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| Extra help: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday until 3:15 or by appt. |
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| This college-level course is designed to do two things |
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| This college-level course is designed to do two things: in the short term, to prepare you for the AP Language and Composition exam this May, and in the long term, to prepare you for the rigorous reading and writing demands of college. |
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| What is rhetorical awareness? |
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| that is, the ability to perceive and manipulate linguistic structures in order to persuade or influence others. To this end, you will read, extensively and actively, from multiple perspectives and with multiple strategies, a variety of fiction and nonfiction. |
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| Analysis of fiction will focus on |
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a) the rhetorical devices, tropes, and patterns used within the fiction, and
b) articulating your own sophisticated arguments about the meaning of the texts. We’ll think about how fiction writers use rhetoric to create the illusion of psychology and social interaction. |
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| Analysis of nonfiction will be geared toward... |
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| the way authors use rhetorical devices, tropes, and patterns to present information in a compelling and persuasive manner. We’ll think about writing as goal-oriented, and analyze the sophisticated ways authors work towards those goals. |
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| Be prepared to actively read up to _ pages per night, and to write _ words per week. |
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| Be prepared to actively read up to 30 pages per night, and to write 500-750 words per week. |
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-JRP
-Core texts
-low-stakes writing
-high-stakes writing
-talking (debates)
-Reading and analyzing non-fiction essays
-One Independent book per marking period:
-Final project |
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-7-10 page
-argumentative, research-based paper
-enter into an academic conversation with their sources to construct their own argument |
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| summarize: low-stakes writing(7) |
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-Reflective, informal writing is essential to success in this course.
-active-reading notes at home,
-reflective writing in class, and
-analysis of your own writing in several modes.
-You should keep your informal writing in a notebook separate from your class notes, because I will periodically collected this notebook.
-You may also word process your informal writing, and in some cases, post it in Google Docs.
-These will count as quiz grades (15-30 points), and be included in the Homework category. |
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| summarize: high-stakes writing |
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-four times per marking period
-Many of these writings will provide specific preparation for the open-ended questions on the AP exam;
-others will explore narrative, analysis and reflection.
-These will count as minor test grades (50 points).
-There will also be essay revisions worth the equivalent of test grades (100 points). |
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You will be asked to participate in
-discussions,
-debates,
-Socratic Seminars,
-and perhaps a mock-trial and/or symposium.
-Discussions typically count as quiz or test grades in the Class Participation category. |
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| summarize Reading and analyzing non-fiction essays: |
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-You will often be assigned scholarly articles relevant to the literature we are discussing, or essays from one of our readers.
-You will also have opportunities to choose your own contemporary articles from magazines such as Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, The New Yorker, The Economist, Christian Science Monitor, etc., or from the web. |
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| summarize: independent book |
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-First and third marking period, read non-fiction; this will lead to the writing of an AP-style open-ended prompt
-Second and fourth marking period, choose fiction to read for pleasure, and be prepared to discuss it or complete a writing prompt |
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| In lieu of a final exam, you will engage in a project that analyzes a written text or other semiotic discourse from the perspective of rhetorical theory. This project will synthesize all of the concepts and skills learned throughout the year. |
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| lighthouse, macbeth,curious incident of the dog in the night-time (haddon), the quite american (green), Frankenstein (Shelley) |
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Other Texts (incomplete list):
Poetry and Fiction:
Various British poems from the 1300s to today.
Various short stories from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Nonfiction:
Essays and articles on composition theory, rhetoric, and literary criticism from the ancient Greeks to post-moderns.
Rhetorical and sentence-structure models from the 1500s to today.
Various articles from websites, newspapers, and magazines.
George Orwell’s essays
Francis Bacon’s essays
Film:
Twelve Angry Men
The Dead
The Princess Bride |
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Other Texts (incomplete list):
Poetry and Fiction:
Various British poems from the 1300s to today.
Various short stories from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Nonfiction:
Essays and articles on composition theory, rhetoric, and literary criticism from the ancient Greeks to post-moderns.
Rhetorical and sentence-structure models from the 1500s to today.
Various articles from websites, newspapers, and magazines.
George Orwell’s essays
Francis Bacon’s essays
Film:
Twelve Angry Men
The Dead
The Princess Bride |
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Major Texts (we’ll pick from this list):
Animal Farm by Orwell
Alice in Wonderland by Carroll
Angela’s Ashes by McCourt
Aurora Leigh by E.B. Browning
The Bowge of Court by Skelton
The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time by Haddon
Dracula by Stoker
Dubliners by Joyce
Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy
Frankenstein by Shelley
Gulliver’s Travels by Swift
Jane Eyre by C. Brontë
Macbeth by Shakespeare
A Man for All Seasons by Bolt
The Once and Future King by White
Pride and Prejudice by Austen
The Quiet American by Greene
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Stevenson
To the Lighthouse by Woolf
Wuthering Heights by E. Brontë
Student-Choice novels
Student-Choice nonfiction |
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Major Texts (we’ll pick from this list):
Animal Farm by Orwell
Alice in Wonderland by Carroll
Angela’s Ashes by McCourt
Aurora Leigh by E.B. Browning
The Bowge of Court by Skelton
The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time by Haddon
Dracula by Stoker
Dubliners by Joyce
Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy
Frankenstein by Shelley
Gulliver’s Travels by Swift
Jane Eyre by C. Brontë
Macbeth by Shakespeare
A Man for All Seasons by Bolt
The Once and Future King by White
Pride and Prejudice by Austen
The Quiet American by Greene
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Stevenson
To the Lighthouse by Woolf
Wuthering Heights by E. Brontë
Student-Choice novels
Student-Choice nonfiction |
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| Your Marking Period grades will be derived from the following grade formulas: |
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40% High-Stakes Writing (tests): formal essays, timed writing, revisions…
30% Discourse (classwork): includes guided discussion, teacherless discussion, small-group discussion, debates...
30% Reading (homework): Low-stakes writing, annotations, online posts… |
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| #honestlywhotweetsinclass |
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-You can email me with questions about grades at any time. However, I will not discuss grades ____
-Complete your homework on time. I take late homework, but with a _% grade penalty. __ will be counted as late. |
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-You can email me with questions about grades at any time. However, I will not discuss grades at the beginning or end of a class period.
-Complete your homework on time. I take late homework, but with a 10% grade penalty. Emailed work will be counted as late. |
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-All formal writing must be submitted in MLA format. I will reject incorrectly formatted drafts. In such an event, ___and___.
-Extensions must be requested before _ PM _ day(s) before the due date. |
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-All formal writing must be submitted in MLA format. I will reject incorrectly formatted drafts. In such an event, the student must resubmit, and the draft will be counted late.
-Extensions must be requested before 9 PM two days before the due date. If an assignment is due Friday, and you feel you will need an extension, you must request it by 9 PM Wednesday. |
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| You should bring the following items with them to class every day:(7-ish) |
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You should bring the following items with them to class every day:
Binder, or notebook with pockets (for class notes, handouts, and packets)
Low-Stakes Writing notebook (For informal writing and active reading notes. Collected periodically.)
Pen, pencil, and highlighter
The book and/or texts under discussion
Respect for fellow classmates, an open mind, and a willingness to engage
A 3-hole punch (if you keep handouts in a binder)
A bottle of water |
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