Thursday--day before the test!

Options for classtime today:

• Do the last section of multiple choice: http://goo.gl/2LYDx0  Answers are at the end--don't cheat!
• study past prompts--play the Toulmin game with the Argument question: http://goo.gl/4d66Vc
• study quizlet cards: http://goo.gl/8sgBvP  (There are more on the site--do a search)
• Study your personalized AP test notes.
• Work on your thesis and outline for your research paper--due Monday.

Tuesday: Multiple Choice practice--Yippee!

The AP exam

Today we begin in earnest our preparations for the AP exam on May 9.

Here is an excellent overview that you might want to review regularly: http://prezi.com/vho2d45tg4s8/ap-english-language-and-composition-review/

Today we will read two dated passages (they are the hardest kind--here's one) and complete their multiple choice questions.  Keep in mind that you should read it once for the gist and then carefully reread, marking the test.  You will need to this quickly, however.  With practice, your accuracy should improve.

This is a good time to start studying your rhetorical devices flashcards from the summer.  Here are some sets on quizlet.com that should do the trick:

http://quizlet.com/26787029/mvhs-ap-english-language-and-composition-rhetorical-devicesvocabulary-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/15982051/ap-rhetorical-devices-miletic-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/32644759/ap-rhetorical-devices-flash-cards/

Great study apps: memrise.com

Check out this new app that Connor Hudak just showed me!  This should be a big help for the AP exam and the SAT:  http://www.memrise.com/course/49008/ap-english-language-terms/1/

It's free!  Give a try and let me know what you think!