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| Monday, June 16th, 2014: |
1. Do Now: Ask Ms. Conn anything about any of the following subjects (or another topic of interest): college life, English courses in college, job opportunities, what to expect in college, how to improve your writing for college, etc.
2. Gifts of Kindness Activity 3. Final Remarks/Reflections | How can we effectively prepare for college? |
Check out these useful sites for college (bookmark them!):
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Friday, June 13th, 2014:
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Work Period: Compile questions for Ms. Conn about any of the following subjects (or another topic of interest): college life, English courses in college, job opportunities, what to expect in college, how to improve your writing for college, etc.
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How can we effectively prepare for college?
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STAY TUNED FOR MONDAY (OUR LAST DAY TOGETHER):
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Check out these useful sites for college (bookmark them!):
HERE ARE THE CORRECT ANSWERS FOR THE AP ENGLISH FINAL EXAM: 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. E 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. D 14. E 15. B 16. D 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. A 22. C 23. A 24. E 25. A 26. E 27. E 28. E 29. C 30. B
Thursday, June 12th, 2014:
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GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATIONS:
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How can we effectively present our graduation speech presentations?
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STAY TUNED FOR MONDAY (OUR LAST DAY TOGETHER):
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Check out these useful sites for college (bookmark them!):
HERE ARE THE CORRECT ANSWERS FOR THE AP ENGLISH FINAL EXAM: 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. E 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. D 14. E 15. B 16. D 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. A 22. C 23. A 24. E 25. A 26. E 27. E 28. E 29. C 30. B
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014:
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GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATIONS:
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How can we effectively present our graduation speech presentations?
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| YOU MUST BRING YOUR GRADING RUBRIC ON THE DAY YOU PRESENT IN ORDER TO BE GRADED!
GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATION DATES:
HERE ARE THE CORRECT ANSWERS FOR THE AP ENGLISH FINAL EXAM: 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. E 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. D 14. E 15. B 16. D 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. A 22. C 23. A 24. E 25. A 26. E 27. E 28. E 29. C 30. B
Tuesday, June 10th, 2014:
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GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATIONS:
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How can we effectively present our graduation speech presentations?
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| YOU MUST BRING YOUR GRADING RUBRIC ON THE DAY YOU PRESENT IN ORDER TO BE GRADED!
GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATION DATES:
HERE ARE THE CORRECT ANSWERS FOR THE AP ENGLISH FINAL EXAM: 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. E 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. D 14. E 15. B 16. D 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. A 22. C 23. A 24. E 25. A 26. E 27. E 28. E 29. C 30. B
Monday, June 9th, 2014:
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GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATIONS:
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How can we effectively present our graduation speech presentations?
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| YOU MUST BRING YOUR GRADING RUBRIC ON THE DAY YOU PRESENT IN ORDER TO BE GRADED!
GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATION DATES:
Friday, June 6th, 2014:
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SENIOR BBQ
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How can we prepare for our graduation speech presentations?
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LOOKING AHEAD:
| YOU MUST BRING YOUR GRADING RUBRIC ON THE DAY YOU PRESENT IN ORDER TO BE GRADED!
GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATION DATES:
FYI: MS. CONN WILL LIKELY NOT BE IN SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, JUNE 13th, SO THE STUDENTS SCHEDULED FOR PRESENTATIONS ON THAT DAY SHOULD BE READY TO PRESENT ON ANOTHER DAY DURING THE WEEK.
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014:
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Work Period: Do one of the following:
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How can we prepare for our graduation speech presentations?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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LOOKING AHEAD:
GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATION DATES:
FYI: MS. CONN WILL LIKELY NOT BE IN SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, JUNE 13th, SO THE STUDENTS SCHEDULED FOR PRESENTATIONS ON THAT DAY SHOULD BE READY TO PRESENT ON ANOTHER DAY DURING THE WEEK.
Monday, June 2nd, 2014:
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Film viewing of Forrest Gump
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How can we acquire life lessons from Forrest Gump?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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LOOKING AHEAD:
GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATION DATES:
Friday, May 30th, 2014:
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Film viewing of Forrest Gump
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How can we acquire life lessons from Forrest Gump?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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LOOKING AHEAD:
GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATION DATES:
Thursday, May 29th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Read the first speech from the sample graduation speeches.
| 2. Go over the Graduation Speech Grading Rubric for requirements.
How can we understand the requirements for the graduation speech?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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LOOKING AHEAD:
GRADUATION SPEECH PRESENTATION DATES:
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014:
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1. Tribute to Maya Angelou:
| 2. Watch Forrest Gump
How can we acquire life lessons from poetry, words of wisdom and film?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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LOOKING AHEAD:
Tuesday, May 27th, 2014:
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SCHOOL-WIDE ENGLISH EXAM (ASSESSING COLLEGE READINESS)
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How can we prove our college readiness?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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LOOKING AHEAD:
Friday, May 23rd, 2014:
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1. Do Now: View the classic film: Forrest Gump.
| Famous quotes: 2. Discuss/Reflect
How can we analyze life lessons from Forrest Gump and apply them to our own lives?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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LOOKING AHEAD:
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014:
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1. Do Now: View the classic film: Forrest Gump.
| Famous quotes: 2. Discuss/Reflect
How can we analyze life lessons from Forrest Gump and apply them to our own lives?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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LOOKING AHEAD:
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014:
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1. Do Now: View the classic film: The Warriors.
| 2. Discuss/Reflect
How can we analyze The Warriors, a classic 1979 film, and compare/contrast to modern-day films that portray gangs in New York City?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: View the classic film: The Warriors.
| 2. Discuss/Reflect
How can we analyze The Warriors, a classic 1979 film, and compare/contrast to modern-day films that portray gangs in New York City?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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Monday, May 19th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Finish viewing The Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged).
| 2. View the classic film: The Warriors. 3. Discuss/Reflect
How can we analyze The Warriors, a classic 1979 film, and compare/contrast to modern-day films that portray gangs in New York City?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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Friday, May 16th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Watch The Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
| 2. Discuss/Reflect
How can we view and interpret a condensed version of all of Shakespeare's plays?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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Thursday, May 15th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Watch The Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
| 2. Discuss/Reflect
How can we view and interpret a condensed version of all of Shakespeare's plays?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Watch Ted.com Talk by Steve Jobs
| 2. Watch Ted.com Talk by Juan Enriquez AND (if time allows) Ted.com Talk by Randy Pausch
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM TED.COM TALKS:
How can Ted.com talks teach us about pursuing success and happiness?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Watch Ted Talk on Redefining Success by Coach John Wooden
| 2. Watch Ted Talk on Happiness by Shawn Achor
How can Ted.com talks teach us about pursuing success and happiness?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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Monday, May 12th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Reflections on the AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM. See the essay questions HERE.
| 2. Voting on the top three of the 100 greatest films of all time.
