English III AP Course Content
Current Unit - Argument and Early American Texts
Education by Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1890
Fall Semester Supplemental Reading
First Nine Weeks
Article: The Value of Remembering Ordinary Moments Article: The Psychological Comforts of Storytelling In Whose Honor Clip The Real History of Native American Team Names Article: Edward Curtis' Epic Project to Photograph Native Americans Ponce de Leon Biography Videos The Artist De Grazia's website Time Line: A Brief History of Hispaniola Video: History of Hispaniola Excerpt: from The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Article: Interview with Junot Diaz Academic Paper: Diaspora and Torture in the Trujillo Regime Article: Fact Checking The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Anne Bradstreet Poetry Context and Deeper Look at "To My Dear and Loving Husband" Article: Sherman Alexie's Inspiration for Becoming a Poet Video: Sherman Alexie on Living Outside Cultural Borders Article: Native Lives Matter, Too Video: Clip from Season 3, Episode 8 of The West Wing Article: King Philip's War Article: Tradition of Captivity Narratives Article: A Pipeline Fight and America's Dark Past Video: Legacy of Native Americans' Forced Assimilation Lingers Today Wiki: The Scarlet Letter in Popular Culture Article: The Modern Day Scarlet Letter Article: The Scarlet Letters: HIV and Adolescent Life in Africa Article: SL Status: Should Sex Offenders Admit Crimes on Facebook? Article: Seattle's Scarlet Letter Composting System The Scarlet Letter Review by Hawthorne's Son NYT: Text to Text, Scarlet Letter/ Article Pairing Interview: Jon Ronson on His Book So You've Been Publicly Shamed Article: Ending the Internet Outrage Cycle Jon Ronson's Website (more interviews and speeches) Interview: Google Talk with Jon Ronson Video: Top 10 People Whose Tweets Came Back to Haunt Them Article: How Sports Leagues and Assoc. Regulate Women's Bodies Article: from NPR's In Character: Hester Prynne (SPOILER ALERT) Article: What Can We Learn from Women Who Break the Rules Article: John Updike and The Scarlet Letter Video: The Power of Vulnerability List: 21 Things You Shouldn't Feel Guilty About Article/Video: Difference Between Shame and Guilt, Why It Matters Article: Copy of 'The Scarlet Letter' Can't Believe Notes High Schooler Writing in Margins Article: Alvin Shunned by Animal Community, Forced to Wear Scarlet A Full Text of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Article: 23 Yogi Berra Quotes Page: Obama Speech at Constitution Center Article: The Pursuit of Happiness: What the Founders Meant Essay: What About That Pursuit of Happiness? Website: You Are Not So Smart (for fallacies and other self delusions) Website: Your Logical Fallacy Is... |
Second Nine Weeks
Article: NYTimes, Room for Debate: Another Stab at the Constitution Article: The Living Constitution Article: America's Many Divides Over Free Speech Article: The Supreme Court Offers a Warning on Free Speech Video: The Future of the First Amendment Panel Article: Frederick Douglass' Family Offers Trump a "history lesson" Article: "A Treacherous President Stood in the Way" (Douglass 1866) Website: Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Article: Frederick Douglass Revisited Video: James Earl Jones Reads "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July" Full Text: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July Audio: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July (full speech) History: Slavery in America Constitutional Rights Foundation: Reparations Webpage: Brown University's Study on Slavery Article: How Slavery Shaped America's Oldest and Most Elite Colleges Video: Craig Wilder Talks About His Book: Ebony and Ivy Article: Slavery on America's College Campuses Went Beyond Buying and Selling Article: 'A Million Questions' From Descendants of Slaves Sold to Aid Georgetown Article: Yes, Slaves Did Help Build the White House Article: How Abigail Adams Proves Bill O'Reilly Wrong About Slavery Article: The South Still Lies About the Civil War Article: 150 Years of Misunderstanding the Civil War How Stuff Works: Revisionist History Anti-Defamation League Hate Symbols Database: Confederate Flag Snopes Article: History of the Confederate Flag Article: Confederate Flags and Institutional Racism Article: Why is the Flag Still There? Article: How people convince themselves that the Confederate flag represents freedom, not slavery Room for Debate: Does the Confederate Flag Breed Racism? Room for Debate: 'Accidental Racist' and Lyrical Provocation Article: 'Accidental Racist': The Controversy and the Conversation Article: Cutting through the Nonsense Article: What America Owes Article: The Case for Reparations Article: This Town Needs a Better Class of Racists Article: America Always Knew Woman's Emmett Till Story Was a Lie Article: Woman Linked to 1955 Emmett Till Murder Tells Historians Her Claims Were False Site: PBS American Experience: The Emmett Till Murder TIME 100 Photo: Emmett Till Article: How Emmett Till's Murder Changed the World Article: Slavery Reparations Could Cost Up to $14 Trillion, According to New Calculation Article: The cost of slavery reparations is now within the boundaries of the politically acceptable Author Website: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Article: Chinua Achebe Biography Article: An African Voice Article: After Empire, Chinua Achebe and the Great African Novel Article: Chinua Achebe, Why Google Honors Him Today Website: The History of Nigeria Article: The Confounding Truth About Frederick Douglass Webpage: Frederick Douglass Writings from The Atlantic |
Year Long Documents and More
SyllabusGeneric Essay RubricMLA Format GuildlinesMLA Citation Quick GuideAmerican Rhetoric SiteTypes of MC QuestionsAcademic Writing GuidesPurdue OWL YouTube PageOther Useful ToolsArgument Essay Argument Essay from mskaiser88 Rhetorical Analysis Essay |
AP Terms GlossaryPrint the glossary above and keep in your class binder for reference. This is a glossary of the terms, devices, and other information that you will need for the AP test and beyond prepared by Mrs. Lucas.
Rhetorical Devices Definition List #1Words to Describe ToneUsing Text EvidenceImportant WebsitesThe New York Times
The Atlantic AP Central Snopes The Poetry Foundation Easybib NPR BBC Schoology CommonLit Class ParticipationClass participation is a vital and necessary aspect of this class. You must be an active participant to be fully successful in this class. With this in mind, some weeks there will be a grade awarded for class participation. You must make at least 2 contributions a week to the class discussion(s) in order to get full credit for this grade. Should you receive below a 70 for this grade, in order to "re-do" you must write a one page reflection on the readings and topics discussed that week. Absences, unless they are excused and you miss all class meetings for the week, are not an excuse for a lack of comments.
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