Welcome, friends! 


Quick Intro to me and the course...

SNC and NU, daughter starting college. former environmental scientist, 7 years of AP rhetoric experience

The purpose of this course is “to enable students to read complex texts with understanding and to write prose of sufficient richness and complexity to communicate effectively with mature readers” (College Board, AP English Course Description, 2010, p. 7).

By the way, this site is linked to my LT website and the web address is http://wesley3ap.blogspot.com/ (Make sure you are on the correct website! My 3AP and 4AP websites have similar content during the first few weeks of school as a I do an intro to rhetoric unit with both courses).

Weekly Schedule

Workshop Style Course ...Below is Typical Weekly Schedule (this week will be a little different)

Monday Topic Journals & MC critical reading

Tuesday Discussion and Reading

Wednesday Reading/Writing Workshop & AP Vocab

Thursday Reading/Writing Workshop and Assessment

Friday Discussion and Flex Day

The workshop approach is designed to provide more time in class for you to read and write and receive one-on-one feedback from me or your peers. A workshop approach increases opportunities for learning and promotes sanity for students.

The Rhetorical Situation: 2-3

Aristotelian Triangle 3-4

Homework:  Read 1-13 from The Language of Composition handout. Also, do the activity at the top of page 2.