@@ THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED FREQUENTLY WITH GENERAL DIRECTIONS, NOTES, INSTRUCTIONS.CHECK IT FIRST WHEN YOU LOG ON! ==Then go to the appropriate pages, either AP Language or AP Literature. ( **NEWLY ADDED!! Now Mrs. Fite's 10th grade Pre-AP classes have their own pages at the end of the home page). @@
KUDOS AND HONORS:******CONGRATULATIONS TO BEN V: He will be recognized at the FCTE (English Teachers Conference) on October 16th. He won the state writing contest for his short story entitled "Rail Tracers."
**Ben also won the Writing Achievement Award for NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English). What a star!!! =) ***ESSAY OPS: Editorial and Martin Luther King Essay Contest (See CONTEST ICON right away!) ========================================================================= SAS CURRICULUM PATHWAY ANALYSIS and OFFER by Michael Towles (3rd period AP LIT) MICHAEL HAS OFFERED TO HELP PUT STUDENT PAPERS ON THE REVISION PAGE IF YOUR MACHINE WON'T ACCEPT THE JAVA DOWNLOADS: The WritingReviser begins with a statistical analysis, improving and eradicating any need for Ms. Shelnut's editing comments relating to basic grammar/mechanics. This immaculate organizational display alerts the student of passive voice, possible run-on sentences and misplaced phrases and relative clauses. These raw statistics alone would be enough to increase anyone's paper dramatically. Unlike any other writing reviser, it also compares the two papers head-to- head. This unique portrayal allows the student(s) to see how much they've improved their paper. WritingReviser also possesses an infallible organizational eclecticism exhibiting sentence structure either numerically, or graphically, allowing the student(s) to easily identify sentence openings, transitions, unintentional word reiteration, and weak verbs. Also, the program asks the student(s) to highlight the topic sentence of each paragraph when analyzing the body paragraphs, differentiating between weak paragraphs that lack sufficient support and strong paragraphs with ample support. This grants students the ability to see if their supporting sentences contribute to the topic sentence or venture off-topic. Overall, the rating of WritingReviser is a seven out of ten. It will greatly improve our papers' grades, precision, and accuracy. The only disadvantage is it will only run on computers with the latest version of java, preventing some computers from using the software at all. Michael Towle's Contact Information : Email (Preferred method of communication, my mobile device treats emails as texts): Mtow1@hotmail.com Phone (Please do not text) : 863 513 7673 ACCESSING SAS PATHWAYS (from old mailing sent out): Pathways SAS Curriculum has a link to a section on revision. You copy and paste your paper on there and ask it to find something like "linking verbs" so you can eliminate passive voice. It will locate all your "to be" verbs for you. The link to the page with the revision tool is http://www.sas.com/resources/screenshots/screenshot_display.html? ssid=/resources/screenshots/curriculum_pathways/sascp_home_full.jpg E-MAIL ME FOR THE PASSWORD. CONTACT MICHAEL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS! =================================================================== ==ARGUMENT: Work through this definition and sample argument analysis online so you will understand the TOULMIN method thoroughly: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/reading/toulmin/list13.cfm CHECK OUT THE LINKS!! Many things you can use are waiting there! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SIGNED TESTS!!!--If you make below a 70 on a test, you must have your parents sign it, and then you must return it promptly. It's embarrassing for you if I have to call to find out where the test has gone. PLEASE RETURN IT WITHIN A DAY OR TWO. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ==YOUR GENERAL RESEARCH INFORMATION FOR AP ENGLISH LIT or LANG STUDENTS IS UNDER THE MISCELLANEOUS/RESEARCH ICON (the pile of books). While it's worded mostly for AP LIT, the current issue research project for AP LANG will follow the basic format. Only the focus will differ. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ==PUNCTUATING QUOTATIONS: Modern English Handbook: Sixth Edition, Gorrell and Laird Periods and commas are always placed inside quotation marks. All other punctuation marks are inside if they punctuate only the quoted words, outside if they punctuate an entire sentence containing a quotation. --The rafters used a long handspike, which they called a “picaroon.” --He asked me to open the “boot”; I did not understand. --“Are you ready?” I asked. --Do you know who said that "life is but an empty dream"? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ==IF YOU NEED SOMETHING PRINTED, USE THE CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS!! Everyone needs a job to be involved in APE, INC. ============================================================================= ****SAVE-THE-TEACHER APE RULE #1: COLLECT A NUMBER OF FRIENDS WHOM YOU CAN CALL WHEN YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMPUTER PROBLEMS--PEOPLE WHO WILL ADDRESS A QUICK NEED OR PRINT UP A COPY OF SOMETHING IF YOUR PRINTER IS DOWN. YOU SHOULD SHARE PHONE NUMBERS AND E- MAIL ADDRESSES WITH PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP AS YOUR FIRST LINE FOR HELP. CALL OR WRITE THEM--OR THE SOCIAL WORKERS!-- IF YOU NEED CLARIFICATION ABOUT SOME SMALL DETAIL. SAVE ME FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND SIGN-UPS. THANKS! =) MS.SHELNUT ***************************************************************************** ==NOTE: I do not have a phone or office space at school in W-wing (except in a back closet), so I will not be available during the day except via e- mail. Please feel free to share this information with your parents. I would love to hear from them!! **************************************************************************** BASIC BACKGRUOND ON AN AP COURSE: Advanced placement, or AP, courses are taught at the college level and provide students insight into what to expect when they head out from their high school campuses and into the path of higher education. AP courses are beneficial toward preparing students for college. AP Literature focuses on composition and critical analysis to deepen student understanding of literature while AP Language focuses on composition and critical thinking in factual prose. (Lit covers stories and poetry while Lang covers argument and rhetoric) AP Exams give students the opportunity to earn college credits and graduate at an earlier date. The exams are administered each May and consist of a free-response section (3 essays) and a section of multiple-choice questions. AP exam grades are recognized by more than 90 percent of colleges in the United States and in colleges in more than 60 other countries, according to the College Board Web site. AP scholar awards are given to those who have excelled in the exams and an AP grade report is given to the college. =========================================================================== ==RICHTEXT STEPS--for sending attachments --Open your document, go to FILE on the toolbar menu and then to SAVE AS. Adjust the options (SCROLL) in the window at the bottom of the page to richtext (RTF) file. --Double CLICK and it will give you options (window/box) as to what part (FILE FOLDER) of the computer to save it in. I have a special folder for such things under "MY DOCUMENTS" in the "C" hard drive. When the window/box opens, you decide where to save. --SAVE IT to your computer where you can find it! --With your mail open, hit the ATTACH ICON OR BUTTON (it's different with various programs). For many mail systems, you will see a PAPER CLIP as a clue that you are getting ready to ATTACH a file to send to someone. --You will see your computer's C drive. It will open in its own little box, right there in front of you. Find the document where you stored it (the document has to be closed--you can't have it open on your computer or it won't send!!!) --Click on it twice, and it will attach to your mail. --HIT SEND, and it should be on its way to the recipient. ========================================================================= CLASS JOBS AP LANGUAGE on the Sign-Up page and AP Lit on the Lit Syllabus page.