AP Language and Composition

What lives have you lived as a reader?

• Describe your reading experiences?
• What do you think of your reading?
•  Do you see yourself as a reader? 
• Do you read? What do you read? 
• Has reading had any effect on your life?
• Compare Reading in school/outside school?

1. Complete Neat (Easy to read) Chart with headings (RE#1)-SRI/Pretest Scores (Grade level)-Date-small slip
2. Tabulate each column (and find the percentage for each) 
3. In a paragraph of 7-10 sentences, reflect on: 

• Which essential learning(s) you did best on?
• Which essential learning(s) do you need to invest more time and effort in? 
• Reading Goals for CM1 And CM2

In class today, students received their CFA 1 small slips and used it to analyze pretest 1 questions. The goal is to determine where they need to work on our essential learnings. Here is a copy of the chart we made in our reader’s notebooks…We will consider this RE#1 (9/12-9/13), and will use it to self assess and work on our critical reading goals for CM1 and CM2…

Read the following quote, Reflect on its meaning, and respond to it in a three paragraph entry. Number (#1) and Date your entry 9/11/2019), skip lines, and write in blue/black ink. You may also type your entry.

“If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.”

Confucius
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

Greetings:

In class today, we previewed Unit I and then in pairs/teams, read and annotated Source A (Babel or babble?) on the evolution of language. If you missed class today, please get the notes from a peer and pick up a copy of the essay to read.

Best,

Dr. Kassem

9/9: Picture Day was today. Smile! We also set us our feedback sheets (4 square) for the memoir so you may make any last revisions before tomorrow.

9/10: Peer Assessments for memoir and Unit I Set Up

9/11: Continue Unit I Set Up/Looking at the new AP Lang Exam closely

9/12: Looking Closely at the new AP Lang Exam/Pretest analysis

9/13: Semester goals/CM1 and 2 goals

• Make Time for Reading
• Practice a Range of Reading
• Ask Others About their Reading
• Make Time for Reading Discussions 
• Share Your Struggles
• Discuss Career Possibilities
• Include Writing in Family Traditions

Greetings:

As you wrap up your labor day weekend, I hope to send your way best wishes for a rewarding school year…I look forward to seeing you Tuesday 9/3/2019!

Best,

Dr. Kassem