Toulmin Model

We will use this model as a basis for argument analysis throughout the school-year-familiarize yourself with it NOW!

Introduction to AP Language and Composition: An Overview

A "preview" to what the class involves-note for some reason the presentation does not begin with slide #1, but once you press the advance control it will. I was unable to control the "speed" of the presentation, so you will have to do this on your own. Also, once you open the "full-screen," the clarity becomes clearer.

Recognizing and Avoiding Plagiarism

Click on OLDER POSTS to read about this topic.
By now, you have been made aware of the seriousness of this act-If you submit a summer reading assignment that has been plagiarized-you WILL RECEIVE A "0."
This will probably result in a failing grade for the first-marking period.

Summer School Assignments

WOW! Imagine in two-weeks -you will be entering Diedrich's classroom with a notebook in one hand and your writing assignment for Into the Wild and the "scholarly" paragraphs in the other hand-immediately placing the assignments on his desk as you enter the classroom.

On Day 2 of class, you will turn-in the Tropes/Schemes flashcards and then take a "matching-test" on those terms.

For those who have been proscastinating, visit nicenet.org (refer to the summer school reading assignment handout for the class key) and click-on the links that will help you with this assignment. DO NOT TELL ME YOU WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE YOU DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT. (Resources prevail-"GOOGLE" rhetorical analysis, if necessary-but everything you need is on nicenet.org.)

BE ADVISED: I will NOT provide any assistance one-week prior to class-you had all SUMMER!

SMART GOALS

Another school-year, another set of SMART GOALS!
Prior to 7 September, please think ahead and create three Smart goals that you hope to accomplish before the end of the school year (2011). Think carefully about these goals and how you will know if you have achieved them; a reflection on your efforts will be part of your final grade. You will be given two templates to record these goals-one to turn-in and one to keep in your loose-leaf binder.

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Amazon.com: 5 Steps to a 5 AP English Language, 2010-2011 Edition (5 Steps to a…: "5 Steps to a 5 AP English Language, 2010-2011 Edition (5 Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations Series) [Paperback]
Estelle Rankin (Author), Barbara Murphy (Author)

I am recommending that EVERYONE purchase this resource. We will refer to this text throughout the year.

AP Multiple Choice Scores

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/212187.html

GOOD NEWS? Click on the above link and read about the change in the scoring of AP multiple-choice questions.

Also, survey this site for helpful AP and SAT resources.

Our "Primary" Textbook

The Art of Styling Sentences

http://kdiedri.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=14

20 Sentence Patterns: Print this document and place it in your three-ring binder.

Course Readings: 2010-2011

http://kdiedri.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=13

Open document to reveal links to class readings.

Recognizing and Avoiding Plagiarism

http://plagiarism.arts.cornell.edu/tutorial/index.cfm
Everyone must visit this site and take the "QUIZ." (Click on "Exercises.") Also, carefully read the information provided about about this issue.