Welcome to AP Language & Composition!

 
Week 8: 10/12 - 10/16 

Planning Your Week 

Check out this week’s calendar for due dates and scheduled events. 

Over the Weekend 

● By Sun. (10/18) @ 11:59 PM:  
○ Finish your analysis of a political cartoon and submit to the ​form​ before you come to class! 
○ Read this week’s posted F ​ F​ articles, watch the Flipgrid presentations, and post a video response to one peer’s 
presentation via Flipgrid.   
● By next class: ​Secure your copy of Jon Krakauer’s ​Into the Wild 

Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday 

Synchronous  Synchronous  Asynchronous  Synchronous  Synchronous 

12  13  14  15  16 

         
  Due today by 11:59  TODAY @ 2:00 PM:  Due today by 11:59 PM  Due SUN. (10/18) by 
PM: S
​ ubmit your  OPTIONAL AP Exam  For this week’s FF  11:59 PM: 
research proposal​ to  Multiple Choice Study  Presenters ONLY:​ post  Read this week’s 
TurnItIn.com.  Session with Mrs.  your ​FF​ work to  posted ​FF​ articles, 
  Crandall and Ms.  TurnItIn.com & Flipgrid  watch the Flipgrid 
  Vanbo. We’ll send out a    presentations, and post 
Zoom link via Remind.  Due today by 11:59  a video response to 
  PM:​ Submit fully  one peer’s 
Due today by 11:59 PM  developed s​ ynthesis  presentation via 
For this week’s FF  essay​ ​to TurnItIn.com.   Flipgrid.   
Presenters ONLY:​ post     
your ​FF​ article’s URL  
 

Upcoming Due Dates 

 
● Due Tuesday, 10/20 by 11:59 PM: ​Submit four typed S ​ AME organizers​ to TurnItIn.com for f​ our articles on your 
proposed research topic​.  
● Due Tuesday, 10/27 by 11:59 PM​: Submit four more typed ​SAME organizers​ to TurnItIn.com for f​ our new articles on 
your proposed research topic​.  
● Due Thursday, 10/29 @ 11:59 PM:​ U ​ SA Test Prep Red Dot Assignment​ Checkpoint 1! Your highest practice score to date 
goes into the grade book as a minor grade. 
● Due Tuesday, 11/3 by 11:59 PM:​ Submit a complete draft of your research paper i​ ntroduction​ to TurnItIn.com.  
● Due Tuesday, 11/10 by 11:59 PM:​ Submit a complete draft of your research paper ​literature review​ to TurnItIn.com. 
● Due Thursday, 11/12 @ 11:59:​ U
​ SA Test Prep Red Dot Assignment​ Checkpoint 2! Your highest practice score to date 
goes into the grade book as a major grade. 
● Due Friday, 11/13 @ 11:59 PM: ​Into the Wild​ Text Purpose Timeline​ (Popplet) & Constructed response (TurnItIn.com) due 
 ● Due Tuesday, 11/17 by 11:59 PM: S​ ubmit a complete draft of your a
​ rgument​ with ​visual rhetoric​ to TurnItIn.com.  
● Due Tuesday, 11/20 by 11:59 PM:​ Submit a complete draft of your c ​ onclusion​ to TurnItIn.com. 
● Due Friday, 12/4 by 11:59 PM​: Submit a complete draft of your full research paper to TurnItIn.com for peer review. 
● Due Tuesday, 12/8 by 11:59 PM:​ Submit a revised completed draft of your final research paper to TurnItIn.com. 

Resources  Learning Goals 

We’ll be using the following resources this  This week, our goals are: 
week:  Students will synthesize resources to craft their own 
arguments on a prompt. Students will practice 
● Researched Argument Paper 
analyzing satire, examining the way an author builds 
● SAME Graphic Organizer purpose and tone through a use of stylistic devices. 
Students will continue to work through the research 
● Friday Forum assignment
process to vet and analyze sources and to narrow 
● List of Common Rhetorical Devices and Modes their topic of study through research questions. 
● USA Test Prep ​Red Dot Assignment 
Students will identify methods of development and 
discuss their uses to contribute to a text’s purpose. 

Daily Agendas 
We’ve got a lot to do this week! Let’s see what’s on the agenda. Please know that 
daily plans are subject to change based on student needs and teacher discretion.

Monday, October 12 

Opener 

❖ Multiple Choice Monday: Franklin passage in AP Classroom (7 questions) 

Work Session 
❖ Introduction to Satire via the Rationalism Day 4/5 Nearpod. 
❖ Introduce the ​synthesis essay​. You have the remainder of the class period and all 
period tomorrow to compose your s​ ynthesis essay​. Consider referencing the 
Synthesis Checklist​ and the S
​ ynthesis Rubric​ to guide your work. (Essay due 
Thursday, 10/15 by 11:59 PM to TurnItIn.com.) 
 ❖ If you finish early, you may continue to work on your research paper assignments. 

Closer 
❖ Answer any questions about today’s content and review action items. 

Student Action Items 

❏ Due Tomorrow by 11:59 PM: S​ ubmit your ​research proposal​ to TurnItIn.com.  
❏ By Thursday, 10/15 @ 11:59 PM:​ Submit fully developed s​ ynthesis essay​ ​to TurnItIn.com.  

❏ By Tuesday (10/20) @ 11:59 PM:​ ​Submit four typed ​SAME organizers​ to TurnItIn.com for f​ our 
articles on your proposed research topic​. 

Tuesday, October 13 

Opener 

❖ Reminder to use S​ ynthesis Checklist​ and the S

​ ynthesis Rubric​ to guide your work on 
the synthesis essay prompt. 