How can we effectively prepare for film analysis?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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Friday, May 9th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Reflections on the AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM. Did it meet your expectations? What were your strengths? What was challenging? What went well?
| 2. Voting on activities/grading opportunities. Suggestions: films & discussion, watch one of the 100 greatest films of all time, acting/writing your own plays, debate current events, book clubs, etc. What would you like to do in this class for the rest of the year? Let's vote! Return the AP preparatory book.
How can we effectively relax and rejuvenate?
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None. Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate and Read for pleasure!
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Thursday, May 8th, 2014:
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AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM
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How can we effectively take the AP English Literature Exam?
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Return the AP preparatory book tomorrow! Be ready to share what you'd like to do for the 3rd marking period!
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Review contents of high-ranking essays in the AP preparatory book:
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2. Final questions, reminders and paper distributions
How can we effectively prepare for the AP English Literature Exam?
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REVIEW NOTES FROM WORKS OF LITERATURE STUDIED THIS YEAR. SCROLL DOWN AND YOU WILL SEE LINKS TO NOTES.
| AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM IS TOMORROW, THURSDAY, MAY 8th! BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!
Review contents of high-ranking essays in the AP preparatory book:
What should I do the night before (Wednesday night, May 7th) and the morning of the AP English Literature Exam (Thursday, May 8th)?
What should I bring to the exam (Thursday, May 8th)?
How come we haven't figured out what score range we fall into (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5)?
THESE STUDY GUIDES (by your peers!) ARE EXCELLENT TOOLS FOR AP ENGLISH EXAM PREPARATION:
Multiple-Choice Question Section Study Guide Presentations:
Prose Passage Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
Poetry Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
Free Response Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
YOU NEED STRONG VOCABULARY ON THE AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM! Here's a link to the VOCABULARY. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page. Review College Board's old AP English Literature exam questions and answers
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895): NOTES ARE HERE 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962): NOTES ARE HERE 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003): NOTES ARE HERE
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: QUESTION AND ANSWER DISCUSSION ON The Awakening and The Metamorphosis online. For The Awakening: Analytical Focus: point of view, imagery, diction, and tone, Thematic Focus: adherence to conventions, defiance of conventions, and ideal representation of a woman. For The Metamorphosis: Analytical Focus: point of view, imagery, diction, and tone, Thematic Focus: alienation, societal expectations and self-determination
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2. Review contents of high-ranking essays in the AP preparatory book:
3. HW reminders and paper distributions
How can we effectively prepare for the AP English Literature Exam?
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REVIEW NOTES FROM WORKS OF LITERATURE STUDIED THIS YEAR. SCROLL DOWN AND YOU WILL SEE LINKS TO NOTES.
| PLEASE E-MAIL ME IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE REVIEW/ASSISTANCE WITH AP ENGLISH EXAM PREPARATION. I AM AVAILABLE PERIODS, 4, 5 OR 8. AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM IS THIS THURSDAY, MAY 8th!!
Review contents of high-ranking essays in the AP preparatory book:
What should I do the night before (Wednesday night, May 7th) and the morning of the AP English Literature Exam (Thursday, May 8th)?
What should I bring to the exam (Thursday, May 8th)?
How come we haven't figured out what score range we fall into (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5)?
THESE STUDY GUIDES (by your peers!) ARE EXCELLENT TOOLS FOR AP ENGLISH EXAM PREPARATION:
Multiple-Choice Question Section Study Guide Presentations:
Prose Passage Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
Poetry Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
Free Response Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
YOU NEED STRONG VOCABULARY ON THE AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM! Here's a link to the VOCABULARY. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page. Review College Board's old AP English Literature exam questions and answers
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895): NOTES ARE HERE 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962): NOTES ARE HERE 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003): NOTES ARE HERE
Monday, May 5th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Fill in the AP exam bubble sheet.
| 2. HW reminders and paper distributions
How can we effectively prepare for the AP English Literature Exam?
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DUE TOMORROW, TUESDAY, MAY 6th:
| REVIEW NOTES FROM WORKS OF LITERATURE STUDIED THIS YEAR. SCROLL DOWN AND YOU WILL SEE LINKS TO NOTES. PLEASE E-MAIL ME IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE REVIEW/ASSISTANCE WITH AP ENGLISH EXAM PREPARATION. I AM AVAILABLE PERIODS, 4, 5 OR 8. AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM IS ON THURSDAY, MAY 8th!!
Review contents of high-ranking essays in the AP preparatory book:
What should I do the night before (Wednesday night, May 7th) and the morning of the AP English Literature Exam (Thursday, May 8th)?
What should I bring to the exam (Thursday, May 8th)?
How come we haven't figured out what score range we fall into (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5)?
THESE STUDY GUIDES (by your peers!) ARE EXCELLENT TOOLS FOR AP ENGLISH EXAM PREPARATION:
Multiple-Choice Question Section Study Guide Presentations:
Prose Passage Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
Poetry Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
Free Response Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
YOU NEED STRONG VOCABULARY ON THE AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM! Here's a link to the VOCABULARY. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page. Review College Board's old AP English Literature exam questions and answers
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895): NOTES ARE HERE 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962): NOTES ARE HERE 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003): NOTES ARE HERE
Friday, May 2nd, 2014:
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1. Do Now: NYS Exam for Seniors
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How can we effectively prepare for the AP English Literature Exam?
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DUE THIS COMING TUESDAY, MAY 6th:
| REVIEW NOTES FROM WORKS OF LITERATURE STUDIED THIS YEAR. SCROLL DOWN AND YOU WILL SEE LINKS TO NOTES. PLEASE E-MAIL ME IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE REVIEW/ASSISTANCE WITH AP ENGLISH EXAM PREPARATION. I AM AVAILABLE PERIODS, 4, 5 OR 8. AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM IS ON THURSDAY, MAY 8th!!
What should I do the night before (Wednesday night, May 7th) and the morning of the AP English Literature Exam (Thursday, May 8th)?
What should I bring to the exam (Thursday, May 8th)?
How come we haven't figured out what score range we fall into (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5)?
THESE STUDY GUIDES (by your peers!) ARE EXCELLENT TOOLS FOR AP ENGLISH EXAM PREPARATION:
Multiple-Choice Question Section Study Guide Presentations:
Prose Passage Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
Poetry Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
Free Response Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
YOU NEED STRONG VOCABULARY ON THE AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM! Here's a link to the VOCABULARY. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page. Review College Board's old AP English Literature exam questions and answers
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895): NOTES ARE HERE 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962): NOTES ARE HERE 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003): NOTES ARE HERE
Thursday, May 1st, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Poetry Passage and Free Response Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
| 7. Akemi, Lesley, and Maria 8. Alam Berlas, Martin Garcia, Alexis Greendantzler 9. Tiffany, Aldwyn, and Kamal 10. Alfonso, Onatah, and Armando 11. Jocelyn, Brian, and Franco 2. HW Reminders/Return The Kite Runner books and distribution of last books--either The Awakening OR read The Metamorphosis online.
