And now the end is near

Congratulations!  You are about to enter the Last Week of the Semester. At least in terms of AP English Lang, that puts you in a tiny minority of American students--the cream.  Good job!  Now, let's get to the top of that cream with a super good finish.  If you have anything you would still like to turn in or redo for credit, now's the time.  Last day to submit:  Friday, 1/25.  Next week, on our finals schedule, you'll get credit for completing this year's official CIM writing exam; this week, we'll finish the research essay, have our last AP Prompt, and tie the loose ends up into a pretty bow!  Ready?

MONDAY, 1/21
MLK!  Yay!

TUESDAY, 1/22
Research Essay
• Final Feedback:  Computer lab

WEDNESDAY, 1/23
Style Matters: Cut to the Chase
• Info and discussion:  How to eliminate wordiness
• Exercise

THURSDAY, 1/24
AP Prompt #5

FRIDAY, 1/25
Friday Forum
• purpose and plan
• format and requirements
• demonstration

Pulling it All Together

Now that you have the pieces to produce an effective essay, let's get out the glue and stick it together.  While we work in class on strategies and skills to make your paper the best it can be, you will need to continue hacking away on it at home.  Be sure you keep the access codes to our data bases handy, and don't procrastinate. 

MONDAY, 11/14
Structure
• the introduction
• thesis options
• practice intro

TUESDAY, 11/15
Incorporating quotations/paraphrasing
• you and the sources
• in-text documentation
• practice quotation incorporation

WEDNESDAY, 11/16
Academic Distance
• appropriate language
• formalities
Works Cited Page
• sourcing

THURSDAY, 11/17
Conferences/Writing Workshop

FRIDAY, 11/18
Conferences/Writing Workshop

Eat it!

Here we go, 2013! Resolution:  Finish Semester One in a blaze of Research Glory, writing a tasty bit of argument that employs all we have learned over the past five months.  We'll spend this week with in-class research (no assigned homework, but we can continue our efforts at home in jammies and bunny slippers, no penalty) and then have lessons and exercises specific to the essay next week.  Because the timeline is pretty tight and the expectations high, we'll need to resist any 2012-style urge to slack off or procrastinate.  The details of the assignment are posted for your enjoyment.  Happy researching!