AP English Language and Composition Welcome to 2nd Semester! You’ve made it!! Now for some HARD work…

agenda Grading Policy review and updates Overview of the semester A look at upcoming units, Outside assignments, and major projects Multiple Choice stations

2nd Semester Expectations If you thought first semester was tough….

GRADING – why do we do it? Formative Assessments: Daily Work and Homework Purpose: to give students feedback about their individual performance on a learning goal “Throughout the learning process, students will receive timely feedback from a variety of sources (teacher, self, peer, others) that includes identification of students' current performance levels and specific advice on how to improve learning results.” In other words, it tells you (and me) where you are and it informs me how well the class as a whole understands the skills, concepts, and practices being taught. If the majority of the class hasn’t performed well on a learning target, I will re-teach through interventions to remediate formatives.

GRADING – why do we do it? Summative Assessments: Essays, Projects, Tests, Quizzes Purpose: to measure a student’s knowledge, skill, and/or performance in relation to specific standards-based learning targets “To provide specific feedback to students which promotes a growth mindset…All students will have at least one opportunity to improve their learning results on a summative assessment of a standard after completing additional instruction.” In other words, this measures your level of understanding/performance. AND because we know that all students can improve their learning and some learn at different paces, you should have more than one opportunity to demonstrate your learning.

Grading Policies for this semester: Formatives will not be accepted for a grade after the summative has been taken. You cannot re-do a formative assessment for a higher grade. Students must complete all related formative assessments satisfactorily before requesting a reassessment on a standard. Formatives completed after the unit will not receive credit, but must be completed to re-test. Re-test for summative assessments must be completed within 10 school days after receiving feedback from the teacher and completing remediations. These opportunities are not “test corrections” – you must show your understanding on a NEW assessment.

Semester 2 Overview On-Going Unit Sequence Mini-writing Unit Truth Unit Outside Reading: The Things They Carried Mini-Satire unit Satire Project BOOTCAMP for the AP EXAM Multiple Choice Mondays Group Research Project You will have SOME class time for this, but much of it will be completed outside of class. Current events 1 per month, due by the 28th of each month

Multiple Choice Practice Since we will begin multiple choice Mondays next week, let’s review how the AP exam multiple choice tests are formatted.

Multiple Choice overview Section I of the AP Exam: Multiple Choice (60 minutes) Pre-20th Century Passage and question At LEAST 1 Passage 20th Century Passage and questions 3 to 4 Passages

Timing & Scoring Multiple Choice 60 minutes, 52-55 Questions; 4-5 passages Approx. 15 min to read and answer 10-15 questions Multiple Choice=45% of the entire AP Exam The essays are divided evenly to make up the other 55% Because of this, if you score 6-adequate on all 3 essays, you only have to get approx. half the MC questions right to get a 3 on the AP exam overall!

Multiple Choice Breakdown Types of Possible Passages Pre-20th Century Diverse Voices/Colloquialism Feminist Love of arts (like the Humanities passage on ACT) Science or History with citations 3-5 Citation questions Identify the correct citation. Italicized vs. “Quoted” information Identifying the Primary source vs. Secondary sources

Multiple Choice – An In-depth Look Multiple Choice Strategies Do a SOAPS analysis or rhetorical triangle as you read the passage. Look for justifications for your answer in the text (may not be phrased the same way). Focus on what you do know! Remember, if you can score a 6 on the essays, you only have to get approx. 50% of the MC questions right. Don’t stress yourself out!! Pick the strategy that works for you: Read the whole passage, then answer Read paragraph by paragraph answer question by question Read stems, read passage, answer If you are running low on time – work the line # questions!!! Always fill in every single bubble!!! Multiple Choice – An In-depth Look

Multiple Choice Practice Complete as many rounds a possible. In your group, read the passage aloud. Then answer the questions. Answering: Each member of your group has been assigned a letter (a, b, c, d, or e) For each question, one member will read the question aloud. Each member will consider why their assigned letter (a, b, c, d, or e) is either the correct answer or the incorrect answer. You must be able to explain your reasoning. If two group members believe their answer is correct, they will make their case to the group and the group as a whole will decide which answer is correct. Repeat these steps for each question. I will pass out the correct answers at the end of the session.

Homework Read “Chapter 4: About the Free Response and Synthesis Essays” from Peterson’s AP English Language and Composition 2nd Ed. Will be posted on the Website RIGHT after school If you need a hard copy, see me! Get the Grading Policy sheet signed.