Scholastic Aptitude Practice

Several AP students mentioned in their semester reflections that next semester time should be spent on practice for the SAT exams. I have found a valuable resource on the hollywoodhighschool.net website for the SATs. Please access the resources via the "Counseling" button located near the weblogs button.

Please provide feedback to me at jcarmicl@lausd.k12.ca.us if these resources are of help.

See you after your off-track vacation and for those who signed up for off-track study sessions I will see you sooner. More info will be posted on this weblog soon.

Mr. Carmicle

Practicing Consultative Writing

Practicing Consultative/Formal Registers Outside the School Day:

Look through several newspapers and magazines to find an editorial writer you would be willing to read regularly. Choose someone who makes you think—either in agreement or in disagreement.

For each editorial, do the following:

1. What is the writer’s argument? Summarize the editorial’s argument in a sentence of no more than eighteen words.

2. How does the writer prove it? What evidence does the writer give?

3. How does the writer explain the evidence? What does the writer explain about the evidence that shows how or why it proves the argument?

4. Do you agree with the argument? Why or why not?

5. Write down three things you would like to say to this writer.

6. Find three ways this editorial relates to something you have studied or learned about in school. Write an explanation of how the editorial relates to your class work.
c.Marcy Bowman, 2005 California State University AP Seminar and writingback.org

SUGGESTED COLUMNISTS:
Bob Herbert New York Times
Maureen Dowd New York Times
Thomas L. Friedman New York Times
Patt Morrison Los Angeles Times
Jonathan Chait Los Angeles Times
Margaret Carlson Los Angeles Times
Max Boot Los Angeles Times
George Will Newsweek

A brief explanation of ethos, pathos, and logos and rhetorical analysis:

The three rhetorical appeals identified by Aristotle are the rational (logos), the emotional (pathos), and the ethical (ethos).

The rational appeal is to reason, to logic. Often it is possible to construct the syllogism implicit in a work: All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal.

The emotional appeal is based on shared human values; for example, anger at mistreatment of a child, or sorrow for an untimely death. What incidents in the work call forth strong emotions? What is the expected audience reaction? What values will the audience be likely to share?

The ethical appeal is the appeal of the persona as a person, someone the audience can like or trust or admire. An audience that reacts favorably to a speaker will more readily accept that speaker’s message. Is the speaker in the work likable, admirable, or trustworthy? Has the speaker persuaded you to change your mind about any beliefs you had previously?
c.Page 46, Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Institute, Chapman University 2005

Assignment Menu Monday, December 18, 2006

Here are the assignments for the last week of this semester:

1. Final Examination Period Four on Wednesday, December 20 includes Gatsby multiple-choice and vocabulary questions as well as short answer questions from Frederick Douglass handout; students may use text during test.

2. Gatsby film screening continues today, December 18

3. Off-track three week study session dates announced on Wednesday; students should sign interest form and obtain parent letter on Monday; sessions will be three weeks for two hours a day from 8:00-10:00 A.M. with location to be announced

4. Two AP Long Forms to be completed off track and due by the end of the first week of classes for Semester "B"; Great Gatsby and Glass Menagerie can be obtained by purchase or rental from Hollywood High School or local library

5. Semester reflection in class during Final Examination; students use Bloom's Affective language to organize portfolios and review completed assignments

6. New syllabus for Semester "B" will be available in late February online

Assignment Menu Monday, December 11, 2006

Here are the assignments for the next few days:

1. Unit Six Vocabulary Level "F" test today, Monday (11)

2. Words 91-100 test today, Monday (11) for 100 Words High School Students Should Know

3. Lincoln graphic organizer and essay; essay due Tuesday (12)

4. "What the Black Man Wants" Douglass graphic organizer and essay in class to be scheduled; selection test in class

5. Unit One-Six Vocabulary Level "F" answers due Wednesday (13)

6. Gatsby discussion in class to be scheduled; Gatsby final exam to be scheduled

7. Portfolio organization all week in class

8. Bedford Terms and Op/Ed assignments to be scheduled this week

9. Cliffs AP Preparation textbook due in class today (11); days for anthology textbook are Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week

10. Final Examinations are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week

Assignment Menu Wednesday, December 6, 2006

1. 100 Words High School Students Should Know (Words 91-100) test scheduled for Monday, December 11

2. Emerson-Thoreau graphic organizer-study guide-selection test handout due Monday, December 11

3. Op/Ed second assignment due on Wednesday, December 13

4. Off-track homework amended to AP Long Forms for The Great Gatsby and The Glass Menagerie; one addition is four Op/Ed assignments while off track (one every two weeks)

5. Bedford Reader homework assigned (Sandra Cisneros) and class discussion for today's (Wednesday) class; anthologies this week are due Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for completion of Emerson, and the beginning of the Civil War unit; both Reader and anthology should be brought to class on Wednesday (6)

6. Great Gatsby discussion and testing will be scheduled for two more days, perhaps next week

7. Unit Six due Friday, December 8 and Unit One-Six review due Wednesday, December 13 for Vocabulary Workshop Level "F"; tests will be administered the day after correct answers are provided in class

8. Cliffs AP Preparation textbook due in class on Monday, December 11 for multiple-choice practice

AP Language/Composition Off-Track Assignment

Deliver the following by the end of the first week of instruction for Semester "B" 2007:

AP Long Form for The Great Gatsby

AP Long Form for The Glass Menagerie

Four Op/Ed columnist responses

Long form template will be provided before December 22, 2006

Assignment Menu Monday, December 4, 2006

AS WE WIND DOWN THIS SEMESTER HERE ARE THE ASSIGNMENTS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

1. 100 Words High School Students Should Know (Words 81-90) test today, Monday, December 4.

2. Hemingway-Fitzgerald AP essays have been scored and are being returned today; from Walden simile rhetorical device homework has been scored and is being returned today; AP Long Forms for Their Eyes Were Watching God are still being scored and will be returned soon

3. Op/Ed first assignment due on Wednesday, December 6

4. Off-track homework amended to AP Long Forms for The Great Gatsby and The Glass Menagerie; one addition is four Op/Ed assignments while off track (one every two weeks)

5. Bedford Reader homework assigned (Sandra Cisneros) and class discussion will use much of today's (Monday) class time; many students are on field trip on Tuesday, so anthologies this week are due Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for completion of Emerson, and the beginning of the Civil War unit

6. Great Gatsby discussion and testing will be scheduled for two more days, perhaps next week

7. Unit Six and Unit One-Six review for Vocabulary Workshop Level "F" will be completed before we go off-track; deadlines will be set for those assignments