Important Note to Students

The HAMLIT assignment page is a convenience but not something to be dependent on. When possible, homework and reading assignments will be posted here, but you are expected to complete all assignments that are announced in class on time, regardless of whether they are posted online. If you are absent, or do not remember if there is an assignment, you will need to contact another member of class to verify what the assignment is. Neither I nor the site are responsible for your failure to complete this responsibility.

Friday, December 20, 2019

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

HF Chapters 1-5 due Wednesday

Please read chapters 1-5 of Huck Finn for Monday. If you were unable to check a book out from the library, there are several free electronic editions you can find online.  One is available here, but there are several other options online. 

Although understanding the plot is important, looking at how the topics below help to create our understanding of characters is even more significant.

I suggest that you mark these topics in your text (or on a post-it). If you want to be extra fancy, you can also color-code these different ideas in your notes.

Superstition
The role of the river
Appeal to father figures
Women (and their influence on Huck)
Religion
Education
Class Consciousness
Racial Identity
Self identity
Clothing
Money/Wealth/Acquisitiveness (wanting to acquire stuff)
Deception
Search for Approval
Protectiveness

Friday, December 13, 2019

Finish Scarlet Letter for Monday and Analysis Things

Please make sure that you have finished the Scarlet Letter for Monday.

Will there be a happy ending? Will Hester and Dimmesdale live happily ever after? Will Pearl become the first female governor of Boston? Finish your reading to find out!

Our analysis lesson slideshow from in class on Friday is available here.  All student examples are showing positive examples of analysis in different ways.  Shout outs to the students who made the analysis hall of fame!

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Passage for Friday

Here is our passage for tomorrow.  Print and pre-read if you desire.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Reading due Wednesday

For Wednesday, you will be reading two autobiographical narratives. One is by Frederick Douglass and is an excerpt from his autobiography, My Bondage, My Freedom and is the red book from pages 426-430. The other is a handout from Harriet Jacob's autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave girl, and will be read on hand out.

I am short on paper copies, so I will provide one Jacobs handout per table tonight.  If you have the handout, you should plan on reading Jacobs tonight and Douglass on Tuesday night, remembering to bring the handout back to your table partner to give them in class tomorrow.

If you did not receive the handout today, you should read Douglass in your red book tonight, and then read the Jacobs piece Tuesday night.

As they both address the slave experience, both pieces are upsetting to read, the Jacobs piece the more so, so do your best to work with each text despite the disturbing content.

A not so great PDF copy of the Jacobs piece is available here if you don't want to wait, or you don't trust your table partner.

Friday, December 6, 2019

Scarlet Letter through Chapter 17 for Monday

Yes, this is a long reading chunk, but it's about to get so good!  Make sure you don't miss out on the excitement by falling behind.

Are we going to find out who the father of Pearl is?  Wait, are we?
Will Hester stop feeling so isolated and be able to be with the man she loves?
Will Pearl come to symbolize even more than she already does?
Will Chillingworth get over the fact that his wife cheated on him?

All this and more in chapters 8-17!

Also, if you missed the freewrite assignment(s) they are available at the end of this slideshow.

Friday, November 22, 2019

Reading over break

Please read through chapter 7 of the Scarlet Letter for Monday, December 2nd.

 You are going to skip the chapter "The Custom House" and begin with the chapter "The Prison Door". (The reason I put a question mark after chapter two is that I'm not sure how all editions number their chapters. The last chapter that we are reading for Monday is The Governor's Hall")

Please keep track of vocabulary words that are new to you as you are doing your reading. You will need to demonstrate your new vocab acquisition later before Winter Break. The method of showing your new vocab is up to you: you may choose to make a list with definitions, flash cards, a quizlet, post-it notes in your book--whatever works best for your brain.

A link to the Scarlet Letter is available here.

Thinks to think about:

What makes Hester Hester?
Who is this mysterious man and what is his problem?
Why is the minister so messed up?
And what on earth is going on with Pearl?

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Reading Due Thursday

Please read "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe for Thursday.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Edwards Quotation Analysis

Here is a readable link the the rubrics for AP Lang this year.  Make sure you are looking at the one for essay two which is the analysis essay.

For tomorrow, please bring ONE Edwards quotation from your essay that you wrote a revised "middle step" how analysis for.  If you are able to print in color, it might be helpful for you to color code the steps in the analysis process in the following manner:

Black font:  your quotation and device (Where/What)

Blue font:  your "how" analysis.  (How).  How is this scary?  What about the quotation encourages salvation?

