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AP Language and Composition
|March 31st
|MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
Multiple Choice Quiz
Rhetorical Devices Worksheet
|April 1st
|Distribute group project for Friday
"Letter from a Birmingham Jail" Group Activity
* Clergymen Accusations
* Classical Arrangement
* King's Refutations
|Work on PPT Presentation
|April 2nd
|Lecture- King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
Rhetoric in passage analysis
|Work on PPT Presentation
|April 3rd
|LMC- Work on MLK presentations
|April 4th
|MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" PPT presentations
|April 7th
|Finish MLK
Review Sentences/Complete Parallelism
|Parallelism exercises in LOC pages 339-342. Complete exercises 3 & 5
|April 8th
|In-Class Timed Essay
|April 9th
|Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"
|April 10th
|Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
|Define and know the following: pedantic, solemnity, melancholy, resignation, reverence, sanguine; types of sentences - declarative, interrogative, imperative, periodic, cumulative
|April 11th
|AP Practice Tests
|Read E.B. White's "Once More to the Lake" I WILL GIVE A COPY ON MONDAY!
|April 14th
|April 15th
|"Once More to the Lake"
|Pronoun exercises in LOC page 420, Exercise 1
|April 16th
|"Once More to the Lake"
|Verbs: Direct, Precise, Active
|April 17th
|April 18th/April 21st
|April 22nd
|Pronouns - page 420
Complete exercises 1- 4
|Finish pronoun exercises
|April 23rd
|April 24th
|Review argumentative essay criteria
p. 418-420
Complete questions 1-6 p. 420
|April 25th
|Argumentative in-class essay
|April 28th
|Direct, Precise, Active Verbs
Complete exercises 1-4, page 501-503
|April 29th
|April 30th
|March 10th
|Locavore 2011; Examine prompt and evaluate sources.
Identify key issues with the locavore movement and examine their implications for the community
|Reread sources
|March 11th
|Explanation of synthesis rubric
Students will evaluate Sample A- grade essay using 9 point scale and justify grade
|March 12th
|Return synthesis project and in-class synthesis essays
Review Sample A and score
Students will evaluate Sample A (2nd essay) - grade using 9 -point rubric
|Complete appositive exercises in Language of Composition, pgs. 167-171. Complete exercise 1 and exercise 2 on loose-leaf paper.
|March 13th
|Return synthesis project and in-class synthesis essays
Review Sample A and score
Students will evaluate selected samples - grade using 9 -point rubric
|Complete appositive exercises in Language of Composition, pgs. 167-171. Complete exercise 1 and exercise 2 on loose-leaf paper.
|March 14th
|Review appositives
Review selected samples locavore essay
|March 17th
|In-class assessment - Appositives
2 multiple choice assessments
|BRING COPY OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TO CLASS TUESDAY, MARCH 18th!!!
Read Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and complete questions
|March 18th
|Jefferson group activity
|Read Stanton's "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions and complete questions
1. Stanton imitates both the argument and the style of the Declaration of Independence. Where does her declaration diverge from Jefferson's? For what purpose?
2. Stanton's declaration was presented at the first conference on women's rights in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. Using Web site resources, do research on this conference; then use your research to explain the political aims of one of the resolutions. Submit both questions to turnitin.com
|March 19th
MC assessment
|Read MLK's "I Have A Dream" speech and annotate for rhetorical/syntactical devices
|March 20th
|MLK Activity
MC Assessment
|March 21st
|Rhetorical Analysis
|Read "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in Language of Composition and complete all questions thoroughly! Submit responses to turnitin.com
|SPRING BREAK MARCH 24th-28th!
|March 31st
|Argumentative Essay
|Complete short, simple sentence exercises in Language of Composition, pgs. 252-255. Complete exercises 1 & 3.
March 2014
Synthesis Block
SYNTHESIS PROJECT DUE - all work submitted to turnitin.com including pro/con chart; bring a printed copy of pro/con chart to class. You will analyze your sources in class. Homework: Watch the three synthesis videos below.
Students will write a synthesis essay in class.
Students will read and understand a "partner's" synthesis prompt and complete synthesis worksheet.
Homework - Students will read 2011 synthesis assignment and complete synthesis worksheet.
Students will write a synthesis essay in class.
Homework - Students will read 2012 synthesis assignment and complete synthesis worksheet.
Students will evaluate 2010 prompt and 2012 prompt
Watch these videos for additional tips on writing the synthesis essay:
Video 1- THE BASICS
Video 2
SYNTHESIS PROJECT DUE MARCH 3rd!!!!
Read "On Dumpster Diving" DUE TUESDAY!
Worksheet QUESTIONS- "ON DUMPSTER DIVING"
SYNTHESIS - "PENNY" - print a copy and bring to class
"Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain"
February 3rd - 7th
Satire continued
Analyzing political cartoons - presentation and written response
AP Satire Prompt
Huck Finn Quiz
|Political Cartoon Analysis
Written Analysis Due to Turnitin.com
|Read Formaldehyde Curtain
|Political Cartoon Analysis
|Upfront Magazine
Job Shadow packet distributed to juniors
|Huck Finn Quiz
Huck Finn Project
Mitford Group Discussion (Satire/irony)
|Mitford Group Discussion (satire/irony)
|Mitford Discussion - Is it an effective argument?
|Huck Finn Satire Group Time
|Huck Finn Satire Presentation
|Read "Shooting an Elephant"
|Huck FInn Satire Presenation
|Read "on Dumpster Diving" (see link above or below) ANSWER WORKSHEET QUESTIONS (attached above)
Collect "Dumpster Diving"
|Give yourself a total of 40 minutes to write this essay. You may turn in a hand-written essay Thursday, but will have to submit to turnitin.com by Friday!
In paragraph 7, Orwell observes that "when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys," and that "he wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it." Support, refute, or qualify Orwell's paradox and metaphor. This essay will be submitted to turnitin.com
|Synthesis Activity
|Read Synthesis Prompt- Penny (SEE ATTACHMENT ABOVE)
Print a copy and bring to class
|Synthesis Prompt Response
|Choose a position on 2008 synthesis position. Discuss reasons with group and include evidence to support your argument. Debate with the opposition.
|Choose a position on 2008 synthesis position. Discuss reasons with group and include evidence to support your argument. Debate with the opposition.
Grade submitted responses using AP rubric.
|Please see Synthesis Project attachment above. I distributed your topic to you in class today. You may begin to research the pros/cons.
|Classes will be in the MAC Lab. Synthesis Project
|Synthesis Project
|Classes will be in LMC. Synthesis Project
|Synthesis Project
|Classes will be in LMC. Synthesis Project
|Synthesis Project
JANUARY 2014- We will be studying satire!!!
|January 21st
|Review "PresidentialCandidate" & "Modest Proposal"
|Read Huck Finn - Chapters 13-18
Read the following attachment
|January 22nd
|What is verbal irony/sarcasm?
|Read Huck Finn
|January 23rd
Political Cartoons -Packet
|Read Huck Finn
Political Cartoons
|January 24th
|Political Cartoons
Friday, Jan. 10th - On board questions
1. Make a chart and list examples of satire found on TV, in literature, and on Internet.
2. What human vices or follies are commonly targeting in these texts?
3. Read the article by Harris. In each paragraph, identify the critical attributes of satire.
4. "Read "Techniques of Satire."
5. Read the last two paragraphs of article written by Harris and identify and analyze his purpose.
SATIRERead the texts below. Then, write an informal (but grammatically correct) response to them. Are they satirical? Who or what is being satirized? Why? Are they effective? What do you think? (Reading Satire handout - if you need it)
"Once More to the Lake"
Scoring Guidelines
Multiple Choice Strategies and Suggestions:
Grading your pre-test: http://coxenglish.wikispaces.com/file/view/AP%20Language%20Practice%20Test.pdf
So, what is the answer – is homework helpful or harmful? Do we continue current practices or throw homework out altogether?
