Mr. Kline Ruins Christmas Break

AP Lang Winter Break Homework 2011 - 12

1) Revisit the definitions of the following rhetorical devices. There are many different definitions you can find, so use The Virtual Salt as your resource. When we return from break, we will consider the effects of these devices and practice using them. Any energy you put into understanding the rhetorical purpose of these devices over break is energy you won’t need to spend during the school term.

Amplification

Anadiplosis

Anaphora

Antithesis

Asyndeton

Chiasmus

Epanalepsis

Epistrophe

Hypophora

Litotes

Parallelism

Polysyndeton

Rhetorical Question

Understatement

Zeugma

2) Begin reading Grapes of Wrath. We'll discuss Chapters 1 & 2 on the first day back. The reading schedule is pretty intense, so you might want to get a couple of chapters ahead. Don't get too far ahead, though. It gets confusing because you know events that haven't happened yet and, eventually, you'll forget what you've read.

3) Submit your essay to The Oregonian. You can find the e-mail address on the Submissions Guideline page.  Be sure to paste your essay into the body of the e-mail and attach your document. Include me as a bcc (if you can) or a cc.

4) Begin considering your next essay, which is the Outline Essay. Develop one of your three outlines into an essay of 750-1000 words. I'll post the prompt on Friday.