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AP Parent NightWELCOME!

Why Take AP Courses?

Rigor

Deeper Learning

Utilize talents / interests

Potential to Increase GPA (Weighted)

Align College / Career Goals

Lessen College Course Load

What makes a successful

AP student?

Attention to Detail

Strong Work Ethic

Effective Time Management

Active Interest in the Subject Matter

Balanced Approach to School and

Extra Curricular Commitments

Research says: Persistence

Key Things to Consider

Do you have the time and the drive?

Anticipated homework for AP classes is 1-2 hours per night, including weekends and holidays

Are you qualified?

How does the AP course fit into your 4 year plan and post secondary goals?

Limited opportunity to drop once enrolled

LCHS AP Courses Offered

English AP Eng Lang & Comp

AP Eng Lit & Comp

Social Science AP European History

AP American History

AP Govt / Econ

AP Psychology

World Languages

AP Spanish

Visual & Performing Arts

AP Music Theory

LCHS AP Courses Offered (cont’d)

Math

AP Calculus AB

AP Calculus BC

AP Statistics

Computers/Technology

AP Comp Science - Java

Science

AP Biology

AP Chemistry

AP Physics C: Mechanics

AP Environmental Science

Commonalities of AP classes

Rigor - College level introductory courses like those taken in the first or second year.

Outside of Class Preparation – 1 to 2 hours per day per class daily, including weekends.

Summer Assignments – May be required for select AP courses.

Teaching Methods – Lecture/Discussion seminar style courses that demand student engagement and active participation.

Time Management is Key

Calendar a Day

If you plan to take 3 AP Classes..

About 1.5 hours per class.

Equals about 4.5 hours a night for only 3 classes

Imagine you get home at 6 PM from sports or band

Advanced Placement

Social Science Courses

European History – 10th grade only.

A history of Western Civilization-1350s-1990s.

United States History – 11th grade only. 1490s-1990s

US Government – 12th grade only.

Year long study of the operation of US, state, & local governments with college preparatory Macroeconomics embedded into the study of government.

Psychology –12th grade only. Elective. Psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology.

AP English Courses

AP English Language and Composition –11th

AP English Literature and Composition –12th

Daily Assignments

The daily work in and out of class in AP English course can be extensive at times. Expect more than one hour per day of reading, writing, and/or other activities that pertain to the class.

There is an expectation that student work is completed on time and with a level of sophistication and maturity that reflect the rigor of the class.

AP English Language &

Composition

Gaining Perspective

AP English Language & Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts, and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes.

Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way genre conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing.

Summer Assignment

In years past, the assignment has focused

on the bridge between fiction and non-

fiction. Memoirs, poetry, fiction, have all

been utilized in the past.

Students should also read the course text

(Chapters 1-3) with attention to the

foundations of rhetoric.

AP English Literature &

Composition Syllabus

Much of our course work involves in-depth style analysis in the

literary genres of poetry, novels, drama, and short stories.

AP English is a skills-based class

Timed, in-class essays and ongoing literary device analyses.

Varied writing assignments - expository, personal,

persuasive, creative, imitative, close reading/passage

analysis activities.

AP English Literature &

Composition Summer Assignment

A Greek tragedy

Dialectical Journals from a novel of literary merit

(Pick from a list of classic & contemporary literature that often shows up on the AP test and survey courses of literature in college)

Annotations of often-anthologized poems from all the major literary eras: Renaissance to 21st Century.

*Journals & poetry annotations will be due the first day of school.

**During the first week, there will be an AP style test on the Greek tragedy, as well as an in-class essay on the novel

AP Spanish

Instructor: Marian Price

Email: mprice@lcusd.net

AP Spanish Course

Description

Course taught completely in Spanish.

HOMEWORK:

Students will have homework every day. The load of homework will go from moderate to Heavy. A good amount of homework includes: Writing a short essay; doing 3 or 4 grammar exercises and memorizing a list of vocabulary.

PARTICIPATION IN CLASS: (class work):

Includes: Oral Practice; Oral Presentations: Listening Comprehension exercises; Grammar Drills; Reading or Correction of Essays; Reading Comprehension questions; Debates or Discussions & Vocabulary Practice. Extra Participation points will be given for Tutoring students from lower levels.

Assessment Guidelines:

Per quarter:

4 quizzes on vocabulary (oral or written)

4 oral tests

3 grammar tests

1-2 Graded Essays & 4 Essays corrected in class

Weighted Grading Scale:

Final Tests (1st & 2nd semester) 20%

Written Tests: 15%

Oral Tests: 25%

Quizzes, Class work & compositions: 20%

Participation 20%

Cultural Knowledge Key

Component of the Course

Cultural knowledge assessed

throughout the exam.

Students analyze print and audio

resources

Students interpret and analyze the

importance and meaning of products,

practices, and perspectives of the

Spanish speaking world.