Group response!!!
"Should I Stop Assigning Homework?"
November 25th - 26th
2008 Argumentative Prompt
Due upon return from Thanksgiving break:
Explanation of incorrect/correct multiple choice responses - The Crucible
Two Op-Ed Analysis Assignments: December 4th & December 18th
AP English Language and Composition
For each analysis (there are two this quarter), you will choose op-ed articles from the sources listed below. Articles must be posted between November 11th and December 15th. You may not select any other articles for this assignment.
Assignment Goals:
· Deepen awareness of current events and contemporary discourse
· Increase familiarity with and fluency in rhetorical strategies
· Improve ability to identify and analyze rhetorical situation, including audience(s), purpose(s), topic, and context
· Analyze argumentative structure, evidence, and logic
· Analyze an author's selection of rhetorical techniques and their contribution to achieving purpose
Assignment Procedure:
Choose an opinion/editorial piece from the ones provided on the Web site.
The only acceptable editorials will be from the Opinion/Editorial sections – i.e. NOT sports, NOT entertainment, NOT business, etc. – ONLY OP/ED.
Sources for the editorial/commentaries:
•New York Times
•The Washington Post
•The Boston Globe
•Chicago Sun-Times
•Chicago Tribune
•The Washington Times
•Washington Post
•Wall Street Journal
Print the article and do a close reading of it, marking it with your annotations directly on the article. I should see evidence that you have considered syntax, diction, figurative language, allusions, analogies, organizational structure, selection of detail, and voice. You will submit a hard copy of the annotation to me on the due date so that I can see your close reading. Your written analysis will only be submitted to Turnitin.com
Assignment Format:
So that I can assess your ability in several different areas, do not write your analysis as one single essay. Number its sections just as they are numbered below, and address only one skill per section.
1. MLA Works Cited reference for your article.
2. A rhetorical précis for your article.
3. Give the key pieces of evidence the author uses to support his/her claim, analyzing each one separately and considering the effect the evidence has when taken as a whole. Your analysis should include a discussion of how the evidence proves the claim and of which parts of the argument appeal to the audience emotionally, logically, and/or ethically. (Note: one piece of evidence can be simultaneously all three types of appeal.)
4. Write a careful and precise rhetorical analysis of the article. You must include discussion of how the author uses rhetorical strategies to strengthen the argument with the intended audience. You will need to consider how the author employs any and all of the strategies we have studied in class. In addition, you should consider organization, format, tone, and overall style. How do these elements contribute to the author's message?
5. Compose a claim of your own that defends, challenges, or qualifies the claim made in your article. Your original claim should be expressive of your point of view on the issue raised in the op-ed you analyzed, and it should indicate for the reader some of your reasons for thinking as you do.Practice Tests
Monday , November 18th
The Crucible MC Quiz
Homework_ Read "Superman and Me" answer questions
Tuesday, November 19th
Understanding the Toulmin Model
Read the following attachment for Wednesday's class:
Toulmin Model Demonstration
The exam will most likely ask you to defend (agree), challenge (disagree), or qualify (agree and disagree) an assertion (claim/statement). NEVER choose qualify. Always choose a side.
- Underline the specific task. Take your time and make sure you KNOW what the prompt is asking.
- Make columns for defend and challenge
- List specific examples that support the assertion (agree/defend). List specific examples that challenge the assertion (disagree/find fault).
- Evidence:
- Be specific and accurate—named and factually correct
- Avoid using movies and other more informal aspects of society as evidence.
- Reflect a well-educated, widely-read, mature individual's thoughtful reaction
- Be unified, specific, accurate, adequate, relevant, and representative.
- Avoid evidence that everybody will cite. (To avoid this, reject first thoughts and keep digging until you find things that are not so easy to grasp at first.)
- Evidence:
- Be aware of prejudices, stereotypes, and bias that you might "bring to the table" concerning the issue
- Think critically…avoid the common and generic examples that all students will use
- Choose your stance by examining which column has the strongest examples/evidence
1st Paragraph: Introduction
- Attention Getter: Shocking statement, generalization, brief anecdote, or a question that directly relates to prompt's purpose/claim (Skip this if it doesn't come to you within 1 minute!) Get to the point…avoid long-winded/flowery beginnings!
- Restate the assertion/claim in your own words! Extremely Important!!!!!
- Transition using Indeed, with brief statement of opposing side's position (already on your pre-writing). Quickly and briefly acknowledge 1-3 "main points" from the opposition.
- Thesis: Transition using However, detailing your position with 2-3 solid reasons
Avoid using First Person (I, me) if possible. Avoid using "weak" argument statements such as "I feel… I think." State your opinion with authority.
2nd-4th Body Paragraphs: Most Important Paragraphs!
- Body Paragraphs: Initially, Furthermore, Ultimately, AND the topic sentence "big idea"
- Specific Example: For example, for instance, in addition, likewise, similarly, moreover, specifically, namely, to illustrate
- Contrast: however, nevertheless, on the contrary, conversely,
- Concluding thoughts: in summation, in essence, hence, accordingly, consequently,
- Add commentary/analysis to your examples….always provide the "So what??"
Build your argument using 2 or 3 paragraphs in which you adequately develop and support your position with specific examples and elements of support. Use your observations, readings, and experiences. If applicable, think about big issues in the world or events in history that could support your topic. Think critically! Do not summarize those events, directly connect them to your argument and analyze the topic. You must have adequate evidence to have a successful argument.
Your last body paragraph should be your strongest example.
- Transition: In conclusion, In summation
- Quickly and briefly restate the claim, your specific position, and big ideas.
- (If time permits) Add a challenging statement, question, or insight into our world based on this idea.
Answers to CLAIMS QUIZ
Week of November 11th
Read Patrick Henry's Speech to the VA Convention - see attachment
Review Toulmin Model
Complete the attached worksheet using Patrick Henry's "Speech to the VA Convention"
CLAIMS OF FACT: http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp2/factual.htm
CLAIMS OF VALUE: http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp2/value.htm
CLAIMS OF POLICY: http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp2/policy.htm
Read the attached article, "Against School: How Public Education Cripples Our Kids and Why"
Writing an Argument "TIPS"
Crucible Quiz
4th period - Rhetorical Analysis
Of Plymouth Plantation- Students are to read Monday night.
Complete this worksheet Tuesday night.
Complete this assignment Wednesday night.
Read "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Look for it in the AP English Google Folder (google docs)
Logical Fallacies - Quiz (Week of November 4th)
Know the following terms well:
ad hominen/poisoning the well, ad populum, begging the question, circular reasoning, false dilemma, eithor/or, equivocation, red herring, post hoc, non-sequitur, faulty analogy, hasty generalization, straw man, red herring, slippery slope, tu quoque, appeal to fear/scare tactics, appeal to ridicule, false authority/argument from authority, appeal to ignorance, wishful thinking, bandwagon, false analogy
Read and study the following handouts/ links:
READ The Crucible by November 8th!
Please submit Scarlet Letter Rhetorical Analysis Essay to this google form (NOTE: Set document share settings to "People at Independence with the link - can view only):
Class Grading Rubric Form
|In Class
|Scarlet Letter
|Scarlet Letter
|Scarlet Letter MC
|Scarlet Letter
|Rhetorical Analysis: Introductions/Conclusions/SO WHAT????
|Scarlet Letter
Rhetorical Analysis
|In class
|Diction Analysis
|Multiple Choice Assessment
Scarlet Letter DIDLS ASSIGNMENT
Choose an excerpt from the novel and analyze it in terms of DIDLS. You must present the information to the class in an engaging manner; in other words, do not simply inform the class that Hawthorne uses concrete language and list those words. You must also write a five-paragraph (choose three areas) essay analyzing how these rhetorical strategies reveal the author's purpose and/or tone.
As you explore the author's techniques and strategies ask yourself "why?"
