AP English

Dual Enrollment AP Lang/English 101
Welcome to AP English 11 (a dual enrollment class with English 101).


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Summer 2009 Important Information
The packet at this link is being disseminated to you through the front office. Here’s a copy of it, in case you’re missed.

Many of you already taken the placement test in May 2009 but if you haven’t then follow the directions in this file to register in the Maricopa Community College District. If you ever take any course at any MCCD school (including Chandler Gilbert & Mesa) you will be required to take this test. It takes no more than 90 minutes, and please bring picture ID.

Welcome to Dual Enrollment Advanced Placement English Language and Composition, a rigorous and challenging course taught on a college level, designed to develop your writing and language analysis skills. In this class, you will learn that writing is a craft , something more than function and formula. My primary goal is to create strong writers who will have necessary skills to write effectively in their college courses and in their personal and professional lives.

You are encouraged to purchase copies of all novels for this class. If you purchase your own books you can take notes in them and high light important passages. This will aid you in the literature aspect of this course. Please note that no student is required to purchases these books, and we will have copies for anyone who does not purchase their own copies.

This is a rigorous course and we expect a high level of performance from your child. We require that you maintain a “C” average. Please discuss the demanding nature of this course with me if you are concerned. Do not wait until it is too late. If you are concerned that this class may be overwhelming please discuss this with me. We can make this work for all of us.

-This course will incorporate rhetoric and composition with formal literature. We encourage the students to purchase their own copies of these novels because they will want to take notes in the books (although they are not required to buy any book). We suggest checking local used booksellers where these texts can usually be purchased for a few dollars a piece.

Please remember to do all work in MLA format (updated March 2009). Consult your BHS Handbook if you have any questions.

Resources
AP Language Syllabus
Summer Reading Assignments
AP Technology FAQ

Pertinent Documents for this course
Root List 1
Root List 2
Root List 3
Root List 4
Root List 5
Root List 6
Root List 7
Root List 8
Root List 9
Root List 10
Root List 11
Root List 12

Resources
Passage Analysis Tips
Helpful Hints on Writing AP Essays
How to Write for an Academic Audience

Late Work Policy

1) All work is due on the assigned day. No late work is accepted from hence forth, unless there is a one day turnover on an assignment.

2) Electronic work will not be accepted, except to prove that the assignment was completed that day. Hard copies of the assignment must be proved by the student within 24 hours of the late work. The assignment, if it is sent electronically, must be in my school e-mail by the start of the class the day it is due, otherwise, it is late.

3) “The printer ran out of ink”, “The printer ran out of paper”, “My computer crashed last night” excuses no longer “fly” in AP. An electronic meeting of 100 AP teachers over the break came up with a resolution to this mounting problem: If you did not back up, you didn’t back up, thus, it is gone, it is a zero.

4) Students who have an excused absence have 24 hours to turn in the late work. That means it must be turned in even if class does not meet that day. Do not forget, or else.

5) Students who have an unexcused absence have a zero.