Goldie's AP® Computer Science A UNIT 5 PLANS - Writing Classes

AP® Computer Science A

Unit 5 – Writing Classes

Welcome! If you are reading this, you are interested in getting some AMAZING resources for your AP® Computer Science A classroom. This class is an introductory course in the Java programming language.

If you are interested in a WHOLE YEAR of AP CSA, already planned and created for you, check out my full AP Computer Science A Curriculum!

This product is a .zip folder with the following items (you can click on the link to be taken to the individual product named):

• Student guided notes, Teacher PowerPoint Slides & Content Videos
• 4 homework problem sets & complete test review (answer keys included)
• 2 assessments: quiz and test (answer keys included)
• 3 projects (answer keys included)
• Pacing and learning objectives

Extra Unit 5 Materials:

• Unit 5 In Class Review

All of the items are given in both .docx (Microsoft® Word) and .pdf format for your convince! Once purchased, you can clip, edit, and modify to suit your own classroom's needs.

I teach this course without a textbook, so everything that is provided here, can be used without supplementation. The only thing I use in my class that is NOT included in this content is the secured AP exam questions.

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AP CSA Standards:

The following AP® CSA CED Standards are covered in each lesson in the unit.

Lesson 1: Anatomy of a Class

• MOD-2.A Designate access and visibility constraints to classes, data, constructors, and methods.
• MOD-3.A Designate private visibility of instance variables to encapsulate the attributes of an object.

Lesson 2: Constructors

• MOD-2.B Define instance variables for the attributes to be initialized through the constructors of a class.
• MOD-2.C Describe the functionality and use of program code through comments.

Lesson 3: Accessor and Mutator Methods

• MOD-2.D Define behaviors of an object through non-void methods without parameters written in a class.
• MOD-2.E Define behaviors of an object through void methods with or without parameters written in a class.
• MOD-2.F Define behaviors of an object through non-void methods with parameters written in a class. 

Lesson 4: Static Variables and Methods

• MOD-2.G Define behaviors of a class through static methods.
• MOD-2.H Define the static variables that belong to the class.
• VAR-1.G Explain where variables can be used in the program code.

Lesson 5: this Keyword

• VAR-1.H Evaluate object reference expressions that use the keyword this.

You might also be interested in the following items:

• AP CSA Guided Notes Bundle
• AP CSA Coding Assignments Bundle
• AP CSA Homework Bundle
• AP CSA Assessment Bundle

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