1. AP English Language and Composition
The Frontier
AP English Language and Composition

2. Turn and Talk Define “frontier”
List examples, from history and your own experience, of “frontier”
Is “frontier” still relevant today?

4. Frontier
A line or border separating two countries
The district near a border separating two countries
The extreme limit of settled land, beyond which lies wilderness
*In its basic form, a frontier is a boundary, between land or idea or reality.
It is either external or internal (or both simultaneously)
It is appealing yet terrifying in its unpredictability and chaos

6. Journal Journal in response to any of the following prompts:
How is the idea of a frontier like the idea of growing up?
What is an experience in your own life (or in someone else’s who you know) that could be considered a frontier?
Consider “frontier” as an unexplored possibility or existence. What is a frontier that specifically appeals to you? Why?

7. Abstract Nouns Review: Discuss: Noun: person, place, or thing
Concrete noun
Concrete, Steilacoom HS, apple
Abstract noun
Stability, education, health
Discuss:
In which ways do we use concrete nouns to discuss abstract ideas?
In which ways do authors use concrete nouns to discuss abstract ideas?
What is the connection between abstract noun and thesis?
Think about and discuss these ideas with your peers for about 5 minutes!

8. Stegner Annot. Stegner’s thesis: Abstract Nouns (2-4)
This is one or two words – an idea – not a statement about that idea!
Concrete Nouns used to discuss Abstract Nouns
(1-3 per abstract noun)
Author’s statement about that Abstract Noun
frontier
________ and _______
Stegner’s thesis: