1 / 7

Analyzing Lies: Insight into Ericsson's "The Ways We Lie" for AP Language

This lesson focuses on understanding and analyzing the essay "The Ways We Lie" by Stephanie Ericsson. Students will explore key concepts such as SOAPSTone, rhetorical techniques, and the various types of lies discussed in the text. Important topics include diction, tone, and the use of anecdotes. Students will complete a quickwrite on personal experiences with lying and prepare for an AP quiz on relevant literary terms. A detailed book review is due Friday, requiring a thorough analysis of the text's messages and techniques.

amery-herman
Télécharger la présentation

Analyzing Lies: Insight into Ericsson's "The Ways We Lie" for AP Language

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Warm UP • 1st Period—12 missing MG presentations • 6th Period—10 missing MG presentations • Finish Theory of Language notes • AP Quiz—Friday: ambiguity, didactic, paradox, oxymoron, semantics • Book Review—Due Friday!!

  2. “The Ways We Lie” Objective: To analyze a piece using a SOAPSTone and make connections to the author’s message by citing and explaining rhetorical techniques (epigraphs, diction, categorization, and anecdotes) that develop the message and author’s tone

  3. Quickwrite • What lies have you told? When is the last time you remember lying? What was the most significant lie you ever told? What circumstances have justified lying? Have you ever been ashamed of a lie or faced consequences for lying?

  4. Definition • Epigraph--A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme. • Diction—author’s word choice • Anecdote—a short personal story with a message (usually humorous) • Tone—the author’s attitude towards the subject or speaker

  5. SOAPS • S—speaker • What do we know is true about Ericsson? • O—occasion • What inspired her to write this? • A—audience • What do we know about the readers? • P—purpose • What does she want people to know, realize, or believe? • S—Subject • What is her topic?

  6. While You Read • “The Ways We Lie” page 408 • After each section • Paraphrase what was said in approximately 5-10 words • How does Ericsson define this type of lie? • What was the anecdote about? • How does this connect to the type of lie? • What diction stood out? • What tone does the diction create? Does she really believe this is bad/good? • Do you agree or disagree with Ericsson

  7. Analysis • Know your prompt before you begin reading • Write an essay in which you analyze the strategies Ericsson use to develop her perspective about lies and lying.

More Related