Columnist Project

Columnist Project

While we spend the next couple of months focused on synthesis, I grow concerned we might get a touch rusty in the rhetorical analysis camp. In order to keep you frosty, we're going to follow a current opinion columnist each week, and quickly analyze how the columnist utilizes rhetoric to his/her advantage. Additionally, keeping abreast current issues--and the potential perspectives on said issues--will undoubtedly prove useful heading into both the AP Lang and AP US History exams. You're welcome kiddos. I've got your back.

Here is the assignment sheet itself: COLUMNIST PROJECT

Here is the sign-up list to claim your columnist. Please select the appropriate "period #" tab at the bottom: DECLARE

How to convert a Web Story to PDF:

To create a .pdf, you simply “print” the page to pdf creation software.

Chrome makes this chore particularly easy. With the desired page loaded, press Ctrl-P to bring up the browser’s unique Print dialog box. Click the Change button in the Destination section. This brings up a list of your available printers. But in addition to the printers, you’ll find a Save as PDF option.

At this point you'll need to make sure it is saved to your Google Drive. Make a Folder Titled "Columnist Project" to save these each week in one organized location. Once the PDF is in your Google Drive, you should be able to open it with a PDF Annotation Tool, such as Kami, allowing you to annotate just as we practiced with Winthrop before in class.

Gatsby Time

Book Check-Out

Use this form if you need to check out a paperback copy of the novel. However, I highly recommend you get your own copy, buy on Kindle/Apple iBooks, or use this PDF.

Gatsby Book Check-Out

The Great Gatsby

We'll be reading this piece as the cornerstone of our American Dream synthesis project. Since it is impossible to remember everything as we read, I'm recommending you keep a simple journal as you read. I'm embedding the presentation we went over in class right here--and the format for the journal is included on the final slide:

Cool Map!

This is a neat map I found--someone has marked all of the important locations which feature in the novel. It's really great for helping to visualize the locations. 

Novel

Here is a PDF version of the novel you can view and download for your own use. I recommend installing in either the Kindle or iBooks app, or something similar, as they allow you to highlight key passages as you read. If you have difficulty downloading from this embedded file: try this direct link HERE.