Ms. Leaphart / 1
AP Language & Composition Schedule 2017-18
Things I want to add:
Feminist unit—we should all be feminists, postcard “I am not a feminist,” yellow wallpaper?, Handmaid’s Tale? Rebecca solnit, Leslie Jamison,
could do an argumentative on whether or not word feminist should be changed to be more inclusive term (is feminist a dirty word?)Solnit, Friedan, “We should all be feminists,” Elizabeth cadystanton’s Declaration of sentiments and resolutions
Choose from a list of feminist novels—discuss feminism, gender identity etc. and write a synthesis essay on your novel and whether it fits in as a feminist novel?
Immigration?
American Dream, utopia unit—The Dispossessed, More’s Utopia,
Immigration—rhetoric?—look at current political
In the Time of the Butterflies: Oxford Debate on the following questions: When is violence justified? What is the difference between a revolutionary and a terrorist? What purpose do witnesses or bystanders play?
Health care
start with timed write, then give them readings and have them revise to teach deliberation
Utopia and The Dispossessed/Feminism and Yellow Wallpaper/
Reparations unit from textbook…, Eula Biss
Joan didion,
Quarter 1: Argument and Rhetoric
Week 1:Welcome, Introductions, Syllabus Overview
*August 31-Sept. 1 Turn in Argument Analysis Worksheet & First draft of Argument essay
Week 2:Intro to Argumentative Writing& Revision
*Sept. 5-8 Revision of intro paragraph, body paragraphs and conclusion
models: bill McKibben’s End of Nature, Michael Pollan’s intro to “Weeds…”, New Orleans mayor speech on monuments, Rebecca Solnit’s “Men Explain Things to Me” Focus: intro (hook, context, sophisticated thesis), body paragraphs: sub-claims, examples!, conclusion:
Week 3:Rhetoric and Argument: Civil Disobedience
Sept. 11-15 Introduce Toulmin vocabulary, look at example arguments SOAPStone, ethos/logos/pathos, diction(Civil Disobedience, Letter from Birmingham Jail, article on comedy to quell neo-nazis—maybe a feminist argument instead?)
Argument Timed Write #1
Week 4: Rhetoric and Argument: Civil Disobedience
Sept.18-22 Significant Writing #1 (Revised Argument Essay) due 9/17 through Turnitin-hard copy due Monday 9/18
Week 5:Rhetoric and Argument: Civil Disobedience
Sept.25-29 AssignOutlierschaptersprologue, 1, 2, 3
MT Festival of the Book
District Wide Writing Assessment Wednesday September 27
Week 6:Logic, Fallacies & Counterargument
Oct. 2-6 Discuss Outlierschaptersprologue, 1, 2, 3,
Week 7:Logic, Fallacies & Counterargument
Oct. 9-13Incorporating the Counterargument
Argument Timed Write #2
Scoring/DIES assessment
Week 8:Oxford Style Debates:In The Time of the Butterflies
*Oct.16-18 Significant Writing #2 (Revised Argument Essay #2) due
Read Parts I & II
Discussion & Debate Prep
Week 9:Oxford Style Debates: In The Time of the Butterflies
Oct. 23-27Read Part III
Discussion and Debate Prep
Week 10:Oxford Style Debates: In The Time of the Butterflies
Oct. 30-Nov. 3Debates
Quarter 2: Rhetorical Analysis & Close Reading
Rhetorical Devices & Imitation
“The Things They Carried,””Time and distance overcome” “Total Eclipse” “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” “End of Nature”? Mcphee?
Zeugma piece & other imitation pieces
Week 11:Intro to Rhetorical Analysis:
Nov.6-10 Introduce WILDS & Recipe for Rhetorical Analysis
Close Readings & Multiple Choice: Faulkner’s Hockey, Wolf’s fishing
WILDS + imitation assignment
Week 12:Rhetorical Analysis
Nov. 13-17 Close Readings & Multiple Choice
Eula Biss’ “Time & Distance Overcome”
WILDS + imitation assignment
Week 13:Rhetorical Analysis
*Nov. 20-21 Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write #1
Week 14: Rhetorical Analysis: Between the World and Me
Nov. 27-Dec. 1 Significant Writing #3 (WILDS + imitation) due
Week 15: Rhetorical Analysis: Between the World and Me
Dec. 4-8
Week 16: Rhetorical Analysis: Between the World and Me
Dec. 11-15
Week 17: Rhetorical Analysis: Between the World and Me
Dec. 18-22 Significant Writing #4 due
Winter Break (Dec. 23-Jan 1)
Week 18: Satire: Jonathan Swift, Mark Twain, Marie Jenney Howe Dorothy Parker
*Jan. 2-5Close Readings, multiple choice and imitation writing
Week 19: Satire: Trevor Noah, Samantha Bee, Amy Schumer, The Onion
Jan. 8-12 Close Readings, multiple choice and imitation writing
Week 20:Semester Tests
*Jan. 16-18Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write #2
Quarter 3 (Synthesis)
Week 21:Intro to Synthesis
Jan. 22-26Begin Fools Crow
Week 22:Synthesis
Jan. 29-Feb. 2 Fools Crow
Week 23:Synthesis
Feb. 5-9Fools Crow
Week 24: Synthesis
Feb.12-16 Fools Crow
Week 25:Research & Synthesis Project
*Feb. 20-23 Synthesis Timed Write #1
Significant Write #5 (Revised Trust & Treaties Synthesis essay) due
Week 26:Research & Synthesis Project #2: Utopias? Feminism? Immigration? Their choice?
Feb.26-March 2
Week 27: Research & Synthesis Project
Mar.5-9Synthesis Timed Write #2 (Student designed)
Week 28:Research and Synthesis
March 12-16
Week 29:Significant Write #6 (Research Synthesis essay) due
March 19-23
Spring Break (March 24-April 2)
Quarter4: Test Prep and Thinking Beyond the AP Lang Exam
Week 28: ACT Prep & Argument Essay
April 3-6Introduce Dream Big Project
Week 29: AP Argument
April 9-13Dream Big Speaker
Week 30: AP Rhetorical Analysis
April 16-20 Dream Big Speaker
Week 31: AP Test Synthesis
April 23-27Revised Timed Write due
Dream Big Speaker
Week 32: AP Multiple Choice
April 30-May 4Dream Big Speaker
Week 33: AP Test Practice
*May 7-11 VigilanteDream Big Speaker
Week 34: AP Test Practice
May 14-18AP Exam Wednesday May 16
Week 36: Dream Big Project Proposal
May 21-25Writing the Proposal, Timeline, Resume & Personal Statement
Week 37:Dream Big Project Proposal
*May 29-June 1Presentations
Week 38:Semester Tests
*June 4-6Revised Dream Big Adventure/Project Proposal due
*indicates shortened week