Christmas Vacation Homework

·         Read and annotate p.571-605

·         Three blog posts, #20,21,22

·         DUE January 28, 2013

Homework & Vocabulary December 3-7

AP Language Homework

DUE Tuesday, December 4

·         Read “A War Against Boys?” p.543

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4, p.549

·         Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft, #1-2, p.549

·         Read “A Moral Solution to the Organ Shortage” p.551

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4, p.553

·         Questions About the Writer’s Craft #3-4, p.553

DUE Wednesday, December 5

·         -Read “Need Transplant Donors? Pay Them” p.555

·         -Answer Questions for Close Reading ALL p.557

·         -Read “The Border on Our Backs” p.559

·         -Answer Questions for Close Reading, #1-4 p.561

·         -Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft #3, p.562

DUE Thursday, December 6

·         -Read “Se Habla Entitlement” p.564

·         -Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4, p.566

·         -Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft #2-3 p.566-567

·         -Study for Vocabulary “Test” THURSDAY

DUE Friday, December 7

·         -Essay p.569, 1st draft, handwritten, double-spaced

DUE Monday, December 10

·         -Final draft of argument-persuasion essay TYPED, MLA due Monday  3:30 including rough draft WORTH 45 POINTS ON THE FINAL EXAM

·         -Blog Post #19 WORTH 10 POINTS ON THE FINAL EXAM

Vocabulary- Quiz 11  Test Date, Thursday, December 6

FILL IN the BLANK:

·         Antanagoge: placing a good point or benefit next to a fault criticism, or problem in order to reduce the impact or significance of the negative point. EXAMPLE: True, he always forgets my birthday, but he buys me presents all year round.

·         METABASIS- consists of a brief statement of what has been said and what will follow. It might be called a linking, running, or transitional summary, whose function is to keep the discussion ordered and clear in its progress. EXAMPLE: Such, then, would be my diagnosis of the present condition of art. I must now, by special request, say what I think will happen to art in the future. --Kenneth Clark

·         Scesis Onomaton emphasizes an idea by expressing it in a string of generally synonymous phrases or statements. While it should be used carefully, this deliberate and obvious restatement can be quite effective. EXAMPLE: We succeeded, we were victorious, we accomplished the feat!

·         Apophasis (also called praeteritio or occupatio) asserts or emphasizes something by pointedly seeming to pass over, ignore, or deny it. This device has both legitimate and illegitimate uses. Legitimately, a writer uses it to call attention to sensitive or inflammatory facts or statements while he remains apparently detached from them. EXAMPLE: We will not bring up the matter of the budget deficit here, or how programs like the one under consideration have nearly pushed us into bankruptcy, because other reasons clearly enough show . . . .

·         Catachresis is an extravagant, implied metaphor using words in an alien or unusual way. While difficult to invent, it can be wonderfully effective. EXAMPLE: I will speak daggers to her. --Hamlet [In a more futuristic metaphor, we might say, "I will laser-tongue her." Or as a more romantic student suggested, "I will speak flowers to her."]

·         Antiphrasis: one word irony, established by context. EXAMPLE: "Come here, Tiny," he said to the fat man.

·         Aposiopesis: stopping abruptly and leaving a statement unfinished. EXAMPLE: If they use that section of the desert for bombing practice, the rock hunters will--.

·         Sententia: quoting a maxim or wise saying to apply a general truth to the situation; concluding or summing foregoing material by offering a single, pithy statement of general wisdom. EXAMPLE: But, of course, to understand all is to forgive all.

MATCHING/FILL IN THE BLANK:

·         STAID- unemotional; serious

·         FRACTIOUS- quarrelsome; unruly

·         HACKNEYED- worn out through overuse; trite

·         TIMOROUS- timid; fearful about the future

·         NASCENT- coming into existence; emerging

·         CANDOR- sincerity; openness

·         SONOROUS- producing a deep or full sound

·         COPIOUS- large in scope or content

·         LAUDATORY- giving praise

·         SARDONIC- disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh, bitter, or caustic

·         PROPITIOUS- presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious

·         DISPARITY- inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference

Homework November 26-30

Homework

 

