AP ENGLISH III

Everything you always wanted to know about AP English III, but were afraid to ask!

WELCOME CLASS OF 2017:

Welcome to AP English III (Language and Composition). I am looking forward to a terrific year!

. This course is designed to challenge you to achieve beyond your current capabilities, and will be rigorous. The two major goals for this class are to prepare you for the AP Language and Composition exam in May and the AP Literature and Composition course next fall. You will emerge from this course with enhanced reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, as well as a deeper understanding of, and appreciation for, American literature. The readings in this course will focus on non-fiction works. Many of the major texts are sophisticated, provocative works that require thoughtful investigation and maturity. Be reminded that this curriculum is comparable to that of an introductory college English course. We will spend a great deal of time performing close reading and rhetorical analyses of the major works, from which will emerge topics and material for the major essays. These texts will be augmented by excerpts of other works, essays, and non-fiction from other sources. We will also engage in numerous class discussions, timed writings, practice AP tests, quizzes and projects each grading period.

My Schedule:

1st period (8:45-9-36) Conference

2nd period (9:42-10:35) English III

3rd period (10:41-11:30) English III

4th period (11:36-12:25) English III

5th period (12:31-1:20) English III AP

6th period (1:26-2:15) Lunch

7th period (2:21-3:10) English III AP

8th period (3:16-4:05) English III AP

Tutoring hours: I’m available just about every afternoon until 6:00. If you are unable to attend in the afternoon, please make a morning appt. and I’ll be happy to clear my schedule.

BOOK LIST:

1. Blink—Malcolm Gladwell or Enrique’s Journey—Sonia Nazario (summer reading)

2. The Scarlet Letter—Nathaniel Hawthorne

3. The Crucible—Arthur Miller

4. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—Mark Twain

5. The Great Gatsby—F. Scott Fitzgerald

6. The Grapes of Wrath—John Steinbeck

MAKE-UP WORK:

1. Please inform me in advance of or as soon as you return from an absence. Of course, you should choose an appropriate time to talk to me. Interrupting class instruction or immediately before class are not good times.

2. Major assignments (projects, papers, etc.) are due on the assigned date and you will be penalized for anything that is turned in even five minutes past the assigned time to turn it in. To those students who do not turn in work when it is due at the beginning of class: rest assured, I will collect and clip all assignments within minutes of the bell ringing to begin class. Please have your work ready to turn in. If you are tardy, your paper will be counted late if those papers are already collected. Our regular due dates for major/summative assignments are even days for English classes.

3. Quizzes, tests, and other assessments assigned in advance must be taken on the assigned date even if you are absent the preceding class when the test or quiz was announced in advance of your absence. In other words, please keep up with your reading schedule! Unless there are special circumstances

(usually approved in advance), absences do not relieve you from your reading schedule ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS ANNOUNCED WELL IN ADVANCE.

4. If you missed a quiz, test, or timed writing, choose a make-up session (tutoring time) that fits your schedule and that provides adequate time to complete what you missed. Quizzes can generally be made up in 20-30 minutes or less while a test might take 45 minutes or more, and timed writings always take 40-45 minutes. All timed-writes and quizzes that need to be made up must be completed within one week of your return to school unless you have made other arrangements with me because of some very special circumstances. Failure to do so may result in a grade of 0. Hard deadlines to make up work do exist and if you fail to meet those, your grade may suffer. Generally speaking, you can expect the end of 3 week cycle is the cut off for many assignments and tests; however, you will only have one week to make upAP MC quizzes and timed writes. It is very important that fellow students receive feedback in a timely fashion so this deadline is absolute and is considered the end of the unit for that assessment.

5. As in a college course, when you miss class, it is expected that you will obtain any notes or directions you missed from me or a classmate.

6. To contact me at school, you may call the school and leave a message (356-1400)or e-mail me(preferred for a speedy response) at .

7. A note on Turnitin.com. We will use this computer software to turn in various writing assignments throughout the year. Generally they are major/summative grades, but occasionally, I do use the software for just a plagiarism check and will have you turn in a hard-copy as well. You will need computer access and it is suggested that you use your google drive to upload documents. It is to be understood that you will not receive extra time if the computer you are working from acts up. You need to know the health of the system that you are using. It is my recommendation that you find out your computer’s capabilities before a due date, and if you are unsure, an upload from school before the deadline is highly recommended. You have access to computers in the computer labs and in the library on campus. Since you often do not have to print a copy, it costs you nothing to pop into the library and upload before the deadline. I will train you on the use of this program before the due date.

SUPPLIES: (needed for class daily)

1. College ruled paper is non-negotiable. This is to ensure that all meet quality and length requirements on assignments.

2. A college ruled composition book.

3.Pens – blue or black ink for writing, optional color (suggest red, bright pink, etc.) for editing activities

4. #2 pencils

5. College ruled notebook paper

6. A pocket folder