AP English 3 - Liberty Union High School District



AP English 3 Packet for Week of 4/20 through 4/24 Mrs. SimpsonLearning Target: We are learning to write timed sophisticated Rhetorical Analysis essays so that we can communicate effectively and quickly.Success Criteria: I can make strategic choices to address a rhetorical situation.I can analyze and select evidence to develop and refine a claim.I can select words, syntax, and use elements of composition to advance an argument.I can plan and develop rhetorical analysis essays within a set time, reflecting on time-management.I can identify and justify elements of sophisticated writing or lack thereof in model essays as well as my own, reflecting on next steps for improvement. Important Notes:Read this entire document and make a plan for your week ASAP (important because Assignment 2 is a fixed-time assessment this week!)Do Assignments in order please.Be sure to give yourself enough time to complete each assignment by the due dates for learning purposes. Please Communicate with teacher with questions on week days before 3:30pm, not late the night before an assignment is duePLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON MyAP!! This is how CollegeBoard will contact you regarding the test. Make sure it is correct! Assignment 1: Practice timed write with 2014 Abigail Adams Prompt (30 minutes)Due before or on Wednesday, 4/22 by 9:00am before your Assessment (Assignment 2)Submit on MyAP; this is a credit/no credit assignment for you to practice writing a rhetorical analysis essay in a limited time; if student is unable to submit via MyAP, student should return packets to school office between 12-3 pm on Monday. If student cannot do this, then student should call the main admin office to make other arrangements after Monday!Directions for students submitting hard copies (who do not have access to MyAP):Read and take notes on Abigail Adams Timed Write Practice (See pg. 4)Practice writing the entire essay in 25 minutes, considering your original opener and body paragraph (See pgs. 5-7 for where to write)Mentally consider what and how to improve for the assessment (Assignment 2)Directions for students with access to MyAP:Have open your Google doc or Microsoft Word document with?your?Abigail Adams opening and?body paragraphs?(the one you submitted to turn-it-in?last week)??Go to your?MYAP account? Abigail?Adams?Timed Write Practice?(this will be open with your typed paragraph document so that you can see the passage and timer)?Continue writing the entire essay on your document?in?25?minutes; use the last 5 minutes to cut and paste into?MyAP?Cut and paste your document into the MYAP blank section under the prompt to submit (please do this within?the last?5?minutes)?Mentally consider what and how to improve for the assessment (Assignment 2)?Assignment 2 (ASSESSMENT): Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write Assessment 1 (45 minutes--uninterrupted)Due between Wednesday, 4/22 at 9:00am-Friday, 4/24 at 4:00pm; this assignment is timed! Submit via MyAP; this is an assessment that will be scored with the AP Lang RA Rubric and given a corresponding grade; if student is unable to submit via MyAP, student should return packets to school office between 12-3 pm on Monday. If student cannot do this, then student should call the main admin office to make other arrangements after Monday!Directions for students submitting hard copies (who do not have access to MyAP):Read and take notes on Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write Assessment (See pg. 8), and write the entire essay in 45 minutes (See pgs. 9-11 for where to write)Have a parent or guardian sign your essay affirming that you wrote this entire assessment—reading, annotating, and writing in 45 minutes (See pg. 9)*Directions for students with internet access--most simulates the AP exam (RECOMMENDED):?Decide when to take your assessment between Wednesday, 4/22 at 9:00am-Friday,4/24 at 4:00pm (when you have?50?minutes of uninterrupted time; when you open the assessment, your timer begins)?Have scratch paper and a pen available?Open up?a Google doc or Microsoft Word blank document (this will be open with your?MyAP?prompt)?Go to your MYAP account??(have both this window and your blank doc window open)?Choose Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write Assessment 1?Keeping an eye on the timer in?MyAP, read the prompt, taking quick notes on a separate page?Please write your essay in your blank document, keeping an eye on the time (it’s okay to do grammar and spell check!)?You will have 45 minutes to write, and 5 minutes to cut and paste into?MyAP?Cut and paste your document into the MYAP blank section under the prompt to submit (please do this within?the last 5?minutes)?Assignment 3: Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write Assessment 1 Reflection (30-40 minutes)Due Monday, 4/27 by 9am after Assignment 2 Submit via the Microsoft Forms link for your period (see below); this is a credit/no credit assignment; if student is unable to submit via the links, student should return packets to school office between 12-3 pm on Monday. If student cannot do this, then student should call the main admin office to make other arrangements after Monday!Reflection and justification (pg. 12)Use these sample essays to complete the reflection (pgs. 15-21)Use Rhetorical Analysis Rubric to complete the reflection (pgs. 13-14)For students with internet access to complete the reflection in Step 3:Period 6 Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write Assessment 1 Reflection Period 7 Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write Assessment 1 ReflectionPeriod 8 Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write Assessment 1 Reflection2014 Q2 Abigail Adams Prompt for timed PRACTICE (time yourself 30 minutes):Abigail Adams Practice timed essay here (30 minutes):Assignment 2 (ASSESSMENT): Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write Assessment 1 (45 minutes--uninterrupted)Write Rhetorical Analysis Timed Assessment 1 here (45 minutes): Parent/Guardian signature_______________________________________Assignment 3: Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write Assessment 1 Reflection (30-40 minutes)Sample 2AThesis/Evidence & Commentary/Sophistication: Justification: Sample 2BThesis/Evidence & Commentary/Sophistication: Justification: Sample 2CThesis/Evidence & Commentary/Sophistication: Justification: Your EssayThesis/Evidence & Commentary/Sophistication: Justification: ................
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