AP Language and Composition (Period 5) Assignments
- Instructor
- Katie Jaroch
- Term
- 2017 - 2018 School Year
- Department
- English
- Description
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Past Assignments
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SATIRE PROJECT AND PRESENTATION DUE
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SOCRATIC SEMINAR: SATIRE. BRING ANNOTATIONS/NOTES TO CLASS! Your annotations should include some form of rhetorical analysis that we have practiced: Big 5 or SOAPStone, or main idea/main device labeling and annotating for each paragraph/section. EXCEPTION: NO ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS OR ANNOTATIONS NEEDED FOR #1 OR #2 BECAUSE YOU ARE FILLING OUT A DIFFERENT WORKSHEET FOR THOSE. ALSO bring your texts from your group work!
Assigned texts:
1. "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
2. "I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady
3. https://entertainment.theonion.com/kanye-west-i-would-ve-ridden-away-from-a-slave-planta-1825726783
4. Key and Peele: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkHqPFbxmOU
5. Review of situational irony and verbal irony: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/situational-irony-the-opposite-of-what-you-think-christopher-warner and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiR-bnCHIYo
6. Caricature: "I Am Fun": https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4OA_4GNMrmkZExrNi1vY1UyTjA/view
7. Hyperbolic Situation: "MPAA Adds New Rating..." https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4OA_4GNMrmkQktpVWdoTHNmNWs/view
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Satire group work due: #1, 2, 3 in packet. Turn it in to your class basket.
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***AP LANG EXAM***
Arrive by 7:10 for our breakfast, or no later than 7:30 for the exam!
Satire vid example: Shadow Day
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OPTIONAL MC PRACTICE AT LUNCH!
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BRING $2 FOR AP LANG COMMUNITY BREAKFAST!
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Brooks article and rhetorical strategies "quiz" due.
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Socratic Seminar: Transcendentalism
Submit your ongoing google doc to turnitin.com!
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WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY: Come in at lunch for (optional) pacing MC drills and timed write practice.
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Socratic Seminar Preparation Day: Work in Collaborative Groups
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Final Exam Part 2: Synthesis and Argument
Digital Age readings (see Transcendentalism handout). POSTPONED TILL MONDAY!
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Final Exam Part 1: MC and RA
John Muir and Annie Dillard readings (see Transcendentalism handout). POSTPONED TILL THE NEXT CLASS! NOT DUE MONDAY/TUESDAY! You have the Muir handout from class; see below to print "Weasels."
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In-class: Full-length MC practice.
Thoreau readings and questions/responses. (see Transcendentalism handout) I will give you the hard copies of Wilson and Powers, as well as the questions.
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1. Background on Transcendental Movement and all of Emerson (Nature through Foul Reign) from reading list (attached).
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Green Sheet #5 and quiz!
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Rolling Deadline: IRP DUE TO TURNITIN.COM this week, no later than 8:00 a.m. Friday. Also, BRING A HARD COPY, DOUBLE-SPACED, WITH TITLE PAGE.
TITLE PAGE MUST INCLUDE PHOTO OF BOOK COVER, AUTHOR, TITLE, AND YOUR NAME. SEE ATTACHED EXAMPLE and follow this template EXACTLY. Print in color IF POSSIBLE.
- Font size: approximately 25-30. Font style: your choice. Single-spaced.
- Independent Reading Project and your name in BOLD.
- Brief explanation of what inspired you to read this particular book, author, or genre, and who else would enjoy reading it (audience).
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GREEN SHEET #4 DUE. MC QUIZ.
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IRP READING/WORK DAY: COME PREPARED!
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Choose a speech from the site linked below. Complete the "Kelley" chart AND THESIS that we did in class for Chavez. Consider the interplay between context, audience, purpose, and subject. Include textual evidence to support your ideas. Submit to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m.
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Peer editing protocol due: see link for March 16. Submit to turnitin.com by 10:00 a.m. and bring a hard copy to class, stapled to your peer's paper.
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1. Bring hard copy of Barnum timed write to class.
2. Reflections for Timed Write RA #1 and #2 on google doc--make sure you have shared with me.
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Green Sheet #3 Due: Ackerman. Quiz.
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COME TO BLAZE PIZZA FUNDRAISER AND SUPPORT PENNIES FOR PATIENTS! SEE ATTACHED!
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Bring IRB to class!
