AP English Language and Composition - LA5189 - Scope and Sequence - Unit Lesson

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AP English Language and Composition-LA5189 Scope and Sequence outlines learning objectives and skills for rhetorical reading and argument writing. It covers identifying elements of a rhetorical situation, analyzing ethos, logos, and pathos, and evaluating how rhetorical risks strengthen or weaken an author’s purpose. The sequence also trains students to recognize claims and evidence, interpret visual arguments, identify fallacies, select quality evidence, and apply classical, Rogerian, and Toulmin approaches. It includes close reading strategies for multiple-choice sections and assignment and test objectives aligned to these skills.

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Unit Lesson

Introduction to Rhetoric

Rhetorical Appeals: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos

Claims and Evidence

Taking Rhetorical Risks

Close Reading Strategies: Annotation and Graphic Organizers

AP Skills Lesson: Approaching the Multiple-Choice Section

The Art of Argumentation

Unit 2 Introduction

What Is Argument?

From Claim to Thesis

Analyzing Fallacies in Arguments

Effectively Using Evidence to Support Claims

Classical Oration

Induction and Deduction

The Rogerian Argument and Toulmin Model

AP Skills Lesson: Multiple-Choice Reading Questions

Unit 1 Test

Unit 2 Test

AP English Language and Composition-LA5189 Unit Lesson Introduction to Rhetoric Scope and Sequence Objectives Introduction to AP Language and Composition Unit 1 Introduction The Rhetorical Situation, Part I Determine the exigence, purpose, audience, writer, context, and message of a rhetorical text. Analyze the relationship between elements of the rhetorical situation. Explain how a writer responds to the rhetorical situation. The Rhetorical Situation, Part II Explain the Aristotelian triangle. Identify the speaker, audience, and subject of a text. Analyze the interactions among the speaker, audience, and subject of a text. Evaluate a speaker’s use of a particular persona in a text. Rhetorical Appeals: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos Explain the concepts of ethos, logos, and pathos and the different ways in which each is established. Analyze the intended effects of ethos, logos, and pathos in a speech or text. Analyze a counterargument and how it serves to strengthen or weaken an author’s argument. Combining Ethos, Logos, and Pathos Analyze the intended effects of combined rhetorical appeals in an argument. Analyze the relationship between the rhetorical situation and an author’s or speaker’s decisions about how to integrate rhetorical appeals within an argument. Analyze an author’s use of evidence to create stronger rhetorical appeals. Evaluate the effectiveness of combined rhetorical appeals in an argument. AP English Language and Composition-LA5189 Unit Lesson Scope and Sequence Objectives Claims and Evidence Identify claims and evidence within an argument. Analyze how evidence is used to support a claim. Interpret claims of a visual argument. Taking Rhetorical Risks Identify and explain the potential risks associated with the use of rhetorical strategies. Analyze the relationship between the rhetorical situation and the writer’s decisions to take rhetorical risks. Analyze and evaluate how an image can incorporate rhetorical features and result in rhetorical risk. Evaluate the effectiveness of an author’s use of rhetorical risks to achieve a purpose. Unit 1 Assignment Close Reading Strategies: Annotation and Graphic Organizers Use close reading, annotation, and graphic organizers to analyze an author’s or speaker’s use of rhetorical strategies to achieve a purpose. Generate questions about diction, syntax, and the rhetorical situation when analyzing a piece of rhetoric. Analyze how elements of the rhetorical situation (exigence, purpose, audience, writer, context, and message) guide an author’s stylistic choices. AP Skills Lesson: Approaching the Multiple-Choice Section Describe the structure of the multiple-choice section of the AP English Language and Composition exam. Recognize the types of questions found on the multiple-choice portion of the AP English Language and Composition exam. AP English Language and Composition-LA5189 Scope and Sequence Unit Lesson Objectives Analyze what is being asked on sample reading and writing multiple-choice questions. Unit 1 Test Determine elements of the rhetorical situation: the exigence, audience, writer, purpose, context, and message. Describe how the following elements of the rhetorical situation are reflected in a text: exigence, audience, writer, purpose, context, and message. Identify claims or evidence in an argument. Explain an author's use of evidence to support a claim. Use evidence to effectively support a claim. The Art of Argumentation Unit 2 Introduction What Is Argument? From Claim to Thesis Explain how to turn a claim into a thesis statement. Identify various forms of a thesis. Write thesis statements that preview an argument and require defending. Analyzing Fallacies in Arguments Identify fallacies that can weaken evidence. Explain the effects of fallacies on an argument. Effectively Using Evidence to Support Claims Analyze the use of evidence to

FAQs

What skills are emphasized for analyzing a rhetorical text in this scope and sequence?

Students determine and analyze the exigence, purpose, audience, writer, context, and message, and explain how these elements relate. They also evaluate how a writer responds to the rhetorical situation through strategic decisions.

How does the unit sequence teach rhetorical appeals and counterarguments?

It explains ethos, logos, and pathos and analyzes their intended effects in a speech or text. It also guides students to analyze counterarguments and how they strengthen or weaken an author’s argument.

What strategies are taught for building arguments using evidence?

Students identify claims and evidence, interpret claims of visual arguments, and learn to select appropriate, sufficient, and accurate evidence. They also practice building arguments with claim, evidence, and commentary, evaluating effectiveness and evidence quality.

Sep 20, 2026

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