1. AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION OVERVIEW
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE COURSE

2. The art of persuasion through the use of words.
RHETORIC
The art of persuasion through the use of words.

3. VOCABULARY – 500 WORDS TOTAL
LEARNED IN FIVE BATCHES OF 100 WORDS
25 PER WEEK
CUMULATIVE

4. LITERARY TERMS
ALSO CALLED RHETORICAL OR STYLE TERMS

5. TECHNIQUE FOR LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPERS AND TIMED WRITE ESSAYS
STYLE ANALYSIS
TECHNIQUE FOR LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPERS AND TIMED WRITE ESSAYS

6. LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPERS
ONE FOR EACH OF THE MAJOR WORKS OF LITERATURE STUDIED – ABOUT EIGHT TOTAL

7. ARTHUR MILLER NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE EDITH WHARTON MARK TWAIN
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
JOHN STEINBECK
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
AUTHORS IN DEPTH
INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP RESEARCH FOR EACH MAJOR WORK STUDIED
GROUP PRESENTATIONS

8. TIMED WRITE ESSAYS - THREE TYPES:
RHETORICAL ANALYSIS (ALSO CALLED STYLE ANALYSIS)
PERSUASIVE (ALSO CALLED ARGUMENT)
SYNTHESIS (SIMILAR TO DBQ)

9. MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAMINATION PRACTICE
ONE HOUR ALLOTTED – QUESTIONS
USUALLY 4 PASSAGES WITH QUESTIONS PER PASSAGE

10. DISCUSSIONS CLASS DISCOURSE GROUP PRESENTATIONS STRUCTURED RECITATIONS
FORMAL DEBATE

11. *RESEARCH PAPER *11TH GRADE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CURRICULUM
AFTER THE EXAM!!!
*RESEARCH PAPER
*11TH GRADE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CURRICULUM

12. THE THREE ESSAYS ON THE AP EXAM – 45 MINUTES EACH
RHETORICAL
PERSUASIVE
SYNTHESIS

13. RHETORICAL/STYLE ANALYSIS ESSAYS…

14. …ANALYZE “HOW” AUTHORS MAKE MEANING
HOW DO THEY ACHIEVE THEIR “STYLE”?
INCLUDES: DICTION, SYNTAX, TONE, DETAIL, POINT OF VIEW, ORGANIZATION, RHETORICAL STRATEGIES, AND DEVICES

15.   PERSUASIVE/ARGUMENT ANALYSIS ESSAYS - TAKE A POSITION EITHER WITH OR AGAINST THE WRITER

16. *STATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH YOU AGREE/DISAGREE WITH THE AUTHOR’S ASSERTION. THIS STRONG POSITION BECOMES YOUR ASSERTION (THESIS).
* USE OUTSIDE SOURCES TO PROVE YOUR ASSERTION (LITERATURE, POPCULTURE, TV, MOVIES, HISTORY, SCIENCE, ETC.). NOTE: NO PERSONAL EXAMPLES – EVER-EVER-EVER-EVER-EVER!

17. SYNTHESIS ESSAYS - SIMILAR TO A MINI RESEARCH PAPER AND/OR DBQ
* PERSUASIVE/ARGUMENT ESSAY BASED ON ONE AUTHOR’S ASSERTION ABOUT A CONTROVERSIAL SOCIETAL ISSUE.

18. * APPROXIMATELY SIX SOURCES ARE PROVIDED, AND STUDENTS ANNOTATE THE SOURCES.

19. STATE THE AUTHOR’S POSITION AND STATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH YOU AGREE/DISAGREE WITH THE AUTHOR’S POSITION.

20. IT’S THE BLACKHAWK WAY, AND…
YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!
YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!