AP Language and Composition Ms. Sandvick 2016-2017

About Me Moved to Kingwood in 1991 Attended Hidden Hollow  Creekwood  Kingwood High School Graduated an Oklahoma Sooner Ninth year in the district and tenth year overall

AP Scores from the Last Six Years AP Scores (Low to High) 1 2 3 4 5 National Scores (avg. 2010-2017) 15% 29% 30% 16% 9% Kingwood 2017-Sandvick (96% Participation) 1% 4% 37% 28% Kingwood 2016 -Sandvick 0% 8% 39% 35% 19% Kingwood 2015 2% 33% Kingwood 2014 10% 40% 34% Kingwood 2013 17% 42% 22% Kingwood 2012 12% 31% 55% passed 25% with a 4 or 5 95% passed 65% with a 4 or 5 92% passed 54% with a 4 or 5 89% passed 57% with a 4 or 5 90% passed 50% with a 4 or 5 83% passed 64% with a 4 or 5 88% passed 57% with a 4 or 5

How much credit? http://www.collegeboard.org/

Primary Benefit: College Preparation Experience a college-level test The intensity of college exams catches far too many freshmen by surprise: “Students who have prepared for and taken the AP Exams adapt more easily to taking college essay exams, and are especially skilled in including a thesis and a well-developed argument. They are also less intimidated by sophisticated, college-level multiple-choice questions that seek to test understanding over memorization.” —Robert Blackey, Professor of History CSU, San Bernardino

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Primary Benefit: College Preparation Colleges know AP classes are challenging. This course will live up to the reputation. Therefore, you will be better prepared to tackle college courses.

Hargrove, Godin and Dodd: College Grade Point Averages AP students who scored a 1 on AP exams outperformed students who had taken neither AP nor dual enrollment AP students who scored a 2 or higher on AP Exams outperformed all students 2007 statewide study of public four-year institutions in Texas Provides an extensive comparison of students’ performance on several college outcomes (first and fourth-year GPA and 4-year graduation status) among three groups: Students who took the AP course and exam Students who took only the AP course Students who took standard high school courses but not AP Controls for SAT scores and SES (as measured by Free or Reduced Price Lunch status) Source: Hargrove, Godin and Dodd, 2007

Supplementary Poetry and Fiction Course Overview Writing Reading Misc. Rhetorical Analysis Non-fiction articles Visual Analysis Argument Anchor Pieces Synthesis Supplementary Poetry and Fiction

Course Overview Required Books (in the order we will read them):   The Great Gatsby—F. Scott Fitzgerald (summer) The Things They Carried—Tim O'Brien Persepolis—Marjane Satrapi The Demon in the Freezer—Richard Preston Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave —Frederick Douglass The Devil in the White City—Erik Larson  Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller

Support System Area Support Day/Time Instruction Tutoring Tuesday/Thursday (11:40) Technology Remind 101 Text @sandaplang To 81010 Website separated by unit

Upcoming PSAT PSAT Good practice for SAT Test date: Saturday, Oct. 14