AP LANGUAGE AND

COMPOSITION
Fall 2022- Spring 2023
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CONTACT  
angelstuartworth@mooreschools.com Papers/Exams
*I only check email/Canvas Monday- 70%
Friday and not after 5PM
Office Hours:
WELCOME TO AP LANG!
Tues. & Thurs. | 2:30- 4:00
*By appointment. If these times do not I'm excited to have the privilege of being your teacher this year, and I hope you
work, contact me, and I can attempt to find yourself prepared and brimming with knowledge about the art of rhetoric
make a special arrangement and writing and its relationship to the real world. In order to get the most out
of our class time, it's important we cultivate a culture of learning. Please
REMIND 101 review this syllabus to understand your role in contributing to our classroom
1st Hour: text @mhslang1 to 81010 environment.
3rd Hour: text @mhslang3 to 81010
5th Hour: text @mhslang5 to 81010
Additionally, you will find included an outline of our units for this upcoming
6th Hour: text @mhslang6 to 81010
year. Each unit is tied to CollegeBoard standards that are designed to prepare
you for both the AP exam at the end of the year, should you elect to take it, as
THERE ARE SIX well as your future college classes. Of my 58 students who took the AP exam
last year, 72.4% passed the exam with a 3 or higher (27% above the Oklahoma
RULES IN THIS average and 16.8% above the global average). I hope to experience similar or
even better results this year as we continue to learn from our CollegeBoard
CLASS: standards-driven material!
1. Be Here: Be timely and fully
present with no distractions. Also, you will find a brief summary of the eight Oklahoma Academic Standards
2. Be Safe: Physically and (OAS) for the 11th grade ELA curriculum. These standards, required by law to be

emotionally.
3.Be Honest: Give & receive
constructive feedback. Work with
integrity.
4. Set Goals: Never settle for
what's "good enough." Challenge
yourself.
5. Care for Self and Others: Invest
in others and work collaboratively
without discrimination. 
6.Let Go and Move On: Don't be
afraid to ask; don't be afraid to
fail. Use feedback/failure for
growth. 
covered in Oklahoma public schools, are the foundation upon which each of our
lessons is built (to include lectures, class discussion, selected texts,
assignments, and assessments).
The interest in the particulars of what students learn in the classroom has
increased among the general public in the last couple of years, and I thought
I'd get a head start on demonstrating how your--the student's--experience in
AP Language and Composition will consistently demonstrate the teaching of
concepts that align to the Oklahoma Academic Standards and College Board
standards.
Once again, I look forward to being your teacher this year as we dive into what
constitutes effective rhetoric and expand our capacity for critical thinking and
analysis, all while authentically, respectfully, and excitedly engaging with
course content in our classroom community.
Ms. Stuart-Worth
Attendance/Tardy Policy
- You will be marked tardy if you are not in your seat (your backpack is not a placeholder) and

prepared to begin class when the bell rings. 

- Two tardies is the equivalent of one absence. Above 10.5 absences will earn you "no credit" for

the course. 
- If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed by checking the classroom
agenda (located in the class slideshow, which will be the first link at the top of each week's Canvas
module). This is true even if you're gone for a sustained amount of time. The responsibility is on
you to know what's happening in class and to communicate if you need clarification.
  Late
          Work & Make-Up Work
- Late work/Make-Up work will be accepted up until two weeks following the assignment's due
date (unless the unit for the missing assignment has concluded) with no deduction. After that, late
work will not be accepted for credit.
- It is your responsibility to know what you are missing. Your grade in the class should never be a
surprise to you.
- Missing work will be input as a 50%.

Technology in the Classroom

- Responsible and educational use of electronics in the classroom will be a vital part of our
curriculum.
- Bring your issued laptop to school and fully charged every day.
- If you are abusing technology in the classroom (using it for a purpose unrelated to our class), I
will confiscate your device--no questions asked.
- 1st Offense: Your phone will go to jail (a stapled paper bag on your desk)
- 2nd Offense: You will take your device to the office.
Bathroom/Hall Pass Policy
- You may not leave the class in the first/last five minutes of class. 
- Bathroom: One person at a time may use the restroom. Please indicate you'd like to use the
restroom by asking at an appropriate time. Examples of inappropriate times include: while I'm
actively lecturing, while the class is engaged in a classroom discussion, during the first/last five
minutes of class.
                     I will not limit the amount of times you use the restroom throughout the semester--
                     unless you are actively abusing the policy. Please don't make me police your potty 
                     time. Please.
- Hall Pass: Class time is not time to run errands. However, if you must leave class for some
reason other than the restroom, you must have a signed pass from me. 

Plagiarism/Cheating
- Plagiarism is the act of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as your own.
- I utilize TurnItIn.com for major papers/essays to deter plagiarism. Outside of TurnItIn, I'm purty

smart, and I can figure out when you've copied/pasted from the internet, or copied someone

else's assignment. So don't do it. 

1st Infraction: Automatic Zero (No assignment redo) |  Second Infraction: Zero and Office Referral. 
 AP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION
COURSE CURRICULUM AND STANDARD CORRELATION
All content and instruction in this course are driven by Oklahoma Academic Standards and CollegeBoard AP Language and
Composition standards. For the full text of both sets of standards, please see the resources linked at the bottom of each section.

Course Units CollegeBoard Standards

Unit 1 | The Foundations of Rhetoric.......................................................................................................................................1A, 3A, 4A

Unit 2 | Connecting Rhetoric to Audience...................................................................................1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B, 6B
Anchor Text: The Crucible

Unit 3 | Developing Impactful Commentary through Multimodal Media...................1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 3B, 4A, 5A, 5B, 5C, 6A, 6B, 6C
Anchor Text: Food Inc.

Unit 4 | Syntax and Diction's Contribution to Style.......................1A, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3C, 4A, 4B, 5C, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7A, 7B, 7C, 8A, 8B, 8C
Anchor Text: The Things They Carried

Unit 5 | Synthesis and Argumentation............1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7A, 7B, 7C, 8A, 8B, 8C
Anchor Text: A Raisin in the Sun
PDF of CollegeBoard AP English Language and Composition Skills: https://bit.ly/3xGzuiR (See page 26).
Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS)
These OAS standards are recursive and are incorporated in every unit, to include selection of texts, creation of
assessments, and guidance of classroom led discussion, throughout the duration of the course.
Standard 1 | Listening and Speaking
Students will listen and speak effectively in a variety of situations.
Standard 2 | Reading and Writing Process
Students will use a variety of recursive reading and writing processes.
Standard 3 | Critical Reading and Writing
Students will apply critical thinking skills to reading and writing.*
*to include "analyz[ing] the extent to which historical, cultural, and/or global perspectives affect authors' stylistic
choices," "evaluat[ing] authors' perspectives and explain[ing] how those perspectives contribute to the meaning of
texts" through the use of "increasingly complex literary and informational texts that include a wide range of historical,
cultural, ethnic, and global perspectives from a variety of genres.
Standard 4 | Vocabulary
Students will expand and apply their spoken and reading vocabularies to speak, read, and write effectively.
Standard 5 | Language
Students will expand and apply knowledge of grammar, usage, mechanics, and style to comprehend texts and
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Standard 6 | Research
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Students will engage in inquiry to acquire, refine, and communicate accurate information.
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Standard 7 | Multimodal Literacies
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Students will a thrillingand communicate knowledge through alphabetic, aural, visual, spatial, and/or gestural content.
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Standard final. Reading and Writing
8 | Independent
Students will read and write independently for a variety of purposes and periods of time.
PDF of Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts: https://bit.ly/3vOA7sM (See page 112).