AP English Language & Composition
Q3
Bedford Readings/Questions
Directions: Follow the syllabus for due dates. On the specified dates, the following will be due: chart for the selected essay, marked –up essay according to the Bedford Analysis sheet, selected questions listed below, and “*” includes multiple choice questions with all answers clarified—ie. A is correct because. . . , B is incorrect because. . . etc .
On the day Orwell is due, March 21, you will also have the following to hand in: From the ten(10) essays you have read, choose five(5) essays that can be organized or grouped around one subject with a variety of author’s intent of tone or effect. Write a one page preface to an anthology highlighting these essays and the connection to the subject.
1. “I Want a Wife” Judy Brady p. 280
Questions on Meaning--3
Questions on Writing Strategies—1,3
Questions on Language—1
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2. “Not All Men are Sly Foxes” Armin A. Brott p. 285
Questions on Meaning—1,4
Questions on Writing Strategies--1
Questions on Language—2
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3. “The Capricious Camera” Laila Ayed p. 298
Questions on Meaning--1
Questions on Writing Strategies—1,3
Questions on Language—1,4
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4. “How to Operate the Shower Curtain” Ian Frazier p. 250
Questions on Meaning—2,3
Questions on Writing Strategies--2
Questions on Language—2
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5. “The Chase” Annie Dillard p. 104
Questions on Meaning--1
Questions on Writing Strategies—2,4
Questions on Language—2,3
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6. “Champion of the World” Maya Angelou p. 93
Questions on Meaning--1
Questions on Writing Strategies—2,4
Questions on Language—2,3
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7. *“Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain” Jessica Mitford p. 256
Questions on Meaning—3,5
Questions on Writing Strategies—1,3,4
Questions on Language—1,2
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8. *“The Ways We Lie” Stephanie Ericsson p. 335
Questions on Meaning—1,4
Questions on Writing Strategies—2,4
Questions on Language—1,2
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9. *“Once More to the Lake” E.B. White p. 504
Questions on Meaning--4
Questions on Writing Strategies—1,4
Questions on Language—2
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10. *“Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell p. 489
Questions on Meaning—3,5
Questions on Writing Strategies--1,2
Questions on Language—1
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