1. AP Agendas for Second Semester 2015 Attached you will find all agendas for the second semester in Advanced Placement English Language and Composition

2. AP Agenda for Jan. 20/21 Daily Objective: To understand how to be even more successful on taking an AP exam. Daily Assignments: Pass out midterm exam and your results Go over the following assignments: Reflection on midterm template on p. 320(due at end of period) Final Draft of AP Midterm Essay on p. 319(done in-class Thurs/Friday; due Friday at 11:59 pm) Peer Editing of AP Midterm Essay (done in class next Mon/Tues; due Tues. 11:59 pm) 10 grammar exercises (done in class this week) Go over the multiple choice passages Go over sample essays and scoring from midterm If time, begin to work on grammar exercises

3. AP Agenda for Jan. 22/23 Daily Objective: To improve writing by working on grammar and usage skills. Daily Assignments: Work on Final Draft of AP Midterm Essay p. 319; it is due Jan. 23 at 11:59 pm If done early, begin working on 10 grammar exercises Please return Walden books next week. You should highly consider taking words out of it for your definitions before you turn it in. Warning: Next week we will be work on the NEW Florida Writes Test—which you have to take as an 11 th grader! (UGH!)

4. AP Agenda for Jan. 26/27 Daily Objectives: Students will understand the writing requirements for the FSA Writing test. Daily Assignments: Go over comparison/contrast Thanksgiving cartoon Do 10 exercises on your 5 chapters you chose (2 ex. Per chapter)—turn in by end of period Begin discussion of FSA Writing Test; will do practice one on Jan. 30/Feb. 2

5. AP Agenda for Jan. 28/29 Daily Objectives: Students will complete a test required by the state of Florida. Daily Assignments: 2B- Complete At-Risk survey, then FAIR testing Work on JQV if done early

6. AP Agenda for Jan. 30/Feb. 2 Daily Objectives: Students will begin to learn how to write a comparison/contrast rhetorical analysis essay. Daily Assignments: To introduce this new concept, we will begin by watching “Babies Going through Tunnels” at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uct6YpaQY-chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uct6YpaQY-c Go over Comparison/Contrast Thanksgiving cartoon Watch a video entitled called “Catching Kayla” at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/21/kayla-montgomery-runner-teen- with-ms_n_6200754.html; you will compare/contrast this girl’s life to your own life in a ten minute writing when finished http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/21/kayla-montgomery-runner-teen- with-ms_n_6200754.html As an AP student, you should be able to compare/contrast ANYTHING and make it sound sophisticated. You will write four words on paper I give you; these words will be the basis of another comparison/contrast activity.

7. AP Agenda for Feb. 3/4 Daily Objectives: Students will complete a test required by the state of Florida. Daily Assignments: Complete Practice FSA Writing Prompt, which will be worth 75 points (based on the score out of 10 you receive) 1A- Rm. 213 4A- Rm. 214 2B, 3B- Rm. 214

8. AP Agenda for Feb. 5/6 Daily Objective: To understand how to write a comparison/contrast essay. Daily Assignment: Go over comparison/contrast essay packet in Guidebook Warning: Next week on Feb. 9/10 we will do a AP Comparison/Contrast essay in class, and it will be worth 100 points.

9. AP Agenda for Feb. 9/10 Daily Objective: To understand the requirements of an AP Comparison/Contrast essay PLUS the FSA Reading Test. Daily Assignments: Complete AP Essay on Comparison/Contrast Do Practice FSA Reading Test and go over results Do AP MC Practice and go over results Warning: Next class period we will complete both Valentine’s Day and Anti-Valentine’s Day Activities. Plan to bring a positive attitude towards the holiday.

10. AP Agenda for Feb. 11/12 Daily Objective: To appreciate the joy and horror of Valentine’s Day Daily Assignments: Complete both Valentine’s Day and Anti-Valentine’s Day Activities in a cooperative learning group