HW DUE MON. 5/1

1st/3rd AP LANG 

**NO HW DUE MON. 5/1!!

**ATTENTION: be ready MON. 5/1 in class to start discussion/preparation for the LAST ESSAY PROMPT on the AP LANG. EXAM: the SYNTHESIS ESSAY!!!

**AND PLEASE, PLEASE BE IN CLASS THIS WEEK, Mon. 5/8 through Fri. 5/12, for the beginning of "THE FINAL COUNTDOWN:" 
--JOURNALS #1-14 graded/back to you
--"The Yellow Wallpaper" MChoice EXTRA CREDIT Qu's
--**AP LANG EXAM "SYNTHESIS ESSAY" PRACTICE for a grade
--**AP LANG EXAM 'FULL'/60min. MCHOICE PRACTICE for a grade
--**[info/explanation/due date for] AP LANG FINAL EXAM PROJECT: GROUP ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 
--**final prep/overview for AP LANGUAGE EXAM on WED. 5/10**
NOTE: THE ASSIGNMENTS YOU MISS ABOVE MARKED WITH **TWO ASTERISKS** ARE REQUIRED TO BE MADE UP! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!**

**SENIORS: READ/KEEP UP WITH YOUR SENIOR CALENDAR DATES and EOC/AP EXAM DATES!

**AND, FINALLY; ANYONE/EVERYONE, DO NOT FORGET TO GET BACK TO ME ASAP:
--One Hundred Great Essays (OGE) anthology
--my checked-out books from the back of my room
--AP Exam Princeton Review books
--anything else/misc. you may have borrowed from me during this semester
--**ALSO: PAY ALL YOUR FINES. LUNCH $$. TURN IN UNIFORMS. etc. etc.
...OR NO CAP AND GOWN/NO ULYMPICS 5/19!!! 

2nd Pre-AP American Lit./Comp.

HW DUE MON. 5/1:

**FIRST: using your choice of four Upfront Magazine last page "Debate" section topics you chose and completed an INFORMATIONAL ESSAY RESPONSE to last night, over the weekend:
--complete your OWN FOUR to FIVE (4-5) paragraph (*with a THESIS/your ARGUMENT/controlling idea as the last sentence of the 1st paragraph!) ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY RESPONSE in which you MUST CHOOSE A SIDE TO ARGUE (DO NOT "QUALIFY" or 'weigh' both sides!!!) for the topic 

--The FOUR Upfront edition issue choices you were given to choose your response to:
--"Should Young People Be Allowed To Do Extreme Sports?" (2/8/16)
--"Should There Be a Fee on Plastic Bags?" (9/19/16)
--"Should College Athletes Be Paid?" (3/13/17)
--"Are We Too Wired?" (4/24/17)

--SECOND: to compose your essay response, log on to USATESTPREP, and complete/SUBMIT this response in the posted assignment titled: "American Lit. EOC/Milestones ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY RESPONSE PRACTICE"

**here is a link to a sample/model student response informational essay with TWO sources to incorporate into the essay; **SCROLL TO pp. 18 and pp. 22 FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS, PROMPT TASK, and SAMPLE ESSAY!! (**TOP score: 7/7 on the rubric): 
EOC/MILESTONES SAMPLE STUDENT ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING RESPONSE  

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ALSO: BY MON. 5/1, in Jon Krakauer's travel essay/book INTO THE WILD, make sure you have read:
--CHAPTER 11
**CH. 11 begins to really 'dig into' some personal details of Chris' home life and childhood, so pay attention to family issues that Krakauer focuses on, especially with his mother Billie and father Walt
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**ALSO, LAST CHANCE: don't forget the following opportunity for EXTRA CREDIT to complete by THIS COMING TUES. 5/2 (*your American Lit./Comp. EOC DAY 1)  
--USATESTPREP American Lit./Comp. EOC practices
***ONE (1) EXTRA CREDIT POINT EARNED FOR EACH AND EVERY 'PRACTICE' YOU COMPLETE THOROUGHLY ON USATESTPREP!!!
--DIRECTIONS were shown/given in class on how/where to complete these--SEE ME if you have qu's