Red font: your connection to one or more of your purpose ideas. (Why)  Why does Edwards want to do the things he just did?  Why is this important for his purpose?

Friday, November 8, 2019

Unit 1 Test

Here is a kahoot that will help you practice some of the terms that will be on your unit 1 test.  It is not perfect, but it's something!

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Upcoming Assignments

Remember to bring your white book to class on Thursday and Friday.

Your 3rd precis is due this Friday!

Your study guide for your Unit 1 test is available here.

Also, your Unit 1 test in on Tuesday, November 12!

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Due 11/6

Please read 104-114 in the white book.

Monday, November 4, 2019

Reading due Tuesday, 11/5

Please read white book beginning on page 98 (from Claim to Thesis) and ending on page 100 before the "activity" section.

Friday, November 1, 2019

Reading due Monday

Please read Part II of the "Musings" packet which is available here.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Due Friday

Please read an additional article on you issue of choice and submit one precis to Google Classroom.  This time, please choose a news source that is not "in the center":  in other words, more at one end of the bias spectrum, but still a reputable source.

Friday, October 25, 2019

Phillis Wheatley Reading due Wednesday

You will be reading poetry, letters, and essays on Phillis Wheatley, an 18th century American poet. They are located in White Book from pages 506-534. You should take notes and gather quotations that help you address, either by support or refutation, what you will develop as your opinion on the question below.

Background Information:

(Please also read the background information on 506-507)

Phillis Wheatley was born in Africa and sold into slavery at a young age. She was brought to America and purchased by John and Susannah Wheatley. In addition to her duties as a slave, Wheatley was taught Latin, mythology, and various other subjects and converted to Christianity. She began writing poems, many of which became quite famous, and she traveled to London where her work was published with support of a local countess, becoming the first African American woman (and only second American woman) to have a book published in this young nation.

Many of Wheatley's poems bear a strong resemblance to the other traditional poetry of her time period and use elevated language, classical allusions, strict rhyme scheme, and rhythm and meter. They often celebrate important American religious and patriotic figures and at times express her gratefulness that she was brought from what she deems "a Pagan land." Understandably, this last idea generates a lot of the controversy about the legacy of Wheatley as many people struggle with a desire to celebrate Wheatley for her accomplishments but struggle to process the notion that she praises and emulates the culture that enslaved her and millions of others.

This brings us to our question which should guide our reading:

To what extent should the legacy of Phillis Wheatley and her poetry be perceived as a triumph or tragedy?

 Please create a chart of your own design that helps you categorize the evidence in response to the question above.  Your chart should be a combination of direct quotations and paraphrase.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Grammar Quiz Friday

Here is a link to some online grammar resources.  If you click on a concept on the left, this should take you to to an explanation page for that concept.  Then, on the left of that explanation page, there should be links to practice exercises for that concept and answers with explanations. 

Slideshows that we looked at in class are available below.

Parts of Speech
Phrases and Clauses
Sentence Types

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Due Wednesday


Directions:  Copy the following sentences on your paper OR print out if you have a cooperative printer.

a. Please label subjects and verbs

b. Please label phrases, dependent clauses, and independent clauses.  

c. Then, write down whether the sentence is Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex. 

d. Then, add the necessary internal punctuation.



1.  After we are finished with school we are going to go see a movie.

2.  I bought a house for my dog and my cat was very jealous.

3.  After he got in an accident Alonso went to the police station and they called his mom.

4.  Eating vegetables is very important for remaining healthy.

5.  During the play I had to go call my friend, Ally.

6.  I lifted up the leaf a small caterpillar stared up at me.

Friday, October 18, 2019

Due Monday

1.  Please make sure that you bring your red book to class on Monday.

2.  You will also need to bring a print copy of you and your partner's claim of value revisions. I only need one copy with both names up top.  Please make sure you label the original highlighted version of the sentence from your first document, and then label the revised version of that same sentence.  Your document will probably consist of six labeled sentences:  3 "original" sentences and 3 "revised" sentences.  I do not want the entire document.

3.  Make sure that you have completed your Columbus Day Rhetorical Practice assignment which is posted in Google Classroom.  Remember to actually "submit" or "turn in" your assignment.

