APELC DLR 2013

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8.21.13

Peter 4:10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

Proverbs 2: 20-21 Walk therefore in the way of the good and keep the way of the righteous ones. Because the upright dwell in the land and those without blemish are spared in it

Robert E Lee You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.

power of allusions: "grail" --> holiness, quest (ultimately unsuccessful), commitment for life

Lessons from Great Gatsby

  • you don't get everything you want
  • America has become a (moral) wasteland
  • failure of "The American Dream"

What is "The American Dream"?

  • social power
  • money
  • social legitimacy (DAR)
  • "rags to riches", "work your way up"
  • "boy gets girl"
  • "land of the free"

08.22.13

American dream is different for women:

Child: Daisy :: Daisy : Tom

Jordan and Daisy have different definitions of success.

Think of Jordan as in the line of suffragettes

Nick is narrator: does this imply you have to take what he says as the truth?

"unreliable narrator"

HW Passages where nick contradicts himself or other impressions about Gatsby:


8/26/13

Differences between modern and colonial American literature: Low literacy rate/Poor education Town crier would read aloud newspapers Political and religious writings were the two major topics heavily focused on before 1820

John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity": Things to look for: -Religious rhetoric/bible refrences/appeal to authority -Rhetoric consists of emotion, facts/reason, and, in the case of John Winthrop, religion

Diction, figurative language (metaphors, similie, symbols, and images) all help convey tone Style is made up by sentence structure

Vocab: Add- Ostensibly - apparently Synergy - working together or in union Omit- Diadem Change- Regale - entertain Vagary - not a whim, but a spontaneous action

8.27.13

  • Notice that the reasons are justifications of why the world is as it is rather than Edenic
  • Why is there so much emphasis on things that seem non-religion in nature (when to lend to people, how much to lend, when not to worry about repayment, for instance)?
  • Near the end of page 41, there is a reference to "Adam, rent himself from his Creator..". What is the theological term for this "rending"?
  • What are the conclusions about "love among Christians" to which Winthrop refers [page 44]?
  • Near the end of [page 46], what is "the onely way to avoyde this shipwracke"?
  • How is his colony "as a citty upon a hill"?
  • What is the end result, Winthrop tells them, of not doing as he urges?

AP Argument Essay

Passed out AP grading criteria (also posted on WH); passed out a good sample essay and went through it, explaining what made it good.

Main thing is to answer the prompt correctly! Next item is structure. AP essays expect a somewhat stereotyped structure.

  • Intro (answer prompt in here)
  • 2-3 points of supporting evidence with specific references to the work/situation in question
  • conclusion

9.3.13 Chapter 2 Vocab Quiz: 

    - strike out acetous
    - add copacetic: things are going along smoothly
    - comport:
        1. reflexive: behave, conduct oneself
        2. intransitive: comport with
    - umbrage: "take umbrage", resentment

Signs of True Revival: 

- about religion
- true revival implies that there is a false revival
- talks about what is "true" and "false"
- justifies why this is the true revival
- very influential in Northeast America because of strong religious backing
- more likely a sermon rather than a book/printed pamphlet
    1. oratory
        a. repetition
        b. emphasis (vary volume/pace)
        c. structured

1. When Esteem for the true Jesus is raised 

    - only actual followers of Jesus can identify the true Jesus
    - Protestants believe The Bible is key and Edwards shows this here
    - Devil's role is to sabotage your faith, hates Jesus and his followers

2. When Satan's Kingdom is Attacked 

    - when people are at work they think of happiness and not sinning
    - when your conscience is awake your attitude is improved

3. When people come to love the Scriptures more 

    - spirit of God at work

4. When men are led away from falsehood into truth 

    - this is true because Satan wants to lead people to falsehood

5. When there is an increase in love to God and man 

    - if the spirit makes us love God, he must exist
    Message
- there are signs that point to the True Revival
    Speaker's Attitude / Tone
- believes in his words,  makes it more convincing
- wants people to turn away from sin because of the fear of eternal damnation

Jonathan Edwards 

- was a minister
- fired for religious thoughts
- credited for ideas of the Great Awakening

The Great Awakening 

- justification for the American Revolution
- knowledge came from the Ancient World
- looking at things in a logical way, not through the church

09.12.13

Three kinds of AP essays:

  • Argument
  • Rhetoric
  • Synthesis

Appeals to Authority

  • Pathos (emotion)
  • Logos (reason)
  • Ethos (morality)
  • Mythos (culture/tradition)

Language

  • Diction
  • Imagery : metaphor (strong) vs simile (specific)
  • Symbolism
  • Language/Syntax

For Common Sense we went through looking at the various kinds of appeals to authority (mostly pathos and ethos); then, we looked at specific devices: mostly diction and imagery.

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