It's time to begin thinking about prepping yourself for the beginning weeks in AP English Language and Composition. So I'm going to begin making suggestions of what I'd like you to complete before school starts in August. In preparation for one of the major types of analysis you will be studying in this course, you must learn to identify the rhetorical situation in what you read. So, I'm asking you to think deeply about what you have read in Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President . In order to do this, visit Rhetorica . This web site provides an accessible explanation of what I'm asking you to do. I suggest that you write down the questions for each of the elements listed, so that you have them readily accessible when analyzing texts in class later in the semester. Then, address each element listed, answering the questions for each chapter as specifically as you possibly can. Please include the epilogue in your a...
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