Chapter Two study guide due Tuesday, 10/3

Hello AP students!  In my absence today, please work on the following:

If not already done, complete the reading of "Shooting an Elephant" (see post below) and the questions in response to this short nonfiction memoir piece.  This is due tomorrow at the start of class.

If you have already finished this reading and questions, you may work on reading and taking notes on Chapter 2 using this study guide.  The study guide and writing activity will be due on Tuesday, 10/3.

You may also spend the class period reading in your social issues book and/or working on your SPEEC and/or Invention journal, which are both due by Friday, 9/29.

Thank you, in advance, for your focus, cooperation with the substitute, and hard work this class period.

Friday assignment

Create a well-developed essay plan in response to the following AP-style assertion essay prompt.
This plan can be in a web, outline, bullet points, etc.-- it should be a method that works best for you.
In case you were absent for class, please complete this plan on paper to turn in on Monday.

Assertion Essay Writing Prompt:

 “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.”  —Horace

Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading*, observation, or experience.  

*Please use the author of your summer reading autobiography/memoir book and elements of his/her life experiences as one of your supports within your argument plan.

SPEEC Journal

Prompt for active reading journal on SPEEC: 

The book you have chosen should fit into one or more of the following categories:  social, political, economic, environmental, and/or cultural.  Take a few minutes to consider the meaning of each of these categories, then write about as many of the categories as you feel your book might fall into.  Explain why with a short synapses of what the book is about.  Finally, explain your interest or motivation for choosing this particular book.

"How to Read like a Writer" reading assignment

Hello AP Lang students!  "How to Read like a Writer" assignment is linked HERE.
You can answer the questions directly on the PDF or on paper.
This assignment will be due on MONDAY, 9/18.

If you are having trouble downloading it, the link for the article is below, and I have transposed the questions there as well.

"How to Read like a Writer" by Mike Bunn

1. How did Bunn come to the realization about learning to read like a writer?  What experience sparked his interest and how?
2. What does it mean to "read like a writer"?
3. How is reading like a writer different from "normal" reading?
4. Why should you learn to read like a writer?  What is the value to this type of reading?
5. What are some questions to ask before you start reading?  What is the rationale behind asking each question?  Why should you be seeking an answer to this question?  Answer this for each question given.
6. What are questions to ask as you are reading?  What is the rationale behind asking each question?  Why should you be seeking an answer to this question?  Answer this for each question given.
7. What should you be writing as you are reading?  What is the value to writing/recording these thoughts while you are reading?  Explain in detail, with references to previous reading experiences.
8. Finally, put into practice the process of reading like a writer.  Read a recent (written in 2017) opinion piece selected from a news source of your choice.   Use the methods outlined by Bunn in order to read this piece like a writer.  Then, write a response to what you see the author doing in this piece, the choices you see him/her making as a writer.  Be sure to record the title of the piece, author, publication, and publication date of the article.  

Chapter One study guide

Please read Chapter One in Everyday Use and take notes using THIS STUDY GUIDE.

These are foundational concepts for the class; please take good notes as you read and be prepared to use these notes for in-class discussion.

Reading should be completed by Monday, and both extension activities completed by Wed., 9/13.