How can we effectively prepare for the AP prose-passage and free-response essays?
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DUE THIS TUESDAY, MAY 6th:
| AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM IS ON THURSDAY, MAY 8th. THESE STUDY GUIDES (by your peers!) ARE EXCELLENT TOOLS FOR AP ENGLISH EXAM PREPARATION:
Multiple-Choice Question Section Study Guide Presentations:
Prose Passage Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
Poetry Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
Free Response Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
YOU NEED STRONG VOCABULARY ON THE AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM! Here's a link to the VOCABULARY. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page. Review College Board's old AP English Literature exam questions and answers
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962) 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003): NOTES ARE HERE
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Prose Passage Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
| 4. Joy Doko, Diana Pogio, Brenda Contreras 5. Santiago, Tracy, and Shane 6. Samiul, Jeffrey, and Emmanuel 2. Finish review of The Kite Runner Notes. 3. HW Reminders/Return The Kite Runner books
How can we effectively prepare for the AP prose-passage and free-response essays?
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PLEASE E-MAIL ME THE LINKS TO YOUR BLOG/WEBSITE BEFORE YOU PRESENT TO THE CLASS.
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DUE TOMORROW, THURSDAY, MAY 1st:
Create a two-page AP English Literature Exam review guide on your assigned section (multiple-choice, essay #1 (PROSE PASSAGE), essay #2 (POEM(s)) or essay #3 (FREE-RESPONSE)). You must have an analytical focus (you decide which literary elements are appropriate or most important for your section; refer to the AP preparatory book, old exams, practice material given in class and do your own research) and a thematic focus (what are the main ideas/strategies of that section? Don't be specific to one AP exam. Instead, express what all exams are trying to communicate for your particular section). Post your review guide online (in a blog or other public format for all to see) and send me the link or power point. Be ready to present your review guide to the class. You will have to know your material well. Don't stare at the screen (yes, we will have a projector in class so that you can effectively present) or your notes. This will be the value of a PROJECT/PRESENTATION grade, about 50% of your 3rd marking period! You will work in a group of three! See your chosen group members below and assigned section; #1-3 will present the multiple-choice question section on TUESDAY, APRIL 29th; #4-6 will present essay question #1 (the prose passage) on Wednesday, April 30th; #7-9 will present essay question #2 (the poem(s)) on Thursday, MAY 1st; #10-11 will present essay question #3 (free response) on Thursday, May 1st. Each group will be graded on this Speech Presentation Rubric.
Multiple-Choice Question Section Study Guide Presentations:
Prose Passage Essay Section Study Guide Presentations:
*You do not need to print out your review guide. You will just need to post it online. Though, make sure that, if transferred to a word document, it appears as two pages of writing, in a double-spaced format. You can add graphics in a different format than our previous study guides since it needs to be appealing to the public eye. Of course, the content is what matters! You need to gather the essential criteria, in an analytical and thematic focus, for your particular section. Continue to review your AP materials! Read for pleasure and challenge; an agile mind is a mind in good shape for the AP exam and for college! Here's a link to the VOCABULARY! Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
LOOKING AHEAD:
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962) 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003): NOTES ARE HERE
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Multiple-Choice Question Section Study Guide Presentations:
| 1. Amaya and Ian 2. Brianna, Kiara, and Isaiah 3. Mohammed, Kunaal, and Travis 2. Review The Kite Runner Notes. 3. HW Reminders
How can we effectively prepare for the AP multiple-choice questions section and free-response essay?
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BRING IN THE KITE RUNNER TOMORROW SO WE CAN ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION.
| PLEASE E-MAIL ME THE LINKS TO YOUR BLOG/WEBSITE BEFORE YOU PRESENT TO THE CLASS.
DUE TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30th and THURSDAY, MAY 1st:
Create a two-page AP English Literature Exam review guide on your assigned section (multiple-choice, essay #1 (PROSE PASSAGE), essay #2 (POEM(s)) or essay #3 (FREE-RESPONSE)). You must have an analytical focus (you decide which literary elements are appropriate or most important for your section; refer to the AP preparatory book, old exams, practice material given in class and do your own research) and a thematic focus (what are the main ideas/strategies of that section? Don't be specific to one AP exam. Instead, express what all exams are trying to communicate for your particular section). Post your review guide online (in a blog or other public format for all to see) and send me the link or power point. Be ready to present your review guide to the class. You will have to know your material well. Don't stare at the screen (yes, we will have a projector in class so that you can effectively present) or your notes. This will be the value of a PROJECT/PRESENTATION grade, about 50% of your 3rd marking period! You will work in a group of three! See your chosen group members below and assigned section; #1-3 will present the multiple-choice question section on TUESDAY, APRIL 29th; #4-6 will present essay question #1 (the prose passage) on Wednesday, April 30th; #7-9 will present essay question #2 (the poem(s)) on Thursday, MAY 1st; #10-11 will present essay question #3 (free response) on Thursday, May 1st. Each group will be graded on this Speech Presentation Rubric.
Multiple-Choice Question Section Study Guide Presentations:
*You do not need to print out your review guide. You will just need to post it online. Though, make sure that, if transferred to a word document, it appears as two pages of writing, in a double-spaced format. You can add graphics in a different format than our previous study guides since it needs to be appealing to the public eye. Of course, the content is what matters! You need to gather the essential criteria, in an analytical and thematic focus, for your particular section. Continue to review your AP materials! Read for pleasure and challenge; an agile mind is a mind in good shape for the AP exam and for college! Here's a link to the VOCABULARY! Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
LOOKING AHEAD:
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962) 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
Monday, April 28th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Read "First they came for..." poem to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day.
| 2. Review The Kite Runner Notes. 3. HW Reminders
How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay?
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BRING IN THE KITE RUNNER TOMORROW SO WE CAN ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION.
