AP Blog assignment
TIME IS UP FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.
YOU ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO POST.
ABSENT STUDENTS SHOULD EMAIL THEIR RESPONSE DIRECTLY TO ME.
After having viewed The Goonies and read both the Quad-City Times article and Ben Smith’s theory, write an brief argumentation post. By brief, I mean 1-2 paragraphs.
Answer the following question in your response.
Do you think that Mr. Smith is correct in his use of fallacies? For example Attacking the Speaker, Shifted Burden of Proof, Straw Man.
For definitions of these argumentation terms, click on the following link:
URL: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/logic.html
Your response is due before Jan. 7, 2008
AP Language | Comment (0)Lit Terms Test in January
I have moved your scheduled literary terms test to January, after the holiday break.
Remember that the first 3 pages will be tested on January 9.2008
I have attached the handout.
AP Language | Comment (0)English 3 assignment
Look at a local or national print or online edition of a recent newspaper or newsmagazine.
Make a list of three national and three local issues about which you are concerned.
From these six, select three that seem most important to you and write each as a question with a yes or no answer.
Bring the list and the questions to class on Thursday Dec. 13th for whole class discussion.
An example is attached.
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