1. Advanced Placement Language & Composition
Portable Land
Mr. Wright

2. What is Advanced Placement?
History – “Two halves of a common enterprise”
Freshmen college course in high school
Standardized exam which allows high school students to earn college credit

3. A.P. Exam Wednesday, May 10th, 7:15 – 11:45 AM
$15 deposit per exam is due in March
$Total TBD -- due before exam
$5-15 reduced fee (free/reduced lunch benefits)
Scores are reported during summer

4. A.P. Exam Multiple Choice Free response 4-5 passages
55+ multiple choice questions
60 minutes
Free response
Mini-research essay
Style analysis
Open-ended argumentation

5. A.P. Scores – What They Mean5 4
3 Freshmen college level
2 High school level 1

6. Earning an “A” or a “B” in A.P. Lang.
Read actively, and reread
Rewrite/revise essays
Stay current with work
Attend class
Participate in class discussions

7. Grades Department late work policy Communication of grades
Skyward / Family Access
Phone calls under 80%
progress reports
8 progress reports mailed home
November-parent/teacher conferences
/call me!

8. Contact Me!
– through my teacher website
Call – we have a message system
Homework: Posted on my website at
Homework text reminders, text…
@e3981 to (253)

9. TESTING October: PSAT (October 19) Free SAT @ ARHS in April
June SAT (Saturday)
SAT Prep
ARHS prep classes
Online question of the day
satonlinecourse.org

10. Starting the College Search
Junior year – 8-10 possible schools
Senior year – 3-4 school choices
Discuss criteria
Use the College Board website
Collegeboard.org
Career Center visits (events page)
National College Fair: November 2-3

11. DATES October 21-22: College Fair
October 19: PSAT (free)
October 31: Tacoma College Fair
Career Center Dates / College Visits
January 18: Planning for AHS, 6-8 PM
November 16: Paying for College/FAFSA, AHS 6-8 PM
February 5th: Greater Auburn Career Fair, AHS, 6-8 PM
February 2nd: $13 AP deposits due
April 2: Free SAT for juniors

12. Tutor.com http://kcls.org/students/ Log into KCLS.org
Go to tutoring / tutor.com
Log into tutor.com
Tutoring 2-11 PM, or drop off writing

13. Get Involved! Sports Activities Out-of-school activities Volunteer
Pick a few things and do them well.