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DUE TOMORROW, TUESDAY, APRIL 29th, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30th, and MAY 1st:
Create a two-page AP English Literature Exam review guide on your assigned section (multiple-choice, essay #1 (PROSE PASSAGE), essay #2 (POEM(s)) or essay #3 (FREE-RESPONSE)). You must have an analytical focus (you decide which literary elements are appropriate or most important for your section; refer to the AP preparatory book, old exams, practice material given in class and do your own research) and a thematic focus (what are the main ideas/strategies of that section? Don't be specific to one AP exam. Instead, express what all exams are trying to communicate for your particular section). Post your review guide online (in a blog or other public format for all to see) and send me the link or power point. Be ready to present your review guide to the class. You will have to know your material well. Don't stare at the screen (yes, we will have a projector in class so that you can effectively present) or your notes. This will be the value of a PROJECT/PRESENTATION grade, about 50% of your 3rd marking period! You will work in a group of three! See your chosen group members below and assigned section; #1-3 will present the multiple-choice question section on TUESDAY, APRIL 29th; #4-6 will present essay question #1 (the prose passage) on Wednesday, April 30th; #7-9 will present essay question #2 (the poem(s)) on Thursday, MAY 1st; #10-11 will present essay question #3 (free response) on Thursday, May 1st. Each group will be graded on this Speech Presentation Rubric.
1. Amaya and Ian
*You do not need to print out your review guide. You will just need to post it online. Though, make sure that, if transferred to a word document, it appears as two pages of writing, in a double-spaced format. You can add graphics in a different format than our previous study guides since it needs to be appealing to the public eye. Of course, the content is what matters! You need to gather the essential criteria, in an analytical and thematic focus, for your particular section. Continue to review your AP materials! Read for pleasure and challenge; an agile mind is a mind in good shape for the AP exam and for college! Here's a link to the VOCABULARY! Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
LOOKING AHEAD:
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962) 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
Friday, April 25th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Finish review of midterm questions/answers 1-11.
| 2. Discuss HW 3. Begin discussion on The Kite Runner Notes.
How can we effectively practice multiple-choice question strategies?
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BRING IN THE KITE RUNNER ON MONDAY SO WE CAN ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION.
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DUE NEXT TUESDAY, APRIL 29th, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30th, and MAY 1st:
Create a two-page AP English Literature Exam review guide on your assigned section (multiple-choice, essay #1 (PROSE PASSAGE), essay #2 (POEM(s)) or essay #3 (FREE-RESPONSE)). You must have an analytical focus (you decide which literary elements are appropriate or most important for your section; refer to the AP preparatory book, old exams, practice material given in class and do your own research) and a thematic focus (what are the main ideas/strategies of that section? Don't be specific to one AP exam. Instead, express what all exams are trying to communicate for your particular section). Post your review guide online (in a blog or other public format for all to see) and send me the link or power point. Be ready to present your review guide to the class. You will have to know your material well. Don't stare at the screen (yes, we will have a projector in class so that you can effectively present) or your notes. This will be the value of a PROJECT/PRESENTATION grade, about 50% of your 3rd marking period! You will work in a group of three! See your chosen group members below and assigned section; #1-3 will present the multiple-choice question section on TUESDAY, APRIL 29th; #4-6 will present essay question #1 (the prose passage) on Wednesday, April 30th; #7-9 will present essay question #2 (the poem(s)) on Thursday, MAY 1st; #10-11 will present essay question #3 (free response) on Thursday, May 1st. Each group will be graded on this Speech Presentation Rubric.
1. Amaya and Ian
*You do not need to print out your review guide. You will just need to post it online. Though, make sure that, if transferred to a word document, it appears as two pages of writing, in a double-spaced format. You can add graphics in a different format than our previous study guides since it needs to be appealing to the public eye. Of course, the content is what matters! You need to gather the essential criteria, in an analytical and thematic focus, for your particular section. Continue to review your AP materials! Read for pleasure and challenge; an agile mind is a mind in good shape for the AP exam and for college! Here's a link to the VOCABULARY! Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
LOOKING AHEAD:
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962) 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
Thursday, April 24th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: QUIZ on The Kite Runner
| 2. Review midterm questions/answers 1-11.
How can we effectively practice multiple-choice question strategies?
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BRING IN THE KITE RUNNER TOMORROW SO WE CAN ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION.
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DUE NEXT TUESDAY, APRIL 29th, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30th, and MAY 1st:
Create a two-page AP English Literature Exam review guide on your assigned section (multiple-choice, essay #1 (PROSE PASSAGE), essay #2 (POEM(s)) or essay #3 (FREE-RESPONSE)). You must have an analytical focus (you decide which literary elements are appropriate or most important for your section; refer to the AP preparatory book, old exams, practice material given in class and do your own research) and a thematic focus (what are the main ideas/strategies of that section? Don't be specific to one AP exam. Instead, express what all exams are trying to communicate for your particular section). Post your review guide online (in a blog or other public format for all to see) and send me the link or power point. Be ready to present your review guide to the class. You will have to know your material well. Don't stare at the screen (yes, we will have a projector in class so that you can effectively present) or your notes. This will be the value of a PROJECT/PRESENTATION grade, about 50% of your 3rd marking period! You will work in a group of three! See your chosen group members below and assigned section; #1-3 will present the multiple-choice question section on TUESDAY, APRIL 29th; #4-6 will present essay question #1 (the prose passage) on Wednesday, April 30th; #7-9 will present essay question #2 (the poem(s)) on Thursday, MAY 1st; #10-11 will present essay question #3 (free response) on Thursday, May 1st. Each group will be graded on this Speech Presentation Rubric.
1. Amaya and Ian
*You do not need to print out your review guide. You will just need to post it online. Though, make sure that, if transferred to a word document, it appears as two pages of writing, in a double-spaced format. You can add graphics in a different format than our previous study guides since it needs to be appealing to the public eye. Of course, the content is what matters! You need to gather the essential criteria, in an analytical and thematic focus, for your particular section. Continue to review your AP materials! Read for pleasure and challenge; an agile mind is a mind in good shape for the AP exam and for college! Here's a link to the VOCABULARY! Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
LOOKING AHEAD:
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962) 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 (Shakespeare's birthday!):
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1. Do Now: Share your favorite things about William Shakespeare! Have cookies on his birthday!
| 2. Review Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 and the midterm questions/answers 12-28.
How can we effectively honor Shakespeare and review multiple-choice question strategies?
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DUE TOMORROW, THURSDAY, APRIL 24th:
| Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, figurative language, symbolism Thematic Focus: class and cultural struggle, redemption, identity formation Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
LOOKING AHEAD:
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962) 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
Friday, April 11th, 2014:
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1. Vacation HW Reviewed.
| 2. VOCABULARY BEE!!
How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion and the multiple-choice question section of the exam?
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DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 24th:
| Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, figurative language, symbolism Thematic Focus: class and cultural struggle, redemption, identity formation Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
LOOKING AHEAD:
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962) 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
Thursday, April 10th, 2014:
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1. MIDTERM (AP English Literature Exam multiple-choice questions with poetry)
| 2. Vacation HW introduced.
How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion and the multiple-choice question section of the exam?
