APWH

APWH 2014-2015 Writing Lab Schedule, Mrs. Kavet

All labs are scheduled for Tuesday lunches in room 14 (bring your lunch – lab session begins promptly at 11:00 – be on time, and please remember to sign in.)

Week #1, Topic Sentence, paragraph development. 9/2/2014

Week #2, Fact vs. other content, who, what, etc. 9/9/14

Week #3, Accordion-style essay, format and meaning. 9/16/14

Week #4 Analysis of prompts, what is the question asking. 9/23/14

Week #5 Thesis development. 9/30/14

Week #6 Identifying and comparing essays in FRQ samples. 10/7/14

Week #7 Transitions that link ideas and paragraphs. 10/14/14

No writing lab on 10/21/14

Week #8 Academic voice, avoiding errors. 10/28/14

Week #9 Core points and added value. 11/4/14

No writing lab 11/11/14

Week #10 DBQ analysis, “working the documents”  11/18/14

Thanksgiving break

Week #11 FRQ essay analysis, Change over time 12/2/14

Week #12 essay analysis, driving home your thesis statement 12/9/14

Week #13 Implicit vs. Explicit use of documents. 12/16/14

Winter break

Week #14 Time management during essay writing. 1/6/2015

Week #15 Understanding and use of scoring rubrics. 1/13/2015

Week #16 FRQ essay Compare and Contrast analysis. 1/20/15

Week #17 DBQ’s in the past. 1/27/15

Week #18 FRQ’s in the past. 2/3/15

Week #19 Concise word use. 2/10/15

No writing lab 2/17/15

Week #20 The 60/40 split in analysis. 2/24/15

Week #21 Use of graphic organizers, mapping, conclusions. 3/3/15

Week #22 Timed reading and writing drills. 3/10/15

Week #23 Maximizing outside information. 3/17/15

Week #24 Timed reading and writing drills.3/24/15

Week #25 Review, evaluate, and end of writing lab. 4/7/15

Review sessions begin 4/14/15 … topic schedule TBA