**ATTENTION EVERYONE IN AP LANG/ENG 1102: READ CAREFULLY BELOW A FEW IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS and ONE ASSIGNMENT for/to COMPLETE ***MONDAY 3/30***:
1) First, if you have NOT looked at the MEMES/TIK TOKS you all created posted in yesterday's blog post (Sun. 3/29), PLEASE LOOK NOW!!! They're worth it, and I appreciate your work on those. Grades are posted in the grade book!
2) ****FYI, I'm FIVE ASSIGNMENTS from being finished with reading/posting grades on your JOURNAL #22 via USATESTPREP responses RE: The Crucible/political cartoon tie-in/Miller's article/NYTimes 'callout culture' article. Be on the lookout for that grade posted/will let you all know ASAP....
3) ATTENTION ALL EARNING CREDIT FOR THE AP LANGUAGE COURSE AND/OR TAKING THE AP LANG EXAM OR ANY OTHER AP EXAM THIS YEAR (**more info on dates/times/etc. to come THIS FRIDAY APRIL 3!!!):
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- Remember the WEEKLY AP LANG ONE-FREE RESPONSE QU (FRQ), AT-HOME EXAM PRACTICE/HELP LIVE VIDEO SESSIONS (afternoons @3-3:45pm) on the AP CENTRAL COLLEGE BOARD YOUTUBE CHANNEL LINKED HERE
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FYI, 1st/2nd AP [ONLY] LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WEEK AFTER SPRING BREAK...
- **JUST FYI, the FIRST THREE videos from LAST WEEK were pretty helpful and will be a SERIES USING THIS CHOSEN PROMPT IN THE VIDEO continued weekly from now UNTIL THE EXAM DATES; ...and TBA after break this/these WILL BE A CLASS LESSON for AP LANG, so we'll ALL be viewing these regardless
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4) AND MOST IMPORTANTLY:
**KIDS, IT'S THE WEEK BEFORE SPRING BREAK (#blessup), SO I NEED YOUR COMMITMENT: LET'S MAKE THIS A SOLID, PRODUCTIVE, PROACTIVE WEEK so we can get 2-3 assignments completed in/out of class and *LEAVE* for break on the right note. :)
- WITH THAT IN MIND, FYI: yes, although it's a MONDAY and we may not usually meet this day, completing this SHORT VIDEO/READING-BASED LESSON/INFO POSTED HERE/BELOW TODAY--MON. 3/30--will be KEY/INTEGRAL to your completion of the ASSIGNMENT FOR A GRADE TBA tomorrow a.m., TUES. 3/31, SO FOLLOW THE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS BELOW:
FIRST:
**This week before spring break, we're revisiting a subject/topic we studied earlier in the fall: LOGICAL FALLACIES and how they weaken an argument and/or an author/speaker/writer's validity. READ THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS/INTRO INFO RE: ARGUMENTS and LOGICAL [RHETORICAL] FALLACIES:
- TERMS TO KNOW:
- **Argument: A conclusion together with the premises supporting it.
- **Premise: A reason offered as support for another claim.
- **Conclusion: A claim that is supported by a premise.
- Valid: An argument whose premises genuinely support its conclusion.
- Unsound: An argument that has at least one false premise.
- [Logical/Rhetorical] Fallacy: An argument that relies upon faulty reasoning; 'flawed' reasoning
- Pitfall/Snare/Trap/Lure/Booby-trap: An argument that, while not a fallacy itself, might lead an inattentive reader to commit a fallacy.
