what you need to know. ap english survival guide
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
AP English Survival Guide
Cornell Note Taking
System
FIRST THINGS FIRST
Start now.
Keep up with your notes.
Write the summary later during
the same day you take the notes.
Fill in the left side with topics
(the title of the PowerPoint slide
for example)
Fill in the left side with questions
you want answered by the teacher
or the text book.
FIRST THINGS FIRST
Summer reading is due tomorrow.
If you have it now, you may leave the assignment in the
red box labeled with your period.
Your MLA formatted heading must be on everything you
turn in. You may look it up on the internet, or you may
look on the side of the box. There is an example there.
Name, Teacher, Class and Period, Date
FIRST THINGS FIRST
Fire drill
Tornado drill
Grades posted
Information posted
Wall of shame
Cell Jail
Word Wall
Objectives
Supplies listed in syllabus at the end of page 4. Dividers, you can make them
from card stock and post its or you may buy them. I like the ones with pockets.
SYLLABUS
The first page of your binder.
The syllabus explains the rigor, scope and sequence of the
entire year of instruction.
It explains late work, grading, and expectations for this
course.
READ IT. Word for word, all the way through.
If you choose to ignore it, you will find yourself lost and
likely regret your decision to blindly attempt this course.
SYLLABUSGrading for dual credit:
• 90% essays/10% MHS average for semester• Late work accepted with 10% decrease per day late (24 hours)
• Example: If you get an 83 on the assignment and it is 2 days (48 hours) late, your grade would be reduced 20%. Which means you would receive a 66.4 on the assignment.
Grading for high school credit:• 60% major/40% minor• Late work accepted with 10% decrease per day late (not
including weekends)• Example: If you get an 83 on the assignment and it is 4 days
late, but two of those days were Saturday and Sunday, your grade would be reduced 20%. Which means you would receive a 66.4 on the assignment.
SYLLABUS
You will do the same work regardless of what type
of credit you choose (Dual or High School Only).
Expectations are the same for everyone.
Length requirements are the same for everyone.
SO… you might as well sign up for dual credit. • Scholarships are available for those who qualify.• There are payment plans through Midland College.
EXPECTATIONS
Listed on a page of your syllabus
Posted on the board.
Please return the separate signature page signed
by you and your guardian (the entire page) to Mrs.
Wagner by the end of this week.
Violators will be persecuted or prosecuted? Which
is correct?
SCHOOL RULES
Dress conservatively
Do not use your cell phone for any reason. There is
a clock on the wall and dictionaries/thesauri on the
shelf.
No hats
Drinks: Water only. Must be in closed container.
CONTENTMy website http://www.midlandisd.net//Domain/2208
• My email: [email protected]• Lectures: Watch Lectures 1 by Tuesday 8/27/2013. Watch lecture
2-3 by Thursday 8/29/13. Watch grammar lectures as needed. It will take a few hours. Take notes while you watch. Print off PowerPoint notes to help with taking notes.
• Blog: You can ask me questions here if you can’t remember my email.
• Links: MLA format and information helpful to this course.
Text • Only have a class set, work done in class or purchase one for
yourself. http://www.valorebooks.com/textbooks/the-language-of-composition-reading-writing-rhetoric/9780312473020
• OR take good pictures of the text book on your phone.• 504/Sped accommodations, see me privately
DUAL CREDIT
You must sign up at Midland College
You must apply at APPLYTEXAS and complete the college
application.
Remember your sign in ID and password.
You must then register for English 1301 with Mrs. Wagner
at MC or online at www.midland.edu.
If you have questions, counselors can help, or I can after
class.
ACTIVITY
Alphabetize
yourselves.
ALOT MONSTER
Read the article.
Take notes in Cornell style or in a style
comparable which you have invented on the
most important parts of the story.
What is the tone of the writer? How do you
know?