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Hello and welcome to Schwarzspace, the wikispace devoted to Mr. Schwarz's classes at Parkland High School.

Mr. Schwarz's classes meet in B207, and for the 2017-2018 school term; his classes include 11th grade AP Language and Composition, 11th grade Applied English, Public Speaking, and Creative Writing.

Some helpful links to cram for the Spring AP Lang Test:

http://www.alvead.com/English/AP%20English%20Language%20And%20Composition/released-exams.html?msubject=English&subject=AP%20English%20Language%20And%20Composition&rtype=Released%20Exams

http://www.nelnetsolutions.com/pdf/free/MasterAPEnglishLanguage.pdf

 https://prezi.com/vho2d45tg4s8/ap-english-language-and-composition-review/

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BVWGKcDRkQ

 Mr. Singleton and Dr. Gunnar websites on Google search: Explore!

 CollegeBoard

 https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/takingtheexam/preparing-for-exams

https://quizlet.com/5493459/ap-language-last-minute-vocab-review-flash-cards/

11th AP Lang News: We are basically finished with unit 3, which focused on rhetoric and we finished reading Wilde's Earnest. We changed the Vocab format for the class. Now all vocabulary words will be taken from the unit in context, and we're placing the Sadlier Oxford book in retirement. We've also finished the research paper! And we are preparing full throttle for the AP Lang test, given on May 16

All students should read the College Board description of this course:

http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-english-language-and-composition-course-description.pdf

11th AP Lang Vocab: Vocab book Level G

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Turnitin.com Class IDs and sign-ins for 2nd and and 3rd periods:

 For second period, 16156036<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">, password: second

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;"> For third period, 16156041<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">, password: third

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">Scholarly Journal Assignment Process:

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;"> If you wanted to follow the SOAPSTONE format for this, you may; just remember to include the 30-40 words summary. AP Lang other teacher website with helpful documents

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">https://sites.google.com/a/pylusd.org/ferris-ap-lang/helpful-handouts

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">Article Journal Assignment: Beginning with Unit ONE, each week students will see tasked to read one article(s) 600-700 words long and make one journal review entry. Articles must have identifiable authors and titles. The articles can come from assigned readings or through individual student searches.

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">Each entry must do the following <span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">1. Begin with an MLA formatted bibliographic entry. <span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">2. Include a 30-40 word summary of the article (on back of SOAPSTONE sheet). <span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">3. Identify the author’s context/occasion—why is the author writing this NOW and putting it into this publication <span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">4. Identify the audience of the article. <span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">5. Identify the author’s purpose. <span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">6. Identify how the author accomplishes this (accomplish his or her purpose). Examples? Stories? Stats? Evidence? <span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">**Note: 3, 4, 5, and 6 are answered automatically when you do the SOAPSTone worksheet**


 * <span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">Some helpful AP documents and links: **


 * <span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">[] Rhetorical Devices **


 * <span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;"> http://www.readwritethink.org/videos/rhetoric/video-61.html **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Unit 3: Employing Rhetoric Part I **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Unit Description: This unit will allow students to investigate rhetoric by focusing on the human condition with an emphasis on the **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">individual’s personal experience. **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Content and Concepts: **
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">A. Author’s Study (April) **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Students will pick two different speeches from one orator and examine his/her rhetoric choices. **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">For each selected speech, students will need to identify the specific historical context and occasion, the target **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">audience and author’s purpose, and various rhetorical strategies including Aristotelian appeals. **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">B. Rhetorical Modes Mini-Project (expository writing) **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Students will look at the different ways to organize an essay. **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Students will then explore the concepts of home, family, etc.(concepts from Night) through the modes of compare/contrast, causation, classification, description, definition, process, etc. **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Students will initially select one or two topics and explore them and the different modes through a series of free writing. **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">C. Read & annotate Night (February) **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">D. Rhetorical Modes Essay (in March) **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">E. Research Paper **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Students will explore the question “How do we become who we are?” using one of the major **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">rhetorical modes. **


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Students will utilize the support of a peer writing group during the drafting and revising of this essay. The peer writing group will help provide a more authentic audience for the student and allow the writer to see a truer real-world impact of his or her words. The teacher will provide parameters and structure for student feedback. **

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Unit 3 Texts: ** <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">1. ArtConnection:Anselm Kiefer and other paintings

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">2. Asimov,Isaac:“ThoseCrazyIdeas”TECpp183 https://www.technologyreview.com/s/531911/isaac-asimov-asks-how-do-people-get-new-ideas/

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">3. “Choosing Strategies for Development” Language & Composition (LC) pp43-54, photocopy

