I’d like you to include:
- STAMPY intro
- Hook, Bridge, Thesis Intro
- Concession Structure
- Subtopics in Paragraphs
- Good Transitions (It’s undeniable that, Despite, Even More Significantly)
- 2 Naysayers
- Proofreading!
- AP Language Summer Reading
- Honors English II
The final for English II will be on 8:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 6 and cover the major readings we have worked on this semester, the core writing skills we’ve repeatedly reviewed, and some core grammar concepts we’ve at least mentioned. You must be here for the final!
The study guide for the test is available here.
The test will be worth 5% of your final grade.
The test over “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” will be on Wednesday, May 30. You will receive credit for turning in both your study guide we completed in class and the study guide with thematic questions from the test.
These are the most useful items for review:
- Rhetorical device guide
- Thematic study guide
- Background presentation and rhetorical device definitions
The end is in sight. The exam is on Wednesday, May 16, and you only have a few things left before we finish up.
Essays (All outside of class, due at the start of class)
- May 10: Analysis 5
- May 11: Synthesis 1
- May 14: Persuasion 3
Reviews
- May 12 (noon): Three Essay Review
- May 13 (4 p.m.): Last Multiple Choice Practice
Check out these AP samples for the Marquardt essay here.
