AP Language and CompositionUnit 1:
Essential Questions: How do writers/speakers persuade their audience to adjust or change their position? How do audience, occasion, author's perspective, and delivery shape the message? |
Purposes of argument - Inform, convince, persuade, explore, meditate/pray, or academic
Occasions for argument: Past, Present, Future Kinds of Argument: Argument of fact, of definition, of evaluation and causality as well as proposal Appealing to Audience: Pathos (Emotional), Ethos (Ethical), Logos (Logic) |
Unit 1 Readings• Verlaan, Saskia, "Perspectives on Fear"
• Cofer, Judith Ortiz, "The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria" • O'Brien, Tim, "How to Tell a True War Story" |
Weekly Vocabulary Words• Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
• Consectetur adipiscing elit • Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet • Consectetur adipiscing elit |
Writing AssignmentsGo to the above link to create personal practice for the PSATs and SATs
Great Links• PSAT/SAT information www.collegeboard.org/
• MLA Format Help: owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ |