Course Organization Fall Semester First Quarter: Course Orientation, AP Course Description, Class Rules and Responsibilities, Grading, Rhetorical Terms with definitions, Rhetorical Modes, Rhetorical Devices, and Close :  from by Renee H. Shea, Scanlon, and The Language of Composition Robin Dissin Aufses Chapter 1 An Introduction to Rhetoric: Using the "Available Means" o Key Elements of Rhetoric The Rhetorical Triangle Appeals to Ethos, Logos, and Pathos Visual Rhetoric Rhetoric in Literature Patterns of Development When Rhetoric Misses the Mark CHAPTER 2 Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Analysis o Analyzing Style Talking with the Text Annotation Dialectical Journal Graphic Organizer Close Reading a Visual Text From Analysis to Essay: Writing about a Close Reading Glossary of Selected Tropes and Schemes CHAPTER 3 Synthesizing Sources: Entering the Conversation o Types of Support Writers at Work The Relationship of Sources to Audience The Synthesis Essay Conversation Focus on Community Service Identifying the Issues: Recognize Complexity Formulating Your Position Incorporating Sources: Inform Rather than Overwhelm Unit 1: To what extent do our schools serve the goals of a true education? Argument: Using Personal Experience as Evidence : by George Orwell or by Ray Bradbury 1984 Fahrenheit 451  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself  Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read” by Francine Prose “I by Waldo Emerson  “Education” and Me” by Alexie  “Superman in Class” by Margaret Talbot  “Best Talk to Teachers” by James Baldwin  “A  by Kyoko Mori “School” History Teacher” (poetry) by Billy Collins  “The  (fiction) by Sandra Cisneros “Eleven” Visual Text NEA, from (tables)  Reading at Risk  from by Horace Mann Report of the Board of Education School, an Institution Whose Time Has Passed” by Leon Botstein  “High  from by Todd Gitlin The Liberal Arts in an Age of Info-Glut Visual Text (painting) by Norman Rockwell  Spirit of Education Writing:
Course Organization Fall Semester First Quarter: Course Orientation, AP Course Description, Class Rules and Responsibilities, Grading, Rhetorical Terms with definitions, Rhetorical Modes, Rhetorical Devices, and Close :  from The Language of Composition by Renee H. Shea, Scanlon, and Robin Dissin Aufses o Chapter 1 An Introduction to Rhetoric: Using the "Available Means" Key Elements of Rhetoric The Rhetorical Triangle Appeals to Ethos, Logos, and Pathos Visual Rhetoric Rhetoric in Literature Patterns of Development When Rhetoric Misses the Mark o CHAPTER 2 Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Analysis Analyzing Style Talking with the Text Annotation Dialectical Journal Graphic Organizer Close Reading a Visual Text From Analysis to Essay: Writing about a Close Reading Glossary of Selected Tropes and Schemes o CHAPTER 3 Synthesizing Sources: Entering the Conversation Types of Support Writers at Work The Relationship of Sources to Audience The Synthesis Essay Conversation Focus on Community Service Identifying the Issues: Recognize Complexity Formulating Your Position Incorporating Sources: Inform Rather than Overwhelm Unit 1: To what extent do our schools serve the goals of a true education? Argument: Using Personal Experience as Evidence : 1984 by George Orwell or Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself  “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read” by Francine Prose  “Education” by Waldo Emerson  “Superman and Me” by Alexie  “Best in Class” by Margaret Talbot  “A Talk to Teachers” by James Baldwin  “School” by Kyoko Mori  “The History Teacher” (poetry) by Billy Collins  “Eleven” (fiction) by Sandra Cisneros  Visual Text NEA, from Reading at Risk (tables)  from Report of the Board of Education by Horace Mann  “High School, an Institution Whose Time Has Passed” by Leon Botstein  from The Liberal Arts in an Age of Info-Glut by Todd Gitlin  Visual Text Spirit of Education (painting) by Norman Rockwell Writing: