Senior English
How many rhetorical appeals are there?
3
What is a fallacy?
Weakened arguments
In the short story, Everyday Use, what do the main characters argue about?
family heirlooms/quilts
In the short story, Scarlet Ibis, who is Doodle?
What are the two classes that make up the AP Capstone program?
AP Seminar and AP Research
What are the three classes that seniors can take to fulfill their English requirement?
ERWC
AP LIT
MSAC/Dual Enrollment
What is ad hominem?
Attack on a person and not the issue.
What American author is famous for his gothic literature?
A) Robert Frost
B) Shel Silverstein
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Amy Tan
Edgar Allan Poe
In the short story, "Heart to Heart", name one theme
Enduring Friendships
What does a student have to complete in order to receive the AP Diploma?
Pass the following with a 3 or higher:
AP Seminar
AP Research
4 Additional AP Classes
Name the rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Who or what is a slippery slope?
A chain reaction of events that leads to a dire consequence.
This literary term refers to the time and place in which a story unfolds.
SETTING
What type of literary device compares two unlike things using like, as, resembles or than. For example, Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
In AP Seminar, what does a student have to do to complete Task 2?
Write a 2000-word Argument Paper.
Present a 6-8 minute Multi-Media presentation.
What does an argumentative essay have that an expository essay doesn't?
A counter-claim.
Who or what is a non sequitur?
A conclusion that doesn't follow from the premise.
What is the lesson in Sanjay's Superteam?
What is the name of the story in Pre-AP Unit 1 that features a bank clerk who transforms into a fox?
The Red Fox Fur Coat
What year can students take AP Research?
They can take it either Junior or Senior year.
How many units does the AP Literature curriculum have?
9
What is an overgeneralization?
To make statements about a whole group of people.
Can you identify the figurative language being used in this passage?
"He sat as still as a mouse, in the futile hope that whoever it was might go away after a single attempt. But no, the knocking was repeated. The worst thing of all would be to delay. His heart was thumping like a drum, but his face, from long habit, was probably expressionless."
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Foreshadowing
SIMILE
What short story tells the tale of two best friends, Kassey and Ellowyn, who face a life challenge?
"Heart to Heart"
What does IWA stand for?
Individual Written Argument