Staying put is bad

We’ll start by getting our College Essay buddies together and talking about three issues in your writing:

1. Show don’t (just) tell
2. Complex sentence structure and sentence variance
3. Your 2 personal qualities

Then, we might take a walk. Turn ‘em in.

Period 5 needs to talk Civil Disobedience today as well.

Then, we’ll look at the AP exam: This is the 2007 exam. Take a look and we’ll take a look at it. Then, we’ll work in small groups to tackle the Scott Russell Sanders piece on Rushdie. Each small group should create a short Keynote that does these things:

1. Identifies at least 4 strategies and characterizes them.
2. Quotes a bit.
3. Then, analyzes the use of these strategies: the purpose, effectiveness, and the less-than-obvious elements of rhetoric.

Then, we’ll look at the anchor papers for that question.

Finally, I want to look at the Multiple Choice section of the AP exam and do one set of questions. Place your answers here.

HW: Read both “Learning to Read” by Malcolm X (in 50 essays and here) and read/listen to the “Ballot or the Bullet speech.” (text here, audio here) In a 200-300 word blog post, compare and contrast the rhetorical purpose, audience, and strategies in these 2 works.