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Jonathan Swift,
considered by many to be
the greatest English satirist, was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1667. The
highly intelligent young man entered Trinity College in Dublin when he
was 14 years old and received a Bachelor of Arts degree four years
later. He became the dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, and was one the
Dublin's foremost citizens. Two of Swift's best known works are
Gulliver's Travels and "A Modest Proposal.
The air of authenticity and realism used in these and other satiric
works induced many contemporary readers to believe them to be true. |
Language Syllabus
Advanced Placement Language and
Composition
August 7, 2003 – October 19, 2003
Subject
to Change
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Week
1
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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8/11-15
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SSR/RRJ
The Right Stuff
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Writing Great Essays Review |
Writing Great Essays Review
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Writing Great Essays
Review |
In class Timed Essay
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Week2
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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8/18-22
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SSR/RRJ
The Right Stuff |
SSR/RRJ
The Right Stuff |
Lecture
The Grammar/Meaning Connection
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Vocabulary Groups
Group 1 adventure novel - assonance
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Discuss Previous
Essay
Essay Review
The Right Stuff |
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Week
3
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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8/25-29
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District Inservice
Holiday for Students |
Lecture
Five Basic Sentence Structures |
Continue Lecture
Examples |
Vocabulary Groups
Group 2 blank verse - epithet
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Discuss Previous
Essay
Essay Review
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Week
4
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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9/1-5
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Labor Day
Holiday for All |
SSR/RRJ
The Right Stuff
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Modes of Discourse
Cause and Effect
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Vocabulary Groups
Group 3 transferred epithet - irony
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Discuss Previous
Essay
Essay Review
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Week
5
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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9/8-12
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SSR/RRJ
The Right Stuff
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Modes of Discourse Narration
RW pp.305-316 Strategies p.316j
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Lecture
Learning from the Masters |
Vocabulary Groups
Group 4 Juvenalian Satire - novel of
manners
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Discuss Previous
Essay
Essay Review
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Week
6
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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9/15-19
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SSR/RRJ
The Right Stuff
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Modes of Discourse |
Modes of Discourse Definition
RW pp. 427-443 Strategies p. 444
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Vocabulary Groups
Group 5 onomatopoeia - regional novel
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Discuss Previous
Essay
Essay Review
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Week
7
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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9/22-26
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SSR/RRJ
The Right Stuff
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Modes of Discourse Compare and Contrast
RW pp. 519-528 Strategies
pp.524 and528
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Group Work
Projects |
Vocabulary Groups
Group 6 rhyme - sonnet
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Discuss Previous
Essay
Essay Review
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Week
8
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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9/29-10/3
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SSR/RRJ
The Right Stuff
RRJ Due |
Lecture
Seeing Specific Details
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Group Work
Projects
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Vocabulary Groups
Group 7 Spenserian Stanza - Zeugma
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Discuss Previous
Essay
Essay Review
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Week
9
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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10/ |
Project
Presentations TBA |
Project
Presentations TBA |
Project
Presentations TBA
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Project
Presentations TBA
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Project
Presentations TBA
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During
the first nine weeks we focus upon writing and simple analysis. Your term grade will be
based upon your essays (65%), RRJ (15%), and your project/presentation (20%).
This is subject to change. If you budget your time wisely you will
have ample time to complete the required work. However, if you choose to
procrastinate, you may feel overwhelmed..
I encourage you to check libraries, secondhand book stores, and last
year's students before purchasing any new book. You may also wish to
team with a student in another class to share the cost of the books. In
addition some books are available online.
Please
make note assignment deadlines. No late work will be accepted without prior
permission from me. Your presentation date will be assigned in
advance. If you are absent your group must still present and will be
graded accordingly.
This is not a creative writing
class, although you will have a variety of "creative" writing
assignments throughout the year. Generally, you will write analytically
demonstrating your ability to produce insightful essays based upon
a variety of prompts. Annotate all of your essays. If you are absent on Friday, your essay is due on Monday
unless other arrangements are made.
There
are very few rules in this class. You are expected to conduct
yourself maturely and to respect others. Keep in mind
that all misbehaviors will have consequences.