AND, here's a link to the PDF sheet that lists & defines a small selection of the MANY, MANY fallacies/different names they may go by that you'll also use for tomorrow's GRADED ASSIGNMENT:
**ALSO PRO-TIP, APLANG KIDS: IN YOUR APLANG BINDER YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING SHEET IN THE "RHETORIC SECTION" THAT COULD PROVE VERY VERY HELPFUL TOMORROW:
NEXT:
AFTER OPENING and FAMILIARIZING YOURSELF WITH THE DEFINITIONS AND FALLACIES ON THE TWO SHEETS LINKED/IMAGED ABOVE, now let's apply these definitions through a few advertisement and comedy visualizations. There are MILLIONS of examples you can find by a simple internet search, so here's a few to help you "get" what ARGUMENT means in various settings and how FALLACIES SUCH AS THOSE ON THE LISTS ABOVE skew/flaw meaning and sound logic in an argument
- WATCH: Fallacies Examples in TV Ads
- think about each fallacy illustrated here and ad those to your 'list' of understanding, whether on the sheets above or not
- WATCH: Michael Scott "LOGIC;" Non Sequitur example
- If you watch The Office even a tiny bit you know that Michael is the KING of fallacy in his speech--and actions
- Besides NON SEQUITUR, what OTHER FALLACIES are at work in this short clip? **REMEMBER: many fallacies can be at work AT ONCE, **so as long as you can see the FLAW IN LOGIC, that's what matters
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| AFTER AN OFFICE 'FIRE'.... Slippery slope, Michael? Faulty analogy? Equivocation? Could be all--JUST KNOW WHY there's a fallacy present in the argument! |
- **IN OTHER WORDS: One of the hardest parts of dealing with fallacies is learning to make the leap from the theoretical to the practical. Picking fallacies out of ordinary, everyday language can be more difficult. Knowing that a STRAW MAN FALLACY is an oversimplification of an opponent’s views is much easier than knowing that this particular argument commits the straw man fallacy. GETTING YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU CLASSIFY A PARTICULAR ARGUMENT AS YOU DO IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CLASSIFICATION YOU END UP OFFERING.
- WATCH: "The Argument Clinic" Skit from Monty Python's Flying Circus, a 1960s-70s BBC comedy show (THINK: British SNL-esque)
- SO MUCH GOING ON!!! What type of 'skewed logic' is happening here?
- What definition of ARGUMENT is being used here? More of "a quarrel"/___vs.___ or the building of an assertion?
- how does CONTRADICTION make its way into this skit/argument?
- WATCH: The Witch's Trial clip from Monty Python's The Holy Grail film, and yes, this is comedy and a GREAT tie-in to our reading of The Crucible, BUT...SOME PEOPLE ALSO THINK THIS WAY IN EVERYDAY LIFE: If you weigh the same as a duck, then, logically, you’re made of wood and must be a witch. Or so goes the reasoning of Monty Python’s Sir Bedevere. Obviously, something has gone wrong with the knight’s reasoning.
- What is the argument being offered against the 'witch'? It's sometimes helpful to paraphrase it. You might consider writing down each premise as a separate line. Keep in mind that sometimes a larger argument might contain smaller sub-arguments.
- Remember a helpful tip for thinking about arguments: Look at a statement and then ask yourself, “Why should I believe that?” Then read the rest of the argument.
- If no other statement provides a reason for believing the one you just read, then the statement you’re looking at is probably a premise. If there is another statement that offers an answer to the why question, then the statement answering the why question is a premise, and the one you’re looking at is a conclusion.
FINALLY:
MAKE SURE for your 30-45 minutes of class time you complete this *LESSON* some time today, MON. 3/30.
- Read the material presented here
- Open up the PDF FALLACIES INFO LIST/SHEET
- WATCH THE VIDEOS/go through the qu's under each one for your OWN UNDERSTANDING
**TOMORROW, TUES. 3/31, you'll have an assignment to turn in that will be tied to today's understanding/reading/viewing of this "REFRESHER LESSON" ON LOGICAL FALLACIES, so be ready; more info to come tomorrow!
