Course Syllabus
AP Lang Syllabus – Fall 2019– Mrs. Blythe
Each quarter will include:
- Engagement grades (including homework assignments and also in-class assignments)
- Minor assessments (quiz grades, timed writings, seminars)
- Major assessments (tests on texts, projects, writing portfolios)
- The order of this syllabus may shift as needed.
Week 1: Introduce rhetorical triangle and terms, begin argument journal, take AP multiple-choice baseline, introduce Q1, Q2, and Q3 essays
Week 2: Start The Crucible, introduce visual rhetoric, write Q1 essay
Week 3: Continue The Crucible, including Crucible vocab.; write Q2 essay
Week 4: Finish The Crucible, add nonfiction selections; write Q3 essay; Crucible multiple-choice test
Weeks 5 – 7: Nonfiction Book Club – focus on primary sources, social issues, creating Public Service Announcements (PBL project = major assessment); second AP multiple-choice practice; focus on Q1 essays
Weeks 8 - 11 – The Great Gatsby - focus on AP lit and rhetoric terms; assembling the writing portfolio for self-evaluation; Gatsby multiple-choice test; focus on Q2 essays
Weeks 12 – 14 – Lone Wolf – focus on primary sources; autobiographical primary sources project; focus on Q3 essays
Weeks 16-18 – The Scarlet Letter- review AP multiple-choice tests; Scarlet Letter multiple-choice test; final portfolio evaluation;
Final Exam: The final exam will consist of one AP multiple-choice test (60 minutes), plus 2 timed essays (80 minutes)
The final exam counts as 20% of the final course grade
AP Language & Composition Units and Essential Questions 2019
(The sequence of these units will vary.)
Unit I:
Theme: Laying Foundations: Rhetoric, the Triangle, and the Exam:
Essential Question: How will my experiences in AP Language and my enhanced understanding of rhetoric, analysis, and argument make me a more informed and contributing citizen?
Unit II
Theme: Seeking Light – Education, Environment, and Culture:
Essential Question: To what extent does education serve the goals of the 21st century learner, establish environments of collaboration, and honor our current multicultural society?
Unit III
Theme: Living Real – Community, Economy, Global Society:
Essential Question: What is the evolving relationship/responsibility of the individual to the community, economy, and to the larger global society?
Unit IV
Theme: Telling Truth – Language, Communication, Values:
Essential Question: How does the language we choose and use to communicate reveal who we really are, what we truly believe, and what we inherently value?
Unit V
Theme: Wielding Influence - Persuasion, Power, and Politics
Essential Question: When the relationship between the citizen and the state conflict, how do individuals attain the necessary power to make critical changes in government?
Unit VI
Theme – Becoming Equal – Race, Place, Gender:
Essential Question: How has one’s race, place, and gender impacted individuals (and individual groups) in America throughout our country’s evolution?
Unit VII:
Refining Knowledge - Final Preparation, Practice, and Pacing
Essential Question: How will my enhanced understanding of rhetoric, analysis, and argument help me engage in conversation about a meaningful issue personal to my life and/or experience?
Course Summary:
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