1. AP English Shawn Chen Period 3
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AP English
Shawn Chen
Period 3
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2. AP English Literature The College Board “English” Literature
Gaston Caperton—gone but not forgotten
David Coleman—new president
ETS—connection to college board
“English” Literature
The Brits Novels, plays, short present stories, poems
The Yanks
1600-present

3. AP Test in May Credit offered at your prospective school
Study sessions offered; not required
Structure of the test
3 parts
1 hour/5 passages/55 questions
2 hours/3 essays/1 prose, 1 poetry, 1 “open”

4. THE COLLEGE ESSAY Mindset Brainstorming Drafting Sharing
November 1-15 NAGGING

5. Parent portal
Mira Costa High School homepage

6. Powerschool— FINAL EXAMS BEFORE WINTER BREAK Virtual gradebook
Updated every 5 weeks—sometimes closed between updates
Cumulative grade not always available
Assignment grades and assignment descriptions ARE available

7. The Literature Summer Reading
A Sense of an Ending, A Visit from the Goon Squad, How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Poetry
Lyric, narrative, formal(villanelle, sonnet), classical
Novels
Montana 1948, Heart of Darkness, The Stranger, Crime and Punishment, Snow Falling on Cedars
Drama
Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Rhinoceros, M. Butterfly
Short Stories— Bartleby, Carver, Saunders, AM Homes

8. Googledocs/Googlebooks/Etext
Kindle fine
Etext ok
Electronic submissions
Turnitin.com
googledocs

9. The Methods Class Discussion Timed Writing “book tests”
Small group/whole class
Timed Writing
“book tests”
Practice Multiple Choice
Prose
Poetry
Projects/composition book

10. Homework Reading (schedule posted on website) Informal poetry analysis
Articles and readings available on website
Substantial research-based essays (second and third quarter)
Vocabulary

11. Grading Policies

12. LATE, MISSING, Truant  “second semester senior”—it’s not “a thing”
Trips, conferences, school visits.
GO online
1 day 5%, 2 day 10%, 3 day half credit only
At semester I check for truants “0” for truants

13. Meetings/Questions Lunch Before school After school
WEDNESDAY OFFICE HOURS!!
Ext-5212