Agenda, December 21

Due Now: Common Place Assignment #2. Typed, of course. Turn it in early, if you must. 
Do Saturday: Sleep in.

1. By the way, newspapers like short paragraphs.
2. Argument o' the Week
3. "A Christmas Carol," by Tom Lehrer
4. Juxtaposition

Agenda, December 20

Due Now: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr., in 50 Essays.
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #2. Typed, of course. Turn it in early, if you must. 

1. How to write a cover letter
2. "Why Don't We Complain?"- was Buckley right?
3. "Why Don't We Complain?"- rhetorical strategies
4. What does "being open" mean?
5. "'Homeless Yoga' and 'The Art of Panhandling'." - add it to your Bibliography (you don't need the link)

Sample Cover Letter

To the Op-Ed Editor:

Please consider my essay, “She Still Hasn’t Paid Me Back,” for publication as an “In My Opinion” column. As concern over the national debt increases, this essay offers a light-hearted exploration of the dangers of spending beyond our means.

Should you choose to publish my essay, please use the following bio: Ed Kline teaches Language Arts at Oregon City High School.

I have pasted the essay into the body of this e-mail and attached it as a Microsoft Word Document. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you for your consideration,

Ed Kline

Oregonian Submission Schedule

Be sure to include a cover letter with your submission. Pay particular attention to professionalism in your submissions. Include me as a bcc or a cc in your e-mail. E-mails are due by 5 pm on the date due.

Wednesday, December 26:
Claire
Susie
Caitlyn
Joey
Jack

Thursday, December 27:
Lisa
Aaron
Abby G
Erin S
Tina

Friday, December 28:
Kelsey
Cassidy
Keira
Daniel
Kim

Monday, December 31:
Shelby
McKenna
Ryan
Diana
Abby H

Wednesday, January 2:
Hailey
Toria
Ayush
Jocelyn
Brooke
Leah

Agenda, December 19

Due Now: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr., in 50 Essays.
Due Now: Updated Bibliography. Follow MLA format.
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #2. Typed, of course. Turn it in early, if you must. 

1. Multiple Choice in Groups
2. "Why Don't We Complain?"- was Buckley right?
3. "Why Don't We Complain?"- rhetorical strategies

Mr. Kline Ruins Winter Break

AP Lang Winter Break Homework 2012 - 13

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. Expect a quiz the day we return.

Amplification

Anadiplosis

Anaphora

Antithesis

Asyndeton

Chiasmus

Epanalepsis

Epistrophe

Hypophora

Litotes

Parallelism

Polysyndeton

Rhetorical Question

Understatement

Zeugma
Synecdoche
Metonymy

2) Read Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich (and add it to your Bibliography). We'll discuss it over the first week of school. Pay particular attention to how she establishes (or fails to establish) her ethos and how she balances logos and pathos. Identifying rhetorical strategies while you read will help reinforce your work with The Virtual Salt.

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 a synthesis paper that answers the question "What, if anything, is society's obligation to the poor?" You'll have a week or two to write after we return from break, but it might be easier to get your research and some composing out of the way when you're not spending 8 hours a day at school. I won't post the actual assignment until after break, but you will need a source from Gale.

Agenda, December 18

Due Now: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr. Bib info to follow.
Due Now: Optional revision of Oregonian Narrative. Your word count can go up to 500; put your word count on the first page.
Due Wednesday: Updated Bibliography. Follow MLA format.
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #2. Typed, of course. Turn it in early, if you must. 

1. Multiple Choice Practice
2. "Why Don't We Complain?"

Agenda, December 17

Due Now: Vocab 2
Due Now: "On Dumpster Diving," by Lars Eighner, in 50 Essays.
Due Monday: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr. Bib info to follow.
Due Tuesday: Optional revision of Oregonian Narrative. Your word count can go up to 500; put your word count on the first page.
Due Wednesday: Updated Bibliography. Follow MLA format.
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #2. Typed, of course. Turn it in early, if you must. 

1. Vocab 2 Questions
2. Multiple Choice Practice
3. Structure and purpose in "On Dumpster Diving"
4. Diction and purpose in "On Dumpster Diving"
5. "Why Don't We Complain?"

Agenda, December 14

Due Now: "On Dumpster Diving," by Lars Eighner, in 50 Essays. Do I need to remind you to put it on your Bibliography?
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #1. Typed, of course.
Due Monday: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr. Be sure to ask me for the handout. Bib info to follow.
Due Tuesday: Optional revision of Oregonian Narrative. Your word count can go up to 500; put your word count on the first page.
Due Wednesday: Updated Bibliography. Follow MLA format.
Due Monday: Vocab 2

1. Argument o' the Week
2. Pop Quiz!
3. Diving into "On Dumptser Diving"

Agenda, December 13

Due Now: Excerpt from "The Communist Manifesto," by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Bibliographical info below.
Due Now: "Marx for Beginners" in its entirety. This does not need to go on your Bibliography. Read it like McCLoud taught you.
Due Now: "On Dumpster Diving," by Lars Eighner, in 50 Essays. Do I need to remind you to put it on your Bibliography?
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #1. Typed, of course.
Due Monday: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr. Bib info to follow.
Due Monday: Vocab 2

1. 15 minute TEP
2. Where did Marx go wrong?
3. Visual Rhetoric
4. Diving into "On Dumptser Diving"