Homework for Monday, 5/2 (Day 2), and Tuesday, 5/3 (Day 3)

In your CliffsAP book, complete the multiple-choice questions on pp. 298-303. In addition, write outlines for an essay on the following topic in response to each passage: What rhetorical strategies does the author use to achieve his or her purpose?

Rhetorical Terms to Review

You should become familiar with the following rhetorical terms. Your CliffsAP book defines them, starting on p. 65. Some of them will already be familiar to you:

ad hominem argument
antithesis
conceit
loose sentence
parallelism
periodic sentence
rhetorical appeal
rhetorical mode
syllogism
understatement

The following terms (which are also listed in your CliffsAP book) should already be familiar to you. If that is not the case, you should become familiar with them.

allegory  
alliteration
allusion
analogy
atmosphere
caricature
clause
diction
euphemism
figure of speech
genre
hyperbole
imagery
irony
juxtaposition
metaphor
mood
narrative
oxymoron
paradox
parody
personification
point of view
prose
repetition
rhetorical question
satire
simile
subordinate (dependent) clause
syntax
theme
thesis
time
transition

Assignments for April 4-April 15

Monday, April 4 (Day 6): In Advanced Composition Skills, complete Lesson 17 (pp. 117-122). For the Focus on Writing exercise (pp. 120 and 122), just write an outline; do not write an essay unless you really want to.

Tuesday, April 5 (Day 1), and Wednesday, April 6 (Day 2): In Advanced Composition Skills, read Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" (pp. 146-151), write the outline for an essay in response to the following prompt: Explain the rhetorical strategies Swift employs to achieve the satirical effect of this essay.

Thursday, April 7 (Day 3), and Friday, April 8 (Day 4): In Advanced Composition Skills, complete Lesson 15 (pp. 102-106). Give yourself forty minutes to handwrite an essay in response to the Focus on Writing on p. 104. Also, be sure to read Whitman's profile of Lincoln on p. 105. In class, you will begin developing a response to the Focus on Writing on p. 106. Also, bring in any writing assignment for another class. We will give some time to work on writing for other subjects.

Monday, April 11 (Day 5), and Tuesday, April 12 (Day 6): In Advanced Composition Skills, complete the Focus on Writing on p. 106. This should be typed, double-spaced, and at least 2-3 pages in length. In class, we will review the previous multiple-choice practice exam in preparation for the one you will complete on Wednesday and Thursday.

Wednesday, April 13 (Day 1), and Thursday, April 14 (Day 2): In Advanced Composition Skills, complete pp. 79-85, as well as the additional multiple choice questions about this passage that were distributed in class. In class, you will complete a practice AP multiple-choice exam.

Friday, April 15 (Day 3), and Tuesday, April 26 (Day 4): Partager!