1 1 st Quarter: Awareness of Rhetorical Situation, Rhetorical Analysis of Satirical Writing, Puritan Literature, Colonial Literature, Non-fiction and Critical Issues in Contemporary Society Resources Malcolm Gladwell s What the Dog Saw, William Bradford s Of Plymouth Plantation, Jonathan Edwards Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Arthur Miller s The Crucible, Renee Shea s The Language of Composition 1 st nine weeks TEKS/ELPS Key Concepts/Vocabulary Skills (Non-negotiable) TEKS: 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15; A- D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; 26 ELPS: Exigence Rhetorical Situation Ethos Pathos Logos Logical Fallacies Motif Symbol Regional Dialect/Colloquialism Analysis of elements of satire Connecting Joliffe structure (exigence/historical background, rhetorical situation, audience) to author s purpose Informal/formal analysis of rhetoric Activities and Possible Products Cumulative Summer Reading Activity (synthesis of literature, experience and observations) Current Issues Outside Reading: student selected critical issue to research Identify key characteristics of American literary philosophy
2 19; 20; 21 A-C; 22 A-C; 23 A- E; 24; 25; 26 Thesis statements that employ complex structure Assertions Embedding textual evidence Literary present tense Appositive Phrases Absolute Phrases Participial Phrases Passive Voice Dependent/Independent Phrases Subject/Verb Agreement Parallel Structure Syntactical Structure Conveying the connection between an author s rhetorical choices and the author s purpose through various forms. Synthesizing literature, experience and observations to support a position Constructing and expanding complex sentence components Informal journal writing on related on topics AP Style In-class Rhetorical Analysis AP Style In-class Synthesis Essay (synthesis short write) Imitating, modeling and expanding complex sentence components Used to introduce rhetorical situation and satirical analysis as noted above
3 2nd_Quarter: Deconstructing American Rhetoric; Revolutionary Writers; Argument Composition Resources Patrick Henry s Speech to Second Virginia Convention, Thomas Jefferson s Declaration of Independence, Letters from John and Abigail Adams, Thomas Paine s The Rights of Man, selected works from Benjamin Franklin, argument-based selections; Renee Shea s The Language of Composition 2nd nine weeks TEKS/ELPS Key Concepts/Vocabulary Skills (Non-negotiable) TEKS: 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15; A-D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; ELPS: Concession Counter Arguments Refutation Qualifiers Absolute Statements Memoir Sensory Detail Deconstructing arguments written in archaic language Developing an awareness of nuances in argument prompts (i.e. key factors, to what extent, etc.) Maintaining an awareness of current events, issues and general literary IQ Activities and Possible Products Outside Reading: Student selected memoir or like non-fiction Current Events Google Site
4 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15; A-D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; 26; 16 A-F Thesis statements that employ complex structure Assertions Embedding textual evidence Literary present tense Position-driven thesis Constructing and developing stronger arguments by utilizing concessions, qualifiers, refutation and counter arguments effectively Effectively employing evidence gathered from personal experience, observations, literature, etc. to prove a position Writing position-driven arguments in a timed environment Informal journal writing on related on topics AP Style In-class Argument Imitation of Declaration Crafting original memoir Rhetorical analysis of memoir AP Style In-class Rhetorical analysis Appositive Phrases Absolute Phrases Participial Phrases Constructing and expanding complex sentence components Imitating, modeling and expanding complex sentence components Passive Voice Dependent/Independent Phrases Subject/Verb Agreement Parallel Structure Syntactical Structure
5 3rd_Quarter: Synthesis Argument; Transcendental and Realistic Rhetoric Resources Dave Barry s Year In Review; Transcendental Readings from Emerson and Thoreau; King s Letter from a Birmingham Jail; ; speeches of Abraham Lincoln; Frederick Douglass My Bondage and My Freedom Readings from Renee Shea s The Language of Composition 3 rd nine weeks TEKS/ELPS Key Concepts/Vocabulary Skills TEKS: 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15; A-D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; 26; 3; 14; ELPS: The Transcendental Essay Romanticism/Transcendentalism Realism/Naturalism Annotation Skills Deterministic Forces Synthesizing sources Elements of satire-hyperbole, irony, incongruity, humor, etc. Allusion Motif Imagery (Non-negotiable) Analysis of rhetorical framework/ situation Deconstruction of the Transcendental argument Identify key characteristics of Romantic, Transcendental, and Realistic literary philosophy Activities and Possible Products Transcendental Project The Grapes of Wrath Intercalary Analysis Presentation Outside Reading: Dave Barry s Year in Review Identify and Annotate Elements of Satire
6 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15; A-D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; 26; 19; 20; 21 A-C; 22 A-C; 23 A-E; 24; 25; 26 Synthesis Position-driven thesis Assertion-based argument Synthesizing sources in order to create a positiondriven argument Utilizing sources to enter into an AP-level conversation regarding argument Informal journal writing on related on topics AP-style Synthesis Essay Crafting an Original Satire Appositive Phrases Absolute Phrases Participial Phrases Constructing and expanding complex sentence components Imitating, modeling and expanding complex sentence components Passive Voice Dependent/Independent Clauses Subject/Verb Agreement Parallel Structure Syntactical Structure
7 4th_Quarter: Research-Based Synthesis: Exploring Modern America Resources The Great Gatsby, student- selected critical reviews of documentary film, AP-style resources, College selected works from Eliot and Hemingway, Culture-based articles 4 th 9 weeks TEKS/EL PS RE AD IN G TEKS: 1 A- E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A- D; 13 A-E; 15; A- D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; 26; Key Concepts/Vocabulary American Dream Disillusionment of Society Symbolism Alienated Characters Experimentation in Style Fragmented Narration Skills (Non-negotiable) Identify key characteristics of Modernist/Existentialist literary philosophy Awareness of college admission process and realistic expectations and goals Activities and Possible Products Student-generated AP Handbook/Study Guide College Project AP Essay Peer Revision Workshops ELPS: W RI TI NG MLA Research Skills Naviance FAFSA Refining Google Searches for Scholarly Inquiry Evaluating research sources Research Process Documentation Synthesizing research and observations in order to formulate a positiondriven argument Informal journal writing on related on topics Research-driven Synthesis Essay
8 Developing AP-style Synthesis Prompt LA NG UA GE Appositive Phrases Absolute Phrases Participial Phrases Constructing and expanding complex sentence components Imitating, modeling and expanding complex sentence components Passive Voice Dependent/Independent Clauses Subject/Verb Agreement Parallel Structure Syntactical Structure