AP English Language (Maya Inspektor)
$900.00
About this Course
The AP English Language and Composition course, taught by Maya Inspektor and Odelia Chan, is a full-year class designed to prepare students for the AP exam in May. The course focuses on reading and writing nonfiction, with students expected to read 40-60 pages and write 1-2 essays each week. The course also covers image as text, logical fallacies, and satire, and includes the study of three AP-level novels. The course is writing-intensive, with students composing journal entries, discussion question responses, argumentative papers, analytic essays, and personal creative narratives throughout the year. The course is open to 10th, 11th, and 12th graders, and has a required text list including The Language of Composition: Reading - Writing - Rhetoric, The Elements of Style, Hunger of Memory, and Walden. The course has a registration deadline of August 1st, and the course fee is $850 if payment is received before July 1st, and $900 after July 1st.
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I’m currently halfway through this course and can report that it is an excellent choice! Mrs. Inspektor gives detailed and specific instructions and feedback, while maintaining an overall focus on the big picture. The course balances AP-style essays and more creative writing, so this class is more than just test prep.
Expect to write at least two paragraphs every day (more on many days). I’ve been spending one to two hours a day to complete all the assignments; I have done no work on weekends.
Mrs. Inspektor and Mrs. Chan grade promptly. Typical turnaround is less than a week after the due date.
Daily workflow (no live meetings or recorded lectures; completely text-based and asynchronous):
(1) Read the day’s “Morning Message.” These contain the bulk of the actual instruction. Responses to the Morning Message are sometimes required.
(2) Write responses to any discussion questions due. Discussions involve responding to other students in a thread.
(3) Work on any essays or major assignments. These are generally due on Sunday night.
(4) Book clubs are an optional part of the course. Students whose parents don’t opt them out of this course component will meet with a new small group every five weeks to discuss a book of the group’s choosing.
I’ve been quite pleased with the assignments. None of the essays feel like busy work, and Mrs. Inspektor provides enough instructions for you to apply to the writing process that you won’t feel like you’re floundering or trying to guess how things should sound.
The class is also structured such that students can get to know each other to some extent.
Perhaps most importantly, after starting this class, I’ve enjoyed writing for the first time in several years. I highly recommend Mrs. Inspektor!
Expect to write at least two paragraphs every day (more on many days). I’ve been spending one to two hours a day to complete all the assignments; I have done no work on weekends.
Mrs. Inspektor and Mrs. Chan grade promptly. Typical turnaround is less than a week after the due date.
Daily workflow (no live meetings or recorded lectures; completely text-based and asynchronous):
(1) Read the day’s “Morning Message.” These contain the bulk of the actual instruction. Responses to the Morning Message are sometimes required.
(2) Write responses to any discussion questions due. Discussions involve responding to other students in a thread.
(3) Work on any essays or major assignments. These are generally due on Sunday night.
(4) Book clubs are an optional part of the course. Students whose parents don’t opt them out of this course component will meet with a new small group every five weeks to discuss a book of the group’s choosing.
I’ve been quite pleased with the assignments. None of the essays feel like busy work, and Mrs. Inspektor provides enough instructions for you to apply to the writing process that you won’t feel like you’re floundering or trying to guess how things should sound.
The class is also structured such that students can get to know each other to some extent.
Perhaps most importantly, after starting this class, I’ve enjoyed writing for the first time in several years. I highly recommend Mrs. Inspektor!