AP Literature - (12th grade) (Period 4) Assignments

9th grade - only return the orange Language of Literature

 

1. Bring the items for your grade level to Room 40.

2. Earn extra credit by attending the School Play on 5/23 & 5/24

Modern Era: Social Concern paper

Draft due in class Wednesday

 Use this time to peer read each other's papers and get feedback.

Checklist:

• Is the social concern theme clearly defined after the introductory paragraph of the paper? It should be in the paragraph after the intro before you start your specific analysis of the novels.
• The intro paragraph must include the titles (in italics), authors, text types, and social concern theme
• Is the social concern clearly identified in both novels?
• Does the evidence illustrate the social concern?
• Does the analysis of the evidence fully explain the issues and tie together both novels?
• Is the explanation & analysis of the social concern convincingly based on logos (reasoning) or does it rely heavily on pathos (emotions) or ethos (ethical/moral appeal)?

• Your reasoning and evidence of this social concern should be stated primarily in logos to convince your audience that the issue you selected in these novels is valid and worthy of literary discussion. It is primarily an informative paper.

 Structure:

• MLA format
• Double spaced
• 12 pt. font
• In-text citations for each quote (author page).
• Works Cited page

Quote totals

• 1 or 2 quotes from the digital resource on the Social Concern theme
• Minimum 5 short, specific quotes from each book to help support your analyses
• You CAN have more as long as they’re short and succinct, but 1 – 2 quotes long, meandering quotes will not be enough to support your explanations.
• Watch out for plagiarism! Too many long quotes without enough explanation and analysis in your own words will score your paper down for plagiarism.
• The ideal ratio of quotes to original commentary is 15% / 85% (1 quote and 5 original sentences) to 20% / 80% (1 quote and 4 original sentences)
• A paper should be well-supported but not drowning in long, unrelated quotes just to fill the page.

Modern Era: Social Concerns

examples for format and composition

Bring your novels tomorrow!

As well as working on Reading Log #12, you'll be working on your drafts for Modern Era: Social Concern

Work Cited draft due for the Modern Era: Social Concerns

(If you are taking the AP Calculus test, it's due Wednesday in class)

• Use the theme notes to help you identify one of the themes of your novel.
• You may print and then write your responses by hand.
• You may type your responses and then print when it is complete.

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday (or first day after a holiday). Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

Unfortunately, R & R does not stand for Rest and Relaxation.  In our class, it stands for Reading and Research.  You have all been informed of your Modern Era - Social Concerns research paper based on two literary novels and digital information. (in your syllabus and posted here under homework)

 

 

You may, academically, use your phones and tablets to find information to define your theme, read critical scholarship of your selected novels, and research the historical context / issues that apply to your novels.  For those of you without phones and tablets (or with limited data plans), there are Kindles available from the Magnet which you may borrow during class time.

 

I must put emphasis that this is not for playing games or messing around on social media, this is for online research only.

 

If you are caught (or suspected) of just goofing around with the tech or simply chatting with friends or family, you will need to do your research on your own time, outside of class. 

 

You may also use this time to bring in drafts, get feedback, and constructively confer with peers.

 

For digital information: define terms, if needed on webster.com, do not cite wikipedia or use it as a source, shmoop is fine (but phrase it formally - shmoop.com is written informally to be student friendly), e-books are fine (though regular books are easier to specifically reference), and .edu websites are a safe bet for vetted, academic material. You are not limited to only these sites, but let them be a guideline for - Evaluating Sources.

 

You need to use MLA format for citing e-books and digital references both with in-text parenthetical citations and on your Works Cited page.

 

If you need help with e-books, review: 

 

 Do NOT be lazy about this!  This paper needs to be written at the college-level. 

 

Don't just slap your Works Cited page together with URLs and think you digitally cited everything.    We haven't used URLs in Works Cited since 2009. Follow the directions carefully on OWL Purdue or with citefast.com.

 

Do NOT use random the 'fill in the blank' automated bibliography websites that are not up-to-date with current MLA. Those forms are stupid. They get most of it completely wrong and cite the wrong books. Make sure you look at your own book (or e-book) and use THAT information to set up your Works Cited.

 

You are smart.  Don't do dumb things.  :)

This assignment, which includes thematic analysis and an evaluation of the protagonist, is based on whichever novel you read the most (or finished) during the last month.

 

Note: 9th graders have a signature required for this assignment to make sure your parent or guardian knows (and approves of) what you are reading for your English homework.

 

 Absent on Friday? Print the file you need.

If you cannot view or print a docx file, print the pdf. It's the same document. The theme notes do not need to be printed, you just need to read them to select a theme from your novel.

 

MAKING A PLAN!

The Modern Era: Social Concerns paper

• Map out what you need to do and when you are GOING to do it—with DATES
• This paper (5-7 pages + Works Cited) is due at the end of May, and we will work on drafts in class with peer reviews before Finals Week. You have a LOT of reading AND analysis to do before then. You cannot ‘rush this’ at the last minute with two novels you “kinda know”. You have to incorporate digital resources about the Social Concern. You have to have relevant citations focused on the specific social concern(s).
• Many of you MAY need to review MLA for in-text citations, Heading, Class Info, and a Works Cited page – 1 digital source and 2 novels.

Works Cited: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html

In-text citations: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html

MLA paper format – header, class info, title, spacing: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_general_format.html

• If you use sites like citefast.com or OWL Purdue to help with your Works Cited, you must double check it for accuracy! If you are not sure, use the OWL Purdue website to check the format.
• What should be already done? Selected your Social Concern and the two novels you are going to use
• One MUST be a modern novel – see the posted list & related themes in your HW
• What do you need to do?
• Read / re-read both novels carefully and collect the evidence you’re going to need for the Social   Concern theme
• Locate a relevant (.edu, .gov., .org – not Wikipedia) digital resource that clearly defines your           social concern and gather the relevant evidence you’ll need to explain the social concern in your    intro
• Look at your classes, your schedule, your due dates for other classes and map out when you’re      going to have each part of this project completed by
• When will both novels be completely read?
• When will you have all of the evidence about the social concern organized from each                                       novel?
•                 When will you have the digital resource WITH the evidence and the information you will                                  need for the MLA Works Cited page?
• When will you review how to use MLA in-text citations and write an MLA Works Cited                                       page with novel and digital resources correctly cited? Google: Perdue OWL
• When will you write your Works Cited page? (Yes, you should have this COMPLETE                                             before you begin your paper, so you know what to use for in-text citations as you write                                    your paper!)
• Organizing your Works Cited is the first thing you should do, not the last
• When will you review how to format a paper for MLA to have the correct headings and                                    class information in the correct places? Google: Perdue OWL
•                 When will you start drafting?
• When will your first draft be complete?
•                 When will you re-write your peer reviewed draft into your final draft
• When will you check for typos, misused vocabulary, and spacing errors? This is a major               problem many students have! Yes, it really matters. Your paper will be poorly judged before it is read.
• When will turn in your Final Draft?
• Are there any circumstances that could mean you will need a different (earlier)                                                  submission date?

BYOT Fridays - Bring Your Own Test

Starting in March:

Review the Test Prep homework and respond in Schoology as those dates come up! You will be responsible for bringing test materials every Friday for March and April. You can print for free (black ink) in the Magnet office. IF YOU PLAN AHEAD! Don't wait till Friday morning!

Instead of relying on me to pick a prompt or test section for you, pick what YOU personally want more practice with. I will give you credit for setting your own goals and preparing yourself.

Free AP Test Prep on: College Board - AP Literature (learn to navigate their website)

Multiple choice practice sections are in the Course Description, select two multiple choice excerpts from p. 12-27 with the associated questions from the PDF – select pages, don’t print the whole pdf (yes, I know p. 27 has the answers, cut them off after printing) - 4 sections or 2 weeks of testing available

If you have an AP Lit test prep book of your own or prep from another website, you can bring copies of Multiple Choice sections or Essay Prompts from there.

Several years of all 3 types of essay prompts are available on College Board, but you need to choose one with the associated text available or choose a Free-response essay prompt with the suggested text list

I will give you test prep credit every Friday if you complete 1, 40-minute essay in class or complete 2 sections of Multiple-choice (which is two text excerpts and usually just over 20 questions - check your work when you finish).

