AP Language andComposition
“It’s a think-then-writeThursday!”
March 5, 2009
Mr. Houghteling
AGENDA
•ACT Math reflection
•Writing Exercise– Use ofmodifiers—Do 1-5 onpages 793
•Mark Twain’s “Corn-PoneOpinions” (717-721).
•Present your findings.
ACT Math
•Please describe yourexperience taking the ACTMath section.
–What were the challengesyou faced?
–Did you use a specificstrategy?
–Do you need one?
“Corn-Pone Opinions”
•Read Twain’s essay.
•Using a dialectical journal, annotation,or other graphic organizer, analyzeTwain’s essay.
•In pairs or trios, work together to cometo some conclusions about Twain’sstyle, rhetoric, and meaning. Beprepared to present your findingsduring class onThursday.
Homework
Review the suggestions on page796, paying close attention toquestion 8.
Which of these options is the mostworthwhile to you?