1. Continue studying your AP Terms.
2. Annotate for structure, organization, and main ideas for each paragraph: passage from The Sixth Extinction. Write 3 AP-style questions based on structure, organization, author's purpose, and/or rhetorical strategies. Bring a hard copy of these questions to class with an answer key.
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***RA essay on Florence Kelley prompt due to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m.***
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Complete pp. 70-74 of RA packet, including "task" on p. 70 (if you didn't finish in class); table on p. 72-73, and introduction frame on p. 74.
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GATSBY SOIREE!!! I will be in my room at 7:45 a.m. this morning if you want to drop items off (especially food that needs refrigeration). Be prepared with your lingo and persona, plus whatever your committee requires. Decor committee for periods 3 and 4-you may set up after school if needed!
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GATSBY PRESENTATIONS: Prepare the class for their soiree "homework" with your committee's 2-sided handout that summarizes your topic and research (give me your hard copy--do not share-- BEFORE BRUNCH TODAY and I will copy it for you), demonstrations, and role cards for the party. 5 minute limit! You must have visuals and must include your Works Cited page (1 copy only) in MLA format.
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The Great Gatsby: Finish! Ch. 7-end (pp. 113-180) and complete close reading questions.
Complete your reflection for the Oscar Wilde timed write on your ongoing google doc.
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Gatsby Soiree Research Day
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Green Sheet #2 due: Nature of Man. Submit to turnitin.com by Monday evening, 11:59 p.m.
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GATSBY CH. 4, 5, 6 questions.
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The Great Gatsby: Read Ch. 4, 5, and 6 (pp. 61-113) and complete close reading questions-POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY/TUESDAY!
UPDATE: MAKE UP AMERICAN DREAM SOCRATIC SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT LUNCH ON THURSDAY, 2/1.
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FIRST DAY TO REGISTER FOR YOUR AP EXAM; REGISTER BY FEBRUARY 9 FOR THE EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ($105)! PRINT THE FORM THAT WAS EMAILED TO YOUR PARENTS, AND BRING IT WITH YOUR CHECK TO MS. WONG IN THE MAIN OFFICE DURING BRUNCH OR LUNCH.
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AP Terms Matching Quiz, #1-50
MAKEUP AMERICAN DREAM SOCRATIC SEMINAR WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, 2/1, AT LUNCH!
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Green Sheet #1 Due: China. Hard copy!
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Socratic Seminar: The American Dream. Come to class with annotations and/or notes (on your device or hard copy) AND remember to ask your parents, grandparents, other family members, or whomever you live with: WHAT DOES THE AMERICAN DREAM MEAN TO YOU?
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AP Terms Matching Quiz, #1-40
In class, not hw: Seminar Prep--The American Dream
Seminar Preparation: Type answers to the following questions on the readings.
Also, write 3 questions that you will bring to our discussion. Your questions must do at least one of the following:
-refer directly to one of the 3 texts.
-ask your peers to connect ideas between 2 of the texts.
-incorporate a current event or personal experience (either refer to it in your question, providing background, or ask students about their own experiences.
The American Dream: Dead, Alive, or On Hold? by Brandon King
1. How does Brandon King redefine the Aerican Dream? How does the redefinition affect his argument?
2. Summarize King's argument in this essay. What reasons and evidence does he use to support his views? How persuasive do you find his argument?
3. How does King connect the various parts of his essay? Look in particular at the beginnings and endings of paragraphs. What sorts of transitions and other connecting devices does King use?
Inequality Has Been Going on Forever...by David Leonhardt
1. The first two paragraphs of this essay offer a "they say" on the subject of inequality. What is the argument that David Leonhardt wants to discuss, and what is his "I say" in the reminder of the essay?
2. Leonhardt published this piece in the New York Times and thus could assume that many of his readers were generally informed about his topic. How might he have written it different for an audience of first-year college students (or AP juniors?)
The Racist Housing Policy That Made your Neighborhood by Alexis Madrigal
Choose two of the following four interviews to read/listen to. Be prepared to discuss and write about the author's purpose, and your personal response.
Chinese dissident and immigrant Zhuang Liehong, and Lauren Hilgers, the author who wrote about his story:
Nancy Isenberg, author of White Trash:
J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy:
Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow:
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The Great Gatsby: Read Ch. 1, 2, and 3 (p. 1-60) and answer the close reading questions in complete sentences.
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If you weren't in class on Thursday or Friday, here is the 13-minute video we watched for background on the 1920's.
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Acquire The Great Gatsby: library copy, personal copy, or on your device.