DUE Tuesday, November 27

·         Read and annotate p. 474-508

·         Come to class with an example of 4 of the fallacies from page 493-494

DUE Wednesday, November 28

·         Read “Free-Speech Follies” p.509

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4 p.514

·         Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft #1-2 p.514

      ·         Read “In Praise of the ‘F’ Word” p.516

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading, #1-4

·         Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft ALL p.518

DUE Thursday, November 29

·         Read “Farming and the Global Economy” p.520

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4 p.523

·         Answer Questions about the Writer’s Craft ALL p.524

DUE Friday, November 30

·         Read “The Damned Human Race” p.525

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading ALL, p.530

·         Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft, #2,4, p.530

DUE Monday, December 3

·         Read “Driving to the Funeral” p.532

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading, #1-4 p.534

·         Answer Questions about the Writer’s Craft, #1,4 p.534

·         Answer Pre-Reading Journal Entry p.536

·         Read “How the Schools Shortchange Boys” p.536

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading, #1-4 p.540-541

·         Blog Post #18

Homework & Vocabulary November 6-26

Homework November 6-26:

Due Tuesday, November 6

·         Read and annotate p.431-442

·         Complete Prewriting Activities, #2, p.442, #4, p.443

·         Complete Pre-Reading Journal Entry p.444

Due Thursday, November 8

·         Read “Beyond the Pleasure Principle” p.444

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4 p.446

·         Answer Questions about the Writer´s Craft #1,4 p.446

·         Writing Assignment #5, p.448

Due Friday, November 9

·         Read “Who´s a Pirate? In Court, A Duel over Definitions” p.449

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4, p.453

·         Questions about Writer´s Craft ALL p.454

Vocabulary List for Quiz November 9

•     arbiter- a judge who decides a disputed issue

•     vindicated- freed from blame

•     indolent- lazy

•     florid- describing flowery or elaborate speech

•     ebullience- intense enthusiasm

•     superfluous- extra; unnecessary

•     auspicious- favorable; promising

•     clandestine- secretive

•     disingenuous- not straightforward; crafty

•     inveterate- long established; deep-rooted; habitual

•     dilettante-  one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge

•     equanimity- the quality of being clam and even-tempered; composure

•     pejorative- describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone

•     deleterious- having a harmful effect; injurious

•     prosaic- unimaginative; dull

Due Monday, November 12

·         Blog Post # 16

Due Monday, November 26

·         Read “Life As Type A” p.455

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4, p.459

·         Answer Questions About the Writer´s Craft #1,3,4 p.459

·         Read “The Cute Factor” p.461

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4 p.466

·         Answer Writing Assignments Using Definition as  a Pattern of Development #1 p.466

·         Read “The Handicap of Definition” p.468

·         Answer ALL Questions for Close Reading p.470

·         Essay #3, p.471

·         Definition Essay- p.472 TYPED/MLA  DUE at the end of the day Monday, November 26

·         FULL practice exam, three essays + multiple choice

·         Blog Post #17

Homework, October 29-November 5

Homework:

DUE Tuesday, October 30

·         Read “The Ruling that Changed America” p.408

·         Answer ALL Questions for Close Reading, p.413

·         Questions about the Writer’s Craft #2,4, p.413

DUE Wednesday, October 31

·         Read “When Will People Help in a Crisis? p.415

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4, p. 419-420

·         Answer ALL Questions About the Writer’s Craft, p.420

DUE Monday, November 5  

·         Read “Nature in the Suburbs” p.422

·         Answer ALL Questions for Close Reading, p.427

·         Answer Questions about the Writer’s Craft #1,2,4

·         Essay: Cause-Effect p.429- TYPED, due by the end of the day on Monday, November 5

·         Blog Post #15

 

Homework & Vocabulary October 22-26

Ch. 9- Cause & Effect Part I

Homework

DUE Tuesday, October 23

·         Read and Annotate p.381-396

·         Picture analysis, top of p. 383, for larger picture see p. 381

DUE Wednesday, October 24

·         Read “Why We Crave Horror Movies” p. 397

·         Answer ALL Question for Close Reading, p.399

·         Answer Questions About Writer’s Craft, #2-3 p.400

DUE Thursday, October 25

·         Essay, #1 p.401

·         Pre-Reading Journal Entry p.402

DUE Friday, October 26

·         Read “Showing What is Possible” p.402

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4, p.406

·         Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft, ALL p.406

·         Study for Vocabulary Quiz

DUE Monday, October 27

·         Essay #2, p.406

·         Pre-Reading Journal Entry p.408

·         Blog Post #14

Vocabulary:

PARONOMASIA: wordplay based upon similar rather than identical sounds. Example: A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumor. (Rumor instead of humor).

