AP Language 2021

  Metonymy, or the Husband's Revenge Rachel de Queiroz Metonymy. I learned the word in 1930 and shall never forget it. I had just published my first novel. A literary critic had scolded me because my hero went out into the night “chest unbuttoned.” “What deplorable nonsense!” wrote this eminently sensible gentleman. “Why does she not say what she means? Obviously, it was his shirt that was unbuttoned, not his chest.” I accepted his rebuke with humility, indeed with shame. But my illustrious Latin professor, Dr. Matos Peixoto came to my rescue. He said that what I had written was perfectly correct; that I had used a respectable figure of speech known as metonymy; and that this figure consisted in the use of one word for another word associated with it—for example, a word representing a cause instead of the effect, or representing the container when the content is intended. The classic instance, he told me, is “the sparkling cup”; in reality, not the cup but the wine in it is sparkli...

  In the transcript, the author discusses single stories. How does prejudice emerge? How do single stories contribute to the construction of prejudice? How can this be combatted? Consider Adichie's words as well as what you read in or perceived before you read  Born a Crime .

Choose your favoirte chapter from the book and consider its setting.  How does Noah's home, school, or neighborhood affect his outlook at that point in time?  Explain.  If possible, include an image from the setting you've chosen.

  Daniels Article Katzenberg Article Try This One--UGH!!! After reading the articles in the links above, consider some of the questions asked and respond with your original ideas.  You can change your position from the assignment you completed in class.   Post your original ideas before Tuesdays' class; then return to comment on a classmate's post.  All ideas must be posted before the start of class on Thursday, Feb. 4th.

 "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy Link to Poem

Read the story "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov on page 967 in the green textbook.  Use evidence from the text to support the argument of either the banker or the lawyer.  At the close of your enty, explain your thoughts on the unique details of this story.  What do you think of the idea, the characters, the outcome...?