4.  Remember to bring your Columbus Day chart with frog stamp to turn in for points.


Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Homework for Wednesday (even though there's no class)

Here is the usage slide show.  Please pick up where we left off and do the practice questions.  (Answers are on the last slide)

Also, please remember to complete the 5 question  3.A and 4.A practice that is available on AP Classroom.

Monday, October 14, 2019

Columbus Day Reading due Friday!

Your Columbus Day reading project will be due Friday!

Our question is: Should the United States celebrate Columbus Day as a holiday?

As you are doing your reading, make sure you are thinking about what types of claims the articles are using:  claims of fact, value, or policy.

You will need to read the following passages in the WHITE BOOK!

198- Momaday
286- Image
291- Berliner
293- Mankiller
296- Connell

You will also be creating a chart (for turning in) that identifies quotations or supports for the texts that are in support of Columbus Day as a holiday, opposed to Columbus day as a holiday, and any other interesting ideas or thoughts that the passages generate for you. You can determine the style of chart that works best for you as long as it clearly distinguishes this information.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Edwards FAQ

***NEW***  How many rhetorical choices should I analyze?

Three in each paragraph, just like the Smith/Bradford paragraph you wrote.


How long should my paper be?

My best guess is that your paper will end up being between 2-3 pages.

How many purposes should my claim/paper address?

A minimum of two, but you might find that those two main purposes have hidden or related purposes to them as well, so you might end up talking about more than just those two.

Do I need to use the purpose frame in the slide show?

No.  You can, if it helps you, but it's not required.  There are all sorts of good frames you can use.  Here's another one:  Edwards' sermon begins by creating a sense of ________ and _________ which later culminates is a desire for ______________.

Do I need to use one of the strong verbs from the slide show?

This sounds like a good idea to me, especially if you are not using one of the frames.

Which paragraph do I talk about rhetorical choices in?

BOTH!  This is always our main job when writing this style of paper.  Both paragraphs talk about the use of certain strategies:  some have a fancy name and some do not.  But, both paragraph explain how Edwards is using rhetorical choices to help create his purposes.

Do I need to connect back to all of my purposes in each paragraph?

Not necessarily.  Because we have chosen to organize our paragraphs based on the chronological order of Edwards' text, you will notice that different parts of his text focus on a different part of his purpose.  Therefore, each paragraph talking about his choices might focus more on one purpose(s) than the other.

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Revision Activity

Please copy and paste the following in a document and respond to the questions based on the assignment that you read.  Then, share the document with the owner of the paper and please share with me.

Who is the author of the paper you are reviewing?


Who are you?


How many purpose ideas do you see in the claim statement? 


What are the purpose ideas that the author establishes in the claim statement?


Would you recommend that the author look for more purposes, especially hidden or larger purposes?


Does the author of the paper use a strong purpose verb(s)?  If so, what is it?


Does the author of paper use a purpose sentence frame?


Do the two body paragraphs each have a clear topic and a clear summary sentence?


Do the quotations of evidence in the body paragraph follow the Goldilocks principle? (not too short, not too long?)


What information does the paper provide you about audience?



What adjectives does the paper use to describe the tone of the speaker?



Of the six direct quotations, how many of them present a fancy named technique, and how many are a no-name technique?  Do you feel this represents a good balance?



Which explanations need a little more work?  In other words, which are not as convincing or present logical gaps in thinking?




What are the six transitional phrases that the paper uses?



Did you notice any errors in quotation incorporation, capitalization, or punctuation?  If so, please mark them.







 

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Feedback Slide Show

The link to the feedback slideshow on your first purpose paragraphs is available here.

Friday, October 4, 2019

Edwards Writing Informaiton

The assignment description for your Edwards assignment is available here.  Please plan on having a rough draft complete by Wednesday.

Friday, September 27, 2019

Due Tuesday

Please read pages 85-95 (including page 95) in the white book that focuses on different types of claims.  Because this reading section is a little bit longer, you may want to get started on it this weekend instead of leaving it all for Monday night.  Please bring your white books to class on Tuesday, but you will not need to bring them to class on Monday.

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Critical Reading Strategies

Here is the slideshow with advice on critical reading, if you'd like to review it before our first official critical reading quiz tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

"Issue" Article Assignment


You will need to find and read one article online about your "issue" of choice.  Prior to your first article, you will need to spend some time thinking about perceived biases in news outlets.  The chart and article here provide an interesting way to map these perceived biases.  Please refer to the chart labeled mediabiaschart.com. Note that this interpretation of biases may be challenged by some readers (in other words, some may see the chart of bias as biased). Also, this is my preferred version of the chart on this webpage, but I am not advocating for any new items or opinion pieces this site may contain.

