Below, you will find resources for the A.P. exam that you will be taking virtually, at home, on Wednesday, May 13th at 2 pm. I want to shift gears and devote the next four classes to the test. I will go over the material below to help you navigate the details for testing virtually. Leading up to the test, I will provide you with practice prompts and give you feedback on your writing. We will also work on pacing yourselves, to compose your work in the allotted time, and go over any other details you would like me to cover. There will not be a lot of time after the test, so I hope to keep things light with my Literary Time Capsule project or Top Five project (Both are super easy to do and A.P. students found it enjoyable).
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns,
How to Prepare Your Students for the 2020 AP Exams
Dear Colleague,
Additional information is now available to help guide you and your students through the exam day experience.
New Resources
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2020 AP Testing Guide (.pdf/10.9 MB): The guide, designed for educators to walk their students through test day, provides information about:
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The AP Exam e-ticket
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Five steps to take before test day
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Understanding the test day experience
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Exam scores, credit, and placement
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2020 AP Exam Day Checklist (.pdf/526 KB): Teachers should have their students complete this checklist for each exam they take and keep it next to them while testing.
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Explainer Videos: New videos are available to give students quick, easily accessible information about their test day experience, what they need to do to prepare, exam security, and more. Explore the playlist.
Other Reminders
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AP Exam Demo (available May 4): AP students should use the clickable exam demo to practice the different ways to submit their exam responses. The demo will help students confirm that their testing device will be able to access and run the online exam. If they can’t access the demo, the final slide of the Testing Guide can help them troubleshoot. The sample content in the demo will be the same for all users and isn't a practice exam. We’ll send educators and students an email to remind them when the demo is available. Please encourage your students to take this important preparation step.
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Educator Webinars: Trevor Packer, the head of the AP Program, will walk participants through the 2020 AP Testing Guide. AP staff will answer questions during the presentation. This series of webinars includes:
Online AP Classes and Review Sessions prep week: The week before exams, online AP classes will focus on the exam day experience and sample exam questions.
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Student Outreach: If any of your students are having difficulty receiving College Board emails, walk them through the steps on the "Confirm your email address" page.
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Information for AP Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish Language and Culture Exams:
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The above exams will be administered using a new dedicated app, the AP World Languages Exam App. Students taking these exams must use this app on smartphones or tablets. This free app will be available for download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store the week of May 11. We’ll email students and their teachers to let them know when the app is available to download. Visit our site for more details.
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A video walk-through of the test-taking experience will be available the week of May 4.
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Details on accommodations for the above exams are also now available.
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If your students are unsure about accessing the app, or if they don’t have a device, they can fill out this survey (or you can complete it on their behalf) as soon as possible so we can help support them (applicable to U.S. and U.S. territories).
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Information for AP Music Theory Exams:
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Before exam day, students will need to print or hand copy the 2020 Music Theory Answer Sheet and gain access to an audio recording app or software before exam day. Please see more information on the website.
Thank you for all that you’re doing for your students.
Sincerely,
Advanced Placement Program
College Board | 250 Vesey Street | New York, NY 10281
Recap of Today's Class: As a class we engaged in a table read of An Enemy of the People, Act III. Thank you for a wonderful discussion! Below, you will find everything you need to begin An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, including the full text, audiobook, and a performance. We will continue reading the play during the next class session.
Recap of Today's Class: As a class we engaged in a table read of An Enemy of the People, Act II. Thank you for a wonderful discussion! Below, you will find everything you need to begin An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, including the full text, audiobook, and a performance. We will continue reading the play during the next class session.
Late Work: The first order of business. If you have not done so, please complete any work assigned before March 13th (ACT II blog for Ghosts is the last one). This work will be graded and will count for graduation. Send all completed late work to my K12 email for evaluation. Final district due date is Friday, April 17th.
Recap of Today's Class: As a class we engaged in a table read of An Enemy of the People, Act I. Thank you for a wonderful discussion! Below, you will find everything you need to begin An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, including the full text, audiobook, and a performance. We will continue reading the play during the next class session.