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EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY DUE TOMORROW, FRIDAY, APRIL 11th:
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DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 24th:
Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, figurative language, symbolism Thematic Focus: class and cultural struggle, redemption, identity formation Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
LOOKING AHEAD:
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962) 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014:
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1. Finish discussion on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Chief Bromden (Narrator)-smart, shrewd, and perceptive (p. 10), Nurse Ratched-tough, feared, godlike (p. 11), loss of free will (pp. 12-13), patients as puppets (p. 15), Chief (Narrator) befriends reader (p. 15), McMurphy--the rebel--uses laughter, language and confidence as his rebellion against societal oppression (pp. 16-17), dictatorship and spies among the patients (p. 19), dehumanization (p. 20), cliques/class structure (p. 21), McMurphy exerting his leadership skills (p. 24), McMurphy vs. Big Nurse (p. 30), the factory-like setting (pp. 38-39), dehumanizing/desensitizing language (p. 41), Big Nurse=Big Brother (1984 reference to the government) (p. 42), society determines sanity and insanity (p. 48), sins revealed (p. 49), brainwashing for 'good' (p. 56), sexual innuendos and emasculation (p. 57), godlike portrayal of Nurse Ratched (p. 58), "victims of a matriarchy" (p. 59), people's roles in society (pp. 60-61), the dehumanization of technology (p. 65), anti-hero (McMurphy) vs. heroine (Nurse) (p. 67), Nurse as godlike and in charge of time (pp. 70-71), rules and laws without reason (pp. 85, 87), Nurse as sweet-talking manipulator (p. 95), the everlasting power of Nurse (p. 101), McMurphy, the laughing rule-breaker (p. 104), apathy among the patients (pp. 106-107), the insane asylum as a safe haven (p. 114), life is a roller coaster--there will be highs and lows (p. 115), fog=symbol of keeping the masses ignorant (p. 117), destroy/remove the threat--McMurphy (p. 118), dehumanization in the fog--keeping the masses blind to reality (p. 122), masses unite in revolution (pp. 124, 128), reverse psychology--masses revolt against the rebel (p. 133), emasculation of McMurphy (p. 136), McMurphy humanizes the patients (p. 139), distorted reality (p. 141), punishment for rebelling=death (p. 151), Nurse's kindness and physical touch=manipulation (p. 153), well-oiled machine of routines (p. 156), revelation of voluntary patients (p. 167), McMurphy's breaking of glass=symbolism and threat (p. 173), masculine strength and authority=basketball, fishing and sexualizing women (pp. 176-177), the influence of stereotypes (pp. 178-179), discomfort in reality without order/routine (p. 199), McMurphy's motives put in question (pp. 222-223), McMurphy gets electroshock therapy--deflating his status (pp. 242-243), McMurphy plans Billy's sexual tryst (p. 247), drunken party-rebellion against discipline (pp. 254-255), Nurse discovers Billy's encounter and shames him (pp. 263-264), Billy's suicide discovered (p. 266), McMurphy sexualizes and attempts to kill Nurse (p. 267), McMurphy's lobotomy (p. 269), Chief kills McMurphy to save him (p. 270), Chief escapes the insane asylum and wants to save others, but realizes he can only save himself (p. 271).
| 2. Distribution of The Kite Runner and collection of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Vacation HW introduced.
How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion and the multiple-choice question section of the exam?
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DATE CHANGE: DUE TOMORROW, THURSDAY (APRIL 10th):
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DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 24th:
Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, figurative language, symbolism Thematic Focus: class and cultural struggle, redemption, identity formation Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
LOOKING AHEAD:
1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Macbeth by Shakespeare (c. 1611) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962) 12.) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) OR The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) 13.) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014:
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1. Discussion on at least half of the following points on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Chief Bromden (Narrator)-smart, shrewd, and perceptive (p. 10), Nurse Ratched-tough, feared, godlike (p. 11), loss of free will (pp. 12-13), patients as puppets (p. 15), Chief (Narrator) befriends reader (p. 15), McMurphy--the rebel--uses laughter, language and confidence as his rebellion against societal oppression (pp. 16-17), dictatorship and spies among the patients (p. 19), dehumanization (p. 20), cliques/class structure (p. 21), McMurphy exerting his leadership skills (p. 24), McMurphy vs. Big Nurse (p. 30), the factory-like setting (pp. 38-39), dehumanizing/desensitizing language (p. 41), Big Nurse=Big Brother (1984 reference to the government) (p. 42), society determines sanity and insanity (p. 48), sins revealed (p. 49), brainwashing for 'good' (p. 56), sexual innuendos and emasculation (p. 57), godlike portrayal of Nurse Ratched (p. 58), "victims of a matriarchy" (p. 59), people's roles in society (pp. 60-61), the dehumanization of technology (p. 65), anti-hero (McMurphy) vs. heroine (Nurse) (p. 67), Nurse as godlike and in charge of time (pp. 70-71), rules and laws without reason (pp. 85, 87), Nurse as sweet-talking manipulator (p. 95), the everlasting power of Nurse (p. 101), McMurphy, the laughing rule-breaker (p. 104), apathy among the patients (pp. 106-107), the insane asylum as a safe haven (p. 114), life is a roller coaster--there will be highs and lows (p. 115), fog=symbol of keeping the masses ignorant (p. 117), destroy/remove the threat--McMurphy (p. 118), dehumanization in the fog--keeping the masses blind to reality (p. 122), masses unite in revolution (pp. 124, 128), reverse psychology--masses revolt against the rebel (p. 133), emasculation of McMurphy (p. 136).
| 2. HW Reminders
How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion and the multiple-choice question section of the exam?
