Presentations 2 & 3

Out of the 13 presentations that will occur across AP Lang, the first 3 averaged 8.33, which shows a strong usage of logos, ethos, pathos, and - most importantly - engagement of the audience! Fifth hour has been the pioneer of these presentations, and each group has created unique and creative experiences with complete audience interaction. Today, looking at the reality of terrorism on innocent victims, created a serious, tense mood that helped the audience recognize the cruelty and the loss that occurs in a daily basis (and revealed some fascinating stats at the lack of concern for international matters). Following that, the mood shifted to a quartet of guides helping the class understand the lack of education in the world. From beginning to the end, those 4 ladies kept their audience engaged, informed, and impressed - and moving - through a memorable excursion into multi-genre information. Even their classmates commented on the creativity, intelligence of design, and overall visual artifacts that conveyed ethos from beginning to end. Bravo!

You may notice that I'm not giving away too many specific details so as not to cause imitation with our future presentations. However, for those of you in fifth hour or hear about the work in fifth hour, they definitely have offered completely different presentations that completely represent what they want to express about space, Boko Haram, and Malala's educational crusade. Hence, all the future groups have the opportunity to move their audience into understanding and reaction.

What's next after all of these presentations? Fallacies - what you don't want to do in an argument. Argumentation - what you do want to do in an argument. Multiple Choice - hopefully with our limited time frame remaining we can at least start looking at these passages!

Tomorrow will be third and fifth hour presentations; first hour will have their last day (it's a block, so you have double the time) to prepare for Thursday's commencement. Barring an emergency, make sure you are in class to support your group!

Last up, don't forget the Lucy Logs for your two memoirs. You have 10 days remaining for the assignment, and I know many of you have yet to pick up your second text! Procrastination will not help you with this assignment! And don't forget, this log, which is worth a significant amount of points, will help you with an argumentative essay to end the semester, which means if you don't have the log completed, you may find yourself having difficulty with the essay.