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__ AP Language and Composition: Course Intro __
 * __GENERAL DIRECTIONS__:**
 * Though you may view the assignment here, it is preferred that you both view the assignment and complete all of your work in our electronic class notebook. If you were not able to attend the training session on signing in to the notebook and using OneNote, you can click here for a brief tutorial.
 * If you have any questions during the summer, please contact Dr. Eugene at jeugene@bcps.k12.md.us. You may also use the collaboration space in the class notebook to post questions or start discussions with your classmates.

toc =Summer Reading (6/20 - 9/4) =

** __Assignment #1__: Preparatory Readi ng in the Study of Rhetoric **

 * __//Due//__//://** //Tuesday, September 4//

In this assignment, you will create a glossary of rhetorical terms for use as a personal reference throughout the year. These notes will be submitted for a //**completion grade**// on the first day of school. The notes do not need to follow a specific style or format, but should
 * __//Directions//__**
 * reflect an accurate understanding of the reading
 * be thorough enough to stand on their own (i.e. you shouldn't have to go back to the text to study these concepts later in the year)
 * be generally well-organized

Read (5th edition, Lunsford). If you need a hard copy of the reading because you can not download the linked pdf or because of preference, you can get one from Dr. Eugene in room 10. Take notes on the following terms and concepts, making sure to include useful **explanations** and **examples**.
 * __//Assignment//__**
 * Purpose of Argument
 * Inform
 * Convince
 * Persuade
 * Explore
 * Make decisions
 * Meditate or pray
 * Academic argument
 * Occasions for Argument
 * Past
 * Future
 * Present
 * Kinds of Argument
 * Fact
 * Definition
 * Evaluation and Causality
 * Proposal
 * Stasis Theory
 * Audience
 * Rhetorical situation
 * Appeal
 * Pathos
 * Ethos
 * Logos
 * Inductive reasoning
 * Deductive reasoning
 * Syllogism
 * Enthymeme
 * The rhetorical triangle
 * Logical Fallacy
 * Undistributed middle term
 * Scare tactics
 * Either-or choices
 * Slippery slope
 * Sentimental appeals
 * Bandwagon appeals (//Ad populum//)
 * Appeals to false authority
 * Dogmatism
 * //Ad hominem//
 * Hasty generalization
 * Faulty causality (//Post hoc//)
 * Begging the question
 * Equivocation
 * //Non-sequitir//
 * Straw man
 * Faulty analogy

Once you have finished the Lunsford reading, visit [|The Rhetorical Forest]. Feel free to ignore the website's continued references to "branches," "trees," and "roots" (these are just explanatory metaphors that you will never see associated with rhetoric anywhere but on this website). Also, try to stay away from the menu on the right side of the webpage, which is far too dense and nuanced for introductory study of rhetoric. Instead, use the menu on the left side (labeled "Trees") to answer the following questions. Much of this material will overlap with your reading from //Everything's an Argument// and there is no need to repeat information in your notes. Simply use this website to identify a few new concepts and to enrich the notes you have already taken.
 * 1) What is rhetoric and how has its definition changed over time?
 * 2) Why is an understanding of the division between content and form important in the study of rhetoric? What is content? What is form?
 * 3) What role do timing (kairos) and audience play in the construction and presentation of an argument?
 * 4) What are logical, emotional, and ethical appeals? How do these types of appeals work together to form a persuasive argument?
 * 5) What are forensic (judicial), deliberative, and epideictic rhetoric? How do they differ? What does this reveal about how a speaker's purpose shapes an argument?
 * 6) What are the five canons of rhetoric? Which of these comes naturally to you as a writer and speaker? Which do you need to work on the most and in what way(s)? Which of these have you never considered before?

**__Assignment #2__: Nonfiction Reading **
//__**Due**__**:** Friday, September 7//

//__**Directions**__**:**// Choose __**//one//**__ of the books listed below and write a rhetorical précis in response. You will receive extra credit if you submit an annotated copy of the book along with your précis. Your annotations may include personal reactions, questions, and connections to your own store of knowledge; however, you must also attempt to annotate the author's use of rhetorical strategy wherever possible in order to put into practice the concepts you learned in assignment #1.




