First Week AP Language

What is the purpose of Bush's 9/11 speech

• To calm the American people

• To instill fear in the terrorists who attached the World Trade Center

• To rouse the country to action

• To entertain the American people

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the occasion of Bush's 9/11 speech?

• The attacks on the World Trade Center

• His presidential election

• The unveiling of the Twin Towers monument

• The opening of a new documentary

Who is the audience for the 9/11 Speech?

• The British

• The terrorists

• The American people

• The Canadian public

How is distance learning going so far?

• WAY better than I expected

• Pretty good

• Meh

• Ugh! Where do I even start....?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is SOAPStone?

• Speaker, occupation, acrobats, purpose, tone

• Surfboard, octopus, amoeba, platypus, tone

• Speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, tone

• A rare gem found in Hawaii

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is context?

• What is happening in society when a text is written

• The political issues at the time a text is written

• A summary of the text

• The social issue at the time a text is written

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Who is your favorite cartoon character?

• Mickey Mouse

• Bart Simpson

• Sponge Bob Square Pants

• Dora the Explorer

• Charlie Brown

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

This is the name given to context, occasion, and purpose together.

What is rhetoric?

• The use of language to entertain

• The use of language to persuade

• The use of language to summarize

• The use of language to make word pictures

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What are you doing this long weekend? :)