At this point, I have 5 prompts left to go, so it is very promising that I will not have to be up late tonight evaluating them. In all classes today, we shifted into AP-level rhetorical analysis writing, whether it be close reading that picks out patterns of development and not just content (1, 5), discussing the AP scoring system and the expected level of your first writing (1, 3, 5), or looking at the necessary needs of a writing prompt (1, 3, 5).
First & third hours, you need to have your re-close readings of "The Roseto Mystery" ready to go, so be on the lookout for patterns and strategies. Even if you don't know the name, you can recognize what the author is trying to do.
Fifth hour, you finished the close reading in class -- and brought a lot to the table -- so we will resume with essay structure and tips tomorrow.
All of this is leading up to our paper meetings, which will help guide you to improving your score and moving towards the collegiate writing expectations.
For those of you absent, we had vocab quiz 1 today, which means you have 48 hours to either make up the quiz or schedule an appropriate time to do so.
P.S. So far, the highest score on the prompts happens to be a 6, but there have been several prompts that would receive higher scores with appropriate structure, evidence incorporation, and citations. Before the reader can appreciate your thoughts, you have to give them the expected organization and features.
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