Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
AP English Language and Composition
AGENDA:
1. Turn in Summer Reading/Writing Assignment
(rhetorical analysis, personal narrative/photograph).
2. Complete following quiz on Elements of Style by
Strunk and White: write down five rules that you recall
from Elements of Style and ascertain how these five
rules will improve your writing (however, don’t tell me
that they’ll make your writing clearer – be more
specific).
3. Read/listen to David Foster Wallace Commencement
Speech. As a class, discuss what about this speech
jumps out at you, whether it’s the theme, the grammar,
the syntax, rhetorical devices, and so on. How do any
of these elements add to the effectiveness of this speech?
4. Review examples of personal narrative/photograph
demonstrating understanding of Welty’s style.
HOMEWORK/UPCOMING DUE DATES:
 Find one quote or passage from Welty that is
particularly powerful or memorable to you
and the lesson to be derived from that quote
or passage - due tomorrow! Bring Eudora
Welty’s One Writer’s Beginnings tomorrow
to class.