AP Language and Composition Summer Assignment 2018-2019 Part 1: You will need to thoughtfully and critically read one of the nonfiction books from the attached list and complete a SOAPStone chart, a short analysis of the argument, and an introduction and body paragraph for your own argument based on the book s claim. (There are three assignments for Part 1 of the Summer Assignment.) Section A SOAPSTone: SOAPSTone is an acronym to help you identify relationships between the speaker or writer, the audience, and the purpose of a text. Understanding these relationships is critical for rhetorical analysis. [20 points for SOAPSTone] Speaker- Occasion- Audience- Purpose- Subject- Tone- Who is the speaker (writer)? What do we know about this person? What is the context in which this was delivered/written? What prompted the speaker/writer to produce this piece? Who is the intended audience (this may be one person, a small group, or a large group; it may be a certain person or a certain people)? Why was this piece delivered/written? What goal did the speaker/writer have in mind? What is the general topic, content, or idea contained in the text? What is the attitude expressed by the speaker/writer? Examine the choice of words, emotions expressed, imagery used to determine the speaker's attitude. Assignment: Complete the attached SOAPSTone chart based on the book you have chosen. If you find yourself not understanding a term or question, be proactive and conduct research. There are many sites that explain SOAPStone which is a collection of elements that you have seen prior to 11 th grade. Section B Analysis of argument: This involves identifying the primary components of argument- primary claim, secondary claims, support/evidence, commentary, and conclusion. [20 points for Analysis and Appeals] Assignment: Complete the attached Analysis of Argument form based on the text you have chosen. Section C Developing your own argument: Now that you have read one writer s position on the subject, take time to develop your own position on the same topic. [30 points for typed Intro, Body Paragraph, and proper MLA Format] Assignment: Write an introduction and ONE body paragraph in which you define your position on the subject you ve read about and make one supporting argument for that position. MLA header format (look online- OWL Purdue), typed, double-spaced and roughly a page. You should include: Primary Claim (your central argument) One Secondary Claim- claim that support your primary claim Evidence (for your claim)- this can include credible articles, interviews, examples, and other sources that should be cited. Commentary- explains, elaborates, and connects evidence to the claim Part 2: In addition, you are expected to complete the longform.org assignment; familiarize yourself with the site and questions, which relate to the writing and critical reading skills you need to bolster throughout the year. [30 pts] Part 3: Familiarize yourself with the AP Lang Exam format by visiting and reviewing the College Board site: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-english-language-and-composition/course [Formative] These assignments are designed to help increase your familiarity with analysis and argumentation. They will also help you establish useful approaches to deep reading and analysis of nonfiction texts. All Parts listed above are due Wednesday, August 29 (A Day) or Thursday, August 30 (B Day). This summer assignment adds up to100 summative points for first quarter.
Part 1 Nonfiction Book Titles Choose one of the texts below to read for the summer assignment. These texts are available for purchase online and for check out at the library. Be thoughtful in your selection and ensure it is a book you are interested in; use the Barnes and Noble, GoodReads, and/or Amazon websites for book descriptions and recommendations. A Kind of Miraculous Paradise: A True Story about Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Schizophrenia by Sandra Allen Michael Lewis Ali: A Life by Jonathan Eig Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Land by Monica Hesse Tracy Kidder Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the No One Cares about Crazy People: The Chaos and End by Atul Gawande Heartbreak of Mental Health in America by Ron Powers Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Outliers: Stories of Success by Malcolm Gladwell Captive Audience: On Love and Reality TV by Lucas Sharp: Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion Mann by Michelle Dean Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Code The Big Short by Michael Lewis Breakers by Liza Mundy The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson Columbine by Dave Cullen The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect by Atul Gawande Science by Atul Gawande The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self- Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A. by Danielle Assurance---What Women Should Know by Katty Allen Kay and Claire Shipman Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who Lead by Brene Brown You Are by Brene Brown Dreamland: The True Story of America s Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones The Good Soldiers by David Finkel Everything is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss by Stephanie Skloot Wittels Wachs The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border Food Rules by Michael Pollan by Francisco Cantu Friday Night Lights: a Town, a Team, and a Dream The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to by H.G. Bissinger 9/11 by Lawrence Wright Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World s The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin Mitnick The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Lepore Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture in Difference by Malcolm Gladwell Crisis by JD Vance The Wisdom of Wolves: Lesson from the Sawtooth Pack I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up by Jim and Jamie Dutcher for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Malala Yousafzai Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and I ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman s Obsessive Wonder by Ariana Huffington Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle War by Sebastian Junger McNamara Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History by In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matters Birth of the FBI by David Grann Memoir by Patrisse-Khan Cullors and Asha Bandele Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by You re the Only One I Can Tell: Inside the Language of Sheryl Sandberg Women s Friendships by Deborah Tannen Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit You re Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation by Deborah Tannen AP Language and Composition Summer Assignment 2018-2019
Name Teacher Section A: SOAPSTone SOAPSTone Notes Evidence from text (include page numbers) where applicable. Who is the speaker or writer? What do we know about this person? What is the occasion or context in which this was written? What prompted the writer to produce this piece? Who is the intended audience (this may be one person, a small group, or a large group; it may be a certain person or a certain people)? What is the purpose of this piece? Why was it written? What goal did the speaker/writer have in mind? What is the general subject, content, or idea contained in the text? What is the tone or attitude expressed by the speaker/writer? Examine the choice of words, emotions expressed, imagery used to determine the speaker's attitude.
Section B: Analysis of argument (by the author) Primary Claim of the text (this can be paraphrased or referenced directly). 1 st Secondary Claim (paraphrase) What types of evidence or support is given the first secondary claim (include page number)? 2 nd Secondary Claim (paraphrase) What types of evidence or support is given the first secondary claim (include page number)? 3 rd Secondary Claim (paraphrase) What types of evidence or support is given the first secondary claim (include page number)?
Logical Appeal: Give three pieces of evidence (quotes/statistics from book with page numbers) that directly relate to logos. Emotional Appeal: Give three pieces of evidence (quotes/statistics from book with page numbers) that directly relate to pathos. Ethical Appeal: Give three pieces of evidence (quotes/statistics from book with page numbers) that directly relate to ethos. Which of the three do you find most convincing for the author s argument and why? (Logos/Reason, Pathos/Emotion, or Ethos/Character and Morals)
Part 2: Longform.com Go to Longform.org and take about 10-15 minutes to peruse the site and the nonfiction articles available. There are many ways the articles are sorted and you will want to take the time to read headlines and possibly search main topics. Read one article in full and answer the questions below. The depth of your analysis and thoughtful answers with specific quotes and details from the article will determine your grade for this assignment. Section A: Write an introductory paragraph for a rhetorical essay incorporating SOAPSTone. (Look at Part 3) Section B: Write a short response to the author. The response can be one of the following: explain the effectiveness of their writing style to them, argue a point for/against something they wrote, persuade them to see a different perspective, or give them personal knowledge/background to support or counter their argument. (continued)
Section C: Create a Dialectical Journal with five pieces of evidence and commentary. Commentary should be nearly twice as long as the evidence and should not re-state what is written. Examples of commentary include: analysis of the evidence, your opinion, a connection to another piece of the article or something outside the article completely, any figurative language and why important, and/or personal commentary. Textual Evidence (from the article) Commentary (examples listed above) *Don t forget to attach your MLA formatted, typed, double spaced, intro and body paragraph from Part 1!