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AP Language and Composition
Summer Assignment 2009 Mr. McQueen / Mr. Burke
Dear AP Student,
Welcome to Advanced Placement Language and Composition. AP courses are the equivalent of a one- semester college level course, and run for the duration of an entire school year in high school.
Please be aware that a love of reading and writing, and an ability to read and write well, are essential to your success in this course and the subsequent AP examination.
Be prepared to rhetorically analyze style, purpose, and language in mostly (95%) non- fiction pieces throughout the year. As well as being able to read and write well, you must be able to manage your time effectively—missed deadlines are not an option in this course.
If, after reading this far, you feel that this course is not for you, go to Guidance and have your schedule changed.
Advanced Placement Language and Composition is probably unlike any English course you have taken before, as its main focus is rhetoric and non- fiction; because of this difference from previous ELA classes you have taken, a course overview is most likely a good idea at this time.
AP Language and Composition, in compliance with the College Board’s AP English Course Description, “engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts, and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of reasons.” Students will “complete expository, analytical, and argumentative writing assignments that are based on readings representing a wide variety of prose styles and genres.”
The AP Language and Composition course is a rigorous course that requires students to read and write about a variety of high-level topics. The primary focus of the course is on critical reading of nonfiction literature and the writing of several kinds of essays: Narration, description, example, compare and contrast, process analysis, classification and division, cause and effect, definition, argument and persuasion, mixing methods, and synthesis. Students will revise their papers after consultation with their peers and instructor. Students will also write 2 research papers citing primary and secondary sources.
Students will be required to keep a Reading Response Journal and write weekly practice essays that will be peer and teacher reviewed and revised.
Students will also be required to complete outside reading assignments.
Texts used in the course include:
Kennedy, X.J, Dorothy M. Kennedy, and Jane E. Aaron, eds. The Bedford Reader. 9th ed. Boston : Bedford , 2006.
Kizner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell, Eds. Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide. 10th ed. New York : Bedford , 2007.
The Atlantic Monthly will be delivered once a month and will be used as text material for the study of nonfiction and graphics.
One outside reading book will also be assigned per quarter: Walden (first quarter), The Scarlet Letter (second quarter), Lincoln’s Greatest Speech (probably)(third quarter).
Multiple Choice tests and quizzes will be graded by percentage points.
There will be ongoing vocabulary study and quizzes (SAT words and AP Language words).
Grammar will be addressed using class readings.
Students will take a number of practice AP tests throughout the year.
Grading will be as follows:
Essays will be graded on the AP rubric (1-9).
Scores will be converted into letter grades:
9=A, 8=A-, 7=B+, 6=B, 5=B-, 4=C+, 3=C, 2=C-, 1=D, 0=F.
Reading Response Journals and Essays will be counted as test grades.
In order for us to hit the ground running in September, and we need to hit the ground running, the following assignments must be completed on time over the summer.
If you are late with, or do not complete, any of your summer assignments, we reserve the right to remove you from the AP class, and put you in Junior, (or Senior, if applicable) Honors English.
If the assignment calls for you to write an essay, the essay must be typed, and written in MLA format. Purdue University ’s online writing lab provides an excellent, user- friendly guide to using MLA format:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
Assignment 1 (Ancient Rhetoric)
Rhetoric is at the heart of Advanced Placement Language and Composition. An ability to rhetorically analyze a writer’s purpose is essential to success in the course and on the exam. The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to Ancient Rhetoric. Read and answer the questions on “Modern Applications of Ancient Rhetoric.” You will also need to read Martin Luther King Jr’s “A letter from Birmingham Jail” to complete this assignment.
Essay: Once you have read the chapter and answered the questions write a short reflection paper (3 paragraphs maximum) on what the term rhetoric means to you.
Due: July 21 (preferably electronically to mcqueenp@lynnschools.org, or to the Academy Office, North Common Street )
The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with non-fiction, as most of the reading you will be doing this year is non- fiction. The following is a list of critically acclaimed memoirs:
Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970)
Girolamo Cardano, The Book of My Life (1576)
Barbara Ehenreich, Nickeled and Dimed (2001)
Primo Levi, If This is a Man (1947)
Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes (1996)
Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
Jeanette Walls, The Glass Castle (2005)
Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
Review the titles online, and choose the author and topic that most appeals to you. Choose the book you want to read (and pick a second choice).
