**ATTENTION 1st/2nd AP/1101: HW TEXT ANNOTATIONS ASSIGNMENT (*FINAL ONE!*) DUE COMPLETED THURS. 8/28**

1st/2nd APLang/ENG 1101

HW DUE THURS. 8/28: 

1) over the next TWO NIGHTS, read the excerpt from *MLK Jr's “I Have a Dream” speech given to you in class MON. 8/25 (*SUPPLEMENTAL RDG. section of binder)

**If you need it, here's a LINK to the ENTIRE SPEECH; start reading and annotating at: "I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream."

MLK, Jr. from "I Have A Dream"


2) IDENTIFY and annotate/mark AND EXPLAIN THREE (3) SPECIFIC devices/lit. terms/choices Dr. King incorporates in his speech (i.e. repetition/parallel structure (anaphora too!!), irony, metaphor, allusion, *___tone, *___diction/connotation, understatement, juxtaposition, *___ imagery, --and sure, why not: ethos/pathos/logos, etc.) that you feel you could write about based on the AP Language rhetorical analysis 'mock' question below:

The following is an excerpt from Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech given in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. In it, Dr. King speaks about the need to re-examine the issue of racial inequality in the U.S.  Read the passage carefully. **Then write an essay which analyzes the language elements/rhetorical choices King, Jr. incorporates in order to convince his audience of the urgent need for change.

****PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE NOT WRITING AN ESSAY RESPONSE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT!! 

• Annotate specifically, as outlined above, any terms--AT LEAST THREE (x3)--and devices/elements/choices you see that would help you write a rhetorical analysis essay that addresses the question above. 
• *AND REMEMBER: A GRADE FOR ALL x3 (ONE OF THREE AS YOUR *BEST* EFFORT) ANNOTATED TEXTS WE'VE COMPLETED/DISCUSSED THE PAST 2wks OF YOUR CHOICE IS COMING UP/TBA NEXT WEEK AFTER THE LONG WKEND, SO DO YOUR BEST WORK!

• we'll discuss this text, listen to an excerpt, and hear about what you all found in class Thursday!

**ATTENTION 1st/2nd AP/1101: HW READING/ANNOTATIONS DUE COMPLETED BY CLASS FRI. 8/22**

1st/2nd AP LANG/ENG 1101

HW DUE FRI. 8/22: 

Read Elie Wiesel's (Sept. 1928-July 2016) 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance SPEECH (copy given to you TUES. 8/19 in class/SUPPLEMENTAL SECTION), and:

• ANNOTATE/mark/highlight/POST-IT/ANALYZE/EXPLAIN specific references within the speech that apply/illustrate the rhetorical elements/APPEALS of ETHOS, PATHOS, or LOGOS

**here's a link to the text online as well, so EVERYONE should have access to the text (*also posted/linked on the Classroom): 

Wiesel: '86 Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

***TO HEAR THE SPEECH AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE EXPERIENCED IN ITS SPOKEN GENRE, here's also a VIDEO of Wiesel giving his Nobel acceptance speech (again, also linked on the Classroom):

Wiesel Nobel Prize Acceptance VIDEO 

**NOTE: This time as you annotate the text, be sure to attempt to tie your comments/observations to ONE OF THE THREE RHETORICAL APPEALS at work in the text

• LEARN FROM/IMPROVE UPON IF NECESSARY THE FIRST ANNOTATIONS YOU COMPLETED FOR "TFD"

• Look for specific language connotation, repetition/parallel structure, dialogue, a ____ tone/tone changes, flashbacks, etc. and be prepared to SHARE WITH THE CLASS your findings

• PLEASE NOTE: There are examples of ALL THREE APPEALS (ethos/pathos/logos) working and evident ALL throughout this important speech!!

**ALSO NOTE: Again, I'd like to hear from the majority of you with your analysis/findings with this speech, so once again, be ready to share Friday!

**ATTN 1st/2nd AP/1101: FIRST RDG/TEXT ANNOTATIONS HW ASSIGNMENT DUE BY CLASS FRI. 8/15**

1st/2nd AP LANG/ENG 1101

HW DUE FRI. 8/15: 

First, over the next two nights, read E.P. Jones' short story

[SUPPLEMENTAL SECTION OF BINDER/paper copy given to you in class WED. 8/13], "The First Day" and...

THEN, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

• ---->ANNOTATE/MARK/HIGHLIGHT and/or COMMENT/POST-IT NOTE (or a combo of ALL of these!) specific references/occurrences within the story that apply the rhetorical APPEALS of: 
• ETHOS -- **speaker's** credibility
• PATHOS -- emotional reactions/language
• LOGOS -- logical/what "makes sense"/gives a sense of order/chronology/etc.

--TIPS FOR ANNOTATING THE TEXT: 

• Look for specific CHOICES THE AUTHOR MAKES WITH: language, repetition, dialogue, POV, tone, imagery, repetition, cause and effect, etc. AS WELL AS EXCERPTS THAT YOU LABELED AS EXAMPLES OF SPECIFIC APPEALS and be prepared to SHARE WITH THE CLASS your findings/annotations 
• also annotate/note your comments about the story's thematic significance 
• HOW the author creates meaning for READERS/AUDIENCE through rhetorical elements-choices/PURPOSE/CONTEXT within the text
• PLEASE BE READY TO SHARE SPECIFIC "TEXT EVIDENCE" THAT YOU CAN TIE TO A SPECIFIC APPEAL/CHOICE and EXPLAIN that choice/appeal

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**as well as the NOTES/highlights we've made the past two classes RE: RHETORIC (in your binder/from the INTRODUCTION TO RHETORIC SHEETS/PACKET I GAVE YOU/WE HIGHLIGHTED THIS WEEK) as well as the POWERPOINTS I displayed and that are linked this weekend's Classroom, here's a link to ANOTHER VERY HELPFUL SITE RE: these three rhetorical appeals and HOW authors use strategies to show these 'in action' within a text:
THE Purdue O.W.L.: Aristotle's RHETORICAL SITUATION 


**ALSO, here's a link to the short story online as well, so EVERYONE F2F/ABSENT should have access to the text:
"The First Day" -E.P. Jones

• And finally: I've included a photos here below of this assignment from a past student; LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITIES WITH THIS! YOU CAN DO THIS--AND DO IT WELL! YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS!

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This assignment IS for a grade--both DISCUSSION and part of a bigger MAJOR grade coming up, so please put your best into this! :)