In-class writing: analytical paragraph-The Scarlet Letter. No at-home preparation needed.
MC Reflection form:
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The Scarlet Letter
- Read Ch. 22-24
- Complete Dialectical Journal #6
- SOCRATIC SEMINAR
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BRING THE SCARLET LETTER TO CLASS EVERY DAY
The Scarlet Letter
- Read ch 18-21
- Complete Dialectical Journal #5.
TEXTS FOR SOCRATIC SEMINAR PREPARATION:
1. "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"-Jonathan Edwards. Textbook, p. 108
2. "Putting in a Good Word for Guilt"-Ellen Goodman. PDF attached below.
3. "Just Walk on By"-Brent Staples. Link below.
4. "Message to the Grass Roots"-Malcolm X. Link below.
OPTIONAL: "The Visible and Invisible Worlds of Salem"-Davidson and Lytle. Class handout.
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Study for final exam!
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The Scarlet Letter
- Read ch. 14-17
- Dialectical Journal #4
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The Scarlet Letter DL #3 due to turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.
Synthesis Essay due to turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.
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***AP TERMS MATCHING QUIZ #1-20***
Columnist Synthesis Essay (including Works Cited page): ROLLING DEADLINE starts today.
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***AP Terms Matching Quiz #1-10***
1. Synthesis essay outline due. HARD COPY, PLEASE.
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The Scarlet Letter
- Read chapters 2-5
- Dialectical Journal: Entry 1 due.
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Work Day: Come prepared to work on your Columnist Project: Article annotations and précis/response #5. You will have all class period to complete it and turn it in. If time remains, use it to work with your PBL group!
TSIS, Ch. 9 and 10: p. 121-138.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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Columnist Project: Article annotations and précis #3 and #4.
TSIS Ch. 7, pp. 92-101.
Acquire a library or personal copy of The Scarlet Letter and bring it to class.
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Columnist Project: Article annotations, personal responses, and précis #1 and #2.
Read TSIS, Ch. 6, pp. 78-91.
Do 5 minutes of research on Nathaniel Hawthorne and/or The Scarlet Letter. Be prepared to share your info with the class.
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Columnist Project: Column annotations #1 due! Go paragraph by paragraph and write the main idea/summary of each paragraph (or group of paragraphs) in the margins.
You will start writing the précis in class and will print it out for next class.
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1. TSIS: Read p. 68-77.
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1. Research and choose your columnist from the list below (or, if you have another in mind, bring a sample column or share the link with me). Also, print the columnist project rubric that is attached.
2. Read TSIS ch. 4, pp. 55-68.
OTHER COLUMNISTS TO CHOOSE FROM (taken in period 4):
Nicholas Kristof
Pat Morrison
Steve Lopez
Roxanne Gay
Also, check out The Atlantic Monthly and The Economist.
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Vocabulary Notebook and Project Due!
Submit Part 1 to turnitin.com AND BRING HARD COPY TO CLASS, and bring either your posters or your test to class!
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TSIS: Read Part 1, Ch. 3, pp. 42-51 and complete activities 1 and 2 on p. 51.
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1. TSIS: Ch. 2, pp. 30-41.
Read both Don't Blame the Eater by Zinczenko and What You Eat is Your Business by Balko. If your last name begins with the letter A-M, complete The Big 5 for Zinczenko. If your last name begins with the letter N-Z, complete The Big 5 for Balko. Don't forget mode and tone, and pay attention to the background information about the writers for your analysis of speaker/audience. See links below. PLEASE BRING A HARD COPY TO CLASS.
Use the template below to write your paragraph:
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1. Read They Say, I Say Part 1, chapter 1, pages 19-29.
2. Work on Vocabulary Notebook.
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1. Work on vocabulary notebook.
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WORK DAY: VOCABULARY NOTEBOOK. BRING YOUR IRB.
1. Read Preface and Intro: They Say, I Say, pages xiii-15. You may want to order a used copy online (second or third edition) since we will be reading the whole book, or just read the PDF below.
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1. IRP DUE to turnitin.com by 8 a.m. Also bring a hard copy of your BEST entry to class. IRP timed write in class; please bring typed/scanned passage with an arguable assertion (claim) as the basis for your in-class prompt. BRING BOOK TO CLASS.
2. Timed write reflection (Sandel) on google doc.
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Work on IRP.