 Miss! Why are you doing this? Why don’t you just give us the stuff? You’re the teacher!

 Dear students, I am doing this because this is a very important time of the year for AP prep students. You need to know HOW to find this stuff, be independent, and make academic choices in your own best interest. If I don’t do this, whatever you feel you were not prepared for, you will blame your teacher for not doing for you. You cannot go through life blaming people for not doing your own work.

 You are all individuals with different needs. You do not all need to do the same thing.  I want you to focus on what you need. I want EVERYONE to be ready for the AP Lit test based on what they need to know.

I want you “studying” and completing “test prep” on your own, too, not just because I’m making you do it on Fridays. So, like a good teacher, I’m making sure you know how, but I’m not doing it for you. :P

 Forgot your test? Didn’t have time? Couldn’t be bothered? That, dear student, is a problem. I may be making you get it yourself, but everything is still provided for you for FREE. And NO you can’t just ‘take a test from your phone’ during class. Don’t even ask. The school related print outs are FREE. You have no excuse not to have them.

If you forgot your test materials, you can work silently on your vocabulary. Use the 7^th edition prep book, look up words you do not know, define them, read them in context, and write them in your own sentences while the rest of the class works on their practice exams.

And if you’ve just read this and decided, “pfft! I’ll just do vocabulary then, who cares? I'm not even taking the test, so why should I try?”  Okay.  That’s 100% your choice and 100% your responsibility.

If you were absent for sports or activities:

 

Complete the rest of the graphic organizer.

 

 

If you were absent today, we worked on the questions for prose piece "Meditation 17."

Group work

“Meditation 17” Questions

Spoiler: The metaphysical ideas here are people are interconnected and, again, mortality which encompasses both life and death.  If we are one, then when someone dies, we are all lessened by their loss, for we are all part of humanity.  So, when the church bell tolls, for a funeral, don’t ask who it rings for, it rings for you.  Even the loss of the smallest of us affects the greatest of us. The loss or sickness of another also gives us time to reflect on our own spiritual state.

Allusions to Christian traditions

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday (or first day after a holiday). Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

AP Readiness - UCLA

As shown in class on Friday, select the Modern Era: Social Concern theme you would like to focus on for your paper.

Final Paper - Social Concerns (Modern era)

Suggested themes and titles

 Social Concern themes that can be explored across a pair of novels:

Society and Class - (All the Pretty Horses - John Grady; Wuthering Heights - Heathcliff; Angle of Repose; The Awakening)
Misunderstandings and Legal issues - (Atonement - Cecilia; Jane Eyre - Jane; Snow Falling on the Cedars - Ishmael; Alias Grace - Grace; The Grapes of Wrath - Tom)
Education - (The Giver; Brave New World)
Mental Health - (Catcher in the Rye - Holden; Jane Eyre - Bertha; Wide Sargasso Sea - Antoinette (who later became Bertha in Jane Eyre); Animal Dreams)
Government Control - (such as the over-reaching or over controlling 'state' - The Giver; 1984; Brave New World; The Handmaiden's Tale; Player Piano)
Gender Roles - (The Handmaiden's Tale - Offred; Catch-22 - prostitutes & soldiers (good ol' opportunity value economics); Wide Sargasso Sea - Antoinette;  Jane Eyre - Jane;  Angle of Repose - Susan; The Awakening - Edna; The Grapes of Wrath - (men & women); The Kite Runner - men and masculinity)
Industrialism or Technology - (North and South (Gaskell); Player Piano; Animal Dreams; Angle of Repose; Heart of Darkness; Silas Mariner)
Social Criticism - (Ethan Frome; A Prayer for Owen Meany; Catch-22; The Great Gatsby)
The thin veneer of Civilization - (Lord of the Flies; The Crucible; The Scarlet Letter)
Revenge (and Forgiveness) - (Frankenstein; Atonement; Wuthering Heights; Stones from the River)
Pushing the boundaries of Science - (Frankenstein; Einstein's Dreams)

Humanity as Monstrous – (Frankenstein; Grendel)
Racism and Justice - (To Kill a Mockingbird; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Montana 1948)
Identity: Revealing, Remembering, and Forgetting - (Beloved; Obasan; Angle of Repose; All the King's Men; The Great Gatsby)

Other thematic topics of Social Concern:
Environmental Concerns
Social Justice

The suggested titles are NOT limits.  You can choose other books of equal literary caliber. The themes can apply to other books in the list, too. They're just suggestions for how to view parts of texts, or certain characters, to focus on themes that are social concerns.

 You are not limited to this theme list, either.  It is just a list of suggested themes to get you started.  If you have a question about a theme or themes for your analytical paper, see me.

One of the novels for this paper must be a 20th or 21st century novel. Both may be modern novels if you wish. The above list shows similar social concern themes that can link the literature together, but not all of the novels listed above are modern.

You CAN write about two different, but related, themes. They will be discussed, in your papers, as the social concern theme(s) itself (or themselves) and within the historical context.

Reminder: 20th century is the year 1900 to 1999 and 21st century is the year 2000 to 2099. We are in the 21st century. :) 1900 to Present is considered the Modern Era.

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

 

 

Cut & pasted from syllabus for those who lost theirs:

 

If you were absent on Monday, you must copy this cover sheet neatly and prepare your SLC Night packet for Thursday.

 

 

Directions:

• Sit with your parent or guardian
• Explain the work you do in the class
• Review your Performance & Behavior paper (complete it)
• If your parent or guardian has questions about your grade, show your parent or guardian your assignment list (Schoology) for what you have done, your scores, and anything you are missing.

 

(Skip lines)

 

_______________________________ (student name) conferenced with me on: ___________ (date)

 

The above named is in Ms. Green’s period: __________ English class.

 

(Skip line)

 

Parent/Guardian Signature: _________________________

(After March 25, this assignment is considered late)

If you were absent on Monday or needed to finish at home:

Writing Topic – Hero

(2 paragraphs – 5 sent. ea.)

Compare and contrast Milton’s Satan from the epic Paradise Lost with another epic hero, such as Achilles or Beowulf, and a tragic hero, such as Othello or Oedipus. 

First paragraph: Why are these characters heroes?

Second paragraph: With which character does Milton’s Satan seem to have more in common?  Explain how and why. 

Back up your ideas with short “textual references” (Author Lines). You will have 1 quote from each text.

(Hint: From our Summer Work you read “The Satanic and Byronic Hero” article, which related to Heathcliff, let your understanding of that hero-type help inform your response.)

Writing Topic - Hero

                In Milton's Paradise Lost, Satan, a fallen angel who stands in opposition to God, is a bombastic anti-hero. Likewise, mostly-immortal Achilles, of The Iliad, paid little heed to the traditions of gods and men when he's angry. Oedipus, in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex though clever, honest, and just, was little more than a pawn of Apollo's cruel punishment on his family. Oedipus defeated the Sphinx, which made him a hero to the Greek people. The town elders proclaimed of Oedipus that, “the carrion woman faced him of old, / Prove his heroic mind” (Oed. 1.483-4). Achilles was one of the greatest warriors in the Trojan War, and they lost morale whenever he left the field. Satan was well-spoken and a heroic leader to the fallen angels he encouraged to stand with him.

                Out of the three heroes, Satan, Oedipus, and Achilles, Satan resembles Achilles the most because they shared the same tragic flaws of wrath and hubris. Like Satan, who swore, “good never will be our task / but ever to do ill our sole delight” (Milton 159-60), Achilles angrily declared to Hector that he would hate him forever, like men and lions, “forever these hold feelings of hate for each other” and “Pallas Athene will kill you soon by my spear” (Homer 26, 32-3). Satan would stand, in anger and resentment, against God to try to corrupt all the goodness in creation. Achilles granted no mercy to Hector, expressing his rage and, in his pride, claimed to be the instrument of a goddess. Satan claimed that he and his cohorts were equal in arms to the legions of heaven and better equipped for war since they could and would be deceitful.

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday (or first day after a holiday). Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

BYOT Fridays - Bring Your Own Test

Starting in March:

Review the Test Prep homework and respond in Schoology as those dates come up! You will be responsible for bringing test materials every Friday for March and April. You can print for free (black ink) in the Magnet office. IF YOU PLAN AHEAD! Don't wait till Friday morning!