Work Session 
❖ Continue to develop your s ​ ynthesis essay​. You have the remainder of the class 
period today to work. Consider referencing the S ​ ynthesis Checklist​ and the 
Synthesis Rubric​ to guide your work. (After today, no additional class time will be 
given.)  
❖ If you finish early, you may continue to work on your research paper assignments 
(research proposal due today by 11:59 PM to TurnItIn.com.. 

Closer 
❖ Answer any questions about today’s content and review action items. 

Student Action Items 

❏ Due TODAY by 11:59 PM: S​ ubmit your ​research proposal​ to TurnItIn.com. T ​ ime 
Management Tip: ​continue researching your chosen topic - next four articles with your 
SAME organizers​ are due Tuesday, October 20th.   
❏ By Thursday, 10/15 @ 11:59 PM:​ Submit fully developed s​ ynthesis essay​ ​to TurnItIn.com. 

❏ By Tuesday (10/20) @ 11:59 PM:​ Submit four typed ​SAME organizers​ to TurnItIn.com for 
four articles on your proposed research topic​.  

Wednesday, October 14 

Asynchronous Work Session: C
​ omplete the following action items. 
 ❏ OPTIONAL AP Exam Multiple Choice Study Session with Mrs. Crandall and Ms. 
Vanbo - 2:00 PM. ​We’ll send out a Zoom link via Remind. 

❏ This week’s Friday Forum Presenters ONLY: p ​ ost your article URL to your 
teacher’s blog under the “Friday Forum” tab by 11:59 PM TODAY; submit your Friday 
Forum Report and annotated speech to TurnItIn.com and your presentation to 
Flipgrid by 11:59 PM on Thursday. (​Friday Forum assignment here​) 

❏ By Thursday, 10/15 @ 11:59 PM:​ Submit fully developed s​ ynthesis essay​ ​to 
TurnItIn.com. 

❏ Focus on Research: By Tuesday (10/20) @ 11:59 PM:​ Submit four typed ​SAME 
organizers​ to TurnItIn.com for f​ our articles on your proposed research topic​. 

Thursday, October 15 

Opener 

❖ What is literary nonfiction? Students share prior knowledge. 

Work Session 

❖ Literary Nonfiction WebQuest: Using the sources provided (​Source 1​;​ Source 2​), as well as 
any sources you find, populate the class Padlet (​Vanbo Link​; C​ randall Link​) with subgenres 
and characteristics of literary nonfiction. Be sure to include URLs for all information. 

❖ Introduce​ I​ nto the Wild​ Text Purpose Timeline​ assignment. Remember to use the ​methods 
of development resource​ as you work. Your timeline and constructed response are due 
Friday, November 13th by 11:59 PM. Take some time to establish a schedule for completing 
this work.   

❖ Work Session! Begin your study and analysis of I​ nto the Wild. 

Closer 
❖ Answer any questions about today’s content and review action items. 

Student Action Items 

❏ This week’s Friday Forum Presenters ONLY: s​ ubmit your Friday Forum Report and 
annotated speech to TurnItIn.com and upload your presentation video to Flipgrid by 11:59 
PM TODAY. (​Friday Forum assignment here​) 

❏ By Today @ 11:59 PM:​ Submit fully developed ​synthesis essay​ t​ o TurnItIn.com. 

❏ By Tuesday (10/20) @ 11:59 PM:​ Submit four typed ​SAME organizers​ to TurnItIn.com for 
four articles on your proposed research topic​.  
 ❏ Ongoing (Due 11/13):​ Continue work on​ I​ nto the Wild​ Text Purpose Timeline​ - all work due 
Friday, November 13th 

 
Friday, October 16 
Opener 
❖ Take the USATestPrep practice test #1. 

Work Session 
❖ Now that you’ve finished the test, begin working on the r​ ed dot assignment​. 
❖ If you finish up early, continue to read ​Into the Wild​ work on your ​Into the Wild​ Text 
Purpose Timeline​ assignment. Remember to use the m ​ ethods of development 
resource​ as you work. Or you may continue to research your chosen topic. 

Closer 
❖ Answer any questions about today’s content and review action items. 

Student Action Items 

❏ By Sunday, (10/18) @ 11:59 PM:​ Read this week’s F

​ riday Forum​ articles, view all of this 
week’s Friday Forum presentations in Flipgrid, and comment on one presentation. 

❏ By Tuesday (10/20) @ 11:59 PM:​ Submit four typed ​SAME organizers​ to TurnItIn.com for 
four articles on your proposed research topic​.  

❏ By Thursday, 10/29 @ 11:59:​ ​USATestPrep ​Red Dot Assignment​ Checkpoint 1! Your 

highest practice score to date goes into the grade book as a minor grade. 

❏ Ongoing (Due 11/13):​ Continue work on​ I​ nto the Wild​ Text Purpose Timeline​ - all work due 
Friday, November 13th 

Targeted Standards 
This week, we will target the following standards from E
​ LA GSE​ and ​the College Board​: 

 
English Language Arts  ○ ELAGSE11-12RI3: Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events 
Georgia Standards of  and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and 
Excellence  develop over the course of the text. 

○ ELAGSE11-12RI5: Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the 

structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including 
whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging. 

○ ELAGSE11-12RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a 

text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style 
and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the 
text. 

○ ELAGSE11-12RI7: Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information 

presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) 
as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem. 

○ ELAGSE11-12RI10: By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literary 

nonfiction in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with 
scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. 

College Board  ○ 4.A Develop a paragraph that includes a claim and evidence 
Standards for  supporting the claim. 
AP Language & 
○ 4.B Write a thesis statement that requires proof or defense and that 
Composition 
may preview the structure of the argument. 

○ 5.B Explain how the organization of a text creates unity and coherence 
and reflects a line of reasoning. 

○ 5.C Recognize and explain the use of methods of development to 

accomplish a purpose.