Assignment #4 After Reading Sarah Vowell’s personal essay “Shooting Dad,” your group will present a thorough response to one of the questions below. Due Date: Friday, September 2. Maximum 5-minute presentation. 1. Define “allusion.” Then, identify and explain several allusions…
Monthly archives of “August 2016”
Unit 1 – Assignment 3
Assignment #3 Read Sarah Vowell’s humorous and heartfelt essay “Shooting Dad.” Then, discuss how Vowell appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos. Due Date: Wednesday, August 31. Minimum 1 page, typed in MLA Format. Submit Assignment (Period 1) Submit Assignment (Period…
Unit 1 – Assignment 2
Assignment #2: Using SOAPS, analyze the rhetorical situation in the assigned speech. Due Date: Wednesday, August 24. Minimum one page, typed in MLA Format. Submit Assignment (Period 1) Submit Assignment (Period 2) Let’s start by reading Lou Gehrig’s famous farewell…
Unit 1 – Assignment 1
Assignment #1: Identify an article, a speech, a video, or advertisement that you think is manipulative or deceptive and one that is civil and effective. Use these two examples to explain what you see as the difference. Due Date: Friday,…
First Day of School
Welcome! Summer is over, and a new school year is upon us! Welcome to AP English Language and Composition! The first day is best suited for introductions, so here are a couple of the documents we will review in class…