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DATE CHANGE: DUE THURSDAY (APRIL 10th):
| DUE TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY (APRIL 9th), PLEASE BRING ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. NOTE TO STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD: You MUST turn in owed homework from the 1st marking period if you expect to pass this class and graduate in June. NO AP Student should have a "0" for an assignment. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Monday, April 7th, 2014:
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1. Discussion on The Picture of Dorian Gray: Importance of public persona (p. 4), happiness dependent on others (p. 11), obsession (p. 12-13), the purpose of art vs. art for art's sake (p. 13), appearances are deceiving (p. 18), the influence of temptation (p. 21), Beauty vs. Genius (p. 24), Youth vs. Aging (p. 27-29), cynicism toward marriage (p. 51), misogyny (p. 51), Shakespearean references (both women dress up as men, p. 55), Dorian's obsession with the appearances of Sibyl (p. 59), jealousy/obsession associated with the painting that doesn't age (thing; p. 60), obsession/enslavement with appearances (p. 71), foreshadowing of violence/murder (p. 75), anti-marriage sentiments (p. 77-78), Acting vs. Reality (p. 90; Sibyl's doomed acting performance), death of love (p. 91; Dorian falling out of love with Sibyl), Dorian's cruelty (evidence on his painting, p. 94), Sibyl's suicide (p. 102-103; is suicide selfish?), obsession with fantasy (p. 107; Sibyl's roles were the allure to Dorian), suppression of emotions (p. 112), internal sins revealed (the portrait reveals internal sins; p. 123, p. 125), sin vs. age (p. 131), staring at the burden of his sins (p. 144), the corrupted reputation of Dorian and the negative influence he has over others (p. 154-156), Dorian's relief in sharing his burden with Basil (p. 157), Dorian's sharing of the distorted painting with Basil (p. 160), Good and Evil in our souls (p. 161), Repentance for Narcissism (p. 162), Dorian murders Basil (p. 163), Dorian's obsession with Basil (p. 167), Alan Campbell rids Dorian of Basil's body (p. 178), Dorian's double life (p. 179), memory and thought can be torturous (pp. 192-193), James, Sibyl's brother, threatens to kill Dorian for Sibyl's suicide (p. 195), Dorian's fake youth saves him from James' murder attempt (p. 196), Dorian's anxiety escalates (p. 209), Urban life is corrupt, not rural life (p. 215), Crime=low class, Art=upper class (class structure stereotypes) (p. 219), Illusion of appearance (p. 222), beauty and youth ruined Dorian (p. 226), Dorian used the same knife that he killed Basil to kill himself (p. 229),
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How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion and the multiple-choice question section of the exam?
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DUE TOMORROW, TUESDAY (APRIL 8th):
| WEDNESDAY (APRIL 9th), PLEASE BRING ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. NOTE TO STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD: You MUST turn in owed homework from the 1st marking period if you expect to pass this class and graduate in June. NO AP Student should have a "0" for an assignment. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Friday, April 4th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Whole Class Discussion/Analysis:
| 2. The Picture of Dorian Gray: Importance of public persona (p. 4), happiness dependent on others (p. 11), obsession (p. 12-13), the purpose of art vs. art for art's sake (p. 13), appearances are deceiving (p. 18), the influence of temptation (p. 21), Beauty vs. Genius (p. 24), Youth vs. Aging (p. 27-29), cynicism toward marriage (p. 51), misogyny (p. 51), Shakespearean references (both women dress up as men, p. 55), Dorian's obsession with the appearances of Sibyl (p. 59), jealousy/obsession associated with the painting that doesn't age (thing; p. 60), obsession/enslavement with appearances (p. 71), foreshadowing of violence/murder (p. 75), anti-marriage sentiments (p. 77-78), Acting vs. Reality (p. 90; Sibyl's doomed acting performance), death of love (p. 91; Dorian falling out of love with Sibyl), Dorian's cruelty (evidence on his painting, p. 94), Sibyl's suicide (p. 102-103; is suicide selfish?), obsession with fantasy (p. 107; Sibyl's roles were the allure to Dorian), suppression of emotions (p. 112), internal sins revealed (the portrait reveals internal sins; p. 123),
How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion and the multiple-choice question section of the exam?
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MONDAY (APRIL 7th), PLEASE BRING IN BOTH NOVELS: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY AND ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE TEXTS, ANALYZING THEMES AND TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THOSE THEMES.
| NOTE TO STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD: You MUST turn in owed homework from the 1st marking period if you expect to pass this class and graduate in June. NO AP Student should have a "0" for an assignment. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Thursday, April 3rd, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Book Discussion Questions (in small groups, discuss and have one recorder write answers for the group) on The Picture of Dorian Gray and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest:
| 1.) Did you feel that the books fulfilled your expectations? Were you satisfied or disappointed with the books as a whole? Explain. 2.) How did the books compare to other books by the author or other books read this year? 3.) What were some captivating characters, events or other details that you will remember in the future? 4.) How would you depict Oscar Wilde's style as depicted in The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest? Refer to the Victorian Era of the 1890's and Wilde's biography. 5.) Since One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was written in 1962, what's typical of the time period as depicted in this novel?
2. Whole Class Discussion/Analysis:
How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion and the multiple-choice question section of the exam?
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TOMORROW, PLEASE BRING IN BOTH NOVELS: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY AND ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE TEXTS, PRACTICING AP TEST PREP.
| NOTE TO STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD: You MUST turn in owed homework from the 1st marking period if you expect to pass this class and graduate in June. NO AP Student should have a "0" for an assignment. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014:
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1. Do Now: In honor of Jeopardy's 50th birthday, we're going to play the famous game, with the following categories: Who's in Charge of the Cuckoo's Nest?, Whatcha talkin' about, Ken Kesey?, Let's Get Wild about Wilde, Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder (you may use either novel), Good vs. Evil (you may use either novel)
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2. Book Discussion Questions on The Picture of Dorian Gray and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest:
How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion and the multiple-choice question section of the exam?
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TOMORROW, PLEASE BRING IN BOTH NOVELS: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY AND ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE TEXTS, PRACTICING AP TEST PREP.
| NOTE TO STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD: You MUST turn in owed homework from the 1st marking period if you expect to pass this class and graduate in June. NO AP Student should have a "0" for an assignment. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Tuesday, April 1st, 2014:
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1. Do Now: In honor of Jeopardy's 50th birthday, we're going to make Jeopardy answers and questions for the following categories: Who's in Charge of the Cuckoo's Nest?, Whatcha talkin' about, Ken Kesey?, Let's Get Wild about Wilde, Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder (you may use either novel), Good vs. Evil (you may use either novel)
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2. Book Discussion Questions on The Picture of Dorian Gray and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest:
How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion and the multiple-choice question section of the exam?
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TOMORROW, PLEASE BRING IN BOTH NOVELS: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY AND ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE TEXTS, PRACTICING AP TEST PREP.
| NOTE TO STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD: You MUST turn in owed homework from the 1st marking period if you expect to pass this class and graduate in June. NO AP Student should have a "0" for an assignment. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Monday, March 31st, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Finish last week's analysis of question types in the multiple-choice question section of the AP Exam: finish using pp. 35-36 (key words and phrases for prose and poetry multiple-choice questions), identify question types (factual, technical, analytical, or inferential) for each of the questions on pp. 48-54. You may work in groups. Be ready to share. In your groups, with your assigned questions from pp. 48-54, be ready to explain why those questions fit the question types.
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2. Book Discussion Questions on The Picture of Dorian Gray and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest:
*Turn in study guides (if not sent electronically).
How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion and the multiple-choice question section of the exam?