Now that you have read and reflected on the chart, you are going to try to find an article on your issue that is contained in one of the news sources in the center top region.  That would include

Associated Press
American Foreign Press
NBC
ABC
CBS
NPR
BBC Wall Street Journal
Time
Christian Science Monitor
Bloomberg


Signs that you have accomplished this would include graphics on the screen that denote your news source, the new sources' name in the web address, or a byline indicated that the article was written by a member of that journalistic institute.

Read and think about your article.

If you are not liking your "issue" after reading your article, you may choose a different topic or discuss concerns with me.

Then you will write a "rhetorical precis (summary)" using the template that OSU uses for some of its courses.  It is available here.

You will need to turn in ONE rhetorical precis for Friday.  Submission technique will be explained at a later date.

Friday, September 20, 2019

Reading due Monday

Please read Part 1 of the packet:  Musings on a "5" Paragraph Essay.  (End when you see Part II on page 7).  This will be a pretty important packet in your life, so if you have a working printer, you might consider printing for ease of access and note-taking.

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Reminders

Smith/Bradford Paragraph due tomorrow

Please remember to submit your purpose paragraph to Turnitin, and remember to bring a printed copy for your official turn in.

The white book reading on evidence and logical fallacies was from pages 101-104.  If you did not get your reading completed, please do so.

The slideshow on logical fallacies is available here.

You will have reading due from your red book for Friday.  Please read Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" (70-73) and think about ways that this is effective for his Puritan audience.

Friday, September 13, 2019

Rough Draft Paragraph Due Monday

Your explanation of your rough draft paragraph for Monday is available here.

If you are feeling nervous about some of the writing skills mentioned in the conventions category, additional resources are available below.

Quotation Incorporation
Transitional Phrases

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Due Friday, 9/13

Please read John Smith (42-46) and William Bradford (50-54).  Both men recount their experiences as Europeans coming to North America in the early 1600s.  In addition to thinking about each passage from a SOAPS perspective, consider ways in which the passages address similar experiences, and in which ways their experiences differ.  Pay careful attention to attitudes towards Native Americans, religion, and resources.

Friday, September 6, 2019

First Weekend Homework

Your SOAPS and SPACECAT slideshow is available here. GREAT job on discussion today.

Due Monday:

You will be watching part of a TED talk that is embedded in the slideshow that is available here. Assignment information is available in the actual slideshow. If you have a technology crisis and can't submit your assignment through Turnitin, be sure to email me a copy so I know it came in on time.

Due Thursday:

Please read White Book pages 8-14 and study the terms that it introduces to you. A kahoot to help you practice these terms is available here.


Due Friday:

We will be discussing the Smith and Bradford passages in your red book (which we will pick up on Tuesday). Page numbers will follow.

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Welcome to AP Lang!

Welcome again to AP Language! This year is going to be amazing!

Below you will find your first few assignments.

1. Please have a parent/guardian review the course policies in the syllabus available here, and return a signed paper that acknowledges an understanding of the policies.

2. Please carefully read White Book pages 1-7. This reading is due Friday, 9/6.

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Clarification

Clarification: Your project for your group book is an individual, unique project despite my misleading title "Group Book Project" which would more accurately be phrased as "(Groupbook) Project" or "Individual project on the book you read together with your group."

This will be completed and uploaded through Turnitin.

Friday, May 24, 2019

Due Tuesday and beyond

Due Tuesday-

Make sure you and your reading group have decided upon a reasonable first "chunk" of your book to discuss on Tuesday. My recommendation would be between 40-60 pages, so you should be spending a decent amount of time reading this weekend.

Information about your book project which will be due on June 10th is available here.

Here is the slideshow with the book options if you still need it.

Friday, May 17, 2019

SBAC Practice Test

Please use the link here to take you to an SBAC practice test sign in.

On the first screen, just click on the green sign in button and ignore everything else.

Then click on the 11th grade which should take you to the practice test portal.

You will want to practice the ELA CAT sample* test and the ELA PT sample* test. Remember, this will not be scored but will give you and indication of the questions types and expectations.

*Don't click on the "training test". That's something else.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Happy Test Day!

