AP Language and Composition

April 29, 2013 Mr. Houghteling

“It’s a Modeling Monday!”

Bellringer

In her “Voice of the People” essay, Abbey Perkins describes a bus ride in the city of Chicago that makes her uncomfortable.

In your own words, write down what you think Perkins’s purpose was in writing her essay.

AGENDA

Architecture of the AP ExamAnother argument…Practicing with the Rhetorical Strategies Question.

Friday, May 10!Multiple Choice The Essay Questions

60 Minutes @50-58 questions

2 hours, 15 minutes (15 minutes reading time)

5 to 6 passages Give yourself around 40 minutes for each essay.

Passages range from the 16th Century to the present.

1. The Synthesis Question

At least one passage will contain questions relating to documentation of sources.

2. The Argument Question

The multiple choice section counts for 45% of the total grade for

the exam.

3. The Rhetorical Strategies Question

The essay section counts for 55% of the total grade for

the exam.

MC Questions about Documentation

While students will not be required to have memorized any particular styles (for example, MLA, Chicago, APA, etc.), they will be responsible for gleaning information from citations that may follow any one of these (or other) styles.

At least one of the passages in the multiple choice section will be from a published work (book, journal, periodical, etc.) that includes footnotes or a bibliography; the documentation questions will be based on these passages.

Abbey Perkins—Voice of the People

How to process an argument? Write down what you need to do anytime you read a nonfiction text.

Abbey Perkins—Voice of the People

Rhetorical Triangle: SPEAKER, AUDIENCE, SPEAKER

The Situation: CONTEXT and PURPOSE

Rhetorical Appeals: ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS

Search for rhetorical devices.

The Argument Question vs. The Rhetorical Strategies Question

Contemporary life is marked by controversy. Choose a controversial local, national, or global issue with which you are familiar. Then, using appropriate evidence, write an essay that carefully considers the opposing positions on this controversy and proposes a solution or compromise.

The Rhetorical Strategies QuestionThen write an essay analyzing the

rhetorical strategies each writer uses to achieve his purpose and explaining which letter offers the more persuasive case.

Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how the rhetorical strategies that Chesterfield uses reveal his own values.

Abbey Perkins

The passage below is a letter written by Chicago resident Abbey Perkins and is taken from the “Voice to the People” section of the Chicago Sun-Times. In the piece, Perkins describes her experience with the rash of gun violence that occurred in Chicago in 2012 and 2013. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how the rhetorical strategies that Perkins uses reveal her purpose as well as her response to the gun violence.

HOMEWORK

Complete your Abbey Perkins response.

Review and study terms on pages 58-59.

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