WEEK OF 1/5 - 1/7

May 10 Tuesday AP Composition EXAM

And so we begin the push toward the end. We will complete all non-fiction essays in the Great Books series, at the rate of nearly one reading per week. We will begin our look at the Synthesis Essay, as we continue working on that most difficult essay: Analysis. You will also be given the opportunity to write on topics of your choosing, at some length (1000 words), to further develop your voice, diction, syntax, and organization. And of course, there will be many multiple choice questions along this push to the end.

THURSDAY

We begin with the final reading in book 1, On Studying by Jose Oriega y Gasset. Prereading question and discussion, followed by reading the text aloud. Then I will introduce the Synthesis essay.