You will sign up as a member of a book presentation panel (first come, first served) before the close of school on June 20th.
Journal: Over the summer you will read your book, and keep a SAYS/ DOES (see attached handout) rhetorical analysis journal on the book. In your journal you will pay particular attention to author’s purpose and his/ her use of stylistic devices.
Essay: You will also write a critical essay in which you analyze the author’s purpose and the strategies used to achieve this purpose.
Due: August 4 (preferably electronically to mcqueenp@lynnschools.org, or to the Academy Office, North Common Street )
Presentation: In the first week of school, you will work (with your book’s other panel member’s) on putting together a presentation of your chosen memoir.
Assignment 3 (Writing)
Due: August 4 (preferably electronically to mcqueenp@lynnschools.org, or to the Academy Office, North Common Street )
Assignment 4 (Style) Good writing demands a good knowledge of the rules of language usage. Read the introduction to Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style (2000), and make notes in a “Style Journal’ on the ‘Elementary Rules of Usage’ ps 1- 14. The Elements of Style is currently in its fourth edition, the original 1918 edition is available online at: http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/style.html and also at: http://www.bartleby.com/141.
FRANCAIS AP – 2009-2010 Mme Hazelton
Bienvenue au cours de Français AP. Dans ce cours on se concentra sur les quatre compétences de lire, écrire, écouter, et parler.
Pour vous aider de rester familiarisé avec le français pendant l’été, je vous ai préparé quelques devoirs. Il faut que vous les complétiez et me les envoyiez par email par les dates prévues. J’aurai besoin de votre mail et de votre numéro de téléphone. Vous avez aussi la responsabilité de lire et signer le contrat, ci-joint, et de me le rendre par vendredi, le 19 juin. Priez de me le donner, ou de le laisser dans ma boîte aux lettres au bureau.
Mon email est jfhaze@aol.com.
Projet 1: Jeudi, le 16 juillet
Online, access a French newspaper. Choose an article that interests you. You must include a copy of this article with your final paper. Make and include a list of vocabulary words you don’t know and find out their meanings. Read the article, and type a one page essay, double spaced, 12 font, explaining it and telling your opinion. Oui! En français!
Projet 1 (33 POINTS)
Le 16 juillet
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Requirements of project: 1. Turned in early or on time 2. Article included 3. Vocabulary list included 4. Essay typed, double spaced 12 font 5. Essay includes synopsis and opinion |
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# 1 met 3 out of 4 met |
# 1 met 2 out of 4 met |
Project not turned in on time.
Only one requirement met |
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essay |
Essay is easy to read and understand.
Less than ten grammar errors
Good use and variety of vocabulary
Excellent explanation and thoughtful reflection |
Essay is mostly easy to read and understand.
10 to 15 grammar errors
Good use of vocabulary; some repetition
Explanation and reflection
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Some difficulty understanding
16+ grammar errors
Numerous Vocabulary errors
Explanation and reflection attempted, but difficult to understand |
Does not make sense
Grammar errors in nearly every sentence.
Missing either explanation or reflection
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Projet 2: Jeudi, le 13 août
You may either access an online French television program or rent a French movie. After you view the film or the TV show, write a one page, double spaced, 12 font essay en français discussing your reaction to it. Make sure you include the title and main characters and plot.
PROJET 2
LE 13 AOÛT
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Requirements of the Project: 1. Turned in early or on time 2. Essay is typed, double-spaced and 12 font 3. Includes title, main characters, plot and reaction
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All requirements met |
Project turned in on time
One other requirement met |
Project not turned in on time
One or no requirements met |
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18 points |
10 points |
5 points |
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essay |
Essay is easy to read and understand.
Less than ten grammar errors
Good use and variety of vocabulary
Excellent explanation and thoughtful reflection |
Essay is mostly easy to read and understand.
10 to 15 grammar errors
Good use of vocabulary; some repetition
Explanation and reflection
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Some difficulty understanding
16+ grammar errors
Numerous Vocabulary errors
Explanation and reflection attempted, but difficult to understand |
Does not make sense
Grammar errors in nearly every sentence.
Missing either explanation or reflection
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Projet 3: Jeudi, le 17 septembre
In class, be prepared to play and discuss the song you have chosen from our summer CD. You will be expected to speak for one minute, no notes, discussing such topics as the type of music, what the theme is about and your reaction to the song.
