Day 5

Objective:  The students will know what the AP Test is and complete one sample prompt.

Note:  I heard the Football players and the Cheer Squad did a great job yesterday.  Good luck to Volleyball today too.

Book Checkout:  Period 0:  8:15     Period 1:  9:00     Period 2:   10:00    Period 4:  12:00    Period 5:  1:30

1.  What is the AP Test:  It is a total of THREE hours.

        1st Hour:  Multiple choice:  It is 45% of the overall grade.  Five selections:  55 Questions

        2nd and 3rd hours:  Three Essays:  Q1:  Poem,  Q2:  Prose, Q3:  Open Source

2.  Sample Q1:   "The Snowstorm"

            1.  Break down Prompt

            2.  Read and analyze

            3.  Write an AP Intro Paragraph

            4.  Outline your body paragraphs

3.  What should an intro to an AP Essay look like?

        Three to four sentences

         Name the author, the title, type of lit and time written if given.

        One line summation of lit

        The thesis of your paper which states the UT.