Introduction The most important thing to remember is that writing should be a series of deliberate choices. Whether it’s a word, phrase, sentence, or paragraph, each element of your writing should reflect the act of thoughtful choice. The great American novelist Don DeLillio wrote, ““Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from […]
These handouts don’t translate too well, so I’ve provided links to the PDFs of notes for the three major types of assignments we will complete for AP Language and Composition: Persuasion/Argument Analysis Synthesis
What will we be doing second semester in AP Language? The Grapes of Wrath (3 weeks) Wilderness in the American Experience (3 weeks) Satire and Parody (2 weeks) Politics and Protest (3 weeks) THE WEEKS OF DOOM (3 weeks)
Notes for The Great Gatsby are available in this folder. 1. F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said that “there are no second acts in American lives.” Do the life and death of Jay Gatsby demonstrate this claim or refute it? Does the novel ultimately argue that one can never re-invent himself? 2. Point of View is […]
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