Preparing for the AP Language Exam, Grades 9-11
Dismantle and construct ideas like an expert!
8 class sessions, 1.5 hours per class (12 hours of instruction)
January 16 - March 6
Thursdays, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. PST
Course Description:
Caution: Extra powerful vocabulary and ability to win disputes may be a side-effect of this course!
Students who may be planning to take the AP Language exam this year or in future years will explore insight, tips, and strategies to help them get ready for their exam experiences. They will have a chance to learn not only about the AP Language exam but also what else the reading and analytical skills can do for them in their academic and career choices. Those who find history, policy, or philosophy interesting or those who already enjoy reading biographies, reports, arguments, memoirs, or debates (generally, non-fiction!) will find the material particularly valuable to dig into, especially when we look into how language makes ideas provocative. . . and provoking.
Instructor Biography:
Ilona Missakian has taught both high school and college English classes in Southern California, specializing in composition and rhetoric. Missakian infuses all courses with the strategies from the UCI Writing Project that promote students’ skills in reading and writing and incorporates pedagogy informed by SDAIE (Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English) and CLAD (authorization in Crosscultural Language and Academic Development). Her recent activity in projects like i3 (Invention and Inclusive Innovation)--which embraces technology--and the Puente Project from U.C. Berkeley--which embraces culturally relevant content--have informed her approach to helping students shape their voices and craft effective communication. With a background in dance arts, Missakian also appreciates the creative expression that students can integrate into their academic plans. She currently teaches English at Palo Verde College, edits content for The Journal of Learning through the Arts, and teaches dance.
Caution: Extra powerful vocabulary and ability to win disputes may be a side-effect of this course!
Students who may be planning to take the AP Language exam this year or in future years will explore insight, tips, and strategies to help them get ready for their exam experiences. They will have a chance to learn not only about the AP Language exam but also what else the reading and analytical skills can do for them in their academic and career choices. Those who find history, policy, or philosophy interesting or those who already enjoy reading biographies, reports, arguments, memoirs, or debates (generally, non-fiction!) will find the material particularly valuable to dig into, especially when we look into how language makes ideas provocative. . . and provoking.
Instructor Biography:
Ilona Missakian has taught both high school and college English classes in Southern California, specializing in composition and rhetoric. Missakian infuses all courses with the strategies from the UCI Writing Project that promote students’ skills in reading and writing and incorporates pedagogy informed by SDAIE (Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English) and CLAD (authorization in Crosscultural Language and Academic Development). Her recent activity in projects like i3 (Invention and Inclusive Innovation)--which embraces technology--and the Puente Project from U.C. Berkeley--which embraces culturally relevant content--have informed her approach to helping students shape their voices and craft effective communication. With a background in dance arts, Missakian also appreciates the creative expression that students can integrate into their academic plans. She currently teaches English at Palo Verde College, edits content for The Journal of Learning through the Arts, and teaches dance.