This week, we'll continue to learn and review rhetorical devices. We are adding to the list of devices we've learned so far, gearing up for an in-class rhetorical analysis essay (similar to an AP exam prompt) at the end of September.
MONDAY: Figurative language in The Grapes of Wrath, including metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole. Finding examples from the book in groups and evaluating their effectiveness. Mnemonic handout for analyzing literary works. DUE: Draft of "Your Family on the Joad's Journey," and Vocab activity. HW: Find your own original example of hyperbole.
TUESDAY: UPDATED DUE TO HEAT IN CLASSROOM: Read and analyze two opposing arguments about the size of government and
government-sponsored healthcare -- Steinbeck's "Starvation Under the
Orange Trees," and Peikoff's "Health Care is Not a Right." Identify the
rhetorical devices used in each by annotating the articles and note how they help build each writer's argument. HW: Prepare notes on your own,
analyzing these two arguments and bring them to class for Friday.
WEDNESDAY: Hyperbole examples. Review of Rhetorical Terms Packet. "Deconstructing" AP exam prompt exercise.
THURSDAY: Practice AP exam multiple choice. Score and discuss answers in class. This first one is a practice only, not for a grade.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz based on TheWeek.com. Share notes regarding government-sponsored healthcare, discuss and debate. HW: Final draft of "Your Family on the Joad's Journey" with a minimum of 3 uses of figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, or imagery) due Monday.
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