8/31

Warm-up: Review the rules of a pattern 7a in your TASS book. Write an original (cannot be anything from the book) sentence that follows the pattern and talks about your summer or school year so far.

Classwork: Presentation of chapter highlights

Homework: Due Friday:

Directions: Reread pp. 6-21 in The Art of Styling Sentences. For sentence patterns 1, 2, 3, and 4 (not 4a), choose at least TEN of the “Professional Examples” sentences to work with.
For each “Professional Example,”
1) Briefly explain WHY the sentence is an example of the particular pattern.
2) Then, consider what Heinrichs might say about this sentence. Does it seem to use ethos, logos, and/or pathos? If so, what type, and how? Does it appeal to values, assign blame, or call for the audience to make a choice? What other rhetorical tricks or strategies seem to be present in this sentence? Is the sentence an argument or part of an argument of some kind? If so, what does the author seem to WANT from his or her audience?
Example: “It made no sense to anyone; it was just style.” SF Chronicle
1) This sentence is an example of a compound sentence without a conjunction because it consists of two complete thoughts with only a semicolon joining them. It does not use the conjunctions and, but, for, so, or, yet.
2) Heinrichs might say that the journalist who wrote this sentence was using ordinary language and clear sentence structure to establish his ethos as a direct, plain communicator who is communicating sense without unnecessary style. He is also using the word “style,” which has both negative and positive connotations, to assign blame to the speech or text he is criticizing. If something is done with style, that typically implies it was done with grace, finesse, and flair, but something done with “just” style means it lacks substance, or sense. We Americans may like style, but we also value speakers and writers who seem to communicate common, plain old sense. This writer seems to want the audience to condemn and dismiss the text or speaker he is criticizing.

8/30

Warm-up: Review patterns 1,3,10a,11a in your TASS book. Then locate 3 of the 4 patterns in your TYFA book. Underline the sentences in TYFA and label them with their pattern number.

Classwork: in assigned groups create a visual aid to emphasize the 3 main points of each assigned chapter - will present visual aids tomorrow

Homework: Get supplies by tomorrow

8/29

No school due to hurricane

8/26

Warm-up: Write an argument to convince your classmates that you deserve the extra credit points that I am offering to only one student.

Classwork:go over homework of persuasive situations; assign chapters for homework for the weekend

Homework: Outline the 3 main points for each of the 2 chapters that you were assigned

8/25

Warm-up: Syllabus Anticipation True/False questions

Classwork: Go over syullabus, Look at 25 Ways, write a list of rules and expectations, show example of homework

Homework: Thank You for Arguing homework assignment

Step 1: Choose a desire that you have that is dependent upon the cooperation of someone else and write an explanation of what you want & what you need to persuade that person to do/say/think/feel to make your dream a reality. (Ex: You want to borrow something, you want a later curfew, you want less homework/chores)
Step 2: Identify 2 different audiences (can be just 1 person or a group) that you would potentially have to persuade. The audiences should be as different as possible. Ex: One familiar/one formal… similar age/ older.
Step 3: For each audience write 5 sentences or statements that you would say to persuade that audience to give you what you want. For each of those 10 statements (5 per audience), explain why that statement is persuasive, what rhetorical strategy you are using, or why you had to say that. You can use terms from TYfA or just explain it in your own words.

*** an example of the homework is available under the classroom documents link****

8/24

School closed due to earthquake.

8/23

Warm-up: Review Thank You for Arguing (TYfA)

Classwork: TYfA quiz, word map of important AP Lang words

Homework: Student Survey due tomorrow; Parent Survey due by 8/29

8/22

Warm-up: Write your name in The Art of Styling Sentences (TASS). Review the sentence patterns before the quiz.

Classwork: TASS quiz; getting to know you

Homework: Review Thank You for Arguing (TYfA) for tomorrow's quiz


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