Scroll to question two here and warm up your brain by reading a fun analysis passage!

Friday, May 10, 2019

Test Prep Homework!

APUSH Test is done! Whooohoooo!!!!!! You are half way there!

Please read the information below carefully, so you know what is required for this weekend for AP Lang and what is just a really good idea.

Required:

Please read ALL three prompts from the exam available here.

Consider previewing the slideshow below that we will talk about next week in class. This might help focus you for the next part of the assignment.

THEN You will choose EITHER the synthesis topic OR the argument topic to write on from the prompts you just read. Your essay should be a 40 minute timed "in class" essay. If you choose the synthesis prompt, your reading time should not be included in your 40 minutes of writing time.


A Really Good Idea:

Preview this slideshow we will talk about next week.


Kahoot terms review here.


Practice multiple choice available on pages 48-64 here. This is a continuation of the one we practiced in class.


Thursday, April 25, 2019

Intro and Body Paragraph due Tuesday

This might take a bit longer than I thought, so I'm making it due Tuesday. Please, however, do not try to do it all Monday night.

This should be hand written.

Step 1:

Please watch the slideshow available here. Much of this will be review, but it's important review.


Step 2:

Please read the following synthesis essay documents available here. Two of the documents could not be posted on the AP site for copyright reasons. One is available if you follow this link. (This is an external site, so I do not endorse any ads or content you might encounter.) The other is excerpted and available here.

Step 3:

After reading the articles, please write an introduction and one body paragraph in response to the topic. Your focus should be on creating an argumentative tone, so you may need to refer to the slides that you just watched AND to trying some more sophisticated elaboration of evidence.

Friday, April 12, 2019

Reading due Wednesday 4/17

Please read the "Cowboy" Conversation in your white book (pages 1023-1056). Yes, this is a long section of reading, so get started and plan your time well.

You will be turning in notes that you took in your preferred format that address the following questions:

To what extent are the depictions of the American Cowboy grounded in fact or fiction?
To what extent is the concept of the American Cowboy a defining part of American identity?
To what extent is the concept of the American Cowboy a harmfulinfluence on American culture?

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Reading due Friday

For Friday (4/5) please read the essay, "How it Feels to be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston (white book 1117-1120). As you do your reading, please practice your analytical skills by thinking about her complex purposes as well as the various devices she uses to accomplish them. If you forget your book, a version of the text is available here.

For Tuesday of next week, we will be working with the document set about the Harlem Renaissance available here. Please consider beginning your study of these texts over the weekend. You should read and carefully mark each document, and outline how you think you may respond to the prompt, but you are not required to write the essay.

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Charity Introduction

For those of you who did not realize you missed the charity introduction activity, slides are available here to make up that assignment.

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Happy Spring Break Homework!

First, please make sure you have finished reading Gatsby.

Then, you will be writing an "in-class essay" on TWO of the three prompts available here. You will be writing on question 1 which is the synthesis prompt. Please set your timer for 50 minutes for reading and essay writing time. At the end of this time, you must stop work. Then, you will be writing on question 3 which is the argument prompt. Please set your timer for 40 minutes for writing time. At the end of this time, you must stop work. Both essays must be written by hand in ink.

If you would like extra practice for the AP test, please write the essays back-to-back. This is, after all, how it will happen on the day of the actual test.

Please note again that we are skipping question 2 which is the analysis question. Do not write on question 2.

These essays will be scored on completion, so there is no sense in working longer than the allotted time or using outside resources to write a "better essay." All this will do is undermine the learning process for you.

Hopefully, you will only have 90 minutes of AP Lang homework, which all things considered is not too shabby!

Monday, March 11, 2019

Rough Draft Update and Gatsby Schedule

Your Research Paper rough draft deadline will be on Friday, March 15th instead of Thursday. This will hopefully give you a bit more time to work on it as well as provide you with another day to ask any questions after school.

Your Gatsby reading schedule will be:

Due Thursday, 3/14: Chapters 4, 5, 6

Due Wednesday, 3/20: Chapters 7,8,9

Yes, I know that Wednesday deadline is the same as your research paper, but we will need something to talk about once you hand them in! Make sure to plan ahead with your reading time over the weekend to have the book finished by Wednesday.

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Citation Outline and Imp Q's

Information about your citation outline and importance quotations is available here.