Anadiplosis repeats the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence at or very near the beginning of the next. it can be generated in series for the sake of beauty or to give a sense of logical progression. Example: Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know,/ Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain . . . . --Philip Sidney

Epanalepsis repeats the beginning word of a clause or sentence at the end. The beginning and the end are the two positions of strongest emphasis in a sentence, so by having the same word in both places, you call special attention to it. Example: Water alone dug this giant canyon; yes, just plain water.

Procatalepsis, by anticipating an objection and answering it, permits an argument to continue moving forward while taking into account points or reasons opposing either the train of thought or its final conclusions. Often the objections are standard ones. Example: It is usually argued at this point that if the government gets out of the mail delivery business, small towns like Podunk will not have any mail service. The answer to this can be found in the history of the Pony Express . . . .

Distinctio is an explicit reference to a particular meaning or to the various meanings of a word, in order to remove or prevent ambiguity. Example: To make methanol for twenty-five cents a gallon is impossible; by "impossible" I mean currently beyond our technological capabilities.

Amplification involves repeating a word or expression while adding more detail to it, in order to emphasize what might otherwise be passed over. In other words, amplification allows you to call attention to, emphasize, and expand a word or idea to make sure the reader realizes its importance or centrality in the discussion. Example: This orchard, this lovely, shady orchard, is the main reason I bought this property.

Aporia expresses doubt about an idea or conclusion. Among its several uses are the suggesting of alternatives without making a commitment to either or any. Example: I am not sure whether to side with those who say that higher taxes reduce inflation or with those who say that higher taxes increase inflation.

 Eponym substitutes for a particular attribute the name of a famous person recognized for that attribute. By their nature eponyms often border on the cliche, but many times they can be useful without seeming too obviously trite. Finding new or infrequently used ones is best, though hard, because the name-and-attribute relationship needs to be well established. Example: Is he smart? Why, the man is an Einstein. Has he suffered? This poor Job can tell you himself.

Analogy compares two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one. While simile and analogy often overlap, the simile is generally a more artistic likening, done briefly for effect and emphasis, while analogy serves the more practical end of explaining a thought process or a line of reasoning or the abstract in terms of the concrete, and may therefore be more extended. Example: The beginning of all evil temptations is inconstancy of mind, and too little trust in God. For as a ship without a guide is driven hither and thither with every storm, so an unstable man, that anon leaveth his good purpose in God, is diversely tempted. The fire proveth gold, and temptation proveth the righteous man. --Thomas a Kempis

Antimetabole: reversing the order of repeated words or phrases (a loosely chiastic structure, AB-BA) to intensify the final formulation, to present alternatives, or to show contrast. Example: Ask not what you can do for rhetoric, but what rhetoric can do for you.

Homework and Vocabulary October 15-19

Homework:

DUE Tuesday, October 16

·         Read “Workers” p.361

·         Questions for Close Reading ALL p.366

·         Essay, #4 p.367

DUE Thursday, October 18

·         Read “Beauty and the Beast” p.368

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4 p.370

·         Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft #2-4 p.370

·         Read “The Prisoner’s Dilemma” p. 372

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4, p.376-377

·         Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft #4, p.377

·         Study for Vocabulary Quiz Friday

DUE Friday, October 19

·         Rough draft of Comparison-Contrast Essay, p.379, handwritten, double-spaced

DUE Monday, October 20

·         Final draft of Comparison-Contrast Essay, typed due at 3:30.

·         Blog Post #13

Vocabulary: Quiz Friday, October 19

·         exculpate- to free from guilt or blame

·         despotic- exercising absolute power; tyrannical

·         imperious- arrogantly domineering or overbearing

·         insipid- uninteresting; unchallenging

·         torpor- laziness; inactivity; dullness

·         ostentatious- describing a showing or pretentious display

·         spurious- not genuine

·         coup- a brilliantly executed plan

·         capricious- impulsive or unpredictable

·         tenuous- having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak

·         obdurate- stubborn; inflexible

·         dogmatic- stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs  

·         facetious- playfully humorous

·         aesthetic- having to do with the appreciation of beauty

·         eclectic- made up of a variety of sources or styles