Writing Exercise #5

The topic is poverty.  Select from the 8 different organizational patterns of development which way you'd like to write about poverty.  This is not an essay; it is an exercise.  I expect you to write as much as possible in the time allotted using a variety of patterns if possible, though you can write using just one pattern as well.

AP Practice Exams

I am in the process of scheduling several Saturdays for AP practice exams (1 hour for 55 multiple choice questions, a 10 minute break, and 2 hours and 15 minutes for the 3 essay questions).

Because you have never taken an AP English Language and Composition Exam, you need to experience the time crunch so that the day of the exam, you're not caught unawares.  One of the many strategies for improving your odds at doing well on the test is to take a practice exam in its entirety replicating the conditions as much as possible.  Taking a practice exam won't guarantee that you will "pass" the exam, but it will surely alleviate some of your stress on testing day.

Tentative schedule:  April 6, 13, 20, and 27.   9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

While the practice tests are not required, I can offer you 20 points of extra credit on a test grade for each session you attend.  Some of you are in dire need of extra credit.  Please consider this option.