Instead of relying on me to pick a prompt or test section for you, pick what YOU personally want more practice with. I will give you credit for setting your own goals and preparing yourself.

Free AP Test Prep on: College Board - AP Literature (learn to navigate their website)

Multiple choice practice sections are in the Course Description, select two multiple choice excerpts from p. 12-27 with the associated questions from the PDF – select pages, don’t print the whole pdf (yes, I know p. 27 has the answers, cut them off after printing) - 4 sections or 2 weeks of testing available

If you have an AP Lit test prep book of your own or prep from another website, you can bring copies of Multiple Choice sections or Essay Prompts from there.

Several years of all 3 types of essay prompts are available on College Board, but you need to choose one with the associated text available or choose a Free-response essay prompt with the suggested text list

I will give you test prep credit every Friday if you complete 1, 40-minute essay in class or complete 2 sections of Multiple-choice (which is two text excerpts and usually just over 20 questions - check your work when you finish).

 Miss! Why are you doing this? Why don’t you just give us the stuff? You’re the teacher!

 Dear students, I am doing this because this is a very important time of the year for AP prep students. You need to know HOW to find this stuff, be independent, and make academic choices in your own best interest. If I don’t do this, whatever you feel you were not prepared for, you will blame your teacher for not doing for you. You cannot go through life blaming people for not doing your own work.

 You are all individuals with different needs. You do not all need to do the same thing.  I want you to focus on what you need. I want EVERYONE to be ready for the AP Lit test based on what they need to know.

I want you “studying” and completing “test prep” on your own, too, not just because I’m making you do it on Fridays. So, like a good teacher, I’m making sure you know how, but I’m not doing it for you. :P

 Forgot your test? Didn’t have time? Couldn’t be bothered? That, dear student, is a problem. I may be making you get it yourself, but everything is still provided for you for FREE. And NO you can’t just ‘take a test from your phone’ during class. Don’t even ask. The school related print outs are FREE. You have no excuse not to have them.

If you forgot your test materials, you can work silently on your vocabulary. Use the 7^th edition prep book, look up words you do not know, define them, read them in context, and write them in your own sentences while the rest of the class works on their practice exams.

And if you’ve just read this and decided, “pfft! I’ll just do vocabulary then, who cares? I'm not even taking the test, so why should I try?”  Okay.  That’s 100% your choice and 100% your responsibility.

Homework: Read the excerpt about Sin from Book 2 & answer the questions

Come to class Thursday prepared to review and discuss

Sin’s Birth and Death’s Birth and then what Death did to Sin (Book 2)

[Sin is speaking, telling her story of existence]

Likest to thee in shape and count'nance bright,
Then shining Heav'nly fair, a Goddess arm'd
Out of thy head I sprung; amazement seis'd
All th' Host of Heav'n back they recoild affraid
At first, and call'd me Sin, and for a Sign [ 760 ]
Portentous held me; but familiar grown,
I pleas'd, and with attractive graces won
The most averse, thee chiefly, who full oft
Thy self in me thy perfect image viewing
Becam'st enamour'd, and such joy thou took'st [ 765 ]
With me in secret, that my womb conceiv'd
A growing burden. Mean while Warr arose,
And fields were fought in Heav'n; wherein remaind
(For what could else) to our Almighty Foe
Cleer Victory, to our part loss and rout [ 770 ]
Through all the Empyrean: down they fell
Driv'n headlong from the Pitch of Heaven, down
Into this Deep, and in the general fall
I also; at which time this powerful Key
Into my hand was giv'n, with charge to keep [ 755 ]
These Gates for ever shut, which none can pass
Without my op'ning. Pensive here I sat
Alone, but long I sat not, till my womb
Pregnant by thee, and now excessive grown
Prodigious motion felt and rueful throes. [ 780 ]
At last this odious offspring whom thou seest
Thine own begotten, breaking violent way
Tore through my entrails, that with fear and pain
Distorted, all my nether shape thus grew
Transform'd: but he my inbred enemie [ 785 ]
Forth issu'd, brandishing his fatal Dart
Made to destroy: I fled, and cry'd out Death;
Hell trembl'd at the hideous Name, and sigh'd
From all her Caves, and back resounded Death.
I fled, but he pursu'd (though more, it seems, [ 790 ]
Inflam'd with lust then rage) and swifter far,
Mee overtook his mother all dismaid,
And in embraces forcible and foule
Ingendring with me, of that rape begot
These yelling Monsters that with ceasless cry [ 795 ]
Surround me, as thou sawst, hourly conceiv'd
And hourly born, with sorrow infinite
To me, for when they list into the womb
That bred them they return, and howle and gnaw
My Bowels, thir repast; then bursting forth [ 800 ]
A fresh with conscious terrours vex me round,
That rest or intermission none I find.

[those are the monsters surrounding Sin in the image you studied]

 

Sin is an allegorical figure and in no way represents womankind or that a woman’s gender characteristics are evil or monstrous. The answers to the questions are inferred, which means they’re NOT literal.

Example: The answer to number 2 is not “She had sex while still in heaven.” Consider what it meant for Sin to have “conceived” in Heaven and what that represents. Remember, thoughts are also conceived, whose thoughts would we be concerned with in this passage? Recall also the story of Athena's origin myth it has a lot of parallels Sin's origin in this epic.

Exploring the Allegory of Sin:

1. Why is Sin in Heaven with a fair and innocent form?
2. Why does Sin get pregnant in Heaven?
3. Why is Sin in Heaven at all?
4. Why is Death born in Hell?
5. Why did Death rape Sin?
6. Why did Sin conceive and bring forth monstrous off-spring after Death raped her?

Decide which novels you're going to use for your final paper

At least one of the novels needs to be a modern novel, you can get current homework credit for reading and completing reading logs on the novels you will use on your upcoming paper. It's fine if you've read one of the novels earlier this year.

 

Students choose two novels to read and study from the following list of possible titles:

 Alias Grace, All the King’s Men, All the Pretty Horses, Angle of Repose, Animal Dreams, Atonement, Awakening, Beloved, Brave New World, Catch 22, Einstein’s Dreams, Ethan Frome, Frankenstein, The Grapes of Wrath, The Great Gatsby, Grendel, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Kite Runner, Lord of the Flies, Montana 1948/Justice, 1984, Obasan, Player Piano, The Poisonwood Bible, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Snow Falling on Cedars, Stones from the River, Their Eyes Were Watching God

 You may have already read one of these novels earlier this year for homework, which is acceptable.  You can use your reading logs in lieu of a separate dialectical journal to assist you with locating references for your paper.  At least one of the novels should be new to you, so keep a dialectical journal and/or complete reading logs as you read it. 

 Prompt: Write a formal literary paper in MLA format.  Students will take the two novels they read, and using their reading logs on that novel and/or the material generated in their journal, write an analytical, argumentative essay that attempts to persuade its reader that each novel is making a specific socio-historical commentary on an issue of social concern.

• The issue may, but need not, be the same in each novel.

 The essay will be developed through multiple drafts.  In the opening paragraph of the essay, students will state a clear thesis and argue for specific ways that each novel reflects the social concern detected and articulated in its writing.  Use clear illustrations from the texts to support your arguments, transition between the texts, and make sure the essay is cohesive. 

 Use additional print and electronic resources to assist you in the formation of this paper.  These resources should help you clarify the social concern(s) in your paper.  If you are unsure about the validity of an electronic resource, you may review R28 in our textbook or check with me if you are still unsure.  Make sure all sources appear on your Works Cited page. 

• MLA – Citing Sources see the online resource: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

 CCRA.R.10
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently

CCRA.W.8

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

Typed final draft of the Poetry Paper is due

 

The typed final draft should have:

Poetry Paper - "Poem" and "Poem"

Several students turned in papers that were not titled correctly; those papers are losing 10%.

For those of you who are turning in papers late, you are already losing 10%, don't make it worse. Title your papers properly.

Turning in improperly formatted papers with unclear titles can get your papers returned to you ungraded or simply discarded depending on the professor or TA.

Finish reading the Fall of Lucifer in Milton's Paradise Lost

270 lines of poetry

Prentice Hall: p. 468-476 (4th period)

Holt McDougal: p. 494-502 (3rd period)

 

The lines are the same in both books only the page numbers are different.