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">4. Cofer, Judith Ortiz: “Casa: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood” The Essay Connection (TEC) pp155, http://gregteach.net/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/4_Casa.249123554.pdf

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">5. Cofer, Judith Ortiz: “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just met a Girl Named Maria” TEC pp346, https://www.quia.com/files/quia/users/amccann10/Myth_of_a_Latin_Woman

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">6. Dolman, Ann Upperco: “Learning to Drive” TEC photocopy

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">7. Eighner, Lars: “On Dumpster Diving” Norton pp 31 photocopy http://scholarworks.umb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1539&context=nejpp

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">8. Mebane, Mary. "The Back of the Bus." https://www.fairfieldprep.org/uploaded/Bookstore/Summer_Assignments_2015/English_Soph._Summer_Reading_(2)...Back_of_The_Bus_by_Mary_Mebane.pdf

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">8b. Ellison, Ralph: “On Being the Target of Discrimination” https://d3jc3ahdjad7x7.cloudfront.net/jd7CUeHZiW61VK9hSz9o3nVinPnBFWGQlEDioAJjyW8MPspC.pdf

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">9. Gourevitch, Philip: : “After the Genocide” from Norton Reader pp. 752 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1995/12/18/after-the-genocide

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">10. King, Jr., Martin Luther: “I Have a Dream” speech photocopy

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">11. Kingston, Maxine Hong: “On Discovery” TEC 419,

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">12. Kingsolver, Barbara: “Stone Soup” from LC pp. 202-207 photocopy

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">13. Lahiri, Jhumpa: “Rhode Island” Norton pp.144 photocopy

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">14. Life is Beautiful film comparison (or in Unit Four?)

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">15. Lopez, Barry: “My Horse” TEC pp482 photocopy

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">16. Mairs, Nancy: “On Being a Cripple” TEC pp447, http://disabilitystudies.web.unc.edu/files/2016/01/mairs-on-being-a-cripple.pdf

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">17. Moore, Leslie S.“Homes away from Homes,”

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">18. Soto, Gary“Like Mexicans” TEC pp 398, photocopy, https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxwYXRpbm9zZW5nbGlzaGRvY3VtZW50c3xneDo1YjNhY2Q5ZTAyMzcyZDgy

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">19. Suh, Seung Hee: “What’s in a Name?” TEC 423 photocopy

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">20. Rose, Mike: “I Just Wanna be Average” TEC pp 242 http://userwww.sfsu.edu/mmartin/rose.pdf

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">21a. Wiesel, Elie: "Hope, Despair, and Memory: Nobel Prize Speech"http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1986/wiesel-lecture.html <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">21b. Wiesel,Elie: "Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech" http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1986/wiesel-acceptance_en.html

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">22. Wiesel, Elie: “Why I Write” TEC pp40 https://www.rjuhsd.us/cms/lib05/CA01001478/Centricity/Domain/351/Why%20I%20Write%20Elie%20Wiesel.pdf

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">23. White, EB: “Once More to the Lake,” TEC pp140, photocopy

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">24. Wright, Richard: “The Power of Books” TEC 387

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">25. Bird, Caroline. "College is a Waste of Time and Money." Norton pp. 372 http://www.hornellcityschools.com/teachers/demarco/OnlineEssays/CollegeWaste.pdf

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<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">Some Other Helpful AP links (past years'):

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<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">11th Applied News: We are beginning the year with a unit on job skills, culminating with a five-paragraph essay on Essential job skills, then we will move on to Anglo-Saxon literature and Beowulf.

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">Applied Vocabulary units are derived from Flocabulary.com, 8th grade Level.

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<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">Public Speaking documents:

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">Speech RRR/Presentation Groups( every third Friday):

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">#1: Alade, Andrade, Andriulli, Avery, Cappellini, Ducusin, Dzema, Evertz, Griffin, Arshad

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">#2: Greenawalt, Halma, Hebel, B. Ibanez, Kidcain, Luciano, McIntyre, Mekolichick, Pissani, Wood

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">#3: Rajarum, Schick, Singer, Turner, Uthuppan, Vasquez, Wiener, Zauck, Peera, R.Ibanez,

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">Our online textbook:

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">http://www.publicspeakingproject.org

<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">http://www.clarke.edu/media/files/Career_Services/Students/One-minute%20Self-Introduction.pdf Help for One Minute Introduction

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<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">Creative Writing I News: We have just begun the class and are working on thinking exercises, which will lead to writing a narrative essay. <span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">Semester Documents:

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<span style="color: #571414; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,Times,serif;">You can contact me at schwarzt@parklandsd.org or my district web page, or by phone at 610-351-5900, extension 72207.