AP Language & Composition

Mrs. Katie Auman
Fort Collins High School

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   Writing, Essays, & Portfolios

ESSAY/WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

Descriptive Writing: descriptive paragraphs

Language Essay: Issues of Language

Family Essay: Media analysis

Education Synthesis: Malcolm X (P3.2)

Fall Final Exam: Assignment Sheet
Neil Postman's "Future Schlock" reading
Grading Matrix



WRITING ASSISTANCE...

Link to Blackboard to access Safe Assignment

MLA Citation & Documentation -- link to information about MLA formatting and citations; be sure to check out the additional links on the right-hand side

NoodleTools.com -- creates an MLA-formatted Works Cited or Annotated Bibliography. Click here for directions for establishing an account.

The Writing Process

Essay Submission Guidelines

Non-Negotiables

Editing Help (links to key sites)

Personal Edit Sheet (the final steps before submitting your essay)

Thesis Statements

CARS Analysis (checking the validity of sources for your papers and discussions)

 

   PORTFOLIO SYSTEM

The following links will direct you to information regarding the course portfolio system.

Portfolio System Guidelines

Portfolio 1 Grading Matrix

Portfolio 2 Grading Matrix

Portfolio 3 Grading Matrix

 

 

 

 

 

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