AP Language
Our first assessment today in AP Language as we did a quick check on some vocabulary and reading skills to begin the year. Remember that if you are not satisfied with your score, there is a resubmission opportunity. We can discuss that next week when you get your results. If you had a difficult time, begin studying and learning your tone words sheet.
We focused on learning a major concept today, the rhetorical situation. We learned an acronym called PEWCAM and applied it to a famous photograph and a magazine cover from The New Yorker. Great analysis all around! Remember that we'll continue to use and practice and apply this strategy throughout the year.
At the very end of class I discussed your first major project - What's the Situation. You'll pick a "text" to analyze and research in order to show its rhetorical situation. We'll work through this in phases and steps. A great place to start is to check out American Rhetoric (link posted in Materials) and check out some speeches that you may be interested in. Speeches are especially great because of the focused exigence and ability to detect tone.
Next class we'll have our benchmark essay. Be ready with your computers, because we'll be writing! Also, you'll need to be in AP Classroom, so be sure that you've joined! Codes are in previous posts.
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