aplangsyl09-10
A.P. Language Syllabus
Homework
Assignments
are kept on our
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we're doing in class here:

lesson plans

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notes?
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Lang page @

class wiki
3rd Quarter:

Spillane's sample death penalty
positio
n paper DRAFT!

- the structure of an argument &
where the counter argument fits in
- types of appeals/support: ethos,
logos, pathos
- logical fallacies: hasty generalization,
oversimplification, begging the
question, ignoring the question, ad
hominem, either-or, non sequitur, and
post hoc (for more visit the Fallacy
Files
)
- bias
- rhetorical devices commonly used in
arguments: tricolon, parrallelism,
anaphora, epitrophe, paralepsis
(praeteritio)

Last Updated:4/9/10 by
Lee Ann Spillane
Go to Class Marker to take the Rhetorical Terms Review Test.
There are 35 questions and you will have 20 minutes to take the
test. You must log in with your user name (check here) and
password (aplang) to take the test. Tests are due by 11:59
p.m.Tuesday 5/11.

Use Quizlet to study terms/devices for the AP test and our
exam. Click here to access the stack of flashcards I created or
make your own at Quizlet.


Be sure to register for
register for FREE test practice at Florida Virtual
School online
!

Make your appointment to learn about a new tool or talk photography for
ISP; sign up on the sheet on the whiteboard!
4th Quarter :

Weekly Reader: The
Background Knowledge edition
begins now. Your first 1 is due
Monday, April 12th.

Here is the example I did with
you in class. If you need the
assignment sheet and or a copy
of the NoSOAP organizer click
here
.