AP Language and Composition

Term 1

Introduction to Rhetoric and Argument Analysis	Writing Tasks
Rhetorical Triangle Introduction to the exam Diagnostic exams (MC and Writing) Analyze Student Sample Essays Formal and Informal Writing Tasks Current Issue Project AP journal
Week 1 (September 7-17) - "Catbird Seat" by David J. Birnbaum - Introduction to the Rhetorical Triangle - "Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space" by Brent Staples	- Identify parts of the Rhetorical Triangle in both readings (Speaker, Audience, Subject)
Week 2 (September 13-17) - "From Letter from Birmingham Jail" by MLK (pg. 1109) - "Modern Applications of Ancient Rhetoric" - Five Canons of Rhetoric - Multiple Choice Diagnostic	Prompt: What rhetorical techniques does MLK demonstrate in "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?
Week 3 (September 20-24) -"Modern Approaches to Argument" - Writing Diagnostic - Writing Diagnostic Workshop - Tracking a current issue (pairs) - (D/ F Monitoring Window Opens Sept. 24)	- Respond to the AP Sample Exam Question: Benjamin Banneker
Week 4 (September 27-October 1) Progress Report Quarter 1 -"from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards - "from the Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson	- Rhetorical Triangle: Relationship between Speaker, Audience, Context. - Prompt available in the Pearson text Volume 1 on page 93: The Writing Lesson. - Prompt: How does Jefferson use Aristotelian appeals to persuade his audience? - Use the Ethos, Logos, and Pathos graphic organizer (See pg. 120 in Pearson)
Week 5 (October 4-8) - "from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" - "from the Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano"	- Genre Study (modes) - Prompt available in the Pearson text Volume 1 on page 154: The Writing Lesson. - Prompt: How does Olaudah Equiano appeal to pathos through his descriptions of the heinous details of the slave trade? Use examples from the text.
Week 6 (October 11-15) - "The Atlanta Compromise" by Booker T. Washington - W.E.B. Dubois Argument "Gettysburg Address" - (D/ F Monitoring Window opens Oct. 15)	- Argument Analysis Prompt: Write a brief paper in which you analyze Author X's argument. Account for the author's claims and state the purpose of the text. Then, in a few paragraphs, discuss the evidence Author X uses to advance his position.
Week 7 (October 18-22) - "How it Feels to be Colored Me" by Zora Hurston -"Myth of the Latin Woman" by Cofer	- Prompt available in the 50 Essays Teacher Guide on page 52 Question 2: Simulated AP Questions - Prompt available in the 50 Essays Teacher Guide on page 21 Question 1: Simulated AP Questions

The Written Argument	Writing Tasks
Rhetorical Triangle Warm-ups Current Issue Project AP journal *
- "On Being a Cripple" by Nancy Mairs
-Transition week
Week 12 (November 29 - December 3) - "What are Homosexuals for?" by Daniel Sullivan	50 Essays Teacher Guide Prewrite: Suggested Approaches pg. 126 (Respond to quote in the first paragraph) Work with the text: "Mark a Text" and Rhetorical Triangle Engagement Strategies: Questions on Rhetoric and Style Analysis: Page 127 Question 1 Argument: Page 127 Question 3 Multiple-choice Questions Go over sample argument essays and have students grade them.
Week 13 (December 6 - December 10) Gender -"Womens' Brains" by Steven Gould	50 Essays Teacher Guide Prewrite: Suggested Approaches pg. 39 Work with the text: "Mark a Text" and Rhetorical Triangle Engagement Strategies: Questions on Rhetoric and Style Analysis: Page 39 Question 1 Argument: Page 39 Question 2 (Verbal Response: Four-corners) Multiple-choice Questions AP Sample Argument Essay
Week 14 (December 13 - December 17) -"About Men" by Gretle Ehrlich	Small Group Rhetorical Triangle
Week 15 (January 3 - January 7) -"Being a Man" by Paul Theroux	Group Presentation: Image analysis presentation The Language of Composition Argument: Page 382. Question 6 (Online) AP Sample Argument Essay
Week 16 (January 10 - January 14) - "There is No Unmarked Woman" by Deborah Tannen
Weeks 17-18 (January 17 - January 21)	Final Exam 50 Essays Analysis: Page 14 Question 1 (incorporate ideas from Suggested Approaches paragraph 3) Argument: Page 14 Question 2 (incorporate question 4 in student guide into question 2 in teacher guide)
Weeks 18 (January 23 - January 28)	Final Exam Multiple Choice

Group Presentation: Image analysis presentation
The Language of Composition
Argument: Page 393. Question 8 (Online)

Week 17 (January 17 - January 21)
Week 18 (January 24 - January 28) - "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy

The Synthesis Essay and Multiple Choice Test	Writing Tasks: Cause and effect Argument: Perspective (social, political, economic) Explanatory (issues to be considered)
Rhetorical Triangle Introduction to the exam Diagnostic exams (MC and Writing) Analyze Student Sample Essays Formal and Informal Writing Tasks Current Issue Project AP journal
Week 1 (September 7-17) - "Catbird Seat" by David J. Birnbaum - Introduction to the Rhetorical Triangle - "Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space" by Brent Staples	Week 8 (October 25 -29) - "On Being a Cripple" by Nancy Mairs - "What are Homosexuals for?" by Daniel Sullivan
Week 2 (September 13-17) - "From Letter from Birmingham Jail" by MLK (pg. 1109) - "Modern Applications of Ancient Rhetoric" - Five Canons of Rhetoric - Multiple Choice Diagnostic
Week 3 (September 20-24) -"Modern Approaches to Argument" - Writing Diagnostic - Writing Diagnostic Workshop - Tracking a current issue (pairs) - (D/ F Monitoring Window Opens Sept. 24)	Week 9 (November 1-5) November 4: Final Grades Quarter 1 -Transition week
Week 4 (September 27-October 1) Progress Report Quarter 1 -"from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards - "from the Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson	Week 10 (November 8-12) Gender -"Womens' Brains" by Steven Gould -"About Men" by Gretle Ehrlich
Week 5 (October 4-8) - "from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" - "from the Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano"	Week 11 (November 15-19) - "There is No Unmarked Woman" by Deborah Tannen -"Being a Man" by Paul Theroux
Week 6 (October 11-15) - "The Atlanta Compromise" by Booker T. Washington - W.E.B. Dubois Argument "Gettysburg Address" - (D/ F Monitoring Window opens Oct. 15)	Thanksgiving Break (November 22-26)
Week 7 (October 18-22) - "How it Feels to be Colored Me" by Zora Hurston -"Myth of the Latin Woman" by Cofer	Week 12 (November 29 - December 3) -"Sweat" by Zora Hurston -"Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy - (D/ F Monitoring Window opens Nov. 29)