Global Challenges / Los desafíos mundiales

Beauty and Aesthetics /La

belleza y la estética

Families and Communities /

Las familias y las comunidades

Science and Technology / La

ciencia y la tecnología

Contemporary Life / La vida contemporánea

Personal and Public Identities / Las

identidades personales y públicas

AP Music Theory

Theory

Rhythm and Pitch

Harmonic Analysis

Compositional Techniques

Musicianship

Rhythmic Accuracy

Ear Training

Sight Singing

AP Music Theory

Homework Level Moderate

Practical application of concepts

Written Practice

AP Computer Science

What is AP Computer Science?

Writing computer programs using the programming language “Java”

Students learn select “algorithms”

The steps necessary to solve a problem

Problem solving using critical thinking skills

A large “case study” program is tested

This program accounts for 25% of the questions on the test.

Potential Students

Who should take AP Computer Science?

Students who enjoy writing computer programs

Students who enjoy problem solving

College Computer Science Majors

College Engineering Majors

Questions? email: dclausen@lcusd.net

AP Calculus AB and BC

Note: Requires the use of graphing calculators:

TI-83 or 84 are recommended and supported

Selecting AB Calculus

Successful completion of Precalculus

OR

Successful completion of Honors Precalculus

Recommended at 12th grade

Selecting BC Calculus

Honors Precalculus is a prerequisite

Successful completion of Honors Precalculus with

a high grade

Recommended at 12th grade

Required summer assignment

AB and BC Differences

First year college calculus is split into 3 quarters: A, B,

and C.

AB covers the first 2/3 of the curriculum, and BC

covers the second 2/3.

Students choose one course, not both.

Neither the CollegeBoard nor college professors of

mathematics recommend that a student take both AB

and BC.

Homework

Intensive

Completed in a timely manner

Turned in and graded

The student must have enough time each evening to

read, study, and do all assigned work.

AP Statistics

Selection of Students

(Characteristics)

Successful completion of 2nd year algebra is a pre-

requisite

Generally 2nd year algebra is needed for summation

symbols and logarithms

A student need not be an exceptionally strong math

student, but must be willing to read, write and

communicate mathematically

AP Statistics is an “Everyman” course for all college-

bound students

AP Stats Course Description

Presents the topic outline, which is divided into four sections. Percentages are approximate coverage in the AP Stats Exam. They sum to greater than 100% because many questions can be cross-classified.

AP Science Courses

AP Biology

Text = AP Edition BIOLOGY

Campbell – Reece CD included

Several Web sites available

12 AP level labs + several others

Essay Unit exams + Chapter Quizzes

AP Bio Assessments

Projects and Presentations - Rubrics

Weighted Grading - Categories

AP Biology Exam, Final Exams

Lab work + Lab reports

Showcase Portfolio = Summer Assignment

Evaluation Portfolio = End of Course

evaluate class, all labs, all essays

STEP AP Enrichment and Support

AP CHEMISTRY

OVERVIEW

AP Chemistry is a second year

course equivalent to college level

general chemistry.

College Chemistry is required for

most science majors including pre-

med and all other health

professions.

AP CHEMISTRY

EXPECTATIONS

Extensive lab experience with

typed lab reports in laboratory

notebook.

Homework requires 45 minutes to

over an hour per night on average

depending on the student.

There is no summer assignment.

AP CHEMISTRY

PREPARATION Completion of Chemistry Honors with a grade of

mid-B or better, and successful completion of Algebra II.

Students who earned a solid grade of A and excelled with ease in Chemistry 1P may enroll in AP Chemistry, but should be aware that more time may be required to learn material previously covered in Chemistry Honors.

AP Physics C - Mechanics

Course Description

2nd Year Physics Course (after Honors Physics)

Closely matches curriculum of pre-engineering, calculus level mechanics course

Students expected to be enrolled in Calculus AB or Calculus BC

Extensive critical thinking and problem solving

Mechanics Content

Kinematics

Newton’s Laws of Motion

Application of Newton’s Laws

Work and Kinetic Energy

Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy

Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions

Rotation of Rigid Bodies

Dynamics of Rotational Motion

Gravitation

Periodic and Oscillatory Motion

AP Physics

Assessments

Homework Problem Sets

Quizzes

Tests

Laboratory Investigations

Final

Homework Demands

Problem Sets

Laboratory Write-ups

Reviewing/Studying

Some small group

projects

APESAn Inconvenient

TruthLCHS

Mark Ewoldsen, Ph.D.

Dr. E

APES is ….

1 in 5 people in the world

do not have clean water

1 in 5 struggle to survive

on less than one dollar per

day

Worldwide, about 27,400

people die each day due

to starvation

a reality check for LCHS students

APES

Homework

20% of Grade

Reading with daily

quizzes

Lab Reports

Tests

80% of Grade

50 MC Questions (60%)

30 to 50% of test is not covered in

class, but is in the reading

(reading quizzes)

1 FRQ (40%)

Test Corrections will occur

throughout semester at home

MC

Field Trips

College Board ‘suggests’ field

trips

Fun and therefore more

educational

Cabrillo Aquarium

Hyperion Wastewater

Water Testing

Thank you for attending our AP

Parent Night Presentation6:00pm – Athletics (North Gym)

– Visit Special Education

Classrooms

6:30pm – Open House Begins

– Visit Classrooms

* Art Show – Auditorium

Foyer/Lobby

Open House Schedule: