AP Language and Composition 2013 2014 Planner. Note: the planner is subject to additions and other amendments. – Texts Rhetorical analysis & skills Writing skills Assessments 1 Death of the Moth” by Virginia Rhetorical appeals: ethos, pathos, Reading like writers (DIDLS and Summer assignment current “The – Woolf (NS) and logos other observations) events the Firm” by Dillard (NS) SOAPStone How to mark text Current events quiz “Holy I Wrote the Moth Essay and for nonfiction text in a Journal writing Summer assign. annotation “How – – Why” by Annie Dillard (NS) rhetorical context Essay introductions and body Modes imitations Current events from topical Visual literacy paragraphs Descriptive essay magazines and newspapers Modes of rhetoric: description Maintaining related grammatical Writing process New York Magazine cover Modes of rhetoric: narrative subjects (US, 125) College essay Dennis School of Writing” by Modes of rhetoric: example Paragraph breaks SOAPStone exercise “Miss Alice Steinbach of rhetoric: classification Transitions and topic sentences DIDLS exercise of This Is Fair” by Richard Modes of rhetoric: process Sentence types Paragraph implementing another’s “None Rodriguez Modes of rhetoric: comparison Cumulative sentences writer’s stylistic device Private Dwyer” by Lawrence and contrast Periodic sentences Timed rhetorical analysis essays “Losing Downes Modes of rhetoric: definition Participial phrases AP multiple choice practice tests of the World” by Maya Modes of rhetoric: cause/effect Absolute phrases Reflection essay “Champion Angelou (BR) Rhetorical deconstruction Vocabulary Tongue” by Amy Tan (NS) Tropes & Schemes Active/passive voice “Mother Cheeks” by Amy Tan (BR) Multiple choice - analysis “Fish Mexicans” by Gary Soto Analysis of student responses to “Like Golden Arches” by Marissa past AP rhetorical essay “Climbing Nunez prompts 2 Current events from topical Parts of a syllogism Argument prompt deconstruction Timeline magazines and newspapers Fallacious arguments Research skills MLA citations Debate on current events – from Birmingham Jail” MLK Argument in image and video Research current events Timed argument essays “Letter – by Sophocles The synthesis essay Research timeline info. Timed rhetorical analysis essays “Antigone” Analysis of student responses to Variety of sentence lengths Glossary project past AP open essay prompts Other sentence styles AP multiple choice practice Modes of Rhetoric: Argument (exemplify, counter-argue, acknowledge, intensify, digress, conclude) Toulmin method of argument Rogerian method of argument
AP Language and Composition 2013 – 2014 Planner. Note: the planner is subject to additions and other amendments. Texts Rhetorical analysis & skills Writing skills Assessments 1 “The Death of the Moth” by Virginia Woolf (NS) “Holy the Firm” by Dillard (NS) “How I Wrote the Moth Essay – and Why” by Annie Dillard (NS) Current events from topical magazines and newspapers New York Magazine cover “Miss Dennis School of Writing” by Alice Steinbach “None of This Is Fair” by Richard Rodriguez “Losing Private Dwyer” by Lawrence Downes “Champion of the World” by Maya Angelou (BR) “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan (NS) “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan (BR) “Like Mexicans” by Gary Soto “Climbing Golden Arches” by Marissa Nunez Rhetorical appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos SOAPStone for nonfiction text in a rhetorical context Visual literacy Modes of rhetoric: description Modes of rhetoric: narrative Modes of rhetoric: example of rhetoric: classification Modes of rhetoric: process Modes of rhetoric: comparison and contrast Modes of rhetoric: definition Modes of rhetoric: cause/effect Rhetorical deconstruction Tropes & Schemes Multiple choice - analysis Analysis of student responses to past AP rhetorical essay prompts Reading like writers (DIDLS and other observations) How to mark text Journal writing Essay introductions and body paragraphs Maintaining related grammatical subjects (US, 125) Paragraph breaks Transitions and topic sentences Sentence types Cumulative sentences Periodic sentences Participial phrases Absolute phrases Vocabulary Active/passive voice Summer assignment – current events Current events quiz Summer assign. – annotation Modes imitations Descriptive essay Writing process College essay SOAPStone exercise DIDLS exercise Paragraph implementing another’s writer’s stylistic device Timed rhetorical analysis essays AP multiple choice practice tests Reflection essay 2 Current events from topical magazines and newspapers “Letter from Birmingham Jail” – MLK “Antigone” by Sophocles Parts of a syllogism Fallacious arguments Argument in image and video The synthesis essay Analysis of student responses to past AP open essay prompts Modes of Rhetoric: Argument (exemplify, counter-argue, acknowledge, intensify, digress, conclude) Toulmin method of argument Rogerian method of argument Argument prompt deconstruction Research skills – MLA citations Research current events Research timeline info. Variety of sentence lengths Other sentence styles Timeline Debate on current events Timed argument essays Timed rhetorical analysis essays Glossary project AP multiple choice practice
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