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday (or first day after a holiday). Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

 

 

This question is particularly interesting because the prompt does not ask for particular poetic devices to be analyzed like diction, tone, imagery, symbolism, figurative language, or anything like that.  It just tells YOU to write about poetic devices.  So you have to pick some to focus on, find evidence of them, and really develop it. 

 

The Question is an attachment .png and the answers are a .pdf

 

Here is what I want you to especially note, the first student response SCORED A 9!  That's right, a perfect score.  It had just over 20, short text, references embedded in a 4 paragraph essay.  Sound familiar? 

 

Here's the trick though, each text reference is well EXPLAINED by the student writer. 

 

Student Essay 1 also had a good variance of sentence types, clear explanations, descriptive language, and solid intro and conclusion paragraphs.

 

Essay 3 started with a solid introduction and listed a lot of textual references, but it treated it like a laundry list.  Just a bunch of listed, quoted images with no explanation of their significance to the work.  That essay scored a 3!  Yikes!  (It had other problems, too, but that was a major slip up). So, refer to the text, but don't just list details without making them part of the development of your analyses.

 

Student Essay 2 was a good essay as well.  It scored a 6, which is decent.  It is a well supported, clear, and detailed essay.  The main weakness is the student writer started deconstruction, which is picking at details instead of dealing with the big picture (like explaining the symbolism).  

 

This is not to say that noticing alliteration is not valuable.  It can be helpful in revealing the tone of the speaker towards the subject or creating the mood of the poem (through hard or soft sounds), but hit big ideas like symbolism, too.  Structure items can be mentioned if they help explain or support something else. 

 

Personally, I thought noticing the three S's when talking about shedding snake skin was clever of the student, but the AP Reader made a valid point that the symbolism of the line was more important to the poem overall.  The student started waxing poetic, too, and that's a problem.  The student wrote about their feelings as the reader.  (No one cares about the reader's feelings. You're not analyzing the reader.)  We need to focus on explaining and writing analytically. 

 

You'll see the difference between it and the 9 and the 3 for sure though.

 

The Mean (Average) score for essay question one (2015) was 4.06 out of 9. 

BYOT Fridays - Bring Your Own Test

Starting in March:

Review the Test Prep homework and respond in Schoology as those dates come up! You will be responsible for bringing test materials every Friday for March and April. You can print for free (black ink) in the Magnet office. IF YOU PLAN AHEAD! Don't wait till Friday morning!

Instead of relying on me to pick a prompt or test section for you, pick what YOU personally want more practice with. I will give you credit for setting your own goals and preparing yourself.

Free AP Test Prep on: College Board - AP Literature (learn to navigate their website)

Multiple choice practice sections are in the Course Description, select two multiple choice excerpts from p. 12-27 with the associated questions from the PDF – select pages, don’t print the whole pdf (yes, I know p. 27 has the answers, cut them off after printing) - 4 sections or 2 weeks of testing available

If you have an AP Lit test prep book of your own or prep from another website, you can bring copies of Multiple Choice sections or Essay Prompts from there.

Several years of all 3 types of essay prompts are available on College Board, but you need to choose one with the associated text available or choose a Free-response essay prompt with the suggested text list

I will give you test prep credit every Friday if you complete 1, 40-minute essay in class or complete 2 sections of Multiple-choice (which is two text excerpts and usually just over 20 questions - check your work when you finish).

 Miss! Why are you doing this? Why don’t you just give us the stuff? You’re the teacher!

 Dear students, I am doing this because this is a very important time of the year for AP prep students. You need to know HOW to find this stuff, be independent, and make academic choices in your own best interest. If I don’t do this, whatever you feel you were not prepared for, you will blame your teacher for not doing for you. You cannot go through life blaming people for not doing your own work.

 You are all individuals with different needs. You do not all need to do the same thing.  I want you to focus on what you need. I want EVERYONE to be ready for the AP Lit test based on what they need to know.

I want you “studying” and completing “test prep” on your own, too, not just because I’m making you do it on Fridays. So, like a good teacher, I’m making sure you know how, but I’m not doing it for you. :P

 Forgot your test? Didn’t have time? Couldn’t be bothered? That, dear student, is a problem. I may be making you get it yourself, but everything is still provided for you for FREE. And NO you can’t just ‘take a test from your phone’ during class. Don’t even ask. The school related print outs are FREE. You have no excuse not to have them.

If you forgot your test materials, you can work silently on your vocabulary. Use the 7^th edition prep book, look up words you do not know, define them, read them in context, and write them in your own sentences while the rest of the class works on their practice exams.

And if you’ve just read this and decided, “pfft! I’ll just do vocabulary then, who cares? I'm not even taking the test, so why should I try?”  Okay.  That’s 100% your choice and 100% your responsibility.

Poetry Paper - Peer Editing in class today!

 

Please be aware while you are comparing the artistry and the ways in which literary terms were used in a Renaissance poem and a modern poem, it is not structured as a paragraph of similarities and a paragraph of differences. You must write about how the literary terms are used in both poems and should point out things like similar themes or subjects or that they have different tones or whatever else is markedly different like their structure, but your focus is on explaining how each composition works and presenting your analysis for which poem you found to be more effective.

Teacher model of the Poetry Paper:

Claim is red, Warrants are purple, Grounds are blue, Literary Terms are green, and the Conclusion is orange

Notes: My quotes are so short and frequent that I mix my analyses in all around them.  This paper was written to show what evidence would look like for all 6 literary terms in the prompt; however, you only need 4 of the 6.

MLA In-text Citations:

In Marlowe’s poem, his speaker tries to seduce a maiden to be “his love” with flowery clothing, soft wool, and slippers with “golden buckles” (4, 13).

“Spinster” is also based on the subject of love, which is shown in the imagery of “a ceremonious April walk” with the speaker’s story of a woman and her “latest suitor” (Plath 2-3).

Parts of consecutive lines quoted: (Plath 7-10).  Parts of non-consecutive lines quoted: (Plath 7, 10).

If you have to insert or change part of a quote, you do it in [square brackets].

 

 

Really, it's more than 3, but basically 3 strategies - Assigned Reading

 

Your assignment is to read this article and apply the strategies to your Multiple-Choice practice to find what helps you answer more questions correctly.

 

From: Learnerator

(The emphasis and color coding are mine)

Tackling AP English Literature Multiple Choice Questions: A How-To Guide

As it makes up 45% of your score, the multiple-choice section on the AP English Literature is an important thing to study for, even if you think you’re already an excellent multiple-choice test-taker.

There are 55 AP English Literature multiple choice questions and you will be given one hour to complete them. Sample AP English Literature multiple choice questions are available on Learnerator and CollegeBoard.

What follows are some basic strategies to keep in mind while studying for this section of the test, doing practice questions, and taking the exam itself.

1. Close Reading (3 strategies just for reading)
   

Because the AP English Literature multiple choice questions are centered around passages selected from works of literature throughout the ages, it is important to read the passages thoroughly but efficiently (as you only have about 1 minute per question on this section of the exam).

There are a few different helpful strategies for reading the passages in this section; you should try each with a different set of practice questions and see which one works best for you.

Some students feel they perform better when they read the questions before the passages. One of the advantages of this strategy is that you will already know what you’re looking for when you start to tackle the passage.

Others prefer to read the passage twice, once being a skim for main ideas the other a full reading. Although this may take a bit longer than the other strategies, you may make up the time later when working on the questions, as you won’t have to go back and refer to the passage as often.

Of course, simply reading the passage through once and then starting on the questions may work for you better than these.

Try all three strategies and any others you can think of to see what works best for you.

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2. Make Critical Inferences

There is no guessing penalty on the AP English Literature multiple choice questions; you are graded based on the number of questions you get right. There is also no penalty for leaving a question blank. This means that you shouldn’t waste time and effort on guessing wildly (blindly picking choice C on a question you don’t know anything about), but that you also shouldn’t be afraid to guess if you can think critically and eliminate certain answers.

If you can eliminate 3 of the 5 possible answers, you have a 50% chance of getting the question right, and should take a guess, because the potential benefits outweigh the very minimal risk.

