APELC Class Notes

Juniors and seniors, I handed-out and briefly commented on free-response question 2 from the 2005 APELC exam. Included were student samples with table-reader annotations, which helped reveal and demystify the the scoring process somewhat, I hope. Mostly, I wanted to show you an example of a really well-written student response to, for most APELCers, a challenging text and analysis.

We finished the hour watching Frontline’s presentation of The Merchants of Cool which was produced by culture critic Douglas Rushkoff. “The Cool Hunt”, by Malcolm Gladwell was an inspirational piece that’s well worth reading.

See you on Wednesday, when you’ll complete timed-writing 6 (with which we’ll commence the next semester) and we’ll finish the documentary.

December 15, 2008 | Filed Under AP Language

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