Due date: both assignments are due on the first day of AP Language and Composition class
ASSIGNMENT #1
I would like to note that the purpose behind reading the book "Thank you for Arguing" is not to follow its advice, we are reading this book in order to recognize and break down argument styles. The first half of the AP course is about identifying different forms of argument, analyzing them (looking particularly at how the audience is being manipulated), then to expose and break down those arguments.
My motivation for this choice in this book comes from 2 Cor. 10:5, taking captive every argument and making it obedient to Christ. We are inundated with worldly arguments on a daily basis attempting to influence our thinking and behavior. Recognizing how these arguments are crafted and delivered is essential in breaking down their deceptive power and empty promises. This book provides ample fodder for manipulative, yet effective, argument styles. You may strongly disagree with the author--and that's fantastic! Prepare to tell me why in September!
- Instructions for summer assignment #1 (please read carefully before beginning the book): Come Now, Let Us Reason Together
- Click to view/download the book 'Thank You for Arguing'
ASSIGNMENT #2
The second assignment will be to read one of the following biographies/memoirs:
- The Boys in the Boat by Brown
- Seabiscuit or Unbroken by Hillenbrand
- Educated: A Memoir by Westover
- The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & the Fall of Imperial Russia by Fleming
- Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking by Van Bremzen
- I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
- Becoming by M. Obama
- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of A Boy Soldier by Beah, Ishmael
If you have an alternate biography or memoir that you would like to read instead, please send Mrs. Culbertson a message on Teams to discuss other options.