1. Monday, September 14 th, 2015 AP English Language and Composition

2. Warm-Up Voice Lessons: Lesson 1: Diction (p. 3) Consider: ◦ “Art is the antidote that can call us back from the edge of numbness, restoring the ability to feel for another” – Barbara Kingsolver, High Tide in Tucson

3. Cont. Voice Lessons: Lesson 1: Diction (p. 3) Consider: ◦ “Art is the antidote that can call us back from the edge of numbness, restoring the ability to feel for another” – Barbara Kingsolver, High Tide in Tucson Discuss: ◦ By using the word antidote, what does the author imply about the inability to feel for another? ◦ If we changed the word antidote to gift, what effect would it have on the meaning of the sentence?

4. Syllabus Read through and ask questions and get it signed and bring it back tomorrow!! ◦ “Due dates exist in the real world”

5. AP Exam Date ◦ Weds. May 11 th, 2016 Prep ◦ Study groups ◦ Office hours w/ Ms. B. ◦ Prep book Content ◦ MC ◦ Essays ◦ Time?