You must provide a copy of the excerpt to me by October11th. All students will reread the excerpt prior to class.
You must analyze all components: diction (use list of words provided), imagery, details, language, and syntax.
You will present your paper to the class; your peers will grade your paper using the 9- point rubric. The final score of the paper will be the average of class evaluations (50%) and my evaluation (50%).
You will present your analysis on the date assigned.
|Introduction/Conclusion - Framework Rhetorical Analysis
|OPTIC Submission Form
|In Class
|Group - "On the Want of Money"
|Group- "On the Want of Money"
"On the Want of Money" Final Discussion
|NoodleTools -
|In Class
|Seniors- Resume
Juniors - Writing Test
|Scarlet Letter
|Seniors - Meet with Dr. Termini
Juniors - Writing
|Scarlet Letter
|DIDLS Packet
Complete "Rattler" Diction
|Scarlet Letter
|Complete Diction Packet
|Scarlet Letter
|Evaluating "On the Want of Money"
Controlling argument/subtopics
Context/Evidence/ Analysis
|Scarlet Letter
|Language of Composition Quiz - Chapter 1
Precis 1
Scarlet Letter
|Analyzing JFK's inaugural speech, specifically rhetorical devices
Precis 1
Scarlet Letter
|Presentation in LMC - google docs
Precis 1
Scarlet Letter
|Presentation in LMC - google docs
Precis 1
Scarlet Letter
|No school for students
|In Class
|September 9, 2013
|Schemes/Tropes Quiz
|Revision of "Who Cares if Johnny Can't Read" is due by the end of the week.
|September 10, 2013
|Analyzing schemes/tropes in passage
Analyzing appeals in passage
|September 11, 2013
|Group Practice
Rhetorical Triangle
Understanding Claims and Support
|September 12, 2013
|September 13, 2013
|In Class
|September 2, 2013
|No School
|September 3, 2013
|PPT- Chapter One: Language of Composition
Rhetoric/Rhetorical triangle/rhetorical appeals
Lou Gehrig example from text
|September 4, 2013
|Skim and review rhetoric in "We Can Afford to Give Parents a Break"
Distribute scenario- read and analyze rhetoric, specifically persona, assumptions made about audience, plea/evidence/proof used to persuade, appeals
|You can work on on-going assignments:
Rhetorical Precis
Revision of "Who Cares if Johnny Can't Read"
|September 5, 2013
|Discuss Persona and Rhetorical Appeals Activity
Review expectations for critical reading, annotations, MLA basics, and rhetorically accurate/active verbs- emphasize conciseness as well
|See above
|September 6, 2013
|Individual analysis
|See above
Study for schemes/tropes quiz
2013 - 2014Review the following schemes (unusual arrangement of words) and tropes (shifts in meaning from the ordinary use of words) over the weekend:
Schemes: alliteration, anadiplosis, anaphora, anastrophe, antithesis, antimetabole, asyndeton, apposition, assonance, chiasmus, epistrophe, epanalepsis, isocolon, paralellism, parenthesis, polyptoton, polysyndeton
Tropes: antanaclasis, anthimeria, apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, litotes, metaphor, metonymy, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, paradox, paranomasia, periphrasis, personification, rhetorical question, syllepsis, simile, synechdoche
Week of August 23, 2013
1st Quarter Important Dates:
September 13th OPTIC #1
September 20th PRECIS #1
September 23rd OPTIC #2
September 27th PRECIS #2
October 4th PRECIS #3
October 7th OPTIC #3
October 18th PRECIS #4
October 21st OPTIC #4
" By visual literacy, then, I will refer to the ability to read, understand, value, and learn from visual materials (still photographs, videos, films, animations, still images, pictures, drawings, graphics)—especially as these are combined to create a text—as well as the ability to create, combine, and use visual elements (e.g., colors, forms, lines, images) and messages for the purposes of communicating.... visual literacy (or literacies), like all literacies, are both historically and culturally situated, constructed, and valued. " Cindy Selfe
Helpful read:
Rhetorical Precis TEMPLATE
Critical Reading Strategies and Questions to Ask:
Persuasive Argument Prompt.
- Begin with an engaging opening paragraph. Recommended: Start with an anecdote that works persuasive. The anecdote should lead directly to the issue and your specific thesis.
- Each body paragraph should have a specific, illustrative example. Use history, current events, or personal experience. The more detailed the better.
- HOW? WHY? These are the key questions. HOW does your specific, illustrative example prove/support your thesis? WHY should your audience think as you do on this issue? If you have 3-4 sentences per body paragraph that do just this, then you should expect a high score.
- End your paper with a final, persuasive appeal. Do NOT summarize. Try to win the argument with your last paragraph.
- Remember: Your audience is people who either disagree with you or have not yet made up their minds. Write in a manner to persuade this audience to your way of thinking. Reach out to them and fully explain WHY they should think as you do.
- Address the Opposition: Related to the last point: You can't persuade someone who disagrees with you if you don't address their thinking. Explain why they are incorrect. Or, if they have a good point, explain why your position is still the best choice.
- Be sure that you have a clear position. This is an argument FOR one position. Don't try to play both sides. That's not persuasion.
Synthesis Prompt
- The synthesis prompt is argumentative. All advice for the Persuasive Argument prompt applies here.
- Write one body paragraph in which you synthesis three sources in support of one of your points. The graders are evaluating your ability to merge outside facts/sources with your own. Show off!
- Be sure to cite all facts, etc., taken from the sources. Consider this a research paper. Failure to cite sources can lead to a failing score, as you would be plagiarizing.
- Use at least four sources. Five or more is recommended. The more, the better.
- As you read over the documents, be sure to underline, circle, etc., all potential evidence/facts/quotes that you might use. On exam materials, create a simple chart (t-chart, etc.) to compile ideas on which to write. After each idea, put the document source (A, B, etc.). At the end of the reading, you want to quickly and easily see all possible ideas on which to write and which sources contain that information.
- Recent prompts have used phrasing like, "Take a position…on what the most important considerations should be….." Keep in mind that BOTH the considerations and the order in which they appear may differ from others. What should the most important consideration be? Be prepared to argue WHY.
Rhetorical Analysis
- Your introduction should clearly establish the issue, the writer's rhetorical purpose, and specifically reference the primary rhetorical strategy. (But avoid a "laundry list" of tactics. Don't say, "The writer uses emotional appeal, metaphors, and an analogy." Say, "The writer attempts to make his audience feel guilty by comparing their behavior to…..")
- Your body paragraphs do three essential things: (1.) Identify a rhetorical choice. (2.) Present specific evidence—with direct quotes being preferable.) And (3.) Explain WHY the writer made this choice and HOW this choice affects/shapes the way the audience thinks or feels. The more time spent on (3.), the higher your score will be.
- Consider the order of ideas/choices in your analysis: Most arguments build, such that the ending naturally follows a series of steps. Address these steps (or stages) in order as you write. (For example: In America Needs Its Nerds, Leonid Fridman first established that America has an anti-intellectual culture; then he established that our international rivals have a pro-intellectual culture; and then he ends by suggesting that America's future is endangered unless we changed our habits. –In this example it would be silly to begin your analysis by talking about strategies used at the end first. Follow the argument! Show your understanding as to how the writer develops the argument through his or her choices.)
- End your paper by analyzing the writer's concluding strategy or choices. Do NOT end with a dull sentence like, "In conclusion, the author used the above-described strategies to convince his audience that ________."
- Worth repeating: Talk about the intended effect on the audience. WHY did the writer make this choice? HOW does this choice affect/shape the way that the audience thinks?
- Do NOT give your opinion in this essay unless asked. In rare cased, students have been asked to first analyze and then evaluate an argument. Be sure to do exactly what you are asked to do.
What are "rhetorical strategies"?
