1. Hi, AP Lang! You need: Pencil/pen Unit 5 Packet journal Journal 3/11/15: Yesterday Utah’s Senate approved a measure that would allow a firing squad to carry out the death penalty if the drug to carry out lethal injections is unavailable. In Oklahoma, lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow the state to use nitrogen gas to execute inmates. D, C, Q: Is it necessary for execution styles to be humane when a criminal receives the death penalty?

2. Agenda: Journal: Humane Death Penalty? “High School Confidential” Rhetorical Analysis Teams – Team 1: What rhetorical strategies are in use in P1? – Team 2: What is the effect of the different descriptions of male/female villains between P1 and P2? – Team 3: How does Denby establish ethos? – Team 4: What is the effect of rhetorical question & hypophora in paragraph 4? – Team 5: Does the Columbine allusion support or detract Denby’s argument? HOMEWORK: – Rhetorical Analysis timed writing tomorrow – Journal explodes turned in Friday – Pi Day FRIDAY! 3.1415 #nomnomnom #circlesarecool #butpieisdelicious When you leave you will have: -reviewed material for use of rhetorical strategies and devices.

3. Team # _________ Question: ___________________________________ Answer: Key text evidence (AT LEAST 2!): How does this reinforce the writer’s purpose?

4. March Schedule Wednesday 3/11= Discuss/rhetorically analyze High School Confidential Thursday 3/12= Rhetorical Analysis timed writing Friday 3/13= Discuss “Television the Plug-in Drug”, Pi Day!, turn in jxplodes Monday 3/16= Sports: Compare “Why I Retired at 26” to ESPN’s “Broke” Tuesday 3/17= Phillip Lopate’s baseball essay Wednesday 3/18= Timed writing review, convo prep Thursday 3/19= Should College Athletes Be Paid conversation Friday 3/20= Synthesis timed writing Monday 3/23= Timed writing review Tuesday 3/24= Argumentative prompt analysis Wednesday 3/25= Argumentative timed writing Thursday 3/26= Timed writing review Friday 3/27= AP Lang Adventure! End of MP 3, SPRING BREAK

5. March 11 Journal: Agree or disagree with this quote? “If you judge people you have no time to love them”— Mother Theresa What is your experience with judging? Do you find yourself judging others regularly? Do others judge you? Agenda: -Journal -Character Notes -“Cathedral” -Reciprocal teaching -Reflection

6. Flat or Round? Static or Dynamic? Flat & Static Characters = minor characters who does not change or grow in a story Round & Dynamic Characters = Major character who encounters conflict and is changed by it.

7. Reflection: What is ambiguous, thought provoking, complex, or provocative about “Cathedral”?

8. Story Review TitleWhat it’s about:ThemeWould you recommend it? What kind of person would enjoy it? “Why Don’t You Dance” “Cathedral”

9. Story Review TitleWhat it’s about:ThemeWould you recommend it? What kind of person would enjoy it? “The Utterly Perfect Murder” Seeking revenge 36 years after being bullied as a child. What goes around comes around. Someone who was bullied (similar experiences). “Salvation”A young boy wanting to find Jesus, but doesn’t find him and then lies about his experience. Salvation can come from within rather than a higher power. People who are conflicted between religion and atheism. An atheist.

10. Let’s Review 1.Ambiguous: open to more than one interpretation/double meaning. 2.Thought provoking: stimulating careful consideration/attention 3.Provocative: provoking, exciting, stimulating, or irritating 4.Complex: consisting of many different or connected parts

11. We have ____ days of school left… Do you read and write at an 11 th grade level? Are you ready for 12 th grade? Can you prove that you read and write well enough for a high school diploma? Do you have the necessary skills to be a successful adult?