3. Be Mindful of Your Time

Because there is no penalty for leaving questions blank, if a question is giving you trouble you should skip it and mark it to return to later if you have time. You only have 1 hour for the test, which breaks down to about one minute per question with a little extra time for reading the associated passage. As such, you need to work through the test efficiently; it’s better to miss out on the points for one tough question than three easy ones, as the questions are all counted equally, despite their difficulty levels.

These tips should help you tackle your AP English Literature multiple choice questions, but be sure to practice as much as possible between now and the exam, reviewing on Learnerator and other sites and bringing any important questions to your teacher or study group.

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We have about two months left!  For all of March and April, we will have Test Prep Fridays, so problems, concerns, or questions that you have from your own study and practice (assigned and independent), can be discussed in your groups and with me on Fridays before we resume our normal assignment. 

Select a Renaissance poem and modern poem for your poetry paper.

 

Essay Writing Prompt – Poetry

(Essay – 4 paragraphs: Minimum 2 full body paragraphs & with a short intro and conclusion paragraph - copy the prompt in the writing section of your comp. book)

Choose a Renaissance poem and a modern poem.  After fully explicating each poem in your journal (this should already be done!), compare and contrast them in terms of imagery, symbolism, figurative language, tone, worldview, and subject matter (use at least 4 terms).  In terms of the poems’ artistry and quality (consider the structure - rhyme & meter, diction, allusions, alliteration, assonance, and layers of meaning) which did you find the most effective—the Renaissance or the modern poem? Explain.

Audience: A university AP-style reader.  

Intro paragraph with claim (answer the question clearly and directly!)

WGAGA paragraph – include short, direct quotes and literary terms

WGAGA paragraph – include short, direct quotes and literary terms

                Conclusion – your final thoughts (no new evidence)

(note: Be clear.  Be direct.  Don’t be squirrely in your writing.  College readers are not going to read your paper 4 times to try to figure out what you mean.  You will be scored down.   Use your Clean College Writing handout to help you avoid run-ons and fragments. Re-read each sentence for logic.)

Renaissance poems: Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Raleigh (Prentice Hall)

Modern: Plath, (both) Hughes, Thomas, Heaney (Perrine Literature)

Write down the poem titles (with the author) that you selected under your prompt.

 Our writing focus is analytical body paragraphs with frequent, and I mean FREQUENT, concise textual references.  Stuffing just two or three long, droning quotes into your essays just won't do for an AP exam or university-level writing.  You don't have time to copy half a paragraph or multi-line block quotes into your paragraphs, and huge quotes can quickly tilt an essay from analysis towards plagerism.  Grab a phrase, work with it as part of your analysis, and move on. Ideally, brief, frequent text references should be around 20.

AP Readiness - UCLA

Instead of a Novel Check for September through April - you will be assigned a Major Works Template. Complete it for the novel you finished reading during March.

 

 

These will be used to study and refresh your memory about the novels you've read this year before the AP Literature exam in May. In May, we'll return to the novel check. 

• You may print it and write on it.
• You may type and print the completed copy.
• Suggested: Print front & back (2-sided copies) to save paper

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

 

 

Finish explication for homework for "Spinster" by Sylvia Plath

 

If you were absent, complete a Dialectical Journal, on your own paper for one of Plath's poems - select "Mad Girl's Love Song", "Wuthering Heights", or "Spinster". Use your explication graphic organizers completed in your composition books to help you.  Remember to write about at least one theme that presents itself in the poem for your response.

 

Turn it in at the beginning of class on Friday.

For Heany’s poem find the rhyme scheme and meter

 

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday (or first day after a holiday). Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

 

 

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday (or first day after a holiday). Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

New students to Period 3 have finished Othello in their homework textbook (available in class - no need to bring your textbook) and will need to select a new novel.

 

 

 

Speaker – Who is speaking or telling the story in the poem? (include point of view)

Subject – What is the poem about?

Purpose – Why was the poem written? What is main idea this sonnet is trying to express?

Submit in Schoology, a picture of your parent or guardian with your parent or guardian showing the completion screen on a computer or their cell phone of the survey is required to receive credit for this homework assignment.

 

The parent or guardian is required in the picture because the survey responses are anonymous, and we need to make sure it's not just a survey completion screenshot that's being shared between students for credit.

 

It does NOT have a picture of the front of their face. It can be from the side. It can be the back of their head. You CAN use emoji stickers or puppy or bunny filters. It really doesn't matter as long as the screen can also be seen. What we need is a unique picture of the survey completion from each household to check you off for credit--siblings can use the same picture.

 

If there is no way for your parent or guardian to complete the survey online, you can obtain a paper copy of the survey from Ms. Steinert. It is your responsibility to obtain this paper copy and turn it in on time for credit.

 

 

Scroll to the bottom of the page for the survey in English or Spanish.

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

New students to Period 3 are reading Othello in their homework textbook (available in class - no need to bring your textbook)

 

 

 

This assignment, which includes thematic analysis and an evaluation of the protagonist, is based on whichever novel you read the most (or finished) during the last month.

 

Note: 9th graders have a signature required for this assignment to make sure your parent or guardian knows (and approves of) what you are reading for your English homework.

 

 Absent on Friday? Print the file you need.

If you cannot view or print a docx file, print the pdf. It's the same document. The theme notes do not need to be printed, you just need to read them to select a theme from your novel.

 

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

New students to Period 3 are reading Oedipus Rex or Othello in their homework textbook (available in class - no need to bring your textbook)

Other 12th graders are bringing their The Odyssey novel

 

 

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

New students to Period 3 are reading Oedipus Rex in their homework textbook (available in class - no need to bring your textbook)

Other 12th graders are bringing their The Odyssey novel

 

 

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

If you were absent on Tuesday or added to the class late, let me know right away. I'll give you a handout on this 40-minute writing activity. Make sure you have your Sue and Jude essay complete by this date.

 

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

New students to Period 3 are reading Oedipus Rex in their homework textbook (available in class - no need to bring your textbook)

Other 12th graders are bringing their The Odyssey novel

 

 

🎉 5 Steps to 5 - AP Literature 🎉

Read Chapter 4 p. 31 - 44 "Section I of the Exam: The Multiple-Choice Questions"

Take notes in your Composition Book 📓 - do not write in the practice guide

 

📝 On your own paper:

p. 17 - 25 

47 Multiple Choice questions - ⏳ TIME YOURSELF 1 Hour ⏳

Have it complete and ready to turn in when you return to class next semester

Check your work p. 55-58

 

Complete the sentences and prompt on p. 46 after you finish checking your work.

Due the first day you return from Winter Break

 

 

 

Make sure you are reading The Odyssey!

 

You need to be reading over break, so that you will be ready for your work in January based on this novel.

 

 

Oedipus Rex and Othello Essay

Outline and examples

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO IT LIKE THIS. However, if you want some structure, here’s some structure!

                Aristotle defines tragic heroes as characters of noble stature who, through their personal flaws, known as their hamartia, accidents of fate, and erroneous decisions, bring about their own downfall. These characters incite sympathetic responses from the audience, catharsis, for being well-intentioned characters who, through a reversal of fortune, peripeteia, meet tragic ends resulting in them losing everything they truly valued.  These characters also shift from ignorance to knowledge, with the moment of anagnorisis, a dramatic realization of their true state and acceptance of their fault. In the dramas Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare, lies, fate, and free will heavily influence the lives of both tragic heroes.

                Claim – CATt thesis (CATt is Claim, Author, Title, text type): In the dramas Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare, (claim goes here – example for both) lies, fate, and free will heavily influenced the lives of both tragic heroes.

In the dramas Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare, (example-fate) lies influenced the inevitable destiny of the tragic heroes.

In the dramas Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare, (example-free will) free will and the acts of man propagated lies which dominated the lives of the tragic heroes.

 

Pre-write for this essay – up to 30 minutes – remember to include evidence (grounds) from both plays

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO IT LIKE THIS. However, if you want some structure, here’s some structure!

Hook – intro the topic: (Include defining the tragic hero & the power of lies)

                Claim – CATt thesis (CATt is Claim, Author, Title, text type): In the dramas Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare, (claim goes here).

