AP Language and Composition Miss Sandvick

About Me Moved to Kingwood in 1991 Attended Hidden Hollow  Creekwood  Kingwood High School Graduated an Oklahoma Sooner Have taught for seven years (six years at Atascocita High School)

85% passed 49% with a 4 or 5 88% passed 56% with a 4 or 5 88% passed 57% with a 4 or 5 55% passed 25% with a 4 or 5 85% passed 64% with a 4 or 5 90% passed 50% with a 4 or 5 89% passed 57% with a 4 or 5 AP Scores from the Last Six Years

How much credit?

Experience a college-level test Primary Benefit: College Preparation 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

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 Source: Hargrove, Godin and Dodd, 2007

Course Overview WritingReadingMisc. Descriptive EssayNon-fiction articlesVisual Analysis Timed-writingsAnchor Pieces Researched Essay

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

AreaSupportDay/Time InstructionLunch TutoringMondays (A-Block) A.M./P.M.by appointment TechnologyRemind To Websitedocument bank Support System