Monday, 1/11- Continue to evaluate student essays in AP Prep
Assignment: Write an Argument Essay (this is directly from the 2018 AP Exam)
In her book Gift from the Sea, author and aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001) writes, “We tend not to choose the unknown which might be a shock or a disappointment or simply a little difficult to cope with. And yet it is the unknown with all its disappointments and surprises that is the most enriching.”
Write an essay that argues your position on the value of exploring the unknown.
In your response you should do the following:
• Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible position.
• Provide evidence to support your line of reasoning.
• Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning.
• Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.
Tuesday/ Wednesday- Evaluate- Final Essays will be due on Thursday. 1/14, before Class
Evaluation Resources:
Scoring Guidelines: https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap-english-language-and-composition-2020-frq-scoring-guidelines-2018-exam-questions.pdf
Wednesday, 1/13- Timed AP Practice Graded
-Go over Unit 4 Videos...Quiz?????
Thursday, 1/14-IEssay Due: Begin next assignment:
The term “overrated” is often used to diminish concepts, places, roles, etc. that the speaker believes do not deserve the prestige they commonly enjoy; for example, many writers have argued that success is overrated, a character in a novel by Anthony Burgess famously describes Rome as a “vastly overrated city,” and Queen Rania of Jordan herself has asserted that “[b]eing queen is overrated.” Select a concept, place, role, etc. to which you believe that term “overrated” should be applied.
Write an essay that argues your position. In your response you should do the following:
• Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible position.
• Provide evidence to support your line of reasoning.
• Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning
• Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.
HOMEWORK:
TIMED AP CENTRAL PROGRESS CHECK- GRADED AND CHECKED BY AP CENTRAL/ COLLEGE BOARD
DUE SUNDAY 1/17 @ MIDNIGHT.