 * Recent Award Winners and Honorees**
 * //[|Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI]// by David Grann. Finalist for the 2017 National Book Award. 359 pages. Set in 1920's America, this book tells the history of the murder conspiracy against the wealthy members of the Osage tribe as investigated by the fledgling FBI.
 * //[|Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right]// by Arlie Russell Hochschild. Finalist for the 2016 National Book Award. 288 pages. A liberal Berkeley sociologist reports on her trip to the deeply conservative Louisiana bayou and her conversations with the people she met there.
 * //[|Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War]// by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Finalist for the 2016 National Book Award. A rigorous academic work that attempts to connect the sociology and moral philosophy of war with the intimate personal reality of its effect on the individuals who live through it, as well as their descendants.
 * //[|Black Flags: The Rise of Isis]// by Joby Warwick. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize. 368 pages. Explores recent developments in terrorism and international politics.
 * //[|Between the World and Me]// by Tanehisi Coates. Winner of the 2015 National Book Award. 152 pages. Reflections on racial identity in American culture.
 * //[|The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History]// by Elizabeth Kolbert. Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize. 319 pages. Examination of scientific and environmental issues related to human impact on the natural world.
 * //[|If the Oceans Were Ink: An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey Into the Heart of the Quran]// by Carla Power. Finalist for the 2015 National Book Award and 2016 Pulitzer Prize. 352 pages. Exploration of Islam, as well as questions of authority and identity in organized religion.


 * A Few of Dr. Eugene's Favorites **
 * // [|Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World] // by Tracy Kidder. 333 pages. Tells the story of one doctor attempting to deliver quality medical care in the most neglected corners of the developing world.
 * // [|There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America] // by Alex Kolowitz. 323 pages. Follows two boys growing up in the housing projects of Chicago and their attempts to reach redemption through education.
 * // [|Savage Inequalities] // by Jonathan Kozol. 272 pages. Explores why urban school systems in America are stuck in cycles of failure.


 * Famous Memoirs on the Craft of Writing **
 * // [|On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft] // by Stephen King. 320 pages.
 * //[|Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life]// by Anne Lamott. 237 pages.
 * //[|The Writing Life]// by Annie Dillard. 113 pages.

Assignment #3: Fiction Reading

 * __//Due//__//://** //Tuesday, September 4//


 * __//Directions//__//://**
 * //Read at least one of the following books. There is no required work to produce, though you may choose to submit an annotated copy of the text for an extra credit homework grade (due on the first day of school).//
 * // Some advice on selecting a book: //
 * //Consider reading more than one book -- not just from this list, but in general. You have many other things you can do this summer, but don't underestimate how refreshing it can be to choose your own reading and to read just for pleasure.//
 * //Be sure to research the reputation of any book before you begin reading. You want to pick a book that you are likely to enjoy. You also want to be forewarned of any potentially disturbing or controversial narrative content.//

__**Texts for Selection**__
 * [|An American Marriage] by Tayari Jones. 308 pages. First published in 2018.
 * [|Homegoing] by Yaa Gyasi. 300 pages. First published in 2016.
 * [|The Sympathizer] by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize. 371 pages. First published in 2015.
 * [|The Martian] by Andy Weir. 369 pages. First published in 2014.
 * [|Americanah] by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.* 477 pages. First published in 2013.
 * [|The Secret Life of Bees] by Sue Monk Kidd.* 336 pages. First published in 2001.
 * [|The Kitchen God's Wife] by Amy Tan.* 416 pages. First published in 1991.
 * [|The Things They Carried] by Tim O'Brien. 246 pages. First published in 1990.
 * [|The Bluest Eye] by Toni Morrison.* 216 pages. First published in 1970.
 * [|The Left Hand of Darkness] by Ursula K. Le Guin.* 304 pages. First published in 1969.
 * [|Slaughterhouse V] by Kurt Vonnegut.* 275 pages. First published in 1969.
 * [|Jubilee] by Margaret Walker. 497 pages. First published in 1966.
 * [|The Fire Next Time] by James Baldwin.* 106 pages. First published in 1966.
 * [|Invisible Man] by Ralph Ellison.* 581 pages. First published in 1952.

* //If an author is marked with an asterisk, then you may choose to read any full-length novel by this author.//