First Warrant (Topic sentence): Oedipus Rex

                Grounds (Evidence):

                Grounds (Evidence):

Second Warrant (Topic sentence): Othello

                Grounds (Evidence):

                Grounds (Evidence):

Third Warrant (Topic sentence): (Counterclaims & Refutations Paragraph – defend why your view of the role of fate and free will for each character is the logical and backed up with evidence – remember: there are MANY ways to interpret the text, you are just backing up why yours is logical and not assumptive or a fallacy)

                Grounds (Evidence):

                Grounds (Evidence):

Concluding thoughts: (tragic heroes, summarize main points, restate claim)

When you use terms from your Aristotle notes, clarify what they mean within the text of your essay.

Reminder: Each example of Grounds should have at least two sentences of meaningful Analysis in your own words that connects the evidence to the ideas presented in the prompt and supports your claim. You do not have to write your Analysis in your outline. You can do that in your essay itself.

Oedipus Rex and Othello – Essay

(Copy the prompt)

Consider the power of a lie.  Oedipus grew up thinking he was someone else’s son and the truth unfurled his terrible destiny.  Othello was happy in his marriage until he was plagued by the lies and schemes of Iago.  How much of a role did fate play in the fall of each tragic hero? How much was the fall the fault of men?  Argue whether, in these plays, it is men’s will and their words which shape the tragic hero’s destiny, the hand of fate, or both. Take into account Aristotle’s definition of what makes a tragic hero.

 Review your Aristotle notes and Pre-write for this essay 

Include evidence (grounds) from both plays (WGAGA format)

Use transitional words and phrases to maintain cohesion between the differing ideas

Vary your sentence types: mix compound and complex sentences with simple sentences 

 

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO IT LIKE THIS. However, if you want some structure, here’s some structure!

• Hook – intro the topic: (Include defining the tragic hero w/ defined Aristotle term(s)& the power of lies)
•                 Claim – CATt thesis (CATt is Claim, Author, Title, text type): In the dramas Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare, (claim goes here).
• First Warrant (Topic sentence): Oedipus Rex
•                 Grounds (Evidence):
•                 Grounds (Evidence):
• Second Warrant (Topic sentence): Othello
•                 Grounds (Evidence):
•                 Grounds (Evidence):
• Third Warrant (Topic sentence): (Counterclaims & Refutations Paragraph – defend why your view of the role of fate and free will for each character is the logical and backed up with evidence – remember: there are MANY ways to interpret the text, you are just backing up why yours is logical and not assumptive or a fallacy)
•                 Grounds (Evidence):
•                 Grounds (Evidence):
• Concluding thoughts: (tragic heroes, summarize main points, defined Aristotle term(s) recap, restate claim)

Othello (dates & page numbers for 9^th edition)

Your homework ‘novel’ is now Othello in your Perrine literature book.  You will complete it in two sections (by Nov. 30) p. 1264-1323 and (by Dec. 7) p. 1323-1356.  

Homework 12^th edition: p. 1293-1353 (Act I – III), p. 1353 – 1385 (Act IV – V)

Do not wait to the last minute to start reading. We will only be discussing and analyzing the Acts in class, not reading them. You will have specific questions about each act. Be prepared.

Othello (dates & page numbers for 9^th edition)

Your homework ‘novel’ is now Othello in your Perrine literature book.  You will complete it in two sections (by Nov. 30) p. 1264-1323 and (by Dec. 7) p. 1323-1356.  

Homework 12^th edition: p. 1293-1353 (Act I – III), p. 1353 – 1385 (Act IV – V)

Do not wait to the last minute to start reading. We will only be discussing and analyzing the Acts in class, not reading them. You will have specific questions about each act. Be prepared.

Othello in 10 pages (with pictures!)

read over the weekend

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

Honors should have completed at least 50 pages of reading.

AP Lit students should have completed at least 100 pages of reading.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

Honors should have completed at least 50 pages of reading.

AP Lit students should have completed at least 100 pages of reading.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

 

 

James Joyce, “Araby” (p. 186 – new book, p. 437 – old book Perrine’s)

40-minute prompt:

Read “Araby” carefully from the beginning of the story through the end of paragraph 6. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how Joyce creates narrative tone through literary elements such as characterization, selective detail, and imagery.

Reflect on your own essay.

You will have an opportunity to rewrite your essay over break and bring it up to the rubric's higher standards.

 

Remember, unfinished essays are never going to score well. Some of you were headed towards a decent score of a 5 if you had finished. More sophisticated and deeper analysis essays, that explored what Joyce was really showing you in the text, would have scored even higher if they were complete.

 

Elements in the first six paragraphs of "Araby" that should have been explored as contrasts to reveal the characters and the tone:

 

Those specific details and examples of imagery not only reflected on how the people were characterized but clearly illustrated the author's tone. The Narrative Tone does not REVEAL anything. Tone is revealed by the diction, imagery, symbolism, characterization of the people, and specific details. Tone does, along with these other literary elements, create the mood. The author's attitude towards the subject of the boy's struggle with first love is shown to you in the details.

 

 

How to improve from here:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants / Topic sentences should clearly include which literary term or terms you will analyze in that paragraph. Topic sentences CANNOT have evidence quoted in them!

If you had me in 9th grade, you would have had those clarified repeatedly. Review your 10th grade toolbooks if you have to, read literary terms glossaries if you have to, but you have to get these terms straight. There was a dark, and perhaps eerie mood created by the descriptions of the boy's world, but that was NOT that narrative tone.

 

 

 

Finally: If you are not sure of the gender of an author, refer to them by their last name only or call them 'the author'. His name is James Joyce. His first name is not Joyce; it's James. He is a man. The pronoun would be he not she, but to avoid confusion with the male protagonist, state the last name or 'the author'.

 

Reflect on your own essay.

You will have an opportunity to rewrite your essay over break and bring it up to the rubric's higher standards.

 

Remember, unfinished essays are never going to score well. Some of you were headed towards a decent score of a 5 if you had finished. More sophisticated and deeper analysis essays, that explored what Joyce was really showing you in the text, would have scored even higher if they were complete.

 

Elements in the first six paragraphs of "Araby" that should have been explored as contrasts to reveal the characters and the tone:

 

Those specific details and examples of imagery not only reflected on how the people were characterized but clearly illustrated the author's tone. The Narrative Tone does not REVEAL anything. Tone is revealed by the diction, imagery, symbolism, characterization of the people, and specific details. Tone does, along with these other literary elements, create the mood. The author's attitude towards the subject of the boy's struggle with first love is shown to you in the details.

 

 

How to improve from here:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants / Topic sentences should clearly include which literary term or terms you will analyze in that paragraph. Topic sentences CANNOT have evidence quoted in them!

If you had me in 9th grade, you would have had those clarified repeatedly. Review your 10th grade toolbooks if you have to, read literary terms glossaries if you have to, but you have to get these terms straight. There was a dark, and perhaps eerie mood created by the descriptions of the boy's world, but that was NOT that narrative tone.

 

 

 

Finally: If you are not sure of the gender of an author, refer to them by their last name only or call them 'the author'. His name is James Joyce. His first name is not Joyce; it's James. He is a man. The pronoun would be he not she, but to avoid confusion with the male protagonist, state the last name or 'the author'.

Allusion Homework:

* This week – choose a Biblical Allusion from your hand out on ‘Biblical Allusions and Greco-Roman Myths’. 

* Choose one that you do not already know well.

* Look it up online (http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/) and read that specific Biblical passage. 

* Complete a Dialectical Journal on the biblical allusion passage you chose.

Bring your completed journal to class on Thursday.

Oedipus Rex - reading assignment from class today

 

Scene 3 – p. 1243-8

Scene 4 – p. 1248-52

If you finish Scene 3 and 4 early, begin the Exodus, which is the concluding scene of the play.  If you do not finish Scene 3 and 4 in class, finish reading it on your own for homework. 

Exodus – p. 1252-61 – Finish for HW if not finished in class

We're going to be focusing on Oedipus Rex and Othello from our Perrine's Literature textbook for our in class and HW reading at this time.

 

You may do Reading Log #9 on Oedipus Rex and your optional extra credit Reading Log #10 can be on the novel you had been reading lately. But, after that, focus your reading on the dramas.

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

9th grade: Night p. 3 - 65

 

Honors should have completed at least 50 pages of reading.