- We'll be having a GOOGLE HANGOUTS SESSION WEDNESDAY (AND THURSDAY IF NEEDED) TO TIE ALL THESE FALLACIES LESSONS UP/TOGETHER BEFORE SPRING BREAK, SO BE LOOKING FOR INFO TO COME RE: THE SCHEDULE FOR THESE HANGOUTS
- PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL/TEXTS/MESSAGES/THIS BLOG DAILY!!! CLEAR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN Y'ALL AND ME--and vice versa--IS KEY IN THIS ALL WORKING WELL! :)
- AND PLEASE REMEMBER PATIENCE WITH ME AND TECHNOLOGY!
- AND PLEASE: DO. NOT. HESITATE. to get in touch with me if you have questions, concerns, needs, etc.; I cannot help you if I do not know what's going on/how to help!
***AGAIN: CLEAR, CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION IS KEY!***
4th Pre-AP American Lit./Comp.
ATTENTION 4th block; PLEASE READ ALL THIS BELOW CAREFULLY FOR A FEW IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS and ONE ASSIGNMENT for/to COMPLETE ***MONDAY 3/30***:
1) First, PLEASE NOTE NOW:
- we are FIVE DAYS OUT FROM SPRING BREAK,SOOOO....LET'S FINISH THIS WEEK STRONG with 2-3 ASSIGNMENTS in/out of our 45min. of *DAILY* class time
- check in and/or READ THIS BLOG when I email/text you all/each specifically
- make it a point to be at/come to our weekly Google Hangouts when scheduled (always at multiple times!)
- have TURNED IN ALL WORK/ASSIGNMENTS **on time**/[within reason/LET ME KNOW IF late] AND who have been patient with this process
- **PLEASE NOTE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT TURNED IN WORK/I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM IN A WEEK (there are several), ZEROS HAVE BEEN ENTERED AND YOUR NAME HAS BEEN GIVEN TO SCHOOL ADMIN. FOR CHECK-IN WITH THEM. I CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH, Y'ALL. THESE ARE TRYING TIMES FOR US ALL, BUT WE ALL MUST DO OUR PART, AND ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST PARTS IS TO FINISH THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH COMMITMENT.
- PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL/TEXTS/MESSAGES/THIS BLOG DAILY!!! CLEAR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN Y'ALL AND ME--and vice versa--IS KEY IN THIS ALL WORKING WELL! :)
- AND PLEASE: DO. NOT. HESITATE. to get in touch with me if you have questions, concerns, needs, etc.; I cannot help you if I do not know what's going on/how to help!
***AGAIN: CLEAR, CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION IS KEY!***
2) ****FYI, I'm FIVE ASSIGNMENTS from being finished with reading/posting grades on your JOURNAL #11 "If I could.." responses w/SAT Vocab. words via USATESTPREP Be on the lookout for that grade posted/will let you all know ASAP....
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3) ****AND, ATTENTION FOR TODAY MON. 3/30:
FOR YOUR 30-45min OF CLASSTIME/LESSON FOR TODAY, read McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel The Road through pp. 159 [**middle of the page, ending with "...Okay" (159).]
- **ALSO PLEASE NOTE REGARDING THIS READING ASSIGNMENT:
- READ THE ROAD THROUGH pp. 101; **then IF YOU'D LIKE, SKIP TO pp. 114 and COMPLETE READING THROUGH pp. 159**
--PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE MANY PLOT/SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THAT HAPPEN IN THIS "CHUNK" OF ASSIGNED READING; TAKE YOUR TIME, READ CAREFULLY, and CONTINUE TO MAKE POST-IT NOTES ON WHAT YOU READ!
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4) FINALLY, 4th HONORS AMERICAN LIT., AN IMPORTANT HEADS-UP FOR TUES. 3/31:
- We'll be having SEVERAL GOOGLE HANGOUTS SESSIONS TUESDAY (AND WEDNESDAY *ONLY* IF NEEDED) TO:
- go over you THE ROAD SELF-CHECK Qu's through pp. 101 assignment/POST-ITS ON SYNTAX from last week
- explain anything you have qu's about in reading thus far
- **CREDIT FOR CLASSTIME FOR THIS HANGOUT!
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