AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION



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AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

Syllabus – Morals, Values, Politics

M.V.P.

“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners”

~Laurence Sterne

October 14 Course Review; “What Would You Do?” video clips

15 Appeals to Logos, Pathos, Ethos (The Lang. of Comp. 4-6)

16 Ted Talk: Paul Zak “Trust, morality, and oxytocin”

**Albert Einstein Letter LPE Analysis Lang of Comp (9-10).

17 LPE Analysis of “We Can Afford to Give Parents a Break” (6-8) and Priam’s Speech (12)

18. Non-Fiction Friday; Choice Reading Day

**Find a non-fiction article that forces the reader to question their morals/ethics. Read, annotate, bring to class for discussion on TUESDAY.

21 Multiple Choice Monday! Martin Luther King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” (p. 260- para. 17-22); discussion on rhetoric

22 Discuss articles on morality; Classical Model Language of Composition pg. 13; Read and analyze “Not By Math Alone” by Sandra Day O-Connor (14-16).self-reflection in journal; SSR

23 Quiz on Classical Model; Dideon’s “On Keeping a Notebook” discussion questions (Formative)

24 Rhetorical Analysis of George W. Bush’s “After 9/11 Speech”

** Precis Summary on “After 9/11 Speech” (Summative)

25 Formative Analysis #6 (formative): “Lying in Politics” Psychology Today

28 The Declaration of Independence analysis

29 Compare/Contrast of President Kennedy’s Inaugural speech and Obama’s Inaugural Speech

30. Read and analyze Thoreau’s “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience”

**Finish Reading. Complete rhetorical questions (formative)

31 Class discussion on Thoreau’s “On the Duty..”;SSR with choice book

November 1 Summative Analysis #2 (in-class essay); SSR

4 Introduction to Satire; Political Song Parody; One More Term video;

The Onion website

5 Read and analyze Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” (Lang of Comp 914-920).

**(920) Questions for Discussion: #2, #6; Questions on Rhetoric # 2, #6, #12 (formative)

6 Elements of visual analysis; Political Cartoon/visual analysis

**GRAPESSS analysis on a political cartoon

7 Share political cartoons; Film 2016 Controversy

Half day for students: PT Conferences

8 NO SCHOOL!

11 MC Monday- Orwell “Shooting an Elephant” Lang of Comp (979 -985) **Questions: (985) #1, #2

12 Discussion of Orwell piece; **Rhetorical Essay on “Shooting an Elephant” (one page analysis- typed and printed) (summative)

13 Share essays; SSR

14 Turn in Rhetorical Essay; “Change, Change, Change, But How?” Psychology Today; Introduce Anti-Bullying Project; Karen Klein (bus supervisor);

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15 Review Anti-Bullying video project; Group Work and preplanning

18 Documentary Subunit; Notes on documentaries

19 Notes and discussion on audio, video, and textual evidence

20 Background on “An Inconvenient Truth”; review documentation notes and analysis paper; Begin viewing

21 Watch “An Inconvenient Truth”

22 Continue “An Inconvenient Truth”

25 Documentary Analysis Work on Mac Airs (Google Docs)

26 Documentary Work on Mac Airs (Google Docs)

**Finish Documentary Analysis (Typed and Printed) (Summative)

30. THANKSGIVING BREAK!!

December 2 Turn in analysis; IMC for Nickel and Dimed (read section one “Introduction and Serving in Florida) by Monday, December 9); introduce Anti-Bullying Unit

3. Group Work on iPads

4. Group Work on iPads

5. Presentations (Summative)

6. Presentations (Summative)

Nickel and Dimed (read section one “Introduction and Serving in Florida) by Monday, December 9);

9. Video/television/song clips; Mr. Mom, Last Man Standing, Modern Dads, “Mr. Mom” ;Nickel and Dimed; Section 1 group discussions

10. James Wilson “Cars and Their Enemies” analysis

11. Cont. “Cars and Their Enemies” Analysis and MC Questions

12. Pre-write for Synthesis Essay

13. Synthesis Essay (Summative)

*Section 2 “Scrubbing in Maine” of Nickel and Dimed

16. Discuss Section 2 “Scrubbing in Maine”; Ellen Goodman “In Praise of a Snail’s Pace” (221) and questions (questions 1-3, 5-6)

17. Conversation section (235-247); Marilyn Gardner “More Parents Playing Beat the Clock”

18. Conversation: Jigsaw pieces 2-6

**Write an argumentative claim and supportive essay regarding working parents (formative)

19. Multiple Choice Practice “Just Walk on By” (Brent Staples);

20. Choice Reading/ Hot Chocolate Day!

* Finish Nickel and Dimed (“Selling in Minnesota” AND “Evaluation”)

December 21- January 5 WINTER BREAK; ENJOY! (

January 6 Ehrenreich’s interview with Renee Shea (188-190); Class discussion

7. Grammar as Rhetoric and Style: Periodic and Inverted

Sentences (p. 895)

8 Multiple Choice Practices (Dillard “The Stunt Pilot”)

9 Writing Multiple Choice Questions

10 Nickel and Dimed video clip; Multiple Choice Practice “Me Talk Pretty Someday” Sedaris

13 Exam Review

14 Rhetorical Vocabulary Exam; Choice Reading

15 1st and 2nd Hour EXAMS! (Half Day)

16 3rd and 4th Hour EXAMS (Half Day)

17 5th and 6th Hour EXAMS (Half Day)

Formative Assessments

• Non-Fiction article that questions morals (LPE analysis)- Due Oct 21

• Didion’s “On Keeping a Notebook analysis questions- Due 24

• Formative Analysis #6 “Lying in Politics” (in-class essay)- Oct. 25

• Theroux “On Civil Disobedience” rhetorical questions- Oct. 30

• Swift “A Modest Proposal” questions- Nov. 6

• Argumentative claim on working parents- Due Dec. 18

Summative Assessments

o Rhetorical Precis on Bush’s “After 9/11 Speech (8 points)- Due Oct. 25

o Focus Question #7 (10 points) Due November 1

o One-page analysis on “Shooting an Elephant” (20 points) Due November 13

o Documentary Analysis Paper (50 points) Due December 2

o Anti- Bullying Group Project and Presentation (50 points)Due December 5-6

o Synthesis Essay (3 unit txts) (20 points) In-Class December 13

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