Advanced Placement Language and Composition Essay

1) Grammar (The Pronoun) 2) â€Å"U.S. Immigrants† article follow-up. Post our â€Å"how† and â€Å"why† questions. Discuss notable annotations. Effective or ineffective article—why? 3) Review â€Å"Keeping the Scorebook† questions and summaries. 4) Source 50 essays and Riverside Readera) SOAPstone for â€Å"Margaret† and â€Å"Salvation† b) establish a tone for â€Å"Margaret† and â€Å"Salvation† Purpose: How does Angelou (and Hughes) convey her (his) attitude toward the subject? Additionally, begin formatting an AP-style introduction based on SOAPstone.| 9/5 B9/6 R| | 1) Grammar Classwork: The Pronoun Chapter Review 2) Chapter Questions posed: â€Å"how† and â€Å"why† and possible answers 3) Discuss narrative writing approach: Question for Response â€Å"Digging†3) Source 50 essays and The Riverside Readera) SOAPstone for â€Å"Margaret† and â€Å"Salvation† b) establish a tone for à ¢â‚¬Å"Margaret† and â€Å"Salvation†; c) write an introductory AP-style paragraph; c) avoid â€Å"said† words; 4)Issue â€Å"Catcher in the Rye† and set Socratic seminar date. Purpose: How does Angelou (and Hughes) convey her (his) attitude toward the subject?—include strategies| 9/9 B9/10 R| | 1) Grammar Classwork: The Adjective Exercise 2 2) Review Homework Introductory Paragraphs—student models (collect paragraphs) 3) â€Å"Shooting an Elephant† Multiple Choice review—use m.c. for identifying rhetorical strategies? 4) Analyze â€Å"Elephant† paragraphs: diction, voice, tone, irony, selection of detail, and more 5) Discuss word choice and impact on readerPurpose: 1) Proficiency in writing an introductory APLAC paragraph. 2) Proficiency in textual analysis.