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AP English Language

AP English Language. Basic Course Concepts. APEL Course Premise. Analyze nonfiction texts Analyze HOW a writer presents their message Discuss HOW a device affects a text on micro and macro levels Compose your writing with specific language (varied abstractions)

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AP English Language

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  1. AP English Language Basic Course Concepts

  2. APEL Course Premise • Analyze nonfiction texts • Analyze HOWa writer presents their message • Discuss HOWa device affects a text on micro and macro levels • Compose your writing with specific language (varied abstractions) • Utilize mature academic writing in appropriate language registers

  3. Rhetorical Triangle

  4. Rhetorical Triangle

  5. Rhetorical Triangle Analysis • The most basic method for analyzing a text. • As you read a text, identify its context, speaker, intended audience, message, and purpose. • Similar to author purpose statement: EPIE(D) + Audience + Content. • Different from author purpose statement because of context addition.

  6. Context Context Context Context The situation at hand Everything exists within a context It is acceptable to wear a swimsuit within the CONTEXT of going to the beach. It is NOT acceptable to wear a swimsuit within the CONTEXT of going to a business meeting. Every piece of writing exists within a certain context Its truths are true because of the context they are in Context

  7. Speaker The nonfiction term for “narrator” The speaker is the voice you hear when you read a text The speaker is most often the writer, but not always (ex. a narrative section in a nonfiction text might have a different speaker) What can you assume about them? (age, values, personality, education) Speaker

  8. Audience Audience The individual or group of people the writer had in mind while writing Who the writer is writing for Who the writer REALLY wants to read the text But who is also listening in…?

  9. Message What are they saying? Sum it up in one sentence Usually an argument/opinion How do you know this is what they’re saying? How are they saying it? This corner of the triangle is where the majority of analysis exists. Message

  10. Purpose WHY are they writing this text? Author purpose statement: EPIE + Audience + Content What are they looking to accomplish? What do they want to have happen? Purpose

  11. Annotations

  12. More than Highlights & Underlines • Highlighting doesn’t tell you anything • Underlining doesn’t tell you anything • Annotate so you don’t need to read the text again later • Annotate AS you read, not after • APEL exam gives no time to read twice

  13. Marks & Notes Marks Notes Questions Comments Quotes • Circles • Boxes • Brackets • Arrows

  14. Marks • Don’t get too caught up in what they represent. GENERALLY… • Circle content-specific words • Circle words you don’t know the meaning of (question mark above it) • Circle names, dates

  15. Marks, cont’d • Box important information • Box surprising information • Bracket the MOST IMPORTANT information (usually the message/argument) • Arrows connect ideas

  16. Notes • Time to be judgmental – criticize what you’re reading • Do SOMETHING for each paragraph • Questions can be simple (e.g. “why?” “huh?”) • If you have a question, write it down • Comments can be as critical as you make them (e.g. “dumb idea”) • Quotes should be a running list of the quotes you could use later

  17. PAPA Square

  18. PAPA Square

  19. PAPA What?! • Another note taking tool • A PAPA square organizes information you read for precis writing • Similar to rhetorical triangle but PAPA lacks context Rhetorical Triangle • P: Persona (Speaker) • A: Argument (Message) • P: Purpose (Purpose) • A: Audience (Audience)

  20. PAPA Questions • P: Persona: Who is the author and why are they credible? What do they have to gain? • A: Argument: What is the claim? Are generalizations supported? • P: Purpose: What does the author want to have happen? • A: Audience: Who is the intended audience? How does the author respond to their needs?

  21. Rhetorical Triangle vs. PAPA Square • Bottom Line: Use rhetorical triangle for quick notes, to check your basic understanding of a text; Use PAPA Square for precis writing or if you are desperate for guidance in analysis (try to avoid if possible; questions are too formulaic)

  22. Precis Writing

  23. Precis Purpose • Is a READING tool, NOT a writing tool • In depth way of showing reading comprehension • Sophisticated form of a reading quiz • Is NOT an essay writing technique • DO NOT WRITE A PRECIS PARAGRAPH ON ANY ESSAY…EVER.

  24. Plug & Play • Take information from your PAPA square notes and plug into precis template • Sentence #1: Argument notes • Sentence #2: Rhetorical device notes • Sentence #3: Purpose notes • Sentence #4: Audience (and persona notes, if needed) • Follow the template EXACTLYas written.

  25. Hayakawa’s Levels of Abstractions

  26. S. I. Hayakawa • Japanese descent • Born in Canada in 1906 • American Linguist • Linguist: someone who studies languages • Famous for his levels of abstractions, from his book Language in Action , published in 1939.

  27. Abstractions • Things you can’t touch • Ideas, rather than concrete things • Remember abstract nouns in writing themes? (e.g. love, hate, fortune, adventure, etc.) • We think and communicate in various DEGREES of abstraction

  28. Levels of Abstractions Level 4: Abstractions (Food) Level 3: Noun Classes (Meat) Level 2: Noun Categories (Beef) Level 1: Specific Nouns (Taco)

  29. Time & Place • No one level of the ladder is better than the others • The best writers move up and down the ladder • Write concretely to support claims • Write abstractly to connect evidence • Move down the ladder: “For example,” data, stats, anecdotes • Move up the ladder: commentary, message, lesson, big picture

  30. Language Registers

  31. Registers • In music, the range of a note, tone and pitch • In language, appropriate use depending on rhetorical situation • Locker room language is not rhetorically appropriate in an interview

  32. 5 Language Registers • Static • Formal • Consultative • Casual • Intimate

  33. Static Register • Never changes • Frozen in time • Examples: Pledge of Allegiance, Lord’s Prayer, Miranda Rights

  34. Formal Register • One-way communication • Commonly accepted format • Impersonal, not specific to any one person • Examples: Speeches, sermons, elected official pronouncements

  35. Consultative Register • “Professional” register • Standard form of communication • Definite societal expectations • Inability to communicate at this level will limit academic and career success • Examples: communication with strangers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, police officers, employers

  36. Casual Register • Informal • Used by peers and friends • “Group” language • Slang and vulgarity are normal • Must be a member of the group to engage in this register • Examples: Texts, emails, tweets, conversations between friends

  37. Intimate Register • Private • Reserved for families • Romantic relationships • Special words and codes • Examples: Twins language, husband and wife, siblings, parents and children

  38. Register Rules • Can usually move between adjacent registers without problems • Skipping a level or more, though, is inappropriate and offensive

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