AP Lit students should have completed at least 100 pages of reading.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

Allusion Homework:

* This week – choose a Biblical Allusion from your hand out on ‘Biblical Allusions and Greco-Roman Myths’. 

* Choose one that you do not already know well.

* Look it up online (http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/) and read that specific Biblical passage. 

* Complete a Dialectical Journal on the biblical allusion passage you chose.

Bring your completed journal to class on Thursday.

Finish the Prologue from Oedipus Rex

Prologue            

                Read the Prologue p. 1218-1224 (check page numbers for 12th edition - they're different)

AP Readiness @ UCLA

Make sure you have your field trip slip turned in - Room 49

You only have 2 chances to get your Fall credit! This date and Dec. 1st

Instead of a Novel Check for September through April - you will be assigned a Major Works Template. Complete it for the novel you finished reading during March.

 

 

These will be used to study and refresh your memory about the novels you've read this year before the AP Literature exam in May. In May, we'll return to the novel check. 

• You may print it and write on it.
• You may type and print the completed copy.
• Suggested: Print front & back (2-sided copies) to save paper

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

 

This week we'll work on make-up reading logs. This is to make-up reading log #5, #6, or #7 only.

 

Make sure you have your novel in class so you can do make-up work if needed.

Otherwise, if you're not missing reading logs, you'll continue reading.

Next week we'll do the novel check for the novel you completed in October.

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

Honors should have completed at least 50 pages of reading.

AP Lit students should have completed at least 100 pages of reading.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

Typed Insight Questions - Notes

• Type the prompts and responses in a 12pt. font – Times New Roman
• Print it with blue or black ink only
• 1” margins
• Your heading needs to be typed in the upper right hand corner of the page
• Each paragraph MUST BE indented
• Do NOT skip extra lines between paragraphs
• Double space the responses (not the heading or the prompt question just the responses)
• The title is: Revised Insight Questions
• Type the prompt first (prompt does not count against your word count)
  • Type the paragraphs in your responses in standard paragraph form – do not center them, do not justify them
  • Include a word count, each prompt response must be 350 words or fewer, no less than 200, and multi-paragraph

Due Date: 10/19/18

Student Led Conferencing Night

5-7pm

English Assignment

 

There is a mandatory assignment for English class.

 

Make sure your Cover Sheet is clearly written and your Performance handout is completed.

This is a 7 point assignment that must be turned in by October 22nd.

If you attend SLC Night, you will receive extra credit for 10 points instead of 7 points.

If you were absent on 10/15/18, make your cover sheet and put your packet together for Student Led Conferencing Night. The packet needs to be in your portfolio folder before Thursday.

 

 

Directions:

• Sit with your parent or guardian
• Explain the work you do in the class
• Review your Performance & Behavior paper (complete it)
• If your parent or guardian has questions about your grade, show your parent or guardian your Schoology app for what you have done, your scores, and anything you are missing.

 

(Skip 2 lines)

 

_______________________________ (student name) conferenced with me on: ___________ (date)

 

The above named is in Ms. Green’s period: __________ English class.

 

(Skip line)

 

Parent/Guardian Signature: _________________________

(After October 22, this assignment is considered late)

Monday 10/15/18 – Peer Review

 

Peer Review – Insight Questions

1. Is the hook interesting? Did it get your attention? If not, how could it be improved?
2. Does the response clearly answer ALL parts of the bold faced prompt? Check the question(s) to be sure.
3. Are there run-on sentences? Fragments? Awkward sentences?
4. Is it personalized giving insight into the writer’s life and own experience? Is it too general and disconnected?
5. Circle spelling errors
6. Correct capitalization and grammar errors, circle punctuation errors to point them out.

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

Honors should have completed at least 50 pages of reading.

AP Lit students should have completed at least 100 pages of reading.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

 

Print a (color - recommended!) copy of the Clean College Writing grammar mini-lessons

last day for 10 points!

 

This is your Ms. Green edition of the Mr. Victoria "tool book", tailored specifically for college level writing required for the UC application insight questions, AP exam essays, and your papers this year.

 

 

Printing this 11 page document takes some preparation on your part, which is why you have a week's notice. Don't expect to walk into the Magnet office at lunch on Monday and have everyone print it at the same time. "Maggie" the copier / printer will not like that and might break!

 

Plan ahead! And I highly recommend printing in color because the grammar lessons are color coded in different places. Staple and three-hole punch it as well.

Homework & Classwork

Chapter 3: Characterization - p. 142-6 or p. 161-5 Perrine's Literature

Read p. 142-6 (12^th edition) or p. 161-5 (9^th edition) then in your composition books vocabulary section add the following

Terms:

Characterization – The various literary means by which characters are presented.

Define: direct presentation, indirect presentation, dramatized, stock character, static character, developing (dynamic) character, and epiphany.

 

Started in class - finish by tomorrow (before class)

Insight Question Schedule:

10/9/18

Insight Questions – Page 1

Draft your response to your first Insight Question

Answer all the prompt questions in for your draft then put it together (Word Count)

10/10/18

Insight Questions – Page 2

Draft your response to your second Insight Question

Answer all the prompt questions in your draft and then put it together (Word Count)

10/11/18

Insight Questions – Page 3

Draft your response to your third Insight Question

Answer all the prompt questions in your draft and then put it together (Word Count)

10/12/18

Insight Questions – Page 4

Draft your response to your final Insight Question

Answer all the prompt questions in your draft and then put it together (Word Count)

Monday 10/15/18 – Peer Review

 

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

Honors should have completed at least 50 pages of reading.

AP Lit students should have completed at least 100 pages of reading.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

 

Finish for homework and bring it to class on Thursday:

Writing Topic – “A & P” and “Araby”

Directions: Copy the prompt, answer all of the questions in paragraph form (5 sentences minimum), and include textual references as needed.

                The young heroes, Sammy and the narrator of “Araby”, embark upon perilous quests to win the favor of their lady loves.  What noble deed did they try to perform for the elegant objects of their affections?  Refer to the text.  How successful were they in their brave endeavors, and what were the dire consequences of their quests?  Were the heroes being noble in their individual quests or selfish?  Were the ladies worthy of their heroes’ adore?  Explain.

 

Bonus point: Which literary device(s) did I employ writing this prompt?

Answer: Mock-heroic and Hyperbole

 

MLA format quote example: When defending the young women, Sammy told Lengel,“‘You didn’t have to embarrass them’” (Updike 624). The narrator told the girl he liked, “‘If I go,’ I said, ‘I will bring you something’” (Joyce 439). (triple quotes were used for dialogue – single around what a character said & double around entire quote)

Print a (color - recommended!) copy of the Clean College Writing grammar mini-lessons

 

This is your Ms. Green edition of the Mr. Victoria "tool book", tailored specifically for college level writing required for the UC application insight questions, AP exam essays, and your papers this year.

 

 

Printing this 11 page document takes some preparation on your part, which is why you have a week's notice. Don't expect to walk into the Magnet office at lunch on Monday and have everyone print it at the same time. "Maggie" the copier / printer will not like that and might break!

 

Plan ahead! And I highly recommend printing in color because the grammar lessons are color coded in different places. Staple and three-hole punch it as well.

Major Works - Teacher Model

If you need help or would like to see an example of what a complete Major Works Template could look like, please view the attached file.

 

Note: If you choose to type your assignment, you should use italics for the text title instead of underline. If you hand write your assignment, underline the text title clearly whenever you use it.

 

Even if the major work you are writing about is Antigone, do not just copy my model. It's an example.

Instead of a Novel Check for September through April - you will be assigned a Major Works Template. Complete it for the novel you finished reading during March.

 

 

These will be used to study and refresh your memory about the novels you've read this year before the AP Literature exam in May. In May, we'll return to the novel check. 

• You may print it and write on it.
• You may type and print the completed copy.
• Suggested: Print front & back (2-sided copies) to save paper

“A & P” Questions p. 376-377 (12^th edition)

Discuss in groups, answer on your own paper. Copy & Answer the questions

1. Is Sammy a likable, sympathetic character? Why or why not?
2. Some of John Updike’s work, including this story, has been criticized for its portrayals of women. Is Sammy’s attitude toward the girls “sexist”? Defend your position.
3. Analyze the importance of the setting. Why is a grocery store a significant setting for this story?
4. Who is the antagonist of this story?
5. Does Sammy have an epiphany anywhere in the story? Locate this moment and discuss its significance.