Consider the following:
1. Figurative language (e.g., metaphors, similes)
2. Analogies (or comparisons in general)
3. Emotional Appeals (how does the writer target the audience's emotions?)
4. Logical Appeals (how does the writer target the audience's intelligence?)
5. Attempts to establish credibility
6. Use of repetition (if they repeat it often enough, people tend to believe it)
7. Diction (note patterns of words)
8. Standout sentences (that is, sentences designed to grab your attention)
9. Tone (consider how effective sarcasm can be)
10. Cause-effect argumentation (if this happens, then....)
11. Addressing the opposition
12. Use of historical precedents (this falls under analogies but is worth noting separately)
13. Contrast (sometimes a writer best shows his position by contrasting it to another, weaker view)
14. Selection of Detail (remember, the person making the argument chooses what you see and don't see)
Remember the Keys to AP Writing!
Rhetorical Analyses:
You can do it!
Specific Examples
How does the writer's choice affect the reader/listener?
Rhetorical modes: Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Explain the writer's intent
Why does the writer think the reader/listener's opinion will be changed?
For Persuasive Arguments:
Specific thesis/specific examples
Hook the reader
Address the opposition
Don't fence sit!
Explain how and/or why your examples prove your thesis
Show attitude!
For those who tend to score 4's and 5's on their essays, perhaps the key to last minute improvement is commentary. In commentary, the writer explains HOW or WHY the given evidence supports or proves his or her point. Commentary explains WHY the analyzed writer chose to use certain rhetorical strategies.
Simply having extended commentary improves most papers. The absence or limitedness of commentary results in low scores, as the writer never bothers to explain his or her thinking.
To better your commentary, consider using the following phrases after your examples:
From this example, one can.....
This shows that....
By this, the author.....
The intended effect of this.....
The reader (or audience) would.....
Whatever follows such phrases is analysis that explains HOW or WHY the state evidence proves the author's point, or supports the writer's ideas.
Papers scoring a 4 or less do not show adequate understanding. In other words, the commentary in 4's (or less) is nonexistant, not fully explained, or flat out wrong.
Key Terms:
The following essential terms have been taken from an Official AP Prep guide. The test writers expect you to know them. Use the links in the Literary Terms Section of this website to compile definitions.
Ad hominem argument
extended metaphor
figurative language
figure of speech
generic conventions
irony (including verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony)
loose sentence
periodic sentence
point of view (first person, third person, omniscient narrator, limited-third person)
predicate adjectives
predicate nominative
rhetorical modes (exposition, argumentation, description, narration)
rhetorical question
subject complement
subordinate clause
Also know the following terms that appear on the essay section:
attitude (or tone)
concrete detail
descriptive detail
narrative devices
narrative technique
persuasive devices
persuasive essay
resources of language
rhetorical features
sentence structure
stylistic devices
SYNTHESIS - Read student samples
Define unfamiliar vocabulary
Explain answers on the multiple-choice questions using the process of elimination (POE). Credit will only be given for specific referenced responses.
ETHAN FROME Argumentative EsaayAddress the following prompt in a well-developed essay: Having now read the novel Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton, write a carefully reasoned, argumentative essay in which you defend (agree), challenge (disagree), or qualify (agree with conditions) the following statement: Ethan's greatest hindrance to happiness is himself (meaning: Ethan's life leaves him unhappy/unsatisfied, and it is entirely his fault).
Ethan Frome Project
|1. Jay
|Discuss the use of stream-of-consciousness technique.
Wharton chooses a man for a narrator and a stranger to the town of Starkfield. Why?
Address frame story (prologue/epilogue) and its effectiveness.
Address the point of view and any shifts.
|Point of view
frame story stream-of consciousness
|2. Victoria
|What are Ethan's chief characteristics? Choose passages to illuminate ideas. As he struggles to find some solution to the problem of Mattie's dismissal, he discloses traits of character that make you respect and pity him. What are they? Note the effect on Ethan of Mattie's tears; of Zeena's reading; of orders about the stove; of going to Shadow Pond; and of Mattie's showing him the letter.
Describe Mattie's background and unhappy experiences. Do you believe her boast that "she isn't the kind to be afraid"? Of whom is she afraid? Mattie's character is most fully developed in the ninth chapter. Explore reasons why Wharton did this.
Through Ethan's thought you learn the background of his wife. What were the circumstances of his marriage with Zeena? Why is Zeena a hypochondriac? Why doesn't Wharton explain Zeena's behavior? How do you account for it. How does Zeena show her dislike of Mattie?
Who are the minor characters? How do they contribute to the plot? Address Dr. Kidder, Harmon Gow, Mrs. Ned (Ruth Varnum) Hale, Andrew Hale, and Denis Eady.
|3. Kaitlin
|How does setting reinforce mood, plot, and themes?
How do the details of setting , particularly of chapters four and five, reflect Ethan's state of mind.
How does setting help develop the novel's themes?
|4. Sam
|Is the use of suspense important in this novel? There is a "hint" of disaster early. Where? Explain its effectiveness.
Ethan Frome is a model book in the use of irony. Outline instances of both irony of situation and verbal irony and trace how they provide unity in the novel.
Explain all the ironic implications of the concluding dialogue.
When and how does Wharton use foreshadowing throughout the novel?
|5. Jon
|How does Wharton's choice of symbols affect the mood of the novel?
What relationships exists between symbols and themes in the novel? Between symbols and characters?
|6. Steven
|Explore rhetorical language and figurative language in the novel.
How does the language reflect the mood or themes in the novel?
Wharton often uses figurative language to heighten our perception of various story elements. Listed below are several
metaphors and similes from the novel. Explain the significance of each.
a. "Starkfield emerged from its six month's siege like a starved garrison capitulating without quarter" (p. 7). (Setting)
b. "He seemed a part of the mute, melancholy landscape, an incarnation of its frozen woe" (p. 11). (Character)
c. "…the coming to his house of a bit of hopeful young life was like the lighting of a fire on a cold hearth" (p. 25). (Conflict)
d. "The moon would push over the ridge behind the farm, burn a gold edged rent in the clouds, and then be swallowed
by them" (p. 58). (Style)
e. "It was as senseless and savage as a physical fight between two enemies in the darkness" (p. 83). (Conflict)
f. "…a mysterious, alien presence, an evil energy…" (p. 87). (Character)
g. "The inexorable facts closed in on him like a prison-wardens cuffing of a conflict" (p. 99). (Conflict)
h. "…they seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods…" (p.
113). (Tone)
i. "…her dark eyes had the bright witch-like stare that the disease of the spine sometimes gives" (p. 128). (Plot)
Ethan Frome is a pictorial novel. Using barren, hostile images, how does Wharton create a physical wasteland that serves a a metaphor for the life of the main characters.
Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome, review pivotal passages from the novel that reflect an aphorism or allegorical perspective regarding the human condition.
|7. Joann
|Wharton emphasizes the significance of little things inthe novel. Why?
How do details create beautiful harmony of tone and mood?
Explore clothes, architecture, and social customs in the novel.
|8. Colin
|Discuss the realistic details that help create the sense of a life-like situation.
Is the ending realistic? Explain.
Discuss the use of local color and regionalism in the novel.
|9. Kevin
|Does the novel accurately depict life in New England in the early 1900s?
Is Ethan's story a social tragedy forecast by the oppressive New England setting.
Where in the novel can we detect life in New England as it really was?
True or False? "Poverty renders people hopeless; they become incapable of changing their circumstances." Explain your position regarding this statement.
