AP Language Unit Two: War, Peace, and Politics

AP Language Unit Two: War, Peace, and Politics  

 September 16^th to October 10^th

Learning Targets

I can analyze and interpret samples of good writing, identifying and explaining an author’s use of rhetorical strategies and techniques;

I can apply effective strategies and techniques in their own writing;

I can create and sustain arguments based on readings, research and/or

Materials

The Things They Carried (Tim O’Brien)

 “The War Prayer” (Mark Twain)

“Introductory Notes to The Crucible” (Arthur Miller)

Excerpts from The Prince(Niccolo Machiavelli)

”Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid” (Virginia Woolf)

“National Prejudices” (Oliver Goldsmith)

“Military-Industrial Complex Speech/1961 Address to Congress” (Dwight D. Eisenhower)

“Politics and the English Language” and “Shooting an Elephant” (George Orwell)

“Every Dictator’s Nightmare” (Wole Soyinka)

“The Gettysburg Address” (Abraham Lincoln)

Dates	Class lessons and Activities
9/16	Reading quiz on “The Things they Carried” Turn in CRP Start research for guided seminar due 9/17 All reading and annotations for the unit will done outside of class
9/17	Guide Seminar on “The Things they Carried” Seminar reflection  due 9/18 Assign rhetorical definitions assignment two. Provide an example of each device from an assigned reading. Due 9/24
9/18	Rhetorical Analysis on O’Brian
9/19	“The Things they Carried” timed test and rhetorical families due
9/20	AP multiples practice Grading AP exams Assign formal essay one on The Things they Carried
9/23	Planning an argument and the Toulmin method of argument
9/24	Voice lessons: Analyzing tone and diction. Creating an annotation notebook for AP exam review purposes.  Annotations on the text below are due on the day the text will be presented in class. Rhetorical device examples due
9/25	“The War Prayer” (Mark Twain)
9/26	“Introductory Notes to The Crucible” (Arthur Miller)
9/27	Excerpts from The Prince(Niccolo Machiavelli)
9/30	”Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid” (Virginia Woolf)
10/1	“National Prejudices” (Oliver Goldsmith)
10/2	“Military-Industrial Complex Speech/1961 Address to Congress” (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
10/3	Politics and the English Language” and “Shooting an Elephant” (George Orwell)
10/4	“Every Dictator’s Nightmare” (Wole Soyinka)
10/7	“Every Dictator’s Nightmare” (Wole Soyinka)
10/8	Build a Wall of Rhetoric
10/9	Peer review of formal essay one
10/10	Formal essay one due Unit test: AP multiples and essay