AP: Know it, live it, love it. Learning targets: I understand why the AP Stylebook is used I know how the book is organized I know how to find information in the book I can familiarize myself with the basic rules for common usage.

Why must we use the AP Stylebook? Why not MLA? According to author and journalist Tony Rogers, “AP style is simply a standardized way of writing everything from dates to street addresses to job titles. AP style was developed and is maintained by The Associated Press, the world’s oldest news service.” Learning AP style is certainly not fun or glamorous, but getting a handle on it is absolutely necessary. Why? Because AP style is the gold standard for print. Get on boardGet on board! (You should only use MLA for ELA purposes). According to author and journalist Tony Rogers, “AP style is simply a standardized way of writing everything from dates to street addresses to job titles. AP style was developed and is maintained by The Associated Press, the world’s oldest news service.” Learning AP style is certainly not fun or glamorous, but getting a handle on it is absolutely necessary. Why? Because AP style is the gold standard for print. Get on boardGet on board! (You should only use MLA for ELA purposes). VOLUNTEER: Read the foreword to the class

 Without getting creepy like this couple, take five minutes to look through your AP Stylebook with your partner. Start with the Stylebook Key at the front of the book so you can understand what you are looking at. Then look through the Quick Reference Guide to see how things are organized. Now skim through the book.

Know the basics so you don’t always have to look it up, but don’t bother trying to memorize it all. It’s more important to know how to look something up. WHEN IN DOUBT, LOOK IT UP! DON’T LET YOUR EDITORS CATCH MISTAKES FOR YOU! Have a book by you for easy reference when you are writing or get the AP Stylebook app on your tablet or smartphone.

Let’s look at HOW to look up content. Check out this video by Dr. Kim Zarkin Dr. Kim Zarkin

Now prepare to speed through the book! Mrs. Johnson is going to call out a section from the book. You and your partner will quickly find the section and raise a hand. We are looking for the speediest of the group! *EVERYONE also needs a clean sheet of paper so you can list these sections and page numbers for easy reference later.

1. Ages. HINT: You can use the Quick Reference Guide at the front of the book for help. Page 7 (Under NUMBERS in Quick Reference) 2. Fractions Page 115 (Under NUMBERS in Quick Reference) 3. Addresses 4. State Abbreviations Page 4 (Under PLACES in Quick Reference) Page 263 (Under PLACES in Quick Reference) 5. Courtesy Titles Page 72 (Under TITLES in Quick Reference) 6. Time of DayPage 274 (Under TIME in Quick Reference) 7. Sports GuidelinesPage 347 (It has its own section!) 8. Punctuation MarksPage 371 (It has its own section) 9. Movie titlesPage 65 (COMPOSITION titles) 10. HolidaysPage 133

Get a partner, a piece of paper, a pen, and share a brain!

1. What numbers do you spell out? 2. Do you capitalize PRINCIPAL? 3. Do you ever capitalize freshman, sophomore, junior or senior? 4. How do you abbreviate Boulevard? 5. Proper use of First… 6. Proper use of Tenth… 7. Proper use of Drive in an address… 8. Proper use of 21 year old student… 9. Proper use of thirties… 10. Proper AP style for 3/30/1978

1. Numbers under ten 2. No. Lakeview High School principal Elizabeth Auer. 3. NO. Unless it is the first word of a sentence. 4. Blvd 5. First th 7. Drive ( 1970 Anchor Drive) year-old student 9. 30s (no apostrophe!) 10. March 30, 1978 You can get flashcards with more questions like these on Quizlet.com. Use it!

Congratulations! You are now informed on AP Style and can claim Super-AP-hero status. Please use your power wisely and often. Your Mission: On an index card, write two sentences on one side that include no less that five AP Style mistakes each sentence. On the reverse side, write the correct version or each sentence. This card is your ticket into the door tomorrow. GOOD LUCK, AP HERO. Don’t let us down.