If you were absent on our picture day and did not get your ID, be ready to take your picture and have your ID card issued for this school-year. You will be summoned Period 2 or Period 3.

 

The photographers will only be here until 11:30am.

Started in class on Monday, finished for HW - model posted below as an example.

 

Remember, as well as identifying a theme in the quote, it's a good idea to connect this text to other texts (short stories, novels, myths, parables, movies) that had the characters dealing with similar themes or problems.

 

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

Honors should have completed at least 50 pages of reading.

AP Lit students should have completed at least 100 pages of reading.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

 

Writing Topic – Beowulf

Copy and answer the prompt in paragraph form.  The response should be no less than 5-7 sentences in addition to the quoted evidence. When you quote the text directly, include page and line numbers. 

Describe Beowulf both as an ‘epic hero’ and a man.  What was he like and was he truly an epic hero (as defined in your notes)?  Refer to the text.  Did he have a fitting end? Describe the dragon, what was it like.  What symbolic purpose did it serve?  Refer to the text.

Text evidence format example:

            To describe him as an epic hero (use notes from the Beowulf powerpoint for what an epic hero is) and explain how he is a man (such as, he grew old and had to die). Beowulf first introduced himself to Hrothgar stating that, “the days / Of my youth have been filled with glory”, “I drove / Five great giants into chains”, and then begs permission to be the one to defeat Grendel (45 lines 237-8, 248-9, 254-61). His state as a mortal man is clearest in his fall, “a king, before, but now / A beaten warrior. None of his comrades / Came to him . . . they ran for their lives” (56 lines 706-10). Explain / analyze the quotes then transition into his last battle with the dragon. Describe the dragon and what it symbolically represented. Directly, the dragon symbolizes Beowulf’s mortality, that no matter how strong man becomes, eventually they weaken and darkness takes all; however, it represents an opportunity to face death with courage. It describes older Beowulf facing the dragon as, “a journey / Into darkness that all men must make” and younger Wiglaf as willing to face down death for his lord, “crying encouragement . . . he drove through the dragon’s deadly fumes” (56-7 lines 701-2, 703-4). Explain / analyze the quotes.

Note: Period 3 – your page numbers and line numbers will be different. Some of the excerpts do not line up exactly. So you need to use quotes based on the Holt McDougal British Literature book p. 42-70. Remember for MLA format citations it is: (Page lines #) 701-2 to means lines 701-702 not line 701 to line 2. You do not write the word pages or p. or p. #. Follow the model.

Reminder: No School Wednesday (unassigned day) Thursday and Friday are regular school days

Double your HW reading page count on Tuesday to cover Wednesday's reading assignment

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

Honors should have completed at least 50 pages of reading.

AP Lit students should have completed at least 100 pages of reading.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

 

Reminder: Picture Day! & Back to School Night (5-7pm)

This assignment, which includes thematic analysis and an evaluation of the protagonist, is based on whichever novel you read the most (or finished) during the last month.

 

Note: 9th graders have a signature required for this assignment to make sure your parent or guardian knows (and approves of) what you are reading for your English homework.

 

 Absent on Friday? Print the file you need.

If you cannot view or print a docx file, print the pdf. It's the same document. The theme notes do not need to be printed, you just need to read them to select a theme from your novel.

 

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

 

Writing Topics - "Hunters..."

If you did not finish it in class yesterday, it became homework. Turn it in when class starts today.

 

Writing Topic Directions – Title your paper: Writing Topics – “Hunters . . .”

Choose 2 topics, copy them and answer them completely in a paragraph (5-7 sentences)--one on the front of your paper & one on the back of your paper. 

Deception:  Who was being deceived on the surface and under the surface?  Were there any instances of self-deception?  How would it have been different if the characters had been more forthright from the beginning?

Unintended Circumstances:  Kenny shot the dog.  How did that change everything?  What could the dog symbolize?  How?  What did we find out later about the dog?  Explain the irony.

Balance of Power: Between Frank, Tub, and Kenny, who had the power?  How did he hold on to that power?  What was the power shift—who took control?  Could the old balance of power be maintained with the new power shift?  What had to happen because of it?

The last two sentences the author, Wolff, speaks directly to the audience.  The anticlimactic climax is revealed.  What is explained figuratively and literally?  What is his tone to the audience and about these characters?

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

Honors should have completed at least 50 pages of reading.

AP Lit students should have completed at least 100 pages of reading.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

MiSiS window opens for the first progress report

 

There's no school on the 31st of August or the 3rd of September, so you must have missing work in BEFORE your 4-day weekend!

"The Most Dangerous Game" - Finish the 8 questions at home

Number your answers clearly and answer using a variety of sentence types

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

 

 

Make sure your name is on your paper before you turn it in. Homework without a name is recycled. It is due at the beginning of class.

 

Honors should have completed at least 50 pages of reading.

AP Lit students should have completed at least 100 pages of reading.

 

If you receive feedback on your HW to review HW help, consult your notes on how to complete your homework or review the Homework Help link on the right side of my web page. Read the instructions on the reading log. The number one mistake is not following the directions written on the handout.

 

An absence or not picking up a reading log form is not an excuse for not turning in your homework on Monday. Print a form from my web page or complete a reading log on your own paper. Use the homework help to assist you.

Reading Log - Quote and Response examples posted by request.

The story used is "The Most Dangerous Game" from our Perrine's Literature textbook.

Attached is also a list of common themes.

 

Writing Topic – Elements of Fiction p. 67

Copy the statements for 1-5 and compose 1-3 sentence short answers for each – vary your sentences.

1. Differentiate between commercial fiction and literary fiction.
2. Explain the purposes of literary fiction.
3. Review the different types of short stories.
4. Describe the best way to read a short story for the purpose of serious study.
5. List the differing expectations we bring to the reading of commercial and literary fiction.

 

9th grade books can be fiction or non-fiction and must be at least 100 pages long. Students should select books near their reading level or above.

 

AP Lit. and Honors 12th students are reading literary novels from the AP reading list.

 

 

Due Thursday 8/23/18:

HW Activity – Words to Know: Metonym, Synecdoche, Kenning

• What do these words mean and what are the differences and similarities?
• Use the Internet to help you define the words. However, explain the similarities and differences in your own words.

Bring a printed copy of your Wuthering Heights revenge essay first draft to class for a peer review.

 

   Quizlet AP Lit. Terms

 

You will have a quiz on 20 of these 60 terms.

We'll pick up the Prentice Hall - Literature textbooks at the library today. Have your IDs ready.

If you were absent on Monday and did not get to finish the activity for the AP Lit. 2018 Prompt, here is what we worked on with an example based on Alias Grace.

 

1. How did it affect the work as a whole? (list the main ideas of its influence on the story)

• Shaped her stories to suit, entertain, or please her audience
• The reader is left unsettled never knowing which version to believe
• While some details in her story were definitely true, lending credibility to her stories, other important issues, such as the murder details, changed or were conveniently forgotten in different retellings.
• Created an ambiguous character because we don’t really know who she is by the end

 

   Quizlet AP Lit. Terms

 

You will have a quiz on 20 of these 60 terms next week.

• You CAN write about them on an AP essay.
• You CAN re-read and review them on your own time to prepare for the exam, but you cannot use the texts you already know well to complete our reading logs or Major Works.

Begin reading your HW novels that you selected

 

50 pages per week for Honors

100 pages per week for AP Literature

Textbook Distribution (Day 2)

 

Have your IDs ready in your classes. Your temporary ID or ID from last year (if it was an LAUSD school) is fine.

 

Check Edmodo for Summer Work re-submission requests!

 

Some of you had re-submission requests due to errors or late assignments that still need to be turned in. Check Edmodo: https://www.edmodo.com/

 

Turn in the work as soon as possible. Summer work will be added to your grade book soon!

 

Forgot your password and cannot login? https://support.edmodo.com/hc/en-us/articles/205011824-Forgot-Your-Password-Student-

Textbook Distribution

 

Have your IDs ready in your classes. Your temporary ID or ID from last year (if it was an LAUSD school) is fine.