Discussion Preparation

All Juniors and Seniors

Part 1: Prepare for graded discussion and in-class writing on Tuesday. All of the links for the module, including the discussion prep questions can be found below. Although it is not required, we invite you to do some of your own research this weekend to supplement your reading. If you do decide to bring in outside research, please note that you will need to cite it, e.g, "In a 2012 article in X by Y..."

1. Introductory Letter: Letter of Introduction
2. Source A: How Diversity Makes Us Smarter by Katherine W. Phillips (Vocab and questions for non-fiction reading)
3. Close Reading Questions, AP Lang
4. Source B: Why do people think that stereotypes are true?
 Source 2, Guiding Questions and Vocab
5. Source 3: Why color-blindness will not end racism
6. Questions to consider in preparation for discussion and in-class writing on Tuesday.
7. Discussion Rubric


Part 2: Required for AP Language and Optional (Extra Credit) for Seniors

Submit a comment to the Civil Conversation Challenge on the New York Times by 9:00 pm on Monday night. The link and instructions can be found here: Click.

*Announcement for AP Language:
Overall, the quizzes demonstrated a clear understanding of the article and the average grade was high. Here were some trends to help you understand why you might not have received an "A": those of you who answered question 10 sometimes answered the question for the entire article rather than section two which focused on causal effects. Some people who answered question 11 didn't quite get to the significance of the effect, which is a fairer trial. For question 12, you needed to name specific ways that diversity and exercise are similar.