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Mr. Hoshaw | AP Language & Composition | World Lit | Millard West High School

Summer Assignment

June 8th, 2009 by · No Comments · AP Language and Composition

Check out the tab at the top to gather all the information for your AP Language Summer Assignment. 

Remember:

1) This assignment is expected to be completed by the beginning of the class, and

2) Don’t forget to use the discussion board available on turnitin.com

Think about the connections between these readings. Enjoy your summer.

Mr. Hoshaw 

Friday, 5/15 – Friday, 5/29

May 15th, 2009 by · No Comments · AP Language and Composition

Mon 5/18 – MAUS I: Ch. 3&4

Tues. 5/19 – MAUS I: Ch. 5

Wed. 5/20 – MAUS I: Ch. 6 and MAUS II: Ch. 1

Thurs. 5/21 – MAUS II: Ch. 2 & 3

Fri. 5/22 – MAUS II: Ch. 4 & 5

For Tues. Read and annotate MAUS in AP History Synthesis Packet

Tues. 5/26 – MAUS in AP History Synthesis Graded Socratic Discussion

For Wed. Bring a copy of your _______ Education Essay from 3rd Semester (still available at your turnitin.com account)

Wed. 5/27 – Translate one episode from ____ Education essay into graphic format

Thurs. 5/28 – Peer feedback, Practice, Work time

Fri. 5/29 – Share your ____ Education Comics with classmates

Wednesday

May 13th, 2009 by · No Comments · AP Language and Composition

*Your Visual Analysis Essays are returned at UNO Blackboard in your Digital Dropbox. The point total should say out of 50 points – the message is wrong, but the score on your essay is correct.*

Thurs. 5/14 – MAUS & Graphic Novels

Fri. 5/15 – Mr. Hoshaw Demo over Chapters 1&2 in MAUS I as moderator

Mon. 5/18 – Fri. 5/22: MAUS Student Moderator discussions

Monday

May 11th, 2009 by · No Comments · AP Language and Composition

AP History Students, remember to make-up the Synthesis Timed Write in the testing center Mon. 5/11 @ 7:15am or Tues. 5/12 @3:15pm

*Your Visual Analysis Essays are returned at UNO Blackboard in your Digital Dropbox. The point total should say out of 50 points – the message is wrong, but the score on your essay is correct.*

Tues. 5/12 – AP Test Review in class: Look, over there! Links!  —–>

*Do some Brain Gnome Warm-ups!*

Wed. 5/13 – National AP Exam / Course Final (multiple choice & 1 essay)

Thurs. 5/14 – MAUS & Graphic Novels

Fri. 5/15 – Mr. Hoshaw Demo over Chapters 1&2 in MAUS I as moderator

Mon. 5/18 – Fri. 5/22: MAUS Student Moderator discussions

Friday

May 8th, 2009 by · No Comments · AP Language and Composition

*Bring your Bedford Readers to check back in on Monday 5/11*

AP History Students, remember to make-up the Synthesis Timed Write in the testing center Mon. 5/11 @ 7:15am or Tues. 5/12 @3:15pm

Mon. 5/11 – AP Test Review in class: Look, over there! Links!  —–>

Tues. 5/12 – AP Test Review in class

*Do some Brain Gnome Warm-ups!*

Wed. 5/13 – National AP Exam / Course Final (multiple choice & 1 essay)

Thurs. 5/14 – MAUS & Graphic Novels

Fri. 5/15 – Mr. Hoshaw Demo as MAUS moderator

Mon. 5/18 – Fri. 5/22: MAUS Student Moderator discussions

Thursday

May 7th, 2009 by · No Comments · AP Language and Composition

Fri. 5/8 – Turn in **6** copies of the completed Synthesis Question packet at the beginning of class.

Fri. 5/8 – In-class Synthesis Timed Write (AP U.S. History an AP European History students, you’ll need to take the Synthesis exam Monday morning – 7:15 am – in the testing center)

Mon. 5/11 – AP Test Review in class

Tues. 5/12 – AP Test Review in class

Wed. 5/13 – National AP Exam / Course Final (multiple choice & 1 essay)

Thurs. 5/14 – MAUS

Wednesday

May 6th, 2009 by · No Comments · AP Language and Composition

Fri. 5/8 – Turn in 5 copies of the completed Synthesis Question packet at the beginning of class.

Fri. 5/8 – In-class Synthesis Timed Write (AP U.S. History an AP European History students, you’ll need to take the Synthesis exam Monday morning – 7:15 am – in the testing center)

Mon. 5/11 – AP Test Review

Tues. 5/12 – AP Test Review

Wed. 5/13 – National AP Exam / Course Final (multiple choice & 1 essay)

Thurs. 5/14 – MAUS

Friday

May 1st, 2009 by · No Comments · AP Language and Composition

For Monday, 5/4 EACH PERSON needs 2 traditional sources and 1 visual (chart, cartoon, map, photo…) source about their Synthesis topic for class. Be sure to use the Millard West Databases (Library link on West Homepage) and collect all the information for MLA Citations.

Mon. 5/4 – Cut articles in class

Wed. 5/6 – Cover sheet with Introduction & Assignment

Fri. 5/8 – Turn in 5 copies of the completed Synthesis Question packet at the beginning of class.

Fri. 5/8 – In-class Synthesis Timed Write (AP U.S. History students, you’ll need to take the Synthesis exam Monday morning – 7:15 am – in the testing center)

Mon. 5/11 – AP Test Review

Tues. 5/12 – AP Test Review

Wed. 5/13 – National AP Exam / Course Final (multiple choice & 1 essay)

Thurs. 5/14 – MAUS

Wednesday

April 29th, 2009 by · No Comments · AP Language and Composition

*In class today we took an Argument Timed Write – if absent, you will need to make this up*

Based on the card you got in class, for Thursday, 4/30, READ one of the following:

ACE – “Size 6″ – p. 265

KING – “Nacirema” – p. 316

QUEEN – “Barbies” – p. 353

JACK/JOKER – “Grade A” – p. 114

*If absent read “Nacirema”

*If you had a 10 or 9 you were split across these 4 titles.

Tuesday

April 28th, 2009 by · No Comments · AP Language and Composition

Based on the card you got in class, for Thursday, 4/30, READ one of the following:

ACE – “Size 6″ – p. 265

KING – “Nacirema” – p. 316

QUEEN – “Barbies” – p. 353

JACK/JOKER – “Grade A” – p. 114

*If absent read “Nacirema”

*If you had a 10 or 9 you were split across these 4 titles.