PROJET 3 (33 POINTS)
LE 17 SEPTEMBRE
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Spoke for at least one minute Used no notes Discussed theme, type of music and personal reaction to the song
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Met or exceeded all requirements. Spoke confidently and easily. Could be easily heard. Few or no hesitations. |
Met all expectations. Few hesitations. Could be easily heard all or most of the time. |
Spoke for one minute or less. Numerous hesitations. Used some notes |
Did not speak at all, or spoke for less than a minute. Had to read from notes. |
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Accent and expression
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Excellent accent and expression |
Good attempt at accent. Excellent or good expression. |
Fair attempt at an accent. Fair expression |
No accent No expression |
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Vocabulary and Grammar |
Variety of vocabulary. No or very few grammar errors. |
Some repetition of vocabulary. Several grammar errors. |
Frequent repetition of vocabulary. Numerous grammar errors |
Limited vocabulary. Frequent errors in basic grammar |
Assignments 1 and 2 are due to me by email. When I receive your email, I will send you a confirmation. Keep this. If you tell me you sent something and I say I didn’t get it, this is your receipt that I did. If you do not get a confirmation, email me again. These 3 assignments will total one test grade. It is important that they all be completed and turned in on time. If you are going to be away, make sure you complete and turn in the assignment ahead of time. If you do not have access to a computer or the Internet, let me know immediately, so that I may set up comparable alternatives.
Useful Web Sites for additional speaking, reading, and listening
activities
Radio Stations
Radio France Internationale: http://www.rfi.fr
France Info: http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-info/depeches/
Radio Canada: http://www.Radio-Canada.ca
Radio Belge:
http://www.lapremiere.be/rtbf_2000/bin/view_something.cgi?id=0160772_s
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Radio Outre Mer: http://www.rfo.fr
Radio Moyen Orient: [http://www.rmc-mo] http://www.rmc-mo
Television Programs
Television Francaise 1: http://www.tfl.fr
Antenne 2: http://www.antenne2.fr
TV5: http://www.tv5.fr
M6: www.m6.fr
It is your responsibility as young adults to make sure that any material you choose is appropriate.
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Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition Summer Reading Assignment 2009-2010 Ms. Tolley ektclassicalAP@gmail.com (I only check this email about 2x a week, so don't wait until the last minute to ask a question.) “Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog it's too dark to read.” ~ Groucho Marx "The written word is all that stands between memory and oblivion. Without books as our anchors, we are cast adrift, neither teaching nor learning. They are windows on the past, mirrors on the present, and prisms reflecting all possible futures. Books are lighthouses, erected in the dark sea of time." ~ Gargoyles, Season 2, episode 4 Overview: Welcome to AP English Literature and Composition! This class is intended to be the same intensity as a college level freshmen English class. You will be reading, writing, and analyzing literature a GREAT deal in the coming months. You will be reading novels and short stories at the same time. We will probably read 4 - 5 novels before the end of the year, 2-3 plays, as well as countless short stories and poems. Ultimately, you will read about 100 pages a week, maybe more. You will be writing (at least at the beginning of the year) as essay every week. If this sounds overwhelming to you, please consider switching into Honors English 12. There is nothing wrong with admitting that you just don't like English that much, or that with the other classes you are taking, this sounds like too much work. You know yourself best. If you are truly worried about your ability to keep up with the work, come and talk to me. Please keep in mind that if you are late with any summer reading assignment, I reserve the right to place you in Honors English 12. Assignment #1 – Due the first day of class ● Read two (or more if you want) of the novels on this list. Do not read a novel you read previously for fun. Please be aware that using outside sources for your ideas and analysis, such as Sparknotes or other internet sites, is considered plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious form of cheating and can result in your immediate removal from the class. The AP class is designed to prepare you for the rigorous analysis and writing that will be required on your AP exams, as well as in your college English classes. Get used to coming up with and supporting your own ideas on the literature we read. It's important. I am aware there are movies associated with some of these movies. It's perfectly okay to watch them, AFTER you've finished reading the novel. In fact, it might be interesting to consider the different themes stressed by the writer of the novel and the director of the movie. The List JD Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye Leslie Marmon Silko – The Ceremony Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller Yann Martel – Life of Pi Italo Calvino – Invisible Cities Emily Bronte – Wuthering Heights The Stranger – Albert Camus Slaughterhouse 5 – Kurt Vonnegut
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