SATIRERead the texts below. Then, write an informal (but grammatically correct) response to them. Are they satirical? Who or what is being satirized? Why? Are they effective? What do you think? (Reading Satire handout - if you need it)
"Once More to the Lake"
o You will be presented with an introduction to and a description of an issue that has varying viewpoints associated with it. Accompanying this is a selection of sources that address the topic. These sources can be written texts that could include nonfiction, fiction, poetry, drama, visual texts, photos, charts, art work, cartoons, etc. After reading and annotating the sources, the student is required to respond to the given prompt with an essay that incorporates and synthesizes at least THREE of the sources in support of your position on the subject. You will NOT be given "extra points" for incorporating more than three sources. You will NOT pass this essay if you fail to cite sources at any time.
o Use the sources as springboards or buttresses for your argument. Do not let the sources drive your essay.
o The College Board wants to determine how well a student can read critically, understand texts, analyze texts, develop a position on a given topic, support a position on a given topic, support a position with appropriate evidence from outside sources, incorporate outside sources into the texts of the essay, cite sources used in the essay
o Use the sources and your observations, readings, and experiences to support your thesis.
o This essay is a chance to demonstrate your ability to develop a "researched idea" using not only your personal viewpoint, but also the viewpoints of others.
o Don't be alarmed by the length or complexity of the sources. You will choose your position, and you will choose which texts to incorporate. As long as you address the prompt and cite the required number of sources, you will be fine.
o You must be able to analyze the argument each source is making. What claim is the source making about the issue? What data or evidence does the source offer in support of the claim? What are the assumptions or beliefs (explicit or unspoken) that warrant using this evidence or data to support the claim?
o Ask the questions:
§ What are two or three possible positions that I could take on this issue?
§ Which of these positions do I want to take? Why? Keep an open mind, and choose the position that will allow you to have the best essay and supporting details.
§ Many of the best essays don't have a simple and "easy" thesis but instead take a more critical approach that recognize the complexities of the issue.
§ Imagine arguing the topic with an individual. Argue your position and feel free to say things like, "Source A takes a position similar to mine," or Source C would oppose this position, but here is why I still maintain its validity," etc.
o This essay has two main approaches
§ First: Expository essay in which you develop your thesis and support it with specific examples from appropriate sources. You may use compare/contrast, cause and effect, or analysis
§ Second: Argumentative essay in which you take a position on a particular topic and support the viewpoint with appropriate outside sources, while indicating the weaknesses of other viewpoints.
o Common Errors
§ Not taking a clear position or wavering between positions
§ Substituting a thesis-oriented expository essay (informing the reader of the different topics/positions) for an argumentative essay
§ Being reluctant to engage in verbal combat because "everybody's entitled to his or her opinion" so there's nothing to argue about
§ Slipping out of focus by discussing imagery in general
§ Trying to argue about photography by using evidence from a literary reading list (for example, The Scarlet Letter) and sliding off topic into theme of appearance and reality
§ Lacking clear connections between claims and the data, and the warrants needed to support them
§ Trying to analyze style or rhetorical strategies instead of arguing a point (wrong essay…that would be analysis!!!)
o Carefully read the prompt and all introductory material. Many times the extra information will provide you with time-saving information.
§ With visual texts
· Identify the subject/s
· Identify the major components
· Identify verbal clues such as titles, date, cartoonist, and dialogue
· Notice position and size of details of images
· Identify the primary purpose
· How do the details support the purpose?
o Pre-writing: Make marginal notes beside the text; highlight, underline, and circle key elements. Clearly mark and decide which position you will take and which sources will support your viewpoint.
o Opening Paragraph: Specifically address the prompt and clearly state your position on the topic (thesis with 3 ideas). You may use anecdotes, personal experiences, observations, startling facts/statistics, etc. to "catch" your reader's attention.
o Body Paragraphs: Use transitions to connect ideas. Build up to your strongest point with each paragraph. When citing sources, all you need to do is put the source in parenthesis (Source A) or say, "According to Source A….."
o Use a mixture of direct quotations, summary, and paraphrased quotations when incorporating your sources. Remember that you MUST establish a position and each source you choose MUST support and develop your position.
§ Summary: read a text closely and locate the key words/phrases that enable you to reduce the piece to its essential points
§ Paraphrase: transpose the original material into your own words. It will be close to number of words in the original text.
§ Inference: drawing a conclusion based on specific material
§ Quotations:
· Direct Quotation/Full citation provided at beginning of sentence: John Broder in his February 21, 2006, New York Times article titled "States Curbing Right to Seize Private Homes," quotes Scott G. Bullock, "…."
· Direct Quotation/Citation placed outside the text: In a 60 Minutes interview presented on July 4, 2004, Jim Saleet, a homeowner, stated, ".…." (Source E).
· Paraphrase of and direct quotation third paragraph citation placed outside of the text: John Echeverria sees a danger arising from doing away with the powers of eminent domain. There is real danger the areas will experience "economic decline" (Source E).
· Combination of Direct Quotation and Paraphrase citation provided outside of the text (note the use of ellipsis): In 2005, a supreme court decision ruled that "…the government taking of property from private owner…" (Source C).
· Direct Quotation Citation after Sentence: 68% of survey respondents said that they "favored legislative limits on the government's ability to take private property away from owners…" (Source G)
· Direct Quotation with Citation with Sentence: According to a survey conducted by CNN on July 23, 2005, 66% of those responding said "never" to the question, "Should local governments be able to seize homes?"
· Paraphrase Citation Outside Sentence: In recent polls conducted by both the Washington Times and CNN, over 60% said no when asked if local governments should be able to take over private homes and businesses (Source G).
o Conclusion: Restate main idea but do not simply summarize. Try to powerfully connect ideas or find another source that somehow unites all items discussed.
Synthesis Essay
Ø It will most likely be first. You will know it is the synthesis because it will be the longest and will include sources.
Ø Highlight your specific task in the prompt.
o Many people wrote that Global Warming existed or did not exist; they failed to realize the prompt asked you to take a position on the key issues that leaders should consider when making policies that may affect global warming.
Ø Use the 15 minutes to peruse the sources and make notes about how each source fits into the assigned topic. Does it support it? It is against it? Does it offer an interesting insight?
Ø You must take a position. You cannot qualify on this prompt unless it specifically says qualify in the prompt. Even if it says "qualify," essays are considered stronger when they choose a side. Your reader should know exactly where you stand by the end of your essay.
Ø The best essays addressed the counterargument/counter-position in the first body paragraph or introduction and then built their position and support in the next three paragraphs. They briefly mentioned the counterargument in the conclusion or last body paragraph but the essay clearly demonstrated one position.
Ø Don't simply summarize the sources. Have a position and develop your position by incorporating and analyzing the sources.
Ø Don't be intimidated. You have an opinion. Imagine Oprah asked you for your position on the topic or someone offered you a million dollars for your position; you would find something to say in this circumstance.
|March 26th
|Synthesis 1- Penny
Read prompt
Brainstorm - Discuss
Read seven sources, annotate and label author's purpose and position
|March 27th
|Write thesis and one paragraph specifically utilizing examples, illustrations, observations, as well as source integration
Analyze student responses
|March 28th
|Synthesis 2 - Advertising
Read prompt
Brainstorm - Discuss
Read seven sources, annotate and label author's purpose and position
|March 29th
|Write introduction and thesis
Analyze student responses
|March 30th
|Read "Once More to the Lake" and complete activities
|Read Realism/Naturalism
|April 2nd
|April 3rd
|Analyze student responses
"Once More to the Lake"
|April 4th
|Synthesis 3-
Read prompt
Read seven sources, annotate and label author's purpose and position
|April 5th
|Read Ethan Frome
|April 6th
|April 16th-April 20th
|SATIRE UNIT: Week One
Satire packet
A Modest Proposal
Shooting an Elephant
Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain
Multiple Choice Quizzes
|April 23rd - April 27th
|Satire Unit - Extended Response to satirical pieces:
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Advice to Youth
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Driving While Stupid
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Detail of a peacock on the original porphyry sarcophagus of Helena, Constantine's daughter, on display in the Pio Clementine Museum in the Vatican Museums. It was moved here from Santa Costanza in the late 18th century. The sarcophagus, which is decorated with traditional pagan themes, dates from around 361 and was probably commissioned by her husband, Emperor Julian the Apostate.