Second
Nine Weeks
Advanced Placement Language and
Composition
October
13, 2003 - December 18, 2003
Subject
to Change
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Week
1
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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10/13-17
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SSR/RRJ In Cold Blood |
Lecture
Defining Argumentation |
Understanding
Argument Chapter 1 p. 3-17 EA
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Letter to a Parent "Scarlet Letter" |
State In-service Student Holiday
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Week2
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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10/20-24
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SSR/RRJ In Cold Blood
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Discuss Debate Project Select Parnters |
Responding to Argument Chapter 2 EA
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Discuss Reading "On Classrooms" p. 413
"Virtual Students" p. 435
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Essay |
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Week
3
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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10/27-31
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Claims
of Fact Chapter 3 p. 47-43 Read and Discuss "Cocaine...Dead-
lier
Than we Thought'
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Claims of Value p. 54-62 Read and Discuss "Kids in
the Mall"
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Claims of Policy p. 62-66 Read and Discuss "The Real
Victims"
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Group Work on Argumentation Presentation
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Essay |
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Week
4
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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11/3-7
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Definition Chapter 4 p.94-104 EA "The Nature of
Prejudice"
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Support
Chapter
5 p. 138-160 "Single-Sex Education Benefits Men too"
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Debate: Is Animal Research Necessary to Save Human
Lives? p. 174-178 EA Exercises p. 177-178
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Group Work on Argumentation Presentation
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Essay
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Week
5
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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11/10=14
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SSR/RRJ In Cold Blood
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Language and Thought
Chapter 7 p. 213-234
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Read and Discuss "A Gen-X Rip Van Winkle"
"The Speech Graduates Didn't Hear" "Jack and the
Beanstalk"
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Group Work on Argumentation Presentation
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Essay
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Week
6
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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1/17-21
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SSR/RRJ In Cold Blood
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Induction, Deduction and Logical Fallacies Chapter 8 p.
248-263 Book Reviews Due
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"UFO Abductions..." p.289 "Abductions and
Abductionists" p. 296
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Group Work on Argumentation Presentation |
Essay |
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Week
7
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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11/24-28
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SSR/RRJ In Cold Blood
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Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving |
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Week
8
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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12/1-5
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SSR/RRJ In Cold Blood
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Group Work on Argumentation Presentation
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Group Work on Argumentation Presentation
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Essay
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Week
9
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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12/8-12 
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Argumentation
Project
Presentations
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Argumentation
Project
Presentations |
Argumentation
Project
Presentations
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Argumentation
Project
Presentations
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Argumentation
Project
Presentations
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Exams
Next Week. Happy Holidays
Third
Nine Weeks
Advanced Placement Language and
Composition
January
7, 2004 - March 8, 2004
Subject
to Change
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Week
1
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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1/5-9
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Teacher Workday |
AP Practice Exam |
AP Practice Exam |
Discuss Exam |
Essay
Queen Elizabeth Speech |
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Week2
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday
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1/12-16
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ISS Novel of Choice Vocabulary |
Notes on Style |
Essay RW 80-89
Discussion |
Selected Writings
RW read and discuss |
Essay Okenfenokee |
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Week
3
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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1/19-23
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Martin Luther King Holiday
for All |
Handouts Discussion Figurative Language |
Handouts Discussion Figurative Language |
Essay Re-write |
Essay "My
Wood" |
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Week
4
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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1/28-
3/1
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Handouts Discussion
Figurative Language |
Handouts Discussion Figurative Language |
Handouts Discussion Figurative Language |
"I Have a Dream" RW p. 18 |
Essay
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Week
5
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Monday |
Tuesday
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Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday
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2/4 -2/8
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ISS Novel of Choice Vocabulary |
AP Exam Workbook p. 75 Patterns p. 70 |
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Essay
Marian Evans Lewis |
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Week
6
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Monday |
Tuesday
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Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday
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2/11-2/15
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ISS Novel of Choice Vocabulary |
"Wit" Margaret Edson Language |
"Wit" Margaret Edson Language |
"Wit" Margaret Edson Language |
Essay
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Week
7
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Monday |
Tuesday
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Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday
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2/18-2/22
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District Inservice Holiday for
Students |
"Wit" Language Groups |
Film |
Film |