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***Work Day: Bring IRB***
Read pp. 18-21 in Ch. 1: An Introduction to Rhetoric and complete Activity 4 on p. 21. Choose one of the three situations provided and write a well-developed paragraph. You can either write about what you would do (be specific and refer to ethos, logos, pathos) OR write the actual "speech," highlighting where you establish ethos and appeal to logos and pathos.
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1. Read IRB and work on IRP.
2. Read pp. 13-18 in Ch. 1: Introduction to Rhetoric and complete activity #4 on p. 17 (write about a paragraph). The speech begins on p. 18. NOTE: There are several typos in the speech; access it online for more accuracy!)
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1. Read IRB and note vocabulary words for your (future) Vocabulary Notebook. Work on IRP.
2. Read pp. 11-13 in Ch. 1, Introduction to Rhetoric. (stop at PATHOS). Just highlight the appeals to logos.
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** Bring markers to class if possible!**
1. Read IRB.
2. Read pp. 8-11 in An Introduction to Rhetoric and complete Activity #3 (ethos) on p. 11 (you will write a short paragraph for each audience you come up with. Create your own subject and audiences) . Bring a hard copy to class, either typed or handwritten.
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1. Read SOAPS section in An Introduction to Rhetoric and complete the activity on page 7, using George W. Bush's 9/11 speech.
2. Read IRB.
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***Reading Day: Bring IRB***
Read and highlight pp. 1-5 of An Introduction to Rhetoric (from The Language of Composition). Stop reading at the word SOAPS. Complete Activity 1 on page 2. The pdf is also available below.
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Timed Write Reflection (copy and paste from below onto a google doc).
Read IRB
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Read your IRB!
1. Read "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" (link below), answer the questions below, and answer the Big 5 questions:
- Trace one of the following patterns of figurative language throughout King’s letter: darkness and light; high and low; sickness and death. Look also at the imagery surrounding garment and fabric.
- How does King balance the twin appeals to religion and patriotism throughout his letter? Do you think he puts more emphasis on religion or on patriotism? Why do you think he makes that choice?
- How do King’s allusions to biblical figures and events appeal to both ethos and pathos? What about his references to theologians and other religious scholars? Do you see a pattern in their use?
- Studying the long sentence in paragraph 14 (beginning with “but when you have seen”), consider why King arranges the “when” clauses in the order that he does. How would the meaning of the paragraph change if the order were different?
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Bring IRP book (paper or e-book) to class.
Read over the IRP instructions and come to class with any questions or concerns.
***Look over the homework assignment for next class and decide if you need to start it early!***
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IMPORTANT: I will be at a mentor meeting all day on Wednesday, so it will be a work day in class for you to work on your MLK Jr. assignment (questions and Big 5) and a reading day for you to get to know your new IRB. I apologize for the delay; you won't get your feedback from your timed write until Friday!
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1. Reread and complete Big 5 for O'Connor: "Not By Math Alone."
2. Choose IRB and begin reading.
3. Study argument terms and classical model organization.
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1. Begin the process of choosing your IRB.
2. Seminar preparation: Please type. 1) What struck you about Bryan Stevenson's overall message to his audience? Where do you fall in terms of agreement/disagreement with his claim?
2) Make thoughtful connections between the poems we read in class today and your other sources: Dow and your independent research. What common threads do you find? 3) Choose what you think is one of the most important passages from Just Mercy and be prepared to explain what you found compelling, alarming...
4) Print and annotate "Not By Math Alone" (see below) according to the classical model of argument.
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1. Read and complete The Big Five Questions for the Atticus passage from TKM. Annotate the passage, paying attention to rhetorical purpose and the strategies/choices used to achieve that purpose. Also note the appeals and concession. Submit your Big 5 to turnitin.com by 8 a.m. on the day it is due.
2. Study all argument terms.
3. Study appeals.
4. Finish Big 5 for Woolf. Use annotations I gave you. This may be handwritten. Finish David Dow questions if needed.
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1. Reread and annotate Ch. 14 of Just Mercy. See annotation guide on sphstigers.org, under "library" and "summer reading."
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1. Study 5 argument terms from handout.
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WELCOME TO AP LANG!
1. To prepare for our first discussion, please view Bryan Stevenson's TEDtalk and answer the questions on the handout. In addition, choose ONE story under "Related NPR Stories" and ONE story under "Web Resources" and take notes. Be prepared to find common threads, or synthesize, the ideas in these texts.
2. Read/sign/have parent or guardian read/sign and return syllabus page and AP contract.
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Starter Pack: a title, 3 to 5 images, in color if possible.
Study appeals (see attached)