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on November 8, 2013 at 5:52:20 pm

Welcome to AP English, Seniors!

Orientation to Teaching Course

PLOTTSS Example Notes & Paragraph

Conquering the ACT in Three Pages

ACT Writing Information

Contacting Ms. Davis: kdavis@fortsmithschools.org

OR shsdavisapes@gmail.com

Link to College/University AP Score Requirements:

http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp

Multiple-Choice Score Information

Timed Writing Score Information

Current Class Activities & Assignments for APE Lit. (Periods 1, 3, 4, 6, & 7):

Monday, October 28, 2013: Students in most classes completed a close reading of the prose passage from Middlemarch. There is no homework in AP English (Davis) this evening.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013: Students completed a pre-reading activity for Heart of Darkness and received information about Joseph Conrad and the historical setting of the novella. Students are to read through all the information before returning to class.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013: Students received copies of Heart of Darkness. As bell work, students revised their previous timed writing attempts. Students then reviewed the previous night's reading and began reading the novella with their teacher. As homework, students should try to read through page 11.

Thursday, October 31, 2013: Students began class by completing an anticipation guide for Heart of Darkness. Then students resumed reading the opening part of the novella with their teacher. Students need to have completely read through page 11 before the start of tomorrow's class.

Friday, November 1, 2013: Students continued a close reading of the early portion of the first part of Heart of Darkness. Students are to read through page 14 before returning to class Monday.

Monday, November 4, 2013: Students began class with a quick review with several teacher clarification points on pages 13-14 of Heart of Darkness. Students spent the rest of class time completing the annual APNA (Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment) Surveys. Students are to read through the bottom of page 18 as homework.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: Students began class with a review of the previous night's reading. Students considered various options for audio recordings of the novella as reading aids. Some classes began reading the day's assigned pages: 18-24 (read through the paragraph that ends just past the midpoint of the page).

Wednesday, November 6, 2013: Students reviewed the previous night's reading and began discussing the end of Part One. Students are to read through the second paragraph on page 28.

Thursday, November 7, 2013: Students completed a reading quiz over material from Part One of Heart of Darkness. The teacher then continued a review of important points of close reading from the previous night's assignment. Students are to finish reading Part One as homework.

Friday, November 8, 2013: Students received an in-depth study guide over Part I of Heart of Darkness. Students turned in graphic organizers over Part I. Students are to work on the study guide over the weekend.

Archived English Class Activities and Assignments:

Weeks 9 & 10 (October 14-25, 2013)

Weeks 7 & 8 (September 30-October 11, 2013)

Weeks 5 & 6 (September 16-27, 2013)

Weeks 3 & 4 (September 3-13, 2013)

Weeks 1 & 2 (August 20-30, 2013)