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to the rule by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). The rule upheld by the Court affects hundreds of thousands of small electric motors sold each year, yielding a large cumulative energy savings.
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Time for them to close or clean up the joint! – Went for a fish fry recently - this place needs either a good cleaning or remodel job.............YUK!!!
Never Again – We've been to Cliffords quite a few times, but not for about a year. So we decided to go back today as a random decision, no specific reason. Well the place was absolutely packed with no where for people to stand, then you have to watch people eat so you can run to their table when they leave so you can sit, as there isn't a waiting list or even hostess to seat you in a calm and orderly fashion. So here's why it was a horrible experience.....
we sit down and it takes the waitress only a few minutes to come get our drink order, great right? not so much, 15-20 minutes later she comes with food but no tartar sauce, that was another 10 minute wait, then 10 minutes after that we finally got 1/2 of our drinks, sodas mind you. and so we eat and decide we'd like a few more pieces of fish, well she needs an exact count so we told her 5. she then proceeds to pick up the fish plate and dump whatever was on it on my husbands plate, crumbs etc! we couldn't have a new plate with the extra fish? we didnt get drink refills, she didnt ask how our meal was, nothing. and in addition to all of this, a young girl bussing the tables was walking past our table with my kids (12 & 4) saying what the F*^*? ugh!
i understand that they are busy and have alot of people coming to their restaurant, but the least they could do is provide good service, not make me feel as if i have a time limit to eat or that we are bothering them when we ask for something.
i wont even get into the decor or cleanliness of the place.
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Man found guilty of running North County prostitution ring
A San Diego jury on Jan. 7 found an illegal immigrant guilty of federal charges relating to supplying prostitutes to North County migrant camps.
Adrian Zitlapopoca-Hernandez was convicted of two counts each of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and nine other charges relating to a prostitution ring he started in 2008. The charges carry a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.
Prosecutors allege Zitlapopoca manipulated two women he had relationships with in Mexico into prostitution. Both victims are at least 10 years younger than him. Anabel De la Cruz-Ramirez and Florencia Calixto-Velasco both admitted to police that they both worked as prostitutes for Zitlapopoca, court documents state.
De la Cruz said she began dating the defendant in 2006 when she was 18, according to court documents. Over the course of their relationship, she said she was assaulted physically and mentally by Zitlapopoca.
She told police she worked as a prostitute in North County at various canyons, apartments and ranches, court records state. De la Cruz said she was paid by the defendant $10 for each night she worked as a prostitute.
Calixto, who was 17, when she met the defendant in 2004 at a bus station in Oaxaca, Mexico, described a similar set of circumstances relating to her relationship with Zitlapopoca.
She said she worked every night and made $200 to $1,000 an evening, which she gave to Zitlapopoca, according to court records.
Prior to coming to America, both girls said they worked as prostitutes in Mexico under the defendant, court records state. They said their careers as prostitutes started shortly after they met the defendant and he coerced them into it. He had told the women he had planned on marrying them.
De la Cruz told authorities she kept working as prostitute because she thought she was in love, didn't have anywhere else to go, and didn't want to face the shame associated with a failed relationship, according to court documents.
Authorities arrested Zitlapopoca on Nov. 20, 2008, in an area in Valley Center known for prostitution activity. De la Cruz and Calixto were his passengers.
The women lived in different residences in Vista; they were also in the country illegally.
Zitlapopoca had been deported to Mexico in 2004.
Two other men accused of having ties to the prostitution ring pleaded guilty in November to harboring illegal immigrants for the purposes of prostitution, court records state.
They each face up to 10 years in prison and are expected to be sentenced in April with Zitlapopoca.
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These two prostitutes should be prosecuted as felons, deported with a warning to never return of face prison.
Because this illegal alien pimp, because he resorted to the lowest of scum, should be publicly humiliated by a public caning, then locked up prison for the rest of his miserable life.
I would gladly pay extra taxes to get these illegals (criminals) off the streets.


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Friends since they were teenagers, Lawrence-Bullard and Tamara Mellon, Choo co-founder, have had a long mutual admiration for each other's sense of style. So when it came to designing her new 9,000-square-foot penthouse last year, Lawrence-Bullard took inspiration from Mellon herself. "For me it was really all about coming up with something for her house that was a complete extension of Jimmy Choo," he says.
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"The color palette is very much inspired and infused with fashion," says Lawrence-Bullard of setting the tone instantly in the entryway space of the Upper East Side residence. "The shape of the furniture has a very 1970s flavor. But the whole house looks like the inspiration for her shoe collection. So it was really about blending interior design and fashion design, which is what Tamara is all about."
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In the first 5,000 square feet of terrace space, the dining area already possessed a high-end style all its own. But instead of going minimal, Lawrence-Bullard listened to his client about blending styles. "To be able to walk in to a space like that, feel inspired and just make your clients dreams come true is a really amazing thing," he says.
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The result was a 1970s-style airy space with blends of polished and matte metals, reflective ceiling details and glass furnishings that reminded him of Jimmy Choo hardware. "A lot of that inspiration came from looking at the collection," says Lawrence-Bullard. Elegance oozes from the color palette and brushed metal finishes on the dining set. "To be honest, we haven't really even finished it yet. It's one of those things that you just keep adding to and refining."
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The recently purchased home was previously a posh private school called Lycee Francaise, but after the owner of the building decided to convert it into apartments, Mellon instantly knew she wanted in. For $30 million, she scored her dream home and was blown away by the natural beauty and solid construction of the space. "I think that the architecture in certain spaces inspires you," says Lawrence-Bullard of stepping into the living room.
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"Tamara loves color combinations and texture play in her rooms, " he says of combining leather with animal skin, glass with wood and greens with pinks. "In Tamara's living room, I covered the floor in that leopard skin. And that leopard skin is basically the Jimmy Choo print from the brand. That's a direct correlation between the fashion and the interior design of the home."
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"We can all talk about what's going to happen in 2014," Harvick said after winning in Phoenix last weekend. "We have 2012, we have 2013, and regardless of what happens on a business side of things, Richard Childress and myself will always be friends, good or bad, and may agree to disagree, but we still have a lot of racing left to do and we owe it to our sponsors and our company to go out and do exactly what we did today and be men and do the best we can for everybody."
"It's a business decision," Childress aid. "This is a business sport."
This should be a smooth transition for Harvick, who has driven for Childress throughout his 12-year career, starting under the most trying of circumstances: He replaced Dale Earnhardt following Earnhardt's death in the 2001 Daytona 500.
Harvick is good friends with Tony Stewart, so the switch makes sense from that perspective.
As for Childress, he won't have to look hard for replacements. Childress' grandsons — Nationwide Series driver Austin Dillon and Camping World Truck Series driver Ty Dillon — are being groomed for Cup rides, and Austin should be in line for a Cup ride in 2014.
But there is still some concern about the talent that has left the building. Clint Bowyer left to join Michael Waltrip Racing after RCR could not secure a sponsorship at the end of last season.
Childress Racing has not won a Cup title since 1994.
Kyle to stay?
Kyle Busch is another top driver would could be on the move, although J.D. Gibbs, the president of Joe Gibbs Racing, wants no part of that.
"I feel good that we'll get it all together,'' J.D. Gibbs said at Phoenix last weekend. ""I'm not going to say anything official, but we feel good about it.''
Busch is entering the last year of his contract in 2013. Any speculation that he might go to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014 went belly up after Harvick's commitment.
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NASCAR will have a lot more than left-handed turns to offer up this weekend as its version of Super Bowl week (apologies to Daytona) heads to South Florida.
Recording artists Daughtry and Frankie J will perform in the third annual NASCAR Championship DriveTM festival Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. at Lummus Park on South Beach. The event is free.


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Looking back through the history books for the events, signings and memorable matches that happened on this day in City's history.