Friday, February 15, 2019

White Book Reading due Monday 2/18

Please read the "Mixed Crowd" by Jacob Riis (869-874) and "The Subtle Problem of Charity" (927-930). Be prepared to discuss how both texts address the complexity of addressing issues of poverty in this era.

Friday, February 8, 2019

Research Paper Calendar

Please visit the Research Paper Web Page to see the upcoming calendar of due check points and due dates. Not all links are active yet (the grading rubrics will be revised soon) but for you advanced planners, this gives you an idea of our timeline and steps in the process.

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Checkpoint and Weekend Assignment

Remember that we have changed your submission technique for the Observation Notecards and that you will now be submitting them through Turnitin. The due date time is still Friday morning at 7:30 am, which is the equivalent of our start of class time.

Over the weekend, I would like you to work with the following discussion questions on Zitkala Sa, which we missed out on because of our snow day. The powerpoint here contains the questions and necessary images and the document here is an online version of the text in your white book. Please note that the sections of the online version that are included in your white book are: Section VII: The Big Red Apples, Part 2 Section I: Land of Red Apples, and Section II: The Cutting of my Long Hair. Feel free to read more if you want, but our book only contains those three sections.

You may write your answers to the questions on your own (after thinking about them) or you may discuss with ONE other person, and submit a response sheet with both of your names on it. If you choose to work with a partner, please specify up top how you and your partner discussed the passage: Facetime, Messenger, at Starbucks, etc. Note, it is not acceptable for you and your partner to "divide and conquer the questions." You must collaborate on all of them. Please upload your assignment to Turnitin by Sunday evening at 9:00 pm.

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Reading Update

As a result of our snow day on Tuesday, our Zitkala Sa reading will be postponed until next week and/or will be turned into a homework activity. Please stay tuned for additional information, but you will not need to bring your white books to class Thursday or Friday of this week.

Monday, February 4, 2019

Reading due 2/6

Please read the memoir excerpt from Zitkala Sa (pages 935-940 in the white book). I would encourage you to ponder the questions at the end of the passage as well as the portraits.

Friday, February 1, 2019

Observation Checkpoint due Friday 2/8

Here is the information on the observation checkpoint deadline.

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Red Cloud Writing Activity

Available here. If you were absent, please complete revisions for the numbered locations on the example slides.

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Due 1/30

Please remember to turn in your Observation and to bring your white books to class. The observation slide show is available here.

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Synthesis Rubric and Final Exam Information

Below is the current version of the synthesis rubric. I do not expect it to undergo any major changes.

The essay presents a clear argument.

0 1 2 3

The essay responds to the prompt question.

0 1 2 3

The essay acknowledges alternative viewpoints (antithesis).

0 1 2 3

The essay uses both paraphrase and direct quotations.

0 1 2 3

The essay uses one or more advanced elaboration techniques.

0 1 2 3

The essay demonstrates polished composition and writing.

0 1 2 3








AP Language Semester 1 Study Guide

Your final exam will have approximately 125 multiple choice questions. The semester one reading list below covers authors that will be asked about on the final exam. There are some passages that we read this year that will not be covered on the exam.

Reading List
Novels:

The Scarlet Letter
Huckleberry Finn

Literature Passages:

“Huswifery” (Edward Taylor)
“To His Excellency, General Washington” (Phillis Wheatley)
“To a Waterfowl” (William Cullen Bryant)
“Devil and Tom Walker” (Washington Irving)
“Fall of the House of Usher” (E.A. Poe)
“The Prairie” (James Fenimore Cooper)
Non-Fiction Passages/Excerpts:

On Plymouth Plantation (William Bradford)
General History of Virginia (John Smith)
Wonders of the Invisible World (Cotton Mather)
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (Johnathan Edwards)
Declaration of Independence (Thomas Jefferson)
Speech in the Virginia Convention (Patrick Henry)
The Crisis (Thomas Paine)
Speech of Miss Baker (Benjamin Franklin)
Nature (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
My Bondage, My Freedom (Frederick Douglass)
Self-Reliance (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Walden (H. D. Thoreau)

Question Breakdown:
Two 5-event Huck Finn Timeline questions
12 HF character to quotation matching
6 HF social commentary
11 HF character analysis
10 general HF questions
8 Literary device quotation identification
10 literary device definition matching
14 Author to title matching
11 Romanticism quotation or author identification
7 Critical reading passage questions
6 Fallacy identification
10 Scarlet Letter True/False
10 Writing process questions

Tuesday, January 8, 2019