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Assignments
Everything currently assigned, in the order it comes due. Directions here are the same directions I gave in class.
- AP LangReading25 pts
Rhetorical Précis: Sojourner Truth
Due Mon, August 17
Annotate 'Ain't I a Woman?' and write a four-sentence précis identifying claim, method, purpose, and audience.
Instructions & rubric - English IIIReading30 pts
Gatsby Chapters 1–3 Dialectical Journal
Due Fri, August 21
Six quotations with commentary. Focus on how Fitzgerald builds Nick's credibility as a narrator.
Instructions & rubric - AP LangTimed Write60 pts
Timed Write #1 — Rhetorical Analysis
Due Tue, August 25
40 minutes, in class, on a released AP prompt. Bring a blue or black pen. Scored on the College Board 6-point rubric.
Instructions & rubric - AP LangReading100 pts
Summer Assignment - AP Lang
Due Mon, August 31
The assignment is an 8-week self-paced project designed to sharpen foundational grammar, rhetorical analysis skills, and academic writing before the school year begins.
Instructions & rubric - English IIIReading100 pts
Summer Assignment - English III
Due Mon, August 31
Summer Assignment Packet. Physical Copies are available in the Main Office.
Instructions & rubric - English IIIProject100 pts
American Dream Podcast Episode
Due Fri, September 4
In pairs, produce an 8-minute episode interrogating one promise of the American Dream. Script, audio, and works-cited page submitted together.
Instructions & rubric - AP LangDiscussion40 pts
Synthesis Seminar Prep
Due Wed, September 9
Read all six sources on public monuments. Arrive with two questions and one position you are willing to defend and revise.
Instructions & rubric