Mr. Kline Ruins Winter Break

AP Lang Winter Break Homework 2010-11

1) Memorize 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

Expletive (they changed the name of this device; click on "Sentential Adverb, which is listed - naturally - with the E's)

Hypophora

Litotes

Parallelism

Polysyndeton

Rhetorical Question

Understatement

Zeugma

2) Read  Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich. Pay attention to ethos, pathos, and logos (as well as anything thing else that catches your eye). In addition, consider the following questions:

·      According to Ehrenreich, what problems do working class people face?

·      What causes those problems?

·      What can be done to solve the problems?

·      What ought to be done to solve the problems?

·      Do you agree or disagree with Ehrenreich’s assertions? Why?

3) Begin considering your next essay, which is another synthesis: What, if anything, is society’s obligation to the poor? As with the King Synthesis essay, you will need to find a source (or two) from the CCC Library database and create a works cited page.

4) 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.

This post is getting awfully long, so I'll put the due dates for the essay in the next post.