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Assignment Calendar0

HERE is the calendar

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2nd Semester Vocab0

Second Semester Vocabulary

List 1

1. ambiguous
2. annals
3. buttressing
4. conflagrations
5. encumbrance
6. ennui
7. enumeration
8. ephemeral
9. filial
10. invulnerable
11. malicious
12. metonymy
13. paucity
14. pernicious
15. portentous
16. prodigal
17. stolid
18. vow

List 2

1. beseech
2. brevity
3. concession
4. contumely
5. declension
6. entreat
7. erroneous
8. exodus
9. furrow
10. idiomatic
11. implicit
12. malefaction
13. mirth
14. peevish
15. peruse
16. regenerative
17. reverie
18. sully
19. visage
20. wanton

List 3

1. Auspicious
2. Bulwark
3. Conjectures
4. Consummation
5. Contagion
6. Contriving
7. Exhort
8. Fawning
9. Firmament
10. Inexplicable
11. Insolence
12. Mischance
13. Palpable
14. Portal
15. Prating
16. Providence
17. provincial
18. Verity
19. Wax

List 4

1. Abate
2. Bestial
3. Chaste
4. Cicatrice
5. Contend
6. Convocation
7. Cuckold
8. Divulge
9. Gleaned
10. Haste
11. Homage
12. Impetuous
13. Knavish
14. Pestilent
15. Postscript
16. Rabble
17. Remiss
18. Rendezvous
19. Replication

List 5

1. arbiter
2. bolus
3. compilation
4. contemporaneity
5. enigma
6. epitome
7. exposition
8. implicit
9. inclusive
10. indiscriminate
11. indispensable
12. simultaneous
13. sterile
14. superannuate
15. temporal

List 6

1. altruism
2. belie
3. concomitant
4. congenital
5. declination
6. dejection
7. diligence
8. efficacy
9. gout
10.   harbor (v)

11.  hasten

12.  infirmity

13.  insinuate

14.  meticulous

15.  pervade

16.  temper (v)

17. valor

List 7

1. ambivalent
2. bellicose
3. emulate
4. genial
5. gilt
6. hallowed
7. hysterics
8. impartial
9. indictment
10. monitory
11. perplexed
12. rheumatism
13. secular
14. servility
15. smug
16. trivial
17. vocation

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Hamlet Study Questions0

Act I

Act II

Act III

Act IV

Act V

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Independent Reading Assignment–2nd Semester0

AP Language Independent Reading Assignment

DUE DATE: Monday, March 12

As always, this assignment should follow MLA formatting guidelines, including proper heading, pagination, and parenthetical citations.

1. Arguments from the Heart—Pathos, (refer to Ch. 2 of EAA)

Find and copy a passage from your book that appeals to Pathos.  Then, in a well-written paragraph that has a controlling idea, identify and analyze what emotions the passage evokes and how the language and its stylistic elements (diction, details, imagery, syntax, tone, etc.) contribute to create a Pathos appeal.

2. Arguments Based on Character—Ethos, (refer to Ch. 3 of EAA)

Find and copy a passage from your book that appeals to Ethos. Then, in a well-written paragraph that has a controlling idea, identify and analyze the persona the author portrays and how he/she establishes his/her credibility.  Looking at the comments about voice, tone, and style in question #2 on page 76 of EAA might help you focus your response.

3. Arguments Based on Facts and Reason—Logos, (refer to Ch. 4 of EAA)

Find and copy a passage from your book that appeals to Logos. Then, in a well-written paragraph that has a controlling idea, identify and analyze how the author establishes an argument based on facts, evidence, and reason.  Be sure to distinguish, as discussed in Chapter 4 of EAA, whether the arguments are based on hard evidence or reason and common sense.  Be sure to use the terminology from the chapter in your analysis!

4. Structuring Arguments, (refer to Ch. 6 of EAA)

You will be analyzing an argument in your book using the Toulmin method—you may focus on an argument made throughout the entire book, or you may focus on a single argument made in the course of the book (it really depends upon what book you are reading). Follow the model and formatting on pages 164-5 of EAA; wherever you can, include quotes from the text, using MLA format.

5. Thinking Rhetorically, (refer to Ch. 5 of EAA)

You will be writing a rhetorical analysis of your entire book that will be at least 1 ½ -2 pages, double-spaced. The bulleted points on pg. 105 of EAA should help you focus your response; you should also follow the “Guide To Writing a Rhetorical Analysis” on pages 129-134 of EAA(you do not have to read “Preparing a Proposal”).  For a sample, go to the “Is Google Beneficial” post and click on the rhetorical analysis of Nicholas Carr’s new book–focusing on paragraphs 4-8.

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Is Google Beneficial?0

Does the “boon” of information that Google provides easy access to come at a price?

Click HERE to research the issue.

“What Could Google Do With the Data That It Has Collected?”  Article in The Atlantic Monthly

“The Google Art Project Makes Masterpieces Available to All” Article in The Atlantic Monthly

“Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr    Reading Questions HERE

“How Google is Making us Smarter” by Carl Zimmer   Reading Questions  HERE

Other perspectives on Carr’s thesis

Rhetorical Analysis of Carr’s book

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Annotated Bibliography0

An annotated bibliography is like a Works Cited except each citation is followed by a paragraph, or “annotation,” that briefly explains the source. These annotations do the following:

• describe the content and focus of the book or article
• suggest the source’s usefulness to your research
• evaluate its method, conclusions, or reliability
• record your reactions to the source.

You will prepare an annotated bibliography that contains a minimum of 6 entries–make sure that you are taking notes and keeping track of the appropriate MLA citation and publication information.

HERE is a great sample.

This assignment is due on Monday, April 2

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Independent Reading Test0

Independent Reading Test      or click HERE to access via GoogleDocs

If you finish before the period is over, begin reading “Meditation XVII” in the new packet.

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