Late Work: The first order of business. If you have not done so, please complete any work assigned before March 13th (ACT II blog for Ghosts is the last one). This work will be graded and will count for graduation. Send all completed late work to my K12 email for evaluation. Final district due date is Friday, April 17th.
Recap of Today's Class: We discussed Act III of Ghosts. Thank you for a wonderful discussion! Below, you will find everything you need to begin An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, including the full text, audiobook, and a performance. We will begin reading on Monday.
Late Work: The first order of business. If you have not done so, please complete any work assigned before March 13th (ACT II blog for Ghosts is the last one). This work will be graded and will count for graduation. Send all completed late work to my K12 email for evaluation. Final district due date is Friday, April 17th.
Overview and Homework: As we discussed, below you will find materials to prepare you for our next class session. I provided a link for our Google Meet on Thursday. With regard to late work, please email any work you complete to my K12 account, and make sure it is dated and labeled. Finally, I provided the video of myself reading and analyzing Act III of Ghosts, below. You will also find a link to the full text and the 1988 BBC film we watched in class. In this blog space, please provide questions you would like me to address on Thursday, as we will engage in a discussion of Act III, introduction to An Enemy of the People, followed by a preview of the Q2 we do next week.
Late Work: The first order of business. If you have not done so, please complete any work assigned before March 13th (ACT II blog for Ghosts is the last one). This work will be graded and will count for graduation. Send all completed late work to my email for evaluation. Final district due date is Friday, April 17th.
View: Mr. P. Reading Act III of Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen, with Analysis. You may add comments and/or ask questions if you'd further feedback.
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OVERVIEW: Welcome back to school! I hope this blog post finds you and your family well. I miss seeing you, and I hope to make our time together as meaningful and stress free as possible.
In this space, I want to prepare you for our first day back. You should have received a letter from the district about our return to learning. Below, you will see a grid with the weekly schedule. We will meet twice a week for class. I plan to use Google Meet and our class blog. I will also be available during H-block and Wednesdays on Google Meet for office hours.
Below, I provided a list of "options" for your continued learning. Our first class will involve checking-in and making decisions about how to proceed. I want you to be part of this process.
If you are friendly with anyone in the class, please let them know that there is an expectation that they will be engaging in work, again.
HOMEWORK DUE MONDAY: When you finish reading this post, please post a quick comment below to let me know: 1) You are alive and well, 2) Will I see you in our first Google Meet, and 3) What would you be interested in doing with our time (again, see list below). Note: All class sessions will be recorded and posted on my blog, so you can still enjoy class even if you do not make it for the live session.
See you on Google Meet!
AHS School Schedule
Curriculum Possibilities
1. Late Work: The first order of business. If you have not done so, please complete any work assigned before March 13th. This work will be graded and will count for graduation. Send all completed late work to my email for evaluation. Final district due date is Friday, April 17th.
2. Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen: If you have not done so, you are welcome to work on all blog posts for Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen.
3. An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen: Those of you who completed the work on Ghosts are welcome to join the book club we started last week.
4. AP Exam Prep: Here is an important update from the A.P. Board regarding the test: Click here. The test is going to be quite easy. No multiple choice, just a 45 minute Open Response Q3 Essay. We should engage in some practice during class time. I could assign a Q3, you write an essay during our 45 minute class session, I give you feedback before the next session, and we can go over it together during our next class on Google Meet.
5. Mr. Pellerin Daily Lessons: I could always just share poems, favorite pieces of literature, review past material, walk through my Teaching Global Classroom Blog, and we can have a discussion on Google Meet during our class time. The assignments can come organically from these sessions.
6. College Prep: Is there anything you would like me to help you with on your way to college? More grammar work? Writing instruction? Writing literary research papers? Life lessons? Use me as a resource.
7. Creative Writing: Poetry, short fiction, novels, personal essay writing? I can help guide you. FYI: Watch the video of Poetry Night at Cafe Azteca!