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TOMORROW, PLEASE BRING IN BOTH NOVELS: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY AND ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE TEXTS, PRACTICING AP TEST PREP.
| NOTE TO STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD: You MUST turn in owed homework from the 1st marking period if you expect to pass this class and graduate in June. NO AP Student should have a "0" for an assignment. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Thursday, March 27th, 2014:
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1. Do Now:
| 2. Finish last week's analysis of question types in the multiple-choice question section of the AP Exam: finish using pp. 35-36 (key words and phrases for prose and poetry multiple-choice questions), identify question types (factual, technical, analytical, or inferential) for each of the questions on pp. 48-54. You may work in groups. Be ready to share. In your groups, with your assigned questions from pp. 48-54, be ready to explain why those questions fit the question types. 3. HW Reminder
How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion and the multiple-choice question section of the exam?
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DUE THIS MONDAY, MARCH 31st:
INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation.
| NOTE TO STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD: You MUST turn in owed homework from the 1st marking period if you expect to pass this class and graduate in June. NO AP Student should have a "0" for an assignment. ALL CLASSWORK (From Ms. Conn's absence) SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND TURNED IN (SUMMARY POEM AND SIMILARITIES AMONG THE TEXTS STUDIED THIS YEAR) TODAY (If necessary, e-mail Ms. Conn and explain the reasoning for lateness). Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014:
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Work Period:
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How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion of the exam?
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BE READY TO TURN IN ALL CLASSWORK GIVEN SINCE MS. CONN'S ABSENCE. SHE WILL HOPEFULLY RETURN TO SCHOOL, TOMORROW, THURSDAY, MARCH 27th.
| DATE CHANGE: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st: INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014:
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Work Period: Compose a SUMMARY POEM (you may work with a partner) for one of the works of literature studied this year. Be ready to show and share tomorrow. If you don't finish it in class, finish it at home and bring it in tomorrow. The requirements include the following: you must rhyme in couplets (every two lines rhyme; aa bb cc dd ee ff gg), you must write 14 lines (7 couplets), and you must summarize the entire book (play or novel), from beginning to end.
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How can we effectively prepare for the AP free-response essay portion of the exam?
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BE READY TO TURN IN TODAY'S CLASSWORK (A SUMMARY POEM) TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26th.
| DATE CHANGE: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st: INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Monday, March 24th, 2014:
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Work Period: READ YOUR INDEPENDENT NOVEL OR FINISH FRIDAY'S CLASSWORK FOUND HERE: Analyze the list of all of the authors/poets read this year, thus far. Identify a minimum of 5 similarities between authors' lives, a minimum of 5 similarities between themes from the literary works, a minimum of 5 similarities between genres of the literary works and a minimum of 5 similarities between each of the following time periods in literature: 1600's, 1700's 1800's, and 1900's.
| 1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Hamlet by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.) Independent Reading Selection: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962)
How can we effectively prepare for the AP exam?
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BE READY TO DISCUSS TODAY'S CLASSWORK TOMORROW, TUESDAY, MARCH 25th.
| DATE CHANGE: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st: INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Friday, March 21st, 2014:
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Work Period: Analyze the list of all of the authors/poets read this year, thus far. Identify a minimum of 5 similarities between authors' lives, a minimum of 5 similarities between themes from the literary works, a minimum of 5 similarities between genres of the literary works and a minimum of 5 similarities between each of the following time periods in literature: 1600's, 1700's 1800's, and 1900's.
| 1.) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (429 B.C.E.) 2.) Hamlet by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 3.) Othello by Shakespeare (c. 1603) 4.) As You Like It by Shakespeare (c. 1600) 5.) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (1879) 6. Poetry Selections: "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Victorian poet (1809-1892) (p. 649), "Kitchenette Building" by Gwendolyn Brooks African-American writer (1917-2000) from Chicago, (pp. 660-661), "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, American poet (1932-1963) from Massachusetts, (p. 681), "There is No Frigate like a Book" by Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886) from Amherst, Massachusetts, (pp. 686-687), "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 734-735), "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892), raised in Huntington, Long Island and Brooklyn, (pp. 736-737), "The Sick Rose" by William Blake, English poet, painter and printmaker (1757-1827), (pp. 737-739), and "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, CA, though lived mostly in Massachusetts, (pp. 779-781). 7.) A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1729) 8.) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (1991; study of philosophers from 320 B.C.E.-1800's C.E.) 9.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) 10.) Independent Reading Selection: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) 11.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962)
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BE READY TO DISCUSS TODAY'S CLASSWORK ON MONDAY.
| DATE CHANGE: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st: INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Thursday, March 20th, 2014:
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Work Period: Read your independent novel or AP material.
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How can we effectively prepare for the AP exam?
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DATE CHANGE: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st:
INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation.
| Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: If necessary, finish using pp. 35-36 (key words and phrases for prose and poetry multiple-choice questions), identify question types (factual, technical, analytical, or inferential) for each of the questions on pp. 48-54. You may work in groups. Be ready to share. In your groups, with your assigned questions from pp. 48-54, be ready to explain why those questions fit the question types.
| 2. Review Do Now.
How can we understand question types for the multiple-choice questions on the AP English Literature exam?
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DATE CHANGE: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st:
INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation.
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2014:
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Work Period: Using pp. 35-36 (key words and phrases for prose and poetry multiple-choice questions), identify question types (factual, technical, analytical, or inferential) for each of the questions on pp. 48-54. You may work in groups. Be ready to share on Wednesday.
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How can we understand question types for the multiple-choice questions on the AP English Literature exam?
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DUE TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19th:
Be ready to share the classwork (see details in the Work Period).
| DATE CHANGE: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st: INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Monday, March 17th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Finish composing an outline for the High-Range Free-Response Essay (pp. 104-105). Take notes.
| 2. Work Period: Read one of your independent novels or read AP material (pp. 113-151).
How can we deconstruct the AP free-response essay question and essay?
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DATE CHANGE: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st:
INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation.
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Friday, March 14th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Deconstruct the free-response essay question prompt (p. 98).
| 2. Work Period: Compose an outline for the High-Range Free-Response Essay (pp. 104-105). Take notes.
How can we deconstruct the AP free-response essay question and essay?
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DATE CHANGE: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st:
INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation.
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Thursday, March 13th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Finish analyzing the contents of the high-range poetry essay (student essay A) on pp. 88-89. Examine each sentence and how it supports the question prompt.
| 2. Discuss/Review Do Now with class. Take notes. 3. Self-Assessment: Using your poetry essays, analyze the areas needing improvement, based on the high-range poetry essay. In each paragraph, identify what you need to work on.
How can we deconstruct the AP poetry-passage essay?
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DATE CHANGE: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st:
INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation.
