AP English Language and Comp Unit 7

Reading and Writing Workshop

Unit 7 FRQs

Unit Plan

Exam Preparation and Review

Activities

Teaching with E.L.O.N.  (Enriched Learning Opportunity Nexus) that seamlessly integrates AI 

Unit Plan
Focus: Preparing for the AP English Language and Composition Exam
Unit Objectives
By the end of this unit, students will:

1. Develop proficiency in multiple-choice strategies to analyze rhetorical strategies effectively.
2. Enhance timed essay-writing skills for rhetorical analysis, argumentation, and synthesis.
3. Engage in peer review and feedback to refine writing and improve analytical depth.
4. Practice holistic test-taking strategies to build confidence and efficiency.

Week 1: Diagnostic Assessment & Multiple-Choice Strategies
Day 1: AP Exam Overview & Strategy Discussion

• Activity:
  • Review the structure of the AP English Language exam (multiple-choice & free-response).
  • Discuss scoring rubrics for essays.
  • Analyze past high-scoring student samples.

Day 2–3: Multiple-Choice Strategies & Practice

• Activity:
  • Mini-lessons on identifying rhetorical strategies, tone, and main ideas.
  • Timed multiple-choice practice (College Board released questions).
  • Reflection on answer choices and discussion of common pitfalls.
• Assessment: Exit ticket—students identify two effective strategies they will use.

Week 2: Timed Writing—Rhetorical Analysis & Argumentation
Day 4–5: Rhetorical Analysis Essay Practice

• Activity:
  • Analyze a past AP prompt.
  • Discuss rhetorical devices in an excerpt (e.g., ethos, pathos, logos, tone).
  • Timed Writing: 40-minute rhetorical analysis essay.
  • Peer review using AP rubric.
• Assessment: Self-assessment—students compare their essay to a sample high-scoring response.

Day 6–7: Argumentative Essay Practice

• Activity:
  • Review argument structures (claims, reasoning, evidence).
  • Timed argumentative essay based on an AP prompt.
  • Group discussion on strengthening arguments.
• Assessment: Revise one body paragraph based on feedback.

Week 3: Synthesis Writing & Peer Review Sessions
Day 8–9: Synthesis Essay Practice

• Activity:
  • Review synthesis essay expectations (integrating sources, forming arguments).
  • Timed synthesis essay writing.
  • Partner feedback exchange—students evaluate integration of sources.
• Assessment: Annotated revision with explanations of changes made.

Day 10: Peer Review & Common Errors Workshop

• Activity:
  • Students swap essays and provide targeted feedback.
  • Mini-lesson on common AP exam writing mistakes.
  • Focused revision session.

Week 4: Full-Length Practice & Final Review
Day 11: Full Timed Practice Exam

• Activity:
  • Students take a full-length AP practice exam (multiple-choice + essays).
  • Timed conditions to simulate test day.
• Assessment: Self-reflection: Students set three specific improvement goals.

Day 12: Data-Driven Feedback & Targeted Mini-Lessons

• Activity:
  • Review practice exam results, identifying patterns in errors.
  • Small group workshops on thesis clarity, argument strength, evidence selection.

Day 13–14: Test-Taking Strategies & Confidence Building

• Activity:
  • Rapid-fire multiple-choice drills.
  • "Lightning Round" essay writing (thesis statements in 5 minutes).
  • Motivational discussion and Q&A.

 

​The following activities include AI tools that enhance student engagement, provide data-driven insights, and facilitate personalized learning. 
​
1. AI-Generated Multiple-Choice Practice

• Objective: Improve students' ability to analyze rhetorical strategies in nonfiction texts.
• Activity:
  • Use AI (e.g., ChatGPT or online question generators) to create custom multiple-choice questions based on past AP exam passages.
  • Have students train AI to generate more challenging or specific questions by refining prompts.
  • Conduct AI vs. Human Challenge: Compare AI-generated questions with official College Board questions and discuss question quality.
• AI Tool Suggestions: ChatGPT (for question generation), Quillionz, or any AI-based MCQ generator.

2. AI-Enhanced Timed Essay Writing

• Objective: Develop skills in rhetorical analysis, argumentation, and synthesis under timed conditions.
• Activity:
  • Assign a timed essay prompt, and students draft their response within 40 minutes.
  • Use AI for:
    • Outlining support: Students input the prompt into AI and compare the AI’s suggested outline with their own.
    • Thesis refinement: AI provides feedback on clarity and strength of thesis statements.
    • Counterargument generation: AI suggests possible counterarguments for students’ arguments.
  • Students submit final essays after integrating AI-assisted refinements.
• AI Tool Suggestions: ChatGPT, Claude, Grammarly, EssayGrader AI.

3. Peer Review & AI Feedback Combination

• Objective: Strengthen students' revision and feedback skills.
• Activity:
  • Students exchange essays for peer review using a rubric.
  • Before finalizing revisions, they run their essays through AI for:
    • Grammar and clarity checks
    • Tone and style suggestions
    • Evaluating rhetorical effectiveness
  • Compare human vs. AI feedback: Discuss what AI missed and why human feedback remains essential.
• AI Tool Suggestions: ChatGPT, Grammarly, ProWritingAid.

4. AI-Supported Rhetorical Analysis Drills

• Objective: Improve rhetorical analysis of various texts, including nontraditional sources.
• Activity:
  • Students input a passage (speech, editorial, op-ed) into AI and ask it to identify rhetorical strategies.
  • Students evaluate AI’s analysis, correcting inaccuracies and adding deeper insights.
  • AI creates alternative rhetorical approaches for the same passage (e.g., "Rewrite this speech using more pathos-driven appeals").
• AI Tool Suggestions: ChatGPT, Claude, Rhetorical Device Analyzers.

5. AI-Generated Synthesis Practice

• Objective: Improve evidence integration and source evaluation skills.
• Activity:
  • AI generates a set of sources on a debate topic (e.g., social media and democracy).
  • Students evaluate AI’s sources: Are they credible? What perspectives are missing?
  • Students write a synthesis essay using AI-generated or real sources, ensuring diverse perspectives.
• AI Tool Suggestions: Perplexity AI, Elicit (for source generation), ChatGPT.

Final Review Session: AI-Powered Mock Exam

• Objective: Simulate the real AP Exam using AI tools for individualized feedback.
• Activity:
  • Use AI to generate a full-length practice test or adapt existing AP practice questions.
  • AI provides instant feedback on essay responses, but students must critique and refine AI’s grading.
  • Hold a Q&A with AI where students ask for explanations on difficult multiple-choice questions.
• AI Tool Suggestions: ChatGPT, Turnitin AI, AP Classroom (for official practice exams).

Benefits of AI Integration:
*Provides immediate feedback, allowing more practice opportunities.
*Encourages critical thinking by comparing AI-generated and human responses.
*Supports differentiation—students receive individualized writing suggestions.
*Develops AI literacy—students refine their ability to critique AI-generated content.