Rutherford County Schools – Individual Learning Modules

Grade Course
High School English III
Unit Focus
Attacking the rhetorical Response Question in Madeline Albright’s Commencement Speech and David
Foster Wallace’s Commencement Speech
Week of 5/4 – 5/8
Standard(s)
RHS 1.A: Identify and describe components of CLE 4.A Develop a paragraph that include a
the rhetorical situation: the exigence, audience, claim and evidence supporting that claim
writer, purpose, context, and message
CLE 4.B: Write a thesis statement that requires
proof or defense and that may preview the
structure of the argument
Resource(s)
AP Classroom
AP Lang and Comp Youtube Channel ACT Academy
Task(s)

Monday: Print (if you can) and read through the 2020 AP Testing Guide AND the AP Checklist posted
in TEAMS. Make sure that you have been getting and reading the emails from College Board in your
student email. Preparing for this exam is totally up to you this year. You must make sure that you are
working through these steps so there are no glitches or confusion on test day. When you are done,
post in our chat in TEAMS one thing you have a question about OR one thing that made you happy
today (does not have to be about the AP test.)

Tuesday: Watch the YouTube video “AP English Language: Attacking the Rhetorical Analysis Free-
Response Question” Turn in the Exam Practice assigned in the video to TEAMS

Wednesday: Watch the YouTube video “AP English Language: Overview of the Rhetorical Situation.”
Turn in the Exam Practice assigned in the video to TEAMS

Thursday: watch the YouTube video “AP English Language: Constructing Introductions for a Rhetorical
Analysis Essay.” Turn in the Exam Practice assigned in the video to TEAMS.

Friday: watch the YouTube video “AP English Language: Crafting a Thesis for Rhetorical Analysis
Essay.” Turn in the Exam Practice assigned in the video to TEAMS.
 Expected Outcomes

The expected outcomes are in the YouTube videos. Watch closely.