MC All Day

Six more days left for the Lucy logs. I will have a box on Friday for you to turn in your work. You do not have to wait until the final deadline to do so!

Today's classes were centered around tips and strategies for the Multiple Choice passages on the AP Lang exam. I cannot reiterate enough the need to close read the passage, use process of elimination, and be aware of distracting answers. Remember, you need to score at least 50% on each MC passage to reach your goal of the day. 

1: We resumed MC passage 1, identifying the types of questions and eliminating distracting and incorrect answers to find the final results. Then, we flipped the process by reading and identifying questions prior to the passage reading. After finishing that passage, we looked at descriptive writing, which centers on imagery, theme, and mood, and dissected "Harvest Song" by Jean Toomer for its usage of the senses. For homework, you may do this as an individual or with a partner: construct a description of the school cafeteria utilizing imagery, figurative language, and diction to sculpt its world for one who has never entered its walls. 

3 & 7: The Queens and Earls met to discuss their rhetorical strategies and then your chart was collected. Then, we began our MC journey by talking about the test as a whole, looking at the four types of questions on the exam, and reviewing test-taking strategies that can help speed up time and improve accuracy. With passage 1, we close read the text first. With your multiple choice text, treat it as you would a rhetorical analysis passage. Then, you completed the MC passage, and we identified the question types. With our next passage 2, we flipped the process by reading and identifying the questions prior to close reading the passage. (Perfect score from NB in third hour!). When we resume on Friday, we will finish the explanation of answers in passage 2.