1. Hook, Housekeeping & Homework Tuesday While you wait, please turn to a shoulder partner and discuss: What type of reading do you like to do? What type of reading do you have to do? Homework: Email me or visit my SharePoint website Tell your student one thing you learned this evening about his/her English class. durlakr@d11.orgdurlakr@d11.org kara.durland@d11.orgkara.durland@d11.org 1.Your student’s name 2.Your first and last name 3.Your relationship to the student 4.Contact email 5.Contact phone numbers 6.Any other brief comment about your student that I might need to know

2. Past, Present, Future Tuesday Palmer experience (?) Summer Break General information about English 7 - 8 A.P. Literature & Composition Parent Conferences

3. Open House Tuesday Standard 4 Oral Expression and Listening Objective: You will be able to identify the general structure and resources of your student's English class Relevance: Knowing who I am and how the class is structured will help you engage in conversations with your student and enable them to be more successful Inquiry Question(s): Who is Ms. Durland, and what is the general structure of my student’s English Class?

4. Instruction: Obtain I Do Tuesday Purpose: to familiarize you with some of the structures and resources of this English class Tasks: 1.Identify Units (see next slide) 2.Identify A.P. Exam Sections & Date (see next slide) 3.Visualize class work PPT Make-up Work Explore SharePoint http://teachers.d11.org/teachers/durlakr Palmer Home Page – My Teacher pages – District 11 Teacher SharePoint Pages Outcome: a better understanding of your student’s day-to-day experience and the resources that are available

5. The AP English Literature and Composition Exam AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION EXAM: 3 HOURS The AP English Literature and Composition Exam employs multiple-choice questions and free-response prompts to test students’ skills in literary analysis of passages from prose and poetry texts. Format of Assessment Section I: Multiple Choice | 60 Minutes | 55 Questions | 45% of Exam Score Includes excerpts from several published works of drama, poetry, or prose fiction Each excerpt is accompanied by several multiple-choice questions or prompts Section II: Free Response | 120 Minutes | 3 Free-Response Questions | 55% of Exam Score Students have 120 minutes to write essay responses to three free-response prompts from the following categories: A literary analysis of a given poem A literary analysis of a given passage of prose fiction An analysis that examines a specific concept, issue, or element in a work of literary merit selected by the student

6. Year-At-A-Glance Quarter 1 AP=Applied Practice Introduction to AP Literature Summer Reading: short story presentations & college essay revisions Novel: Their Eyes Were Watching God (Hurston) Analytical Writing (self & peer assessments, revisions) Poetry: discussions, written analysis & multiple-choice practice, research presentations Quarter 2 AP=Always Poetry Drama: The Oedipus Cycle (Sophocles), Aristotle’s Poetics Drama: Hamlet (Shakespeare) Drama: Death of a Salesman (Miller) Analytical Writing (timed writings, AP prompts) Multi-Genre Writing and/or Choice Novel: introduction to long-term project Poetry: continue research presentations Quarter 3 AP=Address the Prompt Poetry: discussions, written analysis & multiple-choice practice Novel: Things Fall Apart (Achebe) Novel: The Stranger (Camus) Analytical Writing (timed writings, AP prompts) Multi-Genre Writing and/or Choice Novel: continue project Sign-up for AP Exams Quarter 4 AP=Analysis, Please The Importance of Being Ernest (Wilde) Pride and Prejudice (Austen) Poetry: analysis & discussions & multiple-choice practice Analytical Writing (timed writings, AP prompts) AP Exam (This is your final exam, so plan ahead & sign-up!) – Wednesday, May 4th Multi-Genre Writing and/or Choice Novel: presentations

7. Activities: Develop & Apply We Do – You Do

8. Open House Homework Tuesday Standard 4 Oral Expression and Listening Objective: you will be able to share contact information with me and identify the general structures and outline of your student's English class Demonstration of Learning (DOL): Tell me or your student one thing you learned this evening about his/her English class. Homework: Email me and/or visit my SharePoint site durlakr@d11.orgdurlakr@d11.org kara.durland@d11.orgkara.durland@d11.org Extension Activity: Set up a calendar reminder to email me

10. Hook, Housekeeping & Homework English 8 Thursday While you wait, please turn to a shoulder partner and discuss: What type of reading do you like to do? What type of reading do you have to do? Homework: Email me or visit my SharePoint website durlakr@d11.orgdurlakr@d11.org kara.durland@d11.orgkara.durland@d11.org 1.Your student’s name 2.Your first and last name 3.Your relationship to the student 4.Contact email 5.Contact phone numbers 6.Any other brief comment about your student that I might need to know

11. Past, Present, Future Thursday Summer Break Palmer experience (?) General information English 8 Literature Parent Conferences

12. Open House Thursday Standard 4 Oral Expression and Listening Objective: you will be able to share contact information with me and identify the general structure and resources of your student's English class Relevance: knowing who I am and how the class is structured will help you engage in conversations with your student and enable them to me more successful Essential Question(s): Who is Ms. Durland, and what is the general structure of my student’s English Class?

13. Instruction: Obtain I Do Tuesday Purpose: to familiarize you with some of the resources and structures of this English class Tasks: Identify Units Short Stories (& poetry) Through a Critical Lens The Novel Their Eyes Were Watching God Independent novel Visualize class work PPT Composition notebook Make-up Work Explore SharePoint http://teachers.d11.org/teachers/durlakr Palmer Home Page – My Teacher pages – District 11 Teacher SharePoint Pages Outcome: a better understanding of your student’s day-to-day experience and the resources that are available

14. Activities: Develop & Apply We Do – You Do

15. Open House Tuesday Standard 4 Oral Expression and Listening Objective: you will be able to share contact information with me and identify the general structures and outline of your student's English class Demonstration of Learning (DOL): Tell your student one thing you learned this evening about his/her English class. Homework: Email me and/or visit my SharePoint site durlakr@d11.orgdurlakr@d11.org kara.durland@d11.orgkara.durland@d11.org