AP Language & Composition

Week of March 3rd

 

Note: Readings are DUE on the day they are listed. The schedule is subject to change based on class discussion and progress. I will announce all changes in class and will revise the online schedule. Please check the schedule frequently.

 

Date

Reading/

Activity

Homework/Due dates/Reminders

M

3/3

LATE

START

Current Events

 

·         DUE: Current Events article AND Annotated Bibliography Entry #4. Read and analyze your article; be prepared to share what you’ve learned with the class. ALSO: be sure to complete the required Annotated Bibliography Entry on NoodleTools.com; use your existing list and do not begin a new list

 

T

3/4

 

American “exceptionalism”?

·         READ & ANNOTATE: Mark Hertsgaard’s “The Oblivious Empire” (RRA pp. 781+)

·         WRITE: Portfolio 4.4: How does the historical context provided by Beveridge’s “The March of the Flag” help account for current American attitudes toward other nations as described by Hertsgaard or challenge Hertsgaard’s claim?

W

3/5

 

The war on terrorism

·         READ & ANNOTATE: Joel Andreas’s “The War on Terrorism” (RRA pp. 794+)

Th

3/6

 

AP multiple choice test practice

 

F

3/7

 

Student Choice reading

READ

Choose one of the following essays to read and annotate:

·         Eyal Press’s “In Torture We Trust?” (RRA pp. 814+)

·         Dinesh D’Souza’s “America the Beautiful: What We’re Fighting For” (RRA pp. 768+)

 

 

Looking ahead:  CSAP testing schedule