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AP English 3

AP English 3. September 28 through October 2. Monday, September 28. Opener Discuss Rhetoric Relay Emerson Graffiti Walk Introduction of Transcendentalism ( Notes if time). Welcome to class.

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AP English 3

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  1. AP English 3 September 28 through October 2

  2. Monday, September 28 • Opener • Discuss Rhetoric Relay • Emerson Graffiti Walk • Introduction of Transcendentalism (Notesif time)

  3. 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?

  4. Graffiti Walk • Respond to the quotes in one or more of the following ways: • What you think it means • Anything you do or have done in your life that relates to the quote • Your reaction to the quote in terms of why you agree/disagree • Break down the figurative language (what is it emphasizing, why choose this particular metaphor, etc)

  5. Tuesday, September 29 • Opener • Discuss Graffiti Walk • Notes on Transcendentalism • Analogies • Begin reading “Nature.” • Finish for homework

  6. Good day An aged man is but a paltry thingA 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 adifferent feeling about the shoes.

  7. Transcendentalism is like… • A buffet • A thorn • A cardboard box • An eraser • A garden • A sour note • An odd sock • A pothole • In your small group, decide how transcendentalism is analogous to the word you have been assigned. • Come up with an explanation that you could give to someone to help them understand transcendentalism. • Assign a speaker to explain your analogy.

  8. Wednesday, September 30 • Rhetoric Test • Literary and Figurative Devices • Transcendentalism homework

  9. Thursday, October 1 • Opener • Practice Multiple Choice • Read from “Self-Reliance” • Come up with 5 AP style multiple choice questions from Self-Reliance.

  10. 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.

  11. Friday October 2 • Opener • Share multiple choice questions from homework • Notes on Emerson; begin reading Conclusion, finish for homework

  12. 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.

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