Lord Chesterfield's Advice to His Son
AP Language and Composition expects you to analyze rhetoric (the art of persuasion) dating back to Shakespeare. A century after Bill penned his plays, Lord Chesterfield wrote a number of books that were completely ignored by history. Meanwhile, he wrote a bunch of letters to his son, which stand as a great way understand the aristocratic mores and morals of the time period.
Besides his archaic views on life, you need to get used to the extensive and elaborate sentence structure of the 18th century. If you can handle it, then the rest of the reading load can be tackled with ease.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
AP 11 Reading 1: The End of Free Will
There's No Such Thing as Free Will
by Stephen Cave
TheAtlantic June 2016 issue
This essay explores the current state of research on the nature vs nurture question, offering the controversial thesis that we humans don't really have free will, but mitigating that point by claiming that we are better off if we believe in it any way.
Learning concepts such as "fatalism" and how it is different from "determinism", this article taught me a lot, and there are many ideas within it with which I disagree. However, it contains the sort of sweeping grand theories of life that we will encounter repeatedly in this class.
by Stephen Cave
TheAtlantic June 2016 issue
This essay explores the current state of research on the nature vs nurture question, offering the controversial thesis that we humans don't really have free will, but mitigating that point by claiming that we are better off if we believe in it any way.
Learning concepts such as "fatalism" and how it is different from "determinism", this article taught me a lot, and there are many ideas within it with which I disagree. However, it contains the sort of sweeping grand theories of life that we will encounter repeatedly in this class.
Monday, May 23, 2016
week 36 - May 23- 28
Monday
finish prep for Moth stories
conferences for research paper
hand in revised research papers
Hw) finish research papers
finish prep for Moth stories
conferences for research paper
hand in revised research papers
Hw) finish research papers
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
week 35 - May 17-May 20
Tuesday
Thursday
Final draft paper rewrite
- paper Conferences
- Moth workshops
- Fill in Moth graphic organizers
Thursday
- paper Conferences
- Moth workshops
- Rehearse Moth stories
Final draft paper rewrite
Monday, May 9, 2016
week 34 - May 9-13
Monday
intro to Moth assignment
listen to Moth examples
develop criteria to create good Moth story
HW) bring in junior research paper
Wednesday
contemplate Howell AP research rubric
Moth story groups
teacher conferencing over research papers
HW) revised research for papers
Friday
Moth story groups
continue teacher conferencing
HW) newly revised research papers
intro to Moth assignment
listen to Moth examples
develop criteria to create good Moth story
HW) bring in junior research paper
Wednesday
contemplate Howell AP research rubric
Moth story groups
teacher conferencing over research papers
HW) revised research for papers
Friday
Moth story groups
continue teacher conferencing
HW) newly revised research papers
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
week 33 - May 3 and May 5
Tuesday May 3
Thursday May 5
- practice lit terms for AP test with AP quizlet
- 4 practice poems, fill in graphic organizer and get to Meaning of the Work as a Whole
- review tips for tomorrow's exam
Thursday May 5
- The American musical as a work of theater and art
- as portrayed in High School Musical
- the return of Artie's Children 4 eva
- begin work for The Moth stories
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