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Advanced Placement English Language

Goal 4: The learner will analyze prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines and rhetorical contexts.

Objective 4.01. Determine an author's intent/argument by:

  • identifying an author's use of rhetorical strategies and devices and the extent to which they effect the development of the theme (e.g., selection of detail, tone, mood, style, attitude, point-of-view, syntax, organization, diction, voice).
  • explaining the effectiveness of the author's use of language for the intended audience.

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Reading literature in translation: "Beowulf" as a case study
By comparing a number of translations of Beowulf with each other and with the basic poetic elements of Old English alliterative verse, this lesson asks students to reflect upon the nature of translation not as an act of accurate... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
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“You're the Top!” Pop culture then and now
Teachers can use this simple research project to introduce any literary unit that requires knowledge of popular culture during a certain time period. Drawing on William Shakespeare's and Walt Whitman's stylistic device of cataloguing people, things, and... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink