AP Summer Assignment 2009-2010

Documents:

• AP English Language and Composition Syllabus
• Junior English Syllabus
• Creative Writing Syllabus
• Film as Lit Syllabus (coming soon)

AP Summer assignment with articles

Blog: You may have heard that we use a blog in AP Lang (and you will in AP Lit in 12th grade as well).  If you'd like to get a jump on things, you can set up your own blog by following the directions here.  If you set up your blog over the summer, you may turn in your summer assignment on the blog -- just make sure you email me your blog address. You can check out my blog at http://giddings.edublogs.org.  If you browse very deep on the site, keep in mind that the year-long class will look very different and that we will have a new textbook as well.

Remember that the summer assignment is due the 3rd day of school (I know the file says it's due the 1st day, but it is due the 3rd day).  Have a wonderful summer and I'll see you in September!  And now for some relaxing...

AP Links

• AP Class Blog Site
• AP SAT Vocab

English 11

• English 11 Blog (I'm going to try running an informational blog for my English 11 classes this year.  Aside from resources like assignment sheets and writing tips, it will have information about homework for any given day and longer term projects.)
• English 11 SAT Vocab
• English 11 Informed Argument MLA sample: Word doc (During Bean Trees)

Film as Literature

Film Review Rubric

Mirror Magazine

I am the advisor for the Mirror Magazine.  If you'd like to be on the staff or are interested in seeing your artwork, photography, poetry or short fiction published, please come see me in room 502 or email the magazine at mirrormagazine@hotmail.com.

Click the megaphone guy to the left to email Mr. Giddings.

(If you use Hotmail, Windows Live, Yahoo, or Gmail, your message will likely be blocked by the district filter.  Using this link provides a workaround.)

Portal Access:

https://portal.fifeschools.com/fhs/default.aspx

You will need to have your school computer login information in order to access the site.  If you are a parent, you will need to get that information from your student. 

Important - enter your username in the following format if accessing the portal site from a non-Fife School District computer.

username: fsd\username  <--replace "username" with your username

password: password        <--replace "password" with your password