1. Critical Thinking
How observant are you? Can you identify what is sitting right in front of you. You’ll have four minutes to come up with the answers. You’ll get a point for every four correct answers. No talking or cheating.

2. A different fruit (a total of twelve) is buried in every one of the following lines.  Example: A word is considered 'buried' when it can be read like P A R I S in the sentence "Grand-pa(pa ris)rises at seven every morning." Can you detect them? Ah! If I get my good ship home I'll find a tempting spot, Where mayhap pleasant flowers will bloom, And there I'll shape a charming cot. Where bees sip nectar in each flower, And Philomel on hawthorn rests, I'll shape a rustic, sun-kissed bower - A bower meet for angel guests. Then she who lives and loves with me, Sing our days of calm repose, Sole monarch of the flowers will be - For Myra is indeed a rose.

3. Ah! I(f I g)et my good ship home I'll fin(d a te)mpting spot, Where mayh(ap ple)asant flowers will bloom, And there I'll sha(pe a ch)arming cot. Where bees sip (nectar in e)ach flower, And Philo(mel on) hawthorn rests, I'll sha(pe a r)ustic, sun-kissed bower - A bower meet f(or ange)l guests. Then she wh(o live)s and loves with me, Sin(g our d)ays of calm repose, So(le mon)arch of the flowers will be - For My(ra is in)deed a rose.
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4. Goals for the Day
I can assess and evaluate positive and negative traits of argumentative essays.

5. Vocabulary Week 30 – Last One!

6. Synthesis Essays
1. Read the prompt. Read each of the sources and annotate as needed (remember the believing/doubting game – note what you believe and doubt).
2. Take 12 minutes to plan your essay fully. Outline your entire essay.
3. Take 3 minutes to discuss with your group how you would approach this essay.
4. Read a sample that scored well on the AP exam.
5. Read the AP Performance Scores Q&A.
6. One stay, all others go – cannot be with someone from original group.
Explain to your new group your biggest takeaway from your original group.
7. Take a few minutes to discuss with peers what you’ve taken away from this activity.

7. You’ll have 14 minutes to read the passage and answer the following questions. This passage comes from the 2017 Exam.
AP Multiple Choice

8. Read Chapter 7 and 10 from 5 Steps to a 5. It’s on Google Classroom.
Practice with a few of the synthesis prompts you’ve been given or that you find on the AP Central website.
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