Welcome! Ms. Angelina Gintonio Room 210

Educational Background Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in History University of Kentucky 2005 Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary English Northern Kentucky University – 2008 Rank I and National Board Certification 2012

Teaching Background 8 th year teaching Bracken County High School – Taught All sophomores, including Advanced Worked with Springboard for two years prior to coming to HHS Taught AP Lang – helped start AP program, participated in AdvanceKY grant (received additional training to continue growing professionally) Had Highest pass rate in my school three straight years Served on SBDM council for four years Helped develop CSIP and CDIP

AP English Language and Composition

What is the basic ideology of Advanced Placement? Committed to the principle that all students deserve an opportunity to participate in rigorous and academically challenging courses AP students must be willing to accept the challenge of a rigorous academic curriculum

Course Objectives Course aligns to an introductory college-level rhetoric and writing curriculum; students will receive college credit upon passing the national exam. Students will develop, articulate, and craft analytic and argumentative essays using worldly knowledge and provided sources. Students will read and analyze texts for purpose and effect to rhetorical elements in non-fiction texts from a variety of disciplines and historical periods.

The A.P. Language Examination

Exam 3 hours 15 minutes 1 hour for MC 2 hours 15 minutes for essays 15 minutes is reading/annotating time for synthesis prompt 40 minutes writing time per essay Multiple Choice 4-5 Prose Passages, 55(ish) questions 17 th century to contemporary Multi-disciplinary Essays Synthesis Rhetorical Analysis Argument The Mock Exam -March -Offered Saturday & at least 2 days/week -Full length exam -Scored by unbiased, outside readers -We encourage and invite parents to join (E.C.)

A.P. Scoring The Readers’ scores on the free-response questions are combined with the results of the computer-scored multiple-choice questions; the weighted raw scores are summed to give a composite score. The composite score is then converted to a grade on AP’s 5-point scale: AP GRADE QUALIFICATION 5 Extremely well qualified 4 Well qualified 3 Qualified AP Exam grades of 5 are equivalent to A grades in the corresponding college course; 4 = an A-, B+, and B in college. 3 are equivalent to grades of B-, C+, and C in college.

A.P. College Credit Incentive Thousands of four-year colleges grant credit, placement, or both for qualifying AP Exam grades, because these grades represent a level of achievement equivalent to that of students who take the corresponding college course. University/CollegeScore Earned/neededCredits Awarded University of Kentucky Hours 3 Hours + University of Louisville Hours (ENG 101) 6 Hours (101, 102) Ohio State3, 4, 55 Quarter Hours University of Dayton Hours 6 Hours (ENG 100, 200) Ohio University3, 4, 53 Hours Miami University (Ohio)3 – Hours 6 Hours (all requirements) Morehead33ENG 100 NKU33ENG 101 Xavier43ENGL 101

So…How do we get there? AP Language Classroom Organization and Curriculum Layout

AP Curriculum and Organization Course Pack Unit objectives Foundational curriculum – American Literature, primary source, nonfiction Calendar with assignments Fewer daily assignments, long-term assignments to parallel class lectures 3 novels (outside reading) Formative grades Summative grades Accrued point system Sliding Scale that aligns with AP 9 point scale Rubric based scoring (from annotations to class discussion)

Play; post- AP exam Students are currently reading; Reading EXAM end of Quarter.

The Second Master: ACT

ACT Preparation My goals with the ACT are: To teach specific skills assessed on ACT English and Reading sections through complex and embedded instruction as well as explicit practice. To provide students with research-based test taking strategies and to provide students with time to practice those skills in class. To help students achieve benchmark in English and Reading

ACT Preparation Full length practice test today – scores will be used as a baseline data In-house practice opportunities and diagnostics throughout Test DateRegistration Deadline(Late Fee Required) October 25, 2014September 19, 2014September 20–October 3, 2014 December 13, 2014November 7, 2014November 8–21, 2014 February 7, 2015*January 9, 2015January 10–16, 2015 April 18, 2015March 13, 2015March 14–27, 2015 June 13, 2015May 8, 2015May 9–22, 2015 English – 18 Reading - 22

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