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Analyze the contents of the high-range poetry essay (student essay A) on pp. 88-89. Examine each sentence and how it supports the question prompt.
| 2. Discuss/Review Do Now with class. Take notes. 3. Review answers to the AP English Literature Exam on Strategies for the Essays
How can we deconstruct the AP poetry-passage essay?
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DATE CHANGE: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st:
INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation.
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Finish analyzing the contents of the high-range essay (student essay A) on pp. 71-72. Examine each sentence and how it supports the question prompt.
| 2. Discuss/Review Do Now with class. Take notes. Prepare to compare/contrast with students' prose passage essays. 3. Analyze the previous years' prose passage essay questions and examine the different parts of each assigned essay question. 4. Examine your own prose-passage essay on "The Dead" and compare/contrast it to the high-range essay. What are your strengths and what areas do you need to improve?
How can we deconstruct the AP prose-passage essay?
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DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 28th:
INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation.
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Monday, March 10th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Analyze the contents of the high-range essay (student essay A) on pp. 71-72. Examine each sentence and how it supports the question prompt.
| 2. Discuss/Review Do Now with class. Take notes. Prepare to compare/contrast with students' prose passage essays.
How can we deconstruct the AP prose-passage essay?
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DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 28th:
INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation.
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Friday, March 7th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: EXAM on pp. 59-108 in the AP English Literature preparatory book.
| 2. Work Period: Work on the HW.
What are the most effective strategies that you can use for the AP essays?
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DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 28th:
INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation.
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Thursday, March 6th, 2014:
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1. Do Now:
| 2. Work Period: Compose one multiple-choice question (with five answer choices, and circle the correct answer) for the strategies for the poetry or free-response essay. 3. HW Reminders. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page
What are the most effective strategies that you can use for the AP essays?
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EXAM TOMORROW, FRIDAY, MARCH 7th, 2014 (25% of the 1st marking period) on the strategies in the AP test-prep book found on pp. 59-108. Refer to class notes and the following pages:
| DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 28th: INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation. Check out AP English Teacher's Resource Page.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014:
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1. Do Now:
| 2. Work Period: Compose one multiple-choice question (with five answer choices, and circle the correct answer) for the strategies for the poetry or free-response essay. 3. Introduce HW. Distribution of novels.
What are the most effective strategies that you can use for the AP essays?
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EXAM ON FRIDAY, MARCH 7th, 2014 (25% of the 1st marking period) on the strategies in the AP test-prep book found on pp. 59-108. Refer to class notes and the following pages:
| DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 28th: INDEPENDENT READING NOVELS--You will read the following two novels over the next three weeks. You will create a two-page study guide for each novel. Please REMEMBER to analyze the literary terms (the analytical focus) and the themes (thematic focus) and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE NOVEL AS A WHOLE (author's purpose). Please DO NOT copy from each other or the internet. For The Picture of Dorian Gray (class copy available) (Wilde)=Analytical Focus: imagery, tone, and foreshadowing and Thematic Focus: societal expectations, morality, art for art's sake, and deception; For One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (class copy available) (Kesey)=Analytical Focus: point of view, diction, tone, symbolism, figurative language and Thematic Focus: oppression and manipulation.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014:
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1. Do Now:
| 2. Work Period: Compose one multiple-choice question (with five answer choices, and circle the correct answer) for the strategies for the poetry essay.
What are the most effective strategies that you can use for the AP essays?
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EXAM ON FRIDAY, MARCH 7th, 2014 (25% of the 1st marking period) on the strategies in the AP test-prep book found on pp. 59-108. Refer to class notes and the following pages:
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Monday, March 3rd, 2014:
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1. Do Now:
| 2. Work Period: Compose one multiple-choice question (with five answer choices, and circle the correct answer) for the strategies for the poetry essay.
What are the most effective strategies that you can use for the AP essays?
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IF ANYONE HAS PRINT-OUTS OF PREVIOUS DAYS' CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK (FROM THIS WEBSITE, FEBRUARY 14TH AND PRIOR DATES), PLEASE BRING THEM TO MS. CONN NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU.
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EXAM ON FRIDAY, MARCH 7th, 2014 (25% of the 1st marking period) on the strategies in the AP test-prep book found on pp. 59-108. Refer to class notes and the following pages:
Friday, February 28th, 2014:
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1. Do Now:
| 2. Work Period: Compose one multiple-choice question (with five answer choices, and circle the correct answer) for the strategies for each essay.
What are the most effective strategies that you can use for the AP essays?
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IF ANYONE HAS PRINT-OUTS OF PREVIOUS DAYS' CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK (FROM THIS WEBSITE, FEBRUARY 14TH AND PRIOR DATES), PLEASE BRING THEM TO MS. CONN NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU.
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EXAM ON FRIDAY, MARCH 7th, 2014 (25% of the 1st marking period) on the strategies in the AP test-prep book found on pp. 59-108. Refer to class notes and the following pages:
Thursday, February 27th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Reflections on the HW essays, areas of writing/reading that you need to work on, and strategies that you found helpful from the AP prep book.
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2. Discuss the following from the HW:
*What was the most useful strategy provided in this AP English Literature preparatory book? Be ready to share.
What are the most effective strategies that you can use for the AP essays?
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TBD
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Wednesday, February 26th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Student groups will share their elaborations (using add, ask, argue and prove it sentence starters) and find corresponding page #s for each of the notes found here: Notes for "The Importance of Being Earnest"
| 2. Reflections on the HW essays, areas of writing/reading that you need to work on, and strategies that you found helpful from the AP prep book. *Turn in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST packets.
What are the analytical and thematic focal points in The Importance of Being Earnest?
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TBD
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Student groups will share their elaborations (using add, ask, argue and prove it sentence starters) and find corresponding page #s for each of the notes found here: Notes for "The Importance of Being Earnest"
| 2. Reflections on the HW essays, areas of writing/reading that you need to work on, and strategies that you found helpful from the AP prep book. *Turn in the HW essays.
What are the analytical and thematic focal points in The Importance of Being Earnest?
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TBD
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Monday, February 24th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: Student groups will elaborate (using add, ask, argue and prove it sentence starters) and find corresponding page #s for each of the notes found here: Notes for "The Importance of Being Earnest"
| 2. Discussion on Do Now and HW Reminders
What are the analytical and thematic focal points in The Importance of Being Earnest?
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DUE TOMORROW, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25th:
| *What was the most useful strategy provided in this AP English Literature preparatory book? Be ready to share.
Friday, February 14th, 2014:
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1. Do Now: QUIZ on "The Importance of Being Earnest"
| 2. Distribution of AP English Literature preparatory books and AP Students' Bulletin 3. HW introduced
What is an AP English Literature multiple-choice question quiz on The Importance of Being Earnest?
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DUE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25th (after vacation):
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