Overview
Introduction
An AP course in English Language and Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts, and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way genre conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing
As in the college course, the purpose of the AP English Language and Composition course is to enable students to read complex texts with understanding and to write prose of sufficient richness and complexity to communicate effectively with mature readers. An AP English Language and Composition course should help students move beyond such programmatic responses as the five-paragraph essay that provides an introduction with a thesis and three reasons, body paragraphs on each reason, and a conclusion that restates the thesis. Although such formulaic approaches may provide minimal organization, they often encourage unnecessary repetition and fail to engage the reader. Students should be encouraged to place their emphasis on content, purpose and audience and to allow this focus to guide the organization of their writing.
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ReplyDeleteAP Lang & Comp Syllabus for Marking Period 1 (9/6-10/17)
ReplyDeleteUnit 0: Introduction to Rhetoric-How do we use language and images persuade others?
Thursday, September 6
In class: Collect summer reading homework and ethos, pathos, logos activity. Distribute textbooks. 6 Word Memoirs.
HW: Read pages 7, 33-35 in Everything’s An Argument and take notes on reading to be checked for credit.
Answer the following questions in your notes:
1. Explain the difference between persuasion and argument.
2. Explain the three different appeals.
3. Give an example of when you were persuaded by each appeal.
Friday, September 7
In class: “Zest” article. Introduction to class blog/set up Gmail accounts.
HW: For Monday, pick a passage from In Cold Blood that interested/ moved/confused/surprised you and write a one page free response reaction to this passage. The passage itself does NOT count as part of this page requirement. You can approach this in any way you are comfortable with. You will be responsible for presenting this to the class on Monday-anybody can be called on!
Monday, September 10
In class: Introduce syllabus and course. In Cold Blood student-led discussion.
HW: Read Chapter 2 in Everything’s an Argument. Take notes on your reading. Notes will be checked for credit.
Tuesday, September 11
In class: Review pathos. Watch clip from “Bowling for Columbine” and analyze.
HW: Read Chapter 3 in Everything’s an Argument. Take notes on your reading. Notes will be checked for credit.
Wednesday, September 12
In class: Review ethos. Watch clip from “Bowling for Columbine” and analyze.
HW: Read Chapter 4 in Everything’s an Argument and take notes on reading. Notes will be checked for credit.
Thursday, September 13
In class: Review logos and view final segment of “Bowling for Columbine” and analyze.
HW: Prepare for first Writing Prompt tomorrow by reading and annotating the task. You may use your notes, so make sure they’re up-to-date and neat and organized!
Friday, September 14
First writing prompt.
HW: Read Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” in 50 Essays and prepare a list of 5 questions for discussion or clarification. This is hard stuff-but plug through it!
Monday, September 17: NO SCHOOL for Rosh Hashanah. Happy Birthday Mr. Lambert!
Tuesday, September 18: NO SCHOOL for Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, September 19
In class: Overview of AP Lang & Comp test. Introduce blog. “Allegory of the Cave” activity. Watch clip from “The Matrix.”
HW: Re-read paragraph 29 and think about the line: “the habit of conferring honors among themselves on those who were quickest to observe the passing shadows and to remark which of them went before” might describe the nature of television watching, from game shows to reality shows, to music and film award shows. Write a one page response connecting Plato’s ideas to contemporary media with a symbolic visual representation of the allegory. Due Friday.
Thursday, September 20
In class: Read Paolo Freire and connect to rhetoric in advertising.
HW: See above box.
Friday, September 21
In class: Make rhetorical appeals collages.
HW: Watch The Daily Show and/or The Colbert Report on Comedy Central or any other news broadcast – funny or real. Be prepared for a Political Current Events quiz on Monday!