Wednesday 24th September 1969
It was City v Merseyside in the opening three rounds of the 1969/70 League Cup with City facing Southport, Liverpool and Everton.
Incredibly, though this game took place in September, Liverpool had already completed a league double over Joe Mercer's side and the Blues knew that if they were to see off Bill Shankley's men, they'd have to do so at the first attempt.
The crowd was below 30,000, but this was an epic cup tie and goals from Mike Doyle, Ian Bowyer and Neil Young gave City victory - and a belief that that they could not only beat anyone. The Blues never looked back and went on to win the trophy with a 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at Wembley.
Wednesday 24th September 1975
Back in the days when replays were needed to settle games, City and Norwich locked horns in the League Cup second round in a tie that would take three games to finally reach a conclusion.
The Blues had been fortunate to leave Carrow Road with a 1-1 draw with Dave Watson's goal setting up a Maine Road replay, but strikes from Royle and Tueart were not enough to see off John Bond's plucky outfit that again held solid to draw 2-2 in front of almost 30,000 fans.
The third game had to be played at a neutral venue and Stamford Bridge – a sizeable distance from both clubs – was deemed the perfect venue. With only 6,238 hardy souls bothering to turn up, City take the Canaries to the cleaners with Dennis Tueart scoring a hat-trick and further goals from Joe Royle and Mike Doyle, plus an own goal, completing a 6-1 rout.


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|Wildlife photography: what do I need? | Wildlife lens image quality overview | Image quality ranking | Lenses delivered overview
With the vagaries of photographing wildlife, the flexibility of a telephoto zoom would appear to be an attractive solution. However, image quality is often a compromise at the maximum aperture and longest focal length, typically the most crucial settings. We've pulled some lens data from our database and put together a round up of popular zoom lenses over the years (and made some comparisons with high performance primes). Read on to find out which models have the best image quality.
Photographing wildlife successfully doesn't necessarily depend on having the longest and fastest super-telephoto lens available in a manufacturer's list, in fact it requires a good deal of skill and patience, but there are some lenses that can help improve your chances. A telephoto can be of benefit when photographing shy and small creatures/animals, but while offering high image quality, a fixed focal length telephoto can be restricting.
A zoom lens, however, is much more flexible and by carrying fewer lenses, can save weight and be real blessing while travelling on airlines and public transport not to mention allowing considerable freedom in the field. The trade-off for this convenience is often lower- lens speed and -image quality. Having a lens with a wide maximum aperture is often essential to prevent subject blurring but high-speed telephoto zooms are pricey and fixed focal length telephoto lenses aren't really any more affordable either.
We've put together a review of telephoto zooms and fixed focal length lenses that encompass a focal length of at least 300mm. However, bear in mind, even when used on an APS-C cropped camera this focal length is considered too short for smaller animals, birds especially. Lenses that exceed that focal length are fewer and more expensive but where possible we've included them (from our database of 22 lenses and more than 400 camera/lens combinations).
We are also aware that lenses like the high-end, full-frame Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-400mmm f/4G ED VR II (and the to be released Canon equivalent) are rightly popular (especially on an APS-C camera, where it becomes a 300-600mm f/4 in effect) and so this review will be updated when we've had a chance to put them through our labs.
Added by ajschot | June 25, 2013
Miss some...
Hey guys,
What is alway the thing with this tests, which is a lot of times lately.
It looks like you guys have already favorites and push the 'test' in a direction.
Why al these really old rather crappy Tamrons? I mis the best ones! The VC versions are a lot better then these old versions of 2000 and 2004! Even if the have stabalisation and sometimes it does not work well because of the tripod or fast shutters speed, keep in mind you can always switch them off...
Then i mis a really versatile lens, the Sigma 50-500 OS HSM if you guys talk about reach in the intro you really have to put this one in the test because it has an amzing reach.
Also consider testing some of the faster lenses with tele converter.
I understand thatbit is a lot more work but with this short list I think you don't give the whole thing an objective look for readers.
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | July 08, 2013
Re: Miss some...
Thanks for your comment.
HI Arend,
As you noticed it is a lot of work and we had to do some choices…
For this article we try to highlight some good value telephoto zoom.
In this article we reviewed a lot of high end telephoto prime (Canon and Sony) and we should publish some results of famous Nikon primes very soon.
Your remark about extender is very relevant but we won't have time to measure it for now.
I you want to have an idea about the influence of an extender on image quality, have a look on our last review about the Canon EF200-400mm f/2.8 1.4x.
Best regards,
The DxOMark team
Added by fermanaman | April 05, 2013
Wildlife Lenses: telephoto-zoom round up
How about adding the Pentax 55-300mm lens to the look at in the future list!
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | April 10, 2013
Re: Wildlife Lenses: telephoto-zoom round up
Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
Your suggestion is very relevant. Currently this is not a priority but we will try to keep it in mind.
Best regards,
The DxOMark team
Added by AEH | March 21, 2013
No mention of the Sony 70-400mm G ???
Not even in your "should also be considered" list?
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | March 29, 2013
Re: No mention of the Sony 70-400mm G ???
Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
Thanks for your suggestion, we updated the review.
Best regards,
The DxOMark team
Added by Cris57 | March 07, 2013
Bonjour. La nouvelle mouture du zoom 80-400 de Nikon, vient de sortir. À un prix exorbitant ! Plus de deux fois le modèle précédent ! Dans le même style que votre comparaison 70-200 f4, 70-200 f2,8 Nikon et Canon, je serai extrêmement intéressé par une comparaison des deux versions du 80-400 Nikon (ancienne et nouvelle), avec le 100-400 Canon.
Merci d'avance. Je brûle d'impatience !
Added by loic | February 23, 2013
keep your money!
- weight make 2,8 impossible to use in wildlife without tripod!
- at 5,6, a 200 dollar lens is the same quality optically than a 1500 canon or nikon "pro" lense!!!!!
photographer, I successfully use a 200$ lens without stabilization:
- for "birding" speed is upper 1/500s
- in low ligth cndition
using a tripod is better than stabilsation.
prefer to use this money for the camera!!!
Added by loic | February 23, 2013
en français!
Enfin un comparatif!
J'ai toujours affirmé:
- soit il faut acheter un 2,8 avec le problème de le porter (3kg!!!!)
- soit IL N Y A AUCUNE DIFFERENCE DE QUALITE OPTIQUE ENTRE LES MODELES CHERS OU NON
Donc en photographie animalière ALLER AU MOINS CHER les marques nikon ou canon font beaucoup d'argent avec des optiques quasi identiques, canon prétend meme que son zoom est "pro"....
J'utilise une optique à 200$ je suis photographe et les résultats sont très bons, juste un peu de retouche pour le 300mm!
Les optiques à plus de 1000$ n'apportent rien sauf léger mieux pour l'AF quand à la stabilisation elle est suvent inutiles:
- en "birding" on est à plus de 1/500e
- en affut, le trépied!!!
For my english readers : learn French it's a pleasure and the summit of the Civilisation too!
Added by forall | February 17, 2013
please tests and reviews the lens Tamron SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD Canon! This product should be tested and reviewed on november 2012!
good lens.
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | February 18, 2013
Re: please!
Thanks for your comment.
The lenses you suggested are very relevant and we are going to add them to our list. In this regard, we welcome any suggestions of yours concerning other lenses we might include in ours reviews.
Best regards,
Added by MIcroshooter | February 15, 2013
Nikon V1 with FT-1 mounted lenses
I would like to see the Nikkor 105VR tested on a Nikon V1. Are there any plans to test Nikkor FX/DX lenses on the V1 or V2 when mounted to the V1 via the FT-1 adapter?
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | February 19, 2013
Re: Nikon V1 with FT-1 mounted lenses
Thanks for your comment. Actually there are no tests planned so far for the Nikon 1 with the Nikon F.
Best regards,
Added by peevee | February 15, 2013
Another is missing
There is Panasonic 100-300, but no Olympus 75-300? By now it make sense to test 75-300 II.
And of course everybody waits for the test of the boss of them all, "the rocket launcher", Sigma 200-500/2.8. :) Very few will ever own it, but at least knowing what we are missing. :)
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | February 18, 2013
Re: Another is missing
Thanks for your comment.
The lenses you suggested are very relevant and we are going to add them to our list. In this regard, we welcome any suggestions of yours concerning other lenses we might include in ours reviews.
Best regards,
Added by steveb | February 14, 2013
Missing lenses?
No mention of the Sigma 120-300 2.8? Tends to get good reviews for the functionality and price
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | February 15, 2013
Re: Missing lenses?
Thanks all for your comment.
We are going to add this lens to our database for further comparisons or reviews. :)
Added by gmtmistral | February 13, 2013
Telephoto zoom lens for Nikon over 300mm
Your enquiry concerning zooms for wild life photos is highly welcome...but in your tests or future tests no 400mm, 600mm, 800mm Nikon...
Most amateur photographs are looking for wildlife zooms at a good second hand price: 1500 - 2500 euros
Ken Rockwell on his site suggest to use a 400mm AF I F2,8 and a TC 14 E teleconverter: this is the kind of equipment you should test for people who can't afford a brand new nikon lens...
There is a big potential market there, and also, a company like yours, could offer a test bench where we could get a test of a second-hand lens, at a fair price, so as to see if its worth buying it...
The potential sellers and buyers could then do the deal in total confidence, or publish in their selling advertisement the test you had done for them. (Cost of test should be around 100 to 150 euros)...
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | February 14, 2013
Re: Telephoto zoom lens for Nikon over 300mm
Thanks for your very relevant comment.
We made the choice to specifically focus in this comparison on telephoto-zooms with a maximum focal superior or equal to 300mm.
Fix focals of 300, 400, 600 or 800mm type, whatever their brands, are indeed well-indicated for wildlife photography. As we already have some long focals in our database, this kind of lenses will be tackled in further comparisons.
The lenses you suggested are very relevant and we are going to add them to our list. In this regard, we welcome any suggestions of yours concerning other lenses we might include in ours reviews.
Best regards,


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A red-tailed hawk soars high above My Old Kentucky Home State Park, peering down at its campgrounds, golf course, and outdoor amphitheater. Here, a cast of actors performs Stephen Foster - The Musical, belting the famous tune, "My Old Kentucky Home." Just a piano's throw away stands Federal Hill, the Georgian-style mansion that originally inspired this perennial ballad.
Built between 1795 and 1818, the brick mansion echoes early American history in everything right down to its decor. Supposedly to honor the original colonies, the number 13 appears throughout the house: 13 windows at the front, 13 steps to each floor, and 13-inch thick walls, which once housed famous guests such as Aaron Burr. For 120 years, the Rowan family lived in the mansion. Then, in 1922, Madge Rowan Frost sold the 235-acre estate, as well as many family heirlooms, to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Since then, tour guides have taken visitors throughout the mansion's grounds and into its history-laden rooms. The staff has renovated the mansion in recent years, putting in hours of research to ensure that the carpets, wallpapers, drapes, and hand-whittled internet routers remain authentic to the 1850s. The mansion also celebrates the changing seasons—in winter, the mansion dons Christmas decor and the staffers serve apple cider dressed up in period costumes.
Awash in fog and neon lights, the labyrinthine ramps, walkways, and passageways of the multi-level LaserMatrix keep players on their toes. Laser battles play out throughout the more than 5,000-square foot arena, open year-round. In the arcade, guests earn prizes by defeating more than 30 games, including skeeball and Time Crisis 3, which depicts a post-apocalyptic world without daylight saving's time. Outside, single- and double-seated go-karts hug the twists and turns of the four-acre park's track. Slower competitions unfold at the miniature golf area, whose two 18-hole courses challenge golfers of all levels with curving greens and tricky hole placements.
At Puzzle's Fun Dome, kids bound about inside large inflatables, putt around the mini-golf course, and slink through the tunnels of the multi-level play set. After expending physical energy, they funnel their creativity at the art studio or take in a movie at the mini theater. Then they can get back to scaling the rock wall and playing skee ball in the arcade. To help curate birthdays, Puzzle's Fun Dome also has party packages replete with ice cream, soda, and a visit from Jiggy, the puzzle-piece mascot.
Built on the more than 40-acre site where Pond Station Asylum allegedly burnt to the ground, Asylum Haunted Scream Park remains haunted by tortured spirits of past patients' and the lingering presence of cult activity. Additional petrifying figures, such as a chainsaw-wielding menace and a crazed butcher, haunt the woods' mile-long indoor and outdoor displays at Darkness Falls Asylum, while zombies terrorize a town under military-enforced quarantine at Zombie City: Mutation. In the 9,000-square-foot Xterminate: Zalien Attack arena, hoards of zombie aliens protect their queen against a ragtag group of humans including TNA professional wrestler Al Snow. The Carnivale of Lost Souls treats those that survive Asylum Haunted Scream Park's three immersive attractions to free sideshow routines from freaky performers such as a fire-eater, a human pincushion, and a child happily eating vegetables.
The saga of the world-famous Putt-Putt chain dates back to 1954, when founder Don Clayton opened his first course in Fayetteville, North Carolina. After the hole-in-one, Don started selling franchises the next year, and now his miniature empire counts the Louisville Putt-Putt Fun Center among its ranks. Three 18-hole indoor courses test mini golfers' mettle with distinct challenges and themes. On one course, a waterfall scintillates soothingly, and on another, animals stand watch and try to store errant golf balls for winter's semipermanent nap. An arcade tests hand-eye-screen coordination, and an outdoor party pavilion hosts birthday parties and events.
Treetops sway gently as birds flutter over their branches, breezes waft around their trunks, and humans careen between them at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour. Mammoth Cave Adventures' series of seven ziplines across two courses trail from tree to tree, each line standing slightly higher than the last as visitors decked out in helmets and harnesses speed across the cables, teeter over two skybridges, and perch on platforms between each lofty tier. Seasoned guides lead the 90-minute excursions as they spout environmental and historical trivia about the rolling hills and dense forest of the 60-acre course, which is located just outside of Mammoth Cave National Park.
The company also puts cables to exhilarating use with a Giant Super Swing, which plummets strapped-in visitors from the top of two towering hickory trees into a free-falling arc that swings 40 feet above the ground. Its new Drop Tower allows guests to experience the scenic view of Mammoth Cave National Park while dangling 70 death-defying feet above the ground. For slower-paced adventures, a stable of gentle equines ferries guests along serene trails and countryside vistas during hour-long horseback rides, which are designed for all equestrians regardless of their skill level or the number of sugar cubes in their pockets.


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The recruiting saga of basketball prospect Kevin Ware has become more complex.
The former Tennessee signee from Rockdale County High School in Conyers, Ga., told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last night that he's no longer committed to Central Florida.
"There's a lot of stuff going on right now, personal stuff that I don't really want to speak about right now," Ware said. "I spoke with my family about everything, and I decided it was time to back off on UCF."
Ware, who was granted his release from UT following the firing of Bruce Pearl, insisted his decision has nothing to do with academics. He said he isn't favoring any particular school.
"I'm interested in any college that's interested in me," Ware told the AJC.
That could include Georgia and Louisville, two schools that showed interest in Ware before he committed to UCF. Could UT enter the picture again?
"Tennessee hasn't been in contact," Ware said. "They've got other guards coming in."
That's true. UT coach Cuonzo Martin signed guards Wes Washpun and Josh Richardson after the Vols granted a release to Ware.
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Jobs (PG-13)
Published July 8, 2013
"Jobs" stars Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas and J.K. Simmons in a Open Road Films release. Rated PG-13 for some drug content and brief strong language.
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