I decided that creating a reader would reduce the overall cost for students. You must purchase a course reader from the on-line book store for this class. It will probably be named something like: AP Language & Composition/English Honors III O'Rourke Reader. In addition you will need a new copy of the Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT (book three--it's yellow). The ISBN is 978-1-58049-255-3. Remeber that this is an AP class therefore you will need an AP book...I want every one to have the newest version of 5 Steps to a 5 for the English Language & Composition Exam. Buy this new as we will be taking tests in the book.
As for supplies the usual items will be sufficient (e.g. 11 x 8 1/2 inch college ruled paper, pens, pencils, whiteout, mini stapler with staples, paper clips, binder clips etc.). In addition, students will need a composition book dedicated for this class, two one-inch binders for term papers (1 per semester), a hefty-duty three-inch binder dedicated to this class with eight tab dividers, and at least 500 lined index cards.
There will be a few projects that will require art supplies including but not necessarily limited to markers, poster boards, report folders, etc.
Students will need continual acess to a computer, printer and the Internet. You can not rely on the school computer lab/writing lab to print out or create assignments. Please come up with a list of alternatives for computer and printer access points. Students will be writing papers nearly every week that will need to be word processed and not handwritten.
As for supplies the usual items will be sufficient (e.g. 11 x 8 1/2 inch college ruled paper, pens, pencils, whiteout, mini stapler with staples, paper clips, binder clips etc.). In addition, students will need a composition book dedicated for this class, two one-inch binders for term papers (1 per semester), a hefty-duty three-inch binder dedicated to this class with eight tab dividers, and at least 500 lined index cards.
There will be a few projects that will require art supplies including but not necessarily limited to markers, poster boards, report folders, etc.
Students will need continual acess to a computer, printer and the Internet. You can not rely on the school computer lab/writing lab to print out or create assignments. Please come up with a list of alternatives for computer and printer access points. Students will be writing papers nearly every week that will need to be word processed and not handwritten.
