AP Language and Composition

December 14, 2012Mr. Houghteling

“It’s a Frenetic Friday, and because it’s Friday, you know

what that means…”

“It’s great to be alive!”

…with only seven more shopping days before winter break to get your favorite teacher a lovely fruit basket!

AGENDA

• JFK Take home test—Results. • Step-by-Step ACT English Passage

–Timed Reading–Argument and Main Idea–Underlined portion–Underlined with answer choices

JFK Test Grade TotalsGrade Number of Students

A 2B 7C 6

D or F 5Test Average / 76.3%

JFK Test Grade Percentage

Grade %A

B

C

D or F

ACT English – Step by Step

• Read the entire passage at a brisk but comfortable reading speed.

• When you are down, write down the number that appears on the screen. THIS IS IMPORTANT!

.5

.75

1

1.25

1.5

1.75

2

2.25

2.5

2.75

3

Compute your reading rate. • Take the number of words read = 305• Then, divide 305 by how many minutes

you read (did you write down your number?)

Example = 305 1.75 = @174 words per

minute.

Argument / Main Idea / Tone

• Re-read the passage, one paragraph at a time ONLY.

• Answer the questions (per paragraph) on the appropriate lines.

Reading Underlined portion

• Turn the sheet over. DO NOT, for any reason, TURN THE SHEET BACK TO THE FRONT SIDE.

• Annotate any underlined portion that you think looks wrong, weird, or out-of-place.

ACT English— “A Reflection on Bubbles”

• Re-read the text quickly. • Answer questions 31-45, directly on the

handout. • Look for and cross out the letters of

incorrect answers first. • On the left side of the questions, WRITE

the letter of the correct response. – Do this for every question.

ANSWER KEYQuestion Correct Rule Question Correct Rule

31 Thumb Rule 39 Look Left!

32 STOP/GO 40 Exaggerate the Pause / STOP-GO

33 Transitions 41 Parallelism

34 RS /POE 42 Go Short!

35 RS / RTFQ 43 Go Short!

36 RS / RTFQ 44 Look Left!

37 Look Left! 45 Transitions—Finger Rule

38 It’s /Its / Its’