AP English 3
September 28 through October 2
Monday, September 28
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Opener
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Discuss Rhetoric Relay
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Emerson Graffiti Walk
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Introduction of Transcendentalism (Notes if time)
Welcome to class
As I watched, the sun broke weakly through, brightened the rich red
of the fawns, and kindled their white spots.
E.B. White
What kind of flame does kindled imply? How does this verb suit the
purpose of the sentence?
Would the sentence be strengthened or weakened by changing the sun
broke weakly through to the sun burst through? Explain the effect this
change would have on the use of the verb kindled?
Graffiti Walk
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Respond to the quotes in one or more of the
following ways:
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What you think it means
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Anything you do or have done in your life that relates to
the quote
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Your reaction to the quote in terms of why you
agree/disagree
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Break down the figurative language (what is it
emphasizing, why choose this particular metaphor, etc)
Tuesday, September 29
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Opener
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Discuss Graffiti Walk
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Notes on Transcendentalism
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Analogies
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Begin reading “Nature.”
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Finish for homework
Good day
An aged man is but a paltry thing
A tattered coat upon a stick...
W.B. Yeats
What picture is created by the use of the word tattered?
By understanding the connotations of the word tattered, what do we
understand about the persona’s attitude toward an aged man?
List three adjectives that can be used to describe a pair of shoes. Each
adjective should connote a different feeling about the shoes.
Transcendentalism is
like…
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A buffet
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A thorn
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A cardboard box
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An eraser
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A garden
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A sour note
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An odd sock
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A pothole
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In your small group, decide how
transcendentalism is analogous
to the word you have been
assigned.
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Come up with an explanation
that you could give to someone
to help them understand
transcendentalism.
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Assign a speaker to explain your
analogy.
Wednesday, September 30
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Rhetoric Test
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Literary and Figurative Devices
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Transcendentalism homework
Thursday, October 1
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Opener
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Practice Multiple Choice
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Read from “Self-Reliance”
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Come up with 5 AP style multiple choice questions
from Self-Reliance.
Good Day
The man sighed hugely.
E. Annie Proulx
What does it mean to sigh hugely?
How would the meaning of the sentence change if we
reqrote it as: The man sighed loudly.
Fill in the blank below with an adverb: The man coughed
_________
Your adverb should make the cough express an
attitude. For example, the cough could express
contempt, desperation, or propriety. Do not state
the attitude. Instead, let the adverb imply it.
Friday October 2
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Opener
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Share multiple choice questions from homework
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Notes on Emerson; begin reading Conclusion, finish
for homework
Good Day
The man sighed hugely.
E. Annie Prouix
What does it mean to sigh hugely?
How would the meaning of the sentence change if we
reqrote it as: The man sighed loudly.
Fill in the blank below with an adverb: The man coughed
_________
Your adverb should make the cough express an
attitude. For example, the cough could express
contempt, desperation, or propriety. Do not state
the attitude. Instead, let the adverb imply it.