Ap Language And Composition

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Advanced Placement Language and Composition 2009-2010 Course Overview

INSTRUCTORS —MRS. C. RODRIGUEZ —MRS. N. DAVIS —DR. N. LOUIS – A.P. Dept Chairperson

SUMMER READING

Order online! — The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan

Cost: $9 - $23 (used or new)

— Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Cost: $9 - $14 (used or new)

— 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology by Samuel Cohen www.amazon.com www.borders.com www.barnesandnoble.com

Check your local libraries!!!!

Selection of Essays 1. "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman & Me" by Sherman Alexie 2. "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldua 3. "On Keeping a Notebook" by Joan Didion 4. "Learning to Read and Write" by Frederick Douglass 5. " The Ways We Lie" by Stephanie Ericsson 6. "Learning to Read" by Malcolm X 7. "Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Child" by Richard Rodriguez 8. "A Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan

Your summer at a glance….

Week of June 14th – 20th:

— Read “How to Mark a Book” by Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D.

— The Omnivore’s Dilemma (Intro, and Chapters 1-3) — "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie

— One article _______________________________________________ Week of June 21st – 27th:

— The Omnivore’s Dilemma (Chapters 47) — "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldua — One article

Week of June 28th – July 4th: The Omnivore’s Dilemma (Chapters 8-10) “On Keeping a Notebook" by Joan Didion One article ________________________________________________________ Week of July 5th – July 11th The Omnivore’s Dilemma (Intro, and Chapters 11-14) Tuesdays With Morrie (Acknowledgements) “Learning to Read and Write" by Frederick Douglass One article _______________________________________________________ Week of July 12th – July 18th The Omnivore’s Dilemma (Intro, and Chapters 15-17) Tuesdays With Morrie (The Curriculum-Taking Attendance) " The Ways We Lie" by Stephanie Ericsson One article

Week of July 19th – July 25th The Omnivore’s Dilemma (18-20) Tuesdays With Morrie (The First Tuesday-The Fifth Tuesday) "Learning to Read" by Malcolm X One article _______________________________________________________ Week of July 26th – August 1st Tuesdays With Morrie (The Sixth Tuesday-The Tenth Tuesday) "Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Child" by Richard Rodriguez One article _______________________________________________________ Week of August 2nd – August 8th Tuesdays With Morrie (The Eleventh Tuesday-

Assignments

Tasks

Vocabulary journal Keep a journal of definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and antonyms

Omnivore’s Dilemma Take notes, respond in journal, answer questions

An American Childhood

Essays

Editorials

Take notes, respond in journal, answer questions

Take notes, complete “Style & Rhetorical Appeals” graphic organizer

Print editorial and complete a SOAPSTONE journal

BLOGALICIOUS

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