Tammy Thomas
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Fannin County High School
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The 2008 College Board course description for AP Language indicates that this course is prescribed to help students “write effectively and confidently in their college courses across the curriculum and in their professional and personal lives.” The course is organized according to the requirements and guidelines of the current AP English Course Description; therefore, students are expected to read critically, think analytically, and communicate clearly both in writing and speech.
A valuable resource for gaining a better understanding of key vocabulary and course content is American Rhetoric. To view information about assignments from previous dates, click on "see past" under "Upcoming Events and Homework." past
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Current Events and Homework 
Journal Entries (Homework)
DUE DATE: May 25
Entries that have not yet been assigned are subject to change!
DOWNLOADS
 Prompts(706.02 KB)
Class Downloads
 AP Lang/Comp Classroom Expectations(12.97 KB)
AP Lang/Comp Syllabus(238.13 KB)
Definition Essay(1.34 MB)
PowerPoint presentation that details the process for writing the definition essay
Dialectical Journal(11.46 KB)
Graphic Organizer for Note-taking(11.59 KB)
Major Editing Errors(195.86 KB)
More than four of any combination of these mistakes receives an editing failure score in most college writing courses. Read about them and learn to avoid them!
Rhetorical Analysis(652.54 KB)
PowerPoint presentation that details the process for writing the rhetorical analysis essay
Rhetorical Precis(14.77 KB)
Available here are the rubric and a link to Oregon State's excellent guide to writing the precis.
Semester Research Guidelines(25.41 KB)
Summer Assignment Description(12.19 KB)
Synthesis Essay(941.16 KB)
 What to Expect from the AP Exam(32.77 KB)
What Writing Prompts Are Asking(14.05 KB)
Work and Money Selections 1(12 KB)
Work and Money Selections 2(12.78 KB)
Writing a Narrative Essay(308.34 KB)
Writing Persuasively(792.9 KB)
Exemplification Essay(288.05 KB)
Narration and Description(820.06 KB)
Cause and Effect Essay(148.11 KB)
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