AP Lang Things we Read

Winston Smith lives in Oceania, a civilization where everything is controlled by Big Brother, the head of The Party. Winston is frustrated by the oppression.

Henry Foster lives in a world where there are five castes (Alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon) and where all people are born in a hatchery. Mustapha Mond is one of the ten world leaders.

This essay discusses the English language and how people substitute words with other words or phrases to change the connotation of the word. This essay also discusses the different types of double speak

The author discusses the idea that the English language is becoming obsolete. That people minimize the language we use. (1984 idea that people use fewer and fewer words because we believe we can replace them with other words)

The author tells a story about a time she was embarrassed about her Chinese heritage. She describes her relationship with her culture through the story of a Christmas dinner.

The author tells a story about a time that she and her friends (boys) threw an iceball at a car and how the driver chased them.

It is a memoir of a time when she was happy.

In this essay the author vividly describes her changing relationship with her father. The author begins by describing the numerous disagreements that she and her father had when she was young. She then goes on to describe how she bonded with her father over the use of his canon.

This author discusses an exchange she witnessed in New York and talks about why it happened. The exchange is between a mother and homeless man.

The author then transitions in to a discussion about homelessness.

The author discusses the difference between a home and house. She uses a homeless woman to make her point.

This address discusses how people look at day-to-day life.

The author uses humor and detailed examples to make his point.

This is a letter written to try to persuade the recipients to take his side in fighting against injustice. The author used appeal to religion, metaphors, and detailed examples to make his point

This play describes two conversations between Socrates and a disciple and monologue by Socrates. Socrates refuses to go back on his morals even if it would save his life.

This essay discusses how a word (******) in one context has a completely different meaning than it has in another context

This essay responds to the Meanings of a Word by explaining how some words have certain meanings to some people and different meanings to others

The author uses vivid examples to define a word

In this passage the author discusses how there are certain expectations and stereotypes used to define farmers and farm towns

The author writes about cheating. She uses her own experience to explain why cheating happens so frequently.

In this essay the author describes a visit to a hotel in south Florida that is home to Haitian women and children that were jailed.

This essay explains that the source of terrorism is that people are entering through the boarders

This passage discusses how people are learning Spanish for specific reasons and a type that is not classroom Spanish

The author describes how people in love don't act logically.

It also describes different fallacies.

Play that follows the king of England through a war with France. Henry gives many speeches

The author gives a humorous and satiric description of his job at the mall Santa display

Describes different logical fallacies and explains how they are relevant to real life

The author describes how people avoid using the word cripple because they don't want to offend anyone but in reality it doesn't change the situation