AP Language and Composition Ms Sandvick 2016 -2017

AP Language and Composition Ms. Sandvick 2016 -2017

About Me • Moved to Kingwood in 1991 • Attended Hidden Hollow Creekwood Kingwood High School • Graduated an Oklahoma Sooner • Eighth year in the district and ninth year overall

Kingwood HS AP Scores 1 2 3 4 5 Passing Rate National 10. 6 17. 5 27. 2 32. 1 12. 6 71. 9 KHS Sandvick 0 7. 7 38. 5 34. 6 19. 2 92. 3 KHS – overall 92%

How much credit? http: //www. collegeboard. org/

Primary Benefit: College Preparation Experience a college-level test The intensity of college exams catches far too many freshmen by surprise: “Students who have prepared for and taken the AP Exams adapt more easily to taking college essay exams, and are especially skilled in including a thesis and a well-developed argument. They are also less intimidated by sophisticated, college-level multiple-choice questions that seek to test understanding over memorization. ” —Robert Blackey, Professor of History CSU, San Bernardino

Sample Question

Sample Questions

Primary Benefit: College Preparation • Colleges know AP classes are challenging. • This course will live up to the reputation. Therefore, you will be better prepared to tackle college courses.

Hargrove, Godin and Dodd: College Grade Point Averages • AP students who scored a 1 on AP exams outperformed students who had taken neither AP nor dual enrollment • AP students who scored a 2 or higher on AP Exams outperformed all students Source: Hargrove, Godin and Dodd, 2007

Course Overview Writing Reading Misc. Descriptive Essay Non-fiction articles Visual Analysis Timed-writings Anchor Pieces Researched Essay Supplementary Poetry and Fiction

Course Overview Required Books (in the order we will read them): The Great Gatsby—F. Scott Fitzgerald (summer) The Things They Carried—Tim O'Brien Persepolis—Marjane Satrapi The Demon in the Freezer—Richard Preston Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave —Frederick Douglass The Devil in the White City—Erik Larson Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller

Support System Area Support Day/Time Instruction Lunch Tutoring Tuesday/Wednesday (B-Block) A. M. /P. M. by appointment Remind 101 Text @Sandvick. AP To 81010 Website document bank Technology

Vocabulary Workshop -$10 due on Friday, September 9 th

Upcoming PSAT • PSAT – Registration for the next PSAT is September 25 th. – Cost- $15 (waivers for students who receive free and reduced lunch) – Good practice for SAT